 The new features that Apple released today, contrary to what you might have been told, were not AI features of the new iPhone. It was AI features of Apple, the company. And the target customer for those features was not you, the iPhone user, but Wall Street. Which believes in the magic of AI, sprinkled on everything, even if many users don't.  @j12t uh-oh, what new feature announcement did I miss? Some of the existing “AI” features aren’t terrible, like some of the suggestions about adding new numbers to your contacts, but I’d rather see those features improved than new ones added “We are committed to overcovering the #fediverse at the verge”, @nilay_patel says here in a segment of their podcast that also covers sub.club. He lays out some of their reasoning, too. Happy they do! Let’s see what news the 4th #fediforum will bring this coming week. When Dick Cheney votes Democrat, you know we are not in politics-as-usual Kansas any more. I am up to at least four sessions I want to call at next week's #FediForum. Darn, so much to talk about, to get feedback on, to find allies for, to debate and resolve... in spite of all the work (because of it??) it's so exciting ... I count 14 people at the W3C's SWICG meeting today (the group that "owns" the #ActivityPub specification). Edited: not 11, not 13, but 14! Elasticsearch is going back to the #AGPL open-source #license. They are saying that they can do that now because "market confusion" around Amazon's #Elasticsearch fork has gone away, but no details. Anybody know details? https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-is-open-source-again  @j12t interesting that their stock has crashed since the announcement (but that also coincided with reporting financials) Finished reading @karaswisher ‘s “Burn Book” while down with the flu. Highly entertaining front row anecdotes of the people who control today’s terrible platforms and after reading them, duh, what else would you expect they would produce given who they are? We need a new generation of tech entrepreneurs that obliterate the current powers and have actual values. I wonder whether people want to discuss #Brazil / Twitter/X / Bluesky / Mastodon and the rest at #FediForum next week. You recognize a software company that only sells to enterprises when they make up a term, don't explain the term, and then say all over their website how they have the absolutely best software for that term. The Fediverse Report has a nice two-pager: "Fediverse for Publishers". https://fediversereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fediverse-for-Publishers-Aug-24.pdf Someone still on the bird site should post this to every journalist's bird site account. Note to self: do not drop your glasses into the hot oven. Fortunately it was my lucky day and I managed to fish them out before there was any real damage. “Founder mode” … “There are as far as I know no books specifically about founder mode. Business schools don't know it exists.” Indeed. Now we are really in trouble. In Germany: “Half of all 16-24 year olds only get their political information from TikTok.” Note the word “only”. https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-likely-helped-far-right-in-elections-researchers/a-70114669  @j12t an epic failure of media literacy AND digital media literacy. Algorithmic- and advertising-based social media should never be the number one source of information... let alone political information It all just disappeared by itself, I’m sure. /s https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/01/musk-twitter-investors-underwater/ X wasn't banned in Brazil because of censorship. It was because Musk refused to abide by a court order to block accounts linked to the invasion of the Brazilian Parliament, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace in 2023. Musk preferred to close his Brazilian offices instead of helping to catch those who tried to overthrow a democratic elected government. If someone tells you otherwise, they're either dishonest or misinformed.
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 @nande Censoring bad people is still censorying. You can argue it is justified and moral to do, but you cant say it "isnt censorship". This is a real result in Google. The term #googling is going to take on new connotations, and they don’t care.
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 Welcome #Brazilians. Thanks for giving Mastodon and the Fediverse a look. Here is a #Portuguese language overview post from @cadusilva >>> https://bolha.one/@cadusilva/113053773710271938 For lots more information on getting started on Mastodon check out @FediTips >>> https://fedi.tips/ For help with whom to follow @FediFollows Again welcome, we are glad you are here!  People ask what is so great about Mastodon? The answer is very simple. Mastodon is not owned by anybody. No billionaire is going to use this network to control public opinion or otherwise force their will down your throat. Mastodon is just the sum of everyone that uses the network, plus a host of others from all across other ActivityPub applications called the Fediverse. Mastodon is truly people powered. Welcome to the post billionaire Open Social Media future. |
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