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njoseph

@njoseph@social.masto.host

A software developer going through a mini-retirement phase. Developing some small tech solutions to recover and rediscover the joy of programming.

Might consider doing paid remote work for free software or cooperatives.

Admin of https://social.masto.host

#Privacy #FreeSoftware #FreedomBox #SelfHosting #SmallTech #nobot

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njoseph, to random
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You will find me obsessed about CryptPad for a few days. I am at DebCamp trying to evaluate the feasibility of packaging CryptPad for Debian and bringing it into FreedomBox.

njoseph, to random
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Met the developer of https://internetshutdowns.in at DebCamp. #DebConf23

njoseph, to random
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Today I learned, that #CryptPad has teams, calendar and contacts. These links can be accessed from the dropdown menu when you click on your profile picture.

njoseph, to random
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The CryptPad suite is cryptpad's own applications, OnlyOffice spreadsheets and Draw.io diagrams in a trenchcoat.

njoseph, to climate
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Gradual Measures Won’t Save Us From Climate Disaster

https://jacobin.com/2023/08/climate-change-carbon-emissions-gradualism-crisis/

> The planet does not care about the annual rate of emissions (the flow); what matters is the accumulated stock of carbon in the atmosphere — that’s what governs the degree of warming.

#climateCrisis

lightweight, to random
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People don't like being told that, in their high paying jobs for multinational corporations, they're actively lending their talents to those actively making the world a worse place. And yet, undeniably, that is why many of us are doing.

'What's the alternative?' some might ask.

Resign. Take a lower paying job working for a small local business or charitable foundation. Start your own of either. Aim for sustainability. There are many benefits (I have experienced most of those permutations).

njoseph,
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@lightweight
Unfortunately, under global capitalism, there is ample opportunity to make the world worse while doing a low-paying job for a local business. It's hard to understand the tangled web of global capital. You might just end up adding more layers in between yourself and the sources of money.

Same goes for non-profits. Wikipedia and Mozilla are one layer removed from Google money.

morgandawn, to random

Has anyone started to use this self-hosting #server? #FreedomBox

https://freedombox.org/

"Run your digital services from your home

FreedomBox is a private server for non-experts: it lets you install and configure server applications with only a few clicks. It runs on cheap hardware of your choice, uses your internet connection and power, and is under your control"

njoseph,
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@morgandawn @tobi Yes.

#FreedomBox was used to set up digital services in remote rural areas with no good Internet connectivity. You can read the documentation about FreedomBox community deployments in this wiki book.
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FreedomBox_for_Communities

When FreedomBox was deployed in villages in India, it was configured to be the DHCP server connected to several Wi-Fi access points spread throughout the village.

If you have a specific use case in mind, please discuss it on the forum.

njoseph, to books
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf: August 2023 | Climate & Capitalism

https://climateandcapitalism.com/2023/08/09/ecosocialist-bookshelf-august-2023/

> Exporting emissions; How weather works; Saving the birds; Bottled water; Cell science; Phosphorous in life and death.

#books #climateCrisis

njoseph, to random
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Replaced the ear cushions on my headphones that are 4 years old.

#repair

njoseph, to random
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For me, the most fantastic thing in sci-fi such as Star Trek will always be people being convinced by logic and reason, then acting based on the new information.

We don't generally see this in real life.

njoseph, to random
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Upgraded to Debian 12 on my personal laptop.

Trying out Wayland for some time. Let's see if I switch back to X org. 🤞

njoseph, to random
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Nobody needs foldable phones. But it's a great opportunity to drive up the price of smartphones, because GROWTH!!!

(2000 USD for a smartphone)

gerrymcgovern, to random
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Our mines are a sarcophagus for our civilization. As we build our shining city on hill, we refuse to look down and see the devastating deep hole we are digging for ourselves, destroying the air, soil and water, heating up and toxifying everything. Enough with the lies about being green and clean and net zero and renewable. Can we not at least for once face the truth of who we are as a species. We are a wrecker of worlds.

We must stop digging.

We must stop consuming.

We must stop devouring.

njoseph,
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@gerrymcgovern The species was doing fine until European colonialism, the concept of chartered corporations and a growth-based economy started in the 14th century.

njoseph, to random
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Registered for DebConf 23 :debian:
https://debconf23.debconf.org

#DebConf23

njoseph, to random
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Generative AI has changed programming indeed.

My code is now "artisanal", "hand-crafted" and "untouched by machine". It should be classified as art. ✨

I am classified as a code chef now since I don't use Microsoft GitHub Copilot. I will produce tiny amounts of neat code in a large amount of time and charge you $1000 for each sample*.

  • Extra if you need semicolons in JavaScript.
    ** Semicolons will be sprinkled from a height.

#LudditeArtist

njoseph, to random
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I don't need Twitter for rage. Just reading the Pluralistic blog can fill me with various levels of rage against whatever messed-up system we are living in.

Yesterday's post about techno-feudalism hits me hard, as someone who is 1) absolutely dependent on the tech industry to make a living and 2) tries to contribute to technology solutions made for self-determination and against digital colonialism.

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/24/rent-to-pwn/

njoseph, to random
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Shower thought (actually stuck in a traffic jam thought)

A car is a sofa set on wheels.

nettles, to random

Has anybody done a roundup of the current state of Mastodon clients? I'm especially interested in:

  • Can it collapse notifications, e.g. if I post a thread of N toots and M people like each toot, I do not want M × N notifications.
  • Can it automatically fetch replies and stats when I view a toot, rather than force me to go to a browser?
  • Can it automatically show me somebody's toots when I view their profile if I don't already follow them?
njoseph,
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@nettles
Fedilab can do all those things.

njoseph, to programming
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When working as a programmer under capitalism, it becomes less and less valuable for your employer to allow you to write code as you increase in seniority.

To keep your skills sharp and not completely lose the joy of programming, some kind of programming katas are necessary. I'm thinking of doing a "Make a Lisp" project.

https://github.com/kanaka/mal

#programming

njoseph, to random
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TIL that a typical server processor (Intel Xeon) sitting idle in a data center uses 60% of the energy that it would use at 100% load.

So, if you rewrote your Python/Ruby server application in Rust but kept the server's CPU utilization at 15%, your energy savings are negligible.

https://youtu.be/xVKJvUHCanQ

njoseph, to random
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Here's an application security company that has no clue about privacy or consent. You can't reject any of the cookies. It also assumes implicit consent for just opening a website.

https://snyk.io/

@GDPR_HallOfShame

njoseph, to random
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"In the decade from 2012 to 2021, the top 10 per cent of the population appropriated 40 per cent of the wealth created in India, with the bottom half of the population getting only 3 per cent. In early 2023, the richest 21 individuals in India held more wealth than 700 million Indians."

Wealth tax: Keep it simple, tax the 177 dollar billionaires in India | Deccan Herald https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/wealth-tax-keep-it-simple-tax-the-177-dollar-billionaires-in-india-1234630.html

#inequality

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AI Environmental Equity: “It’s Not Easy Being Green” - Nabiha Syed @ The Markup interviewing Shaolei Ren: https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/07/08/ai-environmental-equity-its-not-easy-being-green

njoseph,
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@alcinnz
I hope all the new clean energy being added to the grid keeps pace with the energy consumed by Generative AI and blockchain projects. :blob_cat_ohnoes:

njoseph,
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@alcinnz
I hope all the new clean energy being added to the grid keeps pace with the energy consumed by Generative AI and blockchain projects. :blob_cat_ohnoes:

njoseph, to random
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Team Human: Douglas Rushkoff: I Will Not Be Autotuned - Live from All Tech is Human's Responsible Tech Mixer

Episode webpage: https://shows.acast.com/teamhuman/episodes/douglas-rushkoff-i-will-not-be-autotuned-live-from-all-tech-

Media file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/58ad887a1608b1752663b04a/e/647fa7f1b3fd8b0011ac256e/media.mp3

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