Brian Park @brianpark - Bluesky Profile

Mastodon Exit Interview I am currently winding down the Mastodon bots I used to post sunrise and sunset times. The precipitating event is that the admin of the instance hosting the associated accounts demanded they be made nigh-undiscoverable, but the underlying cause is that it’s become increasing clear that Mastodon isn’t, and won’t ever be, a good platform for “asynchronous ephemeral notifications of any kind”. I’d also argue (more controversially) that it’s simply not good infrastructure for social networking of any kind. There are lots of interesting people using Mastodon, and I’m sure it will live on as a good-enough space for certain niche groups. But there is no question that it will never offer the fun of early Twitter, let alone the vibrancy of Twitter during its growth phase. I’ve long since dropped Mastodon from my home screen, and have switched to Bluesky for text-centric social media.

Mastodon Exit Interview | Rob’s Posts https://v.cx/2025/04/mastodon-exit-interview

11.04.2025 21:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Alexander Ovechkin becomes the @NHL's all-time leading scorer with goal number EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE. Unbelievable.

06.04.2025 18:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ChatGPT reaching 400 million weekly active users, a significant drop in software developer job listings, and Google's launch of the "Career Dreamer" Al tool.

24.02.2025 15:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nostr: The Importance of Censorship-Resistant Communication for Innovation and Human Progress Open communication has been a central part of fostering innovation, this is threatened in the modern digital age.

Nostr: The Importance of Censorship-Resistant Communication for Innovation and Human Progress - Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/nostr-the-importance-of-censorship-resistant-communication-for-innovation-and-human-progress-

06.02.2025 23:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

06.02.2025 01:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Challenging Bluesky, Threads now allows for public custom feeds Meta's Threads is doubling down on support for custom feeds as it faces challenges from the growing social network Bluesky, now with over 30 million

Challenging Bluesky, Threads now allows for public custom feeds | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/challenging-bluesky-threads-now-allows-for-public-custom-feeds/

05.02.2025 01:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thread by @carrigmat on Thread Reader App @carrigmat: Complete hardware + software setup for running Deepseek-R1 locally. The actual model, no distillations, and Q8 quantization for full quality. Total cost, $6,000. All download and part links below: Mother...…

Complete hardware + software setup for running DeepSeek-R1 locally

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1884244369907278106.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

29.01.2025 14:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OpenAI has evidence that its models helped train China’s DeepSeek Sucking in data you didn’t ask permission for? Sounds familiar.

Funny on OpenAI, who totally didn't gobble up our data without asking, is now pointing fingers at DeepSeek for doing the exact same thing. 🤦🏻
https://www.theverge.com/news/601195/openai-evidence-deepseek-distillation-ai-data

29.01.2025 13:49 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Nvidia, ASML Plunge as DeepSeek Triggers Tech Stock Selloff (Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp. and ASML Holding NV shares plunged early Monday as Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek appeared to provide comparable performance to Western chatbots at a fraction of the price.Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened to Hanging Out on the Street?Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian GasBillionaire Developer Caruso Slams LA Leadership Over WildfiresHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpHoboken PATH Station Will Close for Alm

Nvidia, ASML Plunge as DeepSeek Triggers Tech Stock Selloff https://finance.yahoo.com/news/asml-sinks-china-ai-startup-081823609.html

27.01.2025 14:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

An asteroid got deleted because it was actually Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in deep space.

An asteroid got deleted because it was actually Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster https://www.astronomy.com/science/astronomers-just-deleted-an-asteroid-because-it-turned-out-to-be-elon-musks-tesla-roadster/

27.01.2025 03:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I drive a Cybertruck, and I'm sick of people flipping me off. I wish they understood how helpful this car is for me. I drive long distances for my job, so my self-driving Cybertruck helps reduce my exhaustion. But angry people just put their hate of Elon Musk on me.

When your personal brand hurts your companies. #elon

“I drive a Cybertruck, and I'm sick of people flipping me off. I wish they understood how helpful this car is for me. “https://www.businessinsider.com/cybertruck-driver-angry-people-tesla-elon-musk-2025-1

26.01.2025 22:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From the CryptoCurrency community on Reddit: Analyst Calls Ether’s Surge To $7,000 “Inevitable” As Whales Scoop $3.7 Billion ETH Explore this post and more from the CryptoCurrency community

Analyst Calls Ether’s Surge To $7,000 “Inevitable” As Whales Scoop $3.7 Billion ETH : r/CryptoCurrency https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1iap14o/analyst_calls_ethers_surge_to_7000_inevitable_as/

26.01.2025 22:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why are we talking about the past? Can we talk about policies that will fix inflation? Stop beating around the bush and work on important issues.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/politics/covid-19-lab-leak-cia-ratcliffe/index.html

26.01.2025 15:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s fine to assault police officers folks and not go to jail for it.

The group that got pardons includes individuals like Julian Khater, Brian Sicknick,Devlyn Thompson, and Robert Palmer. All assaulted police.

23.01.2025 13:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Who wore it better? 5,466 points • 351 comments

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21.01.2025 05:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dear Donald Trump: It’s inauguration, not a campaign rally! Save the BS for your next golf game—let’s just keep it classy and stick to the ‘I do’ part. 🥳🇺🇸 #InaugurationDay

20.01.2025 18:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We need to protect the protocol that runs Bluesky If we don’t act soon, our online world will continue to be run at the whim of capricious billionaires.

We need to protect the protocol that runs Bluesky | MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1110063/we-need-to-protect-the-protocol-that-runs-bluesky/

20.01.2025 05:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

TikTok announced is restoring service Sunday, just hours after President-elect Trump said he would sign an executive order on his first day in office to dela... TikTok is back… for now.

TikTok announced is restoring service Sunday, just hours after President-elect Trump said he would sign an executive order on his first day in office to delay enforcing the U.S. ban of the social media platform.

https://youtube.com/shorts/KcY17czu-vc?si=xEl34bDtAHDO_LVL

19.01.2025 19:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From the Planespotting community on Reddit: Starship blew up in front of us. Had to divert Explore this post and more from the Planespotting community

https://www.reddit.com/r/Planespotting/s/dXPMbCqewF

18.01.2025 19:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Starbucks Reverses Open Door Policy, Paying Customers Only Starbucks reversed its "open-door" policy this week. You can no longer pop into the coffee chain to use the restroom, or wifi, or take a seat without buying something.

Starbucks Reverses Open Door Policy, Paying Customers Only | Entrepreneur https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/starbucks-reverses-open-door-policy-paying-customers-only/485529

14.01.2025 21:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nostr Is The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Circular Economy: Join Us Start sending and receiving bitcoin in exchange for content.

Nostr Is The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Circular Economy https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/nostr-is-the-worlds-biggest-bitcoin-circular-economy-join-us

14.01.2025 17:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.

A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/a-nasa-astronaut-may-have-just-taken-the-best-photo-from-space-ever/

14.01.2025 17:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How to Use TikTok in the US, Even When It's Banned

Even if TikTok is banned, you can still access it on your existing mobile device by making sure you have the app downloaded before the ban takes effect

14.01.2025 13:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0