With #Surf, nostr:npub1plstrz6dhu8q4fq0e4rjpxe2fxe5x87y2w6xpm70gh9qh5tt66kqkgkx8j, and now #Tapestry, there’s a clear them for social media in 2025:
Integrating #RSS with the #SocialWeb.
I agree, this is the way forward. ☝️
Great news! Craig Chockenberry, the creator of the great #Twitteriffic—which Elon Musk destroyed—is releasing a new app called #Tapestry.
It will integrate #blogs, the #Fediverse, and #RSS into a unified and chronological timeline!
Interesting. Daniel Supernault confirms that #Sup will be a client that supports multiple instant messaging protocols like #XMPP and #Matrix.
Elsewhere, he indicates #IRC support as well.
I wonder how this will integrate with #ActivityPub.
Everyone goes through their edgy teenager phase of saying wild things to scare the adults. I’ve been there. That was me when I was a young punk kid.
As an adult, it’s your job to nod along and go, “Yes, what *if* fictional characters gained the right to vote?” nostr:note18w7ara3wykhfrhem0492y9da5m4et37dxd6qzhgr5vdgkfggpp9sskquqa
It’s human nature to form blocs to exercise power. That’s literally why politics exists.
The question is how that power can be abused.
The term “SJW” used to mean something specific: overzealous Tumblr lefties—usually teenagers without an understanding of intersectionality—who crusade about fantastical topics.
I highly suspect most of them didn’t believe that claptrap, they were just teenagers doing what teenagers do. And that’s to elicit a reaction.
But now everyone is an SJW, even Bible-quoting evangelical Christians operating homeless shelters.
Leaving aside the term SJW—which doesn’t mean anything anymore—the fact is that when people and entities perceive they are blocked, they seek revenge.
One reason I don’t publish my blocklist on the Fediverse (or elsewhere) is because people who don’t like being there decide to attack those who put them on there.
People have no qualms with setting up multiple accounts and servers just to evade blocks.
If you use “Israeli” as a synonym for “Jew,” I highly suspect it’s because you want to be anti-Semitic in polite company.
Entirely expected, and anyone expecting a rate cut is on serious hopium.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates-1.7444546
An interesting side effect of uploading my photos to #Nostr, using #Olas, is that people are just sending me zaps unprompted.
I’m not motivated by money, but I appreciate the support!
It’s the gesture that matters, and for that I’m grateful.
恭喜發財!
Yes, there are invite-only Discords which are used to harass #Fediverse devs and server admins.
I confirm they exist, and they’re a big reason sudden dogpiles happen.
So no, the #HOA is not some amorphous thing. It’s organized by a handful of troublemakers.
When you use #ATProto (that is, #Bluesky), anyone can observe who you block and therefore index it.
Yeah, I imagine a whole lot of trouble can occur because of that. 
I’m now halfway through Wraith by M.R. Forbes, and even at 50% through, this is everything I want in a science fiction book—high-octane action, tension, thrills, and obviously spaceships, because you gotta have spaceships.
Something that has always kind of bothered me about science fiction—at least for me, anyway—is that there’s just not enough of it. I want more.
And believe me, I love science fiction. It’s probably my favorite genre of fiction, specifically anything that’s a space opera. I know there are a lot of folks who like their science fiction to be realistic. I get that, kind of. But for myself, I prefer the fantasy of humanity exploring the stars—something I don’t think will ever happen during my lifetime. If it does, maybe we’ll make it to the Moon. I don’t even think man is going to set foot on Mars while I’m alive. And knowing how we are right now, I doubt there’s the political wherewithal to leave Earth whatsoever.
But man, Wraith is just a lot—and in all the best ways. Again, I’m only halfway through the book, but I had to stop, catch my breath, and take stock of where we’re at. I’m not going to reveal any spoilers, but if I had to define what this book is, it’s somewhere between Star Trek and Mass Effect. In fact, I got this book after contemplating whether or not I wanted to pick up the first Mass Effect novel. I thought about it, but then I told myself: You haven’t even finished the first Mass Effect game—why are you thinking about getting the novel? And I felt kind of guilty, because I never finish the games I buy. I should be all over Mass Effect. I’ve played more than one of the games, but I haven’t finished a single one. So why the hell was I thinking about buying a novel?
After perusing that and deciding it wasn’t for me, Amazon went ahead and recommended Wraith.
The conceit of Wraith is that a ship goes to investigate a distress signal, finds a big-ass accident, and this leads to the ship’s disappearance—causing a whole lot of fallout. Like I said, I don’t know exactly where this is going, which is a good thing. You can feel the screws beginning to turn. You can feel that things are getting big, and I like that. The book takes the perspective of multiple characters, not just one, so you get a bigger picture of what’s going on.
One thing I’ve always kind of wanted to do is adapt a sci-fi series to the screen. I think this book would make a killer movie.
One other thing I should mention—this has been a very novel experience for me because I was in too much pain to read the book lying down. So I used Amazon’s assistive reader to help me out. I’m not going to buy the Audible version. If I did, I’d probably need a bloody membership just to get it. And I’m not getting a membership on Audible—I already tried that. It’s ten bucks, and I think I’d rather just read the book and use the assistive reader when I can’t.
Surprisingly, the assistive reader helps a lot. I’m not necessarily one for audiobooks—it’s harder for me to follow audio than just reading—but my sciatica has been rough, so I’ve been using the assistive reader for all it’s worth. And honestly? It’s a good experience. Pro tip: if you’re going to use the assistive reader, go with the American voice. It just does a better job.
I can’t wait to see where this goes next. I’m incredibly excited. 
The way I see it, 30 million #Bluesky users is 30 million less reasons for people to spend time on #Twitter.
Now we need to build success for the entire #socialweb. 
Interesting. When you put a link to a #Mastodon post in nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955, it embeds the entire post—almost like a quote retweet!
This is great for interoperability between #Nostr and #ActivityPub.
Congrats to the #Sharkey community! 👏👏👏
Big milestone! They now have over 25,000 users!
The #Fediverse is growing at a brisk pace!
Never call me “bro”.
In my experience, only two kinds of people ever use this term towards me:
1. People who want fight me (e.g., “You want to go, bro?”)
2. People who to manipulate me (e.g., “Can I have a moment of your time, bro?”)
Don’t even call me “bro” as a joke.
Love photos? Want to browse the #Fediverse from the comfort of #AppleTV?
#CrystalApp might be for you!
You can use it with #Mastodon, #Pixelfed, #GoToSocial, and more.
Right now, they’re looking for beta testers.
#Tootik is a #Fediverse software distribution with a #Gemini front-end.
And by Gemini, I mean the protocol—not the AI.
Yes, it can talk to #Mastodon. However, because it’s Gemini, it won’t display images—only text.
Believe it or not, I’ve been waiting for something like this for a long, long time. I use Gemini when I need a break from the web.