Human, Dustcake, Engineer
Doing my best to make the world a little better every day.
❤️ J9
news.ycombinator.com/user?id=lindner
@exk4ji+mpb4mdiCG5KVHxIMCo0as4k4/cIwRoxt3Aw4=.ed25519
www.openhub.net/accounts/plindner
dl.acm.org/profile/99659334862
I had the original Hexen 2.0 book, which was an amazing bit of Cybernetic Art. The deck is now available, and a 5.0 version is forthcoming!!
https://cosmogenesis.world/products/hexen-2-0
Enjoying "Stafford Beer and AI as Variety Engineering"
https://www.aipolicyperspectives.com/p/stafford-beer-and-ai-as-variety-engineering
If you go here you'll be surprised with the amount of activity Facebook/Instagram tracks. You can turn it off.
https://accountscenter.facebook.com/info_and_permissions/off_facebook_activity/
Going into a leadership interview today and revisiting my favorite mental model for that:
https://medium.com/enspiral-tales/beyond-dreamers-vs-doers-full-circle-leadership-869557da1248
This reminds me of the time I heard a social games exec brag about how much money they made off their Texas Hold 'em "tip the dealer" feature!
https://futurism.com/the-byte/waymo-tip-driverless-cars
Next time you want to stream check your public library for options. Burbank supports Kanopy and it's full ln indie, ad-free, awesomeness and has rarities like Four Rooms
https://www.kanopy.com/en/burbanklibrary/video/14158963
Instead of a follow button I'd love to see a slider that allowed you to go from 'nuke this account' to 'always notify me', with various states in between.
Ah yes, didn't look at the byline -- eek.
tl;dr: Facebook sees a threat and systematically attacks it. Beware.
Here's a broader article that goes into a lot more detail about failing to compete with Facebook. Also various HN threads go into details...
https://www.wordtracker.com/blog/search-news/long-form-post-from-wordtracker-googles-success-in-soci...
The ghost of Google+ has a few things to say
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/06/how-mark-zuckerberg-led-facebooks-war-to-crush-google-plus
Bluesky Community Standards
As an experiment I fed the Bluesky Community Standards into a GenAI cloud worker powered by Mindstudio.ai To start I chose a description of the user and the comment being made. So far? Pedantic, but promising. It lacks a lot of context (source target user, etc) to properly evaluate the rules.
If you had it only accessible via a BBS you'd then have three layers of tech nostalgia!
Indeed... Having this data sent and stored without making it visible via UI or API makes it surprising to me. Plus would be nice to have it for https://wigle.net/ and not just Google...
Also using Cogent for fiber is always a fun ride. If they start using Internap we'll have to consider it LJ reincarnated, lol...
2.31GB
2.31GB of uncompressed Location Data Json!?
Also broken takeout at this stage of the game, yikes...
Yes! Gemini is the new Gopher
See the comments on the most recent blog post that showed up on Hacker News
Being a glutton for punishment I converted the Dawarich docker compose config to quadlets using podlet. I still run my Fedora home server that I've upgraded in place since 1999...
https://github.com/containers/podlet
Confirmed! I was a big metalhead \m/ and was responsible for all the Unix-y things and spent a lot of time maintaining the community.
Other hostnames we had from bands and SciFi
huskerdu / nirvana / supernova / arcwelder
hafnhaf (big bonus points if you can figure this one out, lol!)
ashpool / tessier / joeboy / countzero
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42106368
Tonight's project, save a decade+ of Google Location data. Be warned the deadline is coming fast. At the very least get your Takeout data....
https://dawarich.app/blog/migrating-from-google-location-history-to-dawarich
I contributed time and money to Known and am still using it in 2024. I'd love to see a new version that leverages the new techniques and tools we have today!
I'm at DWeb Camp this week, wish you were here! In an increasingly monoculture world we need these tech mammals to take over when the next comet hits and takes out the tech dinosaurs. If you're burned out in our current regime, join us and the movements across the world.
https://DWebcamp.org
Uncharted Territory
... wherein I embrace the unknown future
I'm part of the April 2024 Core employees Google decided to part ways with. I'm taking this opportunity to take stock, embrace my purpose and chart a new path in these uncertain times.
To say that we're at a crossroads is an understatement. Cherished ecosystems are threatened. The Web itself has an uncertain future as it's moved from a global library of knowledge to an app/ads delivery channel. Open Source faces funding pressure and uncertainty about viable business models. Knowledge itself has become fluid and commodified as it's fed to global AI models. Even the once resilient systems that power society are at risk from demagogues and ill-conceived technological mediation. [*]
Yet, amidst this upheaval I see opportunity. I have a chance to embrace this uncertain future and add another technological impact to my life story.
While I'm exploring impactful possibilities within Google until June 24th I'm confident my skills can make a positive impact in many places. The world needs solutions and I'm determined to contribute to a better future!
If this resonates reach out and let's see what's possible!
New Adventures await!
My role was eliminated at Google and I have 60 days to find a new one or find a new adventure! I'm confident I'll find something new and exciting and this isn't the first time surviving this situation (the post 9-11 downturn was really scary). So do reach out if you're interested in what I have to offer. If you've been impacted, I'm also happy to offer pep talks
Another year younger and my best birthday ever (so far)!
The path forward never looked so good!
https://1500wordmtu.com/2024/another-year-younger-and-my-best-birthday-ever-so-far
Another year younger and my best birthday ever (so far)!
The path forward never looked so good!
A whole year of my life with the ever talented and beautiful @ninersj789 - what a joy! She is the best partner and wife I could ever imagine!!! And then... an actual birthday party for both of us and @amandamnevarez ? Inconceivable?! A whole birthday weekend of dancing, friends and good times with Art Cars in the Desert at @teleportartcarfestival? With a pirate ship by @bus.by.devin? So. Much. Fun.
And of course there was Cake, and Audrey, and we started off with the @broken_compass_tiki and a fun play with Josh, Jenny, and @phylistine.etienne
The one thing I know is that things keep getting better and better. My love for Janine grows stronger and deeper; I'm becoming a better parent; I feel loved and supported by friends and community in a way I never felt before. I feel up to life's challenges!!
Thank you to everyone that wished me well for my birthday and appreciate me. I am so grateful to be on this journey with you all!!
It's interesting that this article didn't mention Gopher, which was developed at the University of Minnesota. Jean Amour Polly would have definitely known about it, as back then the Gopher Team was all about creating Digital Libraries.
And Mark McCahill was a ardent Windsurfer, which resulted in this shirt, designed by his partner Wendy Jedeckila, way back in 1991!
https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102747784
Neotropolis 2023
Cyberpunk Neotropolis 2023, with Google Glass and my fiancé J9 was fantastic. Used my non-implant Google Glass to capture many visual bits!
Leaving Montclair...
So many memories at 2 Saroni Court. The location, house, and neighbors were spectacular. But now I'm creating an amazing new life in Burbank, so I hope the next family enjoys this gem!
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2-Saroni-Ct-Oakland-CA-94611/24816051_zpid/
Thanks for supporting Brid.gy all these years! Twitter has ceased to be a platform I really interact with. It had a good run... Here's to a federated future!
Transformations
The 1st of the month is always a day for transformations with my forever love Janine!
History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme! Deb Schultz lays it out...
https://newpublic.substack.com/p/deja-vu-all-over-again
Valentine's Love
Thank you to my fiancé Janine for helping me find and experience a love that is so intense, varied, strong and enduring! I cherish and celebrate you today and every day forever more!
I am feeling ecstatic, loved and in awe of your deep mind, endless beauty and kind soul! Together we'll dance and explore the rest of our lives!
I love you!!!
New Years Love
To my love Janine:
3 infinite months, my world transformed;
a year ahead, bursting with possibilities, fresh and new;
a kiss, commitment and undying love, we thrive!
a lifetime of synchronized breaths and waking together.
One of my 2023 Resolutions is to embrace change. I love how the Year in Search video captures the sentiment!
https://youtu.be/4WXs3sKu41I
Love
Sometimes love finds you in unexpected ways and places.
When I met Janine at Wasteland Weekend I knew we'd be friends forever. We quickly found that we have amazing connection, attraction and chemistry. Our love blossomed slowly, then quickly with an intensity that takes my breath away. The last couple months have felt like years!
I feel so lucky to have Janine as my devoted friend, partner, lover and companion. I'm excited for you all to see her kind spirit, stylish charm, deep mind and playful curiosity. I love her!
With her I am loved, valued and appreciated for me, just as I am and I am able to embrace and experience the present moment, embracing an amazing and exciting future!
Flipper
After months of waiting and a customs seizure my Flipper has arrived! Let the RF hacks begin!
Happiness
Sooo much happiness the past two months. Passionately embracing the amazing future!
Enjoyed this Atlantic article by Kaitlyn Tiffany that teases apart #web3 from the #dweb movement. And great to see Mai Sutton, Compost and Danny O'Brien get some space!
// @TheAtlantic @kait_tiffany @maira @COMPOSTmag @mala @GETDWeb
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/10/internet-archive-decentralized-web-web3-brews...
Dirt Blading!
I'm back from dirt blading at @wastelandhq Thanks to @mullingitover for capturing this special moment!
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