Oh wow that thing's already working in WASM too? Exciting! https://
github.com/vlcn-io/cr-sql
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CR-SQLite WASM Implementation Now Available
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Datasette Lite adds GitHub JSON loading capability
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Added a new feature to http://
lite.datasette.io – it can now load JSON data directly from GitHub (or other CORS-friendly hosting) using the new ?json= URL parameter Documentation here: https://
github.com/simonw/dataset
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Takahe: Open Source Decentralized Social Protocol Project
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I'm keeping a close eye on https://
github.com/andrewgodwin/t
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Lightweight Mastodon-compatible blogging software for static hosting
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I'm really hoping we can get some much more lightweight Mastodon-compatible blogging software working – there are WordPress plugins and suchlike, but something more compatible with static hosting and a bit of serverless function magic would be fantastic
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Authoritarian Personality Types in Corporate Tech Culture
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Recommended reading: the Wikipedia article on the authoritarian personality type (Useful if you're scratching you head at all of these people on Twitter who think you should expect to be fired for disagreeing with your CEO)
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Running Independent AI Instances On Your Own Domain
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I like that if I lose trust in them or they vanish for some reason I can fire up a new instance on my own domain name and keep on running
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Musk’s team reviews Twitter messages to identify insubordinate employees
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From that article: "Mr. Musk’s team was asked to comb through messages in Twitter’s internal chat platform and make a list of employees who were insubordinate, people briefed on the plan said."
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Mastodon’s Safety-First Design Built by Underrepresented Communities
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Mastodon was built by sensible, thoughtful people, many from underrepresented communities who had very clear needs around safety and moderation – they've put a lot of careful work into that, and the community there continues to invest in it I'm optimistic!
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Creator Moves to Decentralized Platform After 16 Years on Twitter
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I invested 16 years in producing content for Twitter, I'm extremely uninterested in putting that kind of work into a platform that I don't own in the future Hence https://
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Elon Musk fires Twitter employees for internal disagreement
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He isn't just firing people who posted in public, he's actively hunting down people who disagreed with him internally too https://
nytimes.com/2022/11/15/tec
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