@wilbr Good point, it is really nice in that respect.., but good point on moderation, however quite how we do that could be more complex.
Imperceptibly, over the last month or so Mastodon has gone from a niche place where I feel like I'm shouting into a void, to a social place where interesting and varied things are being posted in a live stream and random posts of mine actually get a react or two.
I know it's highly personalized but this feels like Twitter circa 2007. Which means we gotta get real serious real quick about moderation/spam/abuse/discovery/curation tooling.
@NatashaRomanoff@democracy.town @TonyStark
Not sure if you can get this where you are, a good tv series from the UK Vintage Voltage - take old cars and convert to electric
@TonyStark
It's good to see real talk of the future we need to move towards in electic vehicles. It's absolutely required.
At the very beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, scientists weren’t sure how it was transmitted and medical workers needed the limited supply of masks. Once scientists learned that it was airborne and also could be spread from symptom-free individuals, they told us to mask up.
Now we have strains that are transmitted much more easily and now we are being told to wear double masks in certain situations. If you continue to listen to the scientists, you will get transparency and accurate information. As knowledge grows and the virus changes, we need to adapt to the changing environment.
If the tweeter-in-chief had been transparent and given out accurate information from the beginning, we would be in a much better state than we are today.
Keep listening to the scientists.
#WearAMask #WearAFuckingMask #WearTwoMasks
Double masking for COVID-19: Why Fauci recommends wearing two masks at once:
https://www.cnet.com/health/double-masking-for-covid-19-why-fauci-recommends-wearing-two-masks-at-once/
@yattix My neighbour helped me sell a netbook on Facebook Market place, as I don't use facebook.
@techreview The media seems to be pro Israel which is fine but the media is meant to be impartial, so praise where due, and constructive criticism where due, the latter should not be avoided to avoid being branded anti-Semitic.
Look at goes right and learn, look at what has gone wrong and learn.
@lbc Maybe politicians without a degree in science (not sure what Macron has) should avoid commenting on science issues unless they can be constructive.
@yattix There is ebuyer for new stuff, but try your local paper for anyone selling their old pc's / laptops.
I am in the UK, (Devon)
Decided I'm going to go back to my old hobby of buying "broken" #thinkpad on Ebay, refurbishing them and reselling them (usually at no profit). This gets affordable computers into the hands of people who need them, prevents landfill, and I get to do something other than work.
@clayogra On the other hand, give me something like IRC that does not track me, collect data, track my location, send me adverts over modern day stuff anyday.
I really like @aral idea of small-web, and the fact we can taking back our data. (same as with the Solid project) As soon as we can deploy anything in a way that is really simple, things may start to change.
I think in the light of what has happened with Google and Element we need to find alternatives to deployment or it will keep happening.
@clayogra I have been using IRC for ages, so people still use it, I think given bridges exist it is important to be able to use a range of technologies.
@clayogra I use irc but freenode bridges to Matrix, I joined Matrix too for the services there, so I can go between the two.
Google has suspended Element (@matrix) from the Play Store for "Sexual Content and Profanity". Basically same story as with Subway Tooter a while back. Element is to Matrix as Chrome is to the web. Curiously, Chrome is still on the Play Store.
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