A friend is using a solicitor for some personal stuff at the moment - relatively straightforward, but still sensible to get professional advice - and wow am I underwhelmed with the quality of service for the price they are paying.
# Unpicking 'The fediverse needs to do [x]' posts
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An Android update (via GrapheneOS), and now things look slightly different... Grrr.
Every so often, I "check in" with fedi friends - people with whom I've enjoyed chats over the years - from whom I haven't heard in a while, messaging them just to see if they are okay.* I realised last night that there were three or four people that I thought that I had not seen for ages, and sure enough, either active but silent profiles, or else 404ing profiles on now-dead servers, which is a real shame. * I know that some people don't like this kind of message, as they feel pressured to reply when already short on time; I try to keep notes on this, as causing a nuisance is the last thing I intend here.
> Please see this output from ChatGPT, in support of... No.
Cloudfloored. Or Cloudflaw. I can't decide.
We have updated this software. Pray we do not update it further.