Ian Slinger

Here’s an inspiring presentation from John o’Nolan of ghost.org.

It’s the best explanation I’ve seen of the Fediverse as the escape hatch from the cesspit of commercial social media.

Democracy Dies in a Rebrand

"The Washington Post, formerly one of America’s most respected newspapers and home to the slogan “Democracy Dies in Darkness” unveiled its new mission statement this week: “Riveting Storytelling for All of ... https://ianjs.com/2025/01/19/democracy-dies-in-a-rebrand.html

@ap.brid.gy @ben.slinger.com.au

News flash: Apple solves the problem with their AI summaries by adding a disclaimer that says “this is problem bullshit, so you should ignore it”.

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2…

That’s the whole POSSE thing -Post Once syndicate Everywhere.

If I post on my blog at micro.blog which is ianjs.com it cross posts to aus.social and Bluesky. I mostly just reply on Mastodon though - better interface.

Yep it does. Immediately got your last post.

@ben.slinger.com.au

Still can’t see your posts from the Fediverse.

Are you following @fed.brid.gy? (Can’t be bothered scrolling your 1500+ following list!)

"“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States…”"

Charge? Hs anyone told Donald a tariff is not somethin... https://ianjs.com/2024/12/26/on-january-th-as-one.html

@kannonshanmugam.bsky.social

please follow @ap.brid.gy so that people on #mastodon and other #ActivityPub services can communicate with you. we become immune to billionaire takeover when all the networks work together and it's easy to switch and stay connected. thanks.

fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky...

So you're posting here. I don't see them on Mastodon. Do you need to enable bridging?

tlmb.net/blog/connect...

I keep putting minimalist Markdown in my Mastodon posts because I’m eternally optimistic that the default UI will display it one day.

Markdown is pretty nice on its own, and one day all my old posts will spring to life and become typographically ... https://ianjs.com/2024/11/28/i-keep-putting.html

The grandkids are playing around with my old Pentax ME film camera.

It’s a great opportunity to explain how cameras work. Open the back to see the shutter open. Take off the lens to see the mirror flip away.

“But how do you see the pictures?”.... https://ianjs.com/2024/11/23/the-grandkids-are.html

Stop comparing Mastodon and Threads/Bluesky. It's a category mistake.: https://ianjs.com/2024/11/15/stop-comparing-mastodon.html

Yeah, life was easier when everything was CGA.

See AlleyCat www.gusworld.com.au/games/cat/de...

I’m bookmarking this to return in twelve months and see how the fascist theocracy is coming along.

www.abc.net.au/news/2024…

It was a bit of a weird joke in 2016, but WTF America? Again?

My condolences. The fact it could even be close confirms your country is fundamentally broken.

I’ve just watched my faith in humanity disappear down the toilet so I’m switching off the shitshow for a few years.

Good luck.