CJ Mallard

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(what is understood need not be discussed)
public service announcement: remember that small electronic device you left the alkaline batteries in? yeah, maybe you should go take those out _right now_.
Thirsty in the more traditional sense of the word
@dankwraith bbut how else will the world ever truly appreciate my idea of scheme but for fish???
so youre thinking about making your own programming language. i made you a handy flowchart to help you decide if you should

https://v2.jacky.wtf/post/9a3f803a-9482-43b8-b8f4-1dbff7a13178

Stop using Google Chrome.

Google Chrome is moving to remove autonomy from Web users. Excuse me while I purge it from my machines. Please remember - it’s a “open source” “project” (commerically provided product) whose goal is to not to “affect our [Google’s] ability to customize ads and/or could block ads online, which would harm our business” (from their SEC 10-K filing).

Google Chrome is not built for people; it’s built for Google, by Google. You are their bank.

this post is sponsored by squarespace. need a website that looks like every other fucking website in the world? have we got the deal for you. it's microsoft frontpage as a service, baby.
Mastodon is my protest song against Twitter, but honestly, shouldn't a protest song be fun to sing? Shouldn't it feel more like a foot-stomping gospel song, and less like a funeral march?

I have yet to really come to terms with my extreme disappointment with the tech industry. Not just with the "techlash," but with many more personal things:

- burning out on being an open-source maintainer
- realizing that the browser industry is brutal and uncompetitive
- noticing how many tech influencers are just seeking out social media validation through Twitter or GitHub
- realizing that the frontend JS community is largely fad-driven rather than evidence-driven

I could go on

Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’s 5%

https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/26/facebook-vs-patreon/

Fuck Facebook. Do not use this

Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’s 5%

Facebook will drive a hard bargain with influencers and artists judging by the terms of service for the social network’s Patreon-like Fan Subscriptions feature that lets people pay a monthly fee for access to a creator’s exclusive content. The policy document attained by TechCrunch show…

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