Posts by davidaugust@mastodon.online
(DIR) Post #AQbfVKS1ivDOaMgm4u by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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I’ve written up some tips on How to Switch to Mastodon from Twitter:How to leave Twitter: https://stuff.davidaugust.com/how-to-leave-twitter/ How to find your Twitter people on Mastodon: https://stuff.davidaugust.com/how-to-find-your-twitter-people-on-mastodon/How to cross-post #Mastodon to #Twitter: https://stuff.davidaugust.com/posting-tweets-to-mastodon/updated links August 3, 2025 #TwitterMigration #social #xodus
(DIR) Post #AlG6cfev1okFW0W8o4 by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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How to delete all your old tweets from twitter/x: I'm using the third party app TweetDelete. One must download one's twitter archive first to then upload a file to TweetDelete to then task it to delete them all. I paid for a month to do this. https://tweetdelete.net/ (I've no affiliation with the site, I'm just using it to avoid trying to delete thousands of old tweets by hand.) #TwitterMigration
(DIR) Post #AqkwMmvlTp68nPWHx2 by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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You can now follow both my Threads and Bluesky accounts on Mastodon/the fediverse thanks to @bsky.brid.gy: My Threads as it appears on Mastodon: @davidaugust@threads.net My Bluesky as it appears on Mastodon: @davidaugust.bsky.social --h/t @quillmatiq.com & @David#OpenInternet #SocialMedia #bridging #MetaMigration
(DIR) Post #B4GUfFcdt3pl5CwQOu by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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#USpol #fifa
(DIR) Post #B5ZDULzBvU3YDXSbvE by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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Well this is embarrassing. Iran is good at propaganda. #USpol #Iran #war #ceasefire #propaganda
(DIR) Post #B5xYKE4DH7Z1amrM8W by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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When spokesperson was < 4 years old the 1 time NATO activated Article 5 collective defense in defense of USA, and the spokesperson is foundationally incapable of being a good spokesperson, they'll say this: "Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told the BBC that despite 'everything' the US has done for its Nato allies, 'they were not there for us'." Kegsbreath & Orange Failure's prints are all over it; their bad thinking gets people killed. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz78x703lrvo #USpol #NATO
(DIR) Post #B9dBORv3UgYAb2gVzE by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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A Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot had no ammunition left, so jet wash it is. They flew dangerously close to a Russian Shahed drone, used the jet’s thurst to destabilize it and send the drone to the ground. Eat wake drone. h/t @nickmelnick.bsky.social #Ukraine #russia #war #drone #AirWar #FighterPlane #planes
(DIR) Post #B9gNSWfVYmsDPO0ED2 by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/117147286542192447As long as the U.S. Secretary of Education is doing things like thinking AI (artificial intelligence) is A1 (steak sauce) [true story], perhaps we should not take anything they say as wise, true or anything other than damaging. Prepubescent Plumber Plan is exactly the kind of destructive stupid Linda McMahon is capable of and eager to create. #USpol #educationRT: https://flipboard.social/ap/users/115787755779098491/statuses/117147286542192447
(DIR) Post #B9hlH4b0BYcxDOvWAy by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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@icedquinn I think there may be some confusion. 1) Linda McMahon the current United States Secretary of Education; this article and post are about the United States, not Germany.2) No one is sh*tting on trade schools, the critique is on discussing them for people under the age of 11.I hope that might clarify things a bit.
(DIR) Post #B9j4jjIQY3fhqBZnai by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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Months ago, I installed Microsoft Teams on my computer because a specific project used it. It is the only Microsoft Software I have on there (a Mac and I use OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office). As that project winds down, is there _any_ reason not to find and remove all Microsoft stuff from my machine? It’s updater alone weirdly wants to update itself every week it seems. Also, what’s the best way to do so? #Microsoft #software #sovereignty
(DIR) Post #B9k2xEgn8TkADcFG88 by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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@libreoffice excellent question (and excellent software evangelism). Upon reflection, your words, and looking into it, I think transitioning from OpenOffice to LibreOffice is now a task for this week (possibly later today). Thank you!
(DIR) Post #BARZ9C3EQKhzp0B5KC by davidaugust@mastodon.online
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#ai #danger #FrontierAiIsBroke