Great book.

Agreed, we’re living in the a computer/phone is an appliance age. This is also why there is a movement that doesn’t like electric vehicles. They’re just too accessible and they don’t like that. Same mentality here. The only main difference is of course there is librehardware out there AND software. Just about the entirety of Linux ecosystem is this. If one wants to tinker and make them personal all one has to do is build a home lab. Plenty of maintenance on one of those and it’s probably not affecting one’s day to day life.

Hey now, Apple Maps is more accurate, provides better directions where I am, has more up to date satellites imagery, and has been this way for years. I only use Google Maps to search because Yelp is god awful. I live in a rapidly expanding area and all of that matters.

I recently had to login in to update to a new 2FA app and oh my was it a wasteland. No one I had followed was still on it. And I mean that after scrolling for 5 minutes. It was just terrible.

lol, that got me.

That’s a wrap folks. These 2 are the most likely answers.

It also wouldn’t have made the news. We wouldn’t be talking about a white cop violating a white persons rights either.

Holy alts!

I think I draw the line at killing anything that forms strong life long family bonds, this includes Elephants. We need to find another way to keep their numbers down.

My older neighbor is like that. He was pouting off some BS he heard on Fox News and I called him on it, that it was lies. When I asked him what he didn’t like about Harris he couldn’t give me an answer. He’s not even going outside his sphere to see if what Fox is saying isn’t true. It’s pathetic and shameful.

True that. I have to tell employees regularly to not send any chat or email they don’t want read in court. That usually gets the point across.

As a hiring manager I look for a few things:

1. Are you reliable?
2. Can we teach you?
3. Do you take personal responsibility when things go wrong?
4. Are you a good fit for the team?
5. Will you be able to connect with our customers?
6. Are you going to bring drama?

Skills are waaaaay down on the list. I can take avg technical proficiency and make you a lot more successful than someone with a lot of proficiency but lacks other emotional skills.

noc.social is a small but quick server. Don’t use Android so I can’t speak to that.

And I will say that I’ve got much better engagement on Mastodon than I ever did Twitter. The people overall are kinder and more thoughtful. It’s more likely that the disrupters just aren’t there yet. Almost everyone I had followed on Twitter is on Mastodon though. May not be the same for everyone.

Thank you for adding this. Lots of fascinating info. TIL!

Oh interesting.

Maybe all Israelis need to visit Dachau or Auschwitz to remember how being actively erased isn’t a good thing. How quickly it’s forgotten.

That’s a good summary. Google Gemini is no better. Type in a question and it starts off great but then devolves into other brands, other steps to do something that isn’t related to the thing you asked. It’s just terrible and someone will sue them over it next year. Just wait.

This exactly. I was saying that as a user, not a creator. I make money away from social media so I don’t care to bring that to my personal space.

This exactly. Don’t know how else to describe it. Most people don’t realize it’s even possible.

My experience has been better. User engagement is much higher per follower and the discussions don’t devolve. They’re much more useful and/or interesting. KPIs don’t measure everything.