I'm heavily invested in the Fediverse. Many things to work out. But I believe the community norms will change with more of us there. Out of platforms I'm on, Mastodon is the only one that 1) isn't controlled by a corporation & 2) is using a truly decentralized protocol.
CULTURE
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Running Independent Instance with Custom Moderation Rules
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No one can kick me off of our instance. We run our own instance, meaning we decide the moderation rules for those who will be on our instance. And we decide who not to engage with.
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Musk’s Damage to Science and Research Institutions Criticized
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I’m fully with my longtime nemesis @geoffreyhinton on this one, and if Musk can’t even figure out the damage he and his cronies have done to science, including NIH, NSF, universities etc they should get out of the kitchen. Musk’s answer is pretty clear confirmation that he has
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Early Career Burnout: Work-Life Balance Challenges in Tech
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no balance at all for the first one in my early twenties (and ended up burnt out after ~ a year haha)
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Journalist Oversold AI Coding Tools Without Technical Knowledge
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Weekend long read on how Hard Fork’s @kevinroose has oversold new AI tools for coding without knowing how to code, as a case study in a larger phenomenon of some leading journalists overhyping AI:
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Frances Spence: ENIAC Pioneer and Early Computer Programming
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The late Frances Spence (right) was born #otd in 1922. She was a trailblazer in computer programming as one of the first programmers of ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer.
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Matt Mullenweg on Open Source Future and Internet Criticism
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Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) opens up about becoming an internet villain, why he’s taking a stand, and the future of open source.
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 2 mars 2025
In our conversation:
🔸 Matt’s response to public criticism
🔸 Why open source matters: “If the Founding Fathers were around today, they’d be open… pic.twitter.com/5SguQk3lswMatt Mullenweg (
@photomatt
) opens up about becoming an internet villain, why he’s taking a stand, and the future of open source. In our conversation: Matt’s response to public criticism Why open source matters: “If the Founding Fathers were around today, they’d be open -
Digital Music Recording and the Future of Live Concerts
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TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS, a short story: “The advent of recorded digital music means the end of live concerts,” lamented an expert musicologist, 54. “Computers can now reproduce *exactly* the sound waves produced by a musician at any show. Are concerts even necessary anymore?”
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Seven Habits of Future-Proof Leaders in the AI Era
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#AI #LeadershipMatters https://
forbes.com/councils/forbe
scoachescouncil/2025/02/25/7-habits-of-future-proof-leaders-thriving-in-the-ai-era/
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Building a Better Internet: Moving Beyond Outrage to Nuance
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A rev feeds off outrage, nuance feeds curiosity. I hope we don’t settle for the internet we have and imagine the internet it can be. And then make it so!