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Hi! I'm Nora. I post much more at @noracodes@tenforward.social.
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age verification is functionally a huge security hazard for _all_ internet users but the government will call you a danger to children if you point this out
“In October, one of Discord’s former third-party vendors suffered a data breach that exposed users’ age verification data, including images of government IDs.”
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
age verification is functionally a huge security hazard for _all_ internet users but the government will call you a danger to children if you point this out
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Also do notice, these two Supreme Court decisions dropped the *same day*:
- States can restrict online speech if it is "adult".
- The mere depiction of homosexual existence can be objectionable adult content.
A plus B equals C
- States can restrict online speech if it is "adult".
- The mere depiction of homosexual existence can be objectionable adult content.
A plus B equals C
Alito includes screenshots from the books he thinks parents should be able to bar schools from letting their children read.
June 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Also do notice, these two Supreme Court decisions dropped the *same day*:
- States can restrict online speech if it is "adult".
- The mere depiction of homosexual existence can be objectionable adult content.
A plus B equals C
- States can restrict online speech if it is "adult".
- The mere depiction of homosexual existence can be objectionable adult content.
A plus B equals C
Still waiting on Blacksky support to get back to me :(
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Still waiting on Blacksky support to get back to me :(
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it drives you insane how much erosion of freedom is justified by concern for kids when the people who actually hurt them will never face consequences
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
it drives you insane how much erosion of freedom is justified by concern for kids when the people who actually hurt them will never face consequences
Hey @stoat.chat, is there any path for moving data from a hosted to self-hosted community? Like, if my friends and I set up a stoat community, can we take our community to a self-hosted server later?
I assume not, but it's worth checking, because it'd be awesome.
I assume not, but it's worth checking, because it'd be awesome.
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Hey @stoat.chat, is there any path for moving data from a hosted to self-hosted community? Like, if my friends and I set up a stoat community, can we take our community to a self-hosted server later?
I assume not, but it's worth checking, because it'd be awesome.
I assume not, but it's worth checking, because it'd be awesome.
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I'm sorry that it's inconvenient and annoying but at some point people have to realize that "let's all rely on that one service run by one commercial company" will always lead to the same problems like with Discord right now, especially for marginalized people.
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I'm sorry that it's inconvenient and annoying but at some point people have to realize that "let's all rely on that one service run by one commercial company" will always lead to the same problems like with Discord right now, especially for marginalized people.
By the way, we told you this would happen. I've been saying this would happen for a fucking decade. You need to listen to us crazy open source fanatics because we're always eventually right.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
By the way, we told you this would happen. I've been saying this would happen for a fucking decade. You need to listen to us crazy open source fanatics because we're always eventually right.
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i want to take an SSL course and i want your tax dollars to pay for it
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
i want to take an SSL course and i want your tax dollars to pay for it
"Are you in the right headspace to receive a technical correction you might perceive as pedantic?"
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"Are you in the right headspace to receive a technical correction you might perceive as pedantic?"
Suddenly, some Bluesky people care about horizontal decentralization (that is, across multiple providers of the same service) only when Blacksky puts out a feature that is "decentralized" the same way the rest of the network is- vertically, which is to say "not."
Nice double standard there.
Nice double standard there.
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Suddenly, some Bluesky people care about horizontal decentralization (that is, across multiple providers of the same service) only when Blacksky puts out a feature that is "decentralized" the same way the rest of the network is- vertically, which is to say "not."
Nice double standard there.
Nice double standard there.
Can anyone fill me in on what happened with Link?
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Can anyone fill me in on what happened with Link?
Y'know I realized what else has been bothering me about ATProto. One of the big advantages people tout is the ability to create and own your own identity provider without being beholden to some big company. Ignoring the issues with the PLc registry, this is actually a great idea...
February 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Y'know I realized what else has been bothering me about ATProto. One of the big advantages people tout is the ability to create and own your own identity provider without being beholden to some big company. Ignoring the issues with the PLc registry, this is actually a great idea...
Its really like. "I can't believe you free software folks who use copyright as a weapon against big companies, accept degraded quality of service to avoid giving big companies power over you, use old computers to avoid having to use software you don't trust, and are largely broke, ...
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Its really like. "I can't believe you free software folks who use copyright as a weapon against big companies, accept degraded quality of service to avoid giving big companies power over you, use old computers to avoid having to use software you don't trust, and are largely broke, ...
For the record I completely agree with this. It's fine to make things that are centralized; my quarrel with Bluesky is that it lies about its centralization. Blacksky isn't doing that here.
They’re also forgetting that decentralization has no value on its own. The purpose of decentralization is *against* oppressive structures. If a community agrees on an implementation that works for the community, that’s good for them!
The protocol is not more important than the people.
The protocol is not more important than the people.
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
For the record I completely agree with this. It's fine to make things that are centralized; my quarrel with Bluesky is that it lies about its centralization. Blacksky isn't doing that here.
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Doing art badly is good and sacred
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Doing art badly is good and sacred
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A small but very deep thing that bothers me about generative AI as a shortcut to practice and work and skill is the basic assumption that it’s impossible to take pleasure in a creative pursuit that you aren’t very good at and I assure you that is not the case
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A small but very deep thing that bothers me about generative AI as a shortcut to practice and work and skill is the basic assumption that it’s impossible to take pleasure in a creative pursuit that you aren’t very good at and I assure you that is not the case
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If the world is such that people cannot practice art, I would rather change the world than change art
February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
If the world is such that people cannot practice art, I would rather change the world than change art
One of these days I should share my calendar that has 12 weeks of 30 days plus feast days for each solstice and equinox and one or two new years' days depending on if it's a leap year or not
Intercalary days >>>>>>>>>
Intercalary days >>>>>>>>>
February 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
One of these days I should share my calendar that has 12 weeks of 30 days plus feast days for each solstice and equinox and one or two new years' days depending on if it's a leap year or not
Intercalary days >>>>>>>>>
Intercalary days >>>>>>>>>
The Caleb Hammer meltdown over a total of like, 4 very valid criticisms from D'Angelo would be extremely funny if it didn't involve him calling D'Angelo slurs for _four entire hours_ on a live stream
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The Caleb Hammer meltdown over a total of like, 4 very valid criticisms from D'Angelo would be extremely funny if it didn't involve him calling D'Angelo slurs for _four entire hours_ on a live stream
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It's always a good idea
February 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
It's always a good idea
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I want everyone who has spent years in therapy wondering what is wrong with them, wondering why they had so many bad relationships, why they felt so much dread, to know that it was in part because you were living in a world run by evil, evil people and you could tell that somewhere deep down
February 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I want everyone who has spent years in therapy wondering what is wrong with them, wondering why they had so many bad relationships, why they felt so much dread, to know that it was in part because you were living in a world run by evil, evil people and you could tell that somewhere deep down
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my therapist just told me there’s nothing wrong with me it’s just that i see the world exactly as it is and it’s extremely upsetting
May 2, 2024 at 8:54 PM
my therapist just told me there’s nothing wrong with me it’s just that i see the world exactly as it is and it’s extremely upsetting
I for one am deeply grateful that D'Angelo is talking about how awful Caleb Hammer is. The Financial Audit is a vehicle for regressive rhetoric that happens to include making fun of people for being bad with money.
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I for one am deeply grateful that D'Angelo is talking about how awful Caleb Hammer is. The Financial Audit is a vehicle for regressive rhetoric that happens to include making fun of people for being bad with money.