VirtualWolf @virtualwolf@mastodon.art

my big take on activitypub clients lately is that it's ridiculous to insist on "we only support these activities because we are a twitter clone AND NOTHING ELSE" like instead a client should focus on fostering and accessing an ecosystem of type support plugins. otherwise you go down this scope-denying rabbithole that only reinforces the power of the denying cadre. users should have broad capabilities to customize their own client, and to distribute customized clients.

look: i know scope-creep is bad news, but i want you to think hard about what it has done for facebook.

Hands down, this is the best mashup of midcentury furniture, cocktail culture, and robotic age styling. Alleged to have been inspired by the moon landing. Vintage bar by Borghesani, 1969. (Photos by an unknown 1stDibs seller and Kelly Wearstler)

Hey yeah thanks I guess I have a question - well, it's more of a comment. Actually I suppose it's more of a statement. Now that I think about it, it's kind of a speech. Actually it's a short story. Alright it's a novel. Here is the first draft of my novel