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Ben Woods

@thenextwoods.bsky.social

Now: @sextechguide Then: Journalist | Editor (The Next Web/CNET/ZDNET/Wired and many more) Posts here may (will) be sweary and/or contain references to adult topics.

277 Followers  |  821 Following  |  11 Posts  |  Joined: 11.11.2024  |  1.7746

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/honk

16.12.2024 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Featured image for Inclusive innovation: sex tech needs to better serve the visually impaired

Featured image for Inclusive innovation: sex tech needs to better serve the visually impaired

Inclusive innovation: sex tech needs to better serve the visually impaired

https://sextechguide.com/featured/sextech-visually-impaired/

15.11.2024 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pls just share the article/post/whatever instead of screenshotting everything. K thx.

15.11.2024 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Featured image for the article "Bluesky adult content: Every feature that keeps your feed exactly how you want it" showing some of the privacy and filtering features available

Featured image for the article "Bluesky adult content: Every feature that keeps your feed exactly how you want it" showing some of the privacy and filtering features available

Bluesky adult content: Every feature that keeps your feed exactly how you want it

https://sextechguide.com/adult-creators/bluesky-adult-content-creator-guide/

13.11.2024 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

/squee

13.11.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

/honk

13.11.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

when you learn about /honk and /squee and all The Time is gone.

13.11.2024 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

It's always been wild that people pay for that shite hole othersite

the strangest thing about here is that people actually see your posts.

13.11.2024 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot showing two images of software used to post to mastodon and bluesky

A screenshot showing two images of software used to post to mastodon and bluesky

The only social network desktop apps i need now πŸ˜‚ Pretty ain't they.

13.11.2024 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"I have always tried to live in an ivory tower, but a tide of shit is beating at its walls, threatening to undermine it. I can no longer talk with anyone at all without becoming furious."

Gustave Flaubert
Letter to Ivan Turgenev
13th November 1872

"I have always tried to live in an ivory tower, but a tide of shit is beating at its walls, threatening to undermine it. I can no longer talk with anyone at all without becoming furious." Gustave Flaubert Letter to Ivan Turgenev 13th November 1872

On this day in 1872, Flaubert was me.

13.11.2024 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 9
a screenshot of a basic bluesky app that allows for posting to the network, built by the author of the post.

a screenshot of a basic bluesky app that allows for posting to the network, built by the author of the post.

And then another hour to get it all to work properly with images, urls, alt texts and hashtags #gettingstarted

12.11.2024 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OK, it has taken all of 10 minutes to build a way to post to Bluesky from a Windows PC (and im very much not a dev)

12.11.2024 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot from TrustPilot showing 6 1-star reviews but a total overall score of 2.3.

A screenshot from TrustPilot showing 6 1-star reviews but a total overall score of 2.3.

6 one-star reviews, obviously 2.3 overall. Smart system.

12.11.2024 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alright. Yet another new account on a new network. Fuck it.

11.11.2024 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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