ActivityPub Viewer

A small tool to view real-world ActivityPub objects as JSON! Enter a URL or username from Mastodon or a similar service below, and we'll send a request with the right Accept header to the server to view the underlying object.

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{ "@context": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", { "ostatus": "http://ostatus.org#", "atomUri": "ostatus:atomUri", "inReplyToAtomUri": "ostatus:inReplyToAtomUri", "conversation": "ostatus:conversation", "sensitive": "as:sensitive", "toot": "http://joinmastodon.org/ns#", "votersCount": "toot:votersCount", "litepub": "http://litepub.social/ns#", "directMessage": "litepub:directMessage", "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag" } ], "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/outbox?min_id=0&page=true", "type": "OrderedCollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/outbox?max_id=109362811172255895&page=true", "prev": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/outbox?min_id=109434386653241701&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/outbox", "orderedItems": [ { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-30T19:23:42Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha/statuses/109434120372198193", "published": "2022-11-30T19:23:42Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109434386653241701", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701", "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha/statuses/109434120372198193", "conversation": "tag:chinwag.org,2022-11-30:objectId=22953545:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.chinwag.org/@oneoveralpha\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>oneoveralpha</span></a></span> <br />Um... &lt;scratches back of neck&gt; I always know how the story will end,😊​ and I write toward that goal. It allows me to keep unruly characters (most of them) from deviating from the plot too much.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.chinwag.org/@oneoveralpha\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>oneoveralpha</span></a></span> <br />Um... &lt;scratches back of neck&gt; I always know how the story will end,😊​ and I write toward that goal. It allows me to keep unruly characters (most of them) from deviating from the plot too much.</p>" }, "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha", "name": "@oneoveralpha@chinwag.org" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434386653241701/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-30T17:53:27Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-30T17:53:27Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109434031770762642", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-30:objectId=60577873:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>Here&#39;s some <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingadvice\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>writingadvice</span></a>: Do not make overly detailed notes about a scene, especially when you are about to write that scene. </p><p>If you do that, and lock yourself into writing that scene as detailed, you&#39;ll likely find that you&#39;ve drained all your interest in writing that scene. (This applies to overly detailed <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/plots\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>plots</span></a> or <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/outlines\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>outlines</span></a>, too.) </p><p>Best practice when <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/notetaking\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>notetaking</span></a> is to hint about the scene, provide yourself an emotional hook—or many. Do this especially if you have to stop writing and continue later. </p><p>For me, I *want* to discover what my characters will do in tense, dangerous, or overly personal situations, to see their reactions. *This makes writing like reading, substituting page-writing for page-turning*. Works for me.</p><p>Yes, characters go off on tangents; I either <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/backfill\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>backfill</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/foreshadowing\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>foreshadowing</span></a> or reprimand them severely! *Bad character!* More often than not, the result is delightful. I admit to <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/rewriting\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>rewriting</span></a> two scenes in the last months, one 5 times, coming up with something completely different each time! </p><p>But. I&#39;m an <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>author</span></a>. Rewrites happen, am I right?<br />----<br />Big <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thanks\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>thanks</span></a> to @oneoveralpha for sparking this idea.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>Here&#39;s some <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingadvice\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>writingadvice</span></a>: Do not make overly detailed notes about a scene, especially when you are about to write that scene. </p><p>If you do that, and lock yourself into writing that scene as detailed, you&#39;ll likely find that you&#39;ve drained all your interest in writing that scene. (This applies to overly detailed <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/plots\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>plots</span></a> or <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/outlines\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>outlines</span></a>, too.) </p><p>Best practice when <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/notetaking\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>notetaking</span></a> is to hint about the scene, provide yourself an emotional hook—or many. Do this especially if you have to stop writing and continue later. </p><p>For me, I *want* to discover what my characters will do in tense, dangerous, or overly personal situations, to see their reactions. *This makes writing like reading, substituting page-writing for page-turning*. Works for me.</p><p>Yes, characters go off on tangents; I either <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/backfill\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>backfill</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/foreshadowing\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>foreshadowing</span></a> or reprimand them severely! *Bad character!* More often than not, the result is delightful. I admit to <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/rewriting\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>rewriting</span></a> two scenes in the last months, one 5 times, coming up with something completely different each time! </p><p>But. I&#39;m an <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>author</span></a>. Rewrites happen, am I right?<br />----<br />Big <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thanks\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>thanks</span></a> to @oneoveralpha for sparking this idea.</p>" }, "updated": "2022-12-08T20:10:26Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thanks", "name": "#thanks" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingadvice", "name": "#writingadvice" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/plots", "name": "#plots" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/outlines", "name": "#outlines" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/notetaking", "name": "#notetaking" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/backfill", "name": "#backfill" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/foreshadowing", "name": "#foreshadowing" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/rewriting", "name": "#rewriting" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author", "name": "#author" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109434031770762642/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-30T16:34:36Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha/statuses/109431069145271688", "published": "2022-11-30T16:34:36Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109433721763205306", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306", "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha/statuses/109431069145271688", "conversation": "tag:chinwag.org,2022-11-30:objectId=22953545:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.chinwag.org/@oneoveralpha\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>oneoveralpha</span></a></span> <br />My favorite excuse is, having taken so many detailed notes or thought out the next scene so thoroughly, that I&#39;ve drained all the surprise from seeing how my characters might react and I&#39;m no longer interested.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.chinwag.org/@oneoveralpha\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>oneoveralpha</span></a></span> <br />My favorite excuse is, having taken so many detailed notes or thought out the next scene so thoroughly, that I&#39;ve drained all the surprise from seeing how my characters might react and I&#39;m no longer interested.</p>" }, "updated": "2022-11-30T16:43:50Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://social.chinwag.org/users/oneoveralpha", "name": "@oneoveralpha@chinwag.org" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109433721763205306/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-26T00:18:06Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://venera.social/profile/taur10" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": "https://venera.social/objects/85a863ed-1263-815a-3c8b-18c175799449", "published": "2022-11-26T00:18:06Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109407232756562280", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://venera.social/profile/taur10" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280", "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://venera.social/objects/85a863ed-1263-815a-3c8b-18c175799449", "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-25:objectId=59621548:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://venera.social/profile/taur10\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>taur10</span></a></span> Don&#39;t mistake bug responsibility with doing what&#39;s best for your user base. My company&#39;s product has dozens of workarounds for various browser bugs, dutifully reported to the browsers makers. Meanwhile, our web app works perfectly.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://venera.social/profile/taur10\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>taur10</span></a></span> Don&#39;t mistake bug responsibility with doing what&#39;s best for your user base. My company&#39;s product has dozens of workarounds for various browser bugs, dutifully reported to the browsers makers. Meanwhile, our web app works perfectly.</p>" }, "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://venera.social/profile/taur10", "name": "@taur10@venera.social" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109407232756562280/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-25T22:07:12Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://venera.social/profile/taur10" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": "https://venera.social/objects/85a863ed-6163-8138-0c16-470675273074", "published": "2022-11-25T22:07:12Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109406718037569760", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://venera.social/profile/taur10" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760", "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://venera.social/objects/85a863ed-6163-8138-0c16-470675273074", "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-25:objectId=59621548:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://venera.social/profile/taur10\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>taur10</span></a></span> <br />Oh, not disputing that it might be an Apple bug, but an update to Mastodon triggered it. Which org do you think is more likely to fix it? </p><p>I started an issue on Mastodon&#39;s GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i</span><span class=\"invisible\">ssues/21642</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/apple\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/bug\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>bug</span></a></p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://venera.social/profile/taur10\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>taur10</span></a></span> <br />Oh, not disputing that it might be an Apple bug, but an update to Mastodon triggered it. Which org do you think is more likely to fix it? </p><p>I started an issue on Mastodon&#39;s GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i</span><span class=\"invisible\">ssues/21642</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/apple\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/bug\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>bug</span></a></p>" }, "updated": "2022-11-25T22:08:12Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://venera.social/profile/taur10", "name": "@taur10@venera.social" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mastodon", "name": "#mastodon" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/apple", "name": "#apple" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/bug", "name": "#bug" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406718037569760/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406552102680144/activity", "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-25T21:25:00Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://ohai.social/users/BethBramble", "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": "https://ohai.social/users/BethBramble/statuses/109395489698765360" }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-25T21:03:00Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-25T21:03:00Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109406465589373914", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-25:objectId=59621548:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>(UPDATE - Since my day job is a web developer, I opened an issue on Mastodon&#39;s GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i</span><span class=\"invisible\">ssues/21642</span></a>)</p><p>As I posted previously, starting early Nov 24th, I started seeing a blur on all my uploaded pictures. See image. Research and testing all the settings shows it happens only on <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/iOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>iOS</span></a>, <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/iPadOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>iPadOS</span></a>, and <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/MacOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>MacOS</span></a>, and only on <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/AppleSafari\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>AppleSafari</span></a>. iPhone and iPad only use <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/webkit\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>webkit</span></a>, even embedding it in apps like <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Metatext\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Metatext</span></a>. Safari on MacOS is also Apple&#39;s webkit. Here&#39;s the kicker: FireFox on MacOS renders my images properly (not Apple&#39;s version of Webkit). If you are not using <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Safari\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Safari</span></a>, you won&#39;t see the blur shown in the image. </p><p>Blurring appears to be a bug, and since my Apple devices didn&#39;t update, I suspect it is the <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mastodon</span></a> infrastructure. Possibly an update went into the channel, not tested by sysops and admins? </p><p>Do any other Mac, iPhone, or iPad users see this? UPDATE: Added MacOS Safari vs Firefox render on a MacBook Pro 16&quot; M1 so non-Apple users can see bug in action.</p><p>Images deleted.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>(UPDATE - Since my day job is a web developer, I opened an issue on Mastodon&#39;s GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i</span><span class=\"invisible\">ssues/21642</span></a>)</p><p>As I posted previously, starting early Nov 24th, I started seeing a blur on all my uploaded pictures. See image. Research and testing all the settings shows it happens only on <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/iOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>iOS</span></a>, <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/iPadOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>iPadOS</span></a>, and <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/MacOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>MacOS</span></a>, and only on <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/AppleSafari\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>AppleSafari</span></a>. iPhone and iPad only use <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/webkit\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>webkit</span></a>, even embedding it in apps like <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Metatext\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Metatext</span></a>. Safari on MacOS is also Apple&#39;s webkit. Here&#39;s the kicker: FireFox on MacOS renders my images properly (not Apple&#39;s version of Webkit). If you are not using <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Safari\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Safari</span></a>, you won&#39;t see the blur shown in the image. </p><p>Blurring appears to be a bug, and since my Apple devices didn&#39;t update, I suspect it is the <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mastodon</span></a> infrastructure. Possibly an update went into the channel, not tested by sysops and admins? </p><p>Do any other Mac, iPhone, or iPad users see this? UPDATE: Added MacOS Safari vs Firefox render on a MacBook Pro 16&quot; M1 so non-Apple users can see bug in action.</p><p>Images deleted.</p>" }, "updated": "2024-04-02T01:19:21Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ios", "name": "#ios" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ipados", "name": "#ipados" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/macos", "name": "#macos" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/applesafari", "name": "#applesafari" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/webkit", "name": "#webkit" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/metatext", "name": "#metatext" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/safari", "name": "#safari" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mastodon", "name": "#mastodon" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109406465589373914/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-25T00:19:36Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-25T00:19:36Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109401576368571019", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-25:objectId=59453074:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>Pop Corn Dressing for Turkey<br />2 cups bread crumbs<br />1/2 cup butter<br />1/2 tablespoón pepper<br />I tablespoon salt<br />2 cups chopped celery<br />2 cups raw popcorn<br />2 onions<br />Combine, put in turkey and roast about 5 hoursidepending on size of turkey) When the corn begins to pop it will blow the ass out of the turkey and it is done.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>Pop Corn Dressing for Turkey<br />2 cups bread crumbs<br />1/2 cup butter<br />1/2 tablespoón pepper<br />I tablespoon salt<br />2 cups chopped celery<br />2 cups raw popcorn<br />2 onions<br />Combine, put in turkey and roast about 5 hoursidepending on size of turkey) When the corn begins to pop it will blow the ass out of the turkey and it is done.</p>" }, "updated": "2024-04-02T01:20:19Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109401576368571019/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-23T01:18:18Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-23T01:18:18Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109390482550498002", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-23:objectId=59036493:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>You do realize that when you think of the events and people of the first half of the 1900s, you think in B&amp;W, right? World War I... Theodore Roosevelt… By the same token, you think of the old west and the US Civil War and the rest of the 1800s in sepia tones. President Lincoln? </p><p>These times weren&#39;t B&amp;W or sepia toned. Actual color pictures like this one ( not colorized) from 1913 prove it. It&#39;s revelatory if you give yourself a few moments to think about it.</p><p>This is how your mental context &quot;colors&quot; your conceptions of events. Depending on the emotions you apply to those preconceptions, you end up with prejudice. This is how the human mind works, for good or bad. Only self-knowledge allows you to act ethically and morally—to see color when looking at B&amp;W.</p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/preconceptions\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>preconceptions</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/humanmind\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>humanmind</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Photography\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/psychology\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/self\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>self</span></a>-knowledge <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Prejudice\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Prejudice</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Context\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Context</span></a></p><p>Image can be found in this article: <a href=\"https://petapixel.com/2022/11/22/rare-collection-of-early-color-photos-that-can-never-see-the-light-of-day/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">petapixel.com/2022/11/22/rare-</span><span class=\"invisible\">collection-of-early-color-photos-that-can-never-see-the-light-of-day/</span></a></p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>You do realize that when you think of the events and people of the first half of the 1900s, you think in B&amp;W, right? World War I... Theodore Roosevelt… By the same token, you think of the old west and the US Civil War and the rest of the 1800s in sepia tones. President Lincoln? </p><p>These times weren&#39;t B&amp;W or sepia toned. Actual color pictures like this one ( not colorized) from 1913 prove it. It&#39;s revelatory if you give yourself a few moments to think about it.</p><p>This is how your mental context &quot;colors&quot; your conceptions of events. Depending on the emotions you apply to those preconceptions, you end up with prejudice. This is how the human mind works, for good or bad. Only self-knowledge allows you to act ethically and morally—to see color when looking at B&amp;W.</p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/preconceptions\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>preconceptions</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/humanmind\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>humanmind</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Photography\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/psychology\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/self\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>self</span></a>-knowledge <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Prejudice\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Prejudice</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Context\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Context</span></a></p><p>Image can be found in this article: <a href=\"https://petapixel.com/2022/11/22/rare-collection-of-early-color-photos-that-can-never-see-the-light-of-day/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">petapixel.com/2022/11/22/rare-</span><span class=\"invisible\">collection-of-early-color-photos-that-can-never-see-the-light-of-day/</span></a></p>" }, "updated": "2024-04-02T01:21:07Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/preconceptions", "name": "#preconceptions" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/humanmind", "name": "#humanmind" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/photography", "name": "#photography" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/psychology", "name": "#psychology" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/self", "name": "#self" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/prejudice", "name": "#prejudice" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/context", "name": "#context" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109390482550498002/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-21T22:14:40Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-21T22:14:40Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109384098169876053", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-21:objectId=58775997:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>No matter the weapon, there will be an arms race to counter it. Case in point: Facial recognition. Take that China and 1984-think. </p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/1984GeorgeOrwell\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>1984GeorgeOrwell</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/policestate\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>policestate</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/facialrecog\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>facialrecog</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>sf</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://petapixel.com/2022/11/21/real-life-invisibility-cloak-stops-ai-cameras-from-recognizing-people/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">petapixel.com/2022/11/21/real-</span><span class=\"invisible\">life-invisibility-cloak-stops-ai-cameras-from-recognizing-people/</span></a></p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>No matter the weapon, there will be an arms race to counter it. Case in point: Facial recognition. Take that China and 1984-think. </p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/1984GeorgeOrwell\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>1984GeorgeOrwell</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/policestate\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>policestate</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/facialrecog\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>facialrecog</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>sf</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://petapixel.com/2022/11/21/real-life-invisibility-cloak-stops-ai-cameras-from-recognizing-people/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">petapixel.com/2022/11/21/real-</span><span class=\"invisible\">life-invisibility-cloak-stops-ai-cameras-from-recognizing-people/</span></a></p>" }, "updated": "2022-11-23T01:19:08Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/1984GeorgeOrwell", "name": "#1984GeorgeOrwell" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/policestate", "name": "#policestate" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/facialrecog", "name": "#facialrecog" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf", "name": "#sf" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109384098169876053/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378400727780059/activity", "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-20T22:05:44Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://venera.social/profile/taur10", "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": "https://venera.social/objects/85a863ed-2163-7a9f-8e96-bd1970654074" }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378392257552269/activity", "type": "Announce", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-20T22:03:35Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://mastodon.social/users/aallan", "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": "https://mastodon.social/users/aallan/statuses/109375952405660456" }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-20T21:32:18Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-20T21:32:18Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109378269257134800", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-20:objectId=58529245:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>Cover art for an author is important—for an Indie, more so. Critical. It sells your book. </p><p>I downloaded DiffusionBee (an AI art program) and prompted it to generate 60s and 70s pulp paperback SF art. Things suddenly got bizarre. Yikes. I also wanted to test image-upload to Mastodon, so I created this test cover from one electronic fever dream. </p><p>What do you think?</p><p>(I&#39;ll do lettering on arrangement.)</p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Diffusionbee\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Diffusionbee</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>author</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/indiewriter\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>indiewriter</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/coverdesign\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>coverdesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/coverart\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>coverart</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SF\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sfart\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>sfart</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/novel\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>novel</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/conceptart\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>conceptart</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ufo\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>ufo</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/pink\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>pink</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/horse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>horse</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/lettering\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>lettering</span></a></p><p>Image deleted alt=This is a paperback cover. The 1970s-style cover art was generated by the DifusionBee AI program on a Mac.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>Cover art for an author is important—for an Indie, more so. Critical. It sells your book. </p><p>I downloaded DiffusionBee (an AI art program) and prompted it to generate 60s and 70s pulp paperback SF art. Things suddenly got bizarre. Yikes. I also wanted to test image-upload to Mastodon, so I created this test cover from one electronic fever dream. </p><p>What do you think?</p><p>(I&#39;ll do lettering on arrangement.)</p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Diffusionbee\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Diffusionbee</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>author</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/indiewriter\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>indiewriter</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/coverdesign\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>coverdesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/coverart\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>coverart</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SF\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sfart\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>sfart</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/novel\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>novel</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/conceptart\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>conceptart</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ufo\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>ufo</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/pink\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>pink</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/horse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>horse</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/lettering\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>lettering</span></a></p><p>Image deleted alt=This is a paperback cover. The 1970s-style cover art was generated by the DifusionBee AI program on a Mac.</p>" }, "updated": "2024-04-02T01:21:51Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ai", "name": "#ai" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/diffusionbee", "name": "#diffusionbee" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author", "name": "#author" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/indiewriter", "name": "#indiewriter" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/coverdesign", "name": "#coverdesign" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/coverart", "name": "#coverart" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf", "name": "#sf" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sfart", "name": "#sfart" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/novel", "name": "#novel" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/conceptart", "name": "#conceptart" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ufo", "name": "#ufo" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/pink", "name": "#pink" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/horse", "name": "#horse" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/lettering", "name": "#lettering" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109378269257134800/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-20T07:04:47Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://mastodon.social/users/ifilljustice" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": "https://mastodon.social/users/ifilljustice/statuses/109372244680780371", "published": "2022-11-20T07:04:47Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109374858059817556", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://mastodon.social/users/ifilljustice" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556", "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://mastodon.social/users/ifilljustice/statuses/109372244680780371", "conversation": "tag:mastodon.social,2022-11-19:objectId=336754457:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@ifilljustice\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ifilljustice</span></a></span> The Congress passed rules decades ago allowing Scotus to set their docket, rather than having to accept cases like the Federal courts. Quick fix: repeal those laws.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@ifilljustice\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ifilljustice</span></a></span> The Congress passed rules decades ago allowing Scotus to set their docket, rather than having to accept cases like the Federal courts. Quick fix: repeal those laws.</p>" }, "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://mastodon.social/users/ifilljustice", "name": "@ifilljustice@mastodon.social" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374858059817556/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-20T07:02:39Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://wandering.shop/users/dynamicsymmetry" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": "https://wandering.shop/users/dynamicsymmetry/statuses/109373686669131225", "published": "2022-11-20T07:02:39Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109374849647618986", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://wandering.shop/users/dynamicsymmetry" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986", "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://wandering.shop/users/dynamicsymmetry/statuses/109373686669131225", "conversation": "tag:wandering.shop,2022-11-20:objectId=31648485:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://wandering.shop/@dynamicsymmetry\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>dynamicsymmetry</span></a></span> Absolute power is a bad thing; it is worse if you have absolute power but think you are better than the next guy and don&#39;t realize you need advice—badly.</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://wandering.shop/@dynamicsymmetry\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>dynamicsymmetry</span></a></span> Absolute power is a bad thing; it is worse if you have absolute power but think you are better than the next guy and don&#39;t realize you need advice—badly.</p>" }, "updated": "2022-11-20T07:05:35Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://wandering.shop/users/dynamicsymmetry", "name": "@dynamicsymmetry@wandering.shop" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109374849647618986/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-19T23:02:21Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-19T23:02:21Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109372960999276310", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-19:objectId=58307308:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>I am still trying to get used to this. In a real sense, I have a new eye. I look at things, and can see them clearly, something that hasn&#39;t happened in decades. I fixed my congenital myopia with Lasix surgery long ago, but people and eyes age. Now, anything that I can touch short of arm&#39;s length to about 10 feet is clear. I can read naturally again; watch TV; see people&#39;s expressions. Without glasses. For many years, road signs and distant writing was also clear, but this new eyesight… This was worth the effort. It feels weird, though. Good. But weird. Uncanny valley, weird. I am now getting into the routine, building the reflex, where I just have to move my face or step back, and I can see it. Neat, huh? <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/IRL\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>IRL</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/weirdness\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>weirdness</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/eyesight\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>eyesight</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/eldritch\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>eldritch</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/uncanny\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>uncanny</span></a> valley</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>I am still trying to get used to this. In a real sense, I have a new eye. I look at things, and can see them clearly, something that hasn&#39;t happened in decades. I fixed my congenital myopia with Lasix surgery long ago, but people and eyes age. Now, anything that I can touch short of arm&#39;s length to about 10 feet is clear. I can read naturally again; watch TV; see people&#39;s expressions. Without glasses. For many years, road signs and distant writing was also clear, but this new eyesight… This was worth the effort. It feels weird, though. Good. But weird. Uncanny valley, weird. I am now getting into the routine, building the reflex, where I just have to move my face or step back, and I can see it. Neat, huh? <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/IRL\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>IRL</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/weirdness\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>weirdness</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/eyesight\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>eyesight</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/eldritch\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>eldritch</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/uncanny\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>uncanny</span></a> valley</p>" }, "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/irl", "name": "#irl" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/weirdness", "name": "#weirdness" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/eyesight", "name": "#eyesight" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/eldritch", "name": "#eldritch" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/uncanny", "name": "#uncanny" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109372960999276310/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-18T18:34:54Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://mastodon.social/users/reay", "https://venera.social/profile/taur10" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": "https://mastodon.social/users/reay/statuses/109354890064497376", "published": "2022-11-18T18:34:54Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109366247053891593", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers", "https://mastodon.social/users/reay", "https://venera.social/profile/taur10" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593", "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://mastodon.social/users/reay/statuses/109354890064497376", "conversation": "tag:mastodon.social,2022-11-14:objectId=332275116:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@reay\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>reay</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://venera.social/profile/taur10\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>taur10</span></a></span> </p><p>Introduction: I&#39;m the scifipony@fimfiction taur10 spoke about. Because of your question, I joined the federated community. My joining apparently broke Twitter, judging by the timing, but you can read what I wrote about that if you choose. </p><p>That said, I&#39;m now available to answer direct questions about Scrivener! <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/scrivener\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>scrivener</span></a> </p><p>I just want to emphasize, I don&#39;t know what will happen if you directly copy or share Scrivener files between Mac and Windows drives. You can physically copy/share between Mac machines and between Windows machines, but there is a digital device divide between Apple hardware and Windows hardware. Like I said, Dropbox has a free level and a 100,000 word .scriv novel fits in just megabytes. Or more, if you stuff your Scrivener research full with videos, but generally...</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@reay\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>reay</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://venera.social/profile/taur10\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>taur10</span></a></span> </p><p>Introduction: I&#39;m the scifipony@fimfiction taur10 spoke about. Because of your question, I joined the federated community. My joining apparently broke Twitter, judging by the timing, but you can read what I wrote about that if you choose. </p><p>That said, I&#39;m now available to answer direct questions about Scrivener! <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/scrivener\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>scrivener</span></a> </p><p>I just want to emphasize, I don&#39;t know what will happen if you directly copy or share Scrivener files between Mac and Windows drives. You can physically copy/share between Mac machines and between Windows machines, but there is a digital device divide between Apple hardware and Windows hardware. Like I said, Dropbox has a free level and a 100,000 word .scriv novel fits in just megabytes. Or more, if you stuff your Scrivener research full with videos, but generally...</p>" }, "updated": "2022-11-18T18:44:29Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://mastodon.social/users/reay", "name": "@reay@mastodon.social" }, { "type": "Mention", "href": "https://venera.social/profile/taur10", "name": "@taur10@venera.social" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/scrivener", "name": "#scrivener" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366247053891593/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-18T17:45:23Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-18T17:45:23Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109366052329168101", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-18:objectId=57992460:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>The difference between blue collar and white collar jobs? That&#39;s obvious. </p><p>The difference between material engineering and computer engineering jobs? Frame of reference, I think. </p><p>Consider a Rocket Scientist and Computerist. If your job never requires you to ever be in the same room, building, city, state, country, or hemisphere (probably the same planet for speed-of-light issues), then you will have a different mindset. </p><p>Flexibility in outlook, perhaps?</p><p>I am a computerist. My day job, anyway. My avocation is author; I can do that anywhere, maybe one day on the moon.</p><p>Further consider these quotes:</p><p>“[...G]iven the scale of the resignations this week, they expect the platform to start breaking soon,” adding: “[T]he team that maintains Twitter’s core system libraries that every engineer at the company uses is gone after Thursday. ‘You cannot run Twitter without this team,’ the employee said.”</p><p> “I know of six critical systems (like ‘serving tweets’ levels of critical) which no longer have any engineers. There is no longer even a skeleton crew manning the system. It will continue to coast until it runs into something, and then it will stop.”</p><p>&quot;...I wasn&#39;t sure that he understood that compared to rocket science, democracy is much more complicated.&quot;</p><p>Anonymous via Verge and NYT, and Sen. Ed Marky via Politico.</p><p>Let&#39;s be real.</p><p>As a developer, I know that systems can run forever if they are robustly built. Programs do not wear out like engines do. They encounter *untested situations* and *behave unexpectedly*. How good or bad that is *is* subjective, or objective if there is a spec. </p><p>Using a wood frame construction metaphor, it&#39;s the untrained fix-it crew that saw and nail and replace structural members without planning, understanding, or foresight that cause the termite-ridden house to collapse under it&#39;s own weight.</p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RIPTwitter\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>RIPTwitter</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Twitter\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/computerscience\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>computerscience</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/elon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>elon</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/remotejob\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>remotejob</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/remote\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>remote</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/computerist\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>computerist</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>author</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/novelist\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>novelist</span></a></p><p>----</p><p>On a personal note, I joined the Eldritch instance because I wanted to reply to Federated posts curated and IM&#39;d to me by a friend, @Taur10 I didn&#39;t know that my getting an account would cause the collapse of Twitter. *Really sorry about that!*</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>The difference between blue collar and white collar jobs? That&#39;s obvious. </p><p>The difference between material engineering and computer engineering jobs? Frame of reference, I think. </p><p>Consider a Rocket Scientist and Computerist. If your job never requires you to ever be in the same room, building, city, state, country, or hemisphere (probably the same planet for speed-of-light issues), then you will have a different mindset. </p><p>Flexibility in outlook, perhaps?</p><p>I am a computerist. My day job, anyway. My avocation is author; I can do that anywhere, maybe one day on the moon.</p><p>Further consider these quotes:</p><p>“[...G]iven the scale of the resignations this week, they expect the platform to start breaking soon,” adding: “[T]he team that maintains Twitter’s core system libraries that every engineer at the company uses is gone after Thursday. ‘You cannot run Twitter without this team,’ the employee said.”</p><p> “I know of six critical systems (like ‘serving tweets’ levels of critical) which no longer have any engineers. There is no longer even a skeleton crew manning the system. It will continue to coast until it runs into something, and then it will stop.”</p><p>&quot;...I wasn&#39;t sure that he understood that compared to rocket science, democracy is much more complicated.&quot;</p><p>Anonymous via Verge and NYT, and Sen. Ed Marky via Politico.</p><p>Let&#39;s be real.</p><p>As a developer, I know that systems can run forever if they are robustly built. Programs do not wear out like engines do. They encounter *untested situations* and *behave unexpectedly*. How good or bad that is *is* subjective, or objective if there is a spec. </p><p>Using a wood frame construction metaphor, it&#39;s the untrained fix-it crew that saw and nail and replace structural members without planning, understanding, or foresight that cause the termite-ridden house to collapse under it&#39;s own weight.</p><p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RIPTwitter\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>RIPTwitter</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Twitter\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/computerscience\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>computerscience</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/elon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>elon</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/remotejob\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>remotejob</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/remote\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>remote</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/computerist\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>computerist</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>author</span></a> <a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/novelist\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>novelist</span></a></p><p>----</p><p>On a personal note, I joined the Eldritch instance because I wanted to reply to Federated posts curated and IM&#39;d to me by a friend, @Taur10 I didn&#39;t know that my getting an account would cause the collapse of Twitter. *Really sorry about that!*</p>" }, "updated": "2022-11-20T20:10:14Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/riptwitter", "name": "#riptwitter" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/twitter", "name": "#twitter" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/computerscience", "name": "#computerscience" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/elon", "name": "#elon" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/remotejob", "name": "#remotejob" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/remote", "name": "#remote" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/computerist", "name": "#computerist" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author", "name": "#author" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/novelist", "name": "#novelist" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109366052329168101/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-18T04:07:38Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-18T04:07:38Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109362836840104807", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-18:objectId=57863220:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>About the avatar: A golden horse enters a bar. It gets a whiskey and proceeds to tell jokes. He is overheard. Neigh, he is heard loudly, saying, &quot;Wilbur!&quot;</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>About the avatar: A golden horse enters a bar. It gets a whiskey and proceeds to tell jokes. He is overheard. Neigh, he is heard loudly, saying, &quot;Wilbur!&quot;</p>" }, "attachment": [], "tag": [], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362836840104807/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 0 } } }, { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895/activity", "type": "Create", "actor": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "published": "2022-11-18T04:01:06Z", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "object": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2022-11-18T04:01:06Z", "url": "https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/109362811172255895", "attributedTo": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:eldritch.cafe,2022-11-18:objectId=57862071:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SF\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>SF</span></a> As an SF writer, I really like the name of this instance. Since I write feminist fiction, the vibe suits me, too. Search for this book title if you wish to know about my writing: *The Girl from the Emeraline Island*</p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p><a href=\"https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SF\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>SF</span></a> As an SF writer, I really like the name of this instance. Since I write feminist fiction, the vibe suits me, too. Search for this book title if you wish to know about my writing: *The Girl from the Emeraline Island*</p>" }, "updated": "2022-11-18T20:24:05Z", "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf", "name": "#sf" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 3 }, "shares": { "id": "https://eldritch.cafe/users/sfwrtr/statuses/109362811172255895/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 1 } } } ] }