NEW: Where the teens are YouTube 90% TikTok 63% Instagram 61% Snapchat 55% Facebook 32% (down from 71%) WhatsApp 23% X 17% (down from 33%) Reddit 14% Threads 6% report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

companies programmed us to refer to art, music, video, and writing as "content" to make it seem like it comes from the website and not from a person who had to think of it and make it

Privacy policies have gotten longer, vaguer, and harder to parse — @themarkup is here to help you claw back some privacy. Here's how you to read privacy policies (and read between the lines) in 2023

People fleeing a social media platform after a dopey rebrand is called an Xodus.

Wow! A beautiful image on the 1 year anniversary of the JWST.

It’s only been two days, but it seems clear to me that Bluesky missed its moment to be the Twitter replacement. It feels like Threads is going to eat Twitter’s lunch, and Bluesky will be a cute niche site. Hope I’m wrong, but feels inevitable already.

As a member of #GenerationX, I feel somehow divinely rejuvenated after reading this article 👨🏼‍🎤 I am curious, what are you thoughts on this statement❓ #GenX #AI #artificialIntelligence #softSkills https://www.businessinsider.com/how-prepare-for-ai-boom-future-tools-soft-skills-2023-7

genuinely the best of luck to threads, mastodon, nostr, and every other project in this space. these projects are darn tough and I know a lot of passionate & talented people are involved. no matter how it ends, I think there's a lot of reason to hope for good outcomes for people

Just a fun little post on my Substack today while I develop & test recipes. Enjoy! And if you think food history is as fun as I do, please subscribe! https://jamieschler.substack.com/p/boeuf-cuit-presse-de-boeuf-or-cornd

I'll repeat a tip I used to find people when I got here: find one person you know (usually the person who invited you) and go through their following list because there are probably mutuals there. Repeat with those mutuals. Soon you'll have a nice timeline of familiar folks. But find new folks too!

Gm gm and Happy 4th of July!

Gm Bluesky! Yep, I’m that guy that shares his kid’s art. Definitely didn’t get talent from our side of the family.

The photorealistic images from Midjourney are great and all but I enjoy the drawings too.

And just like that, we’re done with the first half of 2023. Happy July 1st!

TGIF for those who celebrate

Trying out another custom feed for Bluesky dogs. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7facchqgc6syhzjd5hr2ixs7/feed/aaaandjyk2y36

Do cats also pick the most random spots to rest their heads? How is this comfortable? Maybe this is the optimal angle for begging. @bestofdogs.bsky.social

Good day Bluesky world! 😎

Everything the light touches is my kingdom.

We believe that a public commons is important for social media. These proposals for moderation and safety tooling have been in the works for a while, and we’re excited to share them for community discussion and feedback with you now. https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/6-23-2023-moderation-proposals

You may feed me now.

Normalize admitting “I have absolutely no idea what the fuck is going on”

Yay! Built a custom feed using @skyfeed.app just like how @emily.Baku.team showed. This one is for all the data nerds out there. Check it out here. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7facchqgc6syhzjd5hr2ixs7/feed/aaaowqxykyy2a

🧪 The artwork on this little video is so lovely https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/why-insects-are-so-crucial-to-life-on-earth/p0fw94cs

Also wanted to add @rudyfraser.com @abyssgazer.bsky.social @kellykellz.bsky.social

Agree that May is early but who knows maybe their year starts early too. Mine just finished their first full week off.

A good reminder for the newskies and oldskies too.

A YEAR OF SPACE FACTS: DAY 1/365 The photons we receive from the Sun take a little over 8 minutes to reach us from the surface of the Sun. But they are created deep in the core of the Sun, and it takes them 100,000s of years to get from the core to the surface!

There was no clear skies or sunshine on this year’s summer solstice but the weather is always beautiful in Bluesky land.

As the competition in the generative AI space grows fiercer, OpenAI is upgrading its text-generating models while reducing pricing

Gm gm Blueskiers!

I recently saw a piece by John Chamberlain who uses crushed car parts to create sculptures so striking and beautiful. The pictures don’t do justice to the work.

Halemaʻumaʻu just erupted. It's pretty spectacular on the livestream. Scroll back about 30 min to see it explode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5M-5XFplo0

So crazy to see photos of NYC today under so much smoke and haze. Just over a week ago, we were visiting Central Park for the first time. It was a beautiful clear day. A Bluesky day indeed.

VisionOS browsers with all my open tabs is going to be wild, and I’ll still never go through all of them.

Gm gm! Shiro hopes you have a great day.

Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’ https://www.ft.com/content/c1f6d948-3dde-405f-924c-09cc0dcf8c84

Didn’t realize you could make biscuits in an air fryer but they turned out pretty decent, at least according to the kids. What’s the weirdest thing people have cooked in an air fryer?

GM Bluesky land! What do the locals call themselves here?

AI has the potential to transform society. Robust, collaborative strategies are needed to ensure that this technology will benefit the public. How might this be achieved? Join a free public discussion of this critical issue: https://www.ias.edu/events/steering-ai-public-good-dialogue-future

I support @alder.bsky.social's mission to get more space nerds on BSky. (plus science + art nerds too! All nerds are welcome) If you know a suitable candidate, message us! Or, reply here! So far @alder.bsky.social has managed to get everyone from scientists to astronauts on board. It’s awesome

Hey all! Good to be here on Bluesky. It’s a great day to have a great day. 🙌