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Notices by :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)

  1. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Sunday, 13-Dec-2020 21:20:07 EST :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    The year is 2182. Operating systems are more advanced than ever before - but people are still playing retro adventure games in ScummVM.

    Meanwhile, the leading artists of the day lean over their holotablets, carefully crafting pixel art that maintains the original 90's aesthetic on screen resolutions with 80 trillion pixels.
    In conversation Sunday, 13-Dec-2020 21:20:07 EST from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  2. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jun-2020 23:31:41 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    Watching my girlfriend's kids fight over who gets to use the tablet makes me think that maybe giving kids mobile devices is a terrible idea.

    Get desktop PCs and destroy each other in Command and Conquer like normal children.
    In conversation Thursday, 18-Jun-2020 23:31:41 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  3. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2019 20:29:50 EST :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • Infected Moomin
    @moonman it's been posting as you ever since
    In conversation Tuesday, 31-Dec-2019 20:29:50 EST from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  4. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2019 15:38:02 EST :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    My finger has a callous and my scanner doesn't recognize it.

    Biometric passwords suck.
    In conversation Friday, 27-Dec-2019 15:38:02 EST from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  5. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2019 19:15:24 EST :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    Wow, my blog almost doesn't look like total crap now!
    A screenshot of my blog layout…
    In conversation Wednesday, 20-Nov-2019 19:15:24 EST from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  6. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2019 23:14:36 EST :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • I don't need no stinkin' anime avatar
    @kaniini Kaniini, I respect your point of view, and appreciate you speaking so openly and candidly about what's bothering you. I can't imagine it's easy.

    Your departure would be a huge loss, however. Your investigations into LitePub / OCAP / Bearcaps are enormously valuable, and you've always struck me as someone who really cares about trying to resolve the security problems of federated communication systems.

    If there's anybody that makes this place better, it's you. Whether it's your research or your blog posts or your rants about things that are broken, I've always appreciated what you've had to say. I've learned a lot of things over the last few years because of you.
    In conversation Wednesday, 13-Nov-2019 23:14:36 EST from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  7. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2019 16:37:59 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    We Distribute, my publication dedicated to federated communication systems and Free Software, is now officially part of the Federated Networking Association (Feneas).

    Work has been done to migrate everything over to their organization's infrastructure. Some fixes and optimizations are being made to speed the site up a bit, and the publication will continue to publish across the fediverse.

    Soon, the project will open up for collaboration with additional writers, which will allow me to step back from writing every article and instead serve as a dedicated editor for the time being.

    In the meantime, if you'd like to hang out and chat, we now have a dedicated community on the Feneas Matrix server: +wedistribute:feneas.org
    In conversation Tuesday, 29-Oct-2019 16:37:59 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  8. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2019 20:12:38 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    Really disappointed that Ghost.org doesn't offer refunds for charges.

    Any subscription services that state "all sales are final" honestly aren't worth your time and money.
    In conversation Sunday, 27-Oct-2019 20:12:38 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  9. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2019 20:13:49 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    Due to the extreme emergency mode my life is going into, I can no longer afford to host or maintain VidCommons.org. In case you don't recall, VC is a PeerTube instance serving as a library of Public Domain and Creative Commons media for the fediverse, kind of like what Open Audio is for Funkwhale.

    If anyone is interested in transferring ownership to continue running the project, please let me know in short order! Otherwise, the instance will be discontinued at the end of next week.

    #VidCommons #PeerTube #PublicDomain #Creativecommons
    In conversation Thursday, 10-Oct-2019 20:13:49 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  10. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Thursday, 29-Aug-2019 22:57:00 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    We're starting up a GoFundMe to help my roommate, who was picked up and detained by #ICE yesterday. Regardless of the legal outcome of his case, we need to make sure this guy has the resources to survive whatever happens.

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-beloved-yaide-abderahman-oumar
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Aug-2019 22:57:00 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink

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    1. Click here to support Help our beloved Yaide Abderahman Oumar organized by Hayley Kay
      from gofundme.com
      Our best friend, the most wonderful human being on the planet has been detained by ICE, Immigration Customs Enforcement. He was taken from his home yesterday 8/28/19 at 7:30 AM by people claiming to be “police officers” who were in fact ICE. They said they had a warrant but never physically...
  11. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Aug-2019 18:48:48 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    This is not a drill. My roommate, Yaide Oumar, was picked up today by federal agents right in my fucking apartment.

    I want to vomit. This is horrible.

    Oumar is a great human being. He's a black Muslim from Chad, works in the restaurant industry, and is just about the nicest, chillest guy I've ever met. In the entire time I've known him, he's been nothing but supportive.

    This whole situation sucks. I'm beside myself. I'm so worried about him.
    In conversation Wednesday, 28-Aug-2019 18:48:48 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  12. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Thursday, 22-Aug-2019 03:35:50 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    The good news is that I'm learning a lot. Making music is really fun, but audio production requires attention to certain details that I've only just started picking up on.

    One reality is that I should keep recordings of multiple takes. It's kind of hard to sing while listening to a monitor as a song is playing - there can be slight delay, which forces the singer to compensate. While everything is....on beat, and mostly at the correct pitch, small deformations can reveal themselves based on how the singer sang the take.
    In conversation Thursday, 22-Aug-2019 03:35:50 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  13. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2019 18:58:32 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    Hey, listen.

    I've been unemployed for the last few months, recovering from intense burnout. I'm in the process of looking for jobs, but realistically, I'm very close to being broke.

    I'm trying my best to live lean and come up with some kind of income...but to be honest, I need help. I've got only 400 bucks to my name right now, and bills are going to cause major damage.

    I'm trying to work my way up to $1210 to cover rent after the next month. While I don't at all expect that kind of money to just be handed to me, I'm not confident that I'm going to be able to get a job in time to cover it.

    My biggest costs right now are servers. I'm running We Distribute and VidCommons entirely out of pocket with no donations. This probably is why neither have been updated very frequently in recent months, but if they're to continue operation, I need at least 80 bucks to cover it. If I can't, both of those projects will be on ice for a while, with their sites taken down.

    If anyone would like to help me financially during this trying time, here's some links for donations. I hate having to do this, but I'm trying to survive.

    Patron: https://patreon.com/deadsuperhero

    PayPal: sean@deadsuperhero.com
    In conversation Wednesday, 21-Aug-2019 18:58:32 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink

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    1. Sean Tilley is creating media and publications on the decentralized Internet | Patreon
      from Patreon
      Become a patron of Sean Tilley today: Read posts by Sean Tilley and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.
  14. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2019 17:41:06 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    iOS fedi users, what app do you use most often for interacting with the fediverse?

    Let me know what you like, so that I can make a more informed recommendation!
    In conversation Friday, 02-Aug-2019 17:41:06 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  15. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2019 03:54:51 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    @pfm maybe I'll write about it a bit. The intention was to build a PeerTube instance that only hosted Public Domain / Creative Commons media, and provide captions and donation links and stuff.

    The cool thing is that PT instance admins can subscribe to the whole instance, and their local catalog will get populated with all available channels and videos. So, in a way it's a means of syndication, and could be useful for bootstrapping an instance with something to watch.
    In conversation Friday, 02-Aug-2019 03:54:51 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  16. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2019 02:52:16 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    TFW the introductory blog post you're trying to write just turns into one lengthy yarn about who you are, how you screwed up your life, and a detailed overview of some of your favorite failed game projects.
    In conversation Saturday, 27-Jul-2019 02:52:16 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  17. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 17:15:49 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    Like, let's ignore the fact that it's a communications platform masquerading as a public square owned by a for-profit corporation trying to figure out how to make more money.

    The real cancer is in the notions of "engagement" as a thing that can be sold for revenue.
    In conversation Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 17:15:49 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  18. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 17:14:00 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    Ugh, what is this self-aggrandizing cringe?

    "This ONE paradigm on social media instantly made the whole internet bad!"

    Like, oh no, some engineer made an amplifier for messages that anybody could use. Now that bad people use it too, it's bad for everybody! The Internet is ruined! Time to go outside.
    Article title: "The Man Who Bui…
    In conversation Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 17:14:00 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  19. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 16:55:14 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    • :airforce: Airman Tilley
    KDE Plasma 5 is 5 years old now.

    Dear god, I feel old. I remember when KDE 4.0 was still taking shape.
    In conversation Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 16:55:14 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
  20. :airforce: Airman Tilley (sean@social.deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 04:25:59 EDT :airforce: Airman Tilley :airforce: Airman Tilley
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbone_cabal

    > As #Usenet has few technologically or legally enforced hierarchies, just about the only ones that formed were social. People acquired power through persuasion (both publicly and privately), public debate, force of will (often via aggressive flames), garnering authority and respect by spending much time and effort contributing to the community (by being a maintainer of a FAQ, for example)

    > The cabal was created in an effort to facilitate reliable propagation of new Usenet posts. While in the 1970s and 1980s many news servers only operated during night time to save on the cost of long distance communication, servers of the backbone cabal were available 24 hours a day. The administrators of these servers gained sufficient influence in the otherwise anarchic Usenet community to be able to push through controversial changes, for instance the Great Renaming of Usenet newsgroups during 1987.
    In conversation Wednesday, 24-Jul-2019 04:25:59 EDT from social.deadsuperhero.com permalink
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