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alex Apr 2, 2023

i hate dns i hate dns i hate dns

alex Apr 2, 2023

alex Mar 30, 2023

hey fedi friends — i’m working on an alternative to traditional search engines that cuts out SEO garbage by only indexing user-submitted pages. this isn’t a promotion but rather a request for help: if you have a spare moment, check it out and tell me what you think, either about the concept or the implementation. small stuff like bug reports all the way up to criticism of the overall goal or feature suggestions. it’s available at https://github.com/owdex/owdex or https://owdex.com :)

GitHub - owdex/owdex: an open, searchable, community-curated page index

an open, searchable, community-curated page index. Contribute to owdex/owdex development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

alex Apr 2, 2023

im gonna make my own akkoma instance for shits and giggles

everyone get ready for @[email protected]

alex Apr 2, 2023

Emma (IPG)Apr 1, 2023

me using NFTS on my GPT drive

alex Apr 1, 2023

horrowfide Apr 1, 2023

just one week away from a glorious tenth anniversary people, be sure to stock up on cake, nibbles, drinks and party poppers. 🥳 🎉 🍻

alex Apr 1, 2023

Heurism Mar 31, 2023

Had a phone interview for a job today. It's a help desk manager type thing. Remote.

I asked, "do you use keystroke loggers, screen cappers, and other surveillance technology?"

Confused muttering. Finally from someone on the call, "yes."

Me. "are these always on? I see you don't provide PCs. Are you expecting me to put these things on my own PC? Can they be turned off when I am not on duty?"

Them: always on

Me: "wow"

Them: no one else has asked this question.

Me: YIKES

alex Apr 1, 2023

pros of staying in bed until 10.30:
- combfy

cons of staying in bed until 10.30:
- hungy the moment i get up

alex Mar 31, 2023

i want to read more. fedi friends, what are your suggestions for books? fiction and non-fiction are both fine, as long as they’re entertaining. ideally i’d prefer nothing too dry, dark or YA-esque.

previously, i’ve enjoyed works from mitch albom, bill bryson, douglas hofstadter and douglas adams, as well as:

- lingo by gaston dorren
- ra by qntm
- the three-body problem by cixin liu
- the day of the triffids by john wyndham

alex Mar 31, 2023

A.Z. Foreman Mar 31, 2023

Dad jokes are not just for dads

They’re also for other types of groan men

alex Mar 31, 2023

alex Mar 10, 2023

i’m so sorry to everyone who i boost and then unboost, i’m not mocking you i just can’t press the right buttons

pronouns	he/they
website	https://www.alexmshepherd.com
pet project	https://github.com/owdex/owdex