In the Weeds with Dexter Johnson

What's important?: Twitter (clearly at the demand of Elon crybaby Musk) is banning the sharing of links to other social media sites, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social and more.... It's falling apart fast there.

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What's important?: The TikTok-ification of every app...From YouTube Shorts to Reels and now a shopping feed, named Inspire (seen by clicking a light bulb in the Amazon app) are upon us. We didn't ask for this!!?

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- https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/8/23500077/amazon-inspire-social-shopping-short-form-video-feed-tiktok

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Art is generated from a human after thought and is a deep expression of their existence. Is that the same as typing into a box what you want to see? I don't think so. I think it's nice to tear down a barrier, but art is expressed not derived. What's important?:

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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E

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Could Mastodon be the next great social network? Yes. Is Mastodon a direct Twitter replacement? No. Is Mastodon incredibly rough around the edges? Yes. This has been a crazy podcast to make and I still say give it a try before you write it off, you may find a unique bunch of people to follow. What's important?:

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- https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/twitter-migrants-flock-to-mastodon-how-does-the-open-source-social-network-work/

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(software)

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What I'm Into Fridays (WIIF), intersecting tech with my life!

This week I discuss: Such a fun computer and going over the power of a KVM switch.

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I wonder why.... Given the recent screw up of Twitter Blue and spam accounts, advertisers are bullish on if the platform can meet their needs. What's important?:

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What's important?: The world's biggest ego manic crybaby himself, Elon Musk, has become CEO of Twitter, axing leadership and making wild demands of it's engineering team.

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https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription

https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-twitter-says-it-will-close-deal-with-elon-musk-again-111501200.html?src=rss

https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-twitter-says-it-will-close-deal-with-elon-musk-again-111501200.html?src=rss

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/now-in-charge-of-twitter-musk-is-expected-to-reverse-bans-including-trumps/

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Why? Are we getting more? Are we getting substantially better quality? In what world should consumers ALWAYS pay more when CEOs make millions?? What's important?:

Links: https://www.cultofmac.com/795270/apples-hikes-prices-of-apple-tv-apple-music-and-apple-one/

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What I'm Into Fridays (WIIF), intersecting tech with my life!

This week I discuss: The latest flagship from Apple, iPhone 14 Pro Max!

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What's important?: Pixel 7, Pixel Watch and tablets have been announced! Great prices and value for interesting products.

Links: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/6/23385161/google-pixel-7-watch-tablet-event-announcements-products

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