Posts by dynamic@social.coop
(DIR) Post #AaWPiCXn4pWpWTUXvE by dynamic@social.coop
2023-10-06T23:02:24Z
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I'm not even particularly concerned with *what* the design philosophy is, as much as that there be one. That is, I'd like to be able to read a set of philosophical guiding principles and have a reasonable level of confidence that the developers will try to stick with those, and not (say) start making changes just because they happened to be on the wish list of some of the users.
(DIR) Post #AaWhFK4BpMwJdA1dWi by dynamic@social.coop
2023-10-07T11:38:53Z
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@taylan Thanks.I think I should clarify that when I say I'm interested in "platforms that are specifically designed to cultivate particular behavior and interaction patterns in users," I don't necessarily mean "better" behavior.
(DIR) Post #AaWhFL4a5OqYkfDSm8 by dynamic@social.coop
2023-10-07T11:39:33Z
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@taylan There are a number of different social media where the interface really does shape styles of engagement. For example, StackExchange's upvoting system and tiered permissions structure, combined with clearly laid out posting guidelines, produces a specific type of engagement between users. Opinions may differ in how good or bad it is, but the interface design does shape user behavior, and this is framework was intentionally created to promote certain forms of technical support.
(DIR) Post #AaWhFLr9Aph9BHwFTU by dynamic@social.coop
2023-10-07T11:40:25Z
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@taylan Reddit has an entirely different design philosophy, and is designed for a different purpose. Facebook has evolved into a framework to encourage users to engage interpersonally, whereas Twitter's interface encourages people to engage with content instead.These are the kinds of differences I'm trying to probe, and I want to know about any cases of ActivityPub platforms that have put active thought into what kind of behavior their design choices will promote.
(DIR) Post #AcHgH1kPJlBJOwcE0O by dynamic@social.coop
2023-11-29T02:05:59Z
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@Wolven I week and a half, and then finals 😩
(DIR) Post #AhobkDmgCk4aPvuqlU by dynamic@social.coop
2024-05-06T10:40:14Z
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https://www.axios.com/2024/05/05/israel-us-ammunition-shipment-hold"The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios."...It is the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that the U.S. has stopped a weapons shipment intended for the Israeli military. "
(DIR) Post #AhxnpWpFme0mnI3Y6S by dynamic@social.coop
2024-05-05T23:42:12Z
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Ongoing tech support woes:1) My bank's bill pay system refusing to pull eBills from my energy company (or possibly my energy company refusing to send eBills to the bank)
(DIR) Post #AhxnpYThdjxfv1zMn2 by dynamic@social.coop
2024-05-05T23:42:29Z
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2) Following a merger with another bank, I've been unable to set up the web system for managing the new credit card they sent me after the old credit card (whose system has been integrated with the old bank) went defunct
(DIR) Post #Ahxnpa2pobeqmHQwBk by dynamic@social.coop
2024-05-05T23:42:57Z
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3) Being unable to figure out how to use basic features on a new-to-me social media platform
(DIR) Post #AhxnpdlxxGXcL7ZWS0 by dynamic@social.coop
2024-05-05T23:44:11Z
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4) My GIS students have been struggling with an ESRI bug where when they run a certain raster tool, they entire project will spontaneously stop working, with the only resolution being to create a new project and load their data into it
(DIR) Post #AhxnpgdZIwbfDwfMHI by dynamic@social.coop
2024-05-05T23:45:46Z
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I know this might be unreasonable and extremely 2004 of me, but what if software worked and user interfaces were easy to figure out?
(DIR) Post #AhxnpjYMSlDwGfFk4u by dynamic@social.coop
2024-05-06T00:31:52Z
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Oh, right, continuing on the theme of bank website issues, there's also:5) My other new bank's bill pay system won't activate at all.
(DIR) Post #AiXsJaBLx5PF1RnUoa by dynamic@social.coop
2024-06-03T08:49:00Z
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@Wolven This is awesome. I may well steal this idea.
(DIR) Post #AjYX5zakIE5SeaQI3E by dynamic@social.coop
2024-07-03T14:18:14Z
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@ZachWeinersmith I have not seen this, although it's entirely believable to me.If the trend exists, I wonder if it might have anything to do with the troll practice of using sock puppets for bad faith arguments.
(DIR) Post #Ak7TbfexKrSJRn5ScK by dynamic@social.coop
2024-07-19T01:13:49Z
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How did you see this poll?(this poll = the one you're responding to right now)
(DIR) Post #AkzrZ30qwTgGRWRmpU by dynamic@social.coop
2024-08-15T16:36:54Z
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@futurebird Wait, is this a core Mastodon feature? Sounds amazing. How does one access it?
(DIR) Post #AlEoHHRp9JG7VaIX7w by dynamic@social.coop
2024-08-22T10:43:06Z
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Do you see anarchism as more of an affirmative vision of what should be or a resistance to a status quo that shouldn't be? Do you think of yourself mostly as anarchistic or not anarchistic?
(DIR) Post #Ato6h5nqm9gnny08vo by dynamic@social.coop
2025-05-04T14:19:54Z
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Which client should I use for #XMPP / #Jabber?:boosts_appreciated:
(DIR) Post #Au3gj6ynsnyrkpmlfc by dynamic@social.coop
2025-05-13T10:26:44Z
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Are there #XMPP / #Jabber clients that allow you to set the avatar for multi-user chats, or does that need to be done through the server?:boosts_appreciated:
(DIR) Post #AuJvQyTlEMfCfOEgC0 by dynamic@social.coop
2025-05-21T11:46:21Z
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For anyone who hasn't heard, the FDA is planning to limit annual COVID vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness:https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/fda-vaccine-framework-new-covid-shot-recommendations-vinay-prasad-marty-makary/You can provide public comment here:https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001The comment period ends in 2 days.