taizou @lion@computerfairi.es
Joined Jun 2017
i'll open up my questions hole again i guess https://alterspring.org/@taizou
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A thing that the #gameDad encouraged: lots of young people* very new to emulation who are now freaking out because the currently good ROM site is going down at the end of the month
the site in question came online in October 2022
ROM sites going offline is normal but this time there's an Unusual Amount of youngsters who don't know that it's normal because this is their First Time Ever and it's traumatic for them and, IDK, I kinda want to give them a hug and tell them it's all gonna be okay
* imagine "young people" said in a voice from a dusty skeleton crypt
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When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
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re: ukpol
I haven't gone through the full thing yet but will say if you're thinking about filling it out - be serious/thoughtful about it, consider the harms these restrictions would do to kids esp marginalised & abused ones, don't only talk about adult privacy/freedom as that's easier for them to dismiss
re: ukpol
Although a complete ban is the worst case scenario, any age-based measure would require everyone to age verify, and so present many of the same problems, many platforms would probably choose to block anyway. I suspect the wording is aimed at negotiating people down to more "agreeable" restrictions that would have the same effect in the end
re: ukpol
This includes all the hits - social media ban under 16, age restricting VPNs - as well as some more classic New Labour authoritarian bollocks like a digital curfew, time limits on particular apps, and various other restrictions
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Heads up anyone who cares about young people's rights or internet freedom or privacy in the UK
The UK consultation on further "online safety" measures has opened up, anyone can participate, there are surveys for young people (10-21), parents/carers and the general public
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation
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Also, a version with a more detailed background that I maybe got too carried away with hehe
i'm using SDL with C++ for this. i did look at godot but it seemed like too much tooling to learn for the sake of a fuck around project
remember a bit ago i said i could try making a game... well i did nothing about it for 3 months but tonight i decided to actually try something & so far i have a sprite you can move around with the arrow keys. its a start innit
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ONE-STAR HEROES MOVE-A-PALOOZA SPECIAL: THE FINALE
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it's the ONE-STAR HEROES MOVE-A-PALOOZA SPECIAL and the first stream from the new house!
when are you coming to a furry convention! — i don't know!!!! https://alterspring.org/@taizou/a/116134092403043478
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How many people know that #WordPress was co-founded by a black man, Mike Little?
Or that he's from the north of England? A self-taught coder from #Stockport, just south of #Manchester? Or that he never received so much as a share, cent or job offer from the $7bn+ valued Automattic after spending five months working exclusively with Matt Mullenweg on the B2 fork?
After @bevangelist told me about @mikelittle I interviewed him for a documentary I never got round to making. Back then I was left with two certainties: he's Wozniak to Mullenweg's Jobs. Among other things he added the one-click upgrade that's been central to WP's bonkers 45%-of-the-web-success. And he's one of the nicest people I've ever interviewed, which is also bonkers given that he not only didn't share in WP's financial success, but that he's barely known.
But he should be - so, better late than never - please meet #MikeLittle, perhaps the most-influential-least-known person in #foss… https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/
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yaoi gagarin
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I'm open for work again! I'm looking for interesting opportunities; want to work with me?
My experience includes web archiving and digital preservation, devops, and internal developer tooling. I'd love to put that experience to work for you and your team.
Experience includes the Internet Archive, GitHub, Shopify, and others alongside a number of open source projects.
Joined Jun 2017
