GNU socialtag:social.arkwoodpond.info,2024-03-29:TagTimeline:twitterNotices tagged with twitterUpdates tagged with twitter on Arkwood Pond Social!https://social.arkwoodpond.info/theme/neo-blue/logo.png2024-03-29T01:37:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-01-17:noticeId=3420296:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/looming-twitter-interest-payment-leaves-elon-musk-with-unpalatable-options/" title="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/looming-twitter-interest-payment-leaves-elon-musk-with-unpalatable-options/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/289353</a> [arstechnica com] <br /><br /> $1,5,000,000 payment on the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> purchase is due soon. Will there be a default?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-01-17T16:10:02+00:002023-01-17T16:10:02+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556654http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-01-16:noticeId=3420261:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://sixcolors.com/link/2023/01/the-end-of-the-twitter-client-era/" title="https://sixcolors.com/link/2023/01/the-end-of-the-twitter-client-era/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://sixcolors.com/link/2023/01/the-end-of-the-twitter-client-era/</a> [sixcolors com] <br /><br /> I remember using 3rd party clients to access #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter.</a></span> There was the commandline #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ttytter" rel="tag">TTYtter</a></span>, the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/flock" rel="tag">Flock</a></span> browser's built-in social client, and many others. <br /><br /> As Twitter added ads andspewed tons of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/javascript" rel="tag">JavaScript</a></span>, leading to a "jumping and twitching" interface that would move underneath your mouse pointer and cause mis-clicks, and as it took 5-10 minutes after logging in for the page to fully load, it was clients that made the site tolerable. <br /><br /> There was the "OAuth-pocalypse", when they required all clients to use OAuth (v2?) and it intermittently failed for a few weeks.<br /><br /> Then came the day when clients and other API uses "that substantially reproduce" the Twitter UI were notified that their days were numbered. I remember @evan telling them that Identica and other StatusNet instances had a similar API ... but few, if any, clients came over. Most just shut down.<br /><br /> Hilariously, there was a trivially reproducible social ranking thing that was cited as an example of the kind of API uses Twitter considered interesting and allowable.<br /><br /> There were other, lesser bumps in the road, but as Twitter had already strangled most of its client ecosystem, I did not pay attention.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-01-16T22:32:12+00:002023-01-16T22:32:12+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556639http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-01-14:noticeId=3420122:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Bob Jonkman">bobjonkman</a> @<a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">bobjonkman</a> One positive is that some #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> clients are now advertising #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> clients. I wish they'd also look at making clients for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gnusocial" rel="tag">GNUsocial</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/misskey" rel="tag">Misskey</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pixelfed" rel="tag">PixelFed</a></span> and so on, as not everyone supports the Mastodon API.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-01-14T20:19:28+00:002023-01-14T20:19:28+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556555http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2023-01-14:noticeId=3420115:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Bob Jonkman">bobjonkman</a> I've heard that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> revoked access for most 3rd party clients, but I don't use them, so I cannot confirm.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-01-14T18:59:07+00:002023-01-14T18:59:07+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556555http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-01-11:noticeId=3419962:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> considered "pay for usernames" to bring in revenue -- NYTimeshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-01-11T21:59:56+00:002023-01-11T21:59:56+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556490http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-29:noticeId=3418997:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Speaking of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, it has had some sort of outage for the past few hours. I've seen people posting about being sent to the login screen, then getting an error and being sent back to the login screen.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-29T02:53:38+00:002022-12-29T02:53:38+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556046http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-29:noticeId=3418994:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a" title="https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a" rel="nofollow" class="attachment thumbnail">https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/medium" rel="tag">Medium</a></span> link; don't be surprised if it does weird things before showing you the article.<br /><br /> "Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight"<br /><br /> > Yes, yes, the network is under immense strain as people flee the Elon strain infecting Twitter. But come on, there are folks who really believe this is going to replace, or even stand alongside Twitter, as a massively scaled social network? I call bullshit. While it’s impressive that millions of users have apparently given Mastodon a try, the product is far too slapdash and clunky to keep folks engaged. A lump of coal.<br /><br /> No, it isn't meant to be a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> replacement. Keep your Twitter account until you no longer want it--or the company closes and the site shuts down--you can use Mastodon alongside Twitter.<br /><br /> And the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> networks are much more than just #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span> Don't think you have experienced the network and all it has to offer if all you've done is briefly tried to use Mastodon, because you haven't experienced it.<br /><br /> > I’ve somehow avoided signing up for the service up until now. Largely because signing up was and is so comically obtuse — pick your server everyone, hope you choose wisely! <br /><br /> Have you not used e-mail? It works the same way. You pick a server, such as Gmail or Outlook dot com, and sign up. Please tell me you realize that the people you communicate with are not all on the same e-mail service that you use.<br /><br /> > But, but, it’s not a product, it’s a protocol. Yeah, that’s a nice thing to say. And to believe in. But I truly believe the ship has sadly sailed for such idealism in this space. Jack Dorsey can talk about how this should have been what Twitter was from the get go until he’s bluesky in the face. It’s just not going to happen. And he’s more to blame for that than most everyone else. As is he for the Elon element of this current equation. But that’s a different story.<br /><br /> Okay, so how about this story: Twitter has only been profitable two or three years of its entire history. Since it started, it has existed by burning through investors' funds. Eventually, with or without Elon Musk's ownership, that runs out. Without such funding, their corporate-centralized ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> ) model cannot exist very long. And same for their centralized competitors, such as Post.news, Gab, Parler, and so on. What is left is either #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/peertopeer" rel="tag">peer-to-peer</a></span> approaches, where no single entity is responsible for funding and managing the entire network. So whether it is the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> ( with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ostatus" rel="tag">OStatus</a></span> and their successors ) & the Federation ( with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span> ) or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">Bluesky</a></span>, or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twister" rel="tag">Twister</a></span>, or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nostr" rel="tag">NOSTR</a></span>, the eventual future of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> is #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/decentralized" rel="tag">decentralized</a></span>, if not entirely peer-to-peer unless a national government takes over Facebook and Twitter in order to provide effectively unlimited resources. It is the protocol that makes it possible for thousands or millions of instances to displace and replace one big centralized instance.<br /><br /> 1/2http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-29T02:20:57+00:002022-12-29T02:20:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556044http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-27:noticeId=3418932:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1One thing about this surge of people migrating from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> to the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> is that people who gave up on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> years ago and solely used #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> platforms are now coming back. <br /><br /> Thus, I get announcements about people I knew from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tent" rel="tag">Tent</a></span> (thanks to fellow former Tentler @<a href="https://mastodon.social/users/bthall" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Brandon Hall">bthall</a>) along with news about people from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/identica" rel="tag">Identi.ca</a></span> and other #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/statusnet" rel="tag">StatusNet</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pumpio" rel="tag">Pump.io</a></span> instances returning.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-27T19:25:03+00:002022-12-27T19:25:03+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2556005http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-25:noticeId=3418753:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://freeradical.zone/@Guslanzetta/109576301598478337" title="https://freeradical.zone/@Guslanzetta/109576301598478337" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://freeradical.zone/@Guslanzetta/109576301598478337</a> <br /><br /> Claim that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> had a breach which exposed 400,000,000 usernames and related informationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-25T21:31:07+00:002022-12-25T21:31:07+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555903http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-24:noticeId=3418686:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics" title="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics</a> <br /><br /> Tim Bray discusses the ethics of moving to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> (and probably the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> in general), considering the views of groups such as #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/blacktwitter" rel="tag">BlackTwitter</a></span> whose norms and needs differ from those of most Mastodon users. <br /><br /> He concludes (correctly, I might add) that it is ethical to leave #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> and move to Mastodon and the Fediverse.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-24T19:39:32+00:002022-12-24T19:39:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555857http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-22:noticeId=3418552:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/vivaldi" rel="tag">Vivaldi</a></span> Browser added a social side panel and says it was the first to do so. <a href="https://vivaldi.com/new/" title="https://vivaldi.com/new/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://vivaldi.com/new/</a> <br /><br /> Years ago, a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/firefox" rel="tag">Firefox</a></span> fork called #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/flock" rel="tag">Flock</a></span> had a social tool built in. I only used it for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, but it was there. Memory is unclear whether it was a side panel or another Window with different measurements, but it existed.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-22T17:18:23+00:002022-12-22T17:18:23+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555773http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-19:noticeId=3418238:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/" title="https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/</a> [www wired com]<br /><br /> Wired: #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> features that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> should stealhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-19T04:26:36+00:002022-12-19T04:26:36+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555605http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-19:noticeId=3418237:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Anyway, Paul Graham (@paulg@twitter.com) had his #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> account suspended over a link to his #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> account. Last I checked, the suspension seems to have been reverted.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-19T03:27:57+00:002022-12-19T03:27:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555604http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-18:noticeId=3418213:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I saw this screenshot that claims to be #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>'s new policy on accounts promoting competing #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnet" rel="tag">socnet</a></span> s. <a href="https://nu.federati.net/attachment/288977" title="https://nu.federati.net/attachment/288977" rel="nofollow" class="attachment thumbnail">https://nu.federati.net/attachment/288977</a>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-18T18:06:19+00:002022-12-18T18:06:19+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555598http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-18:noticeId=3418163:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I missed it, but it appears that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/openbazaar" rel="tag">OpenBazaar</a></span> is gone. Their #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> account has some details (from early 2021). <br /><br /> OB was a fee-free peer-to-peer marketplace. I think it was based on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/cryptocurrencies" rel="tag">cryptocurrencies</a></span> ... at least #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bitcoin" rel="tag">Bitcoin</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/btc" rel="tag">BTC.</a></span>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-18T02:36:46+00:002022-12-18T02:36:46+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555571http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-16:noticeId=3418048:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836" title="https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836</a> <br /><br /> > BREAKING NEWS: Gargron is no longer the most followed person on mastodon. This is great news (no offence to <br /><br /> @<a href="https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">gargron</a> ) as it signifies the network is growing to be more independent of its most famous developer.<br /><br /> > The new most followed person is <br /> @georgetakei@universeodon.com <br /><br /> So let me tell you why this is NOT a good thing. George Takei is a celebrity actor. That people are crawling after actors and other celebs means that the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> migration is bringing their culture (with all its flaws) here. Again, as they did this before during #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>'s early growth. Much Masto culture is merely Twitter and Tumblr culture, sometimes reflected in a mirror and sometimes adopted wholesale.<br /><br /> Thankfully, the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> is more than just Mastodon.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-16T19:39:47+00:002022-12-16T19:39:47+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555518http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-16:noticeId=3418023:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Since the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> siege against journalists and alternative #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnet" rel="tag">socnet</a></span> platforms began a few hours ago, the number of new #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> accounts started surging again. <br /><br /> > +3,992 in the last hour<br /> > +29,495 in the last day <br /><br /> This doesn't count GS, Friendica, Pleroma, Misskey, Epicyon, PixelFed, or any other #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> platform.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-16T05:43:53+00:002022-12-16T05:43:53+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555503http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-16:noticeId=3418015:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="GeniusMusing">geniusmusing</a> Also, this drastically reduces the utility of the platform. When something happens--an event, a news story, a tragedy--people turn to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> because the people in the know are there. Severe weather, earthquake, flood, all of them are reported on Twitter, sometimes with links to a news or agency report. California Highway Patrol even puts its AMBER alerts there.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-16T04:16:45+00:002022-12-16T04:16:45+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555498http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-16:noticeId=3418014:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="GeniusMusing">geniusmusing</a> I guess that means that any journalist that uses #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> should be opening one or more backup accounts in the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> and using it enough to be familiar and ready ... and giving their current audience enough heads up so they know where to find their chosen news sources.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-16T04:11:51+00:002022-12-16T04:11:51+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555498http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-16:noticeId=3418008:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1That's hilarious. What sparked a bunch of people to try #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> in 2017? Ads on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tumblr" rel="tag">Tumblr</a></span> "it's like Twitter without the Nazis".http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-16T00:43:32+00:002022-12-16T00:43:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555498http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-16:noticeId=3418007:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Official #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> account suspended on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> for posting a link to "Elon's Jet" account <a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443" title="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443</a>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-16T00:42:05+00:002022-12-16T00:42:05+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://nu.federati.net/conversation/2555498