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After extensive research into the cosmology of the fediverse, it has become clear that the best confirmed hypothesis is that it is composed almost entirely of dork matter.

Capitalism strikes again.

Since folks have asked, I'll elaborate a bit.

I believe Google/Microsoft/OpenAI/et al will increasingly work to strip search results which provide alternatives to their own products, and that includes self-hosted media.

I've seen this when I've attempted to cover using RSS feeds instead of YouTube subscriptions- I have no reason to trust Google to surface Google alternatives in good faith.

Beyond parody. To quote Penny Arcade, how do you make fun of a clown? Insult his big shoes, his red nose?

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology, according to several people who say they received the gift card, as well as a source who also received one.

@Hyolobrika There have been a number of cases, especially recently, where something was labeled "misinformation" and suppressed which later turned out to be true. You can't trust anyone with the power to censor speech, because they'll censor anything they don't like, whether it's true or not. Unfortunately this means enabling people to tell lies, but well, that's the price of also getting to hear the truth.

The Man Behind Trump's VP Pick: It's Worse Than You Think

https://unlimitedhangout.com/2024/07/investigative-reports/the-man-behind-trumps-vp-pick-its-worse-than-you-think/

@sue We called ourselves "Web Masters" and "Web Mistresses", but often left off the redundant "of the Dark Arts" bit.

Fun fact: We use "Hex" colour codes on the web because the first websites were made by witches!

USPol filters set... Phew! Clean that TL right up.