stephen radix @stephen@mastodon.observer

#Mastodon Hashtag Reblog #Bot for #Zapier

Problem: Small instances can only see a small segment of the fediverse.

Solution: Reblog bot which searches other instances for a hashtag on a schedule, reblogs last post, and follows the user. This programmatically expands the visible fediverse targeted to keywords. E.g. @css @Tech (js)

You can use the Zapier CLI platform with the source right now for free. May be available to non-programmers later.

https://github.com/stephenburgess8/zapier-platform-mastodon-reblogger

Available for questions.

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What if there is no more mêmes?

#TIL:

You can use the "Unlisted" toot privacy option to have a thread without spamming the timeline.

Make the first toot in a thread Public, and all replies to it unlisted. That way the timeline stays neat and you can chat all you want. Your followers will still see all your replies, though.

Good morning. Selfie, 👁️

Working hard does not mean consistently working to the limit of your capacity (i.e. 60 hour work weeks every week). That's spending your future in favor of the present.

Working hard means determining what your priorities are, saying no to other things, and working just past the point of your highest efficiency. #LawOfDiminishingReturns

people over software

Protonmail has been under a sustained heavy DDoS attack in the last several days from what they call a previous unknown botnet. I definitely encourage people to stick with them even if they experience downtime, because their mission is important.

Sorry for this rebbit link but that’s where they decided to publish the email they sent out.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/8uu9t7/update_regarding_the_ddos_situation/

I only have one window unit AC, so I’m sleeping in my living room to be closer to it. I call it reverse camping.

They can’t all be winners folks.

Hypothesis: as a culture, we are obsessed with the surprising, the unexpected, the disruptive to such an excess as to be to our own disadvantage.

These keys.

Map view - https://belowthesurface.amsterdam/en/rokin/NZD1.00507MTL008

rt @PaulMMCooper Dutch engineers drained Amsterdam's River while building a metro, and they've put every object they found at the bottom online.

https://belowthesurface.amsterdam/en/vondsten

I have a lot of ideas and plans to work on ActivityPub-integrated open-source projects. Otherwise, contributing to open-source for the Fediverse has been a meaningful hobby for me. I have to say that I'm really grateful to the people who have been pioneers like @cwebber, @Gargron, @lain @dansup, and @Bat and also the many contributors who are too many to name. Erring on the side of being too earnest, you should know I appreciate it.

Illustrator of the Yawhg as well as horror stories, Emily Carrol, did a series of illustrations from the Dune universe but seems to have taken most of them down. Still check out the Yawhg. http://www.emcarroll.com/

hello from raspbian 🍓 🤖

Transmarginal inhibition https://chromapoetica.com/2012/06/23/transmarginal-inhibition-elegy-of-solitude/

Scoring high on this questionnaire is not a good thing or a bad thing, but it is a thing. https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/

Chasing The Gnu

One of the best changes in my life that have resulted from #AgilePM and #Scrum is that I've largely stopped being deadline focused and started being what I call "stack" focused, or backlog focused. There's an unlimited amount of things to do in this life. Pick what matters most to you, put it at the top of your stack, and work your way through it. Crunch time and cram sessions lead to burnout. Pace yourself as you work through the stack. This has made me happier and more productive.