Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one

To add to this, the worst misconceptions that have led to misinformation and political strife are:

1. There are only two sides. My side and the bad one.

No, there are not. It’s not a sports game.

2. Anything said about the other side is true and doesn’t need fact checking.

No, it especially does. People have a blind spot for stories that match their worldview or that they want to be true.

3. Someone I agree with must be a good person (and vice versa)

Nope. Definitely not.

Hey guys, quick PSA for you:

Never just post a ‘shocking’ story on social media without fact checking it first. Even if it’s about those on the other side of the political spectrum.

No wait, ESPECIALLY if it’s about those on the other side of the political spectrum.

Because misinformation and hearsay are everywhere, and it will spread if not questioned.

Thank you for reading!

4 years of development.
12,000 merged pull requests.
7,000 fixed issues.
1,500 individual contributors across engine and docs.

Godot 4.0 sets sail NOW! ⛵️

A complete overhaul. A solid foundation to build upon. #GodotEngine
https://godotengine.org/article/godot-4-0-sets-sail/

I don't think everyone is aware of just how far the TikTok filters have come when it comes to changing people's appearance in real-time, with no latency and no visual artifacts.

I've compiled two videos showcasing the new beauty filter and the teen filter, if you're curious:

https://axbom.com/tiktok/

#DigitalEthics

#mastodon #fediverse #flipboard

This is fantastic to see 👇🏾

- Mastodon now on Flipboard (in beta):
Connect your Mastodon account to Flipboard and flip through your feed; post, boost, reply and favorite Mastodon posts as well as follow
Mastodon profiles
- Support for native sharing from Flipboard to
Mastodon

Last night was wild! Here's what my camera saw after I went to bed. #alaska #aurora

Apparently there is now a genuine "Mastodon For Dummies" book:

➡️ https://www.dummies.com/article/technology/social-media/general-social-media/mastodon-for-dummies-cheat-sheet-297062

It's a real physical book, it's in bookshops and libraries! Depending on where you live, it's out now or out this week.

I haven't read it (yet) but the index seems promising and they even cover non-Mastodon Fediverse platforms including lesser known ones like @inventaire

(Thanks to @technomancy for highlighting this release!)

Last night. #auroraborealis #redaurora #auroraborealis #aurora #norrsken #northernlights

The Netherlands is doing a pilot program to supply #fediverse accounts for all Dutch university students! :undefined:
https://www.surf.nl/en/about-the-mastodon-pilot
via @n1ckfg

One of my friends sent this to me and I thought it needed to be shared here.
#reboot #powercycle #restart

I’m still kinda on the edge about this stuff. On the one hand, it’s definitely worrying if companies can get away with not paying people for artistic work, and that’s something that’s going to hurt a lot of jobs going forward.

But it also has high potential to make hobbyist projects better (like fan games and hacks), and to fill in for games that can’t be done with manual work for scale/practicality reasons. Like voices for hundreds of NPCs with complex dialogue options.

There are three kinds of timelines on here:

Home - Main timeline, shows all posts by people you follow, plus posts which include hashtags you follow

Local - Shows all public posts by all accounts on your server

Federated - Shows all public posts by all accounts that your server has noticed

On the official Mastodon app, Local is called "Community", click the magnifying glass 🔍 to see it.

Click here for practical tips on using timelines:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-the-local-federated-home-timelines-how-do-i-stop-them-scrolling-too-quickly

#Fediverse #Mastodon

If you're using Mastodon on a computer, there's an optional "advanced" mode available on your server's website.

By default Mastodon uses a simple single column, but advanced mode is a Tweetdeck-style multicolumn interface that lets you add as many columns as you want. This includes a special pinned hashtag feed where you can combine, require or exclude particular tags within a single feed.

To find out how to activate and use advanced mode, click here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface

#Mastodon

The timeless art of authenticators!
All these authenticator apps are free and offer in-app purchases. You install them to discover that you can't scan any QR code until you subscribe, $40/year with 3 days free trial. The apps are very similar, as if it was the same developer or "template" 🧐

#iOS #AppStore #2FA #Privacy #InfoSec