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o_simardcasanova

@o_simardcasanova@mastodon.social

Economist, Statistician, Writer

I write en 🇫🇷 and in 🇺🇸 on:
· Economics & Environment
· Critical Thinking
· United States
· Content Creation
· Transportation & Cities
· Statistics & Data
And more!

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o_simardcasanova, to bluesky
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Ozone, 's tool for providing moderation services to the community, is surprisingly "simple" to install.

Not everyone can install it. But all you need is a Docker-enabled server.

By comparison, installing a instance is a lot more complicated.

https://github.com/bluesky-social/ozone/blob/main/HOSTING.md

o_simardcasanova,
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I'm definitely not a system administrator. But at the end of 2022, I tried to install a instance on a virtual private server.

I was never able to get the instance to work, even if I carefully followed the instructions.

Things may have improved since then though.

o_simardcasanova, to random French
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🇺🇸 Rendez-vous demain soir (jeudi 28 mars 2024) de 20 h 30 à 21 h 30 sur YouTube pour un nouveau direct.

Ce sera l'occasion de faire le point sur la campagne présidentielle aux .

Pour se connecter : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w7Oj19n_Xk

o_simardcasanova, to Chemtrails French
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Le Sénat du Tennessee a voté une loi interdisant les… .

Pour rappel, les chemtrails sont une prétendant que les trainées de condensation des avions sont des produits chimiques destinés à diverses manipulations.

Sans surprise, les données montrent que ce sont les sénateurs républicains ("R") qui ont voté pour ("Aye").

Ne manquez pas mon article à venir sur cette loi, abonnez-vous à ma newsletter : https://olivier.simardcasanova.net/newsletter

o_simardcasanova, to Chemtrails
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The Tennessee Senate voted a bill to ban .

Chemtrails don't exist, it's a .

I compiled some data. You will be very surprised to discover the partisan affiliation of who voted for ("Aye"), and against ("No"), the bill.

Full newsletter article coming later this week. Subscribe to not miss it: https://o.simardcasanova.net/newsletter/.

o_simardcasanova, to twitter
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It would be funny, and ironic, if in a few years, in order to survive, #Twitter is forced to support #ActivityPub and/or #ATProtocol to federate with #Threads, #Mastodon, and #Bluesky

o_simardcasanova, to mastodon
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The ratio the good people of Threads is giving to Marco Rubio is so hard that it's probably illegal in several countries.

Whatever the differences between , or , users on all three platforms have the same rejection of the far right and its disgusting nonsense. I love that.

(As usual, reply guys and antisocial behavior will receive an instant-block.)

o_simardcasanova, to bluesky
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First time I'm seeing a post moderated by a third party labeler in my feed, and it's so cool!

I subscribed to a service that labels screenshots from other platforms.

A post with a Twitter screenshot was flagged in my timeline (first image).

If flagging is not enough, I can go further and decide to completely hide screenshots (second image).

(PS: if you display any antisocial behavior because I posted something about Bluesky, you will get instant-blocked. Same with reply guys.)

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o_simardcasanova,
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The potential of this feature is gigantic.

Also, as people are able to subscribe to any labelers they want, we will have a ton of public data on moderation preferences.

o_simardcasanova, to twitter
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Sharing newsletter posts aside, I'm basically inactive on .

And yet, between a third and a half of the notifications I get out there are spam.

Even if the platform wasn't run by a lunatic far-right imbecile, I would still be unwilling to go back there because of that.

(Reply guys will receive an instant block. Your opinion on what I do on what is left of Twitter is NOT welcome.)

pixelfed, to threads
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FediDB + Threads

https://fedidb.org/popular-fediverse-accounts

Just added preliminary support for Threads to FediDB!

Still working with the Threads team on stats (not sure if they can provide them yet)

o_simardcasanova,
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@pixelfed Dear Lord, this announcement attracted some unhinged replies.

Thank you for your work! FediDB is a great tool.

hello, to threads
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It may be that this is little more than an extremely unfortunate glitch, but it's really unfortunate timing for . The thing is, companies like Meta don't have a great history with projects.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/is-threads-hiding-pixelfed/

o_simardcasanova,
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@dansup @hello Hidden replies are notoriously deficient on Threads, they bring a ton of false positive. I’m not surprised it was a glitch.

I’m also glad to learn your relationship with Meta is good! There is a lot of (legitimate) skepticism and caution about them on the Fediverse. It’s important to know they behave as good citizens.

stroughtonsmith, to random
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The Threads app user experience, like Instagram, is pretty awful, and pulled in all kinds of different ways I don't care about. That's a major reason why I would never make Threads my main service, and why I love the idea of fediverse interop in its place

o_simardcasanova,
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@stroughtonsmith The app is very buggy, both on mobile and on desktop.

Even basic features are broken: I can’t open link cards on my iPhone, and I’ve been unable to log in on desktop for the past few weeks.

o_simardcasanova, to random French
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Ségolène Royal, en totale roue libre.

https://www.threads.net/@maximehaes/post/C4vqrM7t841

o_simardcasanova, to random French
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J’envisage sérieusement d’abandonner Mastodon.

Le ratio de conseils non-sollicités, de monsieurs je-sais-tout, et d’extrémistes donneurs de leçons qui prétendent régenter comment les autres doivent utiliser la plateforme, est beaucoup trop défavorable.

Il suffit d’ailleurs de voir certaines réponses à ce post pour constater la prévalence de ces comportements toxiques.

o_simardcasanova,
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@springcomp Ni Threads, ni Bluesky, n’ont ces comportements toxiques.

Ils sont tellement prévalents sur Mastodon que l’application Android tente des expérimentations pour les endiguer.

Ça n’est pas strictement un problème de comportement. C’est un problème de normes sociales toxiques, que l’on a laissé s’ankyloser ici exactement comme sur Twitter. Elles seront très dures à défaire.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/22/mastodon-tackles-the-problem-of-reply-guys-with-its-latest-feature/

o_simardcasanova,
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@fenarinarsa @springcomp Le fonctionnement de Threads est relativement proche, quoiqu’un peu moins « nucléaire » (il arrive que certaines réponses soient encore partiellement visibles, mais il est possible que ce soit un bug portant sur un cas d’usage rare dû à la jeunesse de l’application).

Flipboard, to fediverse
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FediForum 2024 is almost here! Flipboard CEO @mike catches up with conference co-organizer and Dazzle Labs CEO @J12t to get a taste of top-of-mind topics for fediverse stewards, including how this space can cross the chasm into the mainstream. It’s a new episode of Dot Social, the first podcast about the open social web.

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/johannes-ernst-of-dazzle-labs/

To learn more about what Flipboard's doing in the fediverse, sign up here:
http://about.flipboard.com/a-new-wave

o_simardcasanova,
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@mike @damon @Flipboard @J12t It’s a great podcast, every episode has been fascinating to listen!

Is there any plan to run an episode, or even several, on some of the issues that are documented within the Fediverse? In particular, the racism that pushed many Black users out of the platform, the reply guy problem (I’m considering stopping publishing on Mastodon because of that), or the many moral panics targeted at projects a vocal, but toxic, minority doesn’t understand?

o_simardcasanova,
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@mike @damon @Flipboard @J12t I’m all on board with the Fediverse and its philosophy. But these problems can severely hamper its growth, hence why I think they need to be discussed and addressed.

Of course, those are just suggestions!

o_simardcasanova, to threads
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Best way to describe my experience on so far:

Mindlessly scrolling for a few minutes while thinking every two suggested posts "why the hell the algorithm thinks this unhinged post would interest me?"

It’s amazing how bad is at this.

evan, to random
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How can we as a community help Fediverse projects that have stopped progressing?

o_simardcasanova,
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@evan Do we know why they stopped?

Gargron, to random
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I'm tired of hearing about AI, to be honest. I never cared for it. I don't respect people who use generative AI, and I despise companies that sell out people's data to train it. Yes, people will lose jobs to it, but the world will not be better for it. It's just that consequences are rarely immediately apparent in such complex systems.

o_simardcasanova,
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@Gargron The phrasing of your post is unacceptable.

You have every right to dislike AI, I genuinely don’t care. I’m not a fan myself, and I also abhor companies that predates on creative people to train their models.

But as the CEO of the Mastodon foundation, you have a responsibility to set the tone in a way that doesn’t legitimize abuse against people.

Please edit your post. And please, get in touch with people familiar with executive communications.

https://mastodon.social/

MonaApp, to random
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Thank you for your continued support! I’m pleased to announce the next big upgrade, Mona 6, will be globally available on the App Store starting February 26, 2024.

Mona 6 includes a redesigned picture description editor, improved post composer with post scheduling and automatic thread conversion, and also, a long list of new shortcut actions for automation and the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro. Please stay tuned. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/app/id1659154653

o_simardcasanova,
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@MonaApp Awesome! What does "automatic thread conversion" mean?

o_simardcasanova,
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@MonaApp Thanks!

Any plan to support a more "traditional" thread composer window, à la Twitter?

o_simardcasanova,
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@MonaApp Thanks for the answer.

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