Helps to build a follower base by finding users
with similar interests. (Credit techdirt.com for the tip)
Why is this woman a Canadian senator?
"After eight years of Trudeau, #Canada is broken.
Now, when this dire situation brings you to tears, you can't even reach for a Kleenex."
-Senator Denise Batters.
"This woman with a lifetime non-elected job gets paid with taxpayer money and spends her day posting absolutely ridiculous child-like things.
She's an embarrassment to this country.šØš¦" - @arleneadamo
#HarperAppointee #saskatchewan #conservative #cdnpoli #senateofcanada
Excellent essay placing current AI in historical perspective, as part of a long chain of so-called "improvements" in efficiency that end up making everything worse instead:
Nice.
"Six years ago, I noted that you couldn't search Twitter for Alt-Text. But, I am pleased to say, Mastodon allows for that! Search results include the description of images."
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/08/some-thoughts-on-mastodon-search/
The latest version of Mastodon includes search functionality. It's early days, but seems to work pretty well. Here are some of the interesting things I found when using it. Search is complex - expectations I don't mean the act of searching a database - that's routine - but I mean it is socially complex. Lots [...]
A developer close to Doug Ford bought this farmland and got special permission to build ādesperately needed homes.ā Then he sold a chunk for what appears to be a huge profit. #onpoli
The development firm says it retains ownership of the Markham lands and will be involved in the construction of hundreds of homes.
Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich, not the poor.
The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year.
The United States literally has a yacht tax deduction.
Hello?