Tim Bray

1/9 Well, this is is good-bye, at least for now. In which I walk away from Twitter: tbray.org/ongoing/When/2…

Jan 3, 2026: Day 1 of the Epstein Files War.

2/2 Discussion includes: Migration, Interaction, Sex, Moderation, Linking, Search, 3rd-party Clients, Algorithms, and Money. tbray.org/ongoing/When/2…

1/2 Dear World: Now is a good time to get off social media that’s becoming any combination of “less useful”, “less safe”, or “less fun”. I’ve been on Mastodon for 3 years and am convinced that right now, in late 2025, it’s the best place to go. Come join me. Here’s why.

@BBenedict33 Although it’d be great (and you'd probably get more interaction) if you did this on Bluesky and/or Mastodon rather than Elon’s plantation. But, thanks anyhow.

@BBenedict33 Thanks for this coverage.

Meta's lead lawyer Mark Hansen comes out swinging against the ad load theory in opening. "If you don't like an ad, you scroll past it. It takes about a second." Laughter here in the press room. #ftcvmeta

Hey folks, have a look at vamonosjuntas dot org sssh pass the word

Hey folks, have a look at app dot helloquitx dot com sshhh the tag is #eXit pass the word

Hey, we just moved out of this place after 27 years and it's for sale now: therockelgroup.com/showlisting/79… - if you're house-shopping in Vancouver, and interested in the Main/King-Ed/Cambie/16th region, take a look. #Vancouver

@yukihiro_matz I'm so unhappy that you are still posting here, in a swamp full of hate. Please consider finding another online platform.

４時前に目が覚めちゃって、ベッドに横たわりながら頭の中でコード書いてた。その後、起床してから入力したら(ちょっと修正が必要だったけど)ちゃんと動作して嬉しい

@IgorMinar shoot me an email? tbray at textuality.com - will inquire.

@timbray The US

In #Vancouver on the 17th of October? Come to my book launch! Food and drinks and music.

@thomasgermain If there's interest, hit my email, easy to find starting here: tbray.org/ongoing/misc/T…

@thomasgermain Wow, I was there then. Early search engines? UUCP and/or Usenet? Standards organizations, surprising successes and hideous failures? VRML last century? Netscape vs Microsoft? Early blogosphere, technorati and klout and so on? RSS feed-format wars? etc etc etc

FREELANCERS: I'm commissioning history articles about the internet for the BBC. Looking for pitches about chapters & corners of the web that people will remember, but haven't thought about in the while. Nostalgia, surprising stories, foundational communities, get in touch!

@IgorMinar Weird… where are you coming from, the US? Europe? Canada?

@timbray hey @timbray, this is very exciting! I tried to preorder by my payment was declined with multiple cards. Known issue?

4/4 This project means a lot to me and I’d appreciate anyone passing the word along. /fin

3/ Here’s its official home: btlbooks.com/book/standing-… Here’s a blog piece full of background and pictures: tbray.org/ongoing/When/2… …

2/ It’s an anthology of writing from people who were arrested protesting Canada’s awful “TMX” pipeline project. I’m an arrestee/ contributor & co-editor…

1/ Hey folks, next month there’s an angry & lighthearted book coming out with my name on the cover: “Standing on High Ground”…

Hey, X-folk, long time no see. It’s not unlikely that you soon will be (or already are) looking for an alternative online home. The choice isn’t that easy, and one candidate (Post) just shut down. here are smart words on where to look: augment.ink/social-siloes-…