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Outrage Warps Reality
How mass paranoia and uninformed outrage will hurt the Fediverse, and what we can learn about the drama regarding VLC's AI and Google's newest service.SteffoSpieler (Steffo Blog)
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<LWT mentions mastodon and pixelfed>
oh no, prepare for the signup horde
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Totally forgot to publish an #introduction from here, so here goes!
I'm @kfh@chaos.social and I like messing with technology.
This Mastodon instance got spun up in reaction to @domi's crazy project of using an IPv6 reverse address as fedi domain, and me asking myself "can the same be done for v4?"
Well, it turns out that you can twist the fabric of the internet in a way that makes this cursed concoction actually work!
So here we are, in-addr.arpa fedi instance :D
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Reminder: Just because someone is posting on social media a lot, visibly doing projects, and otherwise looks like they're living their best life
1) Does not mean they are ok - social media is often a distraction and an escape valve
2) Does not mean they are ignoring you - they may be overwhelmed and incapable of handling messages
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PSA: CatCatNya~, as an instance, is currently involved in a potential legal case regarding (resolved by way of diversion) Austrian StGB Β§ 107c (essentially Cyberbullying), as well as German StGB Β§ 187 (Verleumdung) against the natural person (Jeremy Kescher) hosting it.
As a precaution, assume the following can happen:
- The instance may disappear in the future (it will remain until legal proceedings end, unless forced otherwise by circumstances)
- The instance may change ownership in the future
This is an early warning. However, migrating away, downloading your archive, and then deleting your account may not be a bad idea. Data seizure has become unlikely at this point, so migrating away is, in my opinion, not something I suggest anymore.
Still, this depends entirely on your threat model.
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![A drawing by @raymoldy. An anthro creature is holding up a laptop and excitedly telling the viewer "check it out, I've simulated my own consciousness!"
On the laptop screen is an image of that creature screaming, accompanied by a popup box that says "Screaming [OK]"](https://foggyminds.com/photo/preview/640/5710058 "A drawing by @raymoldy. An anthro creature is holding up a laptop and excitedly telling the viewer \"check it out, I've simulated my own consciousness!\"
On the laptop screen is an image of that creature screaming, accompanied by a popup box that says \"Screaming [OK]\"")
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I'm a 18 year old transgirl from Eastern Germany. My parents are rightβwing extremists and have a problem with trans people.
My BlΓ₯haj and smolhaj and I need a place to crash. We are both houseβtrained and donβt bite. π₯Ίππ
I don't have an place to calm down and have some privacy, really need a place to crash and build up a new life. I am not bount to any particular place.
I am also urgently looking for a job in IT so that i have some income (currently i dont have any income), preferably in systems operations. I have been working with Linux in my free time for a few years now and I am really into NixOS. CV upon request.
#aid
#MutualAidRequest
#mutualaid
#mutualaidboost
paypal.me/mrtuxa
btc address bc1qh259sh2zf6vaplrmk5drtp5dykypzr0nvvk3ep
ethereum address 0x2E69BDF5E436612035F0b44d9BE99a1cB1AE8Bbd
xmr address
47aFR4TRxdxLjMzdV4k9H8j534GQ5iz1v3arD5pTJeh3bwXG2mdECCV4EpNv8bih5ehrzVxwoiLkvX2ZVjWRvg441XXBkLf
My Threema ID: threema.id/B8NVV4TP
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I'm currently looking for a remote software development job
I have plenty of experience making software using all sorts of languages, frameworks and tools. Tho I have the most experience with Rust, C++, C#. I also usually do native cross platform applications and backend.
You can find my full CV on my website luna.graphics
#GetFediHired #JobSearch #RemoteWork #Rust #Rustlang #CPP #CSharp #Backend
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PSA to all the linux promoters out here: this sort of shit does NOT help at all and only causes harm to your goal
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Alpine Linux needs your help, a significant sponsorship will end soon.
This post explains what is affected and how you can help:
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How many projects or CI stacks, critical or not, in production or not, rely on some Dockerfile starting with "FROM alpine:xxx" ?
alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-β¦
#alpinelinux #docker #CI #dev #webdev #saas #programming #devops
cw: BlueSky moderation, USPol, queerphobia, psa
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According to all known laws of DNS, there is no way a fedi instance could be hosted on an .ARPA domain.
Even if you get ahold of a domain like this, it should only be used for PTR records - right?
The instance, of course, federates anyway - because DNS doesn't care what humans think is impossible.
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OpenAI says it has evidence DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
But OpenAI's products are just out there on the internet for anyone to use. What's the problem? Surely using publicly available resources for the good of humanity is more important than annoying things like "intellectual property", no?
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Hey everyone,
Iβm micr0, the person behind Altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images, videos, and audio on the Fediverse. Right now, Altbot uses Google Gemini to generate the alt-text, but that means your data goes through Googleβs servers and could be used for training their machine learning models.
To fix this and ensure total privacy, Iβm looking to move Altbot to a local model that will run completely on my own hardware. This way, your data wonβt be saved, shared, or used anywhere elseβitβll stay private and only temporarily be on my hardware.
Itβs a big goal, but one thatβs been on my mind since the very beginning. Iβve been talking about this shift for a while, and itβs time to make it happen. Plus, if I reach the goal, Altbot will be running on 48% renewable energy, which means less environmental impact and more sustainability.
To make this happen, I need to raise $1,800β$2,000 USD to buy server-grade hardwareβthings like GPUs for model processing, a solid motherboard, power supply, storage, and cooling. With this setup, Iβll be able to run Altbot privately, efficiently, and sustainably.
Iβve also posted a breakdown of the planned server specs and spending as a reply to this post if youβre curious about the details!
If this sounds like something you want to support, any help would be appreciated! Every little bit gets me closer to the goal. You can donate here: Ko-fi Link.
Thanks so much for supporting Altbot and helping make the Fediverse a better place!
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What kind of local model are you planning to run? I'm thinking of doing similar things, and curious about which models are considered good enough for this purpose.
On the frugal end, there are tiny visual models like Florence-2 and SmolVLM that are in principle suitable for generating alt-text for images and that can be run on something like a Raspberry Pi 5 8GB, no GPU needed (though may be too slow for your throughput demands).
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URGENT: Bastion needs your help!
Hello all, this is Bastion's husband, Krechevskoy.
Bastion has been detained by ICE while entering the US. They are scared and alone, and they need your help.
gofundme.com/f/urgent-save-basβ¦
Please, if you can spare even a small amount or share this link, it would mean the world to us.
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Recently, Altbot has been targeted by DDoS attacks. While the motive is unclear, it seems tied to a misguided belief that the botβs alt-text generation is harmful to the environment. Let me set the record straight.
Altbot uses Gemini-1.5-flash, a specifically low-power AI model. Processing a single alt-text request consumes around 0.0005 kWh, meaning that in the 4 months since I created Altbotβand tens of thousands of alt-text entries generatedβit has consumed roughly 10 kWh in total. Thatβs about the same energy as running a single LED light bulb nonstop for 41 days or driving an electric car just 40 miles.
These DDoS attacks, however, have already consumed more electricity and computing power than Altbot has across its entire existence... in a matter of hours. This means the attacks have caused more environmental harm than the very thing they seem to be protesting.
Altbot exists to improve accessibility on Mastodon, not to harm the environment. Accessibility and sustainability can coexist, and Iβm committed to keeping Altbot energy-efficient and purposeful.
If there are concerns, I encourage constructive dialogueβnot destructive actions that undermine both inclusivity and sustainability.
Thank you to everyone supporting Altbotβs mission of making the Fediverse more accessible for all.
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Let the admins easily setup the character limits Β· Issue #12265 Β· mastodon/mastodon
Pitch I found useful to keep the 500 characters limit but many instances are already changed this limits, so why can't we let the admins to easily decide how their istances manage the characters li...GitHub
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Linux Foundation Announces the Launch of Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers
New initiative to support open development and enhance projects within the Chromium ecosystemThe Linux Foundation
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hi everyone. i need y'all's help.
yesterday (dec 30th) i was kicked out of my parents' apartment, being left with the option to stay at their home under abusive conditions (20km away from the city, no meds).
i have somewhere to stay at for now, but since i'm unemployed, and need quite a bit to cover, financial help would be heavily appreciated.
if someone also is hiring/knows someone who is, around software dev ideally, let me know.
my ko-fi is ko-fi.com/nixgoat. thank you. #mutualaid
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Either it's just "heh, mainboard fresh off the printer"
OR IT'S HINT RIGHT IN OUR FACES, that a #Framework PRINTER is in the works!?!
We see right through you Framework!!!
XDDD π (low key excited for a printer though if that's actually happening. It'd instantly preorder 2)
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