cinco-game.com
@Dan_Blue_OC2CO Would you be interested in trying Cinco?
I made it for fun with my kids and people seem to like it.
http://cinco-game.com
My local grocery store should take note.
I think US Senators should dress in ways that show respect for the institution, and for democracy.
But this idiotic commentary -- and even more idiotic promotion of it by the Washington Post -- demonstrates contempt for pretty much everyone who correctly understands there is zero parallel between fascists in waiting and a poorly dressed politician.
Note: Neckties are a ridiculous convention that should have ended ages ago.
@pluralistic After spending several months on Bluesky and working with the protocol (on building a PHP library for it), I realized it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Even if/when they do federate, the intent appears to be for large companies to run major portions of the protocol.
And Bluesky just converted to a C corp to take on venture capital.
I deactivated my account last week because I won’t get fooled again.
(I now have that song by The Who stuck in my head.)
@pluralistic aka Cory Doctorow was already my favorite writer when we met by chance at Trader Joe's several years ago. But ever since, backing his crowdfunded works has been a no-brainer. This one won't just be a fiery indictment of tech monopolies, but a way to take action and reclaim the internet from them:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation