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Back after giving myself a month away from Fedi.
I'll attempt to curate my experience much more, starting with this account and instance.
I want comfy things in my life - I don't need to be adding stress and angst from my online interactions. We can do better. We should do better. Including myself.
My interests cover #tech, #photography, #biking, #motorsport, #fountainpen, and other things I will no doubt need to add here when I remember.
I touch computers in my spare time and self host things. Oh yeah so #selfhosting I guess.
In my other spare time I renovate my house and do #DIY stuff.
Oh and I (used to?) play music. #Guitar I still have and sometimes play, #Saxophone I used to have a couple of decades ago, I had 6 months of Drum lessons, and played Bass for our school band in Rockquest in the late 90's.
I have never done anything that cool since.
Oh I live in New Zealand, Aotearoa.
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Profile pic by @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org
https://www.davidrevoy.com/article591/cat-bird-fenestar-abstract-avatar-generators
#nobot #NoBots
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I had an old Android phone sitting in the drawer and was able to install a free app to turn it into a remote webcam. Which then loads into Home Assistant and we can watch for pigeons, and even use motion detect if the pigeon problem is really serious.
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/android_ip_webcam/
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ALERT: Your Mastodon account is still pending verification.
To verify your Mastodon account, please post either about your pets, nature, public transport, a cool rock you found, what Linux distro you use (I use Arch BTW), your fursona, a beloved piece of retrocomputing, and/or a hot take about FOSS. 
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Using ChatGPT for HR tasks?
Think: names, salaries, medical infoā¦
You may be handing it all to OpenAI.
Review your privacy obligations, before regulators do. https://calendly.com/awo-amna-qureshi/client-enquiry?back=1&month=2025-02#AIRegulationAustralia
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@jalefkowit when my wife is sad, she buys a sword... money can buy you swords.
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Mark Wyner Wonāt Comply 
markwyner@mas.to
Hi, friends.
I wrote an article on being a Mastodon moderator. I talk about the process, our mental health, the challenges of mutual aid, and more.
It leaves me a little vulnerable, but I think itās an important story to tell.
If you like it, boosts are welcomed. If you have questions, feel free to reach out.
Okay, here goesā¦
https://markwrites.io/being-a-mastodon-moderator/
#Moderation #Moderators #Mastodon #Fediverse #MentalHealth #IAmAnxiousWritingAboutThis
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PunnO)))
ieure@retro.socialI've been using OpenStreetMap regularly since going deGoogled Android several years back, and it's gotten pretty damn good this last year or so. Used to be that even with an address, it wouldn't be able to find where you wanted to go reliably. I made an account just to add places I needed to go when they were missing.
The two trips I've taken this month, this has only happened once.
POIs still aren't as good as the corpo players, but it's easy to search the address and plop it in.
It's worth a try if you haven't taken it for a spin lately!
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Krautdragon [ Art ]
krautdragon@mastodon.socialToday I used a rotary tool for the first time. I cut Ćø5cm blank plastic christmas orbs into the shape I need for the eyes.
Honestly a bit scary. I'm surprised you don't have to keep pressing a button for it to run. I case you drop it it would then stop. No, you just switch it on and it keeps running. š³
#fursuit #furry #dragon #costume #cosplay #fursuitmaking
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FeĆ²rag
feorag@wandering.shopI suspect that I will never find out about every batshit 19th century transport , because there are always more. Like this, for example, which is powered by five tonnes of caustic soda surrounded by water. Link to English-language Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda_locomotive
https://ridesbik.es/@herrbett/114892929584207321
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jascha@ohai.socialWhen an #ADHD person says āI forgotā what we often mean is:
* I remembered 5 times but at the wrong time
* I fully planned to do it but I felt overwhelmed
* I shamed myself for not doing it that I did not do it
Edit: I wrote a neghty post about this and other ADHD symptoms and what causes them
https://jascha.wtf/living-with-adhd-between-stereotypes-and-neurobiological-reality/
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Anomnomnomaly BSC SSC
Anomnomnomaly@beige.partyI know that I need to get my life together. But I'm kinda waiting to see how quickly the world comes to an end before I consider putting in the effort.
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Tom Morris
tommorris@mastodon.socialA website getting hacked and losing 13,000 āverification photos and images of government IDsā in the same week the age verification nonsense comes into force for the #OnlineSafetyAct is fitting. Because thatās what we will see a whole lot more ofā¦ to protect the children.
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Hrefna (DHC)
hrefna@hachyderm.ioOnce more for those in the back:
The fact that LLMs can "solve" most common interview questions is damning of our interview processes, but not a sign that it can take our jobs.
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