alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 7husing a decision model but for categorizing posts into bangers or not bangers 010
Reposted by alex ♡alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 29/09/2026made an account for Lyda: @lyda.app will post updates there in the future but will repost them here :D 022
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 29/09/2026made an account for Lyda: @lyda.app will post updates there in the future but will repost them here :D 022
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 28/09/2026is anybody interested in a 30% discount code for a jetbrains all products pack license? i don't need it 000
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 28/09/2026i keep thinking which parts of lyda i could make distributed or selfhostable but everytime it leads me back to thinking it's too impractical to be good UX for everyone i'd rather have good import/export of data and supporting some stuff like navidrome maybe 000
Reposted by alex ♡ari 💫 @arimelody.space · 27/09/2026good heavens, she's BLOGGING now?? i've been playing around with migrating to independent, open-source social networks for a while now. the tech is really maturing! but the space is still awkward to discuss. i talk about this issue here, and how it applies across matrix, activitypub, and ATproto.spacegirl.pckt.blogcommunicating open social networks to normies(or, how communication is hard, most people aren't berry-tasters, and we are really bad at naming things) 46416
Reposted by alex ♡alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 27/09/2026Dropped a little something on Soundcloud + Bandcamp: soundcloud.com/loudar/river... loudar.bandcamp.com/track/andrew...soundcloud.comAndrew Tanker - River Come Down (Loudar Sport Mix)Running @tri-label loudarofficial (a) gmail.com OR alex (a) trirecords.eu 011
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 27/09/2026Dropped a little something on Soundcloud + Bandcamp: soundcloud.com/loudar/river... loudar.bandcamp.com/track/andrew...soundcloud.comAndrew Tanker - River Come Down (Loudar Sport Mix)Running @tri-label loudarofficial (a) gmail.com OR alex (a) trirecords.eu 011
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 26/09/2026set up matrix: @alex:matrix.illegal.trading even got voice calls and screen sharing working! thanks to @arimelody.space and @mae.wtf for the help <3 081
Reposted by alex ♡Julia @insertdomain.name · 24/09/2026Born to distribute Scaling is a fuck Kill all monoliths 2015 I am kubernetes woman 158275980 active pods 0223
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 24/09/2026i love working in IT (getting an incredibly fat paycheck in the month i get my yearly bonus) 020
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 23/09/2026On wide enough screens, the settings now have a navigation sidebar! 130
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 23/09/2026nvm i'm stupid apparently it's two clicks still more than on lyda :3 020
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 23/09/2026soundcloud doesn't let you download your own tracks if you don't have them enabled for others yes of course i wanna edit -> permissions -> enable download -> save -> reload page (they don't immediately update client state -> more -> download -> edit -> permissions -> disable download -> save 210
Reposted by alex ♡mia 🦴 @useless.pet · 21/09/2026u can literally do anything u want to do. really. don't let anyone, including yourself, try to stop u from doing that thing because you'll be SO happy you didn't. i didn't believe in myself before but others else did and i'm so glad they did,, so if u don't believe in yourself, just know that i do 💜 06410
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 21/09/2026i have several aces up my sleeve and i will reveal them all when they're ready to be played 150
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 21/09/2026being back from vacation has me excited to play more with ML decision models are interesting, i see a couple use cases i wanna try and play with 110
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 21/09/2026Lyda update: Sharing tracks with a secret link now plays at medium quality, meaning: you can properly share WIP stuff privately in a listenable quality! This is especially nice for feedback streams, sending to others that don't have a Lyda account, etc. 110
Reposted by alex ♡vimae 🪻 @mae.wtf · 13/09/2026in a world increasingly driven by llm written code, it’s good to fall back in love with learning 1367
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 13/09/2026new steven wilson single is a banger: tidal.com/track/549620...tidal.comSteven Wilson - Requiem for a VillageListen to Requiem for a Village on TIDAL 010
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 09/09/2026experimental concepts for what i could do on lyda to bring more physically inspired stuff into it 110
Reposted by alex ♡claire. @supitszaire.com · 05/09/2026nothing will ever not be funny to me like seeing a “BEWARE OF DATA LEAKS!” email in a data leak 081
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 31/08/2026- Optimized some image loading by simply not loading some until needed (also noticable on slow networks) - Small fix for feed lists that overflowed on some screen widths - Always set volume to 100% on mobile 010
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 31/08/2026Lyda updates: - Fixed the loudness control closing when moving the mouse outside of it even while dragging the control - Fixed the banner + avatar loading spinners never showing and also made sure they have better contrast 120
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 28/08/2026yeah i don't think so buddy got so many upstream timeouts in the last 2-3 days 0111
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 26/08/2026Lyda updates: - Nav logo now redirects to explore page - Disabled sorting by column for explore page because it doesn't make sense - Fixed some UI regressions on upload page - Added a follow button on the hover popup when hovering over a user + info if they follow you 140
Reposted by alex ♡cinnamon 🐇 🏳️⚧️ @plushie.holdings · 25/08/2026i love my computer its my friend 2353
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 23/08/2026second oomf spotted using some convoluted software ( @mae.wtf ) 030
Reposted by alex ♡alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 21/08/2026Some feeds and lists now have a play and shuffle play button! For when you're feeling adventurous :D 122
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 21/08/2026Some feeds and lists now have a play and shuffle play button! For when you're feeling adventurous :D 122
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 20/08/2026Hopefully fixed a good bit of memory leaks in lyda.app, should now maybe not OOM after sitting idle in the background for 2h or so 120
Reposted by alex ♡James @43081j.com · 17/08/2026i've written up some thoughts about AI in the open source world, and more importantly, why humanity is important. its a bit wordy and doomy but this is an important topic right now. there is still a lot of good in the OSS world at least ❤️43081j.comHumanity in Open SourceThoughts on how the open source world is changing in the AI era, not always for the better. 109535
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 17/08/2026i'd love for Lyda to essentially be a better *everything* when it comes to music a better player, a better shopping site, a better streaming experience, a better place for artists, etc. 120
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 16/08/2026it's impossible for @supitszaire.com to have a consistent mic setup for more than 5 minutes, i swear to god 050
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 13/08/2026been working on trying to get E2E tests for all stripe-related stuff on lyda going, but apparently the link cli is limited to the US, lmao 000
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 13/08/2026getting money back for taxes but paying my tax advisor than that to cover the loss roughly everyone that reads this should get a lyda subscription 100
alex ♡ @illegal.trading · 12/08/2026- Fixed a small issue where artist names wouldn't show up in feed - Implemented better audio streaming. Lyda no longer loads the full audio before starting playing - Worked on backend robustness in regards to the payment system - Fixed and re-tested buying music, now works with stripe! 010
