Posts by mmasnick@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AdKb2M3pvtogkpytns by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2023-12-30T04:39:00Z
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My end of the year post on optimism this year has a slightly different tone, in which I explain how my tech optimism differs from Marc Andreessens, and I see his more as pessimistic cynicism, not optimism. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/29/new-years-message-moving-fast-and-breaking-things-is-the-opposite-of-tech-optimism/
(DIR) Post #AdOqPsebC9PcRdgycS by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-01-01T05:16:22Z
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Mickey Mouse (the Steamboat Willie version) is now public domain on the east coast of the US.
(DIR) Post #AdOqPuRYXcARzlbaZE by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-01-01T05:23:43Z
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If you're on the east coast and want to create public domain mickey's, there's an AI for that. https://huggingface.co/Pclanglais/Mickey-1928If you're out west, well, live dangerously...
(DIR) Post #AdOqPw6iM4gV9hryMK by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-01-01T05:25:57Z
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I mean, come on. This is amazing.
(DIR) Post #AdPNU1lGZXgmKxObfE by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-01-01T17:05:13Z
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@gmcgath no. that was a joke... once the copyright office was in 2024, it was public domain across the country.
(DIR) Post #AdiCdOXafaeNblVXxQ by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-01-10T19:00:39Z
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Okay, so people are encouraging me to post more here, but maybe to ignore the replies... So I'll post my latest on Elon/Bill Ackman and their rather confused take on free speech that seems focused on punishing journalists for reporting on things these billionaires don't like. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/10/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-temporarily-bans-journalists-as-free-speech-absolutist-bill-ackman-threatens-slapp-suit-against-journalists/
(DIR) Post #Aj43izLSKSqWmfqx4i by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-06-18T16:55:45Z
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Me in the Daily Beast pointing out that the Surgeon General seems to be ignoring basically all of the evidence (including some in his own report) in pushing for warnings on social media. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-surgeon-general-is-wrong-social-media-doesnt-need-warning-labels?ref=author
(DIR) Post #Aj8mOnFypvXy4RsNF2 by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-06-20T20:46:22Z
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@gruber @jaytorres and of course, my previous piece in the daily beast was an exploration of the many problems with Haidt's book. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-coddling-of-the-american-parent?ref=authorYou can also listen to the last two podcasts I did, both with actual experts who are very critical of Haidt ignoring evidence (and I have a third such interview on tap for next week).
(DIR) Post #Aj8mOooP3QfytUzNXE by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-06-20T22:24:00Z
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@jaytorres @gruber should definitely listen to my podcast next week as well, as it's with an expert on how to raise teens in this digital age. I found the discussion super fascinating (and practical).
(DIR) Post #AkhTJT5ILUSwvMHhL6 by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-08-06T16:38:54Z
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Sharing over here as well. I'm joining the Bluesky board to help provide them guidance. I remain a supporter of all experiments in decentralized social media, and will write more on that later. I still have high hopes for Mastodon/ActivityPub as well...https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/06/why-im-joining-the-bluesky-board-to-support-a-vision-of-a-more-open-decentralized-internet/
(DIR) Post #Am2115T6juEvs6XlMO by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-09-08T20:55:01Z
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@larsmb @ami_angelwings that's not true in the US. Elsewhere it is.
(DIR) Post #AmnkBg345Mh4pzI86C by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-10-08T14:34:17Z
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@quinn @riana @danmcd @alecm i don't know that i ever wrote a full explainer. The term was coined by @normative on Twitter in 2016 in discussing the debate over encryption backdoors. He noted that when pro-backdoors people would demand backdoors, experts would respond, pointing out that this was a technological impossibility to do well, and then the pro-backdoors people would respond with a version of "just nerd harder and solve the technical problems."
(DIR) Post #AmnkBgb62puqXXDJ8y by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-10-08T14:36:36Z
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@quinn @riana @danmcd @alecm @normative i think that the other variation of this that is great is @mattblaze's phrase that "it's like saying 'well, surely if you can land a man on the moon, you can also land a man on the sun'"Non-tech people think of tech as magical and have less of an understanding what's difficult vs. what's impossible. So "nerd harder" is just a "well, surely you can solve this challenge" even if it's impossible.
(DIR) Post #AmnkBijg5ty7AjFBnU by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-10-08T15:05:03Z
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@quinn @riana @danmcd @alecm @normative @mattblaze well... now i feel like maybe i need to write something. :)
(DIR) Post #AoDwDvvHtypZBXM036 by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2024-11-20T05:11:13Z
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@smallsees @matthew thanks to both of you!
(DIR) Post #AyArioBczWFvtz66QS by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2025-09-10T07:19:52Z
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@mastodonmigration @folkerschamel @mmasnick.bsky.social @ricci No @ricci is making a different (totally valid!) point. I am saying IF he included Threads, would you then say that Mastodon is less decentralized?That's the only question I am asking. If your answer is yes, I would be confused. If your answer is no, you are admitting that this is not a measure of decentralization.Which is it?
(DIR) Post #AyArirRgsFt40fdTNY by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T02:57:18Z
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@folkerschamel @ricci @mastodonmigration @mmasnick.bsky.social the thing is, multiple people have explained to you, repeatedly, that your point "b" is incorrect. ATproto/Atmosphere is NOT controlled by a single company. Why you keep repeating that lie is the part that bugs me.
(DIR) Post #AyAtStl6hpFkSWEYYi by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T02:58:41Z
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@ricci @mastodonmigration @folkerschamel @mmasnick.bsky.social I disagree. I don't think it would be any less decentralized. Arguably, I would say it's more decentralized because it would have more users who *can* move elsewhere while remaining in touch.
(DIR) Post #AyAvh7sBE73SCBSDOi by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T04:21:28Z
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@ricci @folkerschamel @mastodonmigration @mmasnick.bsky.social fair enough, but then he is comparing apples to oranges. i was trying to make sure we were comparing like to like. if you just say "bluesky" then I could jus say "mastodon gmbh" and we are in the same camp. Both have some servers that they control. But they are both part of wider ecosystems. So Folker is either extremely confused or is deliberately misleading.
(DIR) Post #AyCkS4Cuc2sdBnK3sG by mmasnick@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T03:00:06Z
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@ricci @mmasnick.bsky.social @mastodonmigration that's literally the main thing that people see on your site. If you don't intend for that to be the focal point, you should redesign the site.