Reminder: AI can't do community. ▫️ AI can't create the unique sauce you get when you put half a dozen human brains in the same room.

Curious to see what W can offer. 🤔 If you want to sign up, it's here: wsocial.eu/public/signup #EUtech #bigtech #socialmedia

"I går udskrev Mette Frederiksen folketingsvalg. Vi ved ikke, hvem der danner regering efter valget. Men vi ved, at uanset hvem der sidder i Statsministeriet, så sidder Big Tech stadig på vores digitale hverdag. Det ændrer ingen valgkamp på." #dkpol #dktech danmarkskifter.dk/email/2f7f39...

Amazed by how easy it is to switch to @tuta.com and its excellent iOS and MacOS apps 🤩 mastodon.social/@mpblack/115...

Danmark er nordisk mester i økonomisk udsathed. Trods flere og flere i beskæftigelse er der mange, der er i risiko for fattigdom - eller som allerede oplever materielle eller sociale afsavn. Det er flere end i resten af Norden. Det må vi kunne gøre bedre. #dkøko #dkpol borsen.dk/nyheder/opin...

Ready to ditch #Microsoft? Curious about #Linux? Check out: endof10.org

Need a breakdown of just how we got locked into a few crappy #bigtech companies' services and products? Cory Doctorow has shared a big chunk of his upcoming audiobook, "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" (coming out Oct. 2025). Link below.👇

Loving #MIstralAI and its #LeChat LLM chatbot - the latest version feels like a great alternative to the non-European #AI options. Its agents are especially useful. 👍 mistral.ai

Factoid of the day: "One EV (electric vehicle) needs the lithium of 10k smartphones, and 350m+ EVs are expected by 2030." H/T @morningbrew.bsky.social #EV #lithium #climatechange #tech

Excellent advice from a variety of thinkers/experts/does on how to live a better life with your #smartphone: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #tech #mindfulness

This is where I'm at this #monday: practicing #mindfulness but thoroughly distracted by an exciting potential new #communications and #marketing project with a client... 😀

#WritingAdvice from Isabel Allende: “When you tell a story in the kitchen to a friend, it’s full of mistakes and repetitions. It’s good to avoid that in literature, but still, a story should feel like a conversation. It’s not a lecture.” #creativewriting #writing #writingtips

The #StoryGrid Commandments give writers an excellent toolkit for tightening scenes. It may not work for every author, and there are other scene models out there to check out. But I recommend looking at Story Grid – it contains lots of great ideas for writers. #writingadvice #writing #bookcoaching

"If the reader doesn't need to know something to solve the mystery and it's not a red herring, keep it to yourself." – Anne R. Allen This writing advice applies to other kinds of fiction, too. #writingadvice #writing #bookcoach

Conversation with an aspiring writer about her book project: ME: Who are you writing this book for? HER: No one. I don't care who the reader is... #writing #coaching #bookcoaching

I can't fathom why I do this to myself, but I recently finished another of Adam Nevilsl #horror #books. The Reddening took me longer than The Ritual, because I took a break after the midpoint, which horrified me so much I couldn't continue. Doesn't sound like a recommendation. And yet it is.

The AI book list and general enshittification reminded me that I've been credited as blurbing hundreds of books I never have, including books by Patti Smith, Amy Tan, Sidney Sheldon, Joyce Maynard, and Elmore Leonard? And I can't get these fake blurbs taken off publisher and bookstore websites?

"Beware: learning more is a smart person’s favorite form of procrastination." - Mark Manson Case in point: Before I finally wrote my 1st novel, I owned 50+ books on #writing. Today, with 14 books published, I'm a bit closer to balancing things out. Dunno if that makes me so smart, tho. 😆 #writers

I've been having bad dreams lately. So I decided to read this horror novella. 😀 #books #reading #horror

Stare at this image for a while. It's calming. At least for me. 🧘‍♂️

I've rediscovered my #music collection (digital and CD, no cassettes, unfortunately) and the joys of pre-streaming music. Listening to music in an app that doesn't try to push its content into my face. So delightful.

I have a problem. An addiction to trying new word processors (aka #writing apps). ✍️

I've seen some people saying how "AI"-generated text is now as good as certain published authors, and honestly I think it's really brave for these folks to admit in public how poor their reading comprehension has to be

Hej #dkpol og #dktech - der er spændende viden og samtaler her på Bluesky. Tak, allesammen! Dejligt alternativ til de store tech virksomheders platforme. Men det er altid godt at være med på andre platforme. Håber I også vil være en del af samtalerne på fx Mastodon: mastodon.social/invite/3nSZx...

If we don't create the constructive, healthy conversations we've missed on #BigTech social media, then who's going to do it? Please join me over at #Mastodon as well: mastodon.social/invite/3nSZx...

Why it's worth pairing your #Bluesky account with e.g. #Mastodon - and, more broadly, why we need mainstream alternatives to #BigTech apps and operating systems techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g... #tech

"I value your ideas." I've heard it so many times. Heck, I've even said it myself. But did I really structure the brainstorm session to create space for ideas? This comic hits the bullseye. Good reminder to listen and create space before "reality testing": open.substack.com/pub/workchro...

A wonderful and insightful #newsletter with #news and analysis about #tech, in case you don't already subscribe, check it out: www.platformer.news 🙌

I've subscribed to oodles of communications/marketing/content newsletters over the years, and eventually unsubscribed...but I keep sticking with ghost.io's excellent newsletter. The latest edition: ghost.org/resources/me... #communications #marketing #newsletters #contentmarketing

Before choosing violence, flare those ear feathers to let rivals know you've had enough. Lesser Violetear 🪶 San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica

Not an April fools email. But an email from a huge US academic association: "With the increase in reports of international scholars in the U.S. being detained, deported, and in some cases, having their immigration status revoked, we would like to share an update regarding the 2025 Annual Meeting"

Today BY BILLY COLLINS If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you want to throw open all the windows in the house and unlatch the door to the canary's cage, indeed, rip the little door from its jamb,

Love this. Looks like something from "Where the Wild Things Are." The photograph captures a wildlife photographer in a ghillie suit. Photo by Giles Laurent (source: Wikipedia).

Some children saw Nasreddin coming from the vineyard with two baskets full of grapes loaded on his donkey. They gathered around him and asked him to give them a taste.

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2024. The heavenly arches of Grundtvig’s Church by architect Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint. #expressionist #gothic #architecture #arch #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #candid #classicmono #photography #storytelling #fineartphotography #church

"Khalil's attorney said they were initially informed that he was being held at an immigration detention facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. But when his wife tried to visit Sunday, she learned he was not there. Greer said she still did not know Khalil's whereabouts as of Sunday night."

Så mange mennesker oplever de katastrofer jeg læser dagligt om i nyhederne. Det er deres hverdag. Og den hjælp de har brug for er nu også udfordret af politiske strømninger. Så jeg bruger lidt af min tid på at samle ind. #danmark #dk blivindsamler.noedhjaelp.dk

Så er det blevet nemmere at gennemskue hvilke produkter kommer fra EU, i nogle butikker - jeg tænker det er fornuftigt, for så kan man overveje om der er lokale eller europæiske alternativer www.dr.dk/nyheder/peng... #dkpol #dk

Curious, has anyone bought and set up their #tech to be sourced as much as possible from #EUalternatives? What does that setup look like (e.g. phone, tablet, laptop, OS, apps)? #bigtech #degoogle #deapple #demicrosoft

Looking for new #podcasts - and maybe even eager for #EUalternatives ? Here's a list with a bunch of interesting options: blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/02/21/a...

You first.

Virkelig interessant oversigt over hvor meget der bliver beskåret af Trmp + DOGE, og ikke mindst, hvor meget der måske vil direkte skåne Musks virksomheder. Det vil påvirke alle i USA, men sandsynligvis også resten af verden... krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/trum... #Dktech #dkpol

This is so true!

En af værterne på podcssten her siger at vi i norden har et kompliceret forhold til USA. NB: USA har også et kompliceret forhold til USA. 😉 Forresten rigtig god podcast 👍 www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/norsk... #dkpol #norden #skandinavien

Alternatives to Google Maps: European Wego.here.com (also an app) Open Street Map Even Apple Maps though you support big tech then More tools: dataethics.eu/tools/ www.theverge.com/news/609772/...

Drop Amazon. Tak.

Underskrevet herfra - opfordring givet videre 💪

Excited to be trying out #posteo as my new #email - part of my journey away from #BigTech and toward #EUalternatives #tech

I årevis har jeg blindt sendt min data til U.S. Big Tech som betaling for "gratis" services, f.eks. Gmail. Nu er jeg blevet mere bevidst om det, og tager gerne imod tips. Har slettet min X konto og planlægger exit fra Meta. Hvad med Google/Apple? EU alternativer? european-alternatives.eu #dktech

Ja tak. Farvel til X som platform, for Politiet og alle offentlige myndigheder. borsen.dk/nyheder/poli... Og @fiwa.dk og jeg er helt enige, som vi skrev i @politiken.dk for nylig 😉 #dkmedier #dkpol #dktech