Why chasing twitter's approval doesn't work
The opinions you believe are universal are being fed to you by an algorithm designed to show you what you want.
Today's Load-bearing Tomato addresses the age old question:
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
12.02.2026 23:20 β π 489 π 164 π¬ 16 π 47
I wonder if we will see alternate networking tools pop up and used by the mainstream. I know I haven't bothered with reddit verification, I just don't use it in a way anymore, that needs it. As many have said, it's probably the point, to control our use of the Internet.
09.02.2026 18:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
But I wanna win tho
16.10.2025 15:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Cool, so the internet sucks now. Guess I better go outside or something.
27.07.2025 11:52 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
He really thinks he's the big boss, and he just keeps getting dog walked by people that know how to play into that.
24.06.2025 16:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I accidentally watched it all in a single sitting. Before I knew it I was 2 and half hours in! Bravo!
06.06.2025 22:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
UK National Trans memorial destroyed by fire during Manchester Pride
The memorial was declared βirreparably damagedβ and "structurally unsound" by national Trans charity, Sparkle, on Facebook.
The UK press is upset by a statue with a bit of graffiti. Why does my mind go back to this?
gcn.ie/uk-national-...
"security werenβt aware of the memorial and the importance it holds with trans, non-binary and gender expansive communities and were allowing visitors to... to urinate against it"
21.04.2025 12:32 β π 197 π 61 π¬ 2 π 3
The fast and the Fondue
19.04.2025 22:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
That's cool af
15.04.2025 22:22 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
independent writer of citationneeded.news and @web3isgoinggreat.com β’ tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic β’ software engineer β’ wikipedian
support my work: citationneeded.news/signup
links: mollywhite.net/linktree
πππ
The largest collection of malware source code, samples, and papers on the internet.
Password: infected
(unofficial, this is a bot! Maintained by @yjb.bsky.social, the bot can't handle retweets, video, and maybe a few other things)
here on earth to fart around. community director @gardens.dev
prev: Baldur's Gate 3, Steam, Starbound, more.
Good at following directions. Bad at obeying rules.
youtube.com/actionbutton
twitch.tv/actionbutton
discord.gg/actionbutton
Ignoble ape-like cryptid, whimsical dullard in the PNW. Yapper on Kill The Computer, football enjoyer on 60 Minute Drill. Luddite & friend to all
glitch girl β I do not trust this place and would prefer you follow me on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@mcc β Daily music posts: https://bsky.app/profile/dryad.technology/feed/listening-to β Avatar by @urnash.comβ¬ β π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ β she/her
it/she
investigative journalist, hacktivist, dj, award losing musician and many other things
signal: @nyancrimew.01
im THAT fucker, look me up on wikipedia
some posts may be by ryan
https://maia.crimew.gay
Ferrous Systems builds stable software in and around Rust. We focus on development, tooling and training for embedded systems and network services. https://ferrous-systems.com
Two books published this year - Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal and poetry collection Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth
my name is june - she/her - evil transsexual disinfo influencer
i am a host on the kill the computer podcast and the ill conceived podcast:
- @killthecomputer.com
- https://www.illconceivedpodcast.com
a reputable journalist at @theonion.com
Chop wood, carry water π΄
Minneapolis. They/he.
MSP feed info: https://bsky.app/profile/amityf.bsky.social/post/3l3frqadlo32h
Creative guy, loves to hack things, experiment.
Jack of all trades, hopefully master of some :)
Research Engineering @ PlayStation.
Notable Protocol Enjoyer.
Doing stuff, mostly in Rust and on Embedded systems. Need help with that? Hire me @onevariable.com
Co-host @sdr-podcast.com
DMs (matrix): @jamesmunns:beeper.com
DMs (signal): jamesmunns.255
he/him
Kein Ort fΓΌr Nazis
British, But In Las Vegas and NYC
ezitron.76 Sig
Newsletter - wheresyoured.at
https://linktr.ee/betteroffline - podcast w/ iheartradio
Chosen by god, perfected by science
CEO at EZPR.com - Award-Winning Tech PR
Stephanie Sterling. A Transfem She/Them Polyantagonist. Writer for Vampire Survivors, Date Everything, & Quantum Witch. Also a pro wrestler. Currently accepting writing gigs for cool games by cool people.
Retro YouTube nerd, author, streamer, occasionally.
π nerdl.ink
Quoted on the BBC World Service β¨ δΌθ―΄δΈζ β¨ QC at Falcon Safety Products β¨ she/her/tΔ β¨ colony ship for sale cheap
read erotic stories here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/poppyhaze
e-girl (engineering girl) β’ interested in the kind of software nobody writes anymore β’ making computers at @oxide.computer β’ love too cheap to meter β’ nulla crux, nulla corona
best-selling and award-winning comics idiot, beautiful giantess // buy SIMPLICITY on sale now // mattielubchansky.com // @nogodsnomayors.com // temporalculturewar.com // rep @katemckean.bsky.social // she