Notices by Mark R. Stoneman (markstoneman@zirk.us), page 2

Timeline cleanse https://botsin.space/@biodiversitypix/112781990019497039

My impression is that there is a lot more activity going into third-party tools for Mastodon (and the Fediverse more broadly) than there is for Bluesky. I like the apparent optimism about the ActivityPub protocol. #SocialWeb #Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse

@Gargron It would be interesting to know if the WP
figure is mainly for broadcasting posts into this space, or if there are significant number of
people holding conversations across blogs.

Still getting used to the automatic crossposting option on Micro.blog. There are no preference settings for how an automatic crosspost should be handled on a given platform, and one approach to all isn’t always going to do.

I am wondering how Threads can really federate given what Meta is doing with user content and so-called AI. There's opt-out in Europe and no choice whatsoever in the United States. While both situations are bad, they are becoming known. But what about people on other Fediverse instances who casually interact with a Threads account? (1/2) 🧵

I'm not on Flipboard, but this is another example of how commercial platforms joining the #fediverse is happening and could be a good thing. "Flipboard is pivoting to ActivityPub and the fediverse" https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24006062/flipboard-fediverse-mastodon-activitypub-profiles-social

@ivory The new hashtag features in #Ivory would be much more useful if the app did not make all the #hashtags lowercase. That was common on the old bird place, but #CamelCase is more accessible to people using screen readers and the like. I'm not asking you to convert everything to camel case, but it would be helpful if the app paid attention to the actual hashtags I'm using.

@inquiline A #fascism-related quotation that grabbed my attention eight years ago:

@rikefranke It might make sense if you bring third parties into the story. If Saudi Arabia and Israel were working toward a normalization of relations, Iran would be unhappy. Since Iran supports Hamas financially and militarily, it must have some influence over Hamas that it could use that to try and isolate Israel. Israel's reaction could very well create an outcome Iran wants: Israeli isolation. But I've been wondering the same thing: how does this help the Palestinian cause as such? Does it?