Mastodawn

Jakob Heuser Dec 18, 2022

Molly White Dec 18, 2022

if you want to make a linktree that's not a Linktree™️, check out glitch:

https://glitch.com/glitch-in-bio

Glitch: The friendly community where everyone builds the web

Simple, powerful, free tools to create and use millions of apps.

Jakob Heuser Dec 18, 2022

Cats have discovered gates cannot contain them. 🫡 so long Sunday, you’re now spent cat-proofing-the-house.

Jakob Heuser Dec 17, 2022

Derek Prior Dec 16, 2022

I've read many requests to add Mastodon links to GitHub profiles for verification and discovery purposes.

My team is working on allowing you to add a number of social profile links, but given upcoming holiday vacations, it won't ship until the new year. We don't want to rush something out at the potential cost of disrupting what is generally a quiet time for our engineers.

Ordinarily, I wouldn't talk about in progress work on social media, but y'all seem like you can keep a secret.

Jakob Heuser Dec 16, 2022

Peter Merholz Dec 16, 2022

On iOS, I’m using the beta of Mammoth, and it’s *very* nice indeed. Try it yourself:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/66c1wW8y

Join the Mammoth: for Mastodon beta

Available on iOS

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Jakob Heuser Dec 16, 2022

Over the last 5 years as I’ve done more investing / advising, I’ve just started asking “what’s the worst thing a shitty person can do with this?” and am saddened by tech’s naivety.

Jakob Heuser Dec 16, 2022

Do I know or can reach anyone at #PayPal here in the fediverse? The PayPal invoice tool can be used to harass and abuse someone. The report tool is underwhelming (>24h response), and the emails come directly from PayPal with the company’s branding.

Yes, my messages are just spam/scam, but imagine if some hateful person flooded your Lock Screen with racist shit, delivered with a smile by PayPal. 😕

#abuse #harassment #scam #HateSpeech

Jakob Heuser Dec 16, 2022

J. Nathan Matias 🦣Dec 16, 2022

Woah. Watching Twitter misuse our research by putting warnings on links to Mastodon.

Here for example is the warning that @georgetakei "may be unsafe."

In a study led by Ben Kaiser at Princeton, we tested the effect of interstitial warnings on user behavior.

https://www.lawfareblog.com/warnings-work-combating-misinformation-without-deplatforming

Warnings That Work: Combating Misinformation Without Deplatforming

Both President Biden and Facebook have taken steps to dial down the temperature since last week’s dustup, but the fundamental problem remains: How can platforms effectively combat misinformation with steps short of takedowns?

Lawfare

Jakob Heuser Dec 16, 2022

John Spounias

Dec 16, 2022

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Jakob Heuser Dec 15, 2022

It appears Elon is too dumb or not billionaire enough to fly decoy planes. So, he’s responding the only way a billionaire with hurt fee-fees does: by threatening people who post public data.

In case you were wondering, his tail number is N628TS. The public flight log of his jet is at https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a835af and his tears are definitely harvested from crocodiles.

#ElonMusk #ElonMusksJet