Scripting News: Monday, January 13, 2025
I see people betting on the idea of federation in Bluesky.#
At the same time, we should bet on simplifying Mastodon at scale.#
Approach the problem from both directions.#
We may need and not have federation in Bluesky at some point.#
It couldn't hurt to have a better lifeboat.#
There's a funny contradiction in the AI world.#
News orgs, published authors, great artists, universities, want to retain ownership of their intellectual property and don't trust the utility of AI chatbots. They think the only application of AI technology is to steal from them, to cheat at school and in work. They see AI technology as destructive, immoral and dishonest.#
As a writer, of prose and software, I want to use the new tools to analyze and develop my work. I want ChatGpt to help port my biggest piece of software from Mac to Linux where it will work far better, far into the future. I want it to reassemble my 30+ years of every day writing into something that can be read by anyone in a few days. I want it to organize new writing projects in ways I can't. I want it to help me learn about myself. I would gladly give it access to all my creative work, if only there were a relatively easy way to do it. Rather than demanding money, I would gladly pay thousands of dollars to have it all absorbed into its models so I can study and learn.#
Two very different approaches to the same technology.#
Linkblog items for the day.
TikTok: Firm calls report of possible sale to Musk 'pure fiction.' bbc.com
Jennifer Rubin resigned from the Washington Post substack.com
The Fediverse to be real must cross competitive lines. Users may want to use both Instagram and Pixelfed. I never believed that Zuck's company, what ever he calls it, had gone all kumbaya. 404media.co
California officials pre-deploy hundreds of firefighters as LA braces for 'explosive fire growth.' theguardian.com
Trump team questioning civil servants at National Security Council. apnews.com
Mike Arrington: "Perplexity has created the first truly superior search engine experience since Google." I'm trying it out. So far I really like. ChatGPT is still my main AI. x.com
Making drug use more difficult also makes it more dangerous. texasobserver.org
It couldn't hurt to have a better lifeboat. (5 minute podcast.) scripting.com
"FreeOurFeeds is a $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires." It's really a half-baked plan to subsidize Bluesky over years. There isn't enough time. Maybe they should get some actual technologists involved in their program. usermag.co
Automattic says it will reduce its contribution to WordPress core project to match WP Engine. techcrunch.com
Gruber: "The web today is like a newsstand where almost all the magazines are glued shut." threads.net
What I want and am not getting from AI technology. wordpress.com
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