Rootless Cosmopolitan

@BigBesmircha
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WOW.

With the news that Bluesky closed a $100M Series B (!!) last April and didn't tell anyone (??) until now, it's just become far more obvious that Bluesky is inching very close to its full enshittification era.

You don't raise that kind of money unless you're ready for *massive* capture of eyeballs and ecosystem control.

I am telling you right now, Bluesky in another year or two will look very, *very* different. (And tbh, it's not that great now.)

Mastodon will now fetch replies from hacker.makeup! Coming soon on bird too 👀

Fun fact:

Without any extra apps, just using #DeltaChat, you can read #Gemini capsules on any operating system where Delta Chat runs, using bots:

https://i.delta.chat/#E0421EA0951C59A565F470F5241C8A542ACEF9D1&a=www2delta%40chatmail.woodpeckersnest.space&n=www&i=6OPTVCRUmdD&s=1giWmIckD_r

This is useful because you can then forward the message to groups or other friends without them needing to install any app to read the capsule

#tips #ArcaneChat #tip

RE: https://chaos.social/@blackkite/116257564524912607

LMFAO HATS OFF TO THE SCUMBAGS AT #GOOGLE #ANDROID THIS IS HIGH QUALITY #RAGEBAIT IM WIDE AWAKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT NOW FUCK YOU I STILL HAVE ONE UNROOTABLE DEVICE

On March 18, 1965, for the first time in the world, a Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov went into open space.

#history #space

Gulf states could deploy an energy “nuclear option” by halting exports entirely, removing up to 20% of global oil supply.

Doing so, they could potentially force the United States and Israel to reconsider military operations against Iran.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/What-Happens-If-Gulf-Producers-Deploy-Nuclear-Option-To-End-Middle-East-War.html

#news #iran #iranwar #hormuz

What Happens If Gulf Producers Deploy 'Nuclear Option' To End Middle East War

The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded about 15 million barrels/day of Gulf oil exports, giving Gulf Cooperation Council producers major leverage in the Middle East conflict.

OilPrice.com

Malaysia has declared the trade deal with the U.S. invalid after the Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump‘s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) illegal in February.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/malaysia-becomes-first-country-declare-134407523.html

#economy #news #tariffs

Malaysia Becomes First Country To Declare US Trade Deal 'Null And Void' After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling

Malaysia has declared the trade deal with the U.S. invalid after the Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump‘s tariffs imposed under the International...

Yahoo Finance
@frontpage Still no luck with mbin and Lemmy, does anyone have any pointers for me?