https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1

https://optout.aboutads.info/

Random reminder that you need to opt-in to Global Privacy Control on Firefox.

Here is how to do that:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/global-privacy-control?as=u&utm_source=inproduct

Here is a catch-all resource:
https://globalprivacycontrol.org/#download

Bit late on this but in "From T2 to Pebble: The Rise, Challenges, and Lessons of Building a Twitter Alternative" Gabor Cselle aptly observes that a leading reason for their site shutdown was that they had growth issues.

Why? Well taken from the blog post:

- "We couldn’t clearly articulate a differentiator beyond trust and safety."

- "**Being kinder and safer is not enough of a differentiator**, because **kindness and safety by themselves aren’t interesting enough.**"
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A rare actual post today. An old professor of mine is retiring this year (unnamed because I don't think they are a big internet person).

They taught a challenging math class and set the tone for the class with the following three rules:
1. Nobody gets hurt
2. Be patient with everyone – especially yourself
3. Be persistently curious about absolutely everything

While these aren’t tenants to live by, per se, they were (and still are) helpful guidelines for working through difficult material
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