Miren @miren@mas.to

A thread on MuskSite about how gamification makes it hard for people to leave and makes them a bit disappointed when they try other sites. Please do share over there if interested, if you're still posting there to try and help people escape...

https://twitter.com/OmanReagan/status/1519176125032763392

Just requested my data from Twitter (sorry, Musk Social) which can do from https://twitter.com/settings/download_your_data

Apparently it can take 24 hours to prepare the archive.

Once I have my data, I’ll be closing my Twitter (sorry, Musk Social) account this week and telling them to delete my data.

The official Mastodon app really needs to add support for the "Local" timeline.

It was (presumably) left out because on larger servers it's an overwhelming firehose and seems useless.

However, on smaller servers it's a really important way to build a sense of community.

Instances like https://social.chinwag.org put a lot of work into making their local timeline pleasant for their members, and they have withdrawn from the https://JoinMastodon.org directory in protest at the lack of Local support in the official app. This is a bad sign, it shows something has gone wrong in relations with smaller instances.

Small servers are really good for Masto, because the more small servers there are, the harder it will be for any amoral billionaires to try to buy up the network.

If you agree that the Local timeline should be added to the official app, please add thumbs up to the relevant issues on GitHub:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/issues/8

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-ios/issues/369

#MastoTips#Mastodon #FediTips #Fediverse

Hi! mastodon.social is being slow right now, as far as I can tell because there's twice as many people using it at the same time as ever have; I'm working on making it go fast again, but in the meantime, do remember to invite people to joinmastodon.org instead of directly to mastodon.social. People don't have to be on the same server to follow you! Thanks!

https://neal.fun/dark-patterns/

> Websites on the internet are constantly trying to get you to complete actions. Whether it's buying something, reccomending a friend or posting private information, there is a lot of value in getting you to perform specific actions. However, some websites go too far and try to trick or mislead you into doing what they want. This has led to what are called "Dark Patterns", or shady ways of tricking you into performing actions without you knowing.

> It's important that you are aware of these patterns, and so below are a list of dark patterns with interactive examples. The more you know, the more control you will have.

PenPot is a free open source design and prototyping platform. It works through a web browser and uses open standards, so it can be used collaboratively and on any OS.

You can follow at:

➡️ @penpot

PenPot is now in beta testing, find out more at https://penpot.app

(PenPot used to be called Uxbox)

#PenPot #UXBox #Design #Prototyping #AppDev #Dev #Software #Development #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Computing #SVG #SelfHosting #Productivity #Office #WebApps #WebApp

The awesome humane tech list
https://github.com/humanetech-community/awesome-humane-tech

(via @eichkat3r)

I implore any #FLOSS group using #Telegram to consider switching to @matrix for public (unencrypted) and private (#E2EE) chats, and #Fediverse services (Mastodon, Pleroma, Write.as etc) for announcements. And Discourse.

https://t.me/durov/176

Tips on how to upcycle your phone. Print or share online our high-resolution infographics and help others learn that #UpcyclingAndroid is a more sustainable choice than buying a new one.

You can do it!

https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/informationmaterial.html#infographics

Of course Elsevier's "enhanced pdf viewer" tracks where you click, view, if you hide the page, etc. and then transmits a big base64 blob of events along with ID from University proxy when you leave. I'm sure straight to SciVal for sale.
Is this the way we want science to work?

If you can't bear to live without having infinite access to every music you could possibly want, you're not a music fan, you're an addict. You're addicted to consumer convenience. You're addicted to the entitlement to have everything at your disposal and you're ignoring the very, very real cost of that convenience. It's not worth it.

Not getting any coding done because GitHub is down? Why not take the opportunity to check out Codeberg (https://codeberg.org/), Gitea (https://gitea.com/) or GitLab (https://about.gitlab.com/install/)

#alternatives

"Pfizer agreed to provide Israel with enough vaccines for the entire population, in exchange for huge amounts of valuable data, raising concerns about privacy and data monopoly, and demonstrating that citizens’ data is now one of the most valuable state assets".

https://www.ft.com/content/f1b30f2c-84aa-4595-84f2-7816796d6841

#infosec #COVID19