Aaron Parecki

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Scott Hanselman https://twitter.com/shanselman

I feel like Mastodon is doing a great job, as is Discord. I was getting the word out on my blog, podcast, youtube, forums, and other platforms long long before Twitter existed. I think we will be OK. Always bet on the Open Web IMHO 😍

Portland, Oregon • 47°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 10:44pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 2:47pm -08:00)
Molly White | @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF

as sad as i am about the rapid destruction of twitter, the (re)surge in blogs and newsletters has been lovely

back to the #indieweb!

Portland, Oregon • 47°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 10:30pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 2:46pm -08:00) #indieweb
Damion Schubert - @ZenOfDesign@Brokentoys.social https://twitter.com/ZenOfDesign

Summary: "We're stopping ads for lots of reasons, but most significantly the tech around ads is completely busted and we don't know who to even talk to about it because all our contacts quit or were fired."

Portland, Oregon • 46°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 6:30pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 12:36pm -08:00)
rahaeli https://twitter.com/rahaeli

If you put a service on the internet, people are going to use it to hurt each other. Demonstrating you're aware of the ways they will -- and the ways it can hurt you -- is table stakes for entry in 2022.

Portland, Oregon • 37°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 4:09pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 8:24am -08:00)
rahaeli https://twitter.com/rahaeli

Okay, look, I can't sleep so you all get the cranky rant: I have seen multiple people responding to my criticism of Cohost and Mastodon, and Shep's criticism of Cohost and Hive, saying that we're just "haters" who are trying to destroy alternatives to Big Tech.

Portland, Oregon • 37°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 4:09pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 8:23am -08:00)
Peter Yang https://twitter.com/petergyang

Source is this post on @TeamBlind:
https://us.teamblind.com/s/4dnbo1Ft

Portland, Oregon • 37°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 3:39pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 7:58am -08:00)
Peter Yang https://twitter.com/petergyang

An advertiser explains why they’re pausing their Twitter ads campaigns:

Portland, Oregon • 37°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 2:15pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 7:57am -08:00)
Eric Schultz (parody) https://floss.social/@wwahammy

I think it's funny that ActivityPub has done more decentralization with a few million in total funding versus what blockchain did with tens of billions.

Portland, Oregon • 37°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 4:37am +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 7:48am -08:00)
Simon Willison https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon

@pilhofer Twitter just rug-pulled after 16 years (and an IPO) of me trusting them to be a good steward for my principal online presence
I don't see how ANY <month old startup could possibly convince me to trust them instead
If it's not implemented in a way that lets me take control of my own destiny (ala Mastodon/ActivityPub) I'm just not interested

Portland, Oregon • 37°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 3:32pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Nov 21, 2022 7:46am -08:00)
nearcyan https://twitter.com/nearcyan

DeepCloning, the practice of creating virtual AI clones of humans to replace them socially, has been surging in popularity

Does this new AI trend go too far by replicating partners and friends without consent?

This court case may help to clarify the legality (2024, NYT)

Portland, Oregon • 39°F

Sun, Nov 20, 2022 8:32pm +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 10:07pm -08:00)
@therealtraceydelaney@mas.to https://twitter.com/TraceyDelaney

“The largest crowd I’ve ever seen out for a swim! 🏅” - Noah

Portland, Oregon • 39°F

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 4:59am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 7:53pm -08:00)
Frank Lesser https://twitter.com/sadmonsters

"Our flight made all the newsreels. Oh, the publicity!"
-Captain of the Hindenburg

Portland, Oregon • 39°F

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 4:51am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 7:53pm -08:00)
Oolong Muskrat https://twitter.com/vance_mike

“There have never been so many people out on the deck”
- Captain of the Titanic

Portland, Oregon • 39°F

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 4:43am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 7:49pm -08:00)
Frank Lesser https://twitter.com/sadmonsters

“Rome has never been this brightly lit at night!” -Nero

Portland, Oregon • 39°F

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 4:09am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 7:49pm -08:00)
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI

If you think that Twitter has moderation problems, just wait until large numbers of people are having conflict on Mastodon and they’re being adjudicated by a few volunteers who don’t have set guidelines or community to navigate differences with.

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

Mon, Nov 7, 2022 2:40pm +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 6:07pm -08:00)
Vittorio https://twitter.com/vibronet

Thanks! Hoping in the invisible hand of the market to come up with something turnkey 😅

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 1:58am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 6:04pm -08:00)
Vittorio https://twitter.com/vibronet

Do you post the same content on both Twitter and Mastodon? If so, do you have a client to recommend?
I just feel I won’t post on Mastodon unless it’s the path of least resistance

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 1:45am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 5:53pm -08:00)
Thomas Fuchs 🕹️🔭:verified_paw: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs

Headlines like “Will this new Mastodon thing survive?” are funny when you’ve been on here for 5+ years

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

Sun, Nov 20, 2022 7:48pm +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 5:14pm -08:00)
Sam 0xEACD https://twitter.com/samuelgoto

Next year's red team exercises is going to go through a hostile takeover of your company by a maniac psychopath.

Think the worst that can happen is a database SQL injection? Think again.

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Sun, Nov 20, 2022 10:22pm +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 2:23pm -08:00)
SwiftOnSecurity https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity

If you're considering a career in cybersecurity, I really caution you to think about what's going to happen once everything is secure.

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Fri, Apr 30, 2021 3:02pm +00:00 (liked on Sun, Nov 20, 2022 1:49pm -08:00)

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