o_simardcasanova

o_simardcasanova, 2 days ago to random French

À Gaza, Israël organise une famine.

En Ukraine, la Russie cible spécifiquement civils et infrastructures civiles.

Dans les deux cas, les civils sont ciblés sans justification militaire. Ce qui constitue un crime de guerre.

L'inculpation de Netanyahu et de Gallant par la Cour Pénale Internationale est une issue logique.

https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state

o_simardcasanova, 2 days ago to random

In Gaza, Israel is engineering a famine.

In Ukraine, Russia is specifically targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.

In both cases, civilians are targeted for no military reasons. Which is a war crime.

The indictment of Netanyahu and Gallant by the ICC is a logical consequence issue.

https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state

o_simardcasanova, 14 days ago to bluesky

“Try not to wildly misrepresent #Bluesky” challenge, and so far, a massive number of people are catastrophically failing the challenge.

o_simardcasanova, 15 days ago to bluesky

Let’s start another #MegaThread, this time on upcoming and new features on #Bluesky.

Megathreads are open ended threads where I share relevant information about a specific topic.

Bluesky will soon have proper DMs, video, better auth (via OAuth), better custom feeds, and even more anti-harassment features.

https://bsky.social/about/blog/05-07-2024-product-roadmap

1/n

#MegaThreadBlueskyEN

o_simardcasanova, 15 days ago to mastodon

Thanks to Tusks by @bardi, I have decided to experiment a #MegaThread. Over time, I will compile great #Mastodon tools, apps, and services in a single, long thread.

I will update the Mega Thread every time I find a new tool that I find worth mentionning, either third-party or first-party.

For the first post, I want to showcase… Tusks, obviously! It’s an excellent app for macOS, iOS, and iPad to compose and update threads.

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https://thirdculture.app/tusks

#MegaThreadMastodonEN

o_simardcasanova, 19 days ago to twitter French

« Les utilisateurs bloqués pourront bientôt voir le contenu publié par les personnes qui les ont bloqués. »

Une nouvelle décision délirante, même comparée à toutes les décisions délirantes qu'Elon Musk a prises depuis qu'il a acheté #Twitter.

Un cauchemar de modération.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1786213086732447988

o_simardcasanova, 25 days ago to random French

Mastodon, j'ai une question : est-ce que W3Techs est une source fiable ?

https://w3techs.com

o_simardcasanova, 27 days ago to fediverse

The #Fediverse Report by @laurenshof is a great resource to keep up with how social media is changing.

What I especially like compared to more mainstream coverage is how Laurens keeps track of less "shiny" projects. Those are a fertile ground for new innovations.

https://fediversereport.com/

o_simardcasanova, 28 days ago to fediverse

I just realized that #GhostCMS being compatible with #ActivityPub (and possibly #ATProtocol / #Bluesky at a later date) means that it will probably be possible to tag somebody directly in a newsletter post, via their #Mastodon or #Threads profile for instance.

I love this idea.

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to mastodon

Okay #Mastodon, I think this one will resonate with many of you.

#Instagram has been recently criticised by many creators: they have a lot of followers, but very few of them actually see their posts.

Instagram's answer? "Stop crying".

Don't take my word for it, see for yourself here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C53oD86O8c0/

Considering #Threads is run by the same people, I'm increasingly convinced that #Meta will use Threads to exploit the free labor of creators in the same way it does with Instagram.

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o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to bluesky French

Je ne savais pas que #Bluesky avait jusqu’ici explicitement interdit aux chefs d’État de se créer un compte.

Maintenant que les outils de modération de la plateforme sont en place, l’interdiction vient d’être levée.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/13/24129357/bluesky-heads-of-state-ban-lifted-twitter-alternative

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to twitter French

I just deactivated, probably for good, my French-speaking #Twitter account.

I’m ready to build the next phase of my online activity on #Bluesky, #Mastodon and #Threads.

Onwards!

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to random

I’m increasingly convinced that defederation of Threads will backfires against the instances that defederate.

There is a vocal, but small, minority of users who have very strict opinions on Threads, the Fediverse and Mastodon. But they’re a minority.

The more Threads will federate, the more users who aren’t part of this minority but have to live with the consequences of its demands will ask for a different direction.
https://social.coop/@jsit/112207362680439053

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to meta

Another horrendous decision by #Meta about #Threads: they will test paying users for posts based on their "performance".

This creates a strong incentive to publish low quality content. This is exactly what happened on #Twitter when the platform introduced its revenue sharing system: since then, the platform has been overwhelmed by grifters who publish the most horrendous posts to go viral.

Another sign that Meta is completely out of its depth when it comes to Threads.

https://www.threads.net/@mattnavarra/post/C5T0IVFo9I9

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to bluesky

I find all kind of disinformation harmful.

But when it comes to #Bluesky, it's especially infuriating that Bluesky is often presented as the platform of "Jack Dorsey".

It is not. From day one, Bluesky has been led by Jay Graber, one of the very few women in a position of power in tech.

On top of being inherently harmful, this disinformation on Bluesky is also fundamentally sexist. Once again, it attributes the work of a talented woman to a (mediocre, in my opinion) man.

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to random French

Le président des États-Unis est sur le Fediverse.

Je répète, le président des États-Unis est sur le Fediverse.

🤯

@potus

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to random

The sad story of #xy reminds me of an anecdote I experienced when I published my COVID-19 dashboard for my home region of Lorraine in northeastern France (the dashboard is still online: https://covid.aleryon.science).

A stranger vehemently attacked me because I dared to publish a free dashboard, based on open data, during a pandemic, that I created with #rstats instead of Grafana - a technology I only know by name.

Truly unhinged.
https://mas.to/@swelljoe/112186147758379670

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to bluesky

Ozone, #Bluesky'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 #Mastodon instance is a lot more complicated.

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

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to random French

🇺🇸 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 #ÉtatsUnis.

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

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to Chemtrails French

Le Sénat du Tennessee a voté une loi interdisant les… #chemtrails.

Pour rappel, les chemtrails sont une #ThéorieDuComplot 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

#EspritCritique

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to Chemtrails

The Tennessee Senate voted a bill to ban #chemtrails.

Chemtrails don't exist, it's a #ConspiracyTheory.

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/.

#CritialThinking

o_simardcasanova, 1 month ago to twitter

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, 1 month ago to bluesky

First time I'm seeing a post moderated by a third party labeler in my #Bluesky 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, 1 month ago to mastodon

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 #Mastodon, #Bluesky or #Threads, 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, 1 month ago to twitter

Sharing newsletter posts aside, I'm basically inactive on #Twitter.

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.)