Mastodawn

wizdum Aug 11, 2023

Philip N Cohen Aug 7, 2023

Cory Doctorow: "Mastodon is far from perfect. But I only have so many hours in the day, and only so many days left in my life. I would much rather spend those precious hours making a open service better than using a temporarily superior closed one. I have seen that movie. I know how it ends"
https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f

wizdum Jul 9, 2023

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Jeff Jarvis Jul 6, 2023

Now it's true that Threads gets users to critical mass immediately thanks to Instagram & FB. The *real* lesson there is not that their power wins but that portability of one's own social graph is vital and we must insist on it.

wizdum Feb 25, 2023

Qasim Rashid, Esq.Feb 23, 2023

America’s legal system today

I want to practice law:
—You need a 4 year Bachelors, take the LSAT, then a 3 year JD, then pass the BAR, buy malpractice insurance, & total cost is ~$300K

I want to enforce the law:
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun

I want to write the law:
—No qualifications needed and a billionaire can buy you a seat

wizdum Jan 28, 2023

Dan Gillmor Jan 28, 2023

To understand why so many Americans have such contempt for the pharmaceutical industry, read this NY Times explainer on how a company gamed the patent system to enrich executives and shareholders -- and rip off everyone else. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/business/humira-abbvie-monopoly.html

The thing is, what the company did is legal. So if you're looking for who made it possible for sleazy corporations to do this, look at Congress, too.

How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System

AbbVie for years delayed competition for its blockbuster drug Humira, at the expense of patients and taxpayers. The monopoly is about to end.

wizdum Jan 19, 2023

Dan Gillmor Jan 18, 2023

A social media management dashboard company will be adding Mastodon to the services it supports. This is a significant step forward in decentralized media's acceptance curve. Kudos to @buffer: https://www.coywolf.news/social/buffer-adds-mastodon/

Buffer adds Mastodon to its social media management platform

Buffer’s popular social media management software can now schedule and post to Mastodon servers. Coywolf has a first look at what it's like to connect and publish posts from Buffer to Mastodon.

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