Ty Smith

@tsmith
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- Android Platform Lead @Uber
- Android & Kotlin GDE
- Twitter: @tsmith
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"What alarming things are you hearing?"

Just how tenured people who have deep understanding of Twitter and social media, are being treated.

Maybe Twitter will do just fine, and I really hope it does because I love the product. But not diversifying would be foolish right now.

Since the Android dev community is starting to become a bit more active on Mastodon, worth pointing out the clients are open sourced too https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android
Mastodon is operated, maintained, and moderated by different passionate individuals and organizations, often out of their own pocket. Check if your server accepts donations on its about page if you want to help out!
I've been using https://moa.party/ to cross post between Mastodon and Twitter. Seems decent so far, but the RT/Boost functionality just looks noisy.
RT @whstancil
I cannot get over this. There was an assassination attempt on the Speaker of the House by the exact kind of GOP ultra-radical that sacked the Capitol two years ago, and it is RUNNING BELOW THE FOLD IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. Our news and political culture broken beyond repair.
RT @tweetsbi
Why do people have Mastodon names in their Twitter profiles? Because https://fedifinder.glitch.me exists:
1. Open the link & log in (it's safe).
2. It finds those Mastodon handles of the people you follow.
3. You can even download a CSV and import it in Mastodon.
Welcome to Mastodon!
Fedifinder

Fediverse accounts of your X/Twitter followings

RT @MollyJongFast
This exchange between @HillaryClinton and @elonmusk should kill any remaining confidence advertisers had in the platform.
RT @thehill
Former President @BarackObama: "If you're frustrated right now, don't complain, don't tune out. Don't get bamboozled and fall for the okey-doke that nothing that you say matters. I need you to get off your couch and vote, put down your phone and give TikTok a rest and vote."

Going to leave this here just in case the bird hellsite implodes over the weekend. 🤷‍♂️

http://mastodon.social/@tsmith