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  • J’accuse Akismet and Fediverse Spammers

    J’accuse Akismet and Fediverse Spammers

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently every post I wrote got a dozen or more spam messages. As a result of this flood of spam comments Akismet or another app said “You need to pay due to the volume of spam comments. It struck me as tremendously unfair. Most blogs have little to no income, so if…

  • On Whether to Do a Hike and a Via Ferrata on the Same Day

    On Whether to Do a Hike and a Via Ferrata on the Same Day

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo weeks ago I thought that I would have an issue with this weekend and I was right. I thought that I would want to do a hike with one group, and do a Via Ferrata with a second group. That situation is now a reality. A Good Hiking Group and a…

  • Instagram Limits for Teens

    Instagram Limits for Teens

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I read from [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/30/instagram-adds-a-teen-protection-tool-to-limit-interaction-to-close-friends/) and [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/30/24167259/instagram-limit-posts-everyone-but-close-friends) that there are new tools to limit things so that people can only get comments from friends and family. The irony isn’t lost on me. The irony I’m thinking about is that we have built a social media landscape where the content from strangers…