TNLNYC

TNLNYC, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to internet

I've decided to ACTIVELY decouple from Twitter: Every day, I go back and DM at least 10 of my followers, telling them I've moved here and to follow me here instead (I remove them as followers after that DM). A number of them have set up accounts as a result.

Please do the same if you're more active here than on #Twitter That's how you can help the #twittermigration

Boost if you agree.

#spreadmastodon

TNLNYC, 10 months ago to fediverse

The anti-Meta #Fedipact can only achieve one thing: make sure that #ActivityPub loses to the Bluesky protocol. Is that what people here want?

As an #openweb advocate, I don't.

Meta joining the Fediverse is like AOL joining the internet: something that will bring a mass amount of people in, create some friction, but ultimately make the net better as more people federating on #Mastodon, #kbin, #lemmy, #pixelfed and other parts of the Fediverse make open protocols that much stronger.

TNLNYC, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

My only disappointment with the #SOTU is that #Biden didn't rip off his tie, drop the mike, and jump into crowd surfing the democratic side of the room at the end.

#uspolitics

TNLNYC, 4 months ago to random

Change one letter in a technical concept to ruin it. I'll start: Large Language Yodel

TNLNYC, 8 months ago to random

We need more utopian fiction.

We need more people believing the world can be better.

We need more optimism.

When everyone else thinks things are bad and getting worse, buck the trend and believe we can fix it.

TNLNYC, 10 months ago to RedditMigration

Reading the tea-leaves, here's where we are in terms of US Fediverse migrations:

#redditMigration Chapter 1 (of X)
#TwitterMigration Chapter 3 (of X)
#MetaMigration (Facebook and Instagram): Avoided due to launch of #Threads
#SnapChatMigration Not started yet
#TikTokMigration Not started yet
#PinterestMigration Not started yet
#LinkedInMigration Unlikely
#YouTubeMigration Unlikely
#TumblrMigration: Avoided due to integration with #ActivityPub

TNLNYC, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Hey @pluralistic isn't requiring registration to read a story part of the #enshitification you talk about? Because here's a prime example

Please practice what you preach and try the make the net a better place (eg. You could hold this content on your own blog, craphound.com, instead of locking it in a walled garden)

TNLNYC, 10 months ago to fediverse

Useful #Fediverse list, for people keeping track: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-apps

TNLNYC, 1 year ago to mastodon

#Mastodon guide for newcomers

1. Be Kind. This place thrives on kindness, unlike the other place
2. CW stands for content warning. If you think it might upset someone, put a content warning on it. It allows people to click through.
3. Follow, follow, follow. The more people you follow, the better the experience here.

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Please boost

#twittermigration
#mastodontips

TNLNYC, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

In this age of AI, I have a crazy idea: A person-made directory of sites that are individually crafted by individuals (think Yahoo! in the early days). No algorithms, just human edited directory lists. Would you visit such a site?

Please boost to increase participation.

#betterinternet

TNLNYC, 9 months ago to mastodon

This feature should be copied in #mastodon

https://www.threads.net/@goldengateblond/post/Cvi08Vyx9l1/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

#featurerequest

TNLNYC, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to reddit

Thinking through the Reddit crisis, I'd recommend that @ernest and @dessalines contact the creators of the most popular reddit clients and work together to piece a bridge that would take the calls that were made to #reddit and translate them into API calls that would go to #lemmy and #kbin

Having those clients run in the same way against the #fediverse equivalents would reduce friction for end-users and potentially help a lot of moderators who rely on them.

#redditblackout #redditMigration

TNLNYC, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

I just got around to this post by @Jbat which is is a must read:

https://battellemedia.com/archives/2023/07/digital-is-killing-serendipity

What worries me is the longer term impact. When serendipity is lost at the college level, what does it do to the society we're building in the future?

TNLNYC, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to ai

Here are some takeaways from the long pieces I posted about #AI hype on TNL.net at

https://tnl.net/blog/2023/08/17/ai-hype/

A thread 1/9

#AIHype
#psychology
#Hype

Please help me by boosting comments if you agree.

TNLNYC, 1 year ago to random

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TNLNYC, 10 months ago to threads

#Threads is #Mastodon for normies and #Facebook for the #Fediverse

TNLNYC, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to Russia

A useful map for those following current developments in #Russia (it monitors statements on #Telegram in the region)

https://liveuamap.com/en

TNLNYC, 24 days ago to ai

I don't want an #AI that writes novels and makes movies. I want an AI that does expense reports, handles medical claims, and fills out government forms for me.

TNLNYC, 1 year ago to mastodon

You knows who's awesome?

You are. Because you decided to try something new and help build an optimist hopeful and supportive community by joining #Mastodon.

So keep being awesome. Together, we can all build a better internet.

TNLNYC, 4 months ago to random

Google "cha cha slide" on your phone then click on the microphone (🎤) icon and all the others that follow.

Great easter egg!

TNLNYC, 3 months ago to random

So here's a crazy idea: require that ANY #tax write-off by a corporation be forced to create a clear public benefit. For example, a tax write off on creative work (like what WBD is doing with movies) would require that the work be released in the public domain; a tax write-off on research would require that patent rights on said research expire; a tax write-off on assets would require a drop on the price of said assets to the public.

TNLNYC, 2 months ago to USpolitics

There are a lot of stories about the voters chosing uncommited vs. Biden but I haven't seen that many stories about the number of Republicans who decided to not vote for Trump in their primaries.

#uspolitics

TNLNYC, 1 month ago to twitter

To all the people complaining about having a new #Twitter checkmark appear on their account for free because they have over 2,500 subscribers, here's a reminder that it's not enough to leave, you must actively destroy the value you created there.... like this: https://tnl.net/blog/2023/09/18/burning-down-the-house/

TNLNYC, 1 month ago to Spotify

Needed: A site or app that shows what spotify songs currently have less than 1000 streams and creates a playlist of them so we can all listen to them and get them over the mark to force #spotify to actually pay artists.

TNLNYC, 27 days ago to vr

This sounds like a pretty big deal: At a time when there is no clear leader in #vr Meta Horizon OS could get some value out of this openness. When coupled with #Meta 's efforts to integrate #Threads with the #Fediverse, it may show there is an emerging trend towards openness at the company:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/meta-opens-quest-os-to-third-party-headset-makers-taps-lenovo-and-xbox-as-partners/