Aaron Parecki

It is wonderful to see github pages and static site generators grow so much the diversity of the web making it easier to run personal websites! That's the web I want, full of innovation sprawling everywhere!

Stephen, why are you so critical of Facebook and not the other big tech companies?

A 🧵 for well-intentioned engineers about how to navigate the complexities of big tech.

So, no Facebook is not "just another company" like the other tech giants. The ethical distinction is one in kind, not degree. Its business model is corrupt to the core. It is the Big Tobacco of the information age. (13/)

.@indiewebcat joined for the livestream today so we had to make a lapcam.

Y2K was 21 years ago. Looking back, I think the only thing we learned is that if a bunch people work really hard to stop a problem from happening, lots of other people will assume it was never really a problem.

Repealing section 230 would be so great for the federated social Web though

Really, the only bad thing I can say about moving back to Canada from the UK is that by moving after January 1st, my 2020 is eight hours longer than it would have been otherwise.