Notices by Jay Baker (they/he) (mediaactivist@kolektiva.social), page 14

@maegul Yeah exactly, those are really good points actually - great insight!

@JoeP I've used Reddit and Lemmy for a while now and I'd say the opposite is true. The whole "debate me bro" downvote culture seems to be the default premise. Whereas on Mastodon those types know they won't be platformed or barely even seen.

Uh oh. My more recent experiences with #Lemmy and by proxy #Kbin are becoming increasingly like they were with Reddit (not good). What's the deal with that? Why is the discourse I find on #Mastodon so much more positive and productive than there? Is it an influx of ex-Reddit users bringing bad habits and negative energy with them? Is it the actual software; the format; the layout? What is it? #Fediverse

Union accuses Google of retaliating against workers for organizing https://fortune.com/2023/08/03/union-accuses-google-of-retaliating-against-workers-for-organizing/ #Google #union

‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Hides Effective Political Ad That Calls Out GOP https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/04/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-hides-effective-political-ad-that-calls-out-gop/ #ElonMusk #Twitter

Soon the most popular 'real' desktop will be the Linux desktop https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/04/linux_desktop_cloud_desktops/ #Linux #Gnome #Cinnamon #KDE

Official science: People do less, make more mistakes on Friday afternoons https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/04/workers_performance_study_friday/ #Fridays #Friday #TGIFriday #work #AntiWork

Japanese supermarket watches you shop so AI can suggest more stuff to buy https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/04/generative_ai_japan_supermarket/ #AI #consumerism #capitalism

I'm glad I never been a fan of Harry Potter. Most of the fanbase are painfully pretentious force feeding me shit that I seriously don't give a fuck. Find better art, Harry Potter is mid.

Anyone know if there's still an option to import old #WordPress blog posts into a #WriteAs blog @write_as? If indeed that ever was an option that got off the ground? #WriteFreely #blog #blogging

@MsDropbear42 ...Sorry! (Too late?)

@MsDropbear42 Not at all, I should've been clearer haha!

@krzysztofdrozdowski My sentiments exactly!

@chrisisgr8 Again! (If their history is anything to go by!)

@MsDropbear42 Sorry, I was attempting to express my amazement through humour! It sounds fantastic, thank you!

@MsDropbear42 What is this sorcery you speak of?!

Why everyone is on strike https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/8/2/23815980/hot-strike-summer-labor-union-actors-writers-drivers #strike #union

@freakazoid Yeah. In a heartbeat!

I wonder if #Firefox, those masters of containers, will ever also introduce workspaces as well? I'd love that.

I was just reading that #Meta is apparently claiming it will seek explicit consent from EU users before using their data to serve up highly targeted ads as the UK meanwhile considers an "appropriate response." And aside from the fact one of the most morally bankrupt deputy prime ministers in British history (I know: that's saying something) moved on to work for Meta so they have some nice reach there, I'm just astounded that people still want to willingly participate on sites that openly gather data to simply to sell ad space. But then, many people are also accepting of a certain other billionaire-owned site on which he proudly bragged about spreading misinformation...