Web 4
Howdy, Just got this from Dan at Pixelfed. I've contributed some $$ to their Kickstarter. I'd happily pay a couple bucks a month for the app. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks/posts/4319823?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users Hey everyone!
Elon Musk
Just came across this posted on Mastodon. Tesla Takeover: How the Protests Against Elon Musk Signal a National Turning PointThousands of people all over the country had signed on to the ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests outside of Tesla locations in over 100 cities.Rolling StoneAlex Winter From the piece: "There
Park City ski patrollers
I don't believe it's coincidence that Vail Resorts investor Apex Partners wrote this scathing letter to Vail Resorts's leadership. I think, the ski patrollers strike and subsequent havoc caused by their strike was the straw that broke the camel's back. Apex said
enshittification
Howdy, I'm a subscriber to 404Media. What first drew me in was the site being hosted on Ghost. I signed up for a free subscription all because of that. Now I'm happy to pay them $10 bucks a month. It's well worth it. This
Elon Musk
Howdy, Today I joined the rest of my compadres to protest Elon. It felt great to take action. Reading about how bad things are is so nowhere for me. I need to move my feet. More on this coming. In the photo with my orange down on, I'm
Web 4
Here's two excellent pieces on why people should leave Substack, an enshittified app, and publish on Ghost. https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/death-by-thousand-substacks Not only is Substack right-wing broligarchy garbage, it’s way more expensive than GhostA lot of us know by now that Substack has a Nazi
enshittification
This piece is also on spinbackwards. It belongs here too. Last week I was introduced to a new word - enshittification. It's one word that defines what I wrote about for years on heyheyrenee.com, pieces such as this one. Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don’t Fire Us?
People Have the Power
Listen to this podcast and learn how a few Park City ski patrollers have forever damaged Vail Resorts' brand. The Snowballing Problems at Vail ResortsPodcast Episode · The Journal. · 02/05/2025 · 21mApple Podcasts I'll say it again. A few ski patrollers caused Vail Resorts an avalanche of
Elon Musk
Here's a piece from The Intercept that's validation for people power. This Is the Way to Stop Elon MuskSenate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.The InterceptSunjeev Bery From the