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We need to seize the means of the social web 👨🏻‍💻 Engineering Leader, Writer 🌐 Building @ anew.social ✍🏼 Writing @ augment.ink [bridged from https://threads.net/@quillmatiq/ on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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I dunno, man - if you're going to do a tariff on Apple, at least have the poetic justice to make it 30%

A third core device, but it's just a little creature on your shoulder that says things like, "Do you really need to respond to that mean reply? Just block and put the phone away."

Today, we're launching two things at @anewsocialweb: a Bridgy Fed settings page and a Patreon! Bridgy Fed Config lets you switch bridging on/off for your Bluesky, Mastodon, or Pixelfed accounts, and we'll be adding Fediverse Threads to the mix soon! For ActivityPub-based accounts, you can add […]

Today, we're launching two things at @anewsocialweb: a Bridgy Fed settings page and a Patreon! Bridgy Fed Config lets you switch bridging on/off for your Bluesky, Mastodon, or Pixelfed accounts, and we'll be adding Fediverse Threads to the mix soon! For ActivityPub-based accounts, you can add […]

Went to go see Kendrick & SZA last night. Open air concert with pouring rain, and we all stuck it through. Seattle built different 💪🏼

Apple has become the most developer-hostile company to work with as if those same developers aren't the ones driving iPhone sales. News Flash, Mr. Cook: People don't buy your products for your pretty Calculator app. You're choosing wrong, again. RE: https://www.threads.com/@verge/post/DJq5xl4hLZB

Looks like along with more links in bio, @threads will also be testing showing more links in the For You feed. This is a huge improvement since competitors like @bluesky_social have proven the value of more links in people's feeds 👏🏼 RE: https://www.threads.com/@karissabe/post/DJrgBAFJuYC

It appears that one benefit of creating a bi-directional claim on your URL on your Threads profile will add an "Author" annotation when you link to articles on that domain. Nice! /cc @ben.werdmuller ##NewThreads

Me watching the app store duopoly finally start to crumble

Love it when malicious compliance leads to harsh punishments that give consumers what they should've had all along ❤️ RE: https://www.threads.com/@verge/post/DJJtw3igEk6

Two major factors holding back the Mastodon org were its lack of resources and its governance structure, impacting their velocity and decisiveness. Very happy to see that they're tackling both! https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/evolving-the-team/

Wanna go eat a pile of ketchup chips and glug milk from a bag to celebrate my country tn 🇨🇦

Realizing that my aesthetic is slowly turning into "loudly open social web" and not sure how I feel about it (I feel pretty good)

Looks like @ghost just added the switch that federates your blogs/newsletters to @bluesky_social via Bridgy Fed and Threads via Fediverse Threads!

A Pro phone by the budget brand under the company that makes budget phones under their flagship brand that aren't as budget-friendly as their budget brand phones RE: https://www.threads.com/@verge/post/DI_hcuStN2X

Working on some @anewsocialweb merch 👀

The open social web is the long game

Wow, ten whole years of Apple blocking third parties from basic features so they can make sure their smartwatch is the only viable option for iPhones RE: https://www.threads.net/@wired/post/DI1QgW8qhwf

The company best known for copying other companies' products (or just buying them) has once again copied another company's product RE: https://www.threads.net/@verge/post/DIwYIUKsGIR

Love that they're using the same playbook they used for search distribution on mobile, which is currently the focus of an anti-trust trial RE: https://www.threads.net/@verge/post/DIwW-5zxNCF

I had so much FOMO about missing @flipboard's Fediverse House at SXSW, but great to see the conversation between @mmccue and @[email protected] get uploaded! Also appreciate the shout-out to @anewsocialweb and Bridgy Fed 🙏🏼 https://youtu.be/blnzt8mRHx8

Bluesky just dropped verification, but decentralized. Love their take on a feature that's pay-to-play and pay-to-win on most competing platforms 👏🏼

Would be great if @threads would open up their API to third-party clients so I could use tools like @openvibe_app and sill.social to keep up like I do with other microblogging platforms. Without them, my usage has fallen and probably won't go back up. Guess I'll just wait until I have Fediverse […]

So dope that @ghost is adding a switch for Bridgy Fed! One of our (many) goals with @anewsocialweb is to make it easier to bridge your accounts on platforms and apps you already use, so I love seeing it pop up organically on such an important platform 🌐🙏🏼

So dope that @ghost is adding a switch for Bridgy Fed! One of our (many) goals with @anewsocialweb is to make it easier to bridge your accounts on platforms and apps you already use, so I love seeing it pop up organically on such an important platform 🌐🙏🏼

They treat your relationships like data points on a graph to delete on a whim. This is why the open social web and account portability is so important. RE: https://www.threads.net/@crumbler/post/DIfNPwSTLVU

I understand the appeal of a minimal email client, but these usually end in two ways: 1. Shuts down (sobs in Inbox and Mailbox and...) 2. Eventually stops being minimal because most people actually need at least one or two features from a maximalist email client I've been burned too many times […]

I made the grave mistake of letting the bananas over-ripen, and I was punished with this delicious banana bread. Lesson learned.

Bike ride and a dirty matcha 🚲🍵

Ah, yes - the greatest hidden secret of social media metrics RE: https://www.threads.net/@verge/post/DIEOjr5oDFp

Okay, this is sick, and I'm going to find an excuse to use it somewhere https://animejs.com/