Will Ranjan-Churchill
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Will Ranjan-Churchill
@willranjhill
12+ years in, and still not sure what to do with Twitter. Tech Lead @EsmeeFairbairn; Trustee @SchSocEnt; Freelance WebDev; Other hats with other opinions.
London, England Katılım Aralık 2008
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Question for #Chromebook users: is there a sensible way of pulling/pushing .md files from #GitHub and working on them locally/offline that doesn't involve the Linux environment on ChromeOS? (I'm working with a low-spec device that struggles)
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Twitter often sets a standard, is my point. And if the new standard becomes verified individual accounts, there's going to be some collateral damage.
$8 for a blue tick might not seem like the worst idea in the world. But I'm concerned about what's next.
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More than that, the way Twitter first handled things like blocking, muting, and other content moderation became something of a playbook for other platforms to follow.
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Throwing in my two cents on the 8 dollar thing. Cos I'm an idiot.
There's obviously the standard concerns associated with being able to buy your way into being "trusted", but I'm also worried about what happens further down the line...
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Oh, except to say that it reminded me of this report from @doteveryone, and that I would love to see where that 50% number is at now
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Will Ranjan-Churchill@willranjhill
Very interesting report launched today from @doteveryone. Among the findings: "Half (50%) believe it’s ‘part and parcel’ of being online that people will try to cheat or harm them in some way."
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Anyway, it's my stop, so I'll end the thought dump there.
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A random thought dump on my commute home:
I've been thinking a lot recently about power dynamics. I work for a grant funder, so maybe that's natural, and maybe I'll talk about that at some point. But I've also been thinking more widely with my "#tech hat" on.
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