tyil

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Free Software Enthusiast. Running a #blog and #cookbook on https://www.tyil.nl/.

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2026-05-31 07:59:50 UTC

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> moment of accountability for Shmitt.
While I agree it was a good thing, there was definitely no accountability introduced for his actions. He didn't suffer any consequences, he didn't lose any money, only a little bit of time. Hell, he probably made more money while standing there getting bood at than the entire crowd will make in the next 10 years.

2026-05-25 07:39:50 UTC

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Mastodon does suck the most out of all possible Fedi softwares in my experience. Not only in features, but hot damn does it take a lot of resources compared to its alternatives.
> provide a space to people for free
Funnily enough, the Mastodon devs are actually paid! The EU is pouring cash into it, which makes it even more ironic when you realize Mastodon is lagging on basic features (formatting, post length adjustment, quote-tooting).
> we built it.
Well... Mastodon is not really what "built" the Fediverse. The Fediverse has existed for quite some time, and to be fair, I quite enjoyed having a space for people with a free software mindset. I don't think "mass adoption" is what we should strive for per se, there's nothing wrong with having spaces with a purpose and trying to keep it that way.

2026-04-14 06:14:08 UTC

> You should use Rust if you want to create safe software
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8168-1

2026-04-10 09:50:03 UTC

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I read the thread, its mostly people who tell the EU to rethink their incredibly stupid "AI" ways, through various combinations of words.
But on the "read more, post less" sentiment, you seem to be doing a great job of not reading my questions and thinking about them, just immediately posting a witty remark. No wonder you have this idea that everyone disagrees with you, and the belief that this makes you a victim somehow.
Also, lets not forget that every selfhoster now needs to add a layer of anti-scraper protection, everyone buying computer hardware has to pay an insanely increased price, power grids being oversaturated making houses more difficult to build and thus more expensive to buy. I could go on, but surely if you just want to be able to call someone a victim, its most definitely not the "AI"-proponents being victims here.
Nowhere in "civil society" would let idiots ruing so many aspects, and when someone _finally_ says "fuck off" to the idiots, would we consider the idiots to be "victims". Get off your remarkably high horse and get a grip. You couldn't even be bothered to learn where you are.

2026-04-10 09:42:18 UTC

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You honestly think you're a victim when someone disagrees with you? 😆

2026-04-10 09:39:32 UTC

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> If they just could learn to mute or block instead of hating in mentions.
"I am a very smart and intelligent person, so I go to a place for public discussions. I cannot handle other people's opinions if they differ from mine though, so these other people should block _me_, because I am too retarded to block them."
> Mastodon
Every time.

2026-03-20 06:19:44 UTC

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There's plenty of malware shipped right from the official proprietary "store", normies never needed "apk trickery" to install their malware. This does absolutely _nothing_ for security, and exists solely to argue in court that they _technically_ still allow unverified apps to be installed.

2026-01-06 11:30:02 UTC

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Is it possible to open an issue without registering Yet Another Account?

2026-01-06 08:24:02 UTC

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The best part is that it works Just Fine(tm) in Chromium, but not in Firefox ESR. What's the big idea trying to push for more Chromium usage, @npub1fh7…ee83?

2026-01-06 08:16:21 UTC

I don't like this new #Codeberg feature...
https://misskey.s3.tyil.nl/why-wont-you-work-without-a-prefix/b114ca3f-4c7f-455d-b156-2e0d9a389098.webp

2025-12-24 08:13:17 UTC

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Could be Friendica perhaps.

2025-12-13 08:21:56 UTC

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Very sad to see the use of Discord. Surely you can do better?

2025-11-22 21:24:50 UTC

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I have heard of him, and I've heard of the slanderous lies told about him to discredit him.
If you want to throw links around, I have one for you too: https://stallmansupport.org/index.html. It actually has a [dedicated page](https://stallmansupport.org/debunking-false-accusations-against-richard-stallman.html) talking about the claims made on the site you linked, I would highly recommend reading through it!

2025-11-22 21:18:31 UTC

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I don't have your phone number so consider this toot as to be calling you, since I am not aware of the FSF ever having such a leader.

2025-11-22 07:15:39 UTC

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Linux is enshittifying just the same. If you use GNU+Linux-libre you're in the best boat, as GNU does seem to care about their users still.

2025-10-27 08:57:00 UTC

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I think hashtags are mostly a relic from lesser sites and lesser Fediverse implementations, and I definitely recognize the issues you point out with them. There's no standardization, which makes it hard to find out which ones you need to look for if you don't already know beforehand.
I find people through their interactions with other people I follow, which works fine, but obviously you need to already know some people on Fedi. TWKN is a good place otherwise, assuming you are on a reasonable instance that doesn't abide to overzealous defederation policies, but if you're on one of those instances you probably don't want to find interesting people anyway.

2025-10-27 08:42:37 UTC

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I don't find them to be annoying per se, they can be useful for discovery and thus for usability of the Fediverse. However, I do see people make 50% (or more) of their post just hashtags, and that _is_ very annoying to read through. Usually those people also don't use capitalization to make it even harder to read, and making it near impossible for assistive technologies to make anything coherent out of it.

2025-10-06 11:54:23 UTC

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"Fuck fascists (and everyone else we mistakenly believe to be the enemy"
I wonder how many innocent people they have to harass before they learn to step back and think for a few seconds about what they're doing...

2025-09-29 06:49:05 UTC

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You could, but why take a solved problem and add tremendous complexity to it? Not everything needs to be "new" and "changed", in fact there is a _lot_ of value in keeping things simple and stable.

2025-07-22 08:41:36 UTC

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There is indeed no debate about racism, and the reality that you are a racist person. It would however be interesting to me to see why you think your kind of racism is good, while thinking other people's racism is bad.

2025-07-22 08:31:25 UTC

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So there's a certain thing that can or cannot be happening to a certain group of people, with the only defining trait for that group of people being their race? But according to you it is not racism?
Can you give me your definition of racism, as it seems to be wildly out of touch with reality.

2025-07-22 05:04:54 UTC

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> which is a thing white people do a lot
I was with you until you made it unnecessarily racist for some reason.

2025-05-21 14:30:46 UTC

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Theo's reasoning is mostly "here is a base install that can't do anything at all. This is security. Anything else you install is not our fault therefore it is not a _real_ security issue in OpenBSD"

2025-05-21 14:13:14 UTC

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Install Gentoo

2025-03-07 13:19:06 UTC

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We are truly living in the worst times. Let's hope #Ladybird or #Verso become truly viable options soon!

2025-02-27 15:39:39 UTC

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There's two projects as far as I'm aware that started "recently", that may bring some hope to the web browser world: [verso](https://github.com/versotile-org/verso), and [Ladybird](https://ladybird.org/#about). The web browser engine Servo (used by verso) could also be used as the foundation for other browsers, such as QuteBrowser. While we wait, I too have moved to LibreWolf. It still is Firefox in the end, and keeping it "sane" will be harder as time goes on.
Mozilla has been lacking in its vision for a while now, but making a modern browser is quite hard, in part due to Mozilla's actions as well. Its such a shame since Firefox used to be an amazing browser for users, and Mozilla was an inspiration to many I'm sure.

2025-01-21 13:00:07 UTC

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I don't have any numbers to argue whether that's true or not either way.
However, if a few big ones are dominating right now, that's a very big concern. You're just recreating the issues the big proprietary platforms have but with extra steps. I would like to not actively plan to introduce those kinds of problems, so I would still call for less donations to megaservers, and using the few bucks instead to spin up more small servers. For 5 bucks you can easily host 10-20 people, so if you're the technical guy in your friends group, be that friend that hosts for them.

2025-01-21 09:02:25 UTC

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So pardoning your family and allies at the last second is okay, but doing it upfront is evil?

2025-01-17 03:55:02 UTC

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I was under the impression most Fediverse communities operate just on the whims of some guy hosting a server for his friends. The _megaservers_ need donations to sustain themselves, but in general we shouldn't have megaservers to begin with anyway. The Fediverse strives on a large number of small instances, not a small number of large instances.
Reminder to self-host a Fediverse instance, and to spread out across the platform if you're able to.

2025-01-11 08:24:43 UTC

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#JavaScript is generally an absolute mess. Its not designed well in any way, shape or form. LLMs won't improve this, either. Just avoid Javascript, and your need for LLMs will disappear (assuming you _are_ a competent developer).

2025-01-01 08:39:06 UTC

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If your main communication platform is #Discord, nobody can take it seriously if they care about the free software aspect.
I mean, the getting started page literally says you need to read the CoC and then join Discord. How can you even take _yourself_ seriously...

2024-12-24 09:00:37 UTC

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> Not everything has to be shit.
You can help here by realizing #Mastodon is just a part of what makes the #Fediverse great. There's many more alternatives, many of them older than Mastodon, and most of them better in several ways too. Please help in making the Fediverse less shit by understanding more of it.

2024-12-20 12:22:02 UTC

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Nah, just stop using a shitty proprietary platform that doesn't give a single flying shit about you. You're already on the #Fediverse, surely you've noticed you are more free here than on any other proprietary social media platform. Why stop there, why not ditch proprietary video platforms too, and use free video platforms instead? Be the change you want to see in this world!

2024-12-20 08:19:56 UTC

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The Internet _does_ enable content more free than Television, YouTube doesn't. Just get out of those walled gardens to enjoy the wide open fields for you to post whatever you feel like.

2024-12-06 08:08:15 UTC

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You'd be amazed how many people still defend Mozilla and their bullshittery 😕

2024-09-30 04:22:29 UTC

I genuinely don't understand how corporate marketing teams have convinced the majority of people that making copies of bits of data is "theft". Does this show the power of corporate marketing, or the stupidity of the average person?

2024-09-26 10:03:27 UTC

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> I also find that the allegations of misconduct are believable and likely true
Even if they are "likely true", they are no more than allegations, and I don't ascribe to handing out "justice" over mere allegations.
> Moreover I do not feel that he is entitled to a position of power and that accepting responsibility for his actions likely means stepping down from that position indefinitely. Forgiveness is not absolution from consequence.
That's fair, and I agree with the last statement. I would agree the FSF does need a new leader, regardless, as Stallman is not a god and he too will die at some point. I don't think we should force him out over accusations with no plan on how to continue the legacy of the FSF, though.

2024-09-26 09:53:30 UTC

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I disagree with Stallman on many things, especially politics. I think people who are wronged should definitely be able to speak up, but I honestly find it a little stupid to believe either party without question.
As a question to you, is there anything Stallman could do to absolve him of his sins? Even if there is no credible accusation that ever turned into an actual case over the span of 40 years, you seem to have already condemned him with no way to ever return from the abyss.

2024-09-26 09:51:06 UTC

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(1) no, he didn't, he confirmed they were together and that he "expressed despair". He does not confirm he told a woman that she must date him under the threat of suicide.
(2) As stated elsewhere, the existence of accusations does not imply guilt in my mind.

2024-09-26 09:48:53 UTC

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The only pattern is _accusations_, from people who are no less nor more reliable than Stallman is himself. I don't think that we should judge people over the existence of mere accusations.

2024-09-26 09:47:20 UTC

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> I'm not prepared to take him at his word regarding his intention
But you are prepared to take the other side at their word. Don't you think this discrepancy is unfair?

2024-09-26 09:46:25 UTC

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The fact we're having this discussion goes to show he wasn't understood clearly at all.
As a fellow autist, I can confirm that misunderstanding the way I speak and otherwise express myself can and will in many situations lead to bad situations that were not intended at all. Its very hard to say the right thing in the right tone at the right time. I think some humanity in this situation would go a long way, don't assume he must be doing or saying things because he's evil.

2024-09-26 09:43:27 UTC

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>You are responsible for how other people interpret your speech
That's very dangerous territory. Interpretations vary wildly by tone, context, culture, and probably many other factors I cannot comprehend in my small mind. It is impossible to take all of this in consideration.
Intent is what matters a lot more to me (and most legal systems), and from the apology I can read, there was no harmful intent from Stallman's side.

2024-09-26 09:30:45 UTC

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> it's women's responsibility to make him feel desirable
I don't see Stallman making this claim.
> it's totally okay to threaten to kill himself if a woman doesn't desire him
Stallman explicitly says he apologizes if that is how he was interpreted. He's not saying its okay at all.
He's acknowledges only he was a man in despair due to his lacklustre dating experiences at the time, which I'm sure many (young) men, especially in today's dating app world, can relate to. He doesn't say that this is good or bad, just that this is how he was feeling. I think he's very much allowed to feel bad about his dating experience, kicking him while he's down on his luck seems like the morally wrong thing to do.

2024-09-26 09:27:40 UTC

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He acknowledges that she might have interpreted it that way, which seems reasonable. It acknowledges that multiple people can interpret a situation or expression in different ways. He says he would not have interpreted it that way himself.
I am unsure why he should be responsible for other people interpreting him in a way he did not intend.

2024-09-26 09:21:24 UTC

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I'm not sure how this is an acknowledgement that Stallman has tried to get people to be with him under the threat of suicide. Stallman explains that he never intended this, but if it came across this way he does feel sorry about that. Sounds like someone took one of his remarks wrong, and decided to make a big deal out of it when it became hip to shit on Stallman.
Is trying to be a good person and apologize _even when you didn't do anything wrong_ somehow an acknowledgement of being wrong? This kind of reasoning makes no sense to me. If this is what you're arguing, you're arguing to never _ever_ try to be a better person, because the hate mob will use this as "evidence" of wrongdoing.

2024-09-26 07:01:00 UTC

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> I have a problem with him telling students that if they don’t go on a date with him he will kill himself
Man, this one is new. Any source for this claim?

2024-08-15 10:45:14 UTC

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They are technically, but don't allow newlines, making them useless for anything beyond extremely simple statements. I want to be able to define a proper function, but anonymously.
#Perl has had it for a long while. #Javascript has them, #PHP, #Ruby (iirc). #Python is pretty much the last one of "modern" languages to not have anything serious for it. Why?

2024-08-15 10:33:05 UTC

Why does #Python still not have anonymous functions in 2024?

2024-08-12 14:05:54 UTC

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I like not having blockchains, blockchain "technology" is a meme looking for a problem it can (expensively) solve. But I generally like the web to be a bit more static. Rather than looking for ways to make code more trustworthy, I'd rather just not have random code running at all. The irony is that I'm using #MissKey as my #Fediverse client :^)

2024-08-12 07:13:55 UTC

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https://developer.tbd.website/projects/web5/
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