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I don't think I can do this site anymore. It's insane how clearly the algorithm messes with us once you go algorithm-free. Chilling. 😬
Yes, the algorithm-free experience is Mastodon. It's absolutely mindblowing how different my mind, body and emotions are in check when active there rather than here. I know there are huge obstacles to entry (usability-wise) but I'm really hoping I can contribute to improve that.
To be clear: I'm also not naive. It's a system where people talk to each other and sometimes anonymously. There will be trashfires. Tip: choose a small instance or run your own. Avoid large ones that naturally carry more noise. At least trashfires aren't algorithmically rewarded.
I've just updated my Mastodon guide with a list of instances at the bottom, as a first quick reference for people having a hard time choosing. Perhaps easier to browse a decently short list than search among thousands 😁
(You can always move later)
axbom.com/mastodon-guide/
↪ Replying to @sashatikhonov
@sashatikhonov @uxpodcast @beantin @VW Haha, thank you. That is perfect 😂
I started drawing a comic strip.
My form of meditation is often doodling. It takes me to another space where I'm not disturbed by the outside world. I've been wanting to try and draw a comic strip for many, many years. It seems that spending less time on Twitter and more time on Mastodon gave me the headspace to get on with it. Three strips along now and we'll see where it goes.
New comics are posted on Mastodon and on Twitter, but there is also of course a web page. I'm confident the quality will improve with practice and determination.
The cartoon is called Wild Exploits. I loved the ambiguity of both those words related to the work I do in digital ethics. The setting is of course borrowed from Tanzania, where I lived as a teenager.
Mastodon: https://social.axbom.com/users/wildexploits
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wildexploits
Web page: https://we.axbom.com/
If you have @DuckDuckGo as your search engine you actually have more than 13,000 different search engines available from the address bar, just using ”bangs”.
There is a bang for Wikipedia (!w), for Twitter (!twitter) and even google(!g). Check it out:
duckduckgo.com/bang
My second attempt in the comic series I’m now calling ”Wild Exploits”.
we.axbom.com
I really want to start drawing more cartoons. Encourage me if you want to see more. They may even increase in quality over time. 😅
May not post them all on LinkedIn though, but definitely on my Mastodon account. https://social.axbom.com/@axbom
Image description:
Four panels. An impala (African antelope) speaking with an elephant.
Panel 1.
Impala: I don’t understand how people saw my chat conversation. It was peer-to-peer encrypted…
Panel 2.
Elephant: Did anyone take a screenshot of the conversation?
Panel 3.
Impala: Maybe, but, it was peer-to-peer encrypted…
Panel 4.
A vulture is revealed to be sitting above them in a tree. The impala looks straight at the reader. The vulture says: Dude…
I really want to start drawing more cartoons. Encourage me if you want to see more. They may even increase in quality over time. 😅
The only security measure I’ve ever trusted is Per-to-Per encryption.
Look at me iterating my cartoon to bring home the message a bit more clearly… (maybe)
↪ Replying to @HERO_Respondi
@HERO_Respondi I don't think we can know. But we can accept it and embrace it. It does not only come with disadvantages. And by embracing it maybe even... expect it and enjoy it even more 😅
↪ Replying to @akenyg
@akenyg @OppetMoln @OnAloha Det här har jag skrivit hittills men det finns många vinklar att beröra och fördjupa sig i :) axbom.se/mastodon-guide/
«Even FB employees say they miss the “old” internet. Big platforms encourage their users to make the same conversations and cycles of outrage happen over and over and people may find themselves acting like bots, responding on impulse in predictable ways»
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
↪ Replying to @epenzeymoog
@epenzeymoog Don't know if you're in touch with Mar, but noticed they mentioned wanting to make one as well:
x.com/histoftech/sta…
↪ Replying to @HERO_Respondi
@HERO_Respondi Hehe, I'm exactly the same! 😁
This is actually one of the most visited posts on my blog.
#InfoSec #Privacy #WebProfiling
↪ Replying to @andreascervenka
@andreascervenka Tack! 🙏 Har redan köpt e-boken men insåg att jag gärna lyssnar och har också alla min ljudböcker där. Har gärna båda, så det är fullt normalt beteende från mig :)
↪ Replying to @andreascervenka
@andreascervenka Finns inte som ljudbok hos Apple ännu. Vet du om den kommer dit?
I’ve updated my #Mastodon guide to address more challenges I’ve seen people having. But the community is growing and I’m loving it 😊 One cool thing is meeting new, brilliant people I haven’t crossed paths with before.
axbom.com/mastodon-guide/
This is one of those updates, about content warnings:
