Mastodawn

I got a Nest from my solar installer. I didn’t want it just because I knew this would happen. But it seems like I have plenty of time. But when the day comes, the dumb thermostat goes back on the wall. https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Blog/Support-changes-to-our-earliest-generation-Nest-Learning-Thermostats/ba-p/713068

Support changes to our earliest generation Nest Learning Thermostats

Hi all, Fourteen years ago we introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat, which revolutionized the entire smart home industry. Since then we’ve launched multiple generations of this iconic device designed to help you save energy and money, including the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen), our smartest ...

Travis 3h ago

Well, if you think the Cybertruck is a “good vehicle” then of course you wouldn’t understand the hate. https://apple.news/A8kT5S9JMRwSds6n1cByuFg

At the Second Annual Cybertruck Rodeo, Drivers Don't Understand the Hate — Texas Monthly

At the second annual Cybertruck Rodeo, in Central Texas, the EV owners said they’re confused that the public doesn’t appear to separate Elon Musk’s divisive politics from his company’s products.

Travis 4d ago

I haven’t seen the new “Final Destination” trailer, but the preview-but-not-the-trailer ads they’re currently running, there’s about to be another generation of kids scared of glass and lawn mowers like our generation is scared of driving behind log trucks.

Travis 6d ago

Adrian Howard 6d ago

I swear there used to be a time when my reaction to new software features wasn't a resigned sigh followed by figuring out how to switch it off.

Travis 6d ago

This was not the weekend to get a cold 😑

Travis Apr 17

Fedi.Tips Apr 16

In case you missed it, Bluesky is apparently caving to an authoritarian government:

➡️ https://mas.to/@osma/114346166890552471

This is why the Fediverse is so important: each Fedi server is totally independent, servers communicate directly with each other, anyone can set up a server anywhere.

Bluesky posts all flow through Bluesky's own corporate relay which is impossible to bypass, making censorship easy.

No one controls the Fediverse

🦋 Bluesky is controlled by a US-based for-profit corporation

Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦 (@osma@mas.to)

Attached: 1 image Bluesky didn't reach a federated stage where you could choose a service provider in a free country before they started to censor people based on authoritarian demands.

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Travis Apr 17

I’m not sure how I feel about 47 day certs. I thought 90 days was a fair compromise. https://www.nodespace.com/blog/tls-certificate-lifespans-are-being-reduced-what-nodespace-customers-need-to-know/

Travis Apr 16

No more CVEs? Is America great yet?

Travis Apr 16

Funny how it’s “I don’t care… until it affects me” with these people. Innocent people shouldn’t be imprisoned.

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'I refuse to care': Fox host says he 'can live with' Trump imprisoning innocent people Fox News television host and political commentator Greg Gutfeld is content to falsely characterize Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia as undocumented, reports Rolling Stone writer Nikki McCann Ramir... https://www.alternet.org/greg-gutfeld-trump/

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Travis Apr 14

Web 1.0 was about exploration - finding content.
Web 2.0 was about social interaction.
Web 2.5 is about SEO, consolidation, and why you can’t find anything using Google.

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