It was asked a couple of months ago, but given the AI enshittification, it seems a good time to ask again.

I looked around and found:

  • Pinetta is/was in development but seems dead with only an alpha release. I am chasing this up on Matrix. edit: Apparently still, technically, active although progress has been slow
  • Pinry is a FOSS alternative, but not federated, that seems dormant. However, it works and is in Python, so someone could bolt an AP server to it, he says airily.
    • AkashicOwl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      18 days ago

      You look for a images

      You get recomanded other similar images (thus engaging to a pleasant, but dangerous endless scrolling)

      You can pin you images on “boards” (for instance I have one for fashion, illustration, etc)

      There’s probably a workaround to make something similar available online, but I didn’t look info it do far

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        18 days ago

        Similar? No no no. That’s a shit algorithm.

        Let me give you an example. I search for leftist content. I somehow get served a British guy who does floor refinishing. It’s fantastic. I also get people doing skits about working in a restaurant.

        A good algorithm follows patterns in people’s preferences, not patterns in the content.

        • Sonalder@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          18 days ago

          You simply don’t get the usecase. I don’t want Pinterest to show me stuff that I’m into. I want it to show me similar pictures to build coherant yet creative moodboards.

          • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            18 days ago

            Oh boy… I’m sorry. I’m arguing on another thread against someone who is saying algorithms are inherently bad and we shouldn’t use them. I thought that was you. I will try and remember to check context next time.

            Yes, you’re making a lot of sense. I think that’s why I never got Pinterest. I used it for link storage, not idea generation.

  • tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.gardenEnglish
    1·
    18 days ago

    If you find one, keep up updated! It’s one of the things where you really need a critical mass already for it to be useful so it’s hard to kick off.