I was going to post something else this week, but the structural inability of global corporations to govern platforms seems inescapably relevant.

https://www.wrecka.ge/bad-shape/

CapitalBop looks at two bills around sound control that DC Council just passed and it's a good example of criminalization of public space use vs structural changes that are supportive of musicians and buskers.

https://www.capitalbop.com/dc-council-amplified-noise-bills-pass/

#music #dc #busking #publicspace

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why DID microsoft make .NET? like, the benefit of a VM is portability so why make a VM and then be like "... and it will only run on x86 windows computers! :3"

i guess so that they could have multiple languages all target the same common language runtime and interop easily?

This is a clearer way to express what instances are on Mastodon.

The advantage of Mastodon (controlling your data more, more resistant to single-owner issues and more) gets muddled by talking about the reality of it sloppily.

Like how "it's federated" is less intelligible than "like email, you can be on anybody's server (the @example.com part) and still communicate fine with people on another company or person's server."

Saying that, and then this bit about choosing moderators, might help.

silence 🌬️

#pixelart #MastoArt #art