Craig HockenberryJan 27, 2023

Space Karen induced stress continues, but I'd like to take a moment to thank all of you for the kind words of late. It really means a lot to know that we have the support of an awesome community.

The low point for me was when I updated this blog post from 2011 - I had a really good cry and have been getting better since.

https://furbo.org/2011/03/11/twitterrific-firsts/

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Why are third parties important in the Twitter ecosystem? Let Twitterrific count the ways: First use of “tweet” to describe an update (see page 86 of Dom Sagolla’s book.) First use of a bird icon. First native client on Macintosh. First character counter as you type. First to support replies and conversations (in collaboration with […]

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Show threadCraig HockenberryJan 27, 2023

I'm also glad so many of you enjoyed The Talk Show episode. As I remarked to a friend afterwards, it really helped me realize how a couple shitty weeks are completely overshadowed by 16 years of getting to do something I love and be a part of something that literally changed our world.

So thanks for the three hour therapy session, @gruber.

Show threadCraig HockenberryJan 27, 2023

It also feels like something at the end of the show bears repeating: @Gargron, and all the other folks who have been working tirelessly for the past seven years, saved our asses.

To all of you who had the foresight to build Mastodon, a sincere THANK YOU. We're in your debt.

Show threadCraig HockenberryJan 27, 2023

I'm also happy to report that mentions of Space Karen's name netted Black Girls Code a total of $1600. And thanks to @_Davidsmith for doing some Whisper magic to let a machine count that douchebag's name.

We need more diversity in this business. This is a great way to help:

https://wearebgc.org

Home - Black Girls CODE

Black girls all over the world are changing the face of technology. We are training thousands of girls to lead, innovate and create in science, tech, engineering and math.

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Show threadCraig HockenberryJan 27, 2023

Finally, we launched our new Mastodon instance a few days ago. We have a lot of new things to learn and this is a first step. Give @Iconfactory a follow if you'd like to stay apprised of what's going on in our little world.

And if you're wondering what the Iconfactory is like in the real world, this piece by Louie Mantia reminded me of what a special place we've made. And yeah, more tears.

https://lmnt.me/post/iconfactory.html

Thanks again for all the well wishes. Onward!

LMNT: The Iconfactory

Show threadFederico Viticci Jan 27, 2023
@chockenberry Love to see more and more companies with their own instance and domain. This is the way to go.
Show threadMark G. Davis 💬
@viticci @chockenberry this is the way.
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