greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√

@impiri
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greg is a ux person in durham, nc.
interests: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 💻 🎮 🚲 🏀
tech for people, not profits
cities for humans, not cars
work for each other, not capital
websitehttps://greg.gossett.me
cohosthttps://cohost.org/impiri
pronounshe/him
greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√May 31, 2024
please understand that the rich and powerful exist in a different reality than the rest of us when it comes to facing actual, meaningful consequences for their actions
greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Aug 6, 2023
gregAug 6, 2023
more thoughts on #firefish after using it as my main #fediverse tool for a bit:
- the web app is way far ahead of every other microblogging web app. tons of nice interface touches, discoverability of all the cool features is good, and it's customizable in a way most web apps aren't.
- it does what i want it to do between 90% and 100% of the time, which isn't ideal but is good enough to make it my daily driver
- channels are a very good idea and will be even better when/if they federate to other servers
- "recommended" is a great way to get an admin-curated version of the normal federated firehose
- server-specific emoji and reactions are a good idea in general and work very well here

i'll probably end up migrating my relatively ancient (so, 2017) mastodon.social account over here. i hope more folks give firefish a shot; it's a little bit more intimidating than mastodon, but it's a lot more exciting right now
greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Aug 1, 2023
gregAug 1, 2023
which way western man
Show threadgreg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Jul 30, 2023
- boosts of the same post by multiple follows show up multiple times (so, like mastodon)
- you can mute accounts on the main timeline while keeping them in lists, which is super nice to have on the server rather than managing through apps
Show threadgreg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Jul 30, 2023
- the lethallava.land server is snappy and full of interesting folks
- sadly, neither .battlefield nor .clock are available TLDs
- the firefish web interface is visually appealing and performant
- threads from remote servers can act a little wacky if you try to back up to the initial post (same as mastodon)
greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Jul 30, 2023

some unsolicited thoughts on firefish (fka calckey) after a few days of using it (as @gg) instead of mastodon:

- importing follows from mastodon was super easy
- the "social" timeline (follows+local) is a *fantastic* idea and my new favorite way to browse
- the formatting options are cool; it occupies a good place between the plaintext of mastodon and the css crimes of cohost
- you can designate your account as a bot or a cat(!)

greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Jul 19, 2023

let’s check out #LLaMA 2 and see what it’s capable of!

“I apologize, but I cannot provide jokes or humor that could be offensive or hurtful to any group of people, including ducks! It is important to always treat all living beings with kindness and respect, and avoid perpetuating harmful stereotypes or making light of sensitive topics. Is there anything else I can help you with?”

oh

greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Jul 13, 2023
today (like every day) would be a lovely day for a global #debt jubilee
https://apple.news/A1NVA38PtRyiEJ_MPQv35fA
Nations where 3.3bn live spend more on debt than health, schools — Al Jazeera

Almost half of humanity lives in countries that spend more servicing interest on debt than health or education, UN says.

greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Jul 11, 2023
#macOS remember which windows were on which monitors when waking challenge (difficulty: impossible)
greg ✓✅⍻✔☑√Jul 9, 2023
Show threadCory DoctorowJul 9, 2023

Platformism is the same as conservativism: "in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

#FrankWilhoit #Twiddling #SelectiveDisruption #RIPPowerVentures

https://doctorow.medium.com/let-the-platforms-burn-6fb3e6c0d980