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"What we [at Ghost] are focusing on is a reader as well as a publisher" [unlike other long-form publishing platforms that integrate with ActivityPub.] "So when you put something out in the world you can see what happens and people can respond back to you... you are part of a network ... and not just pushing stuff..." @johnonolan in https://flipboard.video/w/sQCNmXx332xi3Y3dVVjd37  but it will require a FOSS reader app designed around articles shared via #ActivityPub ala @pocket_recommends. as open as the ecosystem of podcatchers are today. "ActivityPub establishes a human connection as a source of discovery [of interesting content, of interesting writers, creators etc]" "The lack of a social interaction layer has always been the hardest sell about having your own website. It's been lonely." @johnonolan on why #Ghost is implementing #ActivityPub and why they are doing it now. Pondering the today's "AI" and this famous saying: "If after ten minutes at the poker table you do not know who the patsy is—you are the patsy." Given the amounts of money involved, #AI looks like the biggest poker game of all times. Sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. Wow. I have no idea how one would prepare for that. I'm sure happy I don't live in #hurricane country. #beryl https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/301734.shtml I participated in a geek meetup earlier this week where people jointly try to learn about a new technical subject every couple of weeks. This week: ActivityPub. It's always fascinating what kind of information about this topic people came across, what kinds of questions that produces, and misconceptions. I think I was able to address some of those. And every time the refrain: this could be big! Why aren't more people talking about this?? I don't actually have an answer for that one. Imagine you wanted to create an election system in which entertainment matters more than substance. How would you go about it? Apropos nothing, a bunch of people will turn on their TVs soon.  @J12t ah yes! Basically, Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death" which came out in 1985 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusing_Ourselves_to_Death I wish Postman was still around today to give us a commentary about the current state of affairs, with his brilliant analyses (but he would be crushed by what has been happening since 2015-2016) Uninstall TEMU now. The table further down is frightening, not just about TEMU but they are clearly the reddest. There is bullshit. Then there is really bad bullshit. And then there is #AI bullshit. Apropos nothing in particular. For the state of understanding by this thing misleadingly called "AI", here's a fun story by my friend Doc: The #nostr guys are systematically recruiting independent journalists and creators to their platform. That's a smart idea. https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/922604/125152376179917944 @J12t very smart strategy. My biggest takeaway from @taylorlorenz's book Extremely Online is that platforms need to nurture relationships with creators and top users in order to grow and scale. #Vine didn't do that and eventually faltered... conversely, #YouTube actively worked to solidify these relationships and became a behemoth I miss CORBA. Btw, why didn’t they ever make CORBA remote object references http URIs, and essentially define a rich object interface model on top of REST? Or did somebody and I missed it? People actively turning away from news. Maybe good for your mental health. Not good in all other aspects. @J12t The constant barrage of evil, violence, and outrage was completely unhealthy for me. It was quite noticeable how much my anxiety improved after giving up cable. Years later I got the same effect from quitting social media. I wish I could just get the news without being exposed to constant violent imagery, which is incredibly upsetting to me, to the point that I can’t function. The Apache Software Foundation has an X logo right at the top of https://apache.org/ but no Fediverse logo. Really! Who has some influence there? |
