Anil Dash

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2024-10-18 00:08:27

Proud of @npub17rz…fx5t — its workers, leadership, and community, for this incredible milestone. Working together to do vital work. https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-and-ifpte-local-20-attain-labor-contract

2024-10-03 00:11:18

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j1zltRedOSQ

2024-09-11 03:30:02

This debate performance by Trump was even worse than the one that caused a candidate to drop out. He’s doomed.

2024-09-10 13:30:03

the wild thing is which forms of corruption and evil inspire them to step down. This isn't even in the top 10 ways he's abused NYC and its people.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@politico/post/C_tOUsKRugp

2024-09-09 20:30:03

Used the Apple Store app to compare the newest iPhones to my current model that’s a couple of years old, and it did a phenomenal job of convincing me there was absolutely nothing new in these phones.

2024-09-09 17:30:02

I don’t think folks are ready for corny late-night TV ads on Fox promising retirees that they can help them get Medicare to pay for AirPods.

2024-09-09 17:30:02

On the other hand, the Harris admin should promise to use Medicare’s bulk negotiating power to get everyone a better price on AirPods.

2024-09-09 17:30:02

True sociopath behavior. Classic example of how everyone’s first example of what to do with AI is “do a thing that would creep out and horrify anyone who exists in a society”. At least they didn’t put the dog in the Apple squish press along with all the musical instruments.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@kylie.robison/post/C_tKNKcPhxL
#note164l…mnra

2024-09-08 17:30:02

A number of folks have asked what I think about this story. First, I think Ezra Edelman’s film must come out. Over the years, in talking to folks he interviewed, and to those who’ve seen the film, it seems clear he understands Prince’s story in a way few do, far beyond the myth that the man made himself. That’s a good thing, worthy of a truly unique artist. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/magazine/prince-netflix-ezra-edelman-documentary.html And…

2024-09-06 22:30:02

The combination of the new alt media and the fediverse beyond just posting on social networks is right on the cusp of becoming something amazing.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@quillmatiq/post/C_lj5CwOxVb
#note1mk4…yzwf

2024-09-05 13:30:03

Hey, today’s my birthday! I am so fortunate, I want for nothing, so I’m asking for something simple: take a moment to show gratitude to someone in your life whom you appreciate, and give what you can to support the most vulnerable people in your community. One more gift for me: forgive yourself, we are all trying our best! 💜

2024-08-26 14:30:02

VC Qanon is now metastasizing into AI Qanon — complete with bullshit artists evoking “great secret revelations about Q” that inevitably fail to materialize, and true believers who see every lie as more proof. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-influencers-are-falling-for-hoaxes-and-scams.html

2024-08-17 05:30:03

These sad sack motherfuckers are pushing their own kid under the bus, choosing fascists over family, because they were too thin-skinned to take mild pushback on Clubhouse — a failed platform that they funded themselves just so they could pretend to be stars. How ex-liberal power couple Ben and Felicia Horowitz made a shocking political U-turn https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/16/felicia-ben-horowitz-party-switch/

2024-08-06 23:30:02

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Incidentally, this makes Walz *far* more of a legitimate technologist than Vance writing a few checks with other people’s money.

2024-08-06 23:30:02

“We are going to win every purple state!”
RE: https://www.threads.net/@teddyamen/post/C-VF4zyxd5y
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/454091208_1559859428272102_1827897368243113186_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=tJUJdGEOJj8Q7kNvgHv-QBz&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&oh=00_AYAb1dJYQlF_tKJIli2KQR_TnbWjYDv5cMSqQ-TG-KEcLA&oe=66B872F1

2024-08-06 19:30:03

Genuinely moved, as both a data geek and someone who cares about justice, by this story of Tim Walz teaching kids about both history and the present threat of violent oppression, through the powerful technology of open mapping. This is what conscience + technical expertise looks like in service of those at risk. https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/08/06/former-geography-teacher-tim-walz-is-really-into-maps/

2024-08-05 15:30:02

And we’ve seen the full flourishing of the “VC Qanon” brain worms amongst many of the loudest and most visible.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@paulkrugman7/post/C-RGKa0PSPk

2024-07-25 13:30:02

not me agreeing with Paul Graham!
RE: https://www.threads.net/@taylorlorenz/post/C91Vo2PRaPR

2024-07-23 21:30:03

Goddamn. Just watched Harris’ rally break out into a spontaneous “NOT GOING BACK!” chant followed by Beyoncé’s “Freedom”. Forgot how fun it used to feel to be excited and inspired back at the beginning of the Obama campaign in ‘08. Maybe had feared things were too cynical to get there again. But maybe it’s even better for having been through the depths of the worst of these last several years.

2024-07-23 13:30:03

The big deal is that we have a broad coalition that’s energized and inspired by what we’re affirmatively moving *toward*, not just reacting to what we’re desperately fighting to get away from. It’s only natural that joy and exuberance come from us all moving together with purpose.

2024-07-22 23:30:03

All other things aside, Harris and Biden (who was on the phone) starting a press briefing by causally talking about their mutual admiration, and ending with “I love you” is some fucking contrast to the other ticket.

2024-07-22 11:30:02

The desi auntie network on WhatsApp is *fully* engaged. Shit is wild.

2024-07-21 21:30:02

She wins for two reasons. Abortion, and this. https://youtu.be/c1D6tH9UVLM

2024-07-21 21:30:02

The Biden administration’s policy achievements are the most positive and impressive of my lifetime. The criticisms I’ve had are almost all in areas where Harris would be even better. And I’m excited for South Asians to get to vote for the first President from our community. What matters most is continuing the joyful work of caring for those who need it most, and we get the added delight of definitely crushing the rising fascist movement when we do so.

2024-07-21 19:30:02

Biden has presidential immunity, and a couple months to secure his legacy. He should go absolutely *wild*.

2024-07-21 18:30:02

The Republicans are saddled with a doddering criminal as their candidate, the oldest in American history. Pathetic.

2024-07-18 23:30:02

Fifteen years ago. Nothing has changed.
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/451953639_1034169165089000_8201320657101983563_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=3V0vwXetu4MQ7kNvgEbOBg2&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&oh=00_AYDSsZDq8wITljW6b53dnyN-fTxiX5zhdRUp0Gez92vKHg&oe=669F779B

2024-07-17 19:30:03

A year ago: VC Qanon and the radicalization of the tech tycoons https://anildash.com/2023/07/07/vc-qanon/

2024-07-16 16:30:02

Ben Horowitz has a Black trans child, if you want to know the level of venality involved in these kinds of decisions. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/marc-andreessen-ben-horowitz-say-they-plan-to-donate-to-trump-pac

2024-07-12 21:30:03

The reason they’re calling people “un-human” is to make it okay to kill people. This is what fascists do. Protect yourself accordingly.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@mrmartye/post/C9VNEcGuyCL

2024-07-02 15:30:03

I've been writing a series of pieces about what I've learned about how various key systems work, and the latest is on money: How the ultra-wealthy see money in a fundamentally different way than the rest of us do. It's not a bucket! https://www.anildash.com/2024/07/02/money-flows/

2024-06-28 18:30:03

this is absolutely the right strategy
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/449375955_1032288515002469_4763796816164998538_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=0LoSJh82R0EQ7kNvgEpCvvx&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&oh=00_AYB0qJycF-khuLMGS8B93F4RifkIdvSmfi7GP_GkGbQpTQ&oe=6684CB14

2024-06-28 02:30:03

I didn’t watch, you shouldn’t watch, most people don’t watch, they have almost no effect, it’s just theater for inept media.

2024-06-26 04:30:02

I like righteous anger and I love happy warriors! If you're fighting for humanist, loving actions, and they're trying to shush you by saying you're self-righteous, or too immodest, or not humble enough in pushing for what you believe, rest assured knowing you are appreciated!

2024-06-25 15:30:03

Which kind of former coder are you: baking bread, too many synthesizers, or woodworking?

2024-06-25 14:30:03

whenever you hear this, hide your kids. they’re building a child predator pipeline every time.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@pastorajplatt/post/C8nXHG_Slpp

2024-06-02 20:30:03

With 7 million views on this 4-hour-long video about the failure of the Galactic Starcruiser hotel, does this YouTube video have more watch time than some of the Disney+ Star Wars series? https://youtu.be/T0CpOYZZZW4?si=p-2ASs5eIu_ySdXv

2024-05-30 23:30:02

NYT homepage needle nervously flickering between "34 convictions" and "0 convictions" to build up the tension

2024-05-17 02:30:03

As my child delves further into exploring retro-gaming, I am trying, and failing, to explain Dhalsim. On the plus side, gave me an excuse to say “you should google Ashton Kutcher and popchips”.

2024-05-13 13:30:03

Today is the anniversary of the MOVE bombing. The only thing that’s changed is police are far more militarized, far more funded, and far less accountable, while their supporters fly a desecrated flag to explicitly endorse their violent attacks.

2024-05-07 03:30:01

If @MKBHD keeps being effective in being critical of tech, it’s only a matter of time until the extremist VCs will start to deride him as “woke” and try to discredit him. They don’t tolerate credible dissent or criticism. (Especially since the term has no meaning other than “belongs to a group I don’t like.”)

2024-05-05 03:30:02

I know the AirBNB folks have been working on this for years, so I'm glad this fun & funny little opportunity is opening up, especially for whatever lucky folks get to have Wendy & Lisa be part of the experience of checking it out. (Fun fact: Prince bought the house used in the filming of Purple Rain right after I tweeted at him that it was on sale.)
RE: https://www.threads.net/@drfunkenberry/post/C6cED5dSPja

2024-04-30 04:30:06

People really forget that Seinfeld started his “you can’t make jokes!” shit in response to one of his longest-running collaborators going on a racist tear, hurling hateful slurs at an audience member from onstage. The thing Seinfeld wants people to be able to say without accountability is the n-word. The same as people complaining about “woke” culture. Never more complicated than that.

2024-04-15 15:30:03

One of the most irritating current tech industry trends is the feigned martyrdom and grievance politics of pretending media is *too* critical of tech. Journalists have been too soft on big tech! And worse, the crybaby behavior about it has spread from the thin-skinned VCs to all kinds of early-career folks. Exact same propaganda technique as MAGA.

2024-04-12 03:30:03

Was very pleasantly surprised to find out that I show up about 33 minutes into this conversation https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-how-village-voice-changed-journalism

2024-04-10 16:30:03

lol what is going on with the UI for Google Drive? Am trying to picture Gmail having a GIGANTIC "Welcome to Gmail" message at the top. Or Finder, "Welcome to the Macintosh Finder" all up above my files.
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/435957473_457492516715981_7380826135056222141_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=PjL-ibdUT1IAb6Lg0th&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&oh=00_AfBfynzmKxHjrVxfsE083BxyDXH2NZGMnTXzgJ7mYG4GqA&oe=661CA05D

2024-04-10 15:30:03

talking about my lumber supplier in the same voice that people used to use to talk about their weed guy

2024-04-09 17:30:03

I'm gonna start writing about what I've learned about systems. Starting with a fundamental: Most of what gets shared as heartwarming stories are usually temporary, small-scale responses to systemic failures. https://www.anildash.com/2024/04/09/systems-heartwarming-stories/

2024-04-04 06:30:03

wither yo https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/04/yo-how-a-content-free-social-network-briefly-fascinated-the-world-and-the-news-media/

2024-04-02 22:30:03

This is a milestone for the open web. https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24119353/joe-biden-threads-mastodon-activitypub-fediverse

2024-04-02 02:30:02

why do all the WiFi routers look like the king of the Nazgûl now

2024-04-01 14:30:03

Most April Fool’s jokes are unfunny for the same reason that the “dudes whining about cancel culture” genre of pseudo-comedy is unfunny. Just being an asshole to others is, in addition to being obnoxious, simply not very entertaining.

2024-04-01 01:07:03

NYPD loves harboring rapists so much that they even welcome Trump in to funerals so everyone knows they’re pro-sexual assault at all times. Defund. And round up everyone at that funeral and fire them for choosing to associate with known criminals.

2024-03-28 02:30:03

Honesty they got so much right 25 years ago https://youtu.be/gBMFPALwGRw?si=ANKhR1uz1YIKsVl6

2024-03-24 18:30:03

Twitter is, going by the percentage, losing users faster than MySpace did on its way down.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@crumbler/post/C43Te3hPKex
#note1393…8ghh

2024-03-23 13:30:03

As somebody who’s been in the community alongside Ben and many others for 20+ years, this is true — an entire cohort has been working since the turn of the century to return agency on the Internet to individual users & organizations instead of a cabal of centralized, abusive tech titans. We’re in the midst of a major milestone. The goal isn’t “federation”, that’s a technique. The goal is _empowerment_ and architectures that enable more accountability and less abuse over time. We’re on our way.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@ben.werdmuller/post/C426RyIronNL_NXnedGsQc_lhsbtXlXtC834sM0
#note143a…57v7