Rob DeFrancesco

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LocationChandler x Chicago
Websitehttps://robdefran.com

Bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness.

Happy #StarWarsDay. And #MayThe4thBeWithYou.
#NASA

You asked for it, and it’s coming. Quote posts, search, and groups are on their way. In the meantime, check out the new onboarding experience launching today. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/
A new onboarding experience on Mastodon

Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider are one and the same. This choice is what makes Mastodon different from existing social networks, but it also presents a unique onboarding challenge. To make this step easier, we now have a default sign-up option that works with a server we operate. If you wish to leave or join a different server, you can do so at any time.

Mastodon Blog

"I have to keep posting on Twitter because that's where my audience is"

Your audience fell 7.7 percent in March, the third straight month of decline

Move on dot org

https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/15/23683554/twitter-dying-elon-musk-x-company

Is Elon Musk’s Twitter finally dying?

Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.

Vox

I’m excited about the season. The new changes sound solid.

A Whole New (Old) Ballgame
With three major rule changes this season, Major League Baseball will try to reinvent itself while looking to the game’s past for inspiration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/sports/baseball/rob-manfred-mlb-new-rules.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

MLB 2023 Preview: Pitch Clock and Other New Rules Aim to Speed Game Up

With three major rule changes this season, Major League Baseball will try to reinvent itself while looking to the game’s past for inspiration.

The New York Times
In case it’s not clear from this post https://daringfireball.net/2023/03/tweetbot_and_twitterrific_face_the_cliff the reason you’re being asked to tap a button that says you don’t want a refund on the remainder of your Twitterrific or Tweetbot subscription is that Apple WILL send you a refund if you don’t do this. You must explicitly opt out of receiving a refund.
Tweetbot and Twitterrific Face the Cliff

There is something noble about two longtime rivals — competitors, yes, but with nothing but deep respect and camaraderie for each other — facing this terrible cliff together, with dignity and grace, considering their users first, as ever.

Daring Fireball

what's causing this flare

the correct answer is who cares

I... never noticed this before. This has less to do with a "fail" and more to do with "where does the audience's eyes track, per-shot".

"Goodfellas" (1990).

via: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRtGFmUM/

ForeverMakingStuff on TikTok

I love a good prop fail. 🥹 #filmandtv #filmindustry #propsdepartment #behindthescenes #moviemagic #props #moviemaking

TikTok

Utter madness.

Netflix Removing ‘Arrested Development,’ Including Streamer’s Original Seasons
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-removing-arrested-development-original-seasons-1235521721/

Netflix Removing ‘Arrested Development,' Including Original Seasons

All episodes of “Arrested Development” are set to be removed from Netflix on March 15. That includes Seasons 4 and 5, which were co-produced by Netflix, 20th Television and Imagine afte…

Variety
Musk’s Twitter Has Just 180,000 U.S. Subscribers, Two Months After Launch

Around 180,000 people in the U.S. were paying for subscriptions to Twitter, including Twitter Blue, as of mid-January, or less than 0.2% of monthly active users, according to a document viewed by The Information. The tiny number signals the challenge Elon Musk faces in turning the subscription ...

The Information

Twitter severing API access will make it harder for researchers to track viral BS, foreign influence campaigns and other bad things Elon Musk has claimed in the past to care about

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/03/twitter-curbs-researcher-access-sparking-backlash-washington/ @cqz

Twitter curbs researcher access, sparking backlash in Washington

The company is ending free access to a key research tool.

The Washington Post