Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

I think the biggest adjustment people who're deeply invested in the proprietary software world experience when moving into the Fediverse is that people here confront them and their underlying assumptions. And that's entirely as it should be. Because this is the parallel universe that #FOSS built. This place exists without need for the rationalisations and expedience that allows otherwise good people to divide & the subjugate the world primarily for their benefit.

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Wait. People are saying Meta's decentralized app will be powered by #ActivityPub, and will interoperate with Mastodon.

On top of it, it will be Instagram-branded.

Surprising. But again, I'll believe it when I see it.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/meta-mulls-a-twitter-competitor-codenamed-p92-that-will-be-interoperable-with-mastodon-10223961.html

@fediversenews

Mozilla's official server, mozilla.social, is finally up and running!

Take a look at the first post!

And say "Hello!" to @morethan.

https://mozilla.social/@morethan/109982917374550105

@fediversenews

We knew it was only a matter of time before Grimes' ex husband booted us off his platform like a failed SpaceX satellite.

The time for relying on corporate social media platforms has been over for a long time now.

We're stoked at the growth of community here on mastodon and we hope to use this platform to share anarchist, anticapitalist and anticolonial videos for years to come.

Here's Cory Doctorow commenting on Chris Mouré's research into the Google-Microsoft patent wars.

"The point of the patent wars wasn’t to guarantee their own profits – it was to deny the other company its profits. It’s “strategic sabotage.”"

@pluralistic

https://capitalaspower.com/2023/03/the-monopoly-strategy-behind-the-google-microsoft-mobile-patent-wars/

Why do I believe Facebook and Instagram are dying?

Because searches for "deactivate Instagram" and "deactivate Facebook" have been surging. Specifically, here's how much these keyword searches have been rising:

* 2,400% increase for "deactivate Instagram"
* 1,566% increase for "deactivate Facebook"

If they're is so alive and well, why are so many people eager to leave Instagram and Facebook?

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/people-just-want-to-delete-instagram-facebook-or-deactivate-it-but-it-might-not-help/articleshow/98512465.cms

With the money I've made from mastodon, I've hired a team of monkeys to write all my future posts

Twitter's ongoing death spiral is incredibly dramatic.

But Instagram and Facebook's slow descent into death is just as important to understand.

As much as Twitter is Big Social, Meta is even more so.

This is why it's so important to continue building Fediverse services like @pixelfed and Friendica -- they are alternatives to Instagram and Facebook.

Who would like to hire me for a 525 hours #academia research internship? As a senior PhD student and author of multiple R packages, I think I have decent #rstats skills 🤓

My area is social/cognitive psychology, but I'm open to more. Flexible start date but could be September.

Featured Jobs: Learn about open positions at #CloudLinux in automation, cybersecurity, and kernel development. Browse all jobs on #OSJobHub https://opensourcejobhub.com/company/320/ #automation #cybersecurity #kernel #developer #Java #DevOps #Python #RemoteWork

I debated whether I would share this story, but it's already been reported on NBC News and Gizmodo.

Nevertheless, people need to know how utterly broken advertising and moderation is on Big Social.

This is critical to understand because most people are completely oblivious to the issue of deepfakes.

It could literally ruin someone's life.

Here's the story as reported by Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/deep-fake-ai-emma-watson-facemega-instagram-1850204168

How can you teach children to care about each other when it's clear adults don't care about any of them?

An eight year old girl went to work with her father on "Bring your child to work day".

As they were walking around the office, the young girl started crying.

Her father asked her what was wrong. As the staff gathered round, the girl sobbed loudly:

"Daddy, where are all the clowns that you said you worked with".

Postdoc in Genome Stability Maintenance

Come join the growing @brokendna lab for an exciting postdoc in an incredible city

https://jobrxiv.org/job/princess-margaret-cancer-centre-27778-postdoc-in-genome-stability-maintenance/?feed_id=40116

#ScienceJobs #job @UHNResearch
Toronto #Canada #PostdoctoralFellow
https://jobrxiv.org/job/princess-margaret-cancer-centre-27778-postdoc-in-genome-stability-maintenance/?feed_id=40116

Microsoft’s official @dotnet sent its first Mastodon post today.

Pay attention to the domain: dotnet.social.

Which means Microsoft is operating their own Mastodon community server.

@dotnet account was registered in November, but it became active today.

Clearly, Microsoft sees the Fediverse as core to marketing to developers. I wonder what other brands they’ll bring to the Fediverse as well.

https://dotnet.social/@dotnet/109990127969245035

@fediversenews

Jenna Ellis, the Colorado lawyer who admitted she lied about Trump and the 2020 election is still a practicing attorney in good standing.

A sensible person would imagine that there must be some penalty for working against democracy in support of a lying gangster.

Indeed.

Ellis had to pay a $224 fine.

#VoteBlueForever

Will #LibrePlanet2023 be fun if I just attend online? Yes, it will! In fact, we have a whole page dedicated to "fun," which includes Mintest and #LibreAdventure: https://u.fsf.org/3x8 Register for the conference ASAP to ensure you can be part of the online festivities!

12 open PhD positions to study R-loop Biology in Mainz, Germany

https://jobrxiv.org/job/institute-of-molecular-biology-27778-12-open-phd-positions-to-study-r-loop-biology-in-mainz-germany/?feed_id=40104

#ScienceJobs #job
Mainz #Germany #PhDStudent
https://jobrxiv.org/job/institute-of-molecular-biology-27778-12-open-phd-positions-to-study-r-loop-biology-in-mainz-germany/?feed_id=40104