i don’t know if it’s communication censorship. it could be other things. in case it is communication censorship, maybe it would be nice for me to sequentially sign message threads or something

maybe i’ll make a twitter account and ask them what’s up i could ask every time i go to check xkcd i think i live near some xkcd communities too

[10:18:25] Thedarkb-Work: You're reading too much into a competing definition of "user run instance". [10:18:25] tech_exorcist: hi visitor! you may want to check explainxkcd.com (not run by us) [10:19:29] visitor: been there. i participate. so you guys are claiming there is some definition of user run instances where it is _actually_ a feature of slack, discord, and reddit? [10:19:48] visitor: user-run instances is a phrase _specifically_ used to refer to other services than those

[10:22:17] visitor: sorry for disconnecting, been ages since i used irc, need a bouncer ... [10:22:25] visitor: anyway it sounds like randall is in trouble??? [10:22:47] tech_exorcist: wdym? [10:23:08] visitor: because he posted a comic he would never post [10:23:21] visitor: either that or we all are, for thinking it's not incredibly sarcastic? [10:23:27] @Kalium: visitor: do not go weird kpop stan on webcomic authors [10:23:33] visitor: wdym? [10:23:56] tech_exorcist: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2699:_Feature_Comparison [10:23:59] @Kalium: jumping to "there is a problem" from "slightly weird phrasing" is a colossal leap [10:24:12] visitor: this is not fucking slightly weird phrasing [10:24:26] @Kalium: given that reddit is also included in user-run instances I guess it means more "users moderate some parts" [10:24:30] visitor: randall made a multi year comic supporting free software culture [10:24:37] visitor: that is not what fucking user run instances means [10:26:02] @Kalium: it's a strange way to say it but like. what possible "trouble" could he be in that the appropriate response is "post an incorrect webcomic about it" [10:26:48] visitor: i dunno, something where somebody else is making h8 [10:26:57] visitor: i*making him post it? [10:27:06] visitor: i thought maybe somebody here would know what's up [10:27:20] tech_exorcist: i highly doubt he would be forced to post an inaccurate comic [10:27:26] @Charlie: what supervillain do you think takes webcomic authors hostage and forces them to post new comics that might contain coded messages about the hostage situation? [10:27:47] tech_exorcist: and this channel has been unrelated to the comic for years now, i think it's still linked to somewhere on xkcd.com but it's probably a mistake [10:27:47] visitor: dude i don't know but we did just go through an infowar and he has a lot of readers [10:28:01] visitor: oh damn [10:28:02] Bucket: Those consarn beavers are at it again! [10:28:10] tech_exorcist: and even if he is being held hostage by a supervillain, we have no clue [10:28:25] visitor: i just want to know what is real [10:28:29] visitor: thanks for your patience [10:29:00] tech_exorcist: the reality is that Randall posted a comic which contains inaccurate information, but saying that he was forced to do so is only speculation [10:29:45] tech_exorcist: (btw, Bucket is a bot) [10:29:47] visitor: not sure why that matters [10:29:54] visitor: hahaha thank you [10:31:03] visitor: so you know, the culture of his comic was completely counter to those Xs. it's not a mistake he would make unintentionally. [10:34:26] Bucket: tungsten is nearly as dense as @zigdon! [10:34:49] Thedarkb-Work: He might mean user moderated when he says "user run instances", it's an ambiguous term that you seem to be conflating with "user hosted instances". [10:35:16] visitor: an instance of a service is what is hosted [10:35:56] tech_exorcist: the comic compares 11 platforms, which he may not know all that well, and if you have to compare 8 features across up to 11 platforms you don't know well at all while also staying within a schedule of 3 comics/week while also having a personal life you don't have a lot of time [10:36:22] visitor: i will wait for a reply from somebody is who is not focused on convincing me to ig ore i [10:36:36] visitor: *to ignore the glaring errors [10:36:58] tech_exorcist: and the twitter mess has only been unfolding since very recently, so there wasn't all that time to do research to publish a comic relevant to current affairs about a topic he *may* not have known well [10:37:12] visitor: fuck you [10:37:14] Bucket: $ejaculation [10:37:29] Thedarkb-Work: Which is code for "I won't let go of my paranoid delusion about the significance of one word in a comic about a the fucking Cybiko" [10:37:29] tech_exorcist: nobody here is going to be able to give you a precise answer that isn't wild speculation [10:37:49] visitor: you [10:37:51] Thedarkb-Work: Remove the a from that quote. [10:38:11] visitor: leave us alone [10:38:13] Thedarkb-Work: You're either deluded or a troll, either way, can someone get rid? [10:38:33] visitor: i am curious whether the trolls are mods [10:39:48] « Charlie kicked visitor from the channel (good luck with everything) it’s sad that i acted angry and swore. not who i want to be.

[10:51:47] visitor: thanks for your kind kick message. i always feel sad when i get rude and then kicked and banned. any behavior promises i could make to undo it? dunno if my client will stay connected tho

[10:55:33] Charlie: np [10:56:29] Thedarkb-Work has userhost ~Thedarkb@A2C134FF.85C5A5B7.E12B8634.IP and real name "realname " [10:56:29] Thedarkb-Work is Member in #xkcd [10:56:29] Thedarkb-Work is connected on wonder.slashnet.org (SlashNET - Ohio - US) [10:56:29] Thedarkb-Work signed on at November 21, 2022 at 7:35:35 EST and has been idle for 10 minutes, 15 seconds [10:57:21] Charlie has userhost ~cco@parl.gc.ca and real name "Tommy Douglas " [10:57:21] Charlie is identified for this nick [10:57:21] Charlie is Opped in #pugglewump #xkcd-sciencefiction #xkcd - Member in #cts [10:57:21] Charlie is connected on moo.slashnet.org ( To err is human, to moo bovine. ) [10:57:21] Charlie is a Network Administrator [10:57:21] Charlie is available for help. [10:57:21] Charlie is using a Secure Connection [10:57:21] Charlie signed on at November 18, 2022 at 8:00:51 EST and has been idle for 1 minute, 48 seconds

here’s my own whois info too: [11:02:00] visitor has userhost ~igloo@cloak-61F7B9A6.bstnma.fios.verizon.net and real name "Igloo User " [11:02:00] visitor is connecting from *@pool-108-26-225-121.bstnma.fios.verizon.net 108.26.225.121 [11:02:00] visitor is connected on spaniels.slashnet.org (SlashNET - London - UK) [11:02:00] visitor is using a Secure Connection [11:02:00] visitor signed on at November 21, 2022 at 10:51:43 EST and has been idle for 7 minutes, 9 seconds

but strangely that tweet has absolutely no replies, unlike the surrounding ones

The reddit source code is at https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit !!!!!!! next: slack and discord i will be pretty surprised if discord source or such is available, but it could be!

Orange Jacket Guy @Boise1932 · Nov 17 Replying to @xkcd and @nixcraft SMS still requires a wireless carrier This guy redid it to be correct: https://twitter.com/McMattia_98/status/1593361145473163265?s=20&t=L0krL4BYW3ruqQ6iFXV11A Should be more like this. Discord, Slack and Reddit do not allow you to run your own instances and Mastodon doesn't require a central server. Maybe needs some other adjustments. twitter, for me, does not make it easy to figure out and find this stuff whew though, alternate comic. good thing.

maybe a cool internet media portal would be on that tries to avoid everything weird or irrational or disinfoy or whatever. something where it’s all cryptosigned and if something could end up being influenced by a major power play, it’s updated to be more rational, with a revision history like, the total opposite of mcboss. just rational stuff.