misc

misc, 4 months ago to random

People like to say that "AI" is different from crypto in that there are actual useful applications, and that's true. But the vast majority of people you're expecting to come up with those applications are the same people who were just trying to build products on the blockchain.

misc, 11 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

Is the fediverse fundamentally an anticapitalist project?

misc, 10 months ago to random

Just emailed my local newspaper @cambridgeday, asking them to use their Mastodon account. Strike while the iron is hot, I say! #CambridgeMA #newstodon

misc, 1 year ago to random

Prediction: before too long, boasting that your consumer tech product is “powered by AI” will make as much marketing sense as touting your food product as “powered by GMOs”

misc, 9 months ago to random

Anyone who stopped masking in the last couple months and is starting again (or on the verge of doing so)?

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

Is it ok to say you’ve “read” something when you actually listened to it?

misc, 5 months ago to random

How to break Xitter once and for all: make the best damn microblogging client around, with a plugin architecture to connect and cross post to different networks. Have an unofficial X plugin for that. It can scrape that website if necessary. https://mastodon.social/@misc/111542682537098620

misc, 2 months ago to random

Bluesky feels more and more like the restoration of old Twitter, while Mastodon feels like something new that I love on its own terms.

misc, 6 months ago to random

Hi Matt

misc, 3 months ago to random

When people say that they don't want Bluesky people over here - I hate to break it to you, but a lot of Bluesky people are also Mastodon people. Getting harder to tell the timelines apart, fr.

misc, 7 months ago to random

Anyone know if it's possible to remote log in (screen share) to a Mac user who hasn't logged in before? Like, create a new user and then switch to that user? It seems like the first time configuration assistant blocks any screen sharing.

misc, 5 months ago to random

We may disagree on methods, but ultimately our goal should be the same: destroy Twitter and Facebook, and seize the means of communication.

misc, 5 months ago to random

My selfish concern right now is how many instances my friends are on are planning to block mastodon.social.

misc, 9 months ago to random

Happy Monday!

“Dr. Amp” from Twin Peaks S3 (fka Dr. Jacoby) yelling “THE FUCKS ARE AT IT AGAIN” from his home streaming studio. He’s wearing his signature red blue glasses, has a red jacket on over denim overalls and what looks like a bowtie with little lightning bolt symbols, there’s a model statue of liberty in a case in the background.

misc, 3 months ago to random

OH NO! CARMEN SANDIEGO HAS STOLEN YOUR 200-foot radio tower https://wandering.shop/@cstross/111896486462794246

misc, 8 months ago to random

Just curious - any places with the updated covid vaccines in Massachusetts other than CVS and Walgreens?

misc, 3 months ago to random

There should be a site where people review TV shows, but only ones they started watching part way through.

misc, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to boston

Hey #boston! Big #ceasefirenow action coming up on Thursday, and we need as many people as possible. Message me for info or go to https://www.mobilize.us/ifnotnow/event/608633/ Boosts appreciated!

misc, 1 month ago to random

With the @ifnotnowboston account here, I'm thinking I'd like to lean in to what the fedi is good at, and use it more for community and conversation, than breaking news and broadcast. Like, more discussion prompts I guess. Are there some good examples of accounts doing that successfully?

misc, 1 month ago to random

Things we no longer need X for
✅ earthquake detection

misc, 4 months ago to random

Tried to raise my concerns and pent up frustration about X, and the left's collective failure to even acknowledge the problem and try to think about collective solutions, to the DSA signal I'm on. It did not go well. Maybe some frogs just want to be boiled.

misc, 5 months ago to boston

Sup #Boston? Got plans for tomorrow? #ChanukahForCeasefire 🕎☮️

misc, 4 months ago to random

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misc, 9 months ago to random

The most impressive thing about Zoom is how janky it is 3 1/2 years into the pandemic. Usually with enshittification, there's a non-shitty phase.

misc, 5 months ago to random

People gotta accept that we're in an ongoing power struggle with these platforms and until we start notching some wins, they're going to abuse us more and more.