mattw @mwpdx@mastodon.social

I killed my social media presence in 2015 as a developer with a conscience. I've always known how abusive those platforms are to their user base and how easy it was for a 3rd party to abuse that data for profit.

Mainstream social media (and media in general) is essentially in a destructive race to the bottom in terms respecting user privacy, user intelligence and any sense of integrity.

I'm having a hard time wanting to be a part of the internet community sometimes.

Need a laugh?

https://youtu.be/BHkhIjG0DKc

I have read the ancient passages... they spoke of a day an ancient pillar of information could modernize... silently shapeshift to present day appearance for the masses..

Despite the prophecies prediction... #distrowatch has refused to change into that form...

Sorry for the rant... been on the job hunt for too long and I'm burning out dealing with it. Bottom line; web sites that assist on job hunting are focused on profit via ads/memberships/views instead of providing a good tool to help the public. Recruiters are trying not to starve to death and lose their job.

There has got to be a better way...

Continued rant on job sites, etc...

Outside of the aforementioned job sites never matching your skills correctly, you then get dumbass recruiters contacting you while adding a new level failure to the whole thing. None of them read your info past a bite-sized blurb. They ask you if you can do things already listed on your profile, and/or they contact you about a job that has nothing to do with your skills.

Glassdoor, LinkedIn and indeed.com all have some of the shittiest algorithms I have ever seen when it comes to new jobs you "match" for. On average, at least 90% of their "matches" are for stacks and languages never mentioned on my profiles.

Clearly, the concept of strict or even somewhat intelligent keyword matching isn't at play here. This is a disservice to anyone looking for work.

For open source devs, like myself, this is an essential read. For people who use or prefer open source solutions, this is also an essential read.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/23/open-source-sustainability/

#caturday

It's official: I have taken the first steps to building out a federated alternative to #LinkedIn. The stack consists of #nginx, #Laravel, #Vue, and #postresql (tentatively). The project managemet structure is coming together over at #gitlab, and I will be pushing an initial commit tonight.

I'll get an official Mastodon account in place over the weekend, and will be opening up for any help offered.

Got contacted by a place I applied at, and they've issued 3 code challenges to me. Not a big deal by itself, but there was no conversation between us (email or phone) since I originally applied. Is it just me, or does that seem kinda weird?

About a week ago I mentioned an open source project I was plotting out that would be a decentralized competitor to flattr and patreon. I've since backed away from that idea. Our decentralized web needs things that replace current walled gardens that don't give a shit about our privacy and are intentionally designed to turn us into products.

So, with this in mind, I am now beginning development on a decentralized alternative to LinkedIn, powered by ActivityPub. I'll have more details soon!

Drunk people like me

About to launch a personal tech and privacy focused blog and I'm starting my first foray into managing an #opensource project. This will be a #cryptocurrency alternative to patreon/flattr, with the goal of federation. That's just one part of the whole project.

Haven't snagged the domain, so I cant do an official announcement yet. I hope to open up the project to contributors next month. If anyone is interested in learning more, let me know!