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“After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel. The oligopoly has won”

Our system of email has been deliberately coopted by Big Tech players,…
  • September 5, 2022

Quick Note: My Apple Event commentary (and everything else) has moved to Mastodon

As stated in my notice about it this morning, I don’t plan…
  • June 6, 2022

Apple needs to give the apps that power Services to someone besides Eddie Cue

I agree with Benjamin Mayo: The Apple services experience is not good…
  • May 13, 2022

DuckDuckGo’s Apple-powered maps now support dark mode and more – 9to5Mac

While I am an app-first person, it’s good to see Dark Mode come to more web apps.
  • July 16, 2019

How to run a small social network site for your friends – Darius Kazemi

It’s easier than ever to create a small community for your friends, family, or organization that stays as private or public as you want.
  • July 12, 2019

🔗 WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Explains Why He Felt He Had To Sell To Facebook

Ryan Mac for BuzzFeed: While Acton didn’t discuss the specifics behind Zuckerberg’s…
  • March 17, 2019

Why does decentralization matter? – Official Mastodon Blog

This is a good, real-world explainer of a core philosophy behind Mastodon and the greater fediverse of connected, interoperable services, like PixelFed. I’m a big fan of this grown platform of content and social platforms, especially their underlying design and mission.
  • January 2, 2019