Posts by xor@mastodon.xyz
(DIR) Post #APEiUsXG3ImyxyzZfE by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-03T19:10:44Z
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unfortunately .chase appears to be closed to registrants that aren't JP Morgan, or else starbuck.giving.chase would be a great place to call home in the fediverse
(DIR) Post #APEiUvN5VZR7lJFzjE by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-03T19:23:15Z
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some more beautiful instance names extracted from moby dick:strangest.saddest.citytropic.whaling.lifemankind.except.sydneycoldblooded.lungless.fishgenerally.painted.greenviolent.scraping.contactshocking.sharkish.businessand all of those domains are currently available for registration!!
(DIR) Post #APEiUySs0WqPM6z9eq by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-03T19:24:11Z
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please hire me or i will continue to spend my afternoons this way
(DIR) Post #APF94Ba7pPiwyspVFQ by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-03T23:54:36Z
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By popular request: here's the little Python script I used to find possible fun three-part domain names in Moby Dick (or any very long text file) https://gist.github.com/thisisparker/f091f01852911bd849d03c4e09d89856
(DIR) Post #APF94DMNDVucUoPY5g by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-04T00:05:52Z
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if you find any good ones you have to tag me. the best three currently available domains i found in Pride and Prejudice arebingley.despises.cardswholly.without.foundationreturn.through.london
(DIR) Post #APGLkjowJPnxwRm9ya by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-04T14:22:43Z
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Managed to snag a rush ticket tonight to see "Straight Line Crazy," an off-broadway play starring Ralph Fiennes as Robert Moses
(DIR) Post #APGsM3M1qWonlw5dy4 by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-04T16:38:52Z
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For folks that are new here: I've ported a few of my favorite Twitter bots to the fediverse. Check out @pomological and @oldroadside
(DIR) Post #APH0VvDHlhlT3JDWkq by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-04T21:25:36Z
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Alright folks, I _blogged_ about the little interesting sub-domain finding gizmo, AND I updated the script to do a quick whois check to see if a fun domain might be available https://parkerhiggins.net/2022/11/public-sub-domains
(DIR) Post #APJMc4HYSmX5vbHxVg by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-06T00:52:55Z
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Dug up some interesting "semordnilaps," words that spell other words backwards. Some fun finds:- SNOB BIRDER <> RED RIBBONS- SENILE TATS <> STATE LINES- STREP XENON <> NONEXPERTS
(DIR) Post #APJmumURR54J3atrLk by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-06T01:59:09Z
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the way "federated" is either extremely exciting or weirdly off-putting reminds me of how "proprietary" is a real pejorative among my FOSS friends and a marketing world elsewhere
(DIR) Post #APKob7JwfjlYw9hYpc by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-06T17:55:08Z
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@cy see for my star trek friends that's an obvious asset
(DIR) Post #APLVgCpBvqXdU4zQ36 by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T02:09:09Z
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@cy oh lol I'm sorry I didn't hear mean the Orion Syndicate (or lol the Roddenberry Syndicate) or whatever! I meant the way the shows were in first-run syndication.
(DIR) Post #APLl5rsNwI0HM5B6cy by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T02:40:41Z
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New blog post! Big ups to @edsu for polishing and packaging the my public_domains script, which now works way better as a fun little toy for finding host names in classic texts https://parkerhiggins.net/2022/11/even-more-public-sub-domains
(DIR) Post #APLqEKV1tySGDT6l16 by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T03:22:17Z
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my twitter account was locked because I changed my display name to "Elon Musk (parody)" after he declared that parodies must clearly self-describe as such https://twitter.com/xor/status/1589402790732128256
(DIR) Post #APMji2MHPS0K7RC4Z6 by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T16:07:41Z
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It is startlingly easy to get tunnel vision over what an online service "is," which comes up a lot when you're thinking about what comes next
(DIR) Post #APMji2mrobGtRtdJ0S by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T16:09:22Z
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I'll never forget, years and years ago, my sister asking me if there was a "Netflix for books." I was like 8 minutes into a monologue about ebook licensing when she explained she meant a recommendation engine
(DIR) Post #APMmf4tdofTOz64x3w by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T16:52:32Z
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Maybe it's time for me to do an #introduction post again*! My name is Parker, I do weird stuff with computers, including activism around #privacy, #transparency, #foia, #freeculture, #foss, etc. I'm also a #python programmer, and have made a few fediverse bots such as @pomological and @oldroadside. I live in Brooklyn and previously worked for EFF and Freedom of the Press Foundation. Oh, also a #recursecenter alum!* I don't actually remember if I did one when I joined in 2017?
(DIR) Post #APN3NJj5dgTazEGCps by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T18:22:40Z
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i don't know what a collected language is but whatever it is how dare you call python a garbage one
(DIR) Post #APN3NKJbRvgQoTLMkS by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-07T18:26:44Z
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this shitpost brought to you by my watching this genuinely entertaining and educational talk about Scalene and measuring python performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVUnCXKuNOg
(DIR) Post #APQU7yecNIvDHRHwYK by xor@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-08T19:25:36Z
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@micahflee it's a standard for lightweight confirmation of site control. predates mastodon! used too in SEO I think https://microformats.org/wiki/rel-me