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2023 has been quite a year. Last week I mentioned some number of the big things that have happened in this past month, but it’s kind of been non-stop this year.

I know that we treat the start of a new calendar year as some special time, a way to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. But I also know how easy it is to start and abandon goals.

One thing that I’ve done mildly over the past few years has been having accountability buddies. I am trying that again now with a few more people, so that we can support one another in moving forward in our lives.

I’m not trying to push some productivity porn stuff, but we all need others to lean on. I keep pushing that notion, because sometimes it becomes easy to think that you have to do everything yourself, and that no one can help you. Others can always help you!

Anyway, I made a video! I wanted to do my pngtuber this week, but my app stopped working properly on my mac. I’ll try to fix it for next week! This is a lot more choppy than I intended due to the wasted time trying to fix things, but still, consistency is key!

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How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)

But no, we should not complain at all about Facebook bringing Threads onto our spaces. If you want to interact with it, do so. That’s the whole point of federation: you get to choose. Stop complaining about us servers who signed the fedipact.

Inside America’s School Internet Censorship Machine – Todd Feathers Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired

Gasp, shocking. /s

Bluesky posts are finally visible if you’re not logged in – Jay Peters, The Verge

Going the opposite direction of the other crappy platforms, who are all so thirsty for new users that they just hide all content.

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I Accidentally Went to Midwest FurFest.. – Andrew Hiller

I love that this fitness youtuber went to a furry con and seemed to genuinely enjoy himself and learn about the admittedly weird subculture that I am a part of.

Perks of being The Fat Kid – illymation

Spoiler: they aren’t presented as perks. Instead there is the kind of body shaming and bullying that I myself went through when younger which did a lot to shape how I view my shape to this day

The History of Emoticons – bjiru

An interesting look at the historic and cultural use and value of the simple 🙂

How Indigenous Music Impacts Modern Genres – PBS Voices

Why YouTubers Hold Microphones Now – Tom Nicholas

Glad I’m not the only one noticing and being like, “what’s with people holding onto their lav mics? They have clips for a reason.”

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How Social Media Exploits Creators with Taylor Lorenz – Factually! with Adam Conover

Taylor Lorenz is a boss. She isn’t just sucking up to her bosses to pretend that any one form of media is better than any others except for monetization. Pay people for work.

♥ GOJII ♥ @ MAWBREAK [12.10.23]

A good live set from a great DJ!

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