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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

How can a community so well-versed in this very topic fail to see what's happening here? Zuck is taking the piss.

How do we think non-tech people will receive a sudden influx of strangers asking them to "click on this link" to get to their setting in an app?

And if by chance they do click on it, a splash page appears more warning than invite.

#threads #fediverse

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/threads-makes-it-easier-to-evangelize-the-open-social-web-with-a-new-direct-link-feature/

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setiinstitute ("SETI Institute") wrote:

#PPOD: This stunning photograph captures the most violent moment during an eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Chile. Volcanic lightning occurs in the plumes of eruptions when volcanic ash particles collide, generating static electricity. Additionally, water vapor in the plume condenses and freezes as it rises, adding ice to the mix. And voila! The eventual electrical discharge causes lightning. Credit: Francisco Negroni, https://www.francisconegroni.com/index

#photography #volcano #science #scicomm

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laurenshof@indieweb.social ("Laurens Hof") wrote:

This is still holding up well I see lol

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• Threads has figured out how maximise publicity by making minimal incremental updates to their ActivityPub implementation, edition 500. (remote)

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jwz wrote:

Say "best practices" again motherfucker. Say it again, I dare you, I double dare you.

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Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

"Meta fed its AI on almost everything you’ve posted publicly since 2007" from The Verge:

"Meta has just decided that [they] will scrape all of the photos and all of the texts from every public post on Instagram or Facebook since 2007 unless there was a conscious decision to set them on private"

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242789/meta-training-ai-models-facebook-instagram-photo-post-data

#Privacy #AI #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Some might say #Threads launched a link that warns people of the #fediverse.

But only after a stranger tells them to turn it on by doing something extremely unfamiliar in a native app— clicking a link to get to your settings.

From: @fediforum
https://mastodon.social/@fediforum/113125980531651983

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• Pop up: Turn on fediverse sharing? Your information will be shared globally with servers not owned or controlled by Meta Other servers can use your information at their discretion. You may not be able to access, edit or delete your data on them in the same way you can on Threads. Learn more Beta • Some features may be limited. You'll see a banner like this in places that are still evolving. You may lose control of your information People on other servers can share your content with anyone. If you delete or archive your content or profile, we can't guarantee it will be removed on other servers. Learn more You can turn off sharing at any time We'll also turn off fediverse sharing if you change your profile to private. Learn more Beta • Some features may be limited. You'll see a banner like this in places that are still evolving. By turning on sharing, you direct us to share your information with other servers in the fediverse. Learn more in the Meta Privacy Policy and Threads Supplemental Privacy Policy.

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palin ("Madame President") wrote:

Please do not call the Heritage Foundation right now and report that your neighbor saw an illegal alien eating a baby.
The guy on the phone sounded worn out.
202-546-4400

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

I am once again begging you to stop making charts that require the ability to distinguish colors to understand.

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zens@merveilles.town ("Luci for dyeing") wrote:

grumpy website: Bad UI examples

https://grumpy.website/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Also, don't share this. I don't want Google picking up the term "data piggy" with the definition provided in this post.

https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/data-piggy/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

I'm so mad I had to write an open letter to the internet: STOP CALLING VENTURE CAPITALISTS "LITTLE DATA PIGGIES"

Thank you.

https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/data-piggy/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

An open letter:

Listen. Just because calling venture capitalists "data piggies" is objectively hilarious— ugh. I'm so mad, just... Don't do it, you guys.

Don't 👏 call 👏 venture 👏 capitalists 👏 "data piggies" 👏 🐽

#SmallWeb #indieweb #venturecapital

https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/data-piggy/

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

yup

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EverMama8_ wrote:

@fromjason not piggies, hogs.

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N4JAW@mastodon.radio ("Jim "Ham on a Bike"") wrote:

Fun day hunting #POTA #SOTA & others before getting hit with remnants of #Francine My mic was connected to FT891 so I decided to use it. #Buddipolevertical worked great with contacts to NY, OK,FL, MN, and Saskatchewan Canada

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gtconway3@threads.net ("George Conway") wrote:

Republicans in Arizona: “He lost a big opportunity to turn things around, I think, with such a poor debate performance."
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/12/harris-opened-the-door-to-winning-unaffiliated-voters-expert-says/75184183007/

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arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:

“Face with bags under eyes” sets the tone for new Unicode 16.0 emoji update

New designs will roll out to phones, tablets, and PCs over the next few months.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/face-with-bags-under-eyes-sets-the-tone-for-new-unicode-16-0-emoji-update/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

folks are beginning to see this when Herr Trump speaks

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• Grandpa Simpson yelling at cloud as newspaper headline & picture (remote)

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spritelyinst@octodon.social ("The Spritely Institute") wrote:

Come work with us! We're hiring a Technical Administrator! https://spritely.institute/news/come-work-with-us-hiring-a-technical-administrator.html

Become a part of internet history! This position is unusual in that it calls for a combination of administrative work with some technical work. Effectively, this position is to shadow / assist the Executive Director in their duties and help organize and execute the mission of the organization. Due to the nature of our organization, this position requires running a Linux distribution and using Emacs as your editor (vim users are welcome to apply by using Spacemacs, etc); it does not require full experience using these tools but does require a self-motivated learner who is enthusiastic about learning.

Sounds like you? Consider applying! Direct link to job posting: https://spritely.institute/jobs/2024-09-12-technical-administrator.html

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• A speech bubble that says Work With Us! (remote)

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

I was concerned that my club for people with pink tattoos of Edgar Allan Poe on their knee was too niche, but it's actually gotten so big Chappell Roan even wrote a song about it.

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vozercozer@wetdry.world ("vozy 👾") wrote:

do android girls dream of electric pups

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

CliffWade@allthingstech.social wrote:

Good morning and happy Thursday #Fediverse

It's a new day, so let's all discuss what our day has in store for us.

Today is just another day of training/orientation for me at this new job. Not really sure yet how I feel about it and where it's heading, but we shall see I guess.

Nothing else planned after the work day, so we'll take it as it comes.

Captured this image on our daily morning walk. Such a beautiful sunrise this morning.

#MorningMoments #GoodMorning #HappyThursday

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• A photo of the sunrise this morning. You can see all the orange, blue, purple and red colors of the sunrising in the clouds. You can also see a bunch of houses in my neighborhood. (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

those State-by-State margins are uncomfortably close, and some of them do tend to co-vary

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cameron@route66.social wrote:

This is probably the closest thing to actual journalism I've ever done.

You know the "creator-owned" streaming service Nebula? The one that content creators frequently refer to as "my streaming service Nebula" when advertising it?

Something about that always felt off to me so I did some digging to find the actual ownership structure of the company.

https://medium.com/@cameron-paul/who-actually-owns-nebula-952a1c12d9c0

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

+5 with a margin of error of +-3 seems like A Good Sign

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Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

darcher@hachyderm.io ("Chairman Meow ᓚᘏᗢ 🦋🍉") wrote:

@EvilKiru @fromjason the Piglet Union is not to be messed with. Deep pockets. Friends in high places. Allies in the Cat Union, which as you know pretty much runs the place.

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ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social ("ophiocephalic 🐍") wrote:

@fromjason
🐷❗

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darcher@hachyderm.io ("Chairman Meow ᓚᘏᗢ 🦋🍉") wrote:

@EvilKiru @fromjason Slander!!!

Or is it libel? Anyway, you'll be hearing from our lawyers.

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• Cute tiny piglet in the grass, giving you a skeptical side-eye. (remote)

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mhoye wrote:

Personal brand, personal brand, doing some things, a personal stan, what's he like, it's not important, personal brand.

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EvilKiru@techhub.social ("EvilKiru 🇮🇸 he/him") wrote:

@fromjason Is it OK to call them thieving data harvesting piglets?