Jayson Massey @jaysonmassey@qoto.org

@brianpm That's really interesting!

@tofugolem

Assume that any business (or charity) that has your info is selling it for revenue. It's not just social media sites.

Right now, I would vehemently argue that there is NO working business model at Twitter. I would also add that there are workarounds to the algorithms they use. The post is a bunch of those, but not all of the workarounds.

@taxgirl I don't what I'm doing this Xmas....maybe Vanity Fair. I think she has different tastes than me though.

@taxgirl No one, it's too hot to raise a trophy! You'll burn your hands

@taxgirl I thought that encouraging reading would be a good thing! I like the articles!

@AmandaHilden I am keeping mine. Just this week, I got to talk to MC Hammer and my ECW fav, Sabu. You just can't do that on other platforms.

The 'one that must not be named' blocked me. Guess it was something I said!

If you're upset about the Twitter news below, here's what to do:

1. #blockallads. It's a simple protest that will work if enough people do it

2. Use another app to post to Twitter. I use Buffer free edition. It's a compromise, but it also leaves you off of their platform.

3. Don't like 'em? Block 'em.

4. They got you mad! Don't retweet anything from them. Use an image instead. Remember to algorithms, ENRAGEMENT = ENGAGEMENT.

Little-known fact about me: I bought a subscription of Teen Vogue for my niece...and I end up reading the articles!

What an amazing story! "At 15, she became “the sole provider” for her family, a process she describes as “parentification…when you become the emotional confidante for a parent.”"

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/becky-g-september-2022-cover-interview

I am working on JavaScript now. Gotta make a page with forms.

https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_validation.asp

@andrew You're welcome!

@andrew Sending this around to lawyers I know right now!

@ProfDuff Italian Market slice sounds like the sixth Spice Girl that was cut for being too non-British. Poor gal. Was out here drinking tea and everything.

@gcluley Fix it! Don't punt on cybersecurity! Hackers can hurdle your security! Tackle those hackers before they blitz your servers! Throw firewalls up and knock ransomware out!

There you go. Gratis.

@brittlestar Brittlestar broke Mastodon! You're just too popular!

@jrbprof @ashton And if anyone DID understand it, they probably quit or got sacked already.

@AdamParkhomenko Done!

@jrbprof @ashton Keep in mind something I read today....since Twitter algorithm is dictated by machine learning, TWITTER doesn't even know how the algorithm works!

Imagine paying $44 billion for something and not being able to find out a major part of it works?

@hollyween1 That's really unfortunate. I think you should go to your elected officials and fight that one. Not just for fairness reasons...to figure out how our system of government works.

If it's signed and dated in the correct areas, they should accept it.

@brittlestar Found ya! You hoser!