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  • The Day of Snow Poles and Mastodon

    The Day of Snow Poles and Mastodon

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday during the walk I saw an orange van moving by the side of the road slowly. It was stopping regularly. I crossed the road and looked towards it. I saw an open door and a person placing traffic snow poles into the bollards at the side of the road. Winter is…

  • The Temptation to Give Up On Social Media

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI find myself tempted to give up on social media and focus on blogging instead. I am tired of social media after decades of use. I am tired that users, that provide all of the value are ignored, and that greedy boards of directors can sell users as if they were lumps…

  • To Mastodon, from Jaiku

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwitter was bought by an individual that many of us do not trust, and we fear that it may no longer represent the values that we cherish. That Twitter is bought is nothing new. Myspace was bought by Murdoch, many years ago. Jaiku was a great competitor to twitter but it was…