Notices by Kristoffer Lawson (setok@attractive.space)

It was funny how at this evening’s party, several people were around with #iPhone Minis, all lamenting the lack of an upgrade path. One was going to have to switch to an iPhone 17 soon for business, but was not looking forwards to it and acted dismayed when shown my own new one.

It’s quite an odd quirk to have so many people around, with money available, but no newer decent sized phone available.

In June, full electric #EVs became the number 1 in new #car registrations in #Germany, beating hybrids and all other propulsion vehicles. But hey, I’m sure it’s a fad.

WTF, this is absolutely shameful corruption. The US’s star player gets a match ban (red card), and Trump gives #FIFA a call and as if by magic the ban is ‘suspended’. Unlike for the numerous other red cards in this #WorldCup.

What utter nonsense!

The US has now become the team I least support. It’s a disgrace and cannot be left without consequences.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cewqq5q8v41o

#Tesla’s #Elon #Musk admits that #FSD does not seem possible with the older HW3 hardware and will require camera and computer updates. I’ve been saying this for years and, if I’m honest, I don’t think HW4 can do it either. Not in the sense of full autonomy (which is how FSD was always sold as a vision).

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/elon-musk-admits-millions-of-tesla-owners-need-upgrades-for-true-full-self-driving/

@fishidwardrobe @scottjenson @dalias @pmdj this analogy comparing AI people to ‘people killing puppies’ is … interesting.

One I would argue is completely uncalled for.

#TIL I learnt that the whole concept of the #rapture is a relatively new idea, in biblical terms. From the 19th century. And from America, of course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture

Yes! This is the kind of business model for #Mastodon I’ve been talking about. They probably need to start packaging these into off the shelf chunks with off the shelf pricing, but it’s a step in the right direction.

From: @Mastodon
https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115230366976982724

@justjanne @codinghorror @mkoek @dalias if that were the case, they wouldn’t exist at all. You haven’t outlined how those dialogs are illegal.

@justjanne @codinghorror @mkoek @dalias the business model hasn’t been made illegal. It’s just been made to exist through endless popups that users click blindly. It’s a nuisance nag for the vast majority of people, only causing extra effort (and costs) for everyone. Exactly the kind of regulation we should never have. Hell, there are even plugins that click Accept for you.

@mkoek @dalias @codinghorror tell that to the thousands of startups desperately trying to balance with a billion other things they're trying to do. That's just not a practical suggestion when the third party analytics are much faster to set up, better understood, and generally superior too than some self-hosted thing cobbled together.

As mentioned, the reality we are in today with cookie popups everywhere was 100% predictable and the regulation was thus poorly considered.

@mkoek @dalias @codinghorror frankly, yes. The law hasn’t changed anything of substance. Companies still use the same analytics tools. But now users are constantly nagged at, and companies have increased costs and slower go to market times as they need to faff with these things.

Perfect example of regulation that is completely misguided, and is a nuisance to almost everyone, bar a few people on Mastodon. Wrong approach.

@dalias @codinghorror that’s all very nice in theory, but it was always going to end up with what we have, due to the way this regulation was brought in. With having to incessantly click Accept on every single website out there. Only a small fraction of people care to do anything else. Thus reducing the experience for almost everyone and annoying millions every day. The cookies are not just used for ads, but every analytics tool out there. Key to running sites.

@tchambers @Glatorius @box464 @cheeaun ok, fair enough. I take it you don’t see value in the ‘social filtering’ that you get with showing only known replies initially? (A bit like FB ‘Most Relevant’ replies)

@tchambers @Glatorius @box464 @cheeaun why would you prefer fetch automatically rather than fetch in request?

@tchambers @Glatorius @box464 @cheeaun if it constantly fetches then the replies screen would randomly bounce around, potentially by quite big steps?

Also you’d lose the benefit of the ‘social filter’ on replies (your server and network defining which replies appear first).

I kind of like the latter. We don’t have algorithms defining what is important, we have our neighbourhood. So to speak :)

@cheeaun @tchambers @box464 I don't think this provides the functionality that I was thinking of:

* Only show known replies by default
* User can request to show all replies, upon which they are fetched (spinner etc while fetching) and shown when they have been retrieved (or a certain threshold has been reached, after which more can be retrieved)

I think there are good reasons to do it this way. Gives user control and 'best' replies first.

#replies #Mastodon

(cc @Gargron)

@box464 a certain amount can be fetched, with a further ‘fetch more’ as needed. This can also work into the deeper nooks (branches) of a conversation. Much like how Reddit does it (again, meaning this model is familiar). So upon request the fetcher follows to a certain depth. It then indicates more can be fetched.

Ideally ‘Fetch More’ should not appear if there are no more new replies. But that would require at least a ‘are there more?’ ping.

@box464 same logic for live updates. Don’t mess around with what’s being shown (UIs that change uncontrollably are a bit of a nightmare). But ping in background ‘Are there new replies?’. If there are, offer user a button saying there are new replies and that by clicking, they will be fetched. But it’s in their control. User having the feeling of control is key.

@box464 I fundamentally believe the correct way to do this is a button:

* Showing only the replies an instance knows about by default is a kind of social filter mechanism — you or your close network (instance) has been made aware of these replies. Fair chance they are the most relevant to you. Like AI selectors on other platforms, but better.

* But then able to fetch more on request. An interaction people are used to.

* Saves bandwidth by only fetching upon request

Regardless of which side of the #Israel debate you stand on, sanctioning a #UN special rapporteur, as well as #ICC judges, is disgraceful, and smells of joining hands with the wrongs of history.

Another smell, of course, is banning reporters. The most classic move of any government wanting to hide the realities of their actions.

From: @BBCNews
https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/top-stories-hc55lmo2z/-/a-VlT40OJ9SqGAprr-BRAsJA%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0