evan

evan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

"Public officials should not prosecute their political rivals."

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

So, here's a problem I have with Mastodon: let's say I make a post and someone replies with a racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic comment. I can block the commenter, but that only hides it for me. Other people who come to my page will see the comment, and believe that I tacitly condone that behaviour. I'd like to be able to delete the reply from my replies list entirely. Or at least hide replies from blocked accounts. And, yes, I know that wouldn't delete it from the originating server.

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

In a public online conversation, how many replies to a single person can you have before you should move to a private conversation?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

"All social software should support ActivityPub."

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 10 months ago to random

I am not open to your ahistorical take on Google Chat and XMPP.

Google didn't do anything wrong by using an open standard.

They didn't do anything wrong by building a good interface that people liked to use.

And they didn't do anything wrong by disconnecting from the network when the spam and harassment outweighed the benefit to their users.

We, the XMPP community, failed to capitalize on success by diversifying the network. It's our own fault not enough nodes were there.

evan, 10 months ago to random

This is my post during a CBC interview. Everyone say hi!

evan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Without looking it up, estimate the percentage of Americans that support climate change action.

#EvanPoll #poll

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

FUND FOR THE BLACK-RUN FEDIVERSE

UPDATE: GoFundMe shut this down. It's a long story.

Please instead donate directly to these great fediverse projects led by and for Black people.

https://www.patreon.com/Wibblur/ is Social Media by the people, for the people

https://www.patreon.com/andcomputers is making blacktwitter.io

https://blackqueer.life/ is a welcoming community for all Black queer, trans, and gender nonconforming people

https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-new-way-to-social-media Ro is making a new way to social media

evan, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

How often do you post photos of yourself on the fediverse?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random

How many times have you left your native country?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

Did you sign up for Threads?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

"Facebook was better in the Platform era (2007-2011), when third-party developers could add widgets to profile pages, and in-stream interactive experiences."

evan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

US residents only: which of these countries would you move to?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 6 months ago to random

So, if I were going to make a tech manifesto, it might be something like:

• protocols not platforms
• coops and unions
• technology should not actively hurt us
• people not users
• seven generations, seven continents
• free markets require antitrust enforcement

evan, 3 months ago to random

OK. I'm doing a Tournament of Years. I'll do a poll about the last 16 years, scrambled. Winner of each round goes on to a championship at the end. Here are the brackets (randomized):

Bracket A:

2019
2023
2014
2016

Bracket B:

2008
2018
2013
2022

Bracket C:

2010
2015
2012
2021

Bracket D:

2009
2011
2017
2020

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

All right, for the next 5 days I'm doing a big multi-bracket poll on the directions of a 16-point compass rose.

I scrambled the directions so they're not all clumped up.

Here are the brackets:

Southeast
South-Southeast
East
East-Northeast

East-Southeast
Northwest
Southwest
South-Southwest

North
West
West-Southwest
North-Northwest

North-Northeast
West-Northwest
Northeast
South

On the fifth day, I'll run a poll on the winners of each bracket.

#CompassRosePoll

evan, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

How big should the fediverse be?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Which of these recent Republican US presidents do you think is the worst?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Is it better to vote for the lesser of two evils, or not to vote at all?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

I've signed an agreement to write a book about #ActivityPub for O'Reilly Media. The book should be available sometime after summer 2024.

Blog post here: https://evanp.me/2023/09/07/activitypub-book-for-oreilly-media/

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

Is it OK to share misattributed inspirational quotes on social media?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Do you own a flag?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

"Ukraine : Russia :: Israel : Palestine"

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

You have a choice between two products. Both are within your budget. One has a prestigious brand; the other has good value, that is, quality for the price. Which would you choose?

#EvanPoll #poll

evan, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

"Google should have a software service in the Fediverse."

#EvanPoll #poll