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Re: GitHub Deceased User Policy

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Post by andrewzah »

teekert wrote: post #44
devwastaken wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speaking of bukkit, bukkit based minecraft servers are still cool. There's a new one called Paper that's been working out well for my small group.

+1 for Paper, also works well with GeyserMC [0] so your Bedrock friends can join. BTW, the GeyserMC community is really great, top notch support via Discord with a fancy integrated bot and automated builds that you can just drop into you plugins folder. I use this Docker image with Docker-compose: [1] [0] https://geysermc.org/ [1] https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-server

One thing to note is that paper breaks technical redstone builds. For redstone parity, Fabric [0] is what we use, along with Phosphor + Lithium + Carpet.

[0]: https://fabricmc.net/

Re: GitHub Deceased User Policy

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Post by drewzero1 »

gjvnq wrote: post #65
mst wrote: post #54

If one of your friends is a freenode user and comes down with a slight case of death, please contact the freenode staff via chat.freenode.net #freenode and their account will be memorialised. (I had to do one of these a few days ago and it's sadly not the first) A lot of providers will be happy to figure something out, too - the previous-to-this one situation the deceased also had a linode account and once I got thro…

> slight case of death What counts as slight? Also, it sounds like something I would hear on an Oversimplified history video.

It's been a while, but I think it's a Hitchhiker's Guide reference.

Re: GitHub Deceased User Policy

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Post by asidiali »

DebtDeflation wrote: post #82

A former co-worker of mine passed away 8 or 9 years ago, and every year I get a LinkedIn notification asking me to congratulate them on their upcoming work anniversary. It's terrible.

Same thing was happening to me - LinkedIn has a solid deceased policy. I submitted a request with a link to a public obituary, and less than 24hrs later their page was gone. Bittersweet, I’ll miss seeing them pop up now and then, but also won’t feel like they are being disrespected by inaccurate online updates and notifications.

https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/2842/deceased-...

Re: GitHub Deceased User Policy

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Post by joeblau »

reasonabl_human wrote: post #80
joeblau wrote: post #77

Is there a standard internet graveyard? For example, some place where all of your social media, blog posts, code and platform data can live under one ID after you pass away?

Interesting idea. Like a centralized memorial with curated data from your online presence over time?

Pretty much. I’ve always heard people say that they want places like Twitter and IG to keep accounts open for memories, but what you described is exactly it; a centralized memorial.

Re: GitHub Deceased User Policy

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Post by jefftk »

dazhbog wrote: post #9

I was thinking the other day that I would like to open-source all my random projects or startup files if I die but I couldn't think of a good way to do it. I guess maybe a private repo with instructions could do, but it requires a technical person in the family or friends to check it if/when GH gives them access. The way that Facebook does it with their memorial service is not bad. You can set what happens with the a…

Why not open source them now?

(That's been my approach: open source everything by default)

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Post by hoytech »

mst wrote: post #54

If one of your friends is a freenode user and comes down with a slight case of death, please contact the freenode staff via chat.freenode.net #freenode and their account will be memorialised. (I had to do one of these a few days ago and it's sadly not the first) A lot of providers will be happy to figure something out, too - the previous-to-this one situation the deceased also had a linode account and once I got thro…

Thank you for sharing, and please accept my condolences.

About memorialising IRC nicks, I understand why this is done but maybe it doesn't need to be a perpetual reservation?

When an amateur radio operator passes, their callsign becomes a SK (silent-key):

http://www.silentkeyhq.com/main.php

After a period of time, the callsign can be allocated to somebody else. Often this is a descendant of the operator, but not always. Usually the community is in fact happy to see a callsign remain active.

In some cases there are multi-generational callsigns that have hundred year histories behind them, which I think is a wonderful connection to maintain throughout our shared history, and future.

Re: GitHub Deceased User Policy

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Post by fullstop »

devwastaken wrote: post #32
ktross wrote: post #6

I lost my fiancée to cancer a few years ago, and this just reminded me that I suggested she create a GitHub account years ago. I didn't know she had used it, but this post prompted me to check, and it turns out she created some (good) issues on a few Minecraft/CraftBukkit projects. It's great to see companies dedicating resources to putting these policies in place. It can make a huge difference while someone is going…

Speaking of bukkit, bukkit based minecraft servers are still cool. There's a new one called Paper that's been working out well for my small group.

I set up a Paper server for my kids. The modding ability is pretty cool, and easy to get into. I made a mod for them which rings a bell and announces the server time on the hour. They're less likely to lose track of time now. WorldGuard is cool because you can define regions and only allow certain players or groups of players permission to use that space. I can also prevent mobs from spawning in "town". Neat stuff.

I know that I said that I set it up for my kids, but I really did it for me as well!

Re: GitHub Deceased User Policy

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Post by asveikau »

gjvnq wrote: post #65
mst wrote: post #54

If one of your friends is a freenode user and comes down with a slight case of death, please contact the freenode staff via chat.freenode.net #freenode and their account will be memorialised. (I had to do one of these a few days ago and it's sadly not the first) A lot of providers will be happy to figure something out, too - the previous-to-this one situation the deceased also had a linode account and once I got thro…

> slight case of death What counts as slight? Also, it sounds like something I would hear on an Oversimplified history video.

Seems an attempt to lighten the mood when discussing a serious topic. Surely you've seen this before.
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