Travis F W
@travisfw.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
The things I need to say to somebody. The things I wish I didn't have to say. My hopes and dreams I just want someone to share.
I listen to #nonfiction audio books […]
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Happy #hexadecimalunixnewyear!
The current year is now #069yr.
#06ayr will begin on May 10th.
In celebration, I shall ramble about hexadecimal, as if I had invited you over for a large dinner with my family and I got drunk and neglected to ascertain your consent to the imposition of my […]
The current year is now #069yr.
#06ayr will begin on May 10th.
In celebration, I shall ramble about hexadecimal, as if I had invited you over for a large dinner with my family and I got drunk and neglected to ascertain your consent to the imposition of my […]
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This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
Original post on merveilles.town
merveilles.town
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
i am imagining a puppet-based show illustrating a #utopianvision in the present day, if hippy culture took over the world. would you riff on that? #askfedi
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
i am imagining a puppet-based show illustrating a #utopianvision in the present day, if hippy culture took over the world. would you riff on that? #askfedi
I want an #antitoxicsparkle trend, and I think the holiday season is the perfect time. If you're a man who, perhaps at first appearance, could be mistaken to conform to toxic masculine culture, wear something sparkly. The holidays are sparkly. As an antitoxic cis/het man, I wish to feel no shame […]
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fosstodon.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I want an #antitoxicsparkle trend, and I think the holiday season is the perfect time. If you're a man who, perhaps at first appearance, could be mistaken to conform to toxic masculine culture, wear something sparkly. The holidays are sparkly. As an antitoxic cis/het man, I wish to feel no shame […]
[drugs (anecdotal experience FYI)]
I've been on venlafaxine for a few years now. I am now halving my dose, and realizing it seems to help moderate PTSD triggers. Some aspects of my life where I have not been able to shift attitude over the years seem to have shifted some. I seem to be able to […]
I've been on venlafaxine for a few years now. I am now halving my dose, and realizing it seems to help moderate PTSD triggers. Some aspects of my life where I have not been able to shift attitude over the years seem to have shifted some. I seem to be able to […]
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fosstodon.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
[drugs (anecdotal experience FYI)]
I've been on venlafaxine for a few years now. I am now halving my dose, and realizing it seems to help moderate PTSD triggers. Some aspects of my life where I have not been able to shift attitude over the years seem to have shifted some. I seem to be able to […]
I've been on venlafaxine for a few years now. I am now halving my dose, and realizing it seems to help moderate PTSD triggers. Some aspects of my life where I have not been able to shift attitude over the years seem to have shifted some. I seem to be able to […]
somehow I missed this article #nowreading (well, I'll get to it today)
Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files - Delta Chat @delta
https://delta.chat/en/2025-01-23-webxdc-no-billionaires
Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files - Delta Chat @delta
https://delta.chat/en/2025-01-23-webxdc-no-billionaires
Delta Chat: Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files
How can we evolve and deploy web apps without allowing developers or operators to become a “billionaire in the middle”? There are many ways to try to address this challenge and some involve the tec...
delta.chat
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
somehow I missed this article #nowreading (well, I'll get to it today)
Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files - Delta Chat @delta
https://delta.chat/en/2025-01-23-webxdc-no-billionaires
Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files - Delta Chat @delta
https://delta.chat/en/2025-01-23-webxdc-no-billionaires
#nowlistening
This Is Uncomfortable: The Emotionally Awkward Cost of Money, from “Alive with Steve Burns”
Episode webpage: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2025/12/02/reema-khrais-on-alive-with-steve-burns
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This Is Uncomfortable: The Emotionally Awkward Cost of Money, from “Alive with Steve Burns”
Episode webpage: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2025/12/02/reema-khrais-on-alive-with-steve-burns
Media file […]
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December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#nowlistening
This Is Uncomfortable: The Emotionally Awkward Cost of Money, from “Alive with Steve Burns”
Episode webpage: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2025/12/02/reema-khrais-on-alive-with-steve-burns
Media file […]
This Is Uncomfortable: The Emotionally Awkward Cost of Money, from “Alive with Steve Burns”
Episode webpage: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2025/12/02/reema-khrais-on-alive-with-steve-burns
Media file […]
I worry all the time that the fantasy worlds my children get lost in preclude them from realizing any of the joys of being the humans we are in a literally *wonderful* world we are distractedly destroying. But then, the obvious counterpoint is that participating in human culture requires […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I worry all the time that the fantasy worlds my children get lost in preclude them from realizing any of the joys of being the humans we are in a literally *wonderful* world we are distractedly destroying. But then, the obvious counterpoint is that participating in human culture requires […]
Would you financially support a new effort (of mine) to build and maintain a database of metadata and descriptive statistics about the #fediverse and other #socialweb, #indieweb, #SmallWeb, and #p2p networks?
I would serve high-level interfaces to a database of metadata resulting from ongoing […]
I would serve high-level interfaces to a database of metadata resulting from ongoing […]
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fosstodon.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Would you financially support a new effort (of mine) to build and maintain a database of metadata and descriptive statistics about the #fediverse and other #socialweb, #indieweb, #SmallWeb, and #p2p networks?
I would serve high-level interfaces to a database of metadata resulting from ongoing […]
I would serve high-level interfaces to a database of metadata resulting from ongoing […]
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November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reposted by Travis F W
Blade Runner and the meaning of Gaff’s origami | Ryan Lambie for Film Stories (@filmstories.co.uk)
https://filmstories.co.uk/features/blade-runner-and-the-meaning-of-gaffs-origami/
https://filmstories.co.uk/features/blade-runner-and-the-meaning-of-gaffs-origami/
Blade Runner and the meaning of Gaff’s origami
A seemingly minor character, Gaff - and his origami skills - could be the secret key to Blade Runner’s deeper themes. Here’s why:
filmstories.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Blade Runner and the meaning of Gaff’s origami | Ryan Lambie for Film Stories (@filmstories.co.uk)
https://filmstories.co.uk/features/blade-runner-and-the-meaning-of-gaffs-origami/
https://filmstories.co.uk/features/blade-runner-and-the-meaning-of-gaffs-origami/
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US: urge Congress to support the Right to Contraception Act, which reaffirms the right to use birth control, first recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court more than half a century ago! (via Center for Biodiversity)
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/yJzDfGN5QEqwTbepVEM3CA2 #contraception […]
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/yJzDfGN5QEqwTbepVEM3CA2 #contraception […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
US: urge Congress to support the Right to Contraception Act, which reaffirms the right to use birth control, first recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court more than half a century ago! (via Center for Biodiversity)
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/yJzDfGN5QEqwTbepVEM3CA2 #contraception […]
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/yJzDfGN5QEqwTbepVEM3CA2 #contraception […]
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It's #FediForumFriday- your reminder to check in with projects you're excited about, ask for or offer help, or just chat with the folks you met and refresh the joy and motivation you felt at #FediForum.
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's #FediForumFriday- your reminder to check in with projects you're excited about, ask for or offer help, or just chat with the folks you met and refresh the joy and motivation you felt at #FediForum.
how can I participate in a group identity?
i want to, like everyone, suggest, and manipulate, and control aspects of the structure of the activity of the group freely, trusted to judge when to use a heavy hand, light touch, or just offer an opinion.
i want the group to act on my behalf, often […]
i want to, like everyone, suggest, and manipulate, and control aspects of the structure of the activity of the group freely, trusted to judge when to use a heavy hand, light touch, or just offer an opinion.
i want the group to act on my behalf, often […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
how can I participate in a group identity?
i want to, like everyone, suggest, and manipulate, and control aspects of the structure of the activity of the group freely, trusted to judge when to use a heavy hand, light touch, or just offer an opinion.
i want the group to act on my behalf, often […]
i want to, like everyone, suggest, and manipulate, and control aspects of the structure of the activity of the group freely, trusted to judge when to use a heavy hand, light touch, or just offer an opinion.
i want the group to act on my behalf, often […]
Pondering the origins of #morphology in the #ediacaran period. There was an article posted yesterday about how different features of organisms seem linked, talking about fern vascular structures and leaves and stuff. The way that kind of thing happens probably started 600 million years ago. Just […]
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fosstodon.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Pondering the origins of #morphology in the #ediacaran period. There was an article posted yesterday about how different features of organisms seem linked, talking about fern vascular structures and leaves and stuff. The way that kind of thing happens probably started 600 million years ago. Just […]
Reposted by Travis F W
A year ago, I saw someone open a book lamp in a bar. It was a pretty expensive product. Since I combine electronics and paper crafting, I had to DIY it and develop an easy-to-use circuit template and instructions for it. This educational project is perfect for […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
[Original post on chaos.social]
April 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A year ago, I saw someone open a book lamp in a bar. It was a pretty expensive product. Since I combine electronics and paper crafting, I had to DIY it and develop an easy-to-use circuit template and instructions for it. This educational project is perfect for […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
[Original post on chaos.social]
I am pondering #decentralization (I like to tag #decent9n), considering that there may be no overlap between #federated tech, #localfirst, and #blockchain, though all are #decentralized, per se.
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I am pondering #decentralization (I like to tag #decent9n), considering that there may be no overlap between #federated tech, #localfirst, and #blockchain, though all are #decentralized, per se.
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I'm in an episode of the new Data Renegades podcast with CL Kao and Dori Wilson talking about data journalism and Datasette and related topics - it's a fun conversation, here are some extracted highlights https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/26/data-renegades-podcast/
Highlights from my appearance on the Data Renegades podcast with CL Kao and Dori Wilson
I talked with CL Kao and Dori Wilson for an episode of their new Data Renegades podcast titled Data Journalism Unleashed with Simon Willison. I fed the transcript into Claude …
simonwillison.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I'm in an episode of the new Data Renegades podcast with CL Kao and Dori Wilson talking about data journalism and Datasette and related topics - it's a fun conversation, here are some extracted highlights https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/26/data-renegades-podcast/
Dr. Ros Watts talks about Building Communities and Connection on #psychedelics Today and hits a few of my favorite points
#episode webpage: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/pt-636-dr-ros-watts-building-communities-and-connection
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#episode webpage: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/pt-636-dr-ros-watts-building-communities-and-connection
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fosstodon.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dr. Ros Watts talks about Building Communities and Connection on #psychedelics Today and hits a few of my favorite points
#episode webpage: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/pt-636-dr-ros-watts-building-communities-and-connection
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#episode webpage: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/pt-636-dr-ros-watts-building-communities-and-connection
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"purchases" of movies and books on DRM-based platforms should transfer between them
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"purchases" of movies and books on DRM-based platforms should transfer between them
this was a good #podcast episode for my son to fall asleep to last night.
Deborah Farmer Kris: How Awe Helps Us Flourish
an episode of MindShift: https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/mindshift
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Deborah Farmer Kris: How Awe Helps Us Flourish
an episode of MindShift: https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/mindshift
Media file […]
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fosstodon.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
this was a good #podcast episode for my son to fall asleep to last night.
Deborah Farmer Kris: How Awe Helps Us Flourish
an episode of MindShift: https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/mindshift
Media file […]
Deborah Farmer Kris: How Awe Helps Us Flourish
an episode of MindShift: https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/mindshift
Media file […]