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šŖ§ Time for a Walkout
: For the first time in decades, The New York Times sees its staff walk out. This is an important move for the labor movement when it comes to journalism. Take a break from reading the Times today. 12/06/2022 #288
š A Case of the Mondays
: Weāre working in the office less, and that shift in work is changing the way that we handle Mondays. Itās only really a problem if you see it that way. 12/05/2022 #287
š¤¬ Donāt Let Him See You Mad
: The recent leak of secret correspondence from Twitterās archives seemed designed to anger a lot of people. You donāt have to play into the performative angerāeven if thereās actual anger there. 12/01/2022 #286
š Not The Bees
: Hive Socialās bad security practices, which are dangerous enough that a security team fast-tracked disclosure, puncture a hole in the formative platformās long-term prospects. 11/29/2022 #285
šŖ£ Donāt Fall Into The Well
: New social media networks put a lot of work into onboarding you with cool features. But what truly matters is what those networks look like over timeāand open looks better than closed. 11/28/2022 #284
āļø The Signs, They Arenāt A-Changinā
: Bob Dylan learns the hard way that if you duplicate your autographs in a $600 book using an autopen, you will get called out for it. This is a story about the failures of capitalism, really. 11/24/2022 #283
š The FrankenMac
: Thinking back to a time in my life when an old iBook gave me a window into a broader world ā¦ and why I got rid of it. 11/22/2022 #282
š Bobbing For Leaders
: Bob Chapekās departure from Disney was a bit of a surpriseābut not as big of a surprise as his replacement, Bob Iger. What the heck happened? 11/21/2022 #281
šŖ This is Your Escape Hatch
: If youāve had an unhealthy relationship with social media for a while, the past month could offer an opportunity for a reset. Donāt miss it. 11/17/2022 #280
š Is Mastodon Fetch?
: As we close out the pop-up newsletter, letās talk about the haters for a second here. Do they have a point? Or, are they missing the point? 11/15/2022 #279
š³ With Mastodon, You Have Choices
: While Mastodon releases features at a regular clip, its nature as an open-source tool means that you can ignore them if youād like, or add your own. Thatās a refreshing shift from closed social networks. 11/14/2022 #278
š š„ The Infernal September
: The case that what Mastodon is experiencing isnāt so much an Eternal September but a trial by fire. Get to know the term āInfernal September.ā 11/10/2022 #277
š Why Mastodon Search Seems So Unclear
: Explaining the cultural dynamics that have led Mastodon to have a search engine that barely works by traditional standards. 11/08/2022 #276
š Does Mastodon Need a Buffer?
: Breaking down a few more of the nagging Mastodon questions you might haveāincluding why tools to schedule your posts arenāt common just yet. 11/07/2022 #275
š This is a Mastodon Pop-Up
: So, weāre doing something different for the next week or two, and weāre sacrificing MidRange for the task. The reason? Thereās a heckuva lot of confusion about the suddenly popular Mastodon. Maybe we can help. 11/03/2022 #274
šæ Past the Personality Cults
: Many people on Twitter seem to be looking past the network theyāve made their digital home for more than a decade. I wonder if itās because the cult of personality spell has been broken. 11/01/2022 #273
š§¶ Crocheting on a Tightrope
: The challenge of real-time reporting is that doing it well is really hard. But coming up with some made-up facts about the victim of a crime? Thatās the easy part. 10/31/2022 #272
š¤ See What Sticks
: Elon Musk appears to be taking a āletās see what we can get away withā approach to running the large social network he just bought. Whiplash impending. 10/27/2022 #271