“America is like a smoke & vape shop with all the bright ass LED lit bongs, some incense, and artisanal kettle fried potato chips for sale. Interesting at first but you wonder how that place is still in business”
— me discussing how we probably look to other countries with my mom just now.
Seen in my morning Reddit feed…
Messing with Loops, a soon-to-be federated short video posting app by @dansup@pixelfed.social.
Bitcoin along with other cryptocurrencies are on the move since the incoming administration is seen as friendly to legitimizing and codifying them as investments and currency exchanges.
If you haven’t already, it’s a good idea to learn how to leverage crypto in your portfolio.
MARTA service still suspended at some stations after train derails on bridge
…its a damn shame we’re squandering this literal gift of urbanity from the late 1970s like this. MARTA could be every bit as good as DC Metro, or better but all we do is complain when stuff like this happens, but use that to justify not fixing it. 🫤
Things I miss about my #japanlife part 4: Train melodies.
Before the doors close, the conductor hits a button on the platform and plays a short 5 second melody the lets you know the doors will be closing soon. Each platform of each station has its own song.
WOTD: ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
(h/t: 🦋 @thesgtjoker.bsky.social and this post)
Q: Why do you like trains?
A: yes.
#tokyo #trainnerd
Marcy had a very judgmental #catsgiving.
BRB, about to bug @SinclairTrails about RV winterizing and best practices since it’s gonna be 24°F for a low this coming weekend and I’m gonna be spending my Thanksgiving blowing out my water lines instead of watching football. Yay #procrastination!
やっとこの俺が俺のフレームワークノットに日本語入力はできる。ウィンドウズじゃなくてArch Linux OSは使用、ハイパーランドと言うデスクトップを使うから強いけど時々めんどくさいコンビねww。簡単に設定はなく、スクリプトチングは必要。お疲れ様！
“It was a skill more critical as the United States and the world confronted the coronavirus pandemic.” #page42 📖
I took a short nap after work and dreamed I was 13 again, riding my bike down La Brea with $3.50 tryna hit up ASTRO BURGERS. The nostalgia hit hard on that one; I could smell the charbroil …
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
Japanese social media users are switching to Bluesky and other X alternatives, with data suggesting the start of a durable trend according to Similarweb.
👍🏾 Looks like Bluesky needs a Japanese team?
This big floof just stole my straw before I could use it. It ain’t even #caturday but… 🐱
Best thing about newish web browsers and smartphones: The ability to turn long articles and blog posts into a voiceover/podcast/audiobook on the spot.
Definitely helping me digest @cwebber@social.coop’s article How decentralized is Bluesky really? which you should definitely read/listen to.
💻️ Reading BlueskyがActivityPubを採用しなかった3つの理由 (Three reasons why Bluesky didn’t adopt ActivityPub)
This page discusses why Bluesky chose not to adopt ActivityPub, the open protocol used by Mastodon and others, and opted to make its own, ATProtocol.
- Architectural Differences: ActivityPub’s model did not align with Bluesky’s vision for scalability and flexibility.
- User Experience: Integrating with ActivityPub could have limited Bluesky’s control over its features and user experience.
- Technical Challenges: Compatibility with existing ActivityPub networks would require significant adjustments that might compromise Bluesky’s goals.
AT Proto addresses these by improving:
- Scalability: Designed to handle higher traffic and expand seamlessly.
- Modular Flexibility: Allows customization without being constrained by the limitations of ActivityPub.
- User Data Portability: Focuses on improving data interoperability between platforms.
🤔 The author equates ATProto to solving for “Big Fedi” while still maintaining the nimbleness within to handle “Small Fedi” ideals on a granular scale. This is as opposed to Mastodon’s catering to “Small Fedi,” only. Oh what are these anyway? It’s a concept that Evan Prodromou (@evan@cosocial.ca) outlined in his blog post here defining two schools of thought regarding social networks. It’s highly encouraged to read through that post and perhaps even drop him a line if you’re interested in these topics.
At some point I’ll give my thoughts and post them over on the main starrwulfe.xyz blog once I unpack them, and also how I’m doing this with some #indieweb secret sauce; stay tuned! 📺️
Working on the #indieweb #fediverse #bluesky workflow with micro.blog.
⏰ It’s gonna take me so much time to straighten out my micro.blog stuff. But I’m here for it I guess.