Notices by Samf (samf@mastodon.gamedev.place)

Harris referring to Trump’s relationship with Putin as “what you think is a friendship”🔥🔥🔥#uspol

Damn, never seen a web browser get milkshake duck’d so fast. I thought the 2026 timeline was enough of a red flag, but yeah no thanks.
https://exquisite.social/@thomholwerda/112716764371132291

@thomasfuchs I think you're conflating your personal needs/experience with everyone's needs/experience here. This "very small niche" you speak of is multiple billion dollar industries.

@thomasfuchs I mean, perhaps YOU don’t. But as a daily iPad + Magic Keyboard user, with use-cases that prefer the keyboard and trackpad while some prefer touch, I certainly would!

@thomasfuchs Because a folding touchscreen MacBook with detachable keyboard doesn't exist yet

Hey @Gargron quick question, why is Biz Stone on the US non-profit board for Mastodon? He’s clearly still invested in Twitter and Instagram as platforms, posting at both places but only uses Mastodon to syndicate his Medium posts. I’m not seeing any action to indicate any passion or interest in the fediverse whatsoever.

It’s curious, is all.

@jsit Mastodon has had literal years to iron out these incredibly awkward UX rough edges. And there are a lot of them. It’s very frustrating.

@jsit I’m sympathetic to open-source development (xz shined a light on that plight, if nothing else), but honestly my goodwill is wearing thin.

I wish Mastodon would stop building apps and focus purely on the protocol. As of their 2022 report, HALF their team was focused on app development. At least when Twitter invested in apps, it was for a business reason. (Ads.)

@thomasfuchs I am not (by choice) but I've done a fair amount of research and have observed other folks’ experiences. There are certainly things BlueSky excels at—UX and search being the two primary areas I've seen—but beyond that, it sounds to be a shallow experience.

And honestly, just on principle alone, it's not for me. I've been doing web dev long enough to know that “we're a VC funded company with an OSS product" smell, and where it usually leads. Recent example, Google/Chromium/JPEG-XL

@thomasfuchs Wow! I've had the exact opposite experience. Mastodon has room to grow and improve, no doubt, but the vibe in my timeline at least is chill, supportive, and optimistic. BlueSky is another Jack Dorsey project, half-baked and basically a tech bro echo chamber. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯