Notices by Mike Loukides (mikeloukides@hachyderm.io)

@mattly I'd buy some! I'm sure they don't ship to CT, though.

@inthehands Yeah, that's an important observation (and sadly, accurate). "Trump lies about X" isn't news because Trump lies about everything. It's been reported, hasn't helped their ratings or engagement, so move on, nothing to see. It explains a lot.

@thomasfuchs Not many people get the importance of Rabin's assassination. Peace was actually working, and that was intolerable.

@thomasfuchs As I understand it, the metaphor was originally intended to include the idea that you have to take on debt to do big projects, just like you have to take out a mortgage to buy a house. But that's largely been forgotten. And when you take out a mortgage, you're not OMG, I OWE MONEY, THIS IS TERRIBLE--you think about the interest rates, whether there are better things you can do with the money you have, etc.

@thomasfuchs This is getting ridiculous. Compromised smart toothbrushes? The technology world is more absurd every day.

Hmmm. Got several followers recently who had zero followers, and were only following 1 or 2 people total, and 0 posts. Back in the day when Twitter was useful, that was a sign of bot onslaught. Any thoughts about what this means in the fediverse?

@thomasfuchs I remember having one of these on my desk! Fun machine.

@thomasfuchs For years, I've said that Apple's core expertise isn't technology, it's fashion accessories. So I wouldn't be surprised if Vision Pro becomes the new signifier of tech coolness. Whether or not it's any good.

@thomasfuchs Glad I'm not the only one...