BenJam

Exec director @opensourcecoll, product @opencollect &
@ecosyste_ms, organiser @sustainoss, maintainer @octoboxio, designer @atpcardgame

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re. 'not a bot' pricing:

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@simpsoka FY.

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serious question: who can I pay _today_ to do a high resolution face and/or full body scan for future a/vr?

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I will happily live in a world where every. single. huge. black. monolith in every. damned. living room, hotel room or lobby is replaced with a device you can put away and a nice bit of _real_ art. Or better yet, a window!

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One is _currently_ about replacing labour, ignoring copyright, and making algorithms intractable, the other is _currently_ a tool to enable collaboration, connection, and creativity. Just depends on your perspective.

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[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

What an interesting moment.

We're staring at two distinctly different visions of the future. They may co-exist, but they are radically different takes on what's modern, what's current, and where things are headed.

One vision gets the UI out of the way. The other vision is UI everywhere you look.

One vision gets the computer out of the way. The other vision mounts a computer on your face.

One vision is get it and go. One vision is get it and stay.

One vision is about information. The other vision is about immersion.

One vision is natural and understands you. The other vision requires new methods of interaction that you have to learn and master.

One vision feels like an assist. One vision feels like obstruction.

One vision fits with whatever you already have. One vision requires you buy something that fits.

One vision is simply text. One vision is anything but.

One vision feels like before. One vision feels like after. But I'm not sure which is which.

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@shazow @opencollect @gitcoin Hey, we announced (linked in post I believe) in sept 2021. Apologies about not following up on that req but I became ED in March 2021 so may have dropped it in handover.

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f*ck this, I'm out. See y'all on master-don.

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@benunsworth Hightower?

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@ecosyste_ms @librariesio @teabass you can read more about ecosystems at https://t.co/DNyVF1UYkd check out the services at https://t.co/0f1iX0a9Ld and check out the source at https://t.co/GfCuLmwKp1

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After a year of work, @ecosyste_ms now indexes more packages than @librariesio

It's been a long journey for @teabass and I since our work on Libraries but Ecosystems is already powering the next generation of researchers, policymakers and application developers in open source ✌️

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@EriolDoesDesign okay but... the boo headband 👌

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@Mr_Bingo you're a good egg Bingo.

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@kneath those taps are also terrible. Would recommend a pull-out tap over one of those any day.

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@kidhack @rogie yup, a skilled craftsperson can chisel a mortise perfectly. Everyone else uses a mortiser. I didn't see anything in the original post about the skill level of the user and assumed zero :D

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@kidhack @rogie Incidentally I will probably get a lever machine next, but only because I have 15 years experience pulling espressos.

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@kidhack @rogie I.e simple meaning simple mechanics does not mean simple user experience.

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@Jontafkasi WTAF

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@kidhack @rogie ☝️ such trolling!

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@rogie what do the internals look like, are they quality parts, are they easily serviced etc?