misc

misc, 1 month ago to random

Things we no longer need X for
✅ earthquake detection

misc, 1 month ago to Columbus

Ok fedi, what's fun to do in #columbus #ohio during the week? (Here til Friday)

misc, 1 month ago to random

I don't see a lot of TV ads nowadays but I'm in a bar right now and I'll be damned if every single ad doesn't look like AI.

misc, 1 month ago to random

Washing your hands a second time because you touched the bottom of the Dyson hand dryer.

misc, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Hello from Logan airport

misc, 1 month ago to random

Threads is great if we use it as a confinement pen for this stuff

misc, 1 month ago to random

I'm seeing people react to the AI investment madness by saying interest rates are too low and need to be hiked, and... that seems wrong? This stuff started when interest rates started going up.

misc, 1 month ago to random

I feel like the option for “AirDrop” on the Mac should be under “Open In” because I’m usually AirDropping to myself and it’s cause I want to open the thing on my phone

misc, 1 month ago to random

How do we start campaigns in every city to get official government offices and officials to stop posting exclusively on X?

misc, 1 month ago to random

Is it possible to make a shell script that would like, take videos downloaded to a folder, and automatically add captions? Like Vidcap but automated? https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vidcap-auto-video-captions/id1620725834

misc, 1 month ago to random

Woke up with a bit of a nonexistent song by the Cure stuck in my head

misc, 1 month ago to random

I was already stressed what with the internet being down and all the work for everything, bad time for someone in a group chat to be arguing that it’s important for left activists to be on Twitter

misc, 1 month ago to random

I still feel like people here don't get how shit Threads is.

I have a feeling a lot of journalists are going to become Mastodon users again just so they can follow people and orgs on Threads using a decent client.

As I've said before, I think there are opportunities here if we play it right - especially if Meta continues to bungle.

misc, 1 month ago to random

Annoyed when I unwittingly click "like" on a Threads post the way I used to be annoyed when I'd accidentally fave an ad on Twitter.

misc, 1 month ago to random

So sick of comcast, when do we get municipal broadband

misc, 1 month ago to random

As long as I'm on an instance that does federate with Threads, is there any ethical issue with boosting content from there that's not available here?

misc, 1 month ago to random

Thinking of setting up a #Gancio instance for #Boston events. I have no experience doing anything like this but it seems like a good learning project? Any advice? https://gancio.org

misc, 1 month ago to random

I agree it’s messed up that NBC hired Ronald McDonald

misc, 1 month ago to random

Is this debacle with the M1 and M2 chips as apocalyptic for Apple and its users as it sounds?

misc, 2 months ago to random

If Truth Social is worth 3 billion dollars, that seems like excellent news for other Mastodon instances.

misc, 2 months ago to random

I'm pissed off that the confident predictions of X's inevitable bankruptcy never came to fruition.

misc, 2 months ago to random

I think we need a new fedi unconference. Fediforum is great for what it is, but it excludes a lot of people and the organizers seem pretty satisfied with how they’ve been doing things.

misc, 2 months ago to random

Silly Meta. You're supposed to embrace and extend before you extinguish.

@datadrivenmd writes on Threads: "I felt like Threads was a little too quiet today, so I checked other platforms. Harsh truth: X is lapping Threads in terms of content and quality engagement at this time. Folks are over there having conversations about March Madness, also discussing comments from a would-be dictator. The former topic is difficult to follow on this app due to the algorithm and search limitations. The latter is reach-throttled on here. Bsky is lapping Threads for political commentary. Mastodon best for news"
@vvrkshop.art writes on threads: "It’s really unclear to me who Threads is for. It feels like a platform made for influencers who have nothing to say and hostile to the journalists who add value to the site. I suppose it’s okay at sorting out some of the total grifter influencers." @ben.grosser replies: "Meta had no vision for Threads beyond their default reflex to grab market share/focus on growth over all other concerns. All they're doing is applying the most basic version of their formula: tweak the feed algorithm to amp engagement, limit user agency, deflect critique by saying they'll get to new things someday. The result is a mess that doesn't work well for anyone—except those already established (and shallow) enough to feel satisfied by the numerous increments on their like/follow count."

misc, 2 months ago to random

Kinda hope they do ban tiktok just so I can see the tiktoks that the kids do over their vpn connections, brutally making fun of whatever shitty american knockoff tiktok clone our capitalists rush out to sell them

misc, 2 months ago to random

Finally tried the new @MonaApp feature to split a long post into a thread. Snazzy!