I realize that in 2025, starting any conversation with the topic “The Fediverse” is akin to starting any conversation with the topic “NFT’s” or “cryptocurrency” or asking if there’s a new printing of The Watchtower. But bear with me on this. Of late, I’ve joined up with the social platform Mastodon, and I’m also sharing…
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Instagram Hacked! Send Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pliers!
Yes, I know that’s a nonsensical headline. I get it. But what’s funny is … the robots don’t get it. And it’s yet another reason why I’m feeling less and less enthusiastic about the Meta platforms. Yesterday, I posted this blog, where I discussed joining the new Pixelfed image-hosting social media platform. My blog automatically…
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I’m still on the fence with Instagram. At one point I had an Instagram account, and somehow it got hacked. I cleaned up all the hacking, and a year or so later, the account was shut down for some unspecified claim of nebulous origin (I suspect some MAGA chud had a problem with me and…
Read MoreI left the X cesspool today.
My Twitter account goes back to January 2011. And it ends today. It ends because of many things. I ended it after the results of last night’s election. I ended it because, in the past two years that Elon Musk has operated Twitter, he’s turned it into a cesspool. What was once a free outlet…
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