Andy Lowry @AndyLowry@qoto.org

TIL that the Band of Horses track that I have loved so much for years isn't singing about Profiteroles but The Funeral. "Every day I'll be ready for profiteroles..." still hits better IMO

True.

Bunch of new followers so I guess I should do one of those #introduction things.

👋🏼 I’m Tim, an iOS Engineer who works on the Music App at Apple.

I’m currently located in Barcelona. I mostly post about tech things, films, and books. And maybe some other stuff in between.

Fox News Loses Bid To Shut Down Voting Tech Company's Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuit | Smartmatic accuses the conservative network of spreading lies that it helped “steal” the 2020 election from Donald Trump.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-lawsuit-voting-tech-company_n_63ec97a6e4b02c2573799946

#trump #conservative #foxnews

Apropos everything, I’m reminded of this from Douglas Adams:

1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.

2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.

3. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things.

The most talked-about recent technological innovations are:

1) Social media, which empowered fascists, & gave everyone else the attention span of a gnat.

2) Cryptocurrency, which enriched a handful of rich grifters, & impoverished people who really couldn't afford to lose the money.

3) "AI", which looks set to "flood the zone" with a novel kind of bullshit, & destroy once & for all our ideas of what is real or true.

I'm pro-tech, but it's all starting to look like a bit of a mixed blessing.

Nice proof-of-concept, this search index for Mastodon, totally opt-in. Please boost.
#Search #Tootfinder https://www.tootfinder.ch/index.php?join=1

Twitter people are apparently, probably inevitably, using the implosion of Mastodon.lol as an example of why Mastodon doesn't work.

In my opinion, the end of Mastodon.lol is a good example why only one guy shouldn't be in charge of something important.

You'd think Twitter people would get that.

Well one is at my place! Lynx in France face extinction with population down to 150 adults at most https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/13/lynx-france-face-extinction-population-150-adults-at-most-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Margaret Atwood responds to the banning of "The Handmaid's Tale" from a high school library.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-virginia-book-ban-library-removal/673013/

"How dare I question the school board’s motives? I do dare. After all, it has questioned mine."

Dear journalists who persist in supporting a company whose sociopath CEO loathes you: Here's his latest expression of contempt.

OK, back to business as usual...

You like dogs? Name three of their deities.

People don't fake depression, they fake being okay. Remember that and be kind.

Hi ! New to Mastodon, and flailing around a bit. I am totally blind and still adjusting even though it has been over 4 years. Previously I lived aboard my boat for over 10 years. I am a civil engineer/creative writer/Moth Storyteller.
#introductions #blind #liveaboard

There is a political dynamic we all get, but that the mass public does yet understand.

Mastodon has cleaved from the monopoly sites a small but significant userbase. And here, we are able to *organize*. Because of the size of the community.

On ALL of those other sites, whether #Peertube #PixelFed #Lemmy, etc ... there simply aren't enough users to reach critical mass.

But there are here.

Here on Mastodon is a PURPOSE that has attracted a large user community.

Timeline of a new Mastodon user:

Day 1: this sucks servers are confusing and why is my feed empty

Day 2: why is there no quote tweet this is dumb

Day 3: mastodon better make some changes if it wants to compete with tw_tter

Day 7: hm, people are really nice here

Day 10: loving the no ads and real conversations

Day 15: THE WORKERS MUST SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION AND EXECUTE CAPITALISTS

#TwitterMigration

"I don't need luck, I have you"