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@shansterable Truer words were never spoken... I took issue with the scoop for our container of Oxiclean, as the markings aren't visible when holding the scoop with my left hand. All I got out of it was a coupon for our next purchase of Oxiclean.
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@[email protected] there has never been a day when I have been more pessimistic about the betrayed promise of technology than the day when my kid showed me 100 black rectangles in their iPad photo library, the result of trying to screenshot their favorite part of Bluey on Disney+. I had to explain what HDCP was, and as I did, I could see their future reflected in their eyes, a battleground littered with broken T-1000 terminators, all adorned with the logos of various studio-specific streaming services

Via @mmasnick: "We’re at a fork in the road, and it seems like we should be looking to take the other path. The one that is open, not closed. The one that gives us more freedom, not less." ~ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/21/why-would-anyone-use-another-centralized-social-media-service-after-this/

I feel the need to add: all you've followed to this point may not join you on the journey. That should not stop you from taking it for your own future and potentially theirs. This includes your friends! You can keep them (but make new ones). ~ #socialmedia #news #community #mastodon

Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This?

So, it’s been quite a year for legacy, centralized social media — and all without any really big change to the laws that govern it (yet — the EU’s are coming into force shortly, but pos…

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Given all the drama that's been happening on the bird site, this is starting to feel more relevant than ever.

Source: https://xkcd.com/743/

Infrastructures

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