Notices by Rami Al-Kabra (mastodon) (rami@pnw.zone)

@aral The question that’s driving me crazy is why are so many well-respected people still on that platform despite all that’s happening?

Excellent point!

From: @aral
https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/111000621922002315

@aral Imagine how much worse things would be if activists like you weren’t around. Keep fighting the good fight!

@serge @EU_Commission @FRA @edri

@aral @serge @EU_Commission @FRA @edri Wow! What a presentation! Very well said! I’m jealous that the EU has you to advocate for individuals’ rights!

Other than the layperson not knowing Cloudfare even exists, I’m not sure how making it easy to join the #Fediverse is bad. DigitalOcean and others already exist that do this. What am I missing?

From: @aral
https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/109839929057498354

@emilymbender @danmcquillan

I really appreciated reading the article. Now I understand why you have a problem with “AI” such as chatGPT.

The question I have is this: If training data was acquired from higher quality sources and labeled in an ethical manner, could this tech ever be useful?

If you haven't read "The Color of Law," you should, especially if you're a city councilmember. It explains why our land use and zoning policies, among other things, are so messed up.

Spoiler alert: It's #racism.

Tip to the new #twitterrefugees:

#favourite (aka #favorite aka #like) doesn't work the same way as in #twitter.

There are no algorithms that automatically show the liked #toot to your connections (I don't like the word #followers)

You'll actually have to tap/click on #boost (aka #retweet) a post that you like so that your connections will see it.

#twittermigration
#mastodonmigration

Tip 2 to the new #twitterrefugees:

Including a semi-real #name and #profile #picture will increase the likelihood that another #mastodonite (#fediverserati?) will engage with you.

It also makes this place way friendlier than the #troll-space called #twitter.

#twittermigration
#mastodonmigration
#fediverse