Brandon
@btp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
I like computers and death metal. #Fosstodon admin.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://fosstodon.org/@btp, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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The main news of the week is that @Gargron is stepping down as Mastodon CEO, with @mellifluousbox taking over the role, and this week's newsletter is a reflection on the change.
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
connectedplaces.online
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The main news of the week is that @Gargron is stepping down as Mastodon CEO, with @mellifluousbox taking over the role, and this week's newsletter is a reflection on the change.
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
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Friendly reminder.
Just because there’s no engagement algorithms behind the scenes on the fediverse or any invisible string pulling or whatever to push higher engagement, that doesn’t mean the very real and human tendencies that those algorithms and tactics play to don’t apply here.
Rage bait […]
Just because there’s no engagement algorithms behind the scenes on the fediverse or any invisible string pulling or whatever to push higher engagement, that doesn’t mean the very real and human tendencies that those algorithms and tactics play to don’t apply here.
Rage bait […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Friendly reminder.
Just because there’s no engagement algorithms behind the scenes on the fediverse or any invisible string pulling or whatever to push higher engagement, that doesn’t mean the very real and human tendencies that those algorithms and tactics play to don’t apply here.
Rage bait […]
Just because there’s no engagement algorithms behind the scenes on the fediverse or any invisible string pulling or whatever to push higher engagement, that doesn’t mean the very real and human tendencies that those algorithms and tactics play to don’t apply here.
Rage bait […]
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Centralised platforms shape the conversation to serve their interests.
Mastodon returns power to you. Here connections are authentic, communities set their own rules, and your voice isn’t for sale.
Help to power the servers, tools, and communities making […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Mastodon returns power to you. Here connections are authentic, communities set their own rules, and your voice isn’t for sale.
Help to power the servers, tools, and communities making […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Centralised platforms shape the conversation to serve their interests.
Mastodon returns power to you. Here connections are authentic, communities set their own rules, and your voice isn’t for sale.
Help to power the servers, tools, and communities making […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Mastodon returns power to you. Here connections are authentic, communities set their own rules, and your voice isn’t for sale.
Help to power the servers, tools, and communities making […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I told this girl I preferred texting on Signal and asked if she used it. Her response was “what are you a fucking drug dealer?”
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I told this girl I preferred texting on Signal and asked if she used it. Her response was “what are you a fucking drug dealer?”
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just realized my daily driver's power supply is 10 years old now.
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Just realized my daily driver's power supply is 10 years old now.
I have jury duty tomorrow..
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I have jury duty tomorrow..
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Hashtags are very useful and also magnets for spam and slop.
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hashtags are very useful and also magnets for spam and slop.
Is the Cloudflare bs effecting Github? I can't pull or clone anything over https or ssh.
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Is the Cloudflare bs effecting Github? I can't pull or clone anything over https or ssh.
I feel pretty good about my goings-on around the internet when I only know about a Cloudflare outage when I see other people talk about it on Mastodon.
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I feel pretty good about my goings-on around the internet when I only know about a Cloudflare outage when I see other people talk about it on Mastodon.
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I do feel like MS/Azure, AWS, and Cloudflare need to do a better job of coordinating their outages so some of yall can get some much needed time away from IT
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I do feel like MS/Azure, AWS, and Cloudflare need to do a better job of coordinating their outages so some of yall can get some much needed time away from IT
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Trans rights 🏳️⚧️✊
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Trans rights 🏳️⚧️✊
Weapons was wild. Recommend.
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Weapons was wild. Recommend.
The blessed night of pizza has returned. May pizza be with you (and also with you).
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The blessed night of pizza has returned. May pizza be with you (and also with you).
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This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
Anyways, happy Friday to all who celebrate <3
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Anyways, happy Friday to all who celebrate <3