PSA: If you share a YouTube video using the native share feature it now attaches your user ID (?si=xxxxxx) to the URL automatically.

YT likely does this to growth-hack DMs. When someone clicks on the link, YT can start a DM thread between you two automatically with this ID even if they found the link outside of the YT app.

If you post links publicly, I strongly recommend deleting the ID unless you want to post your user profile.

It’s been a weird couple days; I keep running into this talking point that “journalists won’t use Mastodon unless we incentivize engagement farming”.

Meanwhile I’m having a *great* experience here, because I use it to— I dunno— actually talk to people and form relationships?

I reject the premise that mastodon isn’t useful for reporters. I think it’s more accurate that modern news orgs use social media in purely extractive ways.

You might get more reporters that way, but you won’t like them.

After having the domain for YEARS I used it for some Claude code practice and tinkering so here I present:

www.ASMRroulette.com

Thanks to @mattgrayyes and @tomscott for being rambly all those years ago and putting this idea in my head.

Shout-out to ramblyasfuck.com

#webtoys

🚨 WICCON 2026 update 🚨
We’re introducing BYOC: Bring Your Own Cat 🐈‍⬛

✔️ Cat Lounge
✔️ Vet support
✔️ Free kibbles

Bringing your familiar? Read the policy:
👉 https://wiccon.nl/byoc

WICCON just got fluffier.

#WICCON2026 #CyberSecurity #WomenInCyber #BYOC