Dave Samojlenko

Internet

  • Blue skies ahead?

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    dsamojlenko

    Ok, it’s been a minute since I’ve written here. Picking up where we left off, Threads has been not much more than a little distraction while the rest of the world has descended into pre-apocalyptic chaos. Twitter has fallen further into a cesspool of hate, and is overrun by bots, crypto humpers, grifters, and literal…

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  • Thoughts on Threads

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    dsamojlenko

    So Meta launched their “Twitter killer” app Threads last weekend, and in a few days has amassed over 100 million users. This is an incredible growth rate for a new social platform. It speaks volumes about how toxic and divisive Twitter has become that people are so eagerly and actively looking for the next thing.…

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  • Finland: Broadband Internet is a legal right

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    dsamojlenko

    Starting today, every citizen of Finland has the legal right to a 1Mbps broadband connection, meaning that providers are now required to make the connections available to everyone. The government of Finland has also promised to make good on its goal of getting every citizen with a 100Mbps connection by 2015, saying that they now…

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