Found this #socialmedia explainer from a conference while cleaning up my old photos. Not bad. And I love the retro reference here to G+. Those were the days! 😆

@TG_Esq you’re so right - so metal 🤘 and I loved watching Lars Ulrich and his energy and enjoyment. As you said, they’re having a blast!

At first, I had my doubts. Metallica: yes, please. But a cover of one of my favorite Elton John/Bernie Taupin songs...? Halfway through my blood was pumping like crazy. Yes, yes - this is just so much fun!

https://youtu.be/CUI24ZZ4ksA?feature=shared

#metal #heavymetal #metallica #hardrock #EltonJohn #bernietaupin

A new kid on the block - and it's a B-corporation #socialmedia It may just work, if they can figure out how to move advertisers and users over from (ugh) Meta and X.

https://www.weare8.com/post/new-social-media-platform-launches-in-denmark---the-responsible-alternative

#Bcorp #tech #dktech #denmark

Yes, this: "It was the kid. It was that awful floating kid. I know I’m not alone in this — the terror inspired by that floating kid is practically a generational scar." - Joe Hill on the TV adaptation of Salem's Lot.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/books/review/stephen-king-salems-lot-joe-hill.html?rsrc=flt&smid=url-share

#horror #StephenKing #JoeHill

@eslr sounds great - and thanks for the link. I'll dip into and see if it's a good fit for me (aka, if I'm a good fit for it).

@eslr beautiful book. This was new to me, so I went down a rabbit hole to learn about Hamming and his work. Fascinating! Would the book be suitable for a layperson - or mostly for academic engineers / computer scientists?

@waverer love this - and can only imagine how tricky this is to do on a typewriter (tricky but fun!!) 😊

@headword rigtig godt initiativ - jeg har underskrevet 👍

I can’t believe how easy it is to switch to @Tutanota and its excellent apps. I’ve been frustrated by how most alternatives to Apple Mail and Apple Calendar fall short. But Tuta Mail and Calendar work so well — including with my own domains. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #email #calendar #ios #macos #apple #EUAlternatives

After much testing and twiddling, I've landed on @joplinapp for my #Zettelkasten and other note-taking and #secondbrain work. 🥳

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

@AnthonyBaker @klausblog love that mantra - I’m stealing it! 😁 🙌

@klausblog solid advice! That's basically what I've done (with a self-imposed rule: only the absolutely necessary plugins, etc.), although I need to do the last step now - schedule a weekly meeting with myself. I've imported my notes, rearranged them a bit for my own sanity, and then set up folders and a template for zettelkasten, so I'm ready to go.

Didn't take me long. So maybe, just maybe I'm managing OK to resist fiddling too much. :)

I don't know who did this, but, lol

This should have been big news!

Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in English:
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/news/detail/joint-commitment-to-strengthening-open-research-europe
https://www.fccn.pt/en/atualidade/fct-assina-declaracao-fortalecimento-open-research-europe-ore/
and one more, NWO from 🇳🇱 considers joining:
https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/nwo-endorses-joining-open-access-platform-open-research-europe-ore
Why is this BIG? 1/4
#openscience #openaccess

Learning how to implement #Zettelkasten in @obsidian - I feel like a mad scientist who may have found the answer in the chaos. Or the spark in the dark. Or whatever. Now the real challenge: to resist the urge to fiddle and fine-tune #Obsidian until the moon is high...

@joost nice to connect with you too - and thanks for the tips and insights. Great to chat!

@joost great to hear you’re happy with it. Did you opt for a Fairphone? I’ve been eyeing their phones for a while and love the concept. Repairability feels like the way forward.