Scripting News: Saturday, January 27, 2024
A fundamental law of the internet says that social situations are nice at first then become shitty as trolls take over.#
When people say we should walk away from Twitter because the owner is a Nazi, well -- are they willing to stop using products from all companies that are owned by Nazis? I bet that would be pretty hard to do. If you add in racists I think you'd be totally out of luck. The people who own the businesses we depend on by and large are pretty awful people. Also I go to NYC even though there are Nazis there (esp Queens and Staten Island). And Twitter has far more users than NYC has citizens. That gives you a sense of how foolish this idea of boycotting Twitter is. And one more thing -- if you're posting about this need to vote with your feet, you should get your ass off Threads because it's really Facebook, and remember you're a very high-minded person, right? #Imho, whether you or I use Twitter makes absolutely no difference to anyone. #
One of the rules of textcasting is that the writer must be able to edit their posts. An almost universal response is the way Twitter used to explain their not having editable posts -- then people who commented might have said something that seems foolish. I have a couple of rebuttals to that. 1. Then don't comment on what the author said, instead write what you know or believe, so it would make sense even if the author changed their post. This is a good practice anyway, instead of saying people are wrong, just state your belief. It's a lot easier for people to listen to, and by the way the other person might be right. 2. A counter-example -- Facebook. They let authors edit their posts and comments. And somehow it keeps working more or less. Their software does add a note that the text has been edited, and I think they even have a way for you to see the changes, but who bothers. Comments are usually simple "you go girl" or "my brother" or "I'm great!" or "check out my site." #
Linkblog items for the day.
Former senator says new film shows 'how close' we came to losing democracy on Jan. 6. thehill.com
Nikki Haley targeted in 'swatting' incident at her South Carolina home. reuters.com
Trump is a loser. Here's why it matters. substack.com
A blogging app for iPhone that stores stuff in S3. beluga.social
Trump's 'achilles heel'? Haley's refusal to drop out infuriates ex-president. theguardian.com
9 Best Exercise and Stationary Bikes 2023. nymag.com
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Germans Rally Against Far Right and for Democracy. nytimes.com
Trump Forces Terrified Republicans to Bend the Knee Yet Again. newrepublic.com
Trump must be scared he's going to jail. And we'll all get along fine without him. vice.com
Is the Journalism Death Spasm Finally Here? politico.com
ChatGPT clone in 30 minutes on AWS Kubernetes. medium.com
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