I’m increasingly convinced that the ActivityPub protocol will rule the future of social media and user-generated content. Many friends of mine have suggested, myself included, that we should all just go back to RSS feeds and blog posts. We control the content ourselves, we can even control who consumes it,...
Interesting article written by Alexis Rondeau about delaying high-dopamine release activities until the end of the day to improve focus on low-dopamine-high-value activities such as work. Also, I kinda want to make my Obsidian note depository into my blog.
With Elon’s acquisition of Twitter more or less complete, the vast punditry is asking what kind of shithole will it become? Will they let Trump and his fascist goons back in to spew more hate, lies, and demagoguery? Will it become a pay-only service? Many have predicted that they’ll be...
Christopher Wylie Banned from Facebook The more that comes out about Facebook’s relationship with Cambridge Analytica, the more it makes me want to break up with Zuck’s business. The latest news is Facebook has banned Christopher Wylie, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower. No reason has been given, yet, for the ban,...
CNN has a great article that articulates the eighteen times he’s had an opportunity to fix the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals act, or DACA, but decided not to. He claims to be a friend to DACA recipients, but blames Democrats for its failure to pass, despite holding all both...
You’re going to be seeing me sharing a whole lot less on Twitter and Facebook, because I believe Facebook is Godzilla. That may not make sense, so let me explain… With the latest revelations from Cambridge Analytica, it’s clear that we are being manipulated by our participation in social media....
It is said that life is balance. The good and the bad, the yin and yang, fortune and disfavor. Perhaps the Universe puts in some kind of effort to make sure balance is maintained – either in people as a group, or in individual people. Maybe people, subconsciously, make choices...
