Mastodawn

Swader 2d ago

Wade Stewart 2d ago

Butch looked pretty photogenic this morning. #catsofmastodon #cats #feral

Swader 2d ago

dansup 2d ago

Introducing Starter Kits

https://blog.joinloops.org/introducing-starter-kits/

#Loops #StarterKits #ActivityPub #Fediverse

Introducing Starter Kits

One of the hardest parts about joining a new social network is the cold start problem. You sign up, you follow nobody, your feed is empty, and you bounce. We've all been there. Starter Kits are our answer to that. What are they? Starter Kits are curated collections of accounts

Loops Official Blog

Swader 3d ago

Swade2569 3d ago

I saw this and thought @ueb_team161 might find it cool!

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Swader 3d ago

Oh here's another: Political Effects of X's Feed Algorithm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

Pdf link on the page.

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature

Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Nature

Swader 3d ago

Here's a link to a document you would definitely not want to be censored.

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:tr171zs0069/EIP-Final-Report.pdf

#politics #socialmedia #fraud

Swader 3d ago

Warning: Politics!

I've been noodling around an idea for a 3rd party. I think it's kind of unique in the sense that is has a fairly limited scope as I conceived it.

I lack the time, money, and frankly motivation to make something like this a reality but I recognize change never happens if an idea isn't shared.

https://www.wadestewart.com/2026/03/21/the-unparty/

#politics #3rdparty

The UnParty

I had been considering building this out to be a full fledged platform to make some effort to promote but I simply don’t have the time or resources. However, I recognize that whatever good that cou…

Wade Stewart

Swader 4d ago

donni saphire 5d ago

What a time to be alive for terrible people with stupid ideas

Swader 4d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116260908095581163

Bsky is sus. If they show you their ass, believe them.

Swader 5d ago

Mastodon Migration 5d ago

Bluesky Reveals Massive Hidden Investment

Today #Bluesky revealed that in April 2025 they received a whopping $100M venture capital investment lead by Bain Capital Crypto and that they KEPT IT A SECRET.

https://bsky.social/about/blog/03-19-2026-series-b

So the answer to the big mystery Who Owns Bluesky? (https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/116025246450023071) is finally out. Crypto VCs.

Now, we should be asking why did this company that prides itself on transparency and "decentralization" decide they needed to hide who owned the company?

Swader 5d ago

Swade2569 5d ago

#stoic #chill

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