We are all doing better than the “glue yourself to things” people because they’re moving things backwards, turning people against climate action, distracting from climate issues.

Right, self-described “climate protestors” aren’t necessarily helping the environment.

Only a brand would think in terms of favorite brands.

Why would it be an n-turn? The n shape suggests you back up before turning. The capital U asserts that you simply turn. That’s how I’ve always done it.

Whoa, I didnt know that guy was involved with reddit. He’s the anti-spez.

Are Swartz and Ohanian still around? Are they all trying to cash in?

I can understand wanting to get retirement money out of your long-term project, but we’re not obliged to stick around and assist in the degradation of a once-great platform.

Did spez create reddit or did they just hire him?

It depends. If they can still be funny then go for it.

Man this defediverse stuff gets tiring

“These days people spend thousands of dollars to visit the sun-kissed islands of the Caribbean. But in the 1700s you could go there for free, if you were black and you didn’t want to go there.”
-also Cunk

So are they going to hire people to mod all those subs?

Okay. I keep reading about docker. What’s the difference between a docker and just installing an app on rented server space?

Does each dock (?) have its own server? (Apache or nginx or whatever?)

Does each dock host a whole site, or do you have a dock for your database and a dock for your web app?

I use Podcast Addict on Android (both phone and tablet) and it’s excellent. I’m using the paid version so it’s ad-free. It has a good set of widgets too. Five stars.

I used to use Podkicker Pro, but the paid version started showing ads. So I switched to Podcast Addict Pro and it’s excellent.

Yeah they’re not perfectly synchronized but I can interact across platforms and instances.

How would it benefit BigSocial to spread us out among instances?

No, we shouldn’t just passively observe the experiment either fail or succeed by its own pre-existing state. We should actively engineer our behavior and connections to avoid the slimey tentacles of corporate manipulation.

And that’s why we need to constantly remind ourselves to spread out while staying connected (the precise function of federation)

Good point. Defederation is one of my biggest concerns about the fediverse.

What would be the benefit of a single user instance?
I guess you’d really control your data.
You could do a magazine as your own personal blog.
And you could still post to any instance you want.