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Chris Messina
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#️⃣ Invented the hashtag.
😺 #1 Product Hunter
🛸 Man of the internet.

[bridged from https://threads.net/@chris/ on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Cover Flow for the Liquid Glass era.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@geniegetsme/post/DSjQRCBjQWX
@geniegetsme on Threads
Genie introduces Light—a new design language, and with it, the creation of Portals shaped by your memories.
www.threads.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Probably the right call in the middle of a city wide power outage TBH

RE: https://www.threads.com/@devin_clarkk/post/DSgaiChjZqi
Devin Clark (@devin_clarkk) on Threads
san francisco blackout has caused the Waymos to completely give up
www.threads.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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One step closer to becoming the app I open first thing in the morning
May be an image of shovel, scraper, tongs, spatula and text that says '9:30 world_of_engineering of_ engineering world_ How old were you when you realized that the hole in the pasta spoor is one serving size WORLDOK ENGINED NGINEERING G2 32 + 1.3K 276 20 D22 22 dhognert Thank you IKEA. I'm starving, 7.6K .6K 16 28 13 shrek Check yourself before you Shrek yourself. 11.8K 301 G2.4K 524'
December 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
The old Metasoft playbook still in effect: "extend and extinguish"

"The fediverse? On maintenance mode rather than being a priority for now."
#ActivityPub

RE: https://www.threads.com/@mattnavarra/post/DScMdd4ino_
threads.net
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Super smart.

@spotify is promoting "New Year's Eve mixed playlists¹ ", using their new feature² that lets you control add customize transitions between tracks. 🪩

You can see columns for BPM and key in playlists that have been mixed.

(Also note the animated shine on the album artwork)
##NewSpotify
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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There’s something ironic about a book about AI safety, ethics, and society being narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G.
#Slop is the Word of the Year
This image is a screenshot of an audiobook page for "Introduction to AI Safety, Ethics and Society" by Dan Hendrycks. It shows the book cover on the left and details such as the title, author, and date of publication below it. There is a green "Included in Premium" label indicating the audiobook is part of a premium service. To the right, there are playback controls including play, add, and download buttons. A red arrow points from the bottom right corner to a text box that states, "Narrated By Digital Voice Maxwell G" and "This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice," with an emoji of a person thinking next to the arrow.
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Code is now a commodity.

As the ability to generate software results in its abundance, value shifts to taste, judgment, and orchestration.

Meet the Mixologist, Producer, and Architect—three archetypes builders can embody in order to thrive in the AI era […]
Original post on threads.com
www.threads.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Reposted by Chris Messina
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ActivityPub is the standard for social networking.

It's the glue that holds the Fediverse together.
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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RE: https://www.threads.com/@kyleapparently/post/DSLbXxQDZXx
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
RIP $FIG?

RE: https://www.threads.com/@ljyjeffrey/post/DSITj9ECRlU
Jeffrey Li (@ljyjeffrey) on Threads
Cursor just dropped their visual editor.
www.threads.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Click’s Focus Mode is so hot RN

RE: https://www.threads.com/@clickbrowser/post/DSFxWUjgvwH
Click (@clickbrowser) on Threads
Your screen is loud. Notifications, tabs, apps, widgets—all of it competing for attention while you're trying to think. Focus Mode in Click dims your screen into a soft frosted blur — or an immersive Ganzfeld light field inspired by James Turrell. Colors pull from your current tab and breathe slowly. Tweak depth, falloff, hue shift, and transition speed until it feels right for you. Distraction-free browsing that actually looks beautiful. — @jackbogdan
www.threads.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
ICYMI, @cbpgov is operationalizing parts of EO 14161, including: “Mandatory disclosure of social media covering the last five years for Visa Waiver Program travelers via ESTA” and collecting “High Value Data Elements”.
#immigration
This image is a screenshot of a text document highlighting a paragraph about social media requirements. It states that, to comply with the January 2025 Executive Order 14161 protecting the United States from foreign terrorists and security threats, CBP is adding social media as a mandatory data element for ESTA applications. The highlighted section specifies that social media information must be provided by ESTA applicants for the last 5 years. The text is formatted with bold and italics for headings, and the highlighted part is in blue. This image is a screenshot of a list detailing high-value data fields required for certain applications. It includes items such as telephone numbers, email addresses, IP addresses, family member names, and contact information used over the past five or ten years. It also lists data related to family members like birth dates, places of birth, residencies, and biometric data such as face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris information. Additionally, it mentions business telephone numbers and email addresses used within the last five or ten years. The list is formatted in a clear, bulleted style, with each point labeled by a letter from a to k.
December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
WhatsApp Business has a #NewAppIcon.
##NewAppIcon
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Meta has acquired Limitless.ai.

Instantly Limitless changed its privacy policy and pulled its products from Brazil, China, the European Union, Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
The Limitless homepage shows a clean white layout with the company logo at the top left and navigation links across the header. Centered text announces “Limitless has been acquired by Meta.” Below it sits an embedded YouTube video featuring CEO Dan Siroker smiling in front of a large window, with framed family photos lining both sides of the background. The Limitless homepage shows a clean white layout with the company logo at the top left and navigation links across the header. Centered text announces “Limitless has been acquired by Meta.” Below it sits an embedded YouTube video featuring CEO Dan Siroker smiling in front of a large window, with framed family photos lining both sides of the background. A Limitless-branded notice outlines updates to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The text explains that users will be prompted to consent to new terms and highlights changes around recording consent, data protection standards, data processing details, and clarity improvements. A section at the end notes regional service shutdown timelines. A continuation of the policy update focuses on regions where Limitless service will end on December 5, 2025, including Brazil, China, the EU, Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the UK. It explains how users can download their data before permanent deletion. The final section addresses Rewind users and states that Rewind will shut down on December 19, 2025.
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Click, the heir apparent to Arc, continues to improve! ↓↓↓
##NewClickBrowser

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December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Did you feel it?
#earthquake
May be an image of map, radar and text that says 'Earthquake Detected Nearby If shaking intensifies: Drop, cover, hold on M5.9 estimated 178 mi away USGS ShakeAlert 3m ago Area of Strong Shaking San Francisco San Jose NV NV CA Mou'
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
This is absolutely nuts.

Reminds me of Sewer Shark on Sega CD...

BACK IN 1992!
#nsfw

RE:
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Spotify Wrapped really went for it across a number of different topics this year. Impressive!
#Spotify Wrapped 2025
The image shows a screenshot of a Spotify wrapped summary on a digital device. It displays various sections with titles like "Minutes listened," "Listening age," "Top song," "Top album," "Top podcast," and others. Each section has a checkmark indicating the story was viewed. At the bottom, it shows a total of 107,396 minutes listened and the top genre is Electronica. The background is dark, with white text and colorful graphic elements.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Woohoo. Another day, another minuscule privacy settlement.
#🥴
Photo by Chris Messina on December 02, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of phone and text that says 'TikTok Data Privacy Settlement has sent you $0.91 USD. Note from TikTok Data Privacy Settlement: " Your Supplemental TikTok Data Privacy settlement payment is now available in PayPal. Thank Thankyou. you.'.
December 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Super excited about @craftdocs’s latest update, including an API and per-document MCP connections.

Give them some love on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/craft-thanksgiving-release
##NewCraft

RE: https://www.threads.com/@craftdocs/post/DRkIB3MCEOf
Craft Docs (@craftdocs) on Threads
Reaching the peak of Year of the UX with one of our biggest updates of the year: - Space-level Assistant - MCP & API support - Whiteboards v1 - Android beta - Improved Code Editor & Collections - $50,000+ Winter Challenge Details in the thread below!
www.threads.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Dead paper news is dead

RE: https://www.threads.com/@christophurious/post/DRhv9oFj6G5
Christoph (@christophurious) on Threads
Babe, wake up. ChatGPT is writing the news.
www.threads.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Spotify has a new “Relive the music behind Stranger Things” mini-promo.

It first shows clips from the Netflix series and then the music video of the music, with an overlay explaining the significance of the music.
##NewSpotify
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
tl;dr: OpenAiPhone.

https://openai.com/index/openai-and-foxconn-collaborate/
Photo by Chris Messina on November 22, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'Greg Brockman @gdb … OpenAl Foxconn: openai.com/index/opena.. OpenAl and Foxconn collaborate to strengthen U.S. manufacturing across the supply chain 2:10 AM Nov 22, 2025 51.8K Views'.
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Spotify is testing "Prompt Playlists: Prompt a playlist with specific cues and rules"

"Describe your perfect playlist, in as much detail as you want..."

I presume this technique underlies Daylists, but now it'll be available to all Premium subscribers.
##NewSpotify
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
chris.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
I’m okay with this TBH.

Hashtag abuse *should * be curtailed!
##IDemandHashtags

RE: https://www.threads.com/@oncescuradu/post/DRTQu5TDN4t
Radu Oncescu (@oncescuradu) on Threads
📱Instagram now limits the number of hashtags that can be add per regular post or reel to 3.
www.threads.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM