Jay

Developer, designer, writer living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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2024-07-23 20:52:38

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@npub1ua7…rrg3 What did he find unusable about the Fediverse? (I mean, where to begin, right — I’m very sympathetic to people who find it too frustrating, but curious if he had a specific issue.)

2024-07-03 01:29:25

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@npub175x…2fat 😡

2024-07-03 01:07:13

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@npub175x…2fat Here’s that WSJ video he references:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=z-fxfuWhff0

2024-07-02 22:30:16

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@npub1psa…xhme What I mean is, I thought domains had to be moderator-approved for those author chips to show up? Is your domain approved?

2024-07-02 22:28:14

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@npub1psa…xhme How did you get your domain approved?

2024-07-02 21:57:04

Wait this Ladybird thing isn’t even about non-binary gender-neutral pronouns, it’s just about the idea that people other than men will be building your software: “they” as in “he or she,” not “they” as in “xe.” That is some vintage chauvinism right there.

2024-07-02 21:07:45

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@npub1xau…wkn6 That raises an interesting question: Does “fediverse” refer only to ActivityPub?

2024-07-02 19:43:16

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It would be very interesting to see #Bluesky support this OpenGraph tag, too, even for Bluesky handles.

2024-07-02 19:29:02

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Here's an extremely quick-and-dirty way to get this new Mastodon author OpenGraph meta tag on your #WordPress site.
Note that this currently only works for pre-approved domains, so you won't see your little author icon chip just yet.
https://pastebin.com/dHmMDGAe

2024-07-02 19:14:26

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This uses a new OpenGraph tag:
<meta name="fediverse:creator" content="@npub1xzm…eykm" />

2024-07-02 19:09:53

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> Of course, it’s also part of Mastodon’s API, so we expect to see support among the vast array of third party apps for Mastodon as well.
This is very cool.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/highlighting-journalism-on-mastodon/

2024-07-02 18:00:50

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@npub1dxk…08te It’s something I never buy because I hate the idea of carrying it around in the airport. I think my airline sells inflatable ones inflight.
I saw this “Trtl” neck support that looked cool, but still bulky.

2024-07-02 17:55:09

I have a nearly 5-hour flight soon. Any tips or advice?

2024-07-02 17:06:54

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@npub1dxg…lv39 Gosh I wonder how many people recognize this reference

2024-07-02 16:27:00

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@npub1433…hzvv That’s reassuring; thanks!

2024-07-02 16:09:27

Does #Threads have domain blocking for fediverse replies? Are they already blocking, say, Oliphant Tier 0? If not, that could get real ugly real fast.
If hateful, abusive replies from the worst fediverse servers are what people are seeing after they turn on Threads federation, and if this is their first exposure to the fediverse, this could turn them off to it permanently.

2024-07-02 15:21:23

What is "conservative" about allowing presidents to do whatever they want?

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Biden seizing the opportunity to be on primetime TV again and trying to look normal?

2024-07-01 22:04:37

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I became a Mac user because of Coda @npub107w…vhcd

2024-07-01 22:03:08

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@npub1khp…8q6w Either because he doesn’t know any others, or because they’re the ones viewers are most likely to recognize. Franklin was a surprise, I don’t think a lot of laypeople know that one by name.

2024-07-01 21:57:25

This is cute but it seems like whenever people try to turn Futura into clothing/costume, they just think “Oh, like ‘futuristic,’” even though Futura evokes the mid 20th century more than anything else.
#typography
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8aIcZ1N_Hq/

2024-07-01 21:19:35

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@npub1l6r…z9r0 Is that the same stand in both photos? Which stand is it?

2024-07-01 17:22:10

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@npub1dxk…08te How would you feel about it if we knew somehow that there was a perfectly effective way to block LLMs?

2024-07-01 16:18:20

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The more effective way of diminishing the value of LLMs is to neither use them nor patronize content makers who do.
As soon as you generate an image, or a summary, or ask ChatGPT a question, you've added more value to LLMs than you possibly could by blocking them from your website.

2024-07-01 15:53:22

I don't like AI slop seeping into every crevice of our online (and, increasingly, offline) lives, but I also don't think blocking LLM crawlers on my personal sites will do anything to quell the deluge or reduce the value of these LLMs to a remotely measurable degree.
Even if every single person who felt inclined to block LLM crawlers did so, I don't think LLMs would be suddenly starved for data.
It seems like a silly exercise to me.

2024-07-01 12:36:58

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@npub1l54…3lye “Then pick your man and see what happens.”

2024-06-30 01:18:41

BulbHead...you've done it again...

2024-06-30 00:00:31

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Is this person Lord Baltimore?

2024-06-29 23:58:55

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Oh and then at the bottom corner it says “Can’t wait to meet you IRL.” In this person going to meet me??
And “IRL” is handwritten over a blank line, like it had to be filled in. What else might have gone there? “Can’t wait to meet you in ___.” What is the premise here?

2024-06-29 23:55:39

This ad has been in the Harvard Square T station for years and it drives me crazy because the most prominent pitch in the whole thing is that Baltimore has some vintage shop that got a groovy suit one day.
“Come to where there might be a shop that has a vintage suit on a mannequin that kind of makes you softly chuckle when you notice it in the window. Baltimore Fever!!”
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/702/608/849/196/332/original/17104d8cb1af7c90.jpeg

2024-06-29 16:26:49

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@npub1nxq…pjyu Yeah good call

2024-06-29 15:36:37

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@npub1hrf…p72x No no — “Shining.”
Dropping the “The” is one of the cleverest things about it.

2024-06-29 15:35:09

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Actually I take it back, Dune is squarely a fantasy novel, not sci-fi.

2024-06-29 15:22:32

I'm not well-versed in fantasy novels, but I am so curious about the possible subgenre of fantasy that eschews the conventions of Tolkien -- something that isn't vaguely in the middle ages with dragons and wizards and stuff. Who has been able to successfully do this? I guess Dune counts?, but when something is set in the future it's suddenly "sci-fi", not "fantasy."
Are there any fantasy novels that take place in present day, but aren't still just like Tolkien characters hanging at the mall?

2024-06-29 14:53:14

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This seems to be fixed in Release 197 #Safari #macOS

2024-06-29 13:10:54

Thank you Vulture for listing “Clue” first in this headline. Martin Mull will always be Colonel Mustard to me.
https://www.vulture.com/article/martin-mull-death-clue-arrested-development.html

2024-06-28 22:06:12

Media Log: The Beast (2023)
Yes, those are clips from Harmony Korine's "Trash Humpers" in there.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/the-beast-2023/
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
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2024-06-28 19:40:08

At the PiercingPiercing Pagoda
Just wait here while I get a soda

2024-06-28 12:41:24

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2024-06-28 12:29:15

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2024-06-28 04:20:04

If Trump wins in 2024 I'm going to go live in the woods

2024-06-28 04:10:36

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@npub1td4…q4cm I can’t put my finger on it. To me they all kind of look “mushy.”

2024-06-28 04:09:20

New Democratic vice presidential nominee: Phoebe Waller-Bridge

2024-06-28 03:34:27

Democratic presidential nominee Stormy Daniels

2024-06-27 00:18:06

Alex Trebek should be on Mount Rushmore, it’s time we add someone

2024-06-26 18:24:13

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@npub177f…fdyp I'm so glad I learned about and started paying attention to dew point, it's the only true indicator of how comfortable it will be outside

2024-06-26 17:17:01

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@npub17r6…j2zf Bloomberg has some, too: https://flipboard.com/@bloomberg/business-oojh6r0lz/-/a-1fekCT5BSHKfY0pJ5R8AzA%3Aa%3A3195391-%2F0

2024-06-26 17:13:59

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@npub17r6…j2zf Whoa crazy, thanks! I’m surprised it was that quick!

2024-06-26 16:26:00

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@npub1sj0…5y0h Based on their "clarification," I think it's just a bet that not enough people will care, and that bet paid off in spades.

2024-06-26 16:23:53

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@npub1sj0…5y0h Yeah, I only noticed they looked weirdly "off," but as I was watching it, I didn't know if it was because that period aesthetic is just hard to capture, or if it was AI.

2024-06-26 16:22:20

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@npub1dxk…08te Yeah it had the skeleton (ha) of a good movie, but I just don't think it executed it well.

2024-06-26 16:21:41

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@npub1dxk…08te Hey at least those gratuitous cheap-o tape noise filters weren't AI!

2024-06-26 16:18:58

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@npub1sj0…5y0h Right, they're making money hand-over-fist now, just fix it! Shell out the one or two grand it would take to pay a real artist to re-do these and just put them in!

2024-06-26 15:43:19

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@npub1ejs…mfx9 I think because the home timeline is strictly chronological, if something doesn’t get boosted fairly quickly and repeatedly, it can easily disappear beneath the deluge of new posts.

2024-06-26 15:28:50

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This “clarification” is BS:
“In conjunction with our amazing graphics and production design team, all of whom worked tirelessly to give this film the 70s aesthetic we had always imagined, we experimented with AI for three still images which we edited further and ultimately appear as very brief interstitials in the film. […] We can’t wait for everyone to see it for themselves this weekend.”

2024-06-26 15:16:31

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Also, I didn’t think it was that good. If you’re considering boycotting it, I don’t think you’ll be missing much.

2024-06-26 14:04:32

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@npub107w…vhcd What about "The Founders Room"?? https://blog.panic.com/the-panic-office/

2024-06-25 04:26:21

I hope everybody realizes bubbles will still be green with #RCS support in #iOS18? Any weird hangups or insecurities people have about that won’t go away, but it will mean you can send a video to the family chat without it getting crunched to hell.

2024-06-25 04:11:46

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@npub1tax…v2yk Thank you! Those Saturday afternoons in front of the TV have finally paid off

2024-06-25 04:02:00

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@npub1tax…v2yk I know I’m killing the joke by doing this but I couldn’t resist
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/675/265/685/946/476/original/05873c4b1505a41c.mp3

2024-06-25 02:54:13

Ok is the “Berwyn” reference in Late Night with the Devil a #Svengoolie shoutout??

2024-06-25 02:52:25

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@npub1tax…v2yk Give me 48 hours

2024-06-25 02:38:22

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@npub1sj0…5y0h I thought the core Win 95 install disc had it on there, no? Buddy Holly, I remember that.

2024-06-24 22:18:38

Not NEARLY enough has been made about the fact that Trump abbreviated the ten commandments as "TTC," this is riotous to me

2024-06-24 21:14:02

A good reminder when running #WordPress to install *as few plugins as possible*: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/06/supply-chain-attack-on-wordpress-plugins-affects-as-many-as-36000-sites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

2024-06-24 18:59:28

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@npub1lux…tdu5 This is much better than the burglars analogy, I think. Burglars by definition don't respect your belongings, but there are some LLM scrapers that do respect your robots.txt (as far as I know?).

2024-06-24 18:47:02

Gosh who remembers these Windows 95 desktop themes from "Microsoft Plus!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etfqsh3lWrU
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/673/083/994/179/952/original/674f043eaa5b875c.png

2024-06-24 03:12:42

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Why do all male nerds want their desk to look like the front window of a vape shop

2024-06-24 02:42:15

Some people might be too young to remember just how obsessed the world was with "morphing" technology in the early 90s. Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video was the archetypal example and a years-long craze ensued.

2024-06-24 02:04:22

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It's so hard to find keyboard parts when what you want is something that looks like a Model M: the ur-Keyboard, the Platonic Keyboard. I want two shades of gray with black Helvetica or Univers legends and no goofy nonsense.

2024-06-24 01:58:10

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To paraphrase a Mitch Hedberg joke, I like keyboards, but I just don't ever want to be referred to as a "keyboard enthusiast.”

2024-06-24 01:37:15

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I'm thinking I should go with this?: https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v1-qmk-via-custom-mechanical-keyboard?variant=40532670677081

2024-06-24 01:16:52

Researching #keyboards is so unnecessarily tedious. What should I get if I just want a well-made barebones hot-swappable tenkeyless wired #keyboard, preferably in white and with no LEDs?

2024-06-23 21:27:33

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@npub1wjj…xnw7 It's bad news for a movie when Heather Graham's acting isn't among the worst things about it.

2024-06-23 21:10:35

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@npub1wjj…xnw7 I truly know nothing about this guy, but he was a guest on Joe Bob for this movie and he was absolutely insufferable.

2024-06-23 20:38:53

Media Log: Suitable Flesh (2023)
Watched: Jun 21, 2024
Featured on "The Last Drive-in." Lousy film.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/suitable-flesh-2023/
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
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2024-06-23 20:26:03

Media Log: Codeine – Dessau (2022)
Listened: Jun 21, 2024
Nobody sounds quite like Codeine.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/codeine-dessau-2022/
#NowListening #music #MediaLog
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2024-06-23 20:20:31

Media Log: Grand Prix (1966)
Watched: Jun 22, 2024
Saw this on an original 35mm print that was so faded, it was basically monochrome magenta-and-black. R.I.P. François Hardy.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/grand-prix-1966/
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
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2024-06-23 20:19:15

Media Log: The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Watched: Jun 15, 2024
Caught this on Svengoolie.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/the-pit-and-the-pendulum-1961/
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
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2024-06-23 20:18:44

Media Log: Run Lola Run (1998)
Watched: Jun 14, 2024
Seen this half a dozen times, but never in the theater, and brought a friend who had never seen it.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/run-lola-run-1998/
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
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2024-06-23 20:18:03

Media Log: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Watched: Jun 12, 2024
Caught this on 70mm, part of the same 70mm/widescreen program that I first saw it at last year. It's long, but it's so beautiful that it's a breeze to just kick back and luxuriate in.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/lawrence-of-arabia-1962/
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
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2024-06-23 20:17:24

Media Log: The Professionals (1966)
Watched: Jun 11, 2024
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/667/777/026/896/359/original/9d4eda0aa7f554af.jpg

2024-06-23 13:40:48

I'm gonna start a Billy Idol cover band called Billy Idol-ish

2024-06-22 15:50:55

@npub1gsr…3x5j is on Mastodon!!
#music

2024-06-22 14:38:32

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@npub1dxk…08te ATProto 👀

2024-06-22 14:24:16

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@npub1kj2…kt8a “Then, on Thursday, heart one of his friend’s gym selfies on Instagram.”

2024-06-22 03:37:31

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Was it Hereditary or did it start before that?

2024-06-22 03:37:00

Which movie started the trend of playing an old upbeat folk song during the final credits of a horror movie? #mutantFam #theLastDriveIn

2024-06-21 22:38:47

Codeine are so fucking cool https://codeineband.bandcamp.com/album/dessau

2024-06-21 16:35:05

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@npub18ue…rvpr Nope! It’s great.

2024-06-21 16:32:47

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@npub18ue…rvpr I have a separate Google profile where I’m logged into my Google account when I need to do Google stuff, so that Google isn’t tracking me during my regular browsing.

2024-06-20 20:04:50

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@npub1q5n…vwcn I think this will happen for any app with a length for which this makes sense. Try making Home Screen apps from websites with titles of varying/increasing lengths, and you can watch the tracking get squished to hell.

2024-06-20 13:41:30

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@npub12ue…mgm6 Yes, but connectivity is not the only bad thing about smart TVs. The menu system is a nightmare and it won't ever let you forget that it wants desperately to be on the internet. I don't want apps on my TV.

2024-06-20 13:34:28

Wirecutter got asked to recommend a non-smart TV. Their recommendations? Two smart TVs: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/ask-wirecutter-dumb-tvs/

2024-06-18 21:04:56

Always always always double-check what you see on the internet.