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TerryHancock

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Fan of space, film, free/open-source software and free culture. Former pro astronomer. Writer, blogger, editor, visual artist. Occasional free-software developer. (Personal Account)

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futurebird, to random
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I'm starting to really like Jamelle Bouie's writing on politics. While He still essentially has a liberal perspective (as opposed to a radical or left perspective) he's really good at identifying and criticizing liberal process, technicality and hypocrisy-based criticisms of the right.

These are criticisms that don't address the gulf in values, morality, or outcomes, but focus instead on things like finding hypocrisies, or showing how the right is failing to live up to the constitution. 1/

TerryHancock,
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@futurebird
Texas has enacted election laws whose effect is to make urban voters have to wait in long lines to vote, while rural voters can be in and out in 5 minutes.

There is also a strong fatalistic attitude ("the Republicans are going to win anyway").

If you're certain that your vote won't change anything, and you know voting is going to be an ordeal, AND you think Democrats won't help you either..? Then a lot of people will not vote.

Texas cities are majority Dem.
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TerryHancock,
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@futurebird
OTOH, in the country, where I live, there are flagpoles everywhere with:

  • blue-line flag
  • Texas separatist flags
  • Taxes Enough Already TEA
  • Trumpist/MAGA flags

Like, huge yard displays. Proud fascists.

When I went to vote in the 2022 Primary, they directed me to the Republican table w/o asking. I had to object. This is public shaming -- it's what you have to do to vote against dictators in sham democracies.

A lot of rural Democrats don't vote either.

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I have three books I'm cycling through and two more that are "parked" partway through, but I will get back to them.
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reginasbread, to random
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just watched a video about the lack of bicycles in hollywood productions. e.g. there are post apocalypse shows where there's no fuel or they can't use engines for other reasons, and the characters are shown walking or riding a horse. they never try bikes even though it's the most popular mode of transportation on the planet. Daryl from TWD on a bicycle? uncool. if a protagonist is doing it, it's a comedy. riding a bicycle is seen as a ridiculous thing to do unless you're a child. I am stunned.

TerryHancock,
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It depends on the city, but in the West, generally, yes.

Public transportation breaks down as a solution if not enough people use it. It then becomes impractical to keep running -- you'd be running empty buses or trains, which actually burns more gas than if people drive themselves.

So you reduce the frequency. But then people have to wait longer (sometimes all night), and that's not always safe.

So that becomes another reason not to use it -- not reliable.

atomicpoet, to fediversenews

I just had a look at 's recent press release about , and something caught my attention right away.

For the very first time, they're acknowledging another platform alongside . Specifically, they're highlighting that can now connect through .

Now, you know Meta's PR department doesn't say things by accident. So here's why this is a big deal. Last time I checked, WordPress powers a whopping 43% of the Internet. Yeah, you heard that right! If you visit a website, there's a good chance it's using WordPress as its CMS.

Now, if even a fraction of those WordPress sites start federating, it could have a huge impact on the network effect of the Fediverse. Of course, Meta isn't oblivious to this. I've been talking about the potential of WordPress and ActivityPub for quite some time now.

But if you're particularly observant, you might also notice that they mention . We've known for a while that Tumblr is likely to integrate ActivityPub into their platform.

But here's an interesting tidbit: Did you know that one company, Automattic, not only owns Tumblr but is also the driving force behind WordPress?

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but once again, PR departments don't just drop hints randomly. I have a strong feeling that Meta has been having some high-level discussions with Automattic about the future of ActivityPub. It wouldn't surprise me if Meta has some insights into Automattic's upcoming plans for the Fediverse.

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-threads-new-app-text-sharing/

@fediversenews

TerryHancock,
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@AbandonedAmerica @atomicpoet @fediversenews

Y'all are talking like Wordpress doesn't have AP integration, when it does. There's been a plugin for awhile now. I've used it (self-hosting).

As for what it "looks like" in federation, that's somewhat configurable: you can share whole posts, or summaries with a link. And responses to it can be mirrored onto the WP site as comments.

Just checked: it's not available for free on the flagship site, but it is available with the "business" plan.

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