Matt Panhans @mpanhans@librem.one
Economist. Antitrust policy; industrial organization; history of economics
xmpp: mattp@sendero.snikket.chat
Joined Mar 2020
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/113667636910565210
Good morning Fedi friends! Today is the 1 year anniversary of the start of my #selfhosting adventures with #YunoHost.
I'm currently self-hosting #GoToSocial, #Pixelfed, #PeerTube and #NextCloud – and I'm always on the lookout for the next great app to install.
Thank you @yunohost for making me a more empowered digital citizen 💖
To give back, I'm writing a simple #selfhosting guide for newbies. ICYMI, here's the latest chapter: https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-with-yunohost-part-2-installation-setup/
Wishing you all a great day!
@fizzo Wow super cool
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Journal: Installing web apps
Here’s an HTML web component you can use if you’re participating in the origin trial for the Web Install API.
@dx I once had a Latvian roommate and one day decided to teach her and some friends sheepshead. After getting through only a couple of the rules, she was like oh yeah I know this game. I was completely shocked but yeah I guess it makes sense that there are common origins.
@aperezdc @praveen @WebKitGTK Thanks for the info! Would be huge.
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@praveen @WebKitGTK Have you heard any updates on this?
@TheConversationUS We use it in Arlington, VA for county board seats. It is pretty neat!
@slightlyoff Are there any projects or technologies you are excited about or hopeful for regarding these problems?
@matthartley Great tech reporting in that article.
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@mpanhans @techlore @xmpp the proof that WhatsApp is based on Xmpp and using ejabberd can be found here by the way: https://web.archive.org/web/20230316112202/http://lists.jabber.ru/pipermail/ejabberd/2009-June/005027.html
@caseynewton Yeah that seems right. Economists often want to do antitrust without market definition at all - just look at whether a company is acquiring a strong alternative, and what is the effect of such an acquisition on consumers. Lawyers and judges find it more appealing to think about defining markets and market shares. That's some of the tension.
@caseynewton The sentence you write later in the article suggests that List's study also showed that Instagram is the #1 substitute for Facebook. Should acquiring your #1 substitute be an antitrust violation?
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Peter Finch, Paddy Chayefsky, and William Holden on the set of NETWORK, which premiered #OTD in 1976.
“No predictor of the future — not even Orwell — has ever been as right as Chayefsky was when he wrote NETWORK.” — Aaron Sorkin
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I'm sad to say that I am in need of financial support again.
My weekly work hours at my day job will be reduced soon, leaving me with less money than I already have, and I am looking for a second job and a few helping hands.
If you have enjoyed my work on Ubuntu Touch over the years, please consider donating via PayPal or Liberapay. I only hope for donations for the short term, long term I want to be able to stand on my own again. Links over at https://fredl.me
Economist. Antitrust policy; industrial organization; history of economics
xmpp: mattp@sendero.snikket.chat
Joined Mar 2020
