ATProto claims to provide a decentralized way of publishing content, but it fails to solve a problem that wasn't already solved by openly governed standards. It also does it in a less efficient and direct way than open protocols do. A better solution would have used open standards and solved the REAL blocker for decentralized … Continue reading ATProto is Overhyped Bunk
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Emerging Social Media
Over the last few days I've been diving in the surprisingly diversified world of twitter clones or twitter substitutes. So far I've tried two twitter replacements and compared them to Instagram (as a kind of control). I did this because I can kind of feel something happening in that space that seems to be kind … Continue reading Emerging Social Media
Should We Pay People to Get Educated?
Short answer: yes. Thanks for reading my blog. Here's a link to my Ko-fi. For the longer answer, I'd like you to consider a metaphor. Imagine that I'm an operations engineer for an organization and my job is to set up computers to run various software, or maybe I create relationships between different computer systems. … Continue reading Should We Pay People to Get Educated?
Disclaimer
It's been a long time since I posted anything on this blog. There are many reasons for that, but it's enough to say that "I've been busy." The last few years have also been a time of deep reflection and absorption of ideas. I have not been a political person for most of my life. … Continue reading Disclaimer
Todd's Corner 