2025-09-17T13:44:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae Socketwench https://nostr.ae/npub18l2xcw4ghqtft89ez9kg35dekh0fjuxgadnaa8mwqvwx6e39yhjqywrf67 https://cdn.masto.host/mastohackerstown/accounts/avatars/114/324/950/465/239/306/original/2272808522796b86.png https://cdn.masto.host/mastohackerstown/accounts/avatars/114/324/950/465/239/306/original/2272808522796b86.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstx90vcrz66vlertkjssy8p932y9nulg3knu75z7qkp9cfy5mtnkgzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7g8t5r0t When you say, &#34;wait your turn&#34; for civil rights, what you mean is &#34;my rights are worth more than yours.&#34;<br/><br/>Which invites hateful bigots to say the same about *yours*. 2025-09-21T18:23:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdlyh80jgm62k8rxwx0pehgz4mf3lf4mu988us24xgq43dgz3fd9czyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7ghj939e You know, I&#39;m really loving all of GNOME&#39;s weird little utility apps. <br/><br/>An app that&#39;s just a dictionary? HELL YEAH! 2025-09-17T22:37:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvmejqdfluqehvuw6clndhzvd8kdpwytnuft5dxxq4apusk2fs3lczyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gpz6vqk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06mz33yek6zfcnfaexh5n6kqr4m8cal44pmwteencfam62nx9g2chqtcms'>nevent1q…tcms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now those are some smart Juniors. 2025-09-12T15:57:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstvltdz8wfpyq96ydgnfqxr55hj6gmkrf3z8cq0flga09rhvks5vqzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gg9teuw You know what?<br/><br/>Abolish stocks.<br/><br/>And 401ks.<br/><br/>Bring back pensions. 2025-08-20T22:12:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfmfx2u8plh5mxtcnawkjsyyf4spdpwslalcqqkjz6d05mpa73v4qzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gqcmkgk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2htylh6q3708x60t5vjdn6yeld938mjrg6d8reqwn78hltjw80cluat9h'>nevent1q…at9h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, when the kids up and split for the next network saying, &#34;it doesn&#39;t have any of those problems!&#34;<br/><br/>Oh, yes it does. The &#34;New Relationship Energy&#34; hasn&#39;t worn off yet. <br/><br/>Just wait. The shit will come. It always does; the tech won&#39;t solve it. 2025-08-13T21:26:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf2htylh6q3708x60t5vjdn6yeld938mjrg6d8reqwn78hltjw80czyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gq5v3rw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8806ysy83l4n8wg5rcez86z9h645jcuwwn9c9n37xehhwvpnn9g8jsr3j'>nevent1q…sr3j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wouldn&#39;t say this study is &#34;bad&#34;. It certainly is *interesting* and feels it has a mark of truth on it from my experience.<br/><br/>No network I&#39;ve been on, LiveJournal, MySpace, Facebook, Pownce, Twitter, Fedi, BlueSky is free of these issues. <br/><br/>None. Of. Them. <br/><br/>They all end up replicating the same social patterns no matter how we try to tech the social dynamics away. 2025-08-13T21:22:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8806ysy83l4n8wg5rcez86z9h645jcuwwn9c9n37xehhwvpnn9gzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gt6lc80 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvn22uurwsjzglc69z2s86ew3zzv4w6m8k23u37nuqfmnpzv74nqqt6vqf'>nevent1q…6vqf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A few points:<br/><br/>Yes, this study did you AI agents. That can cast some doubt on the results as AIs aren&#39;t humans, but that does mitigate some of the ethical issues these kind of studies usually entail (yes, I&#39;m looking at YOU U of M.)<br/><br/>The study is trying to foster &#34;non-partisanship&#34; and &#34;democracy&#34;, which...is not what a lot of people use social media *for*?<br/><br/>The study also doesn&#39;t factor in minorities or baseline societal bigotry. Another reason many turn to social media instead. 2025-08-13T21:20:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstvn22uurwsjzglc69z2s86ew3zzv4w6m8k23u37nuqfmnpzv74nqzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gvgusqd Having been around since LiveJournal, this isn&#39;t surprising at all:<br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/</a> 2025-08-13T21:10:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszsq6q6qnnj8rkwftjn5g3mkm72gxwc4tz4k4xx49km6a0tn9daqqzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gvtq5te I continue to want thicker laptops with visible screws and user replaceable everything and I&#39;m not joking. 2025-08-09T20:25:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0g46sfqn9733ztr9aqdpfwejyhv9k0tn67jqe374y74ktcxnzj8gzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gg77zug In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxrwq9ft4kh8tf8ktzgsvtsf9s8u8tynp45ups2ewvsqcn8gys5s39l0cc'>nevent1q…l0cc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Purity tests in hobbies are awful. Just...let people have fun. Life is too damn short. 2025-07-13T18:17:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf6vfrw7e7yj30q9xmukxlzvjtgtvrwfuk4fv0dnm7z8vpq43ym5czyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gtd46xv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstlypkr67cm03dztqd057dr2p6kzsn0fqqk5phu6w9df76x4sduasg27lur'>nevent1q…7lur</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>.....somehow this says more about those two assume you need a Roomba. 2025-07-09T21:24:10+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstdueevyfl2cflm0vvvrsxmuyxqlj5l4rch6ccg0eal25wvqmdfxszyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gmh79a9 <a href="https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/114797163338634560">https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/114797163338634560</a> 2025-07-05T01:54:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9u2mvsfv56vcnv8mlphk0qrqskjmxuz7gyc7359pqlg9zw9cjxsgzyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7g67qk9p &#34;Democratizing art&#34; is such a stupid line. A pencil isn&#39;t democratized enough for you? A set of paints and a brush? <br/><br/>Oh, you mean &#34;American Democracy&#34;; profit focused, requiring a third party agent and an expensive subscription, don&#39;t you?<br/><br/>Tracks. 2025-07-04T23:28:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0tcyk4yflla47j5tjjrgufzjwpdftj9t6et36e63kphcxtcj79pszyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gzhautl You know, we really do need to do more sympathetic magic with clay figurines and city state leaders...<br/><br/>#monsterdon #clashoftitans 2025-06-30T03:09:55+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg8u0gak35nkr282zqgjpvnhcl089r4z7s7dj5da8328sedjx897szyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gflkcsn 🐔 2025-06-23T14:36:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp5j9qk8z7z8hdytmp7hh3c7h6pedh0hrwcvjj9x63gkydcxaxmzczyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gvhd959 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpe06njr420vpek9n6lyq2e382rl8hffr08p9cj97pulk32dq52g7k74ml'>nevent1q…74ml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They really have no idea how much work it is to make stuff they enjoy for only minutes. 2025-06-17T19:16:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswdkxaauku26geqreqgevfsexa9m25a7jm7kn7mlyny0qwv40afpszyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7gllkkf5 &#34;This isn&#39;t us!&#34;<br/><br/>Says the society which locks up razors, deorderant, and shampoo at the store. 2025-06-11T14:35:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2sjyms3d8fhqtgky3nf2p9tsdvkv8n62kyy8hdgnx6egcaeg27aszyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7g5qkfaa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8uj8lv0wv0gr2wyjlyv8qszmmpur7stn3en4ustrzmklhn2k75vqckp24s'>nevent1q…p24s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Said with the same energy as &#34;Why was that particular Target destroyed in 2020 in Minneapolis?&#34;<br/><br/>It was a test bed store for pervasive surveillance. 2025-06-09T20:14:00+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs22npwu6n6lhrkxuf23apudhn3e468e4l2sy27h6c3nmpjp99t50szyqlagmp64zupd9vuhygkezx3hx6aaxtser4k0h5ldcp3cmtxy5j7g0drszm So how come there isn&#39;t an #rc2014 webring yet? <br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/maxboeck/webring/">https://github.com/maxboeck/webring/</a> 2025-04-21T18:00:41+02:00