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Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · Oct 20

Please educate newcomers on using bridgy fed to bridge their accounts to the #Fediverse this is an excellent tool for not needing an account on bsky and Mastodon while strengthening the open social web. fed.brid.gy #introduction #welcometobsky

Bridgy Fed

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 3d

@boston.gov onboarded all their agencies to Bluesky to engage with Bostonians. Whether it's broken sidewalks, missing signage, or community issues, they want to hear from constituents. With little to no engagement on X, their actual interactions on bsky have increased. Engagement > follower count

Boston Parks Department @parks.boston.gov · 4d

#DidYouKnow our Fall Fitness Series with @publichealth.boston.gov is back? 🍂💪

Register today for free in-person fitness classes at a park near you: boston.gov/fitness

Fall fitness graphic - boston.gov/fitness

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T5F TiZ 💖 snuggling plushies @ home @tiz-huglife.bsky.social · 7d

I couldn't tell if FGCN was broken somehow, or if there was some chain of defederation going on--instances at war with each other--but seeing that happen soured me on fedi pretty badly. What's the point if I can't actually be part of the larger conversation?

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Never Post, Always Reply @fritzby.bsky.social · 7d

Federation necessarily means fiefdoms. Which is why nobody actually wants federation and bsky staff's focus on it as a cure for what ails ya is either dishonest or stupid (for most bsky staff I believe the answer is stupid. for gruber, who knows). People wanted a social network not run by a nazi.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 7d

fwiw from my vantage point there’s a slice of Bluesky that is incandescently mad at Jay, a slightly larger slice of Bluesky that’s vaguely aware there’s drama, and like 85% of the pie that is totally unaware anything is going on

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Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 1d

Domain expansion: infinite reply technique

Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 1d

wtf

flipboard.com/article/form...

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Paul Frazee @pfrazee.com · 2d

If you like clicking on links and looking at websites, try this one. It has text, colors, and even more links to click. bsky.social/about/join

Jobs - Bluesky

View open positions at Bluesky

bsky.social

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Xinyun Cao @xinyc.bsky.social · 9d

In #ASSETS25, I will present a Demo of RAVEN 🐦‍⬛: Realtime Accessibility in Virtual ENvironments for Blind and Low-Vision People! Big Shoutout to my teammates and mentors: @djain.bsky.social, Venkatesh Potluri, Kexin Ju, and Chenglin Li!
Find us at Demo Session C (Oct 29) to try it out!
Check it out😆:

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Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 2d

Was that before 1923?

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

DC Comics won’t support generative AI: ‘not now, not ever’

“People have an instinctive reaction to what feels authentic.”

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Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 2d

There’s podcast episodes, Rudy’s blog and written interviews.

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Brad "Hack the Planet" Huber @daybreaker.xyz · May 29

People dont want to join different servers just to feel safe and follow all the people they want. That already exists in Mastodon, Discourse, Reddit, blogs, etc...

Plus trolls DO NOT RESPECT BOUNDARIES. They will find a way in.

There are no tech-only solutions.

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Brad "Hack the Planet" Huber @daybreaker.xyz · May 29

Any tech solution will just be gamed by them for this very reason. Auto-banning someone who shows up on too many block lists? They create enough alts to get their targets auto-banned

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Brad "Hack the Planet" Huber @daybreaker.xyz · May 29

There is no tech solution. You need people versed in how trolls operate to ban them.

Their whole existence is in finding the ways to obfuscate their intentions to people who arent their targets in a way that they seem rational and reasonable and that their targets are overreacting and irrational

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Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 2d

Then what’s the point of leaving here? How is that an improvement? Those giants aren’t doing what those users wanted thus they’re here. Is this a devil you know kind of situation?

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Puppius Caledonius @skanedog.bsky.social · 7d

It's not BlueSkys fault if you choose to use Twitter again. That's your own moral decision.

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Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 2d

How can someone keep tabs on your work?

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Emelia @thisismissem.social · 20d

Finally Mastodon's terrible "DM" design is having good results.

(For those that don't know, Truth Social is a fork of Mastodon from like 5 years ago, with all the activitypub stuff removed)

Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 20d

Tr*mp posts a Direct Message to Pam Bondi on his network. Instructing your AG General like this is reason for Impeachment.

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Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 2d

Awesome! I look forward to it

Damon  @damonoutlaw.xyz · 2d

Nah we will just get an Ezra Klein podcast episode of how this is further evidence of Trumps disinhibition

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 7d

i've been on mastodon since 2017. and one big ongoing story there is the constant drama, trauma, and burnout among administrators of instances. it's just not work that a normal person can easily handle on their own.

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Mr. Spooky, If You're Nasty @mrskippy69.myatproto.social · 5d

I would add that it's appropriate for people to donate if able if they move

Just feels right to me
opencollective.com/blacksky

Blacksky - Open Collective

Decentralized social media built for community power, culture, and collective freedom.

opencollective.com

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Wraithe @wraithe.bsky.social · 5d

As @electrichead.bsky.social noted BlackSky has alternate PDS for non-Black folks. Here’s the official explainer:

Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation

Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.

docs.blacksky.community

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