patter @patterfloof@mastodon.social

>> Instead of freaking out about how ‘small’ Gumroad actually is (like I thought they would), our creators have grown more loyal. It feels like we’re all in this together, trying to do earn a living doing what we love.

Soon, we will also open-source the whole product, WordPress-style. Anyone will be able to deploy their own version of Gumroad, make the changes they want, and sell the content they want, without us being the middle-man. <<

https://medium.com/@shl/reflecting-on-my-failure-to-build-a-billion-dollar-company-b0c31d7db0e7

One connects to all of your devices and accesses the data, the other is a hardware standard.

this guy is my hero

I have been completely removed from Facebook for a full year. It has been the best year in recent memory. OBSERVATIONS:

1) I'm still "connected" to current events. I'm just not bombarded with a thousand "rage-bait" rants about it.

2) I'm still connected with everyone that matters. We've shared the responsibility of staying in touch. Sometimes it's on me to reach out, sometimes it's on them. The people who haven't kept up with me, were just a relationship of ceremony and convenience.

3) I'm substantially less depressed. Surprising no one, I guess. It didn't cure depression, but it alleviated that which it brought: A lot.

4) I'm still super social online. I have community here and a few other places. We do things together, and don't just try to whip ourselves into a fury.

5) I've gained a meaningful perspective: *MY* perspective. Getting away from the manipulative pieces of those social media sites has given me enough clarity to be, well... "me."

YMMV

Meanwhile, at Facebook...

Now that the discourse around #Facebook begins to implicitly accept that it's declining or collapsing, it's become a sure thing. To help accelerate the decline, remind your friends and family of the services that Facebook owns that they should avoid along with the social network: #Instagram, #Whatsapp.
Remind them that #Google are just a more powerful Facebook.
Before they migrate to a new silo, and a new master.. let them know something new is growing over here on the Fediverse.

Ah yes I'd like a hambu

three billion devices run Java... and you're next

I don't have a choice, the video is too good: Prime Minister of Luxembourg about Brexit

https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/a68zuf/prime_minister_of_luxembourg_about_brexit/

Guff is the JavaScript of dogs. He's clearly kind of a mess and yet somehow also lovable and fun to be with.

the death of the author means that its pronounced gif with a hard g, goddamnit

Dear FOSS Community,

We need to make people aware of the Googles, Facebooks and Microsoft of this world. Tell them about FOSS software, get them to use the apps first then we switch them to Linux.
The time is now.

UK person: shit to Britain
Me: yesmate
Euro person: shit to Britain
Me: totally, we are poo country full of piss people
US person: shit to Britain
Me: how very dare you

I guess you are already aware of this coverage @Gargron , but it’s pretty recent, so maybe not: https://www.businessinsider.com/tumblr-alternatives-that-allow-nsfw-2018-12

A new shoutout About the #fediverse in the #press is always a good thing right?

Facebook Employees Are So Paranoid They’re Using Burner Phones to Talk to Each Other http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/facebook-employees-unhappy-at-company-amid-scandal.html