sdub @EssDub@radical.town

Interests include:

🏴 leftism/anarchism
💞 empathy and justice
👥 building community
🌐 decentralizing
💗 relationship anarchy/ethical nonmonogamy
🐈 cats
🔌 cyberpunk
♟️ board games

...to name a few.

Also might go lewd on here now and then? I miss pre-pornpocalypse Tumblr, where the culture seemed to support treating sexuality just like any other interest or part of life.

Anyway, hi, glad to be here!

// #introduction

Hey y'all! I'm tentatively moving over here because my old instance, mastodon.cloud, was just kinda... dull. I like the vibe here.

#introduction: I'm Spencer, a Millennial in his late 20s living in Oregon, USA. I'm big on decentralizing and cultivating small-scale community, 'cause I think that's how we avert the cyber-fascist future we appear to be barreling toward.

This is really awesome--a privacy-centric, open-source contact tracing app.
https://covid-watch.org/about

fun quarantine crafts:

coloring pages
sewing masks
knitting socks and sweaters
starting garden beds
building guillotines
canning jams and jellies

This bill is dead!

https://twitter.com/CAIROregon/status/1231017936006963200?s=19

Hey #pdx and #oregon peeps, there's a bill in the state legislature, HB 4126, that would legislate enhanced sentencing for anyone who covered their face in the commission of a crime--including protests that the police arbitrarily define as "riots".

This is a pretty open attempt to curtail the rights of masked #antifascist protesters, with the added "bonus" of making facial recognition and surveillance easier for the police.

PopMob has the deets over on Facebook, but might be worth calling your state senator and voicing your opposition.

https://www.facebook.com/popmobpdx/posts/2442864919358358

isn't this the book all those communist nerds love

welp, they're going all-in on arguing that the president is infallible

fuck

tustin jimberlake

I sure love reading Content online

Okay, I should also add that the coating on the top half of the stylus is kinda cruddy. I tried cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol, but it only seemed to degrade the surface further.

That said, it's still perfectly functional, and you could knit a sleeve or buy a replacement stylus if it's too much for you.

#forsale

Anyone want to buy a Wacom Intuos4 graphics tablet and accessories? It's in good shape, EXCEPT that one of the USB ports has a very weak connection. If you use it in "right-handed" mode, the connector needs to be at a very specific angle or it won't connect. This could probably be fixed with a little bit of soldering, or by being left-handed.

It comes with a cushioned carrying case by REI.

Make an offer if you're interested? Since shipping this will be a bit of a beast, US only.

Got it, it's #fediblock.

Alright, what's the hashtag people use for discussing server block recommendations again?

OH MY GOSH I DID IT

I successfully installed the latest version of #friendica on my server!

I'm now a stone's throw away from my dream of having a private social network for my friends and myself.

Big thanks to @darius for his "Run Your Own Social" guide, which kicked this off for me, to @hypolite for ongoing work on Friendica, and @tobias for help upgrading the YunoHost installer script.

I'm nearly jumping for joy. 🎉😁

I'm running up against the limits of my understanding in both my 3D printing and my attempt to fix the Friendica installer for YunoHost, and it's a decidedly frustrating feeling.

Hey @tobias, thanks for providing a roadmap for upgrading the Friendica for YunoHost install script. Turns out that was just enough direction for me to get in there and start making changes myself. I appreciate it immensely. :)

Really wishing I could square the circle and set up a #yunohost install on my own computer that could also send and receive mail. My ISP seems to have other plans.

Winston is being a snugglebug. #cats #catsofmastodon #mastocats

"While the company was dodging me, it was also monitoring me. At my request, a number of police officers had run my photo through the Clearview app. They soon received phone calls from company representatives asking if they were talking to the media — a sign that Clearview has the ability and, in this case, the appetite to monitor whom law enforcement is searching for."

fucking fuckity fuck

https://nyti.ms/2NEbiJZ

After printing nothing but bed-leveling tests yesterday on my new Ender 3 Pro, today I printed my first actual prints: the Ender test dog and a Cali Cat. They turned out mostly okay! The cat has a slightly droopy chin and some rings on its tail, but other than that, it's good.

I started printing a PCB cover, but my first layer went down so lousy that I stopped the print. I'll try again tomorrow. #3dprinting

Groups that have an unusual amount of overlap:

🔹 polyamorous/nonmonogamous people
🔹 mental health professionals
🔹 hobby board gamers
🔹 pirate role-players