varx - social alt @varx@cybre.space

I realized that, for me, the ability to connect with strangers is one of the selling points of Mastodon.

It's the opposite of Facebook in that regard.

One of the projects I'd like to work on this summer is finally putting together a public-facing website for myself.

I'm currently wondering about the best approach and I'm interested in input. I'm using this mini-thread to post a couple of specific questions.

Responses and / or boosts would be helpful!

I've seen this post about "Google blocking all third party email accounts starting in June" boosted quite a bit lately ( https://mastodon.honeypot.im/@digdeeper/108312690706717846 )

Please stop boosting it: the statement is untrue.

Google will continue supporting app passwords ( https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833 ). Using them requires two-step verification ( https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839 ) which you can set up with any TOTP application, no phone required.

(Citation: I use this with mutt, soon also mbsync/isync + mu4e.)

today saw that film that's won much acclaim, "All Things In All Locations In a Singular Instant". It portrays forking world-paths without count, many surpassingly odd. just think, in a distant world, our Latin script might contain a fifth glyph and not just fourth, null, sixth. a funny thought, no?

@Are0h @panina civilization sim games: this game gives you COMPLETE FREEDOM, you can shape your civilization however you like!!
also civilization sim games: oh you're not going to be a conquering empire? fuck you then

Another photoshoot with Balu, the cutest cat imaginable. This time in several shades of #infrared.
#caturday #CatsOfMastodon

Here's how I imagine Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter as having gone:
https://vimeo.com/707534581

A really toxic idea is that you shouldn't ride your bike somewhere that inconveniences drivers if there's a "perfectly good" parallel bike lane 1 or 2 blocks away.

Your time's worth as much as theirs. Don't inconvenience yourself taking that detour if you don't want to.

I have a new book out on Aleator Press! https://www.aleator.press/releases/wendit-tnce-inf it's a collection of asemic prose poems in a small handmade letterpress edition. the book was generated with code from a nanogenmo project of mine from a few years ago (source available here: https://github.com/aparrish/word-gan-book-generator)

james did such lovely work with the book design and printing. it was rewarding to work with him and I'm so glad this is finally out in the world!

Hi, everyone! I'm Cidney. I'm a freelance programmer and Linux-based game developer. I've consulted on Hero-U, Colossal Cave 3D Adventure, and other games.

I #selfhost a single-user mastodon instance, #amwriting a horror novel, and post screenshots of #indiedev stuff I'm working on. Toot s auto-expire because screencapping things out of context is creepy.

(and yay for new people fleeing the Muskverse!)

#introductions #reintroductions