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Jesse Karmani
@jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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Whatever crosses my mind on tech, internet, federated social, and (sometimes) politics.

Infrequent poster; I spend enough of my time on screens as it is […]

🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.social/@jesseplusplus on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
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skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Cafe Zoetrope, San Francisco

"Many other musicians and musical groups were allowed to utilize this studio, including the Grateful Dead."

"Francis Ford Coppola bought the building in 1972 to be the headquarters for his production company, American Zoetrope. A […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]
a scan of a black and white film photograph of cafe zoetrope, the building in north beach / chinatown with an unique vertical facde, next to the transamerica building
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/115519900952263701

This is so spot on.

I remember being so excited when Pandora first came out. It *did* help me discover the kind of music I wanted more of. But then the economics of streaming turned it into what every other streaming service is now […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
shauna.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
My take on empathy - and people on the right who mock and fear empathy - is slightly different.

We mock, dismiss, and otherwise fear and fight in others what we are unable to tolerate in ourselves.

People who say something's "cringe" when others are being earnest or sincere are afraid of the […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
firesidefedi.social.firesidefedi.live.ap.brid.gy
Thank you again to @jesseplusplus #founder of @frequency for joining me on today's episode of Fireside Fedi.

#fedi #fediverse #privacy #private #photos #videos

#peertube #vod - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/nJx5yUZTZ7Mi3vdz2FbYVq
#castopod #fedicast - […]
Original post on social.firesidefedi.live
social.firesidefedi.live
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
firesidefedi.social.firesidefedi.live.ap.brid.gy
Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 53 starts NOW!

Special Guest: @jesseplusplus

@frequency #frequency #loops #socialmedia #photo #socialnetwork #sharing

Watch the show live:
#owncast #livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#peertube #vod - […]
Original post on social.firesidefedi.live
social.firesidefedi.live
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
firesidefedi.social.firesidefedi.live.ap.brid.gy
Good day all! Only one show this week due to me being on call again.

Special Guest: @jesseplusplus #founder @frequency a #followersonly #federated #photosharing #app

Watch the show live:
#owncast #livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#peertube #vod - […]
Original post on social.firesidefedi.live
social.firesidefedi.live
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
If you’re a user of Libby (the library app), consider before following their suggestion to type #inspireme into the search bar.

It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.

This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
Original post on cloudisland.nz
cloudisland.nz
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Social media does not have to be on a public town square, or manipulate you.

Here's @jesseplusplus's demo at #fediforum showing off Frequency Social, a federated, privacy-first social networking app.

https://spectra.video/w/1ubnyBJFWZTwQfXaVDz619
FediForum Demo: Frequency Social
Speed demo by Jesse Karmani, founder (@jesseplusplus@mastodon.social, @frequency@frequency.app, @jesseplusplus.bsky.social) at FediForum October 2025. More info: https://fediforum.org/2025-10
spectra.video
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
ricmac.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Here’s my writeup of #fediforum (the openings at least). Loved the message of @ben’s keynote — everything big starts small — and I was impressed by the fedi products showcased: @altstore ( @rileytestut), Bounce ( @quillmatiq, @snarfed.org), Frequency ( @jesseplusplus), CrowdBucks ( @reiver) & […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
💯 This excerpt from @pluralistic’s Enshittification book is so good! I’m eagerly waiting for my copy to arrive to read more!

https://lithub.com/how-american-tech-cartels-use-apps-to-break-the-law/
How American Tech Cartels Use Apps to Break the Law
The death of competition spells doom for regulation. Competition is an essential component of effective regulation, for two reasons: First, competition keeps the companies within a sector from all …
lithub.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
ricmac.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Just downloaded this app, presented at #fediforum today by @jesseplusplus. Photo sharing without the bigco algorithms!
https://frequency.app/@frequency/115327818938811236
October 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
I see lots of people walking around with weighted vests these days, but for the nerds in your life, you gotta get ‘em a weighted typing companion 😹
A cat sleeping on top of an arm that is using the keyboard
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy
War ravaged Portland
The famous unicycling Darth Vader on a bridge in Portland. He is playing flaming bagpipes.
September 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
I’ll keep posting this until I find a great person to come be my manager: the Monterey bay aquarium is looking for its next VP of Technology! […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
September 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Still catching up on the chatter over the weekend, but I fully endorse the statement posted at https://writings.thisismissem.social/statement-on-discourse-about-activitypub-and-at-protocol/
September 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
thisismissem.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Recently there has been a lot of discourse about ActivityPub and AT Protocol which has been quite dividing and heated.

Yesterday at the Social Web CG meeting (the group that maintains the ActivityPub and related specifications), I proposed releasing a statement that counters the narrative that […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
julian.community.nodebb.org.ap.brid.gy
Progress update for Conversational Contexts
<p>This past June, I put together a write-up about <a href="https://community.nodebb.org/topic/18844/backfilling-conversations-two-major-approaches">two major approaches to backfilling conversations</a>. The ability to properly backfill conversations means we will be able to make major inroads toward solving the feeling that the fediverse is quiet.</p>
community.nodebb.org
September 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Ugh, I slept like crap last night and am way too groggy to be getting “well-actually..” replies to a joke I made on the internet. Chill out ppl! The 😂 emoji signifies I’m not being serious!
September 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy
We're looking for a journalist with development chops (or a developer with journalism chops) to join our news apps team and build new web-based interactive stories, databases, and experiences. It's a remote role; candidates must be eligible to work in the US […]
Original post on werd.social
werd.social
September 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
It’s a long article, but I really think every person on the internet should read this:

https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
quillmatiq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
We're ramping up our funding efforts at @anewsocial to ensure we can run Bridgy Fed and Bounce for the long run.

As a non-profit, we want to be as community-funded as possible, so we're focusing on ways to make that easier.

A quick thread about where we're at in terms of funds: (1/3)🧵 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
julian.activitypub.space.ap.brid.gy
Introducing ActivityPub.Space
The in-person events at FediCon in Vancouver lit a fire in the Canadian ActivityPub community. One of the louder calls were for a place in the fediverse for ActivityPub discussions; a place for groups to form and for long-running discussions to be had. I was more than happy to get involved. I also wanted such a place, and I've discussed it on and off for the past year. ActivityPub Space is my answer to that call. At the same time, the "fediverse" isn't one singular entity.
activitypub.space
September 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
😂 love getting praised by the wordle bot for this word choice
August 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
So cool!

https://mastodon.social/@kottke/115107598334922932
kottke.org (@kottke@mastodon.social)
These contact lenses give their wearers the ability to see infrared light, even with their eyes closed. Sign me up!! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/22/infrared-contact-lenses-super-vision
mastodon.social
August 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
fedicon.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
Solving ActivityPub's Hard Problems — backfill, discovery, permanence, and more (FediCon 2025)

by Julian Lam @julian

https://spectra.video/w/72dbS6nFMwrgEtRb5h3Sk2

#fedicon #fedicon2025 #fediverse
Solving ActivityPub's Hard Problems — Julian Lam — FediCon 2025
Julian Lam gave a talk at FediCon 2025: "Solving ActivityPub's Hard Problems — backfill, discovery, permanence, and more". Julian Lam is a Fediverse Developer who is recognized for: NodeBB, Chair o...
spectra.video
August 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM