Laurens 2 days ago

Lemmy has had 50k MAU consistently for multiple years now. The alternatives exist, but the nature of distributed social networks that arent run by VC funded startups is that they dont aim for scale. And since were all bigtechbrained that means people think it doesnt count or exist

Laurens 2 weeks ago

what better way to illustrate the EC's loss of power than to see it being reduced to wishcasting memes on social media instead of doing its actual job of regulating and governing

Laurens 2 weeks ago

absolutely insane album, some next level beats www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xN9...

Laurens 2 weeks ago

Threads is effectively shelving their fediverse integration, after it saw marginally little use Zuck has played the game well, harming both open protocol movements while growing his platform, getting good PR and distracting regulators connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi... https://pds.laurenshof.online/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd&cid=bafkreiak3akxps7vk45sqpgsrcyprb3u2xudyr4vp3s67fyzt62edvenqm

Laurens 3 weeks ago

am i required to have an internet handle take as an open socials commentator?

Laurens 3 weeks ago

what type of energy company should bluesky merge with?

Laurens 3 weeks ago

amazing

Laurens 3 weeks ago

i think its highly underappreciated the massive extent to which text-based platforms select for people who can consistently post in large volumes short form video selects for conventionally attractive, microblogging selects for people who can post 50+ times per day

Laurens 3 weeks ago

Excited to be speaking in London! Last version of Protocols for Publishers was awesome (so Ive been told, fomo on not being there), and honored to do a deeper dive into the current state of Open Social

Laurens 3 weeks ago

this week's fediverse news is about how peertube's newly released update indicates how you can compete as a decentralised video hosting platform, not by competing with youtube but by focusing on institutions and organisations connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...

Laurens 3 weeks ago

What’s so interesting about big streamers like Atrioc covering the Feds FOMC livestream in a serious manner is that there are hundreds of thousands of zoomers interested in getting complex monetary policy concepts like Standing Repo Facilities explained as long as they can also spam 6 7 in chat

Laurens 0 months ago

This week's Link Collection for the ATmosphere Report #146 is online! A huge collection of links (on-protocol with Semble!) related to atproto from the last week traverse.connectedplaces.online

Laurens 0 months ago

on how open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this opportunity also comes with a loss of power, shifting their position from network regulator to one-among-equals https://pds.laurenshof.online/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd&cid=bafkreicqnvk6er5o3lx2wb6q2xqf5pww2hkqtsgdo6go2qjbhxlfosn2yq

Laurens 0 months ago

The EC hit X with a 120M fine for DSA transparency violations. But as the European politicians cannot get themselves to leave the platform, it shows the underlying issues with how the politicians (dont) understand how power works on social platforms. connectedplaces.online/the-digital-...

Laurens 1 month ago

Made a new silver ring with a hammered design https://pds.laurenshof.online/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd&cid=bafkreifqh5647m6rsmuxpajitmbjigkg5xdfl6p4v4losks76w77vvtau4

Laurens 1 month ago

smartphone buying guide that optimises for getting the lowest price in surveillance pricing

Laurens 1 month ago

this week's fediverse reports has some more thoughts on Threads' user statistics, and about Holos, an upcoming project that allows you to run an ActivityPub server on your phone connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...