Posts by jwilker@wandering.shop
(DIR) Post #ATkDWhUF2H15gXuddY by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-03-18T15:41:55Z
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@CliffWade For day to day browsing I don’t but do have a VPN installed for travel, or when I just want an extra layer of anonymity.
(DIR) Post #AWOREqMCs7fhLnuYts by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-06-05T15:07:00Z
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Princeton is settling in well. Still lots to learn on both sides (He apparently likes to have a snack before bed and when denied that, hollers like a deranged howler monkey.) but he's found all the beds and gets around the house well.He's slowly getting more comfortable with the doggy door so I'm hoping my trips outside for potties are waning. #dogs #dogsofmastodon
(DIR) Post #AWiM4Q0IY7yQyj4cBE by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-06-14T20:21:53Z
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@andrew I've wondered about this for a while now, too. I almost feel like all of these “Get the users, figure out money” Web 2.0 Valley businesses need to fail so we can get passed it. To me the answer is offering tiers. Not everyone can or will pay, but offering enough value to those that can/will and get the value and maybe get a better experience, might be the answer. Software isn't and shouldn't be free. We traded our data for 'free' stuff, but used to pay for it. 1/2
(DIR) Post #AWidET5HeLm8eHmcWO by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-06-15T14:56:46Z
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@strypey Mostly agree. Though I think pre Facebook/twitter paying for software was pretty commonplace. Photoshop, Office, Omni group apps, etc. All had a price tag But yeah to the larger point, that alone isn't really a perfect solution and the chickens are out of the coop and won't go back in. Finding a new approach is the real solution we need. And (to me) it will never be "monetize users" :D
(DIR) Post #AY4burR5p0d3DEiEJE by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-07-26T02:48:15Z
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Welp, fuck Netflix https://www.engadget.com/netflix-lists-900000-ai-job-as-actors-and-writers-continue-to-strike-190037630.html?src=rss
(DIR) Post #AYZ8ODgfNa848WPNIG by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-08-09T17:21:09Z
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This is a great list. While I don't look down on folks that still get books from Amazon, I did for years. There are options, and it might be worth a few minutes to see if you can support non Amazon entities. Amazon doesn't care about books or authors. Put your money in places that do. https://blog.libro.fm/your-guide-to-independent-alternatives-for-books-audiobooks-and-ebooks/H/T @amalia12
(DIR) Post #Ab6JG4zvZjZOr3YwTI by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-10-24T16:33:38Z
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@clive @Jorah Denver is similar. We now have Ridwell which I super recommend. THey offer e-waste 1/2x a year as part of their service.
(DIR) Post #AcbqaeUxFKHsOCp8mO by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-12-08T16:17:03Z
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This International Day Against DRM (IDAD), it's all about saving and supporting libraries.https://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm#DRM #endDRM
(DIR) Post #AhsndhDiL7oRlb3WE4 by jwilker@wandering.shop
2024-05-06T01:20:17Z
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As I re-watch ‘How I Met Your Mother’ I’m more and more convinced, it should have ended at 8 seasons. We’ve already seen Ted’s wife in two episodes, we know who she is, we like her enough.Season 9 mostly undoes all the magic of the first 8. #himym
(DIR) Post #AmL0vyJbbDUsF2tlDM by jwilker@wandering.shop
2024-09-24T17:15:26Z
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Still working on ‘Digital Minimalism' it's good and I'm working through it slowly to get as much as I can from it. I'm already making adjustments based on what I’ve covered. I’d never read though always heard about, the Honor Harrington series. Basilisk was ... I think a free book on BookBub or somewhere else, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I don't know that I'll read more, but am enjoying it well enough. What’s on your reader right now?#amreading #fiction #nonfiction @bookstodon @scifi
(DIR) Post #At6DNRzjbcSuoOGGKe by jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-04-15T01:01:38Z
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Of course it’s fucking illegal. The story shouldn’t be “That could be illegal” The story should and needs to be “Our President doesn’t give a flying fuck about what’s legal and here’s XYZ things he’s done today that are 100% clearly illegal”Every day that should be the story. No whinging. No hedging.#uspol https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/politics-h8vn14lnz/-/a-hsM_pjxUT2qWmRh282BFbg%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0
(DIR) Post #AuEXCkzLDrJu57tZWS by jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-05-18T19:03:33Z
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Curious how many folks get or would consider getting ebooks from itch.io?Color commentary welcome in comments. Boosts appreciated.@scifi @bookstodon #books #bookstodon #scifi
(DIR) Post #AuEXCo91UJqZs1RqWu by jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-05-18T22:38:30Z
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@farbel @chiraag @scifi @bookstodon DRM doesn’t really protect us as much as It just annoys legit owners. I don’t use DRM on any of my books and strip it from those I buy.
(DIR) Post #AutE3QA25VOlJpvuoy by jwilker@wandering.shop
2023-11-12T23:31:07Z
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@TonyStark @bruce I support the @coloradosun as my local source of news but am also open to non-shit outlets for wider news.
(DIR) Post #AxshhFU22E4zaz2pNY by jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-09-04T23:02:44Z
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There was an interesting discussion in the SFWA discord and a tangential topic was men and reading. So I’m curious. Men, of any age. Are you a reader?I broke it down intoAvid - More than 20 books a yearSometimes - Less than 20 a yearDon’t read - Self explanatory I hope.Please share far and wide. 100% not scientific and feel free to reply with genres and any other color commentary you like in the replies. #bookstodon @bookstodon #reading @reading
(DIR) Post #AyFKCm8ZV281T6DhRo by jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-09-15T23:54:05Z
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30 years ago…Such a fun movie. I remember coming home to my collection of NeXT manuals I’d managed to pilfer from the school’s IT department with such pride. My friend and I used those manuals to set ourselves up with root access on all the machines we commonly used around campus for no real reason other than to do it. I re-watch this once a year or so for the joy it brings me.HACK THE PLANET!#hackers #hackers30th
(DIR) Post #AyFVrOZF8S1ljjGc64 by jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-09-16T00:36:42Z
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Is anyone making a list of companies that have fired people for quoting Charlie Kirk’s views?Seems like a list of companies that support fascism and free speech only when it’s in support of fascism should be well known to all.#uspol
(DIR) Post #B2AN9ovlU9nhhgSUvQ by jwilker@wandering.shop
2026-01-10T19:23:28Z
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LOL. So Discord put out a survey on what users thought of AI…It was up for a couple hours at most, then closed. Assume the meeting on Monday will go like this.“None of this is what we wanted to hear.”“We’ll just delete the responses and say people want AI tools”#AI #discord