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StephaneWithAnE Nov 28, 2023

Qasim Rashid, Esq.Nov 27, 2023

Why donate to my campaign for US Congress?

Because as Exxon makes $55.7B in annual profit & knowingly destroys the climate—my opponent happily takes Exxon campaign donations.😳

That's absurd.

I'm 100% people funded. We need 600 donors by Nov 30. Are you in?

Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/qasim-founding-donor

First time donor!

9.4%

Donating second+ time!

5.7%

Can’t yet but boosting!

84.9%

Poll ended at Dec 4, 2023 at 1:48am.

StephaneWithAnE Jul 26, 2023

I have never reacted badly to a branding exercise but seeing this X makes my skin crawl

StephaneWithAnE Jul 21, 2023

There's this music artist, with a complete Trance label, that I stopped following when I discovered they were promoting NFTs. Many months later, I'll admit that it's hard to resist listening to their great music when I hear it on Spotify. But that's the price we pay.

StephaneWithAnE Jul 15, 2023

2023: Committed to fixing Climate Change with [insert goals]

2024: Still committed [fire in the background]

2025: Need to accelerate our commitment!!1! [dry background]

2030: Reached the [goals] milestone! [background lake disappeared]

2050: Paris Agreement! Net Zero! [desert in the background]

StephaneWithAnE Jul 9, 2023

There's a deeply humanistic view of tech at the center of @pluralistic's work and this article shows it well: finance and tech industries are burning our social environments by consolidating power and stopping tech progress https://doctorow.medium.com/let-the-platforms-burn-6fb3e6c0d980

StephaneWithAnE Jul 9, 2023

Twitter users: I can't leave.

Mastodon users: I want the information and to feel safe.

Blue Sky users: I want to feel smart (and feel a bit safe, later).

Threads users: I want everything, but mostly to be famous or see famous people.

StephaneWithAnE Jul 9, 2023

Old Twitter
=
New Twitter (Musk)
+ Mastodon
+ Blue Sky (Dorsey)
+ Threads (Zuck)
(+ a few others that are small)

Only one of our new social spaces is not controlled by a billionaire.

StephaneWithAnE Jun 8, 2023

Ars Technica Jun 8, 2023

EV market share is growing because the vehicles keep getting better

New research finds plenty of reasons for the appeal of EVs

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/ev-market-share-is-growing-because-the-vehicles-keep-getting-better/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

EV market share is growing because the vehicles keep getting better

New research finds plenty of reasons for the appeal of EVs

Ars Technica

StephaneWithAnE May 10, 2023

The new Outlook client after day 1:
- Much sleeker
- No integration of tasks
- Less control over fine details in Settings
- Behavior of a few things changed, not for the best

I wonder if the goal was to reduce mental load?

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StephaneWithAnE May 8, 2023

5. Learn from Twitter and Facebook mistakes. Be transparent AND honest about it. In a few years, this will give you a huge trust advantage over other social platforms. Fair content.