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Photos, words, privacy, and the open web. Dreaming of another future. 📍 NYC

Founder @write_as  / https://musing.studio
Lead dev @writefreely 
Co-organizer @nycphotostroll
Admin @ https://Writing.Exchange

Toots are searchable. #fedi22 #writing #stories #poetry #software #fediverse #web #photography

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We're looking to fix any small, lingering issues that people regularly encounter on Write.as -- whether it's a small bug you have to work around or a navigation issue that bugs you. Let us know on our forum!

https://discuss.write.as/t/what-are-your-biggest-pain-points-with-write-as-at-the-moment/20639

What are your biggest pain points with Write.as at the moment?

Hey everyone, I’m looking to fix any smaller, lingering issues that regularly bug you while using Write.as. This could be a weird part of the software you regularly have to work around, or an issue with navigation that irks you, or just any bugs you’ve noticed. Please feel free to share your thoughts, and add a comment if you’ve encountered any of the issues people share here. Thanks!

Discuss Write.as

I finally deleted #Threads recently because their algorithm is annoying, they gave up on #fediverse support, and their app is loaded with UX dark patterns.

I still use #Instagram because the people I meet in person do, and organizing https://photostroll.nyc kinda requires it.

Fedi is the only place I really feel good about posting on, because I know where data lives and how it's distributed, it's community-run, and usually it's by the type of people I'd want running my virtual social space.

NYC Photo Stroll

A meetup for and by the NYC-area photography community.

More Codeslop, Please

Well, they’ve finally done it. Through raw force of will and more money than god, the nerds have finally done something that will “make t...

Matt
The point I'm at in life right now is that I'd rather be in real life than virtual. I get more satisfaction from human interactions than cyber ones. It's making it hard to exist in cyberspace, which overwhelms me, than meatspace, which is where I'm finding peace right now.

More Codeslop, Please

Well, they’ve finally done it. Through raw force of will and more money than god, the nerds have finally done something that will make the world a better place.” By that, I mean they’ve pooped out something will finally change the world in big ways, for better and worse.

As an early AI critic, I say this now, because the spicy autocomplete app finally excreted some text I could use, in the form of computer code that actually compiles. The AI hype prophesy made only five short years ago, that “it’ll be better tomorrow,” has finally come true.

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https://write.as/matt/more-codeslop-please

Silicon Valley - Making the World a Better Place

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@Emmacox At least in the chocolate department, sometimes it's worth listening 🫡 😄

I've been wanting to write an essay on my thoughts on AI for a while now, after all these years in the hype cycle, drowning in slop.

So yesterday I finally sat down and wrote a long one summing up my criticisms and current outlook, after using the dumb clanker to vibe-code something that actually kinda worked for the first time.

Still some light editing to do, but I'll share soon.

@Emmacox Ah, but of course the vast advertising machine knows us better than we know ourselves! /s

Mine has put me in the "surely you're starting to go bald by now" camp 👴

(and my creaky bones)
Only remembering my age these days thanks to the shifting targeted advertisements I receive on my personal ad device.