Posts by jkottke@saturation.social
(DIR) Post #AVkOGyLymNKEjKUbDM by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-05-17T13:18:27Z
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It's fucking snowing out right now! May 17. I have to get the fuck out of here! Arrrgghghhhh.
(DIR) Post #AWciYUhfqOiiNzVMFE by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-06-12T18:21:45Z
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Apple Vision: a backup camera for your face
(DIR) Post #AX66WQSE0g27qx801I by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-06-26T22:39:52Z
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When you get out of the shower, how do you dry off? (I’m a squeegee-er.)
(DIR) Post #AXDsGsadn242O5R8We by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-06-30T03:03:32Z
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“No, WHO declared it.”“That's what I'm asking!”
(DIR) Post #AXQD4fL9ejaqkljIjA by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-06T13:05:04Z
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In the mid-2000s, the blogosphere was vibrant, open, and had massive potential but lacked discoverability, easy networking, and ease of use. Facebook came along, supplied those things, privatized a huge chunk of that potential, and in just a few years, more or less *became* the blogosphere.Today, the fediverse is vibrant, open, and has massive potential but lacks discoverability, easy networking, and ease of use. With Threads, can FB pull the same trick? I wouldn't bet against them trying.
(DIR) Post #AXQD4hMI9Tgv0sHEmG by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-06T13:36:35Z
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Humans hate friction. If Threads can offer fediverse search, quote-posting (they already do), easy discoverability of friends (got this part mostly done), multiple timelines (a la Bluesky), ditch the weird Masto reply vibe, etc., people will use it over other apps/instances. And then make it easier to stay than to switch to something else. It'll be interesting to see if FB plays the long game and doesn’t overload Threads with ads too quickly (major friction for many).
(DIR) Post #AXQD4jIovM6R2gfUe0 by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-06T14:07:14Z
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My biggest question is: why would FB bother with the fediverse at all? They've got a huge potential user pool already and if they offer a Twitter-like experience that has features that people want, isn't erratic, and is easy, many people will use it. Is adding access to the relatively small %age of folks who won't switch (and might defed. Threads anyway) worth the effort?
(DIR) Post #AXSlcFLID3Ae1GEnFg by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-07T20:48:09Z
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@AuthorHelp @JamesGleick Some more info on the book fair and who designed the poster https://kottke.org/23/07/duck-cover-ukrainian-book-fair-poster
(DIR) Post #AXvw9Y6s4SlVJQDzvc by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-21T21:48:06Z
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Just found a note from 5.5 years ago with my kids’ imagined Bob Dylan song titles:- Tomatoes just with old leggings- Hop hop to Boston- Brother can you spare a dime- Life is just a bowl of cherries
(DIR) Post #AY1gZo0ZHuD4nSCn20 by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-24T14:34:58Z
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Seriously don't understand the folks persisting in participating in the de facto InfoWars group chat that is Twitter these days. Like, what is the rationale at this point?
(DIR) Post #AY1qbIQkfAC6ysnmQS by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-22T13:22:12Z
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Oh, just a couple of old men at the hardware store casually talking about how beautiful a woman a local little girl is going to grow into.
(DIR) Post #AY3xritd7T5Zgx0dyi by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-25T19:06:11Z
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That's what we'd all like to know, website
(DIR) Post #AY3xrkdkdTZl6HazVQ by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-25T19:10:10Z
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It's built to a howling wail at this point
(DIR) Post #AYAGqgGzrED2nb7Rlw by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-07-28T17:47:24Z
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Dammit you guys I can't do this all by myself https://youareatlas.com/
(DIR) Post #AYL1ixwytBDKjXBBPk by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-08-02T18:53:32Z
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Ok that's like 5-6 people in my friend/pal circle that have gotten Covid in the last two weeks. Be careful out there, folks!
(DIR) Post #AYMMGLBNj2AsaJ4CRs by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-08-02T14:33:13Z
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I never ever ever ever ever ever ever want to paste text with styles intact.
(DIR) Post #AYOY8KJBSESC6kwnj6 by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-08-04T13:51:10Z
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From Timothy Snyder, Yale History professor:
(DIR) Post #Aaf7DZ8AnT9u9LelzE by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-10-11T13:27:22Z
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paging @mwichary. @mwichary to the courtesy phone in the lobby please https://www.presentandcorrect.com/products/copy-of-typewriter-phone-index-1987
(DIR) Post #Abql2yAh4PREl86oNs by jkottke@saturation.social
2023-11-15T16:57:51Z
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Right now in northern Vermont (where most VTers live) if you want to get a Covid-19 vaccine, your choice is walking into Costco and waiting for 1.5 hours or scheduling something 2 weeks from now an hour's drive away (after 30 min of checking availability at 5 different pharmacy chains).
(DIR) Post #ApsvE9oCXwizr6ysGe by jkottke@saturation.social
2025-01-08T15:08:49Z
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not a big fan of the new logo tbh