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Simon

@smrqdt@chaos.social

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Informatik und HoPo BHT. Refugees Welcome. Links. ‍🌈. Virulente Homolobby. 🇪🇺🌍. Verpeilt. DL7SMQ. (he/er) [searchable]

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@torstentorsten @jascha Was wirklich Ressourcen verbrennt sind solche unnötigen Aggressionen.

Petitionen haben in den seltensten Fällen das realistische Ziel, nur mit einer großen Menge von Unterschriften eine Änderung zu bewirken. Auch eine Bundestagspetition garantiert genau nix, was tatsächliche Änderungen angeht. Diese spezielle Petition hätte auf der Plattform des BTs überhaupt keinen Sinn.

Petitionen sind Teil von Kampagnen, sie haben eine Informationsfunktion. Ohne diese hätte ich von dem Fall gar nicht erfahren, genau dafür ist sie da. Steht auch im Text. Die Zahl der Unterschriften dort hilft Campaignern auch, das Potential für Unterstützung einzuschätzen, die anhängige Klage zu unterstützen und zu begleiten etc.

Wenn du diese Form der Politik doof findest, scroll halt weiter.

Simon 5h ago

KOHN der baba 22h ago

Simon 6h ago

Annika Brockschmidt 6h ago

Brandstifter zu Gast bei Flammenwerfern.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w5rfgtg7dairgjkmq7bfjw22/post/3ltwltjcoic2v

Simon 7h ago

Eva Wolfangel 7h ago

Aus aktuellen Anlass wiederhole ich mich:
Je mehr Leute meine Texte mit einem Paywall-Remover-Tool lesen, umso weniger solche Artikel werde ich künftig schreiben können. Denn dann kommt bei den Verlagsmenschen an: „Eva’s Texte machen keine Klicks, die lassen wir nicht mehr schreiben“.
Wer meine Texte gerne liest, aber nicht mal auf kostenlose Links klicken möchte, die ich genau deshalb zur Verfügung stelle, schadet sich selbst (und allen anderen, die meine Themen wichtig finden).

Simon 8h ago

scy 10h ago

I need some inspiration for a shitpost. What's the worst tech stack you have ever seen? It has to be a stack, i.e. a combination of technologies.

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Simon 8h ago

@jascha Ich frage mich auch immer, woher das kommt, ist das die Local/Federated Timeline? Mit „Quiet public“-Posts passiert das nicht, aber dann ist der Post auch nicht per Suche oder Hashtag auffindbar, was ich wiederum nervig finde. (Aber deswegen schon quasi default bei mir.)

Simon 10h ago

Q ✨10h ago

oh my god I just found IETF scalpers https://store.accuristech.com/standards/ietf-rfc-9799?product_id=3009601

Simon 10h ago

Sean Heber 4d ago

ChatGPT and other AI services are basically killing @Iconfactory and I'm not exaggerating or being hyperbolical.

First Twitter/Elon killed our main app revenue that kept the lights on around here, then generative AI exploded to land a final blow to design revenue.

Simon 20h ago

Martin Apr 1

Never forget what Jonathan Ive took from us

MissConstrue 2d ago

Sometimes y’all, there is the perfect meme.

Edit: I've been informed that this is an excerpt from @hyratel 's Tumbler, which is here: https://www.tumblr.com/hyratel/780243434044784640/my-granddad-had-a-wand-of-iron-filigree-that-gave

#witchy #infosec #darkarts #updates #funny

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sofakante 2d ago

@MissConstrue screenshot text (1/x):

mug-of-beans
16 dic 2024:
"The old magic persists thanks to it's unfathomable power."
No, the old magic persists because the new magic can't run the legacy spells ! need to do my job, and keeps trying to install spirits I don't want or need onto my orb.

aqueerkettleofish
14 mar:
Look, if the new magic didn't have a personality construct that kept trying to tell me which spells to use, maybe I wouldn't still be using the oid magic.

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sofakante 2d ago

@MissConstrue screenshot text (2/x):

wizard-council-bureaucrat
12 mar:
Yes it had a deep blood cost, but at least it was a one time sacrifice and not this monthly bloodletting nonsense new age magic has

wizard-archivist-official
13 mar:
The old magic is robust enough to survive a decade of use and it's compatible with every wand, staff, scroll, and charm in our collection.
The new magic stops working after three days and every spell uses proprietary runes.

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sofakante 2d ago

@MissConstrue screenshot text (3/3):

Wizard-archivist-official
13 mar – second part:
Our preferences, as an archiving institution, should be pretty clear.

charlesoberonn
24 mar:
You try to get guidance for the new magic and the king's sorcerers maybe will answer you in a few days with an unhelpful suggestion to buy the newest orb.
You need guidance for the old magic and a dozen retired middle-aged wizards will pop up to explain it to you rune by rune if necessary.

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MissConstrue 2d ago

@sofakante You're a rockstar, thanks so much for stepping up so quickly!

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sofakante 2d ago

@MissConstrue you are very Welcome!

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Ryan 2d ago

@MissConstrue "We're rewriting the old magic in Rust"

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MissConstrue 2d ago

@ryan @signaleleven

The kids today keep telling me to use the artificial orb, but at 10cc of mouse blood for every summon, we're gonna run out of mice!

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mirabilos 1d ago

@MissConstrue @ryan 🤮

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SignalEleven 2d ago

@MissConstrue I use ArchMage on my orb, BTW.

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RealGene ☣️2d ago

@MissConstrue
Now with Alt-Text!

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MissConstrue 2d ago

@RealGene Ha, I think we were posting at the same time. :) It's alt-ed now.

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Axel Gutmann 2d ago

@MissConstrue I so hate these clever posts I can't share because no one in my circle will get it.

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MissConstrue 2d ago

@virbonus It's why I'm so grateful for mastodon.

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Ms. Denie 2d ago

@MissConstrue @virbonus Tumblr isn't dead, honestly!

🎉

Paco Hope #resist 2d ago

@MissConstrue I sent this to my son and he replied with this. In the same vein

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MissConstrue 2d ago

@paco Hahahahahaha! OMG, that's genius.

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@frueheneuzeit 2d ago

@MissConstrue don't stare at the wizards -- even though they wear their beards on the back of their heads.

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MissConstrue 2d ago

@stefan_hessbrueggen That is such a beautiful turn of phrase that I am jealous I did not think of it!

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hyratel 2d ago

@MissConstrue https://www.tumblr.com/hyratel/780733075611058176/its-not-even-that-you-need-3-4-spells-to-do-it
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lonewolf23k
Apr 9

The Old Magic has a very extensive and experienced modding community, that has learned all the inns and outs of the rules of Old Magic, and have bent and twisted the Old Spells in ways the original Wizards never imagined.

One example is your typical scrying orb. Modders have managed to expand the scrying potential to including mind-reading, "stat read-outs", and even two-way communication with a scryed subject, just from the core enchantments. You want that with New Magic, you're looking at 3-4 separate spells you need to acquire individually.
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💬 30 🔁 28525 ❤️ 32137 · It's not even that you need 3-4 spells to do it; just look at the second-generation grimoires (we don't talk about first-gen): dozens of highly-specific yet extremely effe…

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hyratel 2d ago

@MissConstrue
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hyratel
Apr 13
It's not even that you need 3-4 spells to do it; just look at the second-generation grimoires (we don't talk about first-gen): dozens of highly-specific yet extremely effective spells. Sure you needed several spells, but you knew exactly what each of them did, and they interacted predictably. Now with Grimoire 8.3, those 3-4 spells will have so many caveats and edge cases that you might just end up summoning a bowl of cheerios the size of your steeping cauldron if you get the bridging incantations the slightest bit wrong.
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@hyratel Amazing!

@MissConstrue when you post tumblr screenshots it would be appreciated to post a link back to the post itself, especially on ones like this where there's Even More In The Notes

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hyratel 1d ago

@MissConstrue like here:
https://www.tumblr.com/hyratel/780243434044784640/my-granddad-had-a-wand-of-iron-filigree-that-gave
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wizard-archivist-official
Mar 13
The old magic is robust enough to survive a decade of use and it's compatible with every wand, staff, scroll, and charm in our collection.

The new magic stops working after three days and every spell uses proprietary runes.

Our preferences, as an archiving institution, should be pretty clear.

ovenroastedtwerkey
Apr 3
If you showed the new magic to a user of the old magic back in the day, they would assume you've been lax in setting up your wards, from the sheer number of demons that pop up and obscure every recipe one attempts to divine. Not to mention intrusive scrying baked into every new grimoire.
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💬 30 🔁 28534 ❤️ 32146 · My granddad had a wand of iron filigree that gave you a serious workout to use, but in return the channelling power was unmatched by all but the highest tier modern wands,…

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hyratel 1d ago

@MissConstrue
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Not to mention how every spell with old magic had its own style, its own flair. Every spell was like its own little fireworks display, brilliant and awe-inspiring. And the wands were crafted from all kinds of wood, and could be customised to your liking. And that's even if you wanted a wand, since old magic worked with basically anything.
New magic is all so minimalist and lacking in variety. Just different coloured beams of light. And it has to be a wand, boring, smooth wands made of a cheap, crappy wood that breaks if you cast too quickly.
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hyratel 1d ago

@MissConstrue
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hyratel
Apr 8

My granddad had a wand of iron filigree that gave you a serious workout to use, but in return the channelling power was unmatched by all but the highest tier modern wands, without the risk of catching fire like the lightweight splinterwood wands you get now in the big enchanter shops. You have to go to the Warcaster wands to get that kind of rugged durability anymore, but they won't have the same feeling of Style to them.
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MissConstrue 1d ago

@hyratel I had no idea where it came from. Someone texted it to me. I don’t use tumbler and had no idea what their iconography was. It’s not like I deliberately hid it. When I get to a keyboard, I can verify and add a link to the original post. If you check my history you’ll see that I’m generally good about sourcing when available, I wasn’t pretending like I was the creator.

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hyratel 1d ago

@MissConstrue that critique is aimed more at Fedi-in-general because it is REALLY BAD AT properly crediting tumblr-in-particular

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MissConstrue 1d ago

@hyratel Na man, I dig. I'm a creator too, and if my work was circulating, I'd want people to know it was my work. Thanks for the head's up, the post has been modified to credit you and link to the tumbler.

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Kris 1d ago

@hyratel @MissConstrue you can try to search for things but Tumblr search is beyond useless. Attribution and ability to find stuff are causally linked

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hyratel 1d ago

@isotopp you still gotta make a Good Faith Effort. (I try to limit myself to ten minutes of hunting)

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Andy Fletcher 2d ago

@MissConstrue this could very well have been a plot line in a Pratchett novel

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Alexa Devreux-Swift 2d ago

@MissConstrue this is exactly why I much prefer the old magic. After plenty of time and effort learning how to work it, and after the one time cost of sacrifices to the old gods, it simply works with every wand, tarot deck, crystal and grimoire that I have.

The new magic may seem easier, but it is constantly badgering you for updates, extra sacrifices to new gods I have never heard of and even threatening to stop working with certain of my spells, wands, tarot or crystals unless I make further sacrifices to purchase plugins!

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MissConstrue 2d ago

@alexadeswift Precisely! It's not that I necessarily have objections to Small Gods, but being forced into interacting with them, thereby creating the potential of them becoming Major Gods....I mean, consent is a big part of the ritual. Is it even a ritual if the consent is forced and we MUST enjoin this week's Small God?

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Mux2000 (globular cluster)1d ago

@alexadeswift
And what's with the sponsored spells showing up everywhere? Why would I want to summon a Bosch washer and dryer?! I'm literally in the middle of brewing a love potion. Fuck right off with that shit
@MissConstrue

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Alexa Devreux-Swift 1d ago

@Mux @MissConstrue sponsored spells at the top of my spell list! Who put them there😡

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David Nash 1d ago

@MissConstrue "Look, in Þe Olden Dayes, if I built my own wand, it did take me a week sometimes, and I had to remember that the magic incantation to fully imbue it with energy was ":wq". But it was *my own* wand, and it worked the way I intended it to. Now, with this ... spirit? ... called DjiPiTi, I get a wand-shaped object in no time at all, but it is no true wand. Sometimes it casts the spell I want, but more often it freezes all my orbs, or even drains all the energy out of my favorite alembic and makes transmutation slow to a crawl. All too often this false wand *talks back to me* like my most obsequious former apprentice. Finally, last week, it was actually a black frozen caterpillar that made a couple feeble magic sparks when I waved it. Why *wouldn't* I want to go back to Þe Olden Dayes?"

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Beige CatsWhoCode 1d ago

@MissConstrue That last one, holy shit! I had that with one of my old laptops, and I wanted to punch the guys at the store, I swear.

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Cavyherd 1d ago

@CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue

This right here is why I'm finally nibbling on the #Linux bullet. I've been a life-long Mac user, but even Apple has been jumping onto the enshittification train, & I hafta wonder how much longer the $60 one-&-done graphics app I've been using daily for fifteen years is going to become subscription-only, now that they've sold out to the big boys.

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lecroix74 1d ago

@cavyherd @CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue the more people support FOSS apps (that means financial support too/donations), the better apps we all will enjoy. Look at Thunderbird, they managed to grab the attention of many,many donors. And it shows. When a developer can concentrate on the job and not do it only as a part-time hobby, then all parties are winners

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Cavyherd 1d ago

@lecroix74 @CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue

I'm definitely on board with doing what I can within my means to support the gift economy. I think it's the only viable path out of our current moment.

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argv minus one 1d ago

@cavyherd

Most of the graphics apps you'll find on Linux also work on macOS and can be installed with Homebrew.

Which is a life-saver for me, because sometimes I need to work with screenshots taken on a Mac, and I can do it with the same software I usually use.

@CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue

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Cavyherd 1d ago

@argv_minus_one @CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue

Oh, this is very good news, thank you. Copying this note for future reference.

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MissConstrue 1d ago

@cavyherd @CatsWhoCode

Yeah, I'm kinda in the same boat. I need to see if Scrivner and Affinity can be run in emulation mode.

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Cavyherd 1d ago

@MissConstrue @CatsWhoCode

Speaking with less-than-zero expertise & experience here, but I've heard that there are a lot of apps that have #Linux versions. May possibly be true for those two? 🤞

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Beige CatsWhoCode 1d ago

@MissConstrue Apparently Scrivener works with Wine! @cavyherd

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Orion Ussner kidder 1d ago

@CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue @cavyherd Even better! Scrivener runs on Lutris. :)

Search for "the Linux author" on YouTube: "install Linux with lutris." It's *easy*.

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Cavyherd 1d ago

@OrionKidder @CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue

...for Linux values of "easy" (speaking as someone who is still completely stuck at the comparison shopping for a distro stage....)

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Beige CatsWhoCode 1d ago

@cavyherd I'm told that Linux Mint is pretty easy. I started with Whonix, but that was actually a little advanced for a beginner

@OrionKidder @MissConstrue

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Cavyherd 1d ago

@CatsWhoCode @OrionKidder @MissConstrue

As it happens, this is one of the options in the suite I was given to play with. Do you recall any specifics about what in particular makes it easy?

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Beige CatsWhoCode 1d ago

@cavyherd one of the features is a Software manager that makes it simpler to install and manage software, and I think it also has a welcome panel. Some of the more advanced distros start with only the command line, and you install packages that way. @OrionKidder @MissConstrue

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Cavyherd 1d ago

@CatsWhoCode @OrionKidder @MissConstrue

Oh, excellent information. Thank you!

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Beige CatsWhoCode 1d ago

@cavyherd you're welcome! @OrionKidder @MissConstrue

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Orion Ussner kidder 1d ago

@CatsWhoCode @cavyherd @MissConstrue Mint is a great distro. Not even just a "beginner" one. Just a good one.

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Beige CatsWhoCode 1d ago

@OrionKidder awesome! Sounds like a good choice. I had picked Whonix because it's security-oriented, like Tails. @cavyherd @MissConstrue

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Beige CatsWhoCode 1d ago

@OrionKidder https://www.whonix.org/ @cavyherd @MissConstrue

Whonix - Superior Internet Privacy

Whonix can anonymize everything you do online! It runs like an App, is a Free, Open Source and Kicksecure™ hardened Linux distribution.

Whonix

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Orion Ussner kidder 1d ago

@cavyherd @CatsWhoCode @MissConstrue Easy in the sense that you install Lutris from your system software store, and then follow pretty straightforward instructions.

Good luck! Happy to help if you're still feeling lost.

https://youtu.be/i8IJ4fO1n64?si=-y7Ii_ieyup4jGe3