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ehashman@kith.kitchen ("e. hashman") wrote:

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

@slightlyoff i believe that there exist people who are persuaded by their argument that it's NOT an impulsive man-child at the helm, but i cannot imagine how they think

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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

@xor it's got advertising consequences, right? Already frayed relationships, folks looking for a reason to bail, etc.

Pointing out that an impulsive man-child is your brand safety guarantor does not inspire spend confidence.

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I posted some self-promotion to Twitter to compare engagement but my notifications over there have been fully broken for like six weeks anyway

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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

The cool thing about WASM is that people can bring code for other platforms to the browser.

The bad thing about WASM is that people bring code for other platforms to the browser.

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I wonder what the consequences would be of them just coming out and saying the obvious — "We banned this account because Elon hates it and he owns Twitter, but it probably won't happen often"

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bettybowers@mstdn.social ("MrsBettyBowers") wrote:

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Never trust a list-maker. They have **plans**.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/12/14/hes-making-a-list/

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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

(Just to be clear, my comment about Alan Kay and pop culture was not a knock on the post. It's just a fact, and I've been neck deep in this pop culture with the rest of you from the beginning of my career.)

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wjt@mastodon.me.uk ("Will Thompson") wrote:

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alexismadrigal@sfba.social ("Alexis Madrigal") wrote:

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manton@manton.org ("Manton Reece") wrote:

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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

In case you're curious and perhaps also want to turn to dust:

https://morepablo.com/2022/11/programming-culture-in-the-late-aughts.html

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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

TFW you read a remembrance blog post getting shared about what it was like learning to program a little over ten years ago, think to yourself, "Just another reminder that Alan Kay was right about that pop culture stuff," and then promptly turn to dust.

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kwf@social.afront.org ("Kenneth Finnegan") wrote:

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owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

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DeanObeidallah@masto.ai wrote:

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kottke@botsin.space ("kottke.org") wrote:

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chrfrde ("Christian Fröschlin") wrote:

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abebab@scholar.social ("Abeba") wrote:

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

World, I told you I didn't want to have to think about 2023 for a while.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/12/14/just-when-i-think-im-out-they-drag-me-back-in/

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

i think analytics are kind of assumed, to the degree that people might skip providing feedback on stuff they like online. I know I'm guilty of this, trying to improve

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

it is certainly the right move for a number of reasons, but i basically don't have any analytics on anything I publish personally and sometimes i really miss it

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tailscale@hachyderm.io ("Tailscale") wrote:

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

One fun fact: I've now published three 15x15 newspaper crossword puzzles, and so far each one has had a different kind of symmetry

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

Some behind-the-scenes notes and an early version of the puzzle up on my blog https://parkerhiggins.net/2022/12/la-times-crossword-debut/

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I wrote today's LA Times crossword puzzle. I hope you enjoy! https://www.latimes.com/games/daily-crossword #latxw

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

The demise of Twitter is going to be embarrassingly stupid.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/12/14/the-ugly-death-of-twitter-at-the-hands-of-a-clown/

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0x1C3B00DA@stereophonic.space wrote: