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djsaunders03

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mackuba, to bluesky
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The by Snarfed was soft-launched this week - still very alpha and a lot of things don't work, but posts are starting to come through both ways 🙂

Right now you need to follow the bridge to get bridged (the DM-request mechanism isn't finished yet). I'm tracking the bridged accounts (M->B) here: https://blue.mackuba.eu/directory/fedi

djsaunders03,
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@mackuba I have a question... does the bridge work when you follow the bridge account, but you don't have a Bluesky account?

Or do you have to have a Bluesky account?

glynmoody, to Youtube
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is excited about pause screen — and they're coming for your TV first - https://mashable.com/article/youtube-pause-screen-ads-coming-for-tvs-first more ads - just what everyone is asking for...

djsaunders03,
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@glynmoody Because of course.

kev, to DuckDuckGo
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I just searched for something on and got a “DuckAssist” at the top of the results, right below the ads (of course).

It was basically a ChatGPT like message as if I’d typed the question there.

Stop 👏 putting 👏 👏 in 👏 every 👏 fucking 👏 thing!

djsaunders03,
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@kev Artificial Intelligence... the cash cow of 2024.

There are some good and helpful uses for it.

The way it's being used now by practically every big tech company in town (including Mozilla)... is not one of those good uses.

They've apparently learned very little from the last time such a big bubble burst...

djsaunders03, to retrocomputing
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So this occurred to me... the furthest I went back to regarding past versions of Windows is when I ran Windows 3.11 in DOSBox-X. I haven't ran Windows 1.x (1985) or 2.x (1987) at all.

Then again, I do remember seeing something along the lines of, "Windows 3.1 was when Microsoft Windows started to be taken seriously as a GUI operating system."

So... if Windows 95 made Windows a household name, then and its GUI improvements planted the seeds for that success... right?

djsaunders03, to random
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So I'm watching Nathan Dane's livestream of "Pages from "...

...and this has me being reminded of when was used in the 1980s here in the United States. Of course, it never really caught on in the US (or in North America, for that matter).

However, it's great to see that more and more improvements are being made to Nathan's version of Ceefax, including live news updates (under the "Ceefax Files" banner) and a programming schedule for BBC's radio networks, which I now noticed.

WhyNotZoidberg, to internet
@WhyNotZoidberg@topspicy.social avatar

Without looking up names on the 'net, how many old search engines do you remember using back in the day?

I start:
Alta Vista
Ask
Ask Jeeves
Searchbot
Yahoo Search

djsaunders03,
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@WhyNotZoidberg I remember using Ask.com and Yahoo for search at one point back in the day.

kylewritescode, to apple
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We know how the last touchbar turned out. Have we not learned anything?

https://mastodon.social/@appleinsider/111103249677436663

djsaunders03,
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@kylewritescode Not only that, but in implementing it in the future, will be making the iPhones fragile and much more prone to breaking should one ever so slightly mishandle it.

They may not see anything wrong with this now, but come the next few weeks once it's implemented, I'm sure they'll reconsider the touch bar once enough iPhone owners try to get it repaired.

Speaking of repairs, Apple needs to work on making them easier for said owners. I mean that sincerely.

mackuba, to bluesky
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How you know Elon has said something stupid again...

djsaunders03,
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@mackuba I don't know anybody who could've seen this coming a mile away...

I wonder if it's due to a certain someone and his big mouth publicly thinking about making the entire site so that you can't even create an account without paying money for it?

Free_Press, to news
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Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter/X, is floating an idea that he’s had before, but never mentioned publicly: charging people to use social media.

https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-musk-now-wants-to-charge-all-users-for-twitter/

djsaunders03,
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@Free_Press And there goes the remaining userbase of Twitter in the next 48 hours, TOPS. Yet another change to suit him and him alone. Even his cronies would be angry.

It's amazing to see himself try to prove once again that rock bottom, somehow, is not low enough.

Once, he was hailed as a genius. Now, he's an absolute klutz who considers himself a genius. His spectacular fall from grace continues. Cue the next wave of the great .

noellemitchell, to mastodon
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Well that's one way to get everyone to join Mastodon and Threads 😂 Is he serious?? Nobody is going to want to be on "X" if it's pay to stay.

#X

djsaunders03,
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@noellemitchell "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of Twitter, whose death was brought about slowly and painfully by the man who purchased it in 2022, the name of which will not be mentioned. His lack of experience in running a social media website showed in how often he changed things, almost never for the better. Sometimes, he'd even challenge city police just to get what he wants."

(To be continued.)

endareth, to random
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Been sitting on an iPhone 11 Pro for years, not been anything to justify the upgrade. The switch to USB-C combined with my current phone’s lightning port dying is really the only thing that’s getting me to an iPhone 15… kinda disappointing.

djsaunders03,
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@endareth The only times I really wanted to upgrade iPhone was when it was worth it for me, which was not often.

I've had an iPhone 8 Plus as my first phone from 2018 to 2021, when I got an iPhone 12 Pro Max for Christmas. Two years later in June, I got an iPhone 14 Pro Max on the day of my senior prom (which was actually my second).

I'm not upgrading, either, but that's because not only have I had this phone for just three months, but I'm happy with what I have right now.

mike, to random
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There are so many cool things about mastodon but the best thing by far is the people who are here.

djsaunders03,
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@mike Definitely true. I feel so much more comfortable here.

victor, to twitter

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    djsaunders03,
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    @victor My response to that? Indifference.

    Then again, they could've done worse. They could've officially called them "xeets," since earlier, they (and by they, I mean "he"; by that itself, I mean the head honcho of the website) briefly tried to get the term catching on to no avail (and for good reason).

    waltmossberg, to random
    @waltmossberg@mastodon.world avatar

    1/2 I have deactivated my account on Twitter (X), which began in 2007. Under Elon Musk, Twitter has not only decided to stop blocking bigots and liars and pro-insurrectionists, it has actively welcomed them, with apparent support from Mr. Musk.

    djsaunders03,
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    @waltmossberg I quit in November last year, just before Husk decided to... well, you know.

    To this day, I do not regret jumping off that sinking ship as soon as I did rather than waiting until later.

    majorlinux, to twitter
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    Yo, dawg! You ever think to look inward when faced with these many "L"s.

    Then again, I met some folks the other day who really don't think he isn't doing any wrong.

    What a reality check!

    As X bleeds cash, Musk threatens Anti-Defamation League with defamation lawsuit https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/as-x-bleeds-cash-musk-threatens-anti-defamation-league-with-defamation-lawsuit/

    #X

    djsaunders03,
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    @Tinu @majorlinux I can hardly wait for the day the lawsuit is laughed out of court. He has no evidence of what he's claiming. None. Zilch. Nada.

    djsaunders03,
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    @Tinu @majorlinux You'd be surprised at how many more are going that route nowadays...

    bullivant, to twitter

    Rolling Stone:

    "Elon Musk Wades Deeper into Antisemitic Propaganda - The CEO is helping to amplify a hashtag campaign against the Anti-Defamation League, a civil rights group that combats hate speech"

    Musk is a truly disgusting human being.

    https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-boosts-antisemitic-propaganda-twitter-anti-defamation-league-1234817008/

    djsaunders03,
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    @bullivant Am I surprised Elon Musk is up to his old tricks again? No.

    Has my opinion on him as CEO of what used to be Twitter changed after 11 months (repeat, 11 months)? No.

    Is he still a shining example of how not to be a CEO in general, much less of a social media network? Yes, but his example is so much worse now than it was even three days into his reign.

    noellemitchell, to mastodon
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    djsaunders03,
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    @noellemitchell So am I. I've only been there for ten months, and I've already used it quite often.

    Maybe it's because I'm much more comfortable here than in the platform I was previously at, which I quit a few weeks after I joined Mastodon.

    majorlinux, to twitter
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    Good luck with that.

    Twitter to hide news headlines from link previews https://9to5mac.com/2023/08/21/twitter-to-hide-news-headlines/

    djsaunders03,
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    @majorlinux Here we go AGAIN...

    ainmosni, to TeslaMotors
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    Even outside of all the copyright/trademark/etc nonsense, #X is a horrible brand name.

    "X" is used as a literal placeholder in both math and sentences, which will make discussions about 's latest circlejerk idea even more confusing.
    Outside of that, it looks dodgy, edgelordy, and porn/scam-adjacent.

    is such a genius.

    djsaunders03,
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    @ainmosni It's been a terrible idea to begin with when it was ANNOUNCED, and it's even worse a week later.

    jsit, to twitter
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    Elon’s latest rationale for the rename from to #X

    djsaunders03,
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    @masukomi @jsit And the worst thing... he has no idea on how those services run, either!

    It's just him wanting to rule the world... without having a shred of a clue on what it actually takes to rule the world.

    Apps, services, and products alike are built by people who take time out of their daily lives to get the job done. People who (theoretically) care about what's being done.

    This is the polar opposite.

    EugeneTeplitsky, to twitter
    @EugeneTeplitsky@mastodon.social avatar

    So "tweets" on X are probably going to be called X's (because of course they are).

    Do you tell folks now to check out your latest X? Do you ask them to X you? Will you re-X interesting X's?

    I'm so confused.

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/elon-musk-rebrands-twitter-says-155441887.html

    #Twitter #RIPTwitter #TwitterMigration

    djsaunders03,
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    @Stark9837 @EugeneTeplitsky And that, combined with "Dr. X" basically asking for legal trouble since Microsoft owns the "X" trademark for "on-line electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users"...

    If his goal is to piss off the entire world, I'd say mission accomplished!

    All those words associated with Twitter that entered the Merriam-Webster dictionary...

    17 years...

    ...and he threw it all away because of one letter.

    davidaugust, to TeslaMotors
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    This is a masterclass on how not to change a company name.

    Anyone else would not change the name to a trademark their competitor owns, the logo to a symbol they cannot own and then try to take down the sign at headquarters only to have the cops shut that down because they had no permit. 🤦‍♂️

    A trifecta of oopsie daisies. Should we let them release robot cars onto the roads?

    #X

    Screenshot from the US Patent and Trademark Office website showing the trademark for X in this context is owned by Meta
    Screenshot of a tweet by R. Friar
    Screenshot of a tweet by Wayne Sutton

    djsaunders03,
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    @irwin @davidaugust I give it three days. Tops. If enough people complain.

    He can keep dreaming about the everything app, but that means it will need to have the infrastructure for (legally) streaming TV shows, processing payments, being a telephone service, a dating app, etc.

    To do that, it needs people to build them. Guess what this website's lacking thanks to him?

    At heart, it was never intended to be anything more than a social network... until Husk.

    ilkkajii, to random
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    I’m just gonna call it ”Ex-Twitter”.

    #X

    djsaunders03,
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    @ronanmcd @ilkkajii Nope. Yet, he doesn't know it. He just found it and realized, "Hey. Wouldn't that make a great logo for the new name?"

    Of course, he talked to himself, so he thought it would make for a great logo.

    The problem isn't that there are only so many ways you can make an "X" presentable as a logo. It's that he chose a Unicode character as the new logo in the first place.

    ellabellafull, to random Malagasy

    test from .

    djsaunders03,
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    @ellabellafull It's styled like AmigaOS 4.x, but in order for Amikit to work, it needs the OS 3.x series and the corresponding Kickstart ROMs.

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