multiverseofbadness

multiverseofbadness, 7 months ago to NFL

..my #NFL social media experience in the fediverse tonight has lapped the experience I've had on any other medium recently...

..primarily because the average resting state of most people here isn't "just be as big an asshole as possible to stir the pot"

Let's keep this shit up...

multiverseofbadness, 1 year ago to fediverse

Been a busy week #coding on my #fediverse client. I finally have my #python #framework (#Jenkwerx) doing exactly what it's supposed to so I've been preparing to follow my first user - me on #Mastodon!

..but I pushed pause because, while my inbox is rocking, I don't have my #ActivityPub outbox set up to process from a queue yet (it's still sending love). 😞 So back to unsexy "proper #code logic" for a bit..

..still confident I'll be following a few folks by Sunday tho - ugly test attached! 😆

multiverseofbadness, 2 months ago to fediverse

The thing that bums me out most about the #Fediverse is the high churn rate

There's a combination of reasons for that of course, but the end result is still a loss of lots of engaging people with interesting things to say and that sucks

#Mastodon

multiverseofbadness, 1 year ago to random

..the 2 easiest account mutes I end up throwing out multiple times on the daily -

• People who #advertise their same #podcast episode by bombing #hashtags I follow multiple days in a row - I'm much more likely to listen (and not mute your account) if you sound less thirsty 🤷‍♂️

• People who post their #Wordle results daily without a #CW - no, I don't care about Wordle... but if you don't care enough to consider that a lot of people here do then no telling what you may not #CW in the future

multiverseofbadness, 1 month ago to threads

My quick reaction on #Threads after one day -

No shocker - I hate the way it incorporates with the #fediverse as a whole and, at least currently, feels like it's working in (ish) bad faith.. that may change, but for now they are simply using us as potential eyeballs to boost their engagement numbers (esp for their "big accounts")

BUT...

From my experience, it beats the absolute pants off of #BlueSky in terms of actual "topic" interaction

Your miles may vary...

multiverseofbadness, 1 year ago to bluesky

..the most disappointing part about dipping my toes into #BlueSky...

Several of the "more popular" folk that had seemingly migrated to the #fediverse from #Twitter are now much less active here and posting like crazy on BlueSky

My take? They were never looking for #community - they were simply trying to get ahead of the next big thing. They signed up for #Mastodon and didn't hit a home run so now they are fishing again..

..this upcoming #Meta release is gonna fudge with 'em good..

Giphy : well, try and keep up...

multiverseofbadness, 8 months ago to mastodon

If you feel like your #Mastodon interactions have dried lately and are looking for new interactions, I'd be happy to oblige if you like posting about any of -

Random, ridiculous observations..
#Comics / #Comicbooks
#GuineaPigs
#Coding (esp #ActivityPub / #SQL / #Python)
#NFL
#UFC
#HeavyMetal
#Rock #Music
#Horror
#70s #80s #90s
#retro #gaming
#c64

Just follow me and drop me an intro note and I'll follow back add ya to my hobbies list! It's dried up a bit and I'm looking for new peeps to bug!😂

Gus from Psych wearing Henry Potter gear and waving Hello while holding a sign that says Hello

multiverseofbadness, 10 months ago to UI

Nothing burns me out faster #coding than #UI work..

Been grinding for my own projects for a while now and finally hit a stretch where attacking the #frontend is required .. it's really not going to be difficult, but man.. I just can't get motivated.. creating new and inventive ways to waste time over here instead of attacking that #code...

The struggle is real... 😥

multiverseofbadness, 8 months ago to random

Guy in my neighborhood whining about messages he and his wife posted in a "private" Facebook group getting shared with people outside the group isn't THAT funny...

The fact he makes his living as a (check notes) "brand ambassador for (primarily child) social media influencers"...

..and he didn't comprehend the risks to his family and his clients when they posted is downright flipping hilarious..

..don't... post... shit.. anywhere.. "private".. or.. otherwise.. you.. wouldn't.. say.. aloud...

multiverseofbadness, 9 months ago to random

Nothing hits quite like hearing the right song at the right time

Today that song was "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran

multiverseofbadness, 1 year ago to fediverse

Boring personal #fediverse project update:

Capturing+validating/invalidating requests, so onto processing!

Learning more about how the #Mastodon actor files can vary versus other clients

For example preferredUsername in the #Mastodon actor record is unique per instance and ties to #webfinger but there is no guarantee of uniqueness or existence per #activitypub docs

So I'll be storing by actor URI and trying to tie back to the webfinger format for "pretty ID name" when possible

Big fun! 😂

multiverseofbadness, 11 months ago to beer

Current mood - happy #Birra / #Beer day from #Lucca #Italy!

multiverseofbadness, 4 months ago to comicbooks

If I could go back in time and tell 12 year old me only ONE thing ..

..it's that new #comicbooks that claim to be Collector's Issues on the cover are rarely worth anything 30+ years later...

multiverseofbadness, 9 months ago to GenX

I've come to the conclusion that the majority of problems in the world today stem from the fact not enough #GenX folk were exposed to #Ozzy as preteens

There was #music, and there was #BlackSabbath and eventually solo Ozzy.. they really felt.. a bit scary.. and different..

Time has sanitized their images to some degree but if you lived through and experienced the pre #MTV Ozzy era, especially as a youth, you prolly know exactly what I'm talking about ...

Ozzy Ozburne looking..weird.. from the Diary of a Madman album cover

multiverseofbadness, 9 months ago to random

It's #Sunday night where I'm at but I'ma call it now...

#Monday is gonna suck...

multiverseofbadness, 9 months ago to random

Apparently I'm an irreparably broken human...

Except for John Carpenter and Kurt Russell, I think I'm the only person that actually loves the #movie Escape From LA

I legit like it notably more than Escape From New York

There.. I said it...

multiverseofbadness, 4 months ago to mastodon

Here's what I learned about opening a second #Mastodon account recently:

Finding a tribe here has gotten harder. I was part of the "November 2022 rush" and it was like speed dating. A lot of my new friends didn't stick but enough did that I got traction.

What worked then doesn't work now.. at all.

So if you are a "new person" looking for interaction - #follow me and I'll follow ya back as long as you're not an incel. Tag me and I'll respond.

I still want the #fediverse to work for everyone.

multiverseofbadness, 1 month ago to random

It's amazing that you can still learn seemingly obvious things as an adult

For example : never buy a sectional

..because if half the sectional shits the bed and your genius idea of "just use the other half of until it breaks down as well" is poorly received by your spouse, you have to replace the entire thing ...

multiverseofbadness, 9 months ago to random

The plight of the nerdy middle-aged man :

Just pulled a muscle in my side loading a floor rug into the car

..the rest of my coding day just got a lot more challenging.. 😂

multiverseofbadness, 1 year ago to internet

Was reflecting back on my use of the #internet and #socialmedia

Along my path I descended into a bad pattern of over consumption, #fomo, even #follow chasing.. being on every big platform was (in hind site pathetically) a priority

Over the last several months, things changed. So much so #Mastodon is now my only social #phone app; wasn't my intent but it's not coincidence

My posts are now less often and more "me".. I respond more often..

Sometimes ya gotta slow down to move forward..

multiverseofbadness, 9 months ago to music

I'ma just say for never owning "The Ultimate Sin" by Ozzy (and it not being a mainstream darling), I know a surprising number of songs on this album..

#music #hardrock #metal

multiverseofbadness, 1 year ago to fediverse

..is it just me...

..or do you also get a little excited when you connect with someone on #Mastodon that shares a "Joined" date with you? 😂

multiverseofbadness, 10 months ago to random

The tweezers in my home are a lot more elusive than they should be, and buying a second pair has done nothing to alleviate that issue...

multiverseofbadness, 10 months ago to internet

Shit was different growing up without the #internet

When I was young, the phone book provided far more entertainment than it should have

Fun fact I learned scouring through it : my dad shared a (not very common) first and last name with one other adult in the local phone book. Oddly enough, their phone numbers were only 2 digits off from one another.

Don't even get me started on the excitement that could be found in the pages of the Sear's catalog...

multiverseofbadness, 1 year ago to fediverse

Hey @devnull and @Ciantic

Excited to hear how your #fediverse projects progressing!

Been hard work but little "forward facing" progress here. Was caching via blob storage to get going, but finally started fleshing out memory caching - big win!

Also realized I still had the actor file tied to directly to webfinger via user login which I hate because it hinders future user portability if I scale this out. So that's finally resolved 😆

Slow progress but getting there!

Turtle with an image saying "Here I come"