FlipboardMar 6, 2025

@newyorktimes's veteran tech reporter @Markoff interviewed some of #TeamFediverse including @Gargron, @reckless1280 and our CEO @mike for a feature on the rise of decentralized social media. “It goes back to the original principles where the internet started out as decentralized,” Eugen Rochko told Markoff. Here's the full story [may be paywalled].

We're so excited to develop these conversations further at SXSW this weekend — check out the itinerary and sign up to join us at #FediverseHouse at the second link.

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#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Federation #OpenSocialWeb #SXSW #JohnMarkoff #EugenRochko #MikeMcCue #SXSW2025

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms

Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms.

The New York Times
Show threadlovevolvNov 3, 2024
@lee lee felsenstein interviewed by #johnmarkoff #computerhistory https://youtu.be/WWZimsAcVM8?si=NTNU6n59_et28G5V
..."discuss his new book, Me and My Big Ideas – Counterculture, Social Media, and the Future. Felsenstein reflects on his transformative experiences as a participant in the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in 1964. At just 19, Felsenstein began a career that included pioneering public-access social media and designing early personal computers"
Interview with Lee Felsenstein

YouTube
卡拉今天看了什麼Oct 31, 2024

John Markoff｜《纽约时报》科技记者、《与机器人共舞》作者 | 利器

Link📌 Summary: John Markoff是《紐約時報》的科技記者，專注於計算機科學、人工智能和機器人學。他的著作《與機器人共舞》探討了人類與計算機日益複雜的關係。他在工作中使用多種硬件和軟件，包含Mac電腦、iPad和iPhone，尤其偏愛Nisus和Scrivener等寫作工具。他的靈感來源於對技術如何改變社會的好奇心，以及從小受到的調查記者影響。Markoff推薦了一個名爲Notability的應用程序，幫助他在採訪中記錄筆記和音頻。

🎯 Key Points:
- John Markoff的背景及職業專注領域，包括機器人學和人工智能。
- 他使用的硬件：多臺Mac、iPad、iPhone。
- 喜愛的寫作軟件包括Nisus和Scrivener。
- 理想的工作環境：舊金山的寫字樓或家中安靜的辦公室。
- 工作靈感源於對技術的探討及調查記者的影響。
- 推薦工具Notability，用於筆記和實時錄音。

🔖 Keywords: #JohnMarkoff #科技記者 #人工智能 #工作靈感 #Notability

John Markoff｜《纽约时报》科技记者、《与机器人共舞》作者 | 利器

「工具是一个过程：用大小形状都合适的物体，以最有效的方式完成工作。」 利器采访优秀的创造者，邀请他们来分享工作时所使用的工具，以及使用工具的方

RetroComputingMXOct 24, 2024
El 24 de octubre de 1949 nace John Markoff, el periodista del New York Times y autor del libro “Takedown” sobre la cacería del hacker Kavin Mitnic, del que hablamos hace unas cuantas publicaciones atrás
#retrocomputingmx #johnmarkoff
 Mike AmundsenApr 22, 2024

Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/26/business/silicon-valley-tech-xerox-parc-sri.html?ugrp=c&unlocked_article_code=1.j00.dH0_.CTy-FNLqj2rc&smid=url-share

"Two research labs known for some of the tech industry’s most important innovations have merged in hopes of recapturing their glory days." -- #JohnMarkoff

#WWW #XeroxParc #SRI

Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI?

Two research labs known for some of the tech industry’s most important innovations have merged in hopes of recapturing their glory days.

The New York Times
Show threadEzra ShapiroNov 17, 2022

@BobStep

I ran two of the earliest #fidonet sites, one at #ByteMagazine and another personal one in my basement. #johnmarkoff and I discovered #tomjennings as he was first hatching the idea of #fido in the early 80s. I was West Coast Bureau Chief for Byte, and John (who had just migrated over from InfoWorld) theoretically worked for me.