Theory: ATProto is pointless and it just hit me why. It's too complicated. Ok, so then your response will be "then we can educate and hold hands and explain and gain trust" You do THAT and *boom* you ALREADY just solved the problem with humans that you were just trying to solve with complex […]

If you know me, you know I've always thought that leaving twitter was 1) an absolutely fine personal individual choice but also 2) NOT something you should *insist* others do because it was *possible* that the good of speaking with others etc might outweigh the bad Saying this because in the […]

The comedians in saudi arabia feels like a stupid stupid distraction and a way for people to feel morally superior in one of the most pointless ways possible #uspol

Re: E.g. that Riyadh show etc. The way some of y'all are holding comedians to the moral standards that actual leaders should hold is *deeply* goofy. That's not their job. Their job is to point at the absurdity so people can see it. The more they do that, the better. #uspol #comedy #world

I still presently have the least fun here, but I still think it's the best model, and bluesky seems to be pooping the bed with its guidelines #blackmastodon #BlackFedi

"soooo what else do we need to do to make this Blacktwitter, because I think we should do more of that" https://fire.asta.lgbt/notes/ackrs97gn2fb02hz I'd say: follow Black folks who are active in the fediverse, lift up their voices, report any harassment you see in their replies. Make the […]

UNPOPULAR OPINION Kendrick's 2nd half verse on Chains and Whips cements why he's inferior to the Clipse, and others*. Couldn't help but jump into the rappity-rap, but bad for THAT SONG. *obligatory "yes, i do hate drake much more than both of them" #hiphop #blackmastodon #BlackFedi

Also, calling it now: Josh Johnson will 100% enter the pantheon of comedy greats. His name will go next to Carlin, Pryor, etc. #blackmastodon #BlackFedi #uspol

My current big picture view: Politics-wise -- Anti-Black racism is still Americas biggest problem -- only it literally harms EVERYONE ELSE proportionally much more because we're surviving, perhaps even thriving, AROUND it. #blackmastodon #BlackFedi #uspol

You don't need to *agree* with Hakeem Jeffries being lukewarm on Mamdani; but you do need to understand where it's coming from. Because if you think it's because *Jeffries* is some kind of corrupt old school insider, you're an idiot. It's a complex game and behind the scenes maneuvering […]

Florida Governor DeSantis refused to release names of people the state has forcibly interned in the Everglades, but today the Miami Herald released a list confirmed by DHS. https://archive.ph/2025.07.13-114542/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article310541770.html (archived […]

Reviewing old Clipse. I now *get* why Malice had to quit. He's *TOO* cold. Push is amazing, but he can handle his power. Malice basically did the Luke Skywalker thing; had to be DRAGGED back because he feared his own power then :):):) #hiphop #blackmastodon #blackmastodon

Okay, so while I don't like the "Democrats need to do more" because it's stupid I think there's room for "Democrats need to SAY more." Like the clip of Maxwell Frost. But y'all can go even harder. Call them names, remind the people of how absolutely scummy they are right now #uspol

Unpopular opinion: Stop talking about how Black Women vote and start talking about how Black *People* vote. It's better to be UNITED here; and while it's true we are slightly worse at it -- still -- If everyone voted like Black *Men* we'd be also doing perfectly well. #blackmastodon […]

Look. The Zohran guy's got good words, and I for sure have no major love for Cuomo. But -- dammit -- when CLYBURN (or any elder Black Dem ,for that matters) talks, I know have to at least shut up for a little and listen. I have to take that VERY SERIOUSLY. My gut here is that Clyburn believes […]

I cannot stress enough the stupidity of e.g. "ACAB" and "ABOLISH THE POLICE" Get out of your feelings and get into your strategy -- it is undeniably true that there is a SEVERE need for police reform But, tell me, who escorted ICE away from Dodger Stadium? #uspol #blackmastodon #BlackFedi

Over on Twitter, the doofus-and-loud extreme left is utterly crashing out on the fact that "No Kings" is showing that even us so-called libs or neolibs or libtards or whatever they're calling us today ABSOLUTELY DESTROY THEM at the one thing they thought they had in the bag, organizing and […]

To Black folks who need to hear it, which I suspect ain't many: If you're JUMPING IN THEM STREETS right now, you're an idiot, and also if you're saying "sit this out" you're a coward. Be the third thing #blackmastodon #BlackFedi #uspol

Lots of chatter about: "Black folks, this is not our fight" Well, of course it is -- we wrote the playbook. Literally. Now we, and everyone else, needs to follow THAT PLAYBOOK, that's all. #uspol #blackmastodon #BlackFedi

Lord, I know I am not perfect. I know I stray from Your will. I know I fail every day to earn Your grace. But if You let Donald Trump sue Elon Musk for defamation I will clean up my act and do everything I can to glorify you. No monkey’s paw stuff please; I want to be able to cover it too.

I supported Bernie Sanders against Clinton. Just posting because I believe it's good to admit one's mistakes. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/bernie-sanders-kamala-harris-us-election-loss-b2760587.html #uspol #blackmastodon #BlackFedi

(this might piss off both sides but hey) One of the weirder parts of the AI debate for me is the "destroying the environment" bit. Love it or hate it - my $500 graphics card with open source downloaded models is absolutely keeping up with the big boys for anything remotely useful and my […]

Imagine if back in the 2000s all the file sharing companies like Napster and Audio Galaxy had issued a statement that copyright laws were going to kill their industry.

"Get rid of all of the old Democrats" partly means "Jettison people who were responsible for the Civil Rights Movement" which is stupid #uspol #blackmastodon #BlackFedi

Apparently #bluesky is still a place where it's ok to harass people expressing opinions outside the lefty orthodox. We have that here too, but that's limited because they mostly just aren't allowed on mainstream fedi servers. If your vision of this medium is smaller communities where you don't […]

Mood: pissy that the people too pure to vote for Harris are on here still pretending they're not whingy self-entitled allies of fascism and largely responsible for all the harm that's being done. Grow up, get real, accept responsibility!

The squidward and davey jones jokes are of course in full effect but I 100% ironically *love* this. more hip-hop shanty style plz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up--pIZW1Dk #blackmastodon #BlackFedi #music #hiphop

Ugh. So twitter right now is WAY too effective at dividing the Dems. I hope we get this out of our system. For the record, the big problem here is misplaced faith in the (white) left; e.g. Bernie's a good cheerleader but *wildly* ineffective on the ground because at the end of the day you have […]

I'm not exactly sure what the specific lesson is, but It's getting close to being able to *credit* the people who stayed on X/Twitter for at least being partially responsible for Musk crashing out. He's getting bullied hard there, in the way he deserves. "Leave Twitter or you're a Nazi" was […]

So there's a thing in AI called MCP As far as I can tell, it's literally absolutely no different from an API, except this way it can have the same initials as the main villain in Tron. #ai #technology

Bluesky didn't reach a federated stage where you could choose a service provider in a free country before they started to censor people based on authoritarian demands.

Cory Booker isn't trending on #blackmastodon or #BlackFedi ? Yikes. Red flag, as the kids say. Anyway, that was amazing and incredible and a ray of hope for all of this. Good stuff. #uspol

Update: As of today, the page on #black #medalofhonor recipient #charlesrogers have been restored with the original URL. The page had been "removed during auto removal process" according to a defense official […]

So, like, I understand why people hate crypto but (perhaps like guns), crypto doesn't care. And also, it's a pretty egalitarian tool/concept that's not necessarily bound to any particular political belief or party. Might want to get into learning it even IF you hate it #uspol

YO TAXES AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES ARE DOPE, I LIKE THEM A LOT - signed, a guy who had a house behind his burn down tonight #uspol

Representatives are having a rough time answering to their constituents. Make sure you keep calling, and absolutely show up to your local town halls and make sure your voices are heard.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-defends-its-vast-book-torrenting-were-just-a-leech-no-proof-of-seeding/ hahahahah i cannot WAIT for the mpaa and the riaa to break out into hives over this. in fact, if this works out for meta, i see a bunch […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

okay so here on Mastodon there is now a content warning for "potentially controversial takes?" I understand that Mastodon is still the best model and I've been telling people that for years now. But if this catches on here, I'm absolutely out, this place is FINISHED and not worth considering […]

HEY FELLOW NERDS: Remember to remind people: Github is (surprisingly) pretty great right now, despite being MS owned. And not just for code, but for e.g. gov doc stuff. They can go even better, by being reminded that Git is technically, and can be practically, DECENTRALIZED version control […]

apropos of absolutely nothing here's the #NSA's official besta practices on mobile device security. some top tips: 1. restart your device regularly (it's very hard for spyware to survive a restart, especially on an iPhone) 2. avoid public wifi 3. do not […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Piracy is a real issue here at Florida State University. (No, not downloading stuff, I mean like the two guys I just saw in puffy shirts and swords going at it in the fountain on Landis)

Re: Deepseek. Seems great, actually. Exactly what the whole free software thing is about; I hope Stallman and Torvalds are watching and smiling. #ai #freesoftware #software

People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states. To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.

Of course, most people HERE don't need this, but to say it anyway As we figure out "social media" , I cannot stress enough how people need to get the *fuck* out of the "consumer mindset" (it doesn't have the features I like waah) and back into the older internet underground hacker mindset […]

"The internet views censorship as damage and routes around it. Old quote. But this internet is technically possible, and needed more than ever. #uspol #internet #freedom #freesoftware

People here might appreciate this: I was just on Hacker News, and someone asked "What is the GPL?" This resonates, especially today -- in terms of. Man, I'm old, and there's a LOT of stuff tech folk have "forgotten" about, and we're REALLY going to want to relearn it. As in, you know, how did […]

"People should just think more critically about technology" is not a solution. "Normies just love their evil dopamine and dumb celebs, let them suffer" is not a solution. "I don't believe people when they say it's unpleasant or confusing because it's not for me" is not a solution. "But […]