MozillaToday’s social media status quo isn’t cutting it, so Mozilla is exploring an alternative here on Mastodon. In early 2023, Mozilla will be testing a publicly accessible instance in the Fediverse at Mozilla.Social. We will keep you updated, but for now learn more here: https://mzl.la/3BNXQMQ
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Chris TrottierYou know why performance on mastodon.social has been incredibly slow?
There was a big spike in posts on the Fediverse today. At one time, there were 350,000 toots sent in an hour.
See bottom graph.
Matt Binderthis right here is why the Elon Jet account is important
this information about Elon Musk, the man whose entire career is made off the idea that he's going to save the world from climate catastrophe
and this is how he rolls so he can get to a World Cup game:
Drew HarwellHow The Washington Post has used flight data:
* To track a former president's emergency landing (in 2022): https://wapo.st/3HGp8IA
* To map out how military helicopters flew over George Floyd protests (in 2020): https://wapo.st/3V3WRie
* To raise questions about Elon Musk's flights (in 2019): https://wapo.st/2RmjE7X
* To investigate The Post's owner Jeff Bezos (in 2018): https://wapo.st/3YmLt3M
* To document extravagant trips on the taxpayer dime (in 2017): https://wapo.st/3HMh9d0
Plane carrying Donald Trump made emergency landing in New Orleans after engine failure over Gulf of Mexico
A plane carrying former president Donald Trump suffered engine failure late Saturday evening over the Gulf of Mexico, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in New Orleans shortly after taking off from the city.
This is what Twitter is now defining as "doxxing people's location." A factual piece of reporting about the company blocking a competitor. Can't do anything until I delete it.
Sheril KirshenbaumRosalind Franklin’s research was crucial to discovering DNA’s double helix structure 🧬 but it was James Watson & Francis Crick who received the credit & Nobel Prize.
Unknown to Franklin, the pair saw her unpublished data & X-ray diffraction images, inspiring their model. They never acknowledged her contribution until after her death.
How many discoveries & innovations of #women do we attribute to the men who took credit for their ideas?
https://theconversation.com/sexism-pushed-rosalind-franklin-toward-the-scientific-sidelines-during-her-short-life-but-her-work-still-shines-on-her-100th-birthday-139249 #history #science #HistoryRemix
John Panzer@dangillmor I have been begging people to get to the lifeboats for five days now.
Jeff JarvisWelcome new neighbors. My best tips:
1. In preferences, switch to advanced web interface.
2. Switch to light mode. You will thank me.
3. Complete your profile & write & pin a post introducing yourself *before* you start following other folks.
4. In the Notifications column settings, under quick filter bar, turn on "display all categories" (separates replies from boosts from new followers).
5. Try movetodon.org to find folks from the Dodo site.
More here: https://medium.com/whither-news/on-joining-mastodon-d539eed5e41a
1. In preferences, switch to advanced web interface.
2. Switch to light mode. You will thank me.
3. Complete your profile & write & pin a post introducing yourself *before* you start following other folks.
4. In the Notifications column settings, under quick filter bar, turn on "display all categories" (separates replies from boosts from new followers).
5. Try movetodon.org to find folks from the Dodo site.
More here: https://medium.com/whither-news/on-joining-mastodon-d539eed5e41a
Mike Masnick ✅With each new surge of Mastodon users, I feel the need to point out:
1. Welcome!
2. There is a learning curve here, but most people find it short and not very steep. Play around, explore. You'll get it.
3. Lots of people are willing to help.
4. Yes, it's different than Twitter. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes not. But you'll figure it out.
5. With surges especially, things sometimes get slow/glitchy, but they usually get fixed pretty quick.
Be patient.
Dan GillmorHate to see journalists on their knees in supplication to Musk, begging him to not be so mean to them. The implication is that if he reverses course -- restoring accounts of reporters he doesn't like, and links to the competition -- all will be well.
This totally ignores reality. He has demonstrated again and again that lies and deceit are tools of his trade.
Journalists, please get out now, or soon. Don't help him. https://www.press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-statement-journalists-being-removed-twitter
National Press Club Statement on Journalists Being Removed from Twitter
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, on reports that journalists have been removed from Twitter because of their reporting. “We are very disappointed at the many reports in recent days that Twitter accounts for prominent journalists at major brands have been deleted without warning or explanation. We call on Twitter to do the right thing and restore these accounts immediately. As for reports that the new owner, Mr. Musk, is directing this activity as retribution for unfavorable reporting, that simply must stop, or it will lead to all journalists leaving Twitter.” Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world’s leading professional organization for journalists. The Club has 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization and is a leading voice for press freedom in the U.S. and worldwide. Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for The National Press Club