Marty McGuire

Marty Likes Things (Sometimes)

2022
Fri Nov 18
★ Liked https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/11/is-open-graph-protocol-dead/
@edent
post from Is Open Graph Protocol dead?
Facebook Meta - like many other tech titans - has institutional Shiny Object Syndrome. It goes something like this:Launch a product to great fanfareSpend a few years hyping it as ✨the future✨Stop answering emails and pull requestsIf you're lucky, announce that the product is …
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Thu Nov 17
★ Liked https://adactio.com/journal/19645
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Wed Nov 16
★ Liked http://simonwillison.net/2022/Nov/16/yamanote/#atom-everything
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Mon Nov 14
★ Liked https://aaronparecki.com/2022/11/14/9/raspberry-pi-restream
Aaron Parecki
post from How to Build a Restreaming Server with a Raspberry Pi
First of all, what is a restreaming server? Sometimes you want to livestream video from a device like an ATEM Mini or OBS to multiple destinations. Many devices and software like this will let you push video to just one RTMP destination at a time.
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★ Liked https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/14/luxury-surveillance/
Cory Doctorow
post from Pluralistic: 14 Nov 2022 Even if you're paying for the product, you're still the product
Today's links
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★ Liked https://cubicgarden.com/2022/11/14/microblogging-on-the-fediversemicroblogging-with-mastodon/
Ianforrester
post Microblogging on the fediverse, leaving twitter to rot?
I was away during the weekend when the news that Elon finally bought Twitter. Since then, there has been a steady flow of people finally checking out Mastodon.
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★ Liked https://werd.io/2022/the-fediverse-is-happening-heres-how-to-take-part
Ben Werdmuller
post from The fediverse is happening. Here's how to take part
As Evan says, this is happening. The fediverse is growing much faster than any centralized social network, and you’re going to want to be involved.I’ve been trying to explain what the fediverse actually is in a few different contexts. One thing that’s revealed to me is that …
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★ Liked https://itch.io/blog/451398/video-game-blogging-at-the-end-of-the-world-hello-world
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Sun Nov 13
★ Liked https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/13/graceful-failure/
Cory Doctorow
post from Pluralistic: 13 Nov 2022 The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've ever broken
Today's links
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★ Liked https://webdevlaw.uk/2022/11/13/november-housekeeping/
webdevlaw.uk
post November housekeeping
I recognise that things have got a bit weird on the socials, so:
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★ Liked https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/11/mastodon-and-federation/
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Fri Nov 11
★ Liked https://www.tumblr.com/staff/700564142648606720/hi-were-introducing-completely-useless-blue
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★ Liked https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/11/23451931/elon-musk-twitter-bankrupt-verification-ftc
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Thu Nov 10
★ Liked https://jacobin.com/2022/11/cory-doctorow-chokepoint-capitalism-monopoly-tech
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Wed Nov 9
★ Liked https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/09/infosec-blackpill/
Cory Doctorow
post from Pluralistic: 09 Nov 2022 Delegating trust is really, really, really hard (infosec edition)
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Tue Nov 8
★ Liked https://gregorlove.com/2022/11/new-indieauth-client-php-release/
gregorlove.com
post from New IndieAuth Client PHP Release
Version 1.1.6 of the IndieAuth Client library for PHP is released! This update adds support for IndieAuth Server Metadata and additional endpoint discovery methods as part of the 2022-02-12 version of the IndieAuth specification. It is backwards compatible with sites that do not …
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★ Liked https://chriscoyier.net/2022/11/08/get-your-most-favorited-tweets-with-go/
chriscoyier.net
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★ Liked https://www.theverge.com/23435358/first-amendment-free-speech-midterm-elections-courts-hypocrisy
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★ Liked https://www.migadu.com/procon/#the-drawbacks-list
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Mon Nov 7
★ Liked http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-joy-of-silly-useless-software
www.nathalielawhead.com
post The Joy of Silly Useless Software
I was invited by the wonderful organizers of the “Gamez & ruleZ” conference to speak. I’m grateful to have been given an opportunity to discuss a topic that I’m passionate about: silly software (like desktop pets or other unusual programs that are hard to classify).
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★ Liked https://soatok.blog/2022/11/07/contemplating-the-future/
soatok.blog
post Contemplating the Future
As everyone knows, Elon Musk is now running Twitter directly into the ground. Who knows? Maybe he needed some inspiration for the Boring Company.
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Sun Nov 6
★ Liked https://xeiaso.net/blog/xess-css-variables
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★ Liked http://simonwillison.net/2022/Nov/6/what-to-blog-about/#atom-everything
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★ Liked https://dri.es/a-photo-stream-for-my-site
dri.es
post from A photo stream for my site
It's no secret that I don't like using Facebook, Instagram or Twitter as my primary platform for sharing photos and status updates. I don't trust these platforms with my data, and I don't like that they track my friends and family each time I post something.
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Sat Nov 5
★ Liked https://a11ysavvy.com/2022/11/05/on-to-the-next-one-the-alternative-twitter/
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★ Liked https://kongaloosh.com/e/2022/11/5/ive-added-
Alex Kearney
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I've added a little subscribe button to my #indieweb site. Anyone using mastodon, or any ActivityPub based site can see my posts. It'll act just like I'm a mastodon user :)
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Fri Nov 4
★ Liked https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/i-voted-sticker-contest/
elections.ulstercountyny.gov
post I Voted Sticker Contest
Commissioners Ashley Dittus and John Quigley are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2nd Annual Ulster Votes I Voted Sticker Contest is Hudson Rowan.
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★ Liked https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/3449-The-Dangers-of-Context-Collapse
fluffy
post from The Dangers of Context Collapse
Context collapse is the favorite tool of the alt-right, but it has so many other implications. It’s important to avoid it, and to recognize where context collapse is leading to incorrect beliefs or actions.
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Thu Nov 3
★ Liked https://chriscoyier.net/2022/11/03/how-cloudflare-got-kiwi-farms-wrong/
chriscoyier.net
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★ Liked https://maya.land/technicalities/site-advice/
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