@mosseri this is cool! 👏👏👏

Threads just passed 2 million sign ups in the first two hours.
https://www.threads.net/t/CuVjWxcJ22Z/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

Welcome to the Fediverse, Threads! https://www.threads.net/@jamesbritton

@mastodonusercount 13m in the next few minutes #twitterfail

I want to expand more on the comedy of errors that led to the eviction of #Twitter from their Boulder, Colorado office.

The story that leads up to this building even existing is bizarre and hilarious, so here goes...

A thread 🧵

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/judge-ruled-twitter-must-be-evicted-from-colorado-office-over-unpaid-rent/

Clarence Thomas Promises To Adopt Code Of Ethics For The Right Price. "I admit to seeing the wisdom in developing some kind of ethical framework for the Supreme Court, so long as Papa gets some sugar." https://www.theonion.com/clarence-thomas-promises-to-adopt-code-of-ethics-for-th-1850409408

@Gartenberg lol

@Gartenberg
“This loss represented 57% of his fortune. Zuckerberg was then living a nightmare, fueled by investor rejection of his bet on the metaverse as the next big thing…”
it’s 21,000 jobs, but still…“Nightmare scenario for Zuck? Gimme a fucking break.

I wrote the words for everything on the upcoming FourPlay album, Signs of Life, except for this.

But I took such joy in saying the words while they played.

https://youtu.be/St4qEymhI30

What's the best* online community—I include things like work Slacks, project-specific communities, and communities formed on platforms or in the cracks between platforms—that you've ever been a part of? Don't overthink it, what's the thing that comes instantly to mind?

* Most fun, least terrible, most generative, whatever.

Disclosure: I'll never quote you without asking, but I *am* in research mode for a thing that will be public someday, in case that matters.

Boosts super-welcome. 💫

Twitter is honestly pretty funny now. A small army of sycophants have somehow managed to turn it into a political statement to give $8 to the world's second richest fool. Meanwhile, the overgrown edgelord himself has managed to turn giving away free blue checks into some form of punishment. Like the cone of shame, but... smaller. And more pixelly.

😢 Sad story: For a long time pre-2022 I'd have happily paid #twitter $8 a month for a well-moderated, ad-free, time-ordered timeline. They never gave me that choice

😊 Happy ending: That's exactly what the #fediverse has enabled for me. I make $8 donations to my instance host to help keep it sustainable

ActivityPub is the next big thing in social networks - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/20/23689570/activitypub-protocol-standard-social-network

Volcanic microbe eats CO2 'astonishingly quickly', say scientists. "Discovery of carbon-capturing organism in hot springs could lead to efficient way of absorbing climate-heating gas." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/19/volcanic-microbe-eats-co2-astonishingly-quickly-say-scientists

Which is the best British insult?

Please boost for maximum exposure. This is of vital importance.

#poll

Today, we started @ScienceDesk, our fourth editorially curated account for #Science news, including #ClimateChange, #Space, #Health, etc.

The other three are @NewsDesk, @CultureDesk and @TechDesk.

With these desks we aim to make it easier to discover people and content in the Fediverse.

Our managing editor @csullivan wrote a blog post about our approach to curation on #Mastodon.
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboards-editorial-curation-comes-to-mastodon/

Hello Fediverse!

@Flipboard is currently a walled garden.

It's a beautiful, highly curated walled garden filled with content from the worlds best publishers and creators curated by Flipboard's editorial team as well as our community of magazine makers.

But it's still a walled garden. Today that begins to change.

We've moved four of our most popular #curation desks into the Fediverse for you to enjoy.

@NewsDesk
@TechDesk
@CultureDesk
@ScienceDesk

Details below:

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboards-editorial-curation-comes-to-mastodon/

@atomicpoet @fediversenews “electronic mail is like a cork board, but sliced into little communities.”
EDIT: facepalm
EDIT EDIT: do your research

@atomicpoet @fediversenews “electronic mail is like a cork board, but sliced into little communities.”
EDIT: facepalm
EDIT EDIT: do your research

@atomicpoet old IG icon FTW