leinir @leinir@computerfairi.es
weirdo free/libre open source software person, member of the KDE community since forever, who loves squeaky, slinky and fuzzy things - they/them
Joined Sep 2018
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Economics: "Humans only value things monetarily."
Sociology: "Uh, | don't..."
Economics: "Humans are always rational and value is calculated by complex internal calculus."
Sociology: "Uhhh, Psy, can you help?" Psychology: "That's not how humans..." Economics: "ALSO MY SYSTEM WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY FOREVER!!"
Physics: *drops teacup*
Polychord detection? In my zynthbox #groovebox #synth #sequencer? It's more likely than you might think! ;) Couple of days work, and yeah, definite improvement over "lol that's six notes you got there i can count me" :D
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the lesson *I'm* choosing to take from xz, as an oss maintainer, is that anyone trying to pressure or guilt me into doing something should immediately be told no, for security reasons
@pippin @Doran_Eirok yeah- there's a number of things I support, because they are things I would like to see exist, more than them being things I would enjoy experiencing for myself :)
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Discord just announced a change to their Terms of Service, which restarts the clock on when you can opt out of binding arbitration. All you gotta do is read the "Opt-out" paragraph of Section 16 & send an email to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com from the email address you use to log in which states something as simple as this:
I am confirming that as of the date of this email, I am choosing to opt out of binding arbitration to settle disputes with Discord.
Boosts pls.
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I hate using the word Fedi or Fediverse around non-fedi people. Like, anyone will hear you say that name and they'll look at you like you just said something very very different.
So I now I call it: "The Pub"
Because now you can be even more confusing with it, but people will be more understanding.
Example:
"Oh yeah, I saw someone talk about this on The Pub the other day"it just WORKS so well and genuinely will be my main nickname for this network protocol
I was reminded on the weekend that our #groovebox's #sampler #synth envelope settings were a bit narrow, limiting attack, decay, and sustain to 2 seconds each. Switched that to using our InfinitySlider #qml component, so now you can go just absolutely ham :) Will it #ambient? You bet it will ambient ;)
Over on Kickstarter, there's this little project still up for the next couple of days that is really close to hitting their goal, to get to make a 16 bit style sidescrolling game with some absolutely banging tunes for a sound track - help them reach the goal! i just did so myself, hopefully they manage it :) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fenrispublishing/neon-roar
@SlyCat @makenshifox I'm glad to be able to help! :)
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The UK has removed every state, territory and country that allows transgender people to correct their legal gender on a "self-id" basis from the list that they offer streamlined gender recognition to.
25 US states (+DC), 4 Australian territories, and 25 entire countries have been cut.
Nobody has even been accused of abusing the process. The changes were spearheaded by Kemi Badenoch for the sole purpose of hurting transgender people.
I appear to have been specifically targeted. In April of 2022, I was the first person to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) as nonbinary in the UK. Though my application for was granted, my GRC was never issued. I filed a lawsuit on 15 November 2022.
Kemi Badenoch was made a defendant in her capacity as the Minister for Women and Equalities. She put out a statement on 6 January 2023 that she was going to update the list.
On 4 December 2023, details were leaked to The Daily Mail. They ran an article giving my state of birth, California, as a prominent example of places on the chopping block.
Legislation was introduced two days later, which even included a comment that in no circumstance would anyone be able to apply as nonbinary based on foreign recognition.
Of course, this is all circumstantial. 😠
Folks living in the UK who qualify under the old list have about two weeks to apply for a GRC before the change takes effect.
The UK's standard process is so burdensome that less than 5% of transgender individuals in the UK have been able to obtain a GRC.
These overly strict rules do not make anyone safer.
I have written up some more details here:
https://rya.nc/activism/uk-slashes-foreign-gender-recognition.html
(I keep forgetting hashtags)
I herd u liek step probability in sequencers - how about sequencers with polyphonic abilities, and per note probability, but maybe also semi deterministic things? Maybe? ;) the logic required to make this work was... surprisingly uncomplicated, actually quite happy with it :) #sequencer #midi #groovebox
Small update on the whole scales thing, here - found a list, so I just kind of... went with all of them ;)
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We are calling on the community to help us locate and quarantine defective software by using the "Report" buttons available on each item in the KDE Store.
Please see the attached image to locate them.
@cinnamonvector whoa! Sometimes things happen like that, I guess :) hope it goes well!
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The Mirror aims to be a Roblox & UEFN alternative and now it's open source https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/the-mirror-aims-to-be-a-roblox-uefn-alternative-and-now-its-open-source/
re: rubber vixen, vr chat, jail
@GordonFawks @icefoxx oh yes just terrible absolutely horrendous prospect please never consider widening the pool of potential inmates
weirdo free/libre open source software person, member of the KDE community since forever, who loves squeaky, slinky and fuzzy things - they/them
Joined Sep 2018
