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blue cocoon

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An eight-minute spiel of blue-sky thinking:

  • Do I join BlueSky (the real McCoy – no bridges)?
  • Network effects: They explain how people move, but as to why, we need to dig a little deeper;
  • Why not both?: If you’re already on BlueSky, join Mastodon – it’s not perfect, but you’ll find a place for you.
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Two panel image. On the first, the copyright symbol is shown next to the words "Artist's Signature" crossed out, with the words MINE written underneath. Caption: "Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture." In the bottom panel, a head bust of Lady Justice with blood running from her head to her collar bone. Caption: "THEY'RE THE SAME PICTURE."

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A twelve-minute read on:

  • Pre-‘ramble’: Blogging about my postgrad because there’s no good reason not to;
  • Who was the bad art friend?: The answer – none of them, and at the same time, both of them;
  • The article’s impact: When the debate around your work doesn’t go the way you wanted it to;
  • Fine distinctions: When it comes to copyright, the house always wins, and by ‘house,’ I mean ‘copyright lawyers.’
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Four time-based charts Upper blue area: Number of Mastodon users Upper cyan area: Hourly increases of number of users Lower orange area: Number of active instances Lower yellow area: Thousand toots per hour For current figures please read the text of this post (i.e. https://geekdom.social/@mastodonusercount@mastodon.social/112116814836144770)

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  • Mastodon’s userbase milestone;
  • I am once again asking you to move to Mastodon.
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A sponge being put through a wringer.
  • I bought Nick Brawl 2 on sale. It’s about time I got back in the saddle…
  • I am asking you once again to read my opinions on network effects
  • Playing to win is for losers.
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The Sulfuric Acid item from The Binding of Isaac, colour-corrected so the liquid inside of the bottle appears blue. The bottle is marked with a black 'X.'
  • A brief respite from editing posts on polemic books to bring you news about the ex-bird site – news about its ex-users, that is.
  • The migration from X (formerly known as Twitter) to Mastodon gave researchers a golden opportunity to record data on the collective action problem. Spoilers: it’s pretty good news.
TOOT TOOT

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  • Twitter friends: Friends, on Twitter, who I left without telling them where I was going.
  • Our social media predicament: Is it addiction, a you problem? Or does that distract us from the reality of monopolies doing a monopoly?
  • The EU will force Big Tech companies to interoperate in 2024. It’s got one chance to show the world how interop can work. I hope it does.
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