Melissa McEwen @melissamcewen@mastodon.social
Software, science, food
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On a couple of groups I'm in people have wondered if there are poc run twitter alternatives. Anyone know any Mastodon instances run by poc?
LOL I lost almost all my Stack Exchange rep downvoting on threads from Workplace and Interpersonal that people have been hate tweeting like this https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/15522/how-to-nudge-girlfriend-to-find-something-meaningful-during-her-summer-holidays
Wait, I just learned the Elon Musk Chicago thing isn't even a hyperloop...it's just tiny buses in a tunnel 😆😂
The formula is: "How this startup in《detect town near your IP address》is disrupting a $200 billion industry" + insert this picture
tired: machine learning
wired: machine burning
We all need a free alternative to YouTube!
PeerTube is a decentralized video hosting network, based on free/libre software.
PeerTube is currently in beta version, that's why @Framasoft needs your help to pave the road to version 1.0!
https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/en/projects/peertube-a-free-and-federated-video-platform
(Framasoft is a small french non-profit, so do not hesitate to Boost this Toot to non-french user and invite them to help us fund PeerTube v1)
“Improving Your Tweet Accessibility”
Never a time not to share this. Applies to Mastodon as well. http://adrianroselli.com/2018/01/improving-your-tweet-accessibility.html
Is this the most hilarious Stack Exchange question ever? It is to me https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/112596/how-do-i-regain-managerial-control-of-my-self-organizing-team
Why Your Efforts to Make Your Company Inclusive Aren’t Working
https://chelseatroy.com/2018/05/24/why-your-efforts-to-make-your-company-inclusive-arent-working/
Tumblr tried to sneak in data collection under the radar. After a few taps, you can get a list of who they're sharing data with.
The list takes 19 screenshots to see all the names on my phone.
NINETEEN.
#midgepocalypse update: the sac spiders that live by my window are apparently taking the night off, having been overwhelmed with more midges than they can possibly eat. Slackers. Get out there and do your jobs!
The latest trend for tech interviews: Days of unpaid homework
https://work.qz.com/1254663/job-interviews-for-programmers-now-often-come-with-days-of-unpaid-homework/
Medium is selling the paid walled garden model hard
https://blog.medium.com/the-medium-model-3ec28c6f603a
So basically, they’re now Salon.com from the early days, but with more general content. I’m not sure how I feel about this
When you survive on subscriptions, you push to the front what sells the most. Not necessarily what’s healthy to read
https://mastodon.social/media/LjqrXr9VuV-xxdVXsS0
https://mastodon.social/media/92AoNPXQv_hhDapwIdk
The problem of sharing too much info about yourself in those innocuous looking quizzes shared on social media
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/04/dont-give-away-historic-details-about-yourself/
“... in these informal surveys is that in doing so you may be inadvertently giving away the answers to “secret questions” that can be used to unlock access to a host of your online identities and accounts.”
Tech workers didn't mean to ruin your city https://medium.com/@melissamcewen/tech-workers-didnt-mean-to-ruin-your-city-173a038a1e52
Hm, for folks, what are some larger instances you might recommend to folks which have busy timelines and are a little more generic which aren't mastodon.social?
Can someone share the witches.town shutdown notice with me?
Why Gothamist Should Stay Dead: Gothamist was a business model based on taking advantage of writers, we should move past it, not resurrect it
https://medium.com/@melissamcewen/why-gothamist-should-stay-dead-1cd5bda175cc
