Amanda Unvarnished

There’s more to Mastodon than just replacing Twitter.
There’s an old story about someone in the dark feeling the trunk of an elephant and believing it’s a snake because they can’t see the whole animal. It’s happening again, as people spooked from the Twitter crash try to feel their way aro...

The anniversary of the day that shaped the GOP

Block fragmentation in LayoutNG is now complete. Learn how it works and why it is important in this article.

If You Don’t Want EU Style Censorship To Take Over The Internet, Support Section 230 by Mike Masnick (techdirt.com)

Last summer, I mocked the EU a bit for setting up a new office in Silicon Valley, and sending an official here to “liaise with Silicon Valley companies affected by EU tech regulation,” noting how it felt weird to have EU internet police setting up shop in Silicon Valley. Given that, I was a bit […]

Numerous organizations have rallied in support of professor Erika Lopez Prater, calling for the university to protect academic freedom.

Walgreens CEO Says 'Maybe We Cried Too Much' About Shoplifting, Acknowledges Private Security Didn't Work by Jay Barmann (SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports)

The CEO of Walgreens now says that shoplifting seems to be down and maybe they made too big a deal about the issue — in SF and elsewhere — the last couple of years.

It has nothing to do with getting clean—and everything to do with your state of mind.

Why are so many people staying on Twitter, even after the company gutted its child safety team, struggled with information security problems, violated user privacy for political ends, and brought…

Thoughts on Twitter, Mastodon, and owning your data

It’s a bit wild thinking about 2022. On one hand, COVID is still here and a good part of the year was dealing with the Omicron wave. This meant more lockdowns with curfews, vaccine passports and other sanitary measures.
As I discussed in last year’s review, the curfews were very rough on my ment...

Lawmakers prefiled many anti-trans bills ahead of state legislative sessions — newly targeting health care for trans adults under 21 or 26 years old.

Understanding cognitive bias's are not only important for UX Research and UX design, but also for navigating every day life. Bias seeps into our judgement and thinking which can warp the reality of…

House Republicans are facing an internal revolt from radicals who oppose Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. There are no moderates in the House GOP caucus, but the far right demands the House impose its will on the Democratic president.

Elon Musk said Twitter would begin authenticating users who pay $8 for Blue. Our tech columnist was still able to get a checkmark for an impostor Sen. Ed Markey.