Notices by Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦 (kegill@mastodon.social)

That’s a BS headline, @arstechnica

“The merger is still subject to regulatory … approval.” Granted the Trump DOJ and FTC probably could care less. But there are still more steps.

@Gargron
I have been calling it an algorithmic tool. I like @emilymbender suggestion to reference it as automation.

#AI

A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet - with no cargo or paying passengers - crossed the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday (London-to-New York) using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

“Engines in commercial use are not yet certified to fly on more than 50% SAF and the vast majority of flights blend in a much lower amount of SAF with traditional jet fuel.”

SAF is used cooking oil + waste animal fat + “synthetic aromatic kerosene made from waste corn.”

#ClimateChange

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/virgin-atlantic-jet-lift-off-maiden-transatlantic-flight-low-carbon-fuel-2023-11-28/

An #introduction

University professor; writer; speaker. #Design, #UX, #IT, #communication, #publicPolicy, #agriculture, #NaturalResources, #economics

Home: #greaterSeattle via #Geòrgia, #Virginia and #Pennsylvania

Politics: #VoteBlue

Soapboxes:
#CovidIsNotOver
#DisInfo
#Elections
#JournalisticMalpractice
#MediaCriticism

Next: thread of #Mastodon #tips as part of #twittermigration

How To Use Mastodon and the #Fediverse: Basic Tips
via @feditips

It's far more than "basic" #tips

https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-basic-tips/

Most excellent #Mastodon #primer from @djnavarro via @ct_bergstrom

Note: don't hold the shift key and hit return key to prevent premature publish. It dupes stuff! Publish needs a click/tap.

https://blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2022-11-03_what-i-know-about-mastodon/

1. Search feature is #hashtag based, so use them liberally)

2. Per @mmasnick, the #lists feature here works well.

3. You can #verify yourself if you have access to the source code on your blog/website/etc. Details in account settings. #verification

4. Make sure your server is federated if you don't want to be an island. counter.social is an island, FWIW. (Learned that the hard way.)
First up >

@Gargron

Seems to be accessible on desktop browser only.

@arstechnica

Hallelujah! Now, will they actually work for the public good? That is the question.

@Gargron
I once described Twitter to my parents as public telegrams.

Mastodon is trying to create “social media” protocols like those underpinning phone calls, email and texts. Not just “read” but “respond.”

Today no corporations are pushing for interoperability due to paying for multiple email providers (eg, MCI mail, Compuserve, Prodigy) so employees could email folks outside the company.

Note: It would be 20+ years between SMTP (1981) and Gmail (2004).