@caseynewton @zoeschiffer @Gargron Always easy to block them yourself or de-federate later. Worth trying.

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As someone who will have nothing to do with Meta I will have to see how separated this relationship is to decide what happens with my account.

@caseynewton @Gargron @zoeschiffer hows that going to work out when it's only a couple of large-ish, poorly moderated instances that aren't blocking Threads?

@caseynewton Well actually…. 😜

@caseynewton I wonder if other Mastodon apps will follow suit. I use #Megalodon for Android.

@caseynewton That's probably on every woman's wish list since forever

@caseynewton the board said he wasn't truthful with them. About what?

They didn't say they disagreed with his cavalier approach.

The story waiting to be reported is the substance behind their statement.

@caseynewton Yep. Altman's strategy has been obvious to the whole world for SEVERAL YEARS. Has the board been asleep at the wheel this whole time?!

@caseynewton I'm probably biased (charity governance is part of my job) but that's a really excellent discussion of the saga. Chapeau.

@caseynewton @campuscodi @zoeschiffer you need to put a content warning on that photoshopped movie poster. That was horrifying to just stumble across.

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer good thing he got rid of all those unnecessary servers.

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer In my 46+ years of software development experience, I have found that when management removes most physical resources and large percentages of the most experienced human resources, projects, especially complex projects, tend to go directly to shyte... Resulting in angry, frustrated managers, who usually made the decisions around physical and human resources, and for whom I have exactly ZERO SYMPATHY.

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NPR needs to join Mastodon. Here’s how to contact them:

https://mastodon.sdf.org/@MattFerrel/110186680872849203

@caseynewton For a bit there it seemed like they were going to capitulate. So, this is good news.

@caseynewton is there verified proof? Has @npr made a statement?

@caseynewton I like to try your DALL-E prompts in Midjourney to see what it does, and sometimes it kills it, but this time I think DALL-E’s derpy bird is so much better 😂

@caseynewton I’m just thinking about what he could have done with that money besides set it on fire. He could have funded the arts or launched a fund to protect the newspaper industry. Instead he’s spending his money and time on petty bullshit.

@caseynewton don’t give him ideas

@caseynewton Now, why am I not surprised…? Oh, right, Elmo.

@caseynewton “Unfortunately, it is not possible to ask Twitter for confirmation, since its public relations team was laid off, and now the press email auto-responds with a poop emoji.”

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What's the turning point, Casey?

I'm aghast that sane people (especially journalists) are still actively posting/DM'ing on Twitter, particularly given that their DMs could be made public (intentionally or accidentally) at any moment.

Contrary to "tech" journalists' handwringing, Mastodon is not that complicated.

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I'm colour blind. Do I get a bonus?

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I got 3/8 and 2 of those 3 were for websites I never visit. Go me.

@caseynewton of the platforms I actually use, I got all but one correct.

@caseynewton If we were friends I could say "Not all your friends" :P

@caseynewton it’s truly bizarre. Like living in an alternate reality

@caseynewton The reality is it remains the premier microblogging platform and has no real competition.

It is now a cesspool of disinformation and bigotry, and that gets a helping hand from Musk.

Journos have nowhere else to go. Content producers cannot make that kind of money elsewhere, so many don't mind paying $8 a month.

Advertisers will soon return. 3-4 months, tops.

@zoeschiffer @caseynewton This is my surprised face:

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer they're so horny for AOC

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer @tchambers

“treating everyone equally,” uh huh.

@caseynewton they both need to be split into smaller companies until competition becomes an actual prospect.

@caseynewton I mean he’s literally calling for violence tomorrow. Tomorrow! What are they going to kick him off again? 🤞🙄

@caseynewton no problem. Hard to post on social media when you are in jail! 🤞🏾

PLUS: @zoeschiffer with another wild story from inside Twitter

https://www.platformer.news/p/tiktok-nears-the-endgame

@caseynewton Meta is still Zuckerberg and still a hard NO.

@caseynewton I don't welcome this at all. Some companies can/should be welcomed into the Fediverse, but Meta has continually proven itself to be incapable of respecting anything that isn't directly & immediately in the interests. I don't want to see them try to get their claws in here…

@caseynewton I have no desire to use anything from Meta/Facebook. But I’m sure there will be lots of takers, at least the curious who want to sample it.

Somehow my Mastodon server (mastodon.social) also went down as this was happening. We used to have proper social networks in this country I swear to god

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer

Lots of amazing paragraphs. But these two are *chef kiss* perfect.

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer So they are now building Elons egometer? @donieosullivan @Maddow @karaswisher

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer narcissism is a helluva drug

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer lol, what a baby

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer Wow. It almost makes me glad I’m not a super rich guy surrounded by sycophants. ALMOST.

@caseynewton Who does this sound like… 🤔

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44 articles being reviewed, apparently.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Editors%27+note%3A+We+are+currently+reviewing+this+story+for+accuracy.+If+we+find+errors%2C+we+will+update+and+issue+corrections.%22+site%3Acnet.com&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS950US950&oq=%22Editors%27+note%3A+We+are+currently+reviewing+this+story+for+accuracy.+If+we+find+errors%2C+we+will+update+and+issue+corrections.%22+site%3Acnet.com&aqs=chrome..69i57.4528j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1

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What’s doubly sad…. CNET has written this same article every year, maybe even twice a year.

@caseynewton hold my beer …

@caseynewton Is that a lot? Because that seems like it might be a lot

@caseynewton He didn’t lose it per se. He sold Tesla stock at three peaks and netted billions in realized cash gains. In doing so, he drained the retirement accounts of unsuspecting shareholders. Tesla shareholders lost billions. Not Elon Musk.

@caseynewton four bux! thats like, what, half a latte from bluebottle?

@caseynewton Plot twist: Twitter gets a referral bonus.

@caseynewton I get the impressions that stories about being cruel to the remaining Twitter employees are spread specifically to please Musk's base... i.e. right wing trolls who hate Silicon Valley workers because of their "wokeness"