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Jay
@jay@mastodon.social
mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Developer, designer, writer living in Boston
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Joined October 06, 2016
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Finally, two new, modern Pinboard apps: https://www.kilobitspersecond.com/2022/01/06/finally-two-new-modern-pinboard-apps/
Some Thoughts on Privacy, “Privacy”, and Mastodon: https://www.kilobitspersecond.com/2022/04/27/mastodon-privacy-admin-read-dms/
#askfedi If I "move to a different account", are my followers' instances updated to reflect that change, or will they rely on my previous instance to live in perpetuity serving a 301 to all requests?
#askfedi Can I reverse a "move to a different account"? The language reads "Your current account will not be fully usable afterwards. However, you will have access to data export as well as re-activation." By re-activation it means I could go back to using the former account?
"I think it would be fun to run a newspaper HURRRRRGGGGGHHHHH"
@brunoph@mastodon.technology As somebody who is not well-versed in the nuances of these licenses, can you please explain how GPLv3 accomplishes this versus, say, v2 or MIT or Apache etc.?
Ryan Broderick on War (And Everything) As Content: https://www.kilobitspersecond.com/2022/02/28/ryan-broderick-on-war-and-everything-as-content/
There is a surreal aspect to viewing the outbreak of war through the conveniences offered by social media, and I doubt we are ready to comprehend its consequences.Nick Heer, “Social Media in New Wartime“
Now seems like a really good time not to be on Twitter. When things are crazy I ... https://www.kilobitspersecond.com/2022/02/25/russia-ukraine-social-media/
WSJ perpetuating “green bubble” myths: https://www.kilobitspersecond.com/2022/01/10/iphone-android-green-bubble-wsj/
One of the great comforting things about a Bose Wave CD player is that the words on the glowing display are in Gill Sans
A good trick if you’re logging into multiple similar WordPress environments (dev/staging/prod): Change the Admin Color Scheme for each one so you can easily tell which one you’re in.
the mac touchbar could be offering to refill my coffee and i wouldn’t know it because i never look at the keyboard