Mastodon has established itself as a US 501(c)(3) with a really exciting new board. I'm a long-term fan of Esra’a Al Shafei in particular - but the whole group is quite something. #Technology https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 10:47:35 JST Ben Werdmuller -
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 00:51:31 JST Ben Werdmuller Buried here: "Vox Media’s technology news publication The Verge says it also has plans to federate its own site to have more ownership over its content and audience." #Media https://digiday.com/marketing/as-tiktok-ban-threatens-stability-in-social-media-ecosystem-some-brands-settle-into-the-fediverse/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:29:40 JST Ben Werdmuller “The FTC’s final rule to ban noncompetes will ensure Americans have the freedom to pursue a new job, start a new business, or bring a new idea to market.” This is genuinely wonderful. #Business https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Apr-2024 01:07:30 JST Ben Werdmuller This. Is. Awesome. https://activitypub.ghost.org/
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Apr-2024 23:04:42 JST Ben Werdmuller "A recent MIT study indicated that “the cloud” now has a larger carbon footprint than the airline industry, and that “a single data center can consume the equivalent electricity of 50,000 homes.”" #Climate https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/04/the-internet-and-climate-change/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 12:45:01 JST Ben Werdmuller I am convinced that ActivityPub is going to change the entire web.
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 07:39:53 JST Ben Werdmuller What’s the best, most straightforward explanation of how ActivityPub actually works? I’m looking for how the data flows, what an inbox is, what happens when you post, etc, rather than how to implement the exact feed specs, which libraries to pick, or what Mastodon is.
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 01:52:49 JST Ben Werdmuller "I find my feelings about AI are actually pretty similar to my feelings about blockchains: they do a poor job of much of what people try to do with them, they can't do the things their creators claim they one day might, and many of the things they are well suited to do may not be altogether that beneficial." #Technology https://www.citationneeded.news/ai-isnt-useless/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 02:28:12 JST Ben Werdmuller "I am absolutely convinced that journalism’s most essential role at this critical moment goes far, far beyond what it’s doing. The status quo in political (and related) coverage consists of sporadically noting that gosh-maybe-there’s-a-problem, while sticking mostly to journalistic business as usual. The status quo is journalistic malpractice." #Media https://dangillmor.com/2024/04/14/whats-next-for-me/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 22:59:57 JST Ben Werdmuller If you were buying a new car for a family today, what would you buy? EV preferred.
(Please don’t say “public transit”. Yes, I’d prefer functional public infrastructure too, and resent the need to own a car, but I live in America.)
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 04:53:31 JST Ben Werdmuller ATTN: RAPTURISTS
THE RAPTURE HAS HAPPENED
YOU ARE RAPTURED
THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE
YOU CAN CHILL OUT NOW
FINALLY
PLEASE
JUST BE COOL, OKAY
TIME TO VOTE FOR SOME TRAINS AND STUFF
WE'VE GOT THIS
HAPPY RAPTURE
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Apr-2024 23:15:04 JST Ben Werdmuller This hadn't really been on my radar: "Just one type of next generation geothermal — called superhot rock energy, where deep drilling reaches temperatures 400 degrees Celsius (752 degrees Fahrenheit) or hotter — is abundant enough to theoretically fulfill the world’s power requirements." #Climate https://grist.org/energy/the-us-aims-to-crack-the-code-on-scaling-up-geothermal-energy-production/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Apr-2024 08:35:51 JST Ben Werdmuller Updated https://shareopenly.org for the last time this weekend - it now has instructions for adding "share to" links on your own site (you can see them live on my site at https://werd.io). #fediverse #socialmedia
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Apr-2024 01:56:38 JST Ben Werdmuller Changed around the order of the site list and the form on ShareOpenly. An icon, WordPress plugin, and instructions for integrating it with your site are all in the works. https://shareopenly.org
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Friday, 05-Apr-2024 23:37:01 JST Ben Werdmuller Uh, we just had an earthquake. And it was felt as far away as NYC. What just happened??
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 11:04:46 JST Ben Werdmuller I was asked to recommend some places to visit in Edinburgh. It's been a while since I was there - which seems crazy, because I lived there for so long. But here's what I loved at the time. https://werd.io/2024/my-edinburgh #edinburgh #travel
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2024 21:13:01 JST Ben Werdmuller "Weeknotes are well suited to teams that want to communicate about their work to colleagues or management. But they’re useful in other circumstances, too, such as individuals communicating to the teams they’re part of, or leaders communicating to the people they lead." #Business https://doingweeknotes.com/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 07:11:07 JST Ben Werdmuller I think it would be fun to (co-)organize an East Coast IndieWebCamp this year, mostly because I would like to go to an East Coast IndieWebCamp this year. Perhaps there's scope for an IndieWebCamp NYC in September / October?
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 11:45:35 JST Ben Werdmuller "You’ve also got to look at the long-term, at the end of the BBC, which somehow is surely undoubtedly on its way in some shape or form. What, is Doctor Who going to die then?" #Media https://gizmodo.com/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-disney-bigger-budget-bbc-1851372537?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Mar-2024 22:34:25 JST Ben Werdmuller So ... how *should* open platforms advertise their share intents? I made a #microformats proposal, but I'd love to talk about it. https://werd.io/2024/advertising-share-intents-with-microformats #indieweb #fediverse
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