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Rod HiltonI want to expand more on the comedy of errors that led to the eviction of #Twitter from their Boulder, Colorado office.
The story that leads up to this building even existing is bizarre and hilarious, so here goes...
A thread 🧵
kottke.orgClarence Thomas Promises To Adopt Code Of Ethics For The Right Price. "I admit to seeing the wisdom in developing some kind of ethical framework for the Supreme Court, so long as Papa gets some sugar." https://www.theonion.com/clarence-thomas-promises-to-adopt-code-of-ethics-for-th-1850409408
Clarence Thomas Promises To Adopt Code Of Ethics For The Right Price
WASHINGTON—Telling critics in Congress that if they wanted serious reform they simply needed to make it worth his while, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas promised Friday he would adopt a code of ethics for the right price. “After hearing out the Senate Judiciary Committee’s concerns, I admit to seeing the…
Neil GaimanI wrote the words for everything on the upcoming FourPlay album, Signs of Life, except for this.
But I took such joy in saying the words while they played.
Clock (Words by William Shakespeare, Read by Neil Gaiman, Music by FourPlay StringQuartet)
Erin KissaneWhat's the best* online community—I include things like work Slacks, project-specific communities, and communities formed on platforms or in the cracks between platforms—that you've ever been a part of? Don't overthink it, what's the thing that comes instantly to mind?
* Most fun, least terrible, most generative, whatever.
Disclosure: I'll never quote you without asking, but I *am* in research mode for a thing that will be public someday, in case that matters.
Boosts super-welcome. 💫
The Duality of XanTwitter is honestly pretty funny now. A small army of sycophants have somehow managed to turn it into a political statement to give $8 to the world's second richest fool. Meanwhile, the overgrown edgelord himself has managed to turn giving away free blue checks into some form of punishment. Like the cone of shame, but... smaller. And more pixelly.
Matt Edgar😢 Sad story: For a long time pre-2022 I'd have happily paid #twitter $8 a month for a well-moderated, ad-free, time-ordered timeline. They never gave me that choice
😊 Happy ending: That's exactly what the #fediverse has enabled for me. I make $8 donations to my instance host to help keep it sustainable
ActivityPub is the next big thing in social networks - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/20/23689570/activitypub-protocol-standard-social-network
Volcanic microbe eats CO2 'astonishingly quickly', say scientists. "Discovery of carbon-capturing organism in hot springs could lead to efficient way of absorbing climate-heating gas." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/19/volcanic-microbe-eats-co2-astonishingly-quickly-say-scientists