Phillip Plays

What's the #fediverse instance with the absolute weirdest name? 😂

The next version of Pearl is already significantly better than the current release. Once I finish wiring up all of the settings to the new GUI, it'll be ready for some new features :starman:

When was the last time you ate fast food?

I just finished reading In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park yesterday.

It really should be required reading in schools.

Is it too early to start thinking about New Year's Resolutions?

Who's your favorite Sonic the Hedgehog character?

One thing that bothers me most about AI is the fact that it's being pushed by *every* major tech company ubiquitously.

There's no thought about the users, only making money through forcing AI on us at every turn.

Use Windows? Copilot is in EVERYTHING! Google? Gemini is EVERYWHERE.

What if I want to use my own AI? What if I don't want to use AI at all?

This is a major problem that needs solving.

#Pearl #AI

Do something cool while you're alive.

Thank you for 100 follows!!!

I 🤍 Open Source
I 💚 Free Speech
I 🩵 Ethical European Tech
I 🩷 Ethical American Tech

I don't understand why it needs to be any more complicated than this.

I got rid of all the social media from my phone except for Retro-Gaiden. I just don't need the constant distractions.

I won't be a part of the Data Collection Surveillance Society we've got going on. I'm just not going to. Nobody has to.

It's crazy that we've even accepted it enough to get to the point where we're at.

Invoice Buddy v0.2.2 is here!

This version supports 15 new companies, includes a .deb build for Linux users, and a beta channel to separate stable vs feature-rich branches.

Download: https://github.com/pdschneider/InvoiceBuddy/releases/tag/v0.2.2

Small AI models are dumb lol.

I feel like cell phones should be more of what they used to be in the 2000s. Texting, calling, and a handful of other useful tools like maps.

Phones just don't need to be big doomscrolling / surveillance machines that spy on us and wreck our mental health.

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Hot take?

More than about 3 posts a day is too much when your followers feeds are chronological.

I've started rebuilding the main GUI of my apps in the new framework and it's worlds better.

Once I finish the rebuild, both apps will hit official v1.0 status and support rich text, alpha channels, frames with rounded corners, etc. It'll be a massive upgrade.

The next update for Pearl is coming along nicely, but I wanted to ask what you guys would be interested in as far as near-future updates go.

Is there anything in particular that screams "must-have" when it comes to AI?

Anything not Open Source isn't Free Speech.

Congratulations to gas prices for hitting a new PB in my area! 🎉

All my favorite people go the speed limit.