Ich hätte ja nie gedacht, dass ich doch tatsächlich einmal mit dem AWD-Maschmeyer einer Meinung bin – und dann auch noch auf LinkedIn. Aber ja, kann ich anstandslos zugeben, der Mann liegt richtig. Zumindest in dieser Sache.
“I wish I was around when people had blogs or even myspace. This era was deeply personal and creative. Most writing on the internet was individual, not written in search of “SEO” or profit but driven by the need and want of people to share knowledge–pure curiosity.”
So, I've been on #Bluesky for about 36 hours now, and had another Google+ moment: I suddenly realised, why I prefer #Mastodon to that blue butterfly thing. It's the mass of people talking endlessly about things I don't care at all. It was like this when I moved from the bird site to Google+. I think I talked about this before, but Mastodon feels like a cosy home with like-minded people compared to the noisy, busy streets of mass social media. There, I said it.
Excellent breakdown of the #NYT lawsuit against #OpenAI by @mmasnick here. Basically, it's another attempt of a #copyright cash grab by a big player: The lawsuit relies on a false belief that copyright can limit the right to read and process data.
“Similarly, I’ll note that even if the NY Times gets some money out of this, don’t expect the actual reporters to see any of it.”
@dansup I have a question about the pixelfed.social instance: I noticed, that all my photos posted before Dec 3, 2022 do not show up any more. It just shows a “No Preview Available” placeholder. Why is that?
"Doch Server müssen bezahlt, Beiträge moderiert und die Technik am Laufen gehalten werden. Was kostet das eigentlich und wieviel Zeit stecken die Betreiber:innen in ihre #Mastodon Instanzen?"
Adult Educator | Coach | Nerd | formerly known as Wortgefecht | ¯_(ツ)_/¯ | 🇨🇭I've been named a #watch enthusiast by some, but it's not the worst thing I've been called. Check out my Pixelfed account for watch related content.Housekeeping:My toots never expire and are searchable via tootfinder and the new search function in Mastodon.