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Leigh

@ SemioticStandard @beehaw.org

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#horror #writer. Stories in the British Fantasy Society, 2022 HWA Poetry Showcase, Flame Tree Press, Crystal Lake Publishing, others. Codex, HWA.

Chief architect. Co-founder of Rocky Linux and the RESF.

New England.

https://semioticstandard.com/

  • is Conservative/Right Wing opinions completely unwelcome on Lemmy?

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  • Gentle reminder to try to assume best intention of others and provide nuance where appropriate. If by 'conservative/right wing' this person means they're all about what these things have morphed into lately in the US (transphobia, homophobia, and otherwise thinly-veiled hateful notions), then I completely agree. Fascists aren't welcome here. Nazis aren't welcome here. Beehaw is explicitly intolerant of the intolerant. But there can be honest perspectives that fall 'to the right' of the liberal perspective that can and should deserve consideration (they just seem to be rare these days, as political discourse has become so polarized).

  • is Conservative/Right Wing opinions completely unwelcome on Lemmy?

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  • Hey man, you're not arguing in good faith, and I think you know it. We're building a different space here than the one we left. Please stop trying to ragebait by building straw man arguments that don't reflect the reality of the discourse here. Choose to be better.

  • What are you self-hosting?

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  • Not as much as I probably should be! I have a nice little Proxmox cluster, backed by a UPS and a beefy NAS, but mostly I use it for fussing around with stuff, playing with instances, nothing really mission critical.

  • What search engine do you use?

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  • What frustrated you about SearXNG?

  • Proton’s encrypted password manager is now available to everyone. - The Verge

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  • I don't see any reason to migrate away from 1Password, which works great for me. I have a family plan and everyone in the house has their own personal vault.

  • What search engine do you use?

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  • I use DDG because I'm still not decided on whether or not Kagi is worth it. If there's no significant difference in the results returned by DDG, why pay for Kagi?

  • Imploded Titanic submarine seen for first time as pieces recovered from sea floor

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  • That website is an absolute fucking dumpster fire of massively annoying and obtrusive ads, particularly on mobile. Safari adblockers do little to deal with it. I’m almost to the point where I’m just going to block the domain from even resolving at all on my home network. Really, it’s cancer. Is there a better source?

  • What search engine do you use?

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  • NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma

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  • Jesus that’s horrible. Can you just imagine that happening to you? You get a call that your mother killed your dad, your nephew, then herself.

  • Google is laying off employees at Waze

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  • It makes me sad that people are losing their jobs. Somewhere out there are real people with real families wondering what they’re going to do if they’re out of a job. It just sucks.

  • Seen on Mastodon, "Someone explain the RedHat situation to me as if it was a drag community beef"

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  • As one of the founders of Rocky Linux and the RESF, I agree!

  • Its Time to Subsidize E-bikes

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  • I was highly skeptical before reading the article, but the author made great points and I’m actually fully on board with that, now. I was even wondering if my state had plans to do something like this, then I read this at the end of the article:

    Meanwhile, many states aren’t waiting for federal action. Hawaii, Connecticut, Colorado and Massachusetts either already offer subsidies or intend to.

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing. This really changed my perspective.

  • A hive of scary stories?

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  • That's actually a very, very good question! I would say that the biggest difference between them is style. Nightmare is a little more...progressive? than the others, I think. Have a read of all of them and just see what you like

  • Unclassified FBI Document: Ability to legally access Secure Messaging App Content and Metadata (January 2021)

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  • This perspective lacks nuance.

    a service like iCloud is a bad idea if you care about your privacy

    Like all security and privacy measures, you have to consider your threat profile. From whom are you trying to maintain privacy from? If it’s other people or companies, then using a service like this is perfectly okay. If you’re worried about state actors or governmental agencies coming after you, then you have a very different set of requirements and considerations than most people, and you should plan accordingly.

    But saying that services like this aren’t for people who care about their privacy is a little disingenuous. As with all things, it’s a matter of degrees.

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    Mastodon's Eugen Rochko in talks with Meta?!😱

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  • There’s no harm in going to the meeting to just listen to what they have to say. Why should he deprive himself of that knowledge? That would be dumb. Information is power. Just because he can’t run out and say “here’s all the things they talked about” doesn’t mean he can’t use what he heard to his and the FOSS community’s advantage. Maybe they disclose that they’re working on some $thing, and now he can start development of a feature that might somehow protect against that $thing.

    I love FOSS and the community, but far too often their zealous nature cause them to make poor decisions. The world isn’t black and white. Stop treating it like it is. NDAs happen in business all the time for anything and everything. A lot of companies won’t even have a meeting with you/another company AT ALL unless an NDA is in place. It’s standard.

    Not going to at least hear what they had to say was stupid.

  • Red Hat strikes a crushing blow against RHEL downstreams | The Register

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  • I have to image that their fleet of attorneys would have thought of this before hand.

  • What do you eat in the morning?

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  • Ass.

  • "string theory lied to us and now science communication is hard"

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  • I know fuck all about physics but that was interesting! She was great

  • A hive of scary stories?

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  • Get into short horror stories. GOOD stories published by professional magazines like Nightmare, The Dark, Black Static, Weird Horror, Pseudopod. Those are all places that pay professional rates and who have won tons of awards. Anthologies edited by Ellen Datlow are also good, who does the Year’s Best. Crystal Lake Publishing is good as well, both their short stories, novels, and their podcasts. Weird Little Worlds is another indie publisher that has put out good stuff. (Disclosure: I’ve had stories published by both CLP and WLW—the Mother: Tales of Love and Terror antho I was in was a finalist for the Bram Stoker award this year.)

    If you want good horror, you need to go to the places that publish it professionally. Issues are pretty cheap, and there’s plenty of free stuff on their sites as well.

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  • Thank you! I've seen this mentioned a couple of times and have been meaning to give it a try.

  • Politics @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    How 'constitutional county' declarations undermine the Constitution – a legal scholar explains

    theconversation.com /how-constitutional-county-declarations-undermine-the-constitution-a-legal-scholar-explains-206834
  • Entertainment @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    "Dead Space: Deep Cover" - Cineverse & Bloody Disgusting Announce Scripted Audio Series Based on EA's Video Game!

    bloody-disgusting.com /podcasts/3766094/dead-space-deep-cover-cineverse-bloody-disgusting-announce-scripted-audio-series-based-on-eas-video-game/
  • Technology @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    Texas will require parental consent for kids to use social media

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2023/06/texas-will-require-parental-consent-for-kids-to-use-social-media/
  • Chat @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    Ronny DeFeo, of the Amityville Horror fame, was my wife’s cousin. What’s your unique family history or association?

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr.
  • Entertainment @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    'Cobweb' Official Trailer - Family Secrets Creep Out in "Marianne" Creator's First Horror Movie

    bloody-disgusting.com /movie/3765957/cobweb-official-trailer-family-secrets-creep-out-in-marianne-creators-first-horror-movie/
  • Literature @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    A Guide to Cormac McCarthy’s Books

    www.nytimes.com /2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-best-books.html
  • Environment @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    New Lemmy instance for all things gardening

    thegarden.land
  • Beehaw Support @beehaw.org
    Leigh @beehaw.org

    Following communities on Masto?