:boost_ok: It's time to #DeleteWhatsApp - but how do you explain your friends & family in short and simple terms what the alternatives are besides running to Telegram or Signal? 🤔

In light of the absence of good summaries I've written an introduction to this much debated topic - hope you find it useful! Please share it if you want to 😊

web: https://thilobuchholz.de/2021/02/3-types-of-messengers-simply-explained/

Gemini: gemini://gemlog.blue/users/yellow/1612715438.gmi

#DeleteWhatsAppDay #WhatsApp #messenger

That went faster than expected! After one weekend of learning and being curious about this new protocol, I just published my first #Gemini entry and it felt really cool! 😊

It feels kind of like what I always desired since I first got into the whole confusing world of HTML, CSS, JS etc. and realised how complicated web design actually is.

Feedback very welcome! ☺️

You can find it here: gemini://gemlog.blue/users/yellow/1612715290.gmi

🌐 : https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/gemlog.blue/users/yellow/1612715290.gmi

#GoodRead « I have never used #WhatsApp, and never will. Despite this, I still feel the need to write an article about WhatsApp since it’s the perfect case study to help understand a class of businesses models I call #UserDomestication. The domestication of users is high on my list of problems plaguing the human race, and is worth a detailed explanation. » by @Seirdy

> https://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html
> gemini://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi

Twitter & Clubhouse
Fediverse & Gemini

same energy

@0@mamot.fr Given how you seem to despise groups of people you might want to revisit your Rule of Engagement 2. Your tone is not a respectful one.

Good morning, enjoy your weekend! 😊

„Recable: Ein nachhaltig produziertes USB-Kabel“

Dass das nach #NagerIT, #Fairphone und #Shiftphone die einzige Neuerung auf dem Markt für #FairElectronics in den letzten fünf Jahren ist, zeigt leider, wie wenig Bewusstsein bei Verbraucher:innen und Hersteller:innen vorhanden ist 😖

https://reset.org/blog/recable-ein-nachhaltig-produziertes-usb-kabel-02042021

Wir freuen uns schon *sehr* auf morgen!

Freitag ab 20 Uhr die #frontexfiles im @zdfmagazin und auf https://frontexfiles.eu/
Schaltet ein!

Do you know of any good graphics/short clips that I can share with friends explaining XMPP and/or Matrix succintly?

I've been searching around the internet and couldn't really find anything that would explain their advantages vs. WhatsApp (so easy and quick that they would be obvious to anyone). Any material appreciated! :)

This is a super interesting tool for organizing groups of people over #Signal:
https://signalboost.info/about/

(yes, the website is horrendous)

Enables broadcast or hotline service via Signal. This is different from regular Signal groups in important ways:
- broadcast: only the admins can send messages, which are sent to all users
- hotline: messages are only sent between a user and the admins who respond; nobody else gets them.

You can set-up your own:
https://0xacab.org/team-friendo/signalboost

Einsendeschluss:
Ich veröffentliche hier nachher #Fediverse #Sticker für #Signal.
Hatte Langeweile. 😅😉
Es war sehr, sagen wir mal, meditativ!
Wer noch ein Bild verewigt haben möchte, ich sammel nur noch heute.
Hab bereits vorhandene gesammelt und angepasst. Inkl. politische Poster und Flyer der Initiativen die hier im Fediverse sind. Hab immerhin 200 Slots zu füllen ;)

who would've guessed - https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/1/22260269/anti-conservative-bias-social-media-no-evidence-nyu-research (it's good that there's been research on it though)

On sustainable transport and mobility 🚲 🚋 🚌 🚗 🚢 in Europe - check out the European Mobility Atlas launched today, it's really cool! :)

https://eu.boell.org/European-Mobility-Atlas

#yesplease

@keks Hey there - welcome! :)

Two interesting events within the realm of EU politics today!

👣 Launch of the European Mobility Atlas 2021: https://www.eventbrite.be/e/launch-of-the-european-mobility-atlas-2021-registration-132902672471

🗣️ Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe: https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/today-at-500-pm-we-are-launching-the-civil-society-convention-on-the-future-of-europe/

(via @Grady_Booch on Twitter)