WA5PSA

@WA5PSA@mastodon.radio

Ham radio since 1966. Fairly progressive politics. Like to play electronics. Do law. Still working!

#hamradio #hamr #electronics #law #writing

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WA5PSA, to random
LeftistLawyer, to mastodon

Today, I'm grateful my online voice is no longer under the thumb of an oligarch techbro.

Thank you

WA5PSA,

@LeftistLawyer that is the main reason to be here.

WA5PSA,

@LeftistLawyer I'm just a general civil litigator. Since 1977. I specialize in appellate/motion practice. I'm 72 and am still having fun.

Saw your specialities. Well...I was at the first Earth Day (1970??).

WA5PSA, to random
GrimmReality, to random
@GrimmReality@beige.party avatar

Perhaps you could treat my monkey's life-threatening headwound versus moralizing about jumping on beds.

WA5PSA,

@GrimmReality But he was giving preventative advice

shoq, to random
@shoq@mastodon.social avatar

People get so defensive about their post-Xitter social media, which I find incredibly silly. All of these services are too new to come to any meaningful conclusions about them. And only 2 of them promise open ecosystems. Supporting any that don’t is reckless, uninformed and selfish, imo. Just because some friends are there, is no excuse to gravitate toward another fascist-enabling, closed social media nightmare like the mess we’re all running away from.

WA5PSA,

@shoq what's the second open one?

RickiTarr, to random
@RickiTarr@beige.party avatar

Okay you have $100, but you have to spend it on something stupid instead of practical, what are you getting for yourself?

This is not the question to be noble on, I will poke you with a fork (just a little, but it will tickle). You've been warned!

WA5PSA,

@RickiTarr baseball tickets

Green_Footballs, to random
@Green_Footballs@mastodon.social avatar

Bluesky drama of the day: Jack Dorsey has apparently deleted his Bluesky account.

Awesome news.

WA5PSA,

@Green_Footballs So which billionaire owned platform is which again?

revk, to random
@revk@toot.me.uk avatar

These things really are a huge con. Why not just pay the staff a proper wage.

Pre paid service charges paid.
Plus service charges like this just buying a coffee. Yes I have to buy coffee even though I have “unlimited” beverages package.
And optional extra tip on top.

Drives me nuts.

WA5PSA,

@revk @jamesholden why would you do that to the poor employee? They didn't create the system.

Teri_Kanefield, to random

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    WA5PSA,

    @Teri_Kanefield Thanks. Graduated law school in 1977 but have done civil law since. This is a great refresher

    taylorlorenz, to random
    @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social avatar

    The Twitter account just officially rebranded to X but they can’t figure out how to change the handle

    WA5PSA,

    @taylorlorenz All his Xs live in Texas

    N4JAW, to amateurradio
    @N4JAW@mastodon.radio avatar

    I'm beginning to think Mother Nature is pissed off. The #spaceweatherwoman Dr. TamithaSkov gives forecast about approaching major #solarstorm #spaceweather #spacewx #solarcycle25 #geomagneticstorm #amateurradio #hamradio

    Watch "A Whopper of a Storm Speeds Towards Earth | Space Weather News 20 July 2023" on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=KsKDVOuboyw&feature=share9

    WA5PSA,

    @N4JAW how can we enjoy the solar cycle if the sun regularly farts in our general direction?

    WA5PSA, to random
    jq, to random

    Every time you click this link, it will send you to a random Web 1.0 website

    https://wiby.me/surprise/

    WA5PSA,

    @jq This is cool! Thanks.

    futurebird, to random
    @futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

    I think the real “problem” the fediverse has isn’t that it’s hard to use, it’s that it doesn’t fit the pattern. It’s like if someone asks “what grocery do you order from?” and you respond “My building’s co-op, I get meals & fresh food delivered from participating farms & cooks— I do solar panel maintenance and run the website in return— plus goodie fees”
    “goodie fees? … um … so is that like UberEats then?”

    And what’s worse is it sounds more complex because it’s atypical— but really it’s easier

    WA5PSA,

    @futurebird I'm here because I don't have to try and figure out which billionaire I have to please.

    And I'm relaxed when I'm here but not on those other places

    atomicpoet, to Futurology

    I just had a look at 's recent press release about , and something caught my attention right away.

    For the very first time, they're acknowledging another platform alongside . Specifically, they're highlighting that can now connect through .

    Now, you know Meta's PR department doesn't say things by accident. So here's why this is a big deal. Last time I checked, WordPress powers a whopping 43% of the Internet. Yeah, you heard that right! If you visit a website, there's a good chance it's using WordPress as its CMS.

    Now, if even a fraction of those WordPress sites start federating, it could have a huge impact on the network effect of the Fediverse. Of course, Meta isn't oblivious to this. I've been talking about the potential of WordPress and ActivityPub for quite some time now.

    But if you're particularly observant, you might also notice that they mention . We've known for a while that Tumblr is likely to integrate ActivityPub into their platform.

    But here's an interesting tidbit: Did you know that one company, Automattic, not only owns Tumblr but is also the driving force behind WordPress?

    I don't want to jump to conclusions, but once again, PR departments don't just drop hints randomly. I have a strong feeling that Meta has been having some high-level discussions with Automattic about the future of ActivityPub. It wouldn't surprise me if Meta has some insights into Automattic's upcoming plans for the Fediverse.

    https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-threads-new-app-text-sharing/

    @fediversenews

    WA5PSA,

    @atomicpoet @fediversenews So do we welcome our robot overlords, or not?

    I'm just a little English major, but this sounds like an accident waiting to happen.

    WA5PSA,

    @atomicpoet Facebook/WordPress are not doing this as a hobby.

    WA5PSA,

    @atomicpoet Sure. As I read it (could be wrong) you're saying both Meta and Automattic will potentially be able to hook into fediverse. I'm confused on what that means. Is this a threat to Mastodon's "independence"? Will the rolling monsters of Meta and Automattic be able to take over or drown out our little mastodon community?

    I am just a nontechie trying to understand the implications. But it seems to me that this is a threat if we don't watch ourselves.

    Sorry - I tend to speak Sarcasm. :)

    Green_Footballs, to random
    @Green_Footballs@mastodon.social avatar

    Musk wants to transform Twitter into a universal messaging/banking/shopping app like China’s WeChat.

    Would you trust this far right asshole with your life savings?

    WA5PSA,

    @Green_Footballs Will he give me Social Credit?

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