Mark Noble
@mmn.bsky.social
Computer Engineer and Civil Libertarian. Technological preenactor. Hurler of insights. 2011's #2 Libertarian by vote totals nationwide. Agorism is probably "the way".
"Blocking is critical to creating communities." 🤡
April 25, 2023 at 9:11 PM
"Blocking is critical to creating communities." 🤡
It is impossible to prevent someone from talking about you in any venue they like if you say things in public. 🤷♂️ This mindset reminds me of the absurd concept of "Brigading" on Reddit, where they try to prevent people from talking about Reddit posts elsewhere on Reddit.
we don’t tolerate letting literally anyone talk to us about anything off the internet
why should the internet be different
why should the internet be different
April 25, 2023 at 8:58 PM
It is impossible to prevent someone from talking about you in any venue they like if you say things in public. 🤷♂️ This mindset reminds me of the absurd concept of "Brigading" on Reddit, where they try to prevent people from talking about Reddit posts elsewhere on Reddit.
It really amounts to a button that admits one's position is baseless and one has no rational counter argument.
>95% of time I mute annoying people and forget they exist but it's nice having a button you can press that says go fuck yourself
April 25, 2023 at 8:18 PM
It really amounts to a button that admits one's position is baseless and one has no rational counter argument.
Is it even possible to "block" people from responding to public speech? https://hyp.is/_gjI-OOlEe2t_ctaAcmo3w/staging.bsky.app/profile/maz.bsky.social/post/3ju4vf6tngm2g Makes the whole thing moot, honestly.
blocking is necessary because it:
* creates mild barriers to seeing you and qting you which have to be deliberately circumvented
* communicates to the person you don't want them to interact with you
* prevents them from rting or (most important by far) putting shit in your replies
* creates mild barriers to seeing you and qting you which have to be deliberately circumvented
* communicates to the person you don't want them to interact with you
* prevents them from rting or (most important by far) putting shit in your replies
Blocking is silly. It prevents people from hearing your POV, which should be awesome enough that everyone should benefit from it. Muting/ignoring is all you really need. It's sad how many journalists have blocked me on Twitter because I called them out on blatant lies. Self-censoring is nonsense.
April 25, 2023 at 8:16 PM
Is it even possible to "block" people from responding to public speech? https://hyp.is/_gjI-OOlEe2t_ctaAcmo3w/staging.bsky.app/profile/maz.bsky.social/post/3ju4vf6tngm2g Makes the whole thing moot, honestly.
The Starship spacecraft is launched into space with cow burps. 💥🐄
April 24, 2023 at 8:04 PM
The Starship spacecraft is launched into space with cow burps. 💥🐄
Blocking is silly. It prevents people from hearing your POV, which should be awesome enough that everyone should benefit from it. Muting/ignoring is all you really need. It's sad how many journalists have blocked me on Twitter because I called them out on blatant lies. Self-censoring is nonsense.
it is important that people behave until you can block accounts and honestly if bsky takes off we will still probably have a years of a more collegial and friendly atmosphere than twitter until social trust falters but I want us to be the polis not a province
April 24, 2023 at 3:31 PM
Blocking is silly. It prevents people from hearing your POV, which should be awesome enough that everyone should benefit from it. Muting/ignoring is all you really need. It's sad how many journalists have blocked me on Twitter because I called them out on blatant lies. Self-censoring is nonsense.
The coolest secret little club I've found is D-STAR. It was built in Japan the 90's, requires a hardware key and a vetting process for basic technical competence, and still works today. Best of all, it still works (at least regionally) if the entire Internet is down. You can even send memes!
it'll be nice if the people who want their isolated microcommunities can have them via algo tricks, but don't forget the point of this place is not to be a secret little club, the point is to replace twitter
April 24, 2023 at 3:29 PM
The coolest secret little club I've found is D-STAR. It was built in Japan the 90's, requires a hardware key and a vetting process for basic technical competence, and still works today. Best of all, it still works (at least regionally) if the entire Internet is down. You can even send memes!
I miss the Microsoft SPOT (Smart Personal Objects Technology) watches. They don't work, because they relied on a regional data stream broadcast from FM antennas in major markets around the world. The cool thing was that any device could have a receiver for local weather, news, stocks, and alerts!
It still works. Over 10 years old, company defunct, and it still works.
April 24, 2023 at 3:19 PM
I miss the Microsoft SPOT (Smart Personal Objects Technology) watches. They don't work, because they relied on a regional data stream broadcast from FM antennas in major markets around the world. The cool thing was that any device could have a receiver for local weather, news, stocks, and alerts!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cqbIwZMvbqw Scott Manley short explaining why the Starship abort wasn't instantaneous. 🚀💥
www.youtube.com
April 24, 2023 at 3:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cqbIwZMvbqw Scott Manley short explaining why the Starship abort wasn't instantaneous. 🚀💥
In work settings I learn to be more productive. In personal time, I try to use what someone paid me to learn to be more productive at the things I care about. I guess I'm lucky that I don't have to change what I do based on who I'm with. 🤔
to be clear: I LOVE WHAT I DO and actually enjoy talking about it in work settings.
IN WORK SETTINGS
IN WORK SETTINGS
April 24, 2023 at 2:48 PM
In work settings I learn to be more productive. In personal time, I try to use what someone paid me to learn to be more productive at the things I care about. I guess I'm lucky that I don't have to change what I do based on who I'm with. 🤔
So how do I get a blue checkmark? 🤔
April 24, 2023 at 2:39 PM
So how do I get a blue checkmark? 🤔
This book was published in 1980. Audio book is a little over an hour. These options are invisible to most, but they deserve a seat at the table, why not give it a listen and comment with your thoughts? #Agorism (544) New Libertarian Manifesto Audiobook - YouTube
April 24, 2023 at 2:32 PM
This book was published in 1980. Audio book is a little over an hour. These options are invisible to most, but they deserve a seat at the table, why not give it a listen and comment with your thoughts? #Agorism (544) New Libertarian Manifesto Audiobook - YouTube
Hi. I'm Mark. How can I help you? 🤔
April 24, 2023 at 2:18 PM
Hi. I'm Mark. How can I help you? 🤔
Reposted by Mark Noble
gm bluesky. don’t forget to spay & neuter your sawblades
April 24, 2023 at 1:53 PM
gm bluesky. don’t forget to spay & neuter your sawblades