Posted a thread about why I think it's interesting to build self-contained personal web apps that exist as a single process that writes to a SQLite database, as opposed to apps that require separate MySQL/PostgreSQL/Redis/etc servers
@simonw
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Mastodon verification using rel=”me” links explained
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The way Mastodon handles verification is smart: it uses rel="me" links and shows verified links on your profile page with a green background https://
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Self-hosting servers for sustainable long-term viability
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Yeah ongoing sustainability of servers is why I chose to self-host, I only have to worry about moderating myself!
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Mastodon Decentralized Server Model Easier Cheaper Healthier Community
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… which is SO MUCH easier and cheaper if you are running a server with only a few hundred active users Mastodon has been around for 6 years at this point and from dipping in over the past few days seems to be the opposite of a toxic environment – they're doing something right!
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Mastodon’s Decentralized Moderation Approach and Server Governance
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Mastodon seems to me to have thought very hard about this stuff: like Reddit, they outsource most decisions to the individual servers and provide a deep level of moderation tooling Each Mastodon server will have to handle the nightmare described in that article independently
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Twitter’s $1bn annual debt burden from leveraged buyout
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Yeah I find it pretty frustrating that Twitter-the-company is now on the hook for $1bn/year interest payments pay off the loan that was effectively used to reward the previous shareholders with a tidy multiple
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Stocks Generate Value Beyond Trading Unlike Cryptocurrency
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Dividends are exactly why I find stocks to be a different thing to crypto trading – you're investing in assets that generate additional value outside of the trading
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Amazon’s Financial Strength vs Twitter’s Billion Dollar Debt Burden
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Amazon can afford to pay well. Twitter now owes $1bn/year in interest payments, which is more than they've ever made in profit.
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Musk’s Twitter Lenders Prepare to Hold $127 Billion Debt
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I mean at this point it wouldn't surprise me. The banks don't see to think they'll get their money back https://
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ce/musks-lenders-prepare-hold-127-bln-twitter-debt-books-until-early-2023-ft-2022-11-01/
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