Mike Fraser

As a footnote to my last post I don't consider BlueSky part of the fediverse because, well they don't actually federated with anyone..

The moniker of decentralized is also fairly weak as it takes heroic effort to actually break free of the mothership. Some have but they're outliers at best.

I […]

The fediverse is the last information safe harbour on the Internet.

Twitter, Facebook, Tick/Tock, etc all promote enragement for engagement which is the bedrock of today's authoritarianism.

If you're on BlueSky you've already seen how the new boss is same as the old boss when it comes to […]

Message to GenX, Millennials, and GenZ: Learn a profession especially one with an emphasis on technology!

Message to GenZ: Ummm maybe become a plumber.. Should be safe, at least until the robots arrive.

I love all the rapier sharp comments against Apples CEO today being typed on IPhones.

I find it Ironic that the people that were the victims of the Warsaw ghetto and concentration camps can't see the irony when they trap a population in a city, destroy that city, then tell that population they're subject to mandatory evacuation to "humanitarian zones"

Great interview with an absolute journalistic legend, the CBC's Brian Stewart. Brian's images and story telling from Ethiopia in the 80's inspired the Live Aid movement. Brian also covered almost every other major story of the late twentieth century around the globe. The interview touches on the […]

I stand against everything Charlie Kirk ever said or believed in, period.

I also stand against people getting killed for what they say. period.

@jay_dee Welcome!

@mike I love that freedom here, I can follow as much as I want and nobody cares on your following ratio

The BlueSky (and by extension AT proto) vs. Mastodon (and by extension Activity Pub proto) debate is starting to get boring. It's simple, one is a commercial product and the other is not. Each has its shortcomings and advantages. If an important differentiator for you are the motives of each […]

Picture with the NHL logo saying 45 days until the first game.

How many days until hockey? https://howmanydaysuntilhockey.com/

@spamwich Welcome!

@MGH1469 Welcome!

David Thompson, Winnipeg Jets part owner and richest man in Canada is trying to buy the original Hudson Bay Company Charter to donate to the Manitoba archives. The charter is 100 years older than the declaration of independence and Thompson is bidding fifteen million dollars […]

Hi guys if you want me to see your posts and enable me to follow you back on Mastodon please follow @ap.brid.gy to enable two way bridging. Also you'll widen your overall reach beyond BlueSky

Hi guys my primary account will now be @thecanadian.social please follow me there for bridged content from my Mastodon account.

@thecanadian.social

Check out Canadian social media at thecanadian.social

To celebrate #Canada day the Canadian is re-opening general registrations. Social media run by Canadians in Canada. thecanadian.social

TheCanadian.Social Politics,sports,current events and laughs from Canada and across the fediverse.

Thecanadian.social will be opening general registration in August. Please hit me up if you want an early invite code.

YouTube video by Elena Rossini Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media

Ellen Rossini @_elena@mastodon.social with a short film about the best kept secret on the Internet. youtu.be/YRJHIJy5Nno?...

Mmmmm. I wonder which candidate he's referring to... #ElbowsUp

🍁 ELECTION DAY

✅ PLEASE VOTE

We all know what happened to our cousins in the USA when they failed to turn out their vote, don't let that happen here.

Know where your polling station is, bring a bottle of water, make sure your phone is charged and plan for a bit of a wait.
#ElbowsUp

Having BlueSky account in 2025 is starting to feel like having a Twitter account in 2022.

The Social Network That Can't Sell Out: Understanding Mastodon vs. Bluesky - phillipjreese.com As users flee from Twitter/X, two visions of social media's future compete: Mastodon's community-controlled network versus Bluesky's venture-backed promises. The difference isn't just technical—it's a...

The Social Network That Can’t Sell Out: Understanding Mastodon vs. BlueSky phillipjreese.com/the-social-n...

Don't trust one centralised social-media system, look for an additional alternative in Fediverse like Mastodon, Friendica, Lemmy e.g.

it looks like they are restricted only from turkey. the account in question looks fine from other countries, or through VPN.

as @fka.dev mentioned, how different PDS situation will unfold in these cases is a bit mystery. bsky.app/profile/gokh...

so apparently, bluesky has started honoring government takedown requests from turkish government. i wonder what the nature of measures taken are. do the accounts or the content get taken down or do they get geofenced, @jay.bsky.team ?

Travel advisory. #ElbowsUp

YouTube video by TED This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

Carolle Cadwalladr lays it all out here in her recent TED talk. What a digital coup looks like. youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...

Fyi: I'm posting this on a fully captured platform. Don't think for a second it's not.