Jay 🆘

Art-house goon

Developer, designer, writer, and @wmbr DJ living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ex-@tinymixtapes

· webdev · vim · movies · music · uspol · design · typography · wordpress ·

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Last Notes

2026-03-20 01:02:25 UTC

Are there any modern versions of #DND that are compatible with the early TSR modules?

2026-02-21 22:40:52 UTC

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@nprofile…5dxw
This entire video in one image.
BUY MOVIES.
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/116/111/025/713/226/792/original/41a915af3b339735.png

2026-02-21 22:33:38 UTC

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@nprofile…5dxw This guy's first mistake is expecting high quality from streaming

2026-02-07 20:49:28 UTC

Calling a spade a spade #USPol
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/116/031/315/096/993/670/original/a421ef87b256e9ab.jpeg

2026-02-05 14:37:43 UTC

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@nprofile…f9qu What’s the easiest way to install this?

2026-01-25 04:11:38 UTC

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@nprofile…xzf6 Check the web interface, if you aren’t already? Sometimes there are filtered notifications that are only visible there.

2026-01-16 16:32:18 UTC

What the hell? Who is this for?
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/905/733/217/590/795/original/a38f82cdb17b4af8.jpeg

2026-01-09 20:07:08 UTC

Is there a desktop GUI for (a) writing markdown files and (b) compiling them into static HTML, for upload to a server? Like Hugo/Jekyll/11ty, but a GUI, including a text editor / compose window. This should exist.

2025-08-09 03:30:53 UTC

One of the troubles with LLMs is that bad output is worth *literally less than nothing.*
It is *costly* to triage and double-check their work when it's wrong, and the uncertainty becomes a psychic burden of vigilance that lingers even when it's *right*.

2025-07-12 23:12:04 UTC

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@nprofile…y5sz @nprofile…0uvs Right, it seems to me that any Mastodon instance that serves users in the UK will have to either verify ages or outright ban IPs from that region, if they don't want to be hit with a multi-million-pound fine.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68225707
I've been frustrated to see some reactions to this Bluesky news that claim that it's happening because (a) Bluesky is a US company and/or (b) Bluesky is centralized or VC-funded.

2025-06-27 09:03:23 UTC

Has anybody built a UI for browsing longform writing over #ActivityPub?

2025-05-27 03:21:47 UTC

OMG NATHAN

2025-05-07 12:21:47 UTC

What's the best bar or bar scene in a movie?

2025-05-06 01:52:30 UTC

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@nprofile…90pa Sorry to be in your mentions again, I didn’t mean for you to get tagged.
I appreciate the creation of the alert hashtag but I didn’t see anything about tonight’s movie under that hashtag or any related hashtag.

2025-05-06 00:07:25 UTC

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@nprofile…t2hj Oh gosh right, I keep forgetting about the google doc, I keep expecting them to be announced on Mastodon

2025-04-08 21:32:35 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF-_Sh9u30Y

2025-04-08 03:07:46 UTC

I'd be satisfied if the reason ActivityPub succeeds over ATProto is that it's just way easier to implement.

2025-03-29 03:38:50 UTC

If things are going to be this terrible can we at least have Get Your War On back please?

2025-03-26 19:57:27 UTC

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@nprofile…gquy Thanks. How can I “follow” them for updates?

2025-03-26 19:53:41 UTC

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@nprofile…gquy Thank you! Who’s organizing this?

2025-03-26 19:24:46 UTC

> A man with a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks "Can I call the police?" before being told "We're the police."
Jesus fucking christ
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-03-26/tufts-international-graduate-student-taken-into-ice-custody

2025-03-25 20:12:54 UTC

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@nprofile…ecuj He should still be able to publish 0.12.4a or something, with just the security patch, I would hope? #Pixelfed

2025-03-11 01:23:21 UTC

Gang, it’s me. I’m the Fediverse Chick

2025-03-09 23:48:51 UTC

Boy, I remember when Hacker News used to look like this! Time flies!
https://indieweb.social/@cybercultural/114133727463455717

2025-03-09 05:01:51 UTC

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@nprofile…y6g5 How do you write this language? I’m so mesmerized by it.

2025-03-09 03:39:23 UTC

Media Log: Silkwood (Mike Nichols, 1983)
Watched: Mar 8, 2025
Good movie, but I was stunned by this ABC Motion Pictures logo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0DqBbW0j-g
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/130/391/073/992/976/original/1d495d790f16bd6e.jpg

2025-03-06 01:00:47 UTC

ActivityPub just doesn't seem right for blogs, doesn't anybody feel the same way? It's just weird. We can have #ActivityPub *and* #RSS.

2025-03-04 01:12:02 UTC

I have an idea for a new kind of pomodoro method, where you can do whatever you want for 25 minutes, then for five minutes you have to do nothing. Really truly nothing, just sitting quietly and unfocusing your eyes.

2025-03-02 05:24:51 UTC

Media Log: The Funhouse (Tobe Hooper, 1981)
Watched: Mar 1, 2025
Not a “good” movie, but jeez that ending. Part of a Mahoning Drive-In Road Show 35mm triple feature.
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/091/169/446/702/878/original/c224e91494bdaa90.jpg

2025-03-01 16:08:30 UTC

Anybody have any favorite self-hosted bookmark apps? I'm looking into #Linkding for its small footprint and active community.
I recently tried to switch from #Pinboard to #GoodLinks and I'm not super happy with it.

2025-03-01 00:54:18 UTC

Wow -- you may know that many scrubbers on iOS natively support "slide up to increase granularity of scrubbing." But while scrubbing through a podcast just now, I noticed this gesture works on an #iPod Nano from 2017 as well.

2025-02-28 01:22:30 UTC

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@nprofile…7y0w I love this typeface they’ve been using — it’s like Optima Bold but smushier?
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/078/891/819/793/955/original/e5d2277eb5b16036.jpeg

2025-02-28 00:49:10 UTC

There's an "Alien 7-Film Collection" on sale for $40 right now on iTunes

2025-02-27 17:24:16 UTC

Is there a book about, like, how to communicate in a remote team? How to write emails and email subjects, how to write documentation, how to effectively use group chat. I feel like we all just do these things with absolutely no guides or best practices. Something friendly, approachable, broad, and non-technical.

2025-02-26 18:34:32 UTC

Whoa, dude! This company totally gets my vibe 🛹 🚬 🖕
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/071/625/223/649/109/original/54a91f6459346702.jpeg

2025-02-26 02:23:30 UTC

Media Log: It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, but the Society in Which He Lives (1971)
Watched: Feb 25, 2025
One of the most formally unconventional movies I’ve seen. An essay in the structure of a nature documentary, with the barest of plots and what little dialog there was entirely dubbed with seemingly different words.
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/067/807/262/681/746/original/bae46316cd4cfb48.jpg

2025-02-25 16:23:37 UTC

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@nprofile…73nu “vegan leather” is the most bonkers euphemism for “plastic”

2025-02-25 02:50:56 UTC

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@nprofile…n8ae SHIP IT

2025-02-24 22:18:04 UTC

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@nprofile…tj75 All the photos I've seen of it are this blue color. Obviously this is not representative of every model that was made, but I wouldn't put it past the production designers to paint the thing brown because they wanted it to be brown.

2025-02-24 21:53:52 UTC

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I'd love to know more about that watch, too.

2025-02-24 21:21:10 UTC

Somewhat bizarrely, that single-page microsite from Last Week Tonight is running on WordPress. This could have been a single index.html with like 30 lines of CSS.
https://johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

2025-02-24 20:56:29 UTC

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@nprofile…tj75 Oh yeah I remember that! Great movie.

2025-02-24 20:07:38 UTC

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@nprofile…tj75 I was only able to identify the make and model because an internet search for “Ricken’s typewriter” only returns a handful of results (?!!???!?), including this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGErjVBu-j3/
My favorite comment: “Looks more like a Volkswagen”

2025-02-24 19:46:37 UTC

We need to talk about Ricken’s typewriter #RickensTypewriter #Severance
(It seems to be an Optima M16.)
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/060/584/283/999/180/original/294794ed91906878.jpeg

2025-02-24 19:03:56 UTC

#Mastodon desperately needs a new logo, this is an embarrassment.
https://mastodon.world/@exchgr/114060085941549797

2025-02-24 17:59:34 UTC

We need to talk about Ricken’s typewriter #RickensTypewriter #Severance
(It seems to be an Optima M16.)

2025-02-24 14:08:37 UTC

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@nprofile…7y0w @nprofile…q6te Not to mention — waffles/cake??

2025-02-24 04:13:03 UTC

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@nprofile…j3kp @nprofile…73zc LOL people are doing a “#WrongFrogs” watch

2025-02-24 04:11:09 UTC

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@nprofile…ekkm @nprofile…5aw3 I’m wrong — it’s by @nprofile…kez8

2025-02-24 03:11:27 UTC

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@nprofile…7y0w @nprofile…q6te It’s “bureaucratically sinister”

2025-02-24 01:37:11 UTC

Please enjoy this extremely groovy gem of a musical number hidden in "War of the Gargantuas" https://vimeo.com/1059572385

2025-02-23 21:21:27 UTC

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@nprofile…uvxq She's so big!

2025-02-23 02:13:14 UTC

I haven't seen the movie in many years but I still get this song stuck in my head at times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=TfC2OatW4sQ

2025-02-21 00:06:23 UTC

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@nprofile…uccg I saw a comment on Discogs that led me to believe they have had a small but enthusiastic following up to this point. Maybe I didn’t listen to the lyrics closely enough

2025-02-20 22:57:32 UTC

Media Log: Horsegirl – Phonetics On and On (Matador, 2025)
Listened: Feb 20, 2025
Pleasant if forgettable jangle-pop, produced by Cate le Bon.
#NowListening #music #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/038/685/774/803/978/original/0f4e349de4a1ada5.jpeg

2025-02-19 17:53:31 UTC

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@nprofile…d6u5 It not my repo actually! Just spreading the word and causing some extra inbox dings for @nprofile…xan9

2025-02-19 17:29:51 UTC

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@nprofile…d6u5 Thanks for the help! Would you be willing to write a short blog or something about the extra steps you had to take?

2025-02-19 02:25:00 UTC

Bob Balaban and Alia Shawkat??

2025-02-19 00:51:01 UTC

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@nprofile…0z8r Then Amazon won't let you download them, I'm afraid. The purpose of the download is to allow you to transfer to your Kindle over USB.

2025-02-19 00:37:11 UTC

Media Log: Sarah Mary Chadwick – Messages to God (2023)
Kill Rock Stars forever. This is some serious sad-sack music that I need right now.
#NowListening #music #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/027/753/019/086/283/original/3db3f46d9011427b.jpeg

2025-02-18 23:12:03 UTC

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@nprofile…3fjt Oh man, drag!

2025-02-18 23:04:33 UTC

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@nprofile…3fjt You have till Feb 26!

2025-02-18 23:03:41 UTC

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@nprofile…20qw Buy a cheap old used one on Craigslist!

2025-02-18 14:18:21 UTC

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@nprofile…h8hv Is this an ad?

2025-02-18 02:05:39 UTC

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@nprofile…fl05 I first read Pokey the Penguin like 25 years ago, I just can't believe you're here on Mastodon with us all these years later <3

2025-02-18 02:03:23 UTC

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Also because it’s just JavaScript, I guess this would work on any OS just as well, though maybe not headless Linux since it does open an actual browser window.

2025-02-18 01:18:55 UTC

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Everybody please listen to this #NowListening https://sarahmarychadwick.bandcamp.com/album/messages-to-god

2025-02-18 00:05:09 UTC

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@nprofile…glz4 I’m very lucky that my library gives me 30 tickets a month, and most movies are 2 tickets. Your mileage may vary of course.

2025-02-17 20:37:29 UTC

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@nprofile…l9gs I'm fairly certain this is from the comic "Fancy People Adventures"

2025-02-16 22:24:50 UTC

Media Log: Pitch Black (2000)
Watched: Feb 14, 2025
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/015/907/936/610/014/original/5cfa8a42ca74fe30.jpg

2025-02-16 18:08:42 UTC

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@nprofile…uccg Thanks! Bookmarked.

2025-02-16 16:56:37 UTC

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@nprofile…978g Are you able to explain better than me what you didn’t like about it?

2025-02-16 16:55:31 UTC

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@nprofile…978g Which I find kind of condescending I think?

2025-02-16 16:54:25 UTC

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@nprofile…978g There are some very clever bits I think, but the whole thing comes off as a bit… I dunno it’s got this kind of overbearing smarminess to it or something? Like it’s congratulating the viewer for “getting it”?

2025-02-16 05:33:41 UTC

Media Log: Hundreds of Beavers (2024)
Watched: Feb 15, 2025
I have to confess, this movie won me over a little. There are some inventive bits in here.
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/011/931/805/679/415/original/0bf25318c2225dab.jpg

2025-02-16 03:31:24 UTC

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@nprofile…73zc Wait did AI create a whole React app for you or something?

2025-02-15 01:42:18 UTC

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@nprofile…qjej ❤️

2025-02-15 01:28:15 UTC

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@nprofile…qjej The show was “Mindblown”!

2025-02-15 01:09:52 UTC

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@nprofile…m6lk They just played it on @nprofile…qjej. I texted the DJ while on-air but got no response, and their online setlist stopped updating just as this one started.
Forgot the station was on the fediverse, I should have tagged them from the start.

2025-02-15 00:51:40 UTC

What is this jam?? Shazam is unable to identify this song!
(You may need to view this Toot on the web to listen to the audio.)
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/005/155/226/768/214/original/7853237d031f0f26.mp3

2025-02-14 23:08:00 UTC

It depends on your library I guess, but Kanopy has so much great stuff on it that you could probably get away with it being your only streaming service.

2025-02-13 00:25:13 UTC

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@nprofile…rvqj Where can I read about your notebook system?

2025-02-12 14:29:32 UTC

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@nprofile…ckck So exciting! I love it.

2025-02-12 14:02:02 UTC

Grouped notifications in Ivory TestFlight!!

2025-02-11 02:58:10 UTC

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This is maybe a dumb question, but in all that I’ve read about this subject, I’ve never heard the answer to this question:
What is the UI like for people monitoring for abusive content on the internet?
Let’s say you’re reviewing an especially horrifying image. Does the image just appear on your screen immediately? Or are you primed with, say, an AI description of what you’re about to see, so you can be prepared? Does the image start with a heavy blur that you can dial back with a slider?

2025-02-11 02:43:49 UTC

What are people’s thoughts on #Roost? This stuff is way over my head but I’m fascinated by it anyway: https://roost.tools

2025-01-31 03:23:41 UTC

I know I heard this last year but somehow forgot to keep listening to it. This is great stuff. https://sarahmarychadwick.bandcamp.com/album/messages-to-god

2025-01-24 13:54:05 UTC

New Mogwai day: https://mogwai.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-fire

2024-12-09 14:44:44 UTC

Wow Portishead's "Dummy" turned 30 this August.

2024-11-17 21:15:47 UTC

The first new Fief in five years #music #DungeonSynth https://fief.bandcamp.com/album/vi

2024-07-29 19:51:49 UTC

#KamalaHarris holding a vinyl record meme
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/871/519/379/998/705/original/0b4deb2f68ee57c0.jpeg

2024-04-26 01:22:47 UTC

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And all this #DungeonSynth I’ve been listening to for the past year — someone else was listening too!!
#RiddleOfFire

2024-04-26 01:18:52 UTC

I cannot possibly stress enough how important it is for you to see #RiddleOfFire as soon as humanly possible
My favorite new movie in a long long time

2024-03-23 00:25:46 UTC

This new #Oublieth plain rules, even if you aren’t a #DungeonSynth sicko:
https://oublieth.bandcamp.com/track/au-portail-de-ternebois
#OutOfSeason #music

2024-03-12 15:02:11 UTC

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@npub1scr…teus It’s so depressing to immediately know this is not in the United States.

2023-08-11 02:22:36 UTC

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@npub1typ…c8hh A local movie theater here during the early days of the pandemic had a series of email-based at-home movie recommendations they called “Break Your Algorithm!” due to the obscurity and variety of the movies. Similar vibe, I think this is a great attitude.

2023-08-09 02:05:24 UTC

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1yc7…v345 I thought New Music Mix recommended new stuff? I’m seeing things on there that aren’t in my library, and the description is: “Discover new music from artists we think you'll like.
Refreshed every Friday.”

2023-08-07 20:50:17 UTC

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@npub1zfs…lsfg @npub1amh…cs86 This is from a *satire Facebook page*: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=255916147198448&id=100083401927483
This is not a real thing that happened.

2023-08-03 17:43:32 UTC

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@npub1vs7…a6g3 This would make for a good poll!
I’m partial to Ivory, but some other favorites are Mona, Mammoth, and Ice Cubes.

2023-07-15 19:26:08 UTC

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@npub1qrt…acaq I wonder what the source for this original “three months” claim was:
“Meta plans to introduce this phase about three months after the initial release.”
Who made this claim to @npub13rc…xugk? It doesn’t say specifically.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/23/23771599/command-line-musk-versus-zuckerberg