He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.
Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.
Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.
Hi, I'm Dustin Volz, a Washington-based cybersecurity and intelligence reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
My work focuses on the national security and geopolitical dimensions of nation-state hacking conflict, digital espionage, online influence operations, election interference, and government surveillance.
KEEP IN MIND! #Mastodon doesn't work like #Twitter!
Have you just made the #Twexit or the #TwitterMigration?
Favorites ⭐ - they're not "likes". They don't "elevate" posts, they just the poster know you liked their post.
Boosts 🔁 - these push someone's post into your friends feeds (and help discovery).
So if you ⭐ my posts, that's great (and I love you too)!
But if you 🔁 posts, then more people see them!
OH! - #Hashtags are how you search!
Tuesday, November 1st is the start of the official 2023 #ACA Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for anyone who needs quality, affordable healthcare coverage. The 2023 OEP is the best ever for the ACA for several reasons: First, the expanded/enhanced premium subsidies first introduced in 2021 via the American Rescue Plan, which make premiums more affordable for those who already qualified while expanding eligibility to millions who weren't previously eligible, are continuing for at least another 3 years via the Inflation Reduction Act; Second, because several states are either expanding or retooling their own state-based subsidy programs to make ACA plans even more affordable for their enrollees; And third, because millions more Americans who weren't previously eligible for ACA subsidies (even with the expanded ARP/IRA enhancements) are now eligible via the Biden Administration's closure of the so-called "Family Glitch." There's also expanded carrier & plan offerings in many states/counties, and as always, millions of people will be eligible for zero premium comprehensive major medical policies. If you've never enrolled in an ACA healthcare policy before, or if you looked into it a few years back but weren't impressed, please give it another shot now.
Read about the young (29) founder of Mastodon, why he created it, and the surprisingly effective way it isolates hate groups.
Meet Eugen Rotchko (@Gargron), founder of @Mastodon, who just got a profile in TIME magazine. I encourage you to really read the entire excellent interview, bc not only will you learn more about the ethos behind Mastodon, but you can also hear what it’s like for an intelligent human being to talk about social media.
“Thousands Have Joined Mastodon Since Twitter Changed Hands. Its Founder Has a Vision for Democratizing Social Media.”
I've changed quite a few parts on joinmastodon.org/servers today in response to the feedback from the past week. In detail:
You can now filter by region, type of legal entity, and sign-up speed. Added note about why the topics filter exists. Changed tagline.
"Get on waitlist" has become "Apply for an account" for servers that manually review new sign-ups. Removed total user count from cards.
Rod Hilton
Dustin Volz
Jerry Levine
Eugen Rochko
Charles Gaba
Jay Rosen
Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎