Flynn

@distantsynths
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Student occasionally moonlighting as a blogger. Has a finite number of shirts.

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Bloghttps://dead.place
yes, seems like it!
is this thing on? @t2pub
Happy to report that @verge is now officially on Mastodon (and verified) ☺️
Bluesky and Mastodon were never meant to replace Twitter, they were just primed to do so when Twitter imploded. Maybe they don't need to win, maybe just their existence is enough.

"In my view, Pebble was the nicest corner of the internet... A global feed that featured everyone on the platform brought the world closer together, and Pebble orchestrated it in a way that was fun, friendly, and kind"

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https://dead.place/posts/goodbye-pebble

Goodbye Pebble.

The friendliest town square on the net closes November 1st.

@0atman just watching your latest (fantastic) video on No Boilerplate and it's very nice to hear from a fellow JoCo fan!
Never figured I'd say this since I never really liked reddit but redditors are out there making people on twitter look like absolutely spineless bootlickers. Sorry not sorry

In my hands is a signed launch-day Xbox 360. Looking up, Bill Gates is smiling at me. Everybody in Best Buy is smiling.

I take off my Apple Vision. I am back in the retirement home. Nobody has visited me for 16 years. I put the Apple Vision back on.

I hold the Xbox 360. Everybody in Best Buy is smiling

Welcome to hell.

Twitter 1.0 was particularly notable for standing up to government censorship around the world. Twitter 2.0 under Elon Musk is actively complying with authoritarian government censorship demands ahead of elections. Well done. This is what hell looks like.

twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657422401754259461

Turkey Tells Twitter To Block Turkish Newspaper's Feed; Twitter Plans To Push Back

The Turkish government has been battling with Twitter for quite some time. It’s gone after citizens for comments on Twitter, blamed Twitter for social unrest and even tried (temporarily) bann…

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Tweetbot and Twitterrific Face the Cliff

There is something noble about two longtime rivals — competitors, yes, but with nothing but deep respect and camaraderie for each other — facing this terrible cliff together, with dignity and grace, considering their users first, as ever.

Daring Fireball