Per Axbom

@lozzylozboz Would it be okay to share this video in a blog post, and add some voiceover to explain how the scam works?

Be careful everyone, this happened in greystones. The lady's daughter was scammed out of €1000, using a QR code that she scanned to pay for parking.

You're all special and make me a better person. But the algorithm really, really doesn't. I'll see you when I see you. Take care.❤️ axbom.com/bye-bye-algori…

@Hilaryonline Honestly it makes me furious just thinking about it. In my talks I often say that digitalisation has taken away abilities for so many people who only 10-15 years ago had no trouble independently riding public transport, and now can't, or experience huge negative stress doing it.

@Hilaryonline It's a mess. We have 21 self-governing regions all with unique ideas and strategies for public transport payment systems. Many people are being excluded and the "respected" studies on digital inclusion do not include non-Swedish speakers or people with low literacy skills.

#5 Autonomous drone

@shaun_gomm @Nexer_Digital I know I’d enjoy that wholeheartedly 😊

@axbom @Nexer_Digital Come back next year Per! 😉

In a stroke of inspiration I started drawing a comic strip a week ago. I haven’t decided on a schedule going forward but I got four strips done in the first week. Mastodon: @WildExploits" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">social.axbom.com/@WildExploits Twitter: @WildExploits Web: we.axbom.com

I’ve been blogging for a long time. It’s a privilege, and sometimes cringeworthy, to be able to revisit things written many years ago. In this post from 1999, while still very naive, I think I was on to something. 😉 axbom.com/misinformation/

A thread 🧵of content I've written, spoken, produced or hosted. I'll keep adding to it as I create new or remember more of the old. 😊 First out, as it can relate to most other things I’m making these days, is The Elements of Digital Ethics: axbom.com/elements/

@shaun_gomm @Nexer_Digital ❤️ Wow, its been so long now!! Such a super event. I had so much fun talking to everyone. Miss this.

@Nexer_Digital Nice pic of @axbom. That was one of the best sessions we’ve had at #CampDigital ❤️

#4 A familiar face

@HERO_Respondi Absolutely. Here to help!

@axbom Sorry if I'm using you as my (inofficial) tutor (haha - pun intended! tut:or 😆 Took me a while to figure that out out over on mastodon.se, cuz in my mind I thought English tutor, not Swedish...) for Mastodon - but then you did say you wanted to help peeps join! 😏

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. 😬

@HERO_Respondi I use Metatext on iPhone which comes well recommended. metabolist.org

@axbom So Per - if I wanna do Mastodon from my Iphone, any particular app you recommend? Or do what I do here on Twitter, use my browser?

@annavkraft @Cozyn3rd @LeoR1011 Jag är inte förtjust i de officiella apparna ännu som uppenbart har barnsjukdomar. Rekommenderar Tusky på Android och Metatext på iOS.

@axbom Wohooo my first follower! Thanks To your article I joined the linux.pizza social and the interactions I have there give me so much joy :). Finally finding people that are as odd and awkward as me 😂

@augmentedrobot Cool! So you created an extra account there? :) I need to follow the right account!

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/

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.

@augmentedrobot Followed you now :)

@augmentedrobot Haha cool. Yes, this is my third time trying Mastodon but the small instances I joined previously are dead now 😅 Having my own instance truly feels like the way to go for me now.

@HERO_Respondi Just hope you noted that you had to write your join request in Swedish ;)

@axbom And honestly - precisely something like this just made the threshold SO much lower for me! So truly, thank you for that!

Per has quite an experience over on Mastodon that makes me wanna try it out, especially given his quite strong wording here. And I trust him, he’s a person whose online experience and judgment calls I know are well grounded. Are you on Mastodon (yet)? If so - tell me ‘bout it!