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I have a reel mower, and my leaf blower is pretty quiet, but thanks.

Yes.

My 4 year old eats hot dogs like this.

Doug Ford is famously dismissive of the media. He even created his own literal fake news outlet to avoid having too talk to them.

Yeah but the whole solar system is moving at 720,000 km/h, so all those bikes on other planets are moving just as fast.

Fuck yeah, keep making these comments. At least for the next two weeks. Then kindly fuck off.

It's not rocket appliances!

Because you need network effect. Which means you need big money for marketing, content moderation and development costs. That includes algorithms, which maybe you don't want, but most people do.

It's not that I want a for profit company, I just don't think Mastodon will every achieve critical mass without one.

Don't trust the polls is a precursor to stop the steal.

It's not the users, it's the developers / investors. I've tried so many times to get into Mastodon, but it sucks compared to Bluesky. It lacks content and polish, so it's no wonder everyday people choose Bluesky over it.

The real conundrum is why isn't there a for profit company with big money behind it, investing in ActivityPub. I guess you could point to Threads? But insert your "not like that" meme of choice.

Fwiw, apparently Bluesky did initially look at activity pub, but found the protocol lacking, which is why they invented ATProto. I don't know the details though.

Fantastic article, thanks for sharing!

The video on prefab housing they link to is also well worth a watch: https://youtu.be/26iVJfiDgP0

Right on! That draft looks great, no notes. Just wanted to say thanks for putting it together and for the quick response. Also for taking the time to get this community off the ground, all much appreciated!