Kobolds with a keyboard.

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Cake day: June 5th, 2023

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  • If you’re still using Discord, consider the wealth of alternatives:

    Matrix is the federated option. Allows self-hosting with federation, has encryption (though it seems to have vulnerabilities - be mindful), supports both public and private rooms. Does not support voice or video.

    Stoat, formerly Revolt, is a very close analog. It’s FOSS, and is self-hostable, but does not federate - users on a private instance will not be able to interact with users on the public one. Supports voice; video not yet supported (I don’t believe) but is on the roadmap.

    Root is very close to Discord but is closed source. Supports voice and video.

    Fluxer is another close analog. Supports voice and video (and has the highest quality streaming out of all of them). Has an optional Nitro-like subscription (cheaper than Nitro, offers more) to fund it. It’s FOSS and supports self-hosting.



  • I’m fully convinced that the people who promote that sort of rhetoric are either astroturfers trying to convince people to waste their vote, or just don’t understand how the voting process works in the US.

    SatansMaggotyCumFart has the right of it: Push progressive candidates in the primary, but don’t let perfect be the enemy of good in the general. If you vote third party in the general because the neither of the two viable candidates perfectly aligns with your desires, it’s every bit as bad as a centrist deciding to vote for the GOP candidate. Vote for whichever of those candidates is better.









  • I lowkey wish ‘disappear into the woods for 30 years’ was even a viable option. There’s something deeply appealing about just living off the grid and away from society with a small group of close friends, living simply and self-sufficiently and just leaving the modern world behind.