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Research professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. Co-director of the Flux Research Group: https://www.flux.utah.edu. I build research […]

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@gnomon zfs, fwiw
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Lawful neutral: The filesystem is a database
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
@ives squad goals
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
December 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
@mackuba.eu @thisismissem One thing I realized BTW about my message up the thread about most people not moving for moderation reasons: what I meant was for reasons of being afraid (real or perceived) that their own stuff will be taken down (ie. most of what can happen at the PDS). Of course […]
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discuss.systems
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
@thisismissem @mackuba.eu excellent point, hadn't thought of that one.

I assume you are interested in a European instance mainly for reasons of legal jurisdiction? Or is it performance or something else?
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
@mayintoronto I didn't either. But I learned something in the process. My kid claimed it's a gay song, and I looked it up and yeah I guess it is
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@julian @thisismissem @snarfed.org I would recommend reading the article, it's not very long
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
@mackuba.eu @thisismissem Going back to the 'protocols not platforms' paper the idea is that providers would be able to compete on something to attract users. AFAICT, the things a PDS can compete on in the atproto design are:

1) Cost
2) Storage limits
3) Reliability
4) Moderation, kind of […]
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discuss.systems
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
well okay, for a movie about immortality that sure did end

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Surely in 100 years there is no way to figure out how to get through that door

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I actually kind of dig the immortal torment they are building up to for this guy, not bad

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
... and Giles grew up to be David Bowie, the end

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
So uh yeah that was just as fucking stupid an idea as it seemed

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
That was actually amazing

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
LOL THE FUCKING GUINEA PIG!

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
lol the arthritis ad I just got gives a clue to what might happen during an eternal lifetime

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I wonder what they alive guy under the car is up to (yes I know, it's obvious)

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Oh my god are we going to spend the rest of this movie badgering the woman into this shit

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Is there, like, a water cooler down here or something?

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"I bet her asphyx is HOT" - this dude, probably

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I like to think that the guinea pig will be chasing him through the world, asking for carrots, forever

#Monsterdon
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM