Mastodon growth update
It is becoming increasingly clear that if any system is going to displace Twitter in the next several years, it will be Mastodon (including other platforms that are able to integrate into the Mastodon...
View ArticleWhom are you following on Mastodon?
Good FollowsOne of the rough areas of Mastodon is discovering whom to follow. For me, it is mainly by finding references in other posts I am already following. I assume that as Mastodon matures, the...
View ArticleIf McCarthy can't win, what are the alternatives?
After Day 1There is all sorts of talk about the “horse race”, how many votes it will take, mow many months it could go on, etc.. I think all of that is besuide the point. What is a lot more important...
View ArticleUSPS Update: There is no update
Nothing to report here. There were two vacancies at the end of 2022. It appears that Biden’s awesome team can’t bother to find two people in a country of 340,000,000 people who are qualified to join...
View ArticleAs the media blabbers on about "a year of war in Ukraine", the story they...
It was as predictable as seeing reporters standing in the middle of a hurricane, saying nothing more useful than “It is really, really wet out here. And windy too.” Yeah, Sherlock. We get that. It...
View ArticleWhy is there no hardball with Tuberville?
Republicans know they can count on Democrats to wimp out every time, although Dems like to say “We are the adults in the room.” Look, this isn't complicated. You have heard the expression, “Don’t...
View ArticleTime to own "Woke"
Let me begin by acknowledging that the term “woke” has been used for a long time in the African-American community. I don’t mean anything in this diary to disrespect that tradition and will welcome...
View ArticleWhat's New with Mastodon (and ActivityPub)
It is a new year and 6 months after the launch of Threads. It seems like a good time to take a look at the landscape for the “short message socials”.The NumbersGiven its huge Instragram base, Threads...
View ArticleDid Willis shoot herself in the foot?
I am surprised there is nothing posted on Kos about the charges raised against Willis and her lead prosecutor. See www.atlantanewsfirst.com/…The claims:Willis has been having an affair with the lead...
View ArticleIgnore the pollsters. Ignore the pundits. They know nothing.
In election season, you can tell exactly what is going on by following one simple rule.Forget the pollsters. They haven’t produced reliable results for almost a full generation.Ignore the pundits....
View ArticleA window into the modern mind: "I'm quitting Youtube" youtubes
OK. This diary has nothing to do with politics, or does it? As a semi-professional musician, I follow the Youtube channel of guitarist/producer Rick Beato. He is a very accomplished musician with...
View ArticleSoros to control Audacy?
I am surprised this has received little (no?) attention on DK. It is being reported that Soros is purchasing a big block of Audacy’s bankruptcy debt. The reorganization plan is being reworked to give...
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