okay so it's week two of #GBBO and half of bluesky is mocking Danni and the other half are stanning and there's a correct option here (it's the one that doesn't involve mocking the very obviously ND contestant)
leave that mocking tone back on the birdsite, please.
so under bluesky's current rules as defined by the Chief Joke Understander, this nyt journo will be banned / get 4 strikes / decreased social credit score for instigating a QRT dogpile, right?
*puts finger to ear* ohhh, right, that doesn’t apply to journalists
i've been playing around with migrating to independent, open-source social networks for a while now. the tech is really maturing! but the space is still awkward to discuss. i talk about this issue here, and how it applies across matrix, activitypub, and ATproto.
went to go add the new showgirl tracks to this and accidentally added a whole bunch of new features alongside it: - filter to a specific album/albums - a new daily mode where everyone gets the same tracks - new heardle/lyricle modes
wanted a way to prove this so introducing: Swiftype! A Taylor Swift song guessing game. Guess Taylor Swift tracks by their sound/lyrics across three different game modes, available now at maysuser.name/swiftype
Parakeet updates are now on the project account - I'll keep posting random bits and bobs here when I find really dumb things past me did though.
Parakeet@parakeet.at
it's been a hot minute since the last Parakeet update, so here's one to finish up September:
The highlights: - Notifications - no push notifs for now, and they only start generating once you've logged in to an instance at least once. - Repost and Quote mutes - Auto handle revalidation
look. do i need a promotion or new job? yes. do i have the skills and experience to get one? yes. do i want to have a series of conversations where i actively have to advocate for myself? well. that's where it gets complicated,
large F in the chat for Rare and Playground both being chopped and changed
Bryant Francis@bryantfrancis.me
Man reading this is giving me heartburn. Hundreds punished for this mismanagement of others, and those who aren't cut are being told to do the impossible if they want to stay employed.