Esme Povirk @madewokherd@computerfairi.es
Joined Aug 2018
@mavica_again Sort of. You still have to load the page normally before you can use reader mode. It doesn't have the features and compatibility I'd like. Ideally I'd want it to replace my normal web browser entirely. Which is why it'd be a full-time job just building heuristics and site-specific implementations, and fixing/rebuilding them when they break.
But, like. Dudes, the web sucks so much now that we want to spend our working life writing software that'll just render a fucking article without distractions.
We've been wanting to make a "browser" that doesn't render HTML/JS/CSS from the server and instead converts the content to a non-executable format (like markdown but probably not actually markdown) that it then displays in a consistent way.
This is the nuclear option for the constant distractions that are common now.
We're not doing that because we're pretty sure it would be a full-time job we wouldn't get paid for, and we'd have to abandon all the existing projects we maintain.
@hollie Nice, tested it in feed-merger and it works just fine. OK, with one exception, but it's not a problem with the feed itself.
Feed merger pulls the "icon" link from the html header of https://satellite.eilloh.net/, which points to https://satellite.eilloh.net/0/favicon/icon.svg which doesn't exist.
In an ADHD-normative world, every object would come with at least 2 bits of external memory.
@hollie OK but my problem is that I can't compose.
@hollie @gregtitus FWIW public key cryptography is entirely based on factorization being hard.
Esme Povirk
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I keep seeing the "cars replaced horses" thing related to "AI."
People keep comparing "AI" to cars (positively) without thinking about the fact that cars were forced on people (AAA bought up and destroyed tram lines, there were massive protests, etc), and are the primary driver of climate change that is currently on track to make complex human society impossible. Meanwhile, cities that weren't destroyed for cars, or that have reversed most of the damage, are some of the most desirable places to live.
Maybe we could take the car analogy as a warning. Maybe it could be a reminder to think about how forcing technology on people against their will can reshape society in a profoundly negative way.
The answer for cities has been to right-size transit. Eliminate cars wherever possible, maintain emergency vehicles and mobility aids, and find more efficient alternatives (bikes, trams, metros, and trains) where possible. I feel as though we can extrapolate from the metaphor.
We do not have to repeat the mistake of reshaping society around a single, oversimplified, solution in order to benefit a tiny minority. Perhaps we can actually choose the right technologies based on use cases, rather than hype or dogma.
Cars didn't replace horses. Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets.
"Cars replaced horses" to the benefit of a small group of elite men, at tremendous cost to literally everyone else. When people say, "AI is the new 'cars replacing horses'" they are saying something very specific about their privilege and intentions.
@hollie @gregtitus I regret to inform you that 51 is 3*17.
Just because we are incomprehensible and strange doesn't mean we should be feared.
Support your local eldritch horror.
I just looked in the produce drawer and I have corn I completely forgot about. Shucks.
Communication is an (n**2-n)way street.
@hollie Never got into this but I've been fascinated by the idea.
I tend to dislike most shoes because of they have so much padding I feel... tactilely isolated from the ground?
Maybe I should pick up some barefoot shoes.
neurodivergence (~)
Slowly realizing that, if I seemed more functional in my 20s, it was probably because I was masking more heavily and wasn't really aware of the stress it caused, and I'm probably in better shape now for having chilled out since then.
@minego It's a ferret and a bunny and yes you can pet them.
@emerald You can just open /var/log/pacman.log and scan from the end.
video games, ???
We like playing with One Hit KO, but what about No Hit KO? You must get hit, constantly, or you die.
video games, kink
Speedrunning is for emotional masochists because we use negative emotions (feeling bad about taking time or risks) to make decisions more quickly. This doesn't mean we're not enjoying ourselves, but it is a danger if we don't understand what we're doing.
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If you are following more than 500 people and I get a follow request from you, you've had enough and I'm cutting you off.
@hollie I think it's the jpeg compression artifacts.
Joined Aug 2018
