New post: Blog status update (June 2024): I've brought back my blogroll to my site. Also, my thoughts on why blogging still matters versus the state of social networks and Google (AI, algorithms, bigoted trolls etc.).
Mastodon: "We don't need text based post search by default or easily finding other followers because... federation reasons. And what hashtags are for, I... guess? Also, hope you like Linux?"
Bluesky: "Sure we don't have a clear business model, still missing features even Twitter and Mastodon have, and felt the need to reinvent the wheel with our own federated protocol nobody uses, but we do have... sh*tposting? Also, go back to Mastodon, tech nerds."
@dtgeek Threads: we’ve optimized our algorithm for maximum engagement, which unfortunately means if you’re even the least bit popular, it’s reply guy hell.
@dtgeek I wonder if I have any of those old Archie comics sitting around somewhere - we inherited them from our older cousins, so we were reading 1960 / 70s Archie comics in the 80s. Same with Charlie Brown paperback collections.
Yes, much better alternatives now, and glad you have those options to share!
@box464 I appreciate Archie trying new things/to modernize things in the 2010s (Kevin Keller, etc.). But still, it doesn't seem like a match for "Dog Man"/Raina Telgemeier/the ton of other kids' graphic novels out now. (Plus the manga boom on top of that.)
At this point (between the competition, the digests' cost, not seeing it show up in book channel comic sales figures, etc.), it feels more like a nostalgia brand? I wonder how it's doing as a company (esp. w/"Riverdale" over)...
@dtgeek I still run my servers. I used many servers over the years, starting with Sendmail, but these days, I like Postfix and Covecot for the backend, and if you want a web client, Roundcube is a good choice.
Wonder if @ComicContext also applies that "Hal Jordan ruins everything" hashtag to the second Air Wave, who's also named Hal Jordan. (The GL Hal is his cousin.)
BATMAN: Yes, I do donate plenty to charity to help Gotham. But contrary to the Fox News crowd, you need strong government programs to help, too! Speaking of which, the previous president belonged in Arkham, not the White House! What kind of person views Clark Kent as an "enemy of the people" for doing his reporting job?! (Sees camera start to pan away) Wait, don't cut me off--- (cuts to a DC Comics "technical difficulties" test pattern)
@dtgeek Jerry Seinfeld: “I don’t watch TV, but I have Strong Opinions on it.”
Abbot Elementary
Rick and Morty(as you note)
Upload
Resident Alien
The Good Place
Reservation Dogs
Letterkenney (on final, 12th season)
And these are all shows with “diverse” comedy, and by “diverse” I mean that they’re laughing “with” it.
And these are just the shows I’ve watched.
Given the average person's tech skills ("what's a VPN?," "Linux/Mastodon are for nerds", "backing up files is too much work," etc.), and since convenience is valued above all else, I don't see VPNs/sideloading to watch TikTok catching on.