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"Soon, we are planning to make #Threads compatible with #ActivityPub, the open social networking protocol (...). This would make Threads interoperable with other apps (...) such as Mastodon and WordPress – allowing new types of connections that are simply not possible on most social apps today" - Introducing Threads: A New Way to Share with Text, #Instagram, #Meta

https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/threads-instagram-text-feature

Instagram Announces New Text App | Instagram Blog

Today, we’re announcing Threads by Instagram, a text-based app space for real-time updates and public conversation.

Instagram
We lost our blue check mark on Twitter. We’ll always have it in The Wayback Machine… https://web.archive.org/web/20230420025328/Twitter.com/internetarchive
Internet Archive (@internetarchive) / Twitter

Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering millions of free books, movies, & audio files, plus billions of saved web pages in the Wayback Machine

Twitter

"The question isn’t if the #fediverse can replace #Twitter, but if protocols can usurp platforms in our life online. With enough momentum the fediverse can be the fabric of the social web, incorporating existing systems like #Tumblr and #Medium and outright replacing stragglers"

- Schulman R. (2023) The breadth of the fediverse, Deeplinks, Electronic frontier foundation (#EFF)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/02/breadth-fediverse

The Breadth of the Fediverse

The Washington Post recently published an op-ed by Megan McArdle titled "Twitter might be replaced, but not by Mastodon or other imitators." The article argues that Mastodon is falling into a common trap for open source projects: building a look-alike alternative which improves things a typical...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

#Fedified publishes the most comprehensive directory of notable #Twitter accounts that also have a verified presence on @Mastodon

- Fedified (2023) Notable Mastodon accounts, Fedified

https://www.fedified.com

Fedified · Notable Mastodon accounts

Fedified is a public service project that aims to protect the integrity of online discourse.

Fedified · Notable Mastodon accounts
For software devs, IT folks, writers or anyone who is a keyboard warrior, this is a good wrist stretching guide to avoid injuries. Also, use apps like workrave or pomodoro on your Linux or Unix desktop https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/repetitive-strain-injury-prevention-software.html

I’m a frickin genius.

Context: my kid is mildly allergic to citric acid and citric fruit. Brings out eczema. And citric acid is in SO many things. And it’s painful checking ingredients lists for it.

This morning I wondered: can my phone OCR the ingredients list and check it?

My first thought was to make a little web app. But there doesn’t seem to be a OCR in web browsers yet.

But I KNOW my phone can get text from images.

Then…

Apple Shortcuts!!!

CHECK THIS OUT!!!

Getting from the #internet we have to the internet we want will be a heavy lift, requiring significant investment in scalable, #human-centred solutions

"Our Pledge for a Healthy #Internet describes our hopes for the Internet, and what it can become: a powerful tool for promoting #civil discourse and human dignity. One that elevates critical thinking and reasoned argument, that honors shared experience and individual expression and brings together diverse and global communities" - Teixeria S. (2022) Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative, Blog, #Mozilla

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/

Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

Carve your space out on the #web. Tell your #stories, build your #community, and talk to your people. It doesn’t have to be big
Personal storytelling is a lost art that needs to return. The best #blogs gave us a glimpse into the life of someone we "knew" online