David Pierce

A few folks working on decentralized social stuff just proposed a new symbol for all things fediverse: the asterism, represented here by three asterisks in a triangle. Looks like this: ⁂

I dig it! But I might like one of the Hacker News comments even better: “that’s the sarcasterisk and should replace /s in modern communication.”

The 404 crew has done great work over the last year, and their anniversary note is full of both good links to stories and good news about the team-owned media biz:

We have learned that there is an audience that is happy to pay for fearless journalism and fun blogs that are written by real human journalists who prioritize the interests of their readers, not search algorithms and AI bots.

You love to see it.

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say US whistleblower laws weren’t intended to be used by people like “Richard Overum,” who has turned himself into a super spy one whistleblower reward at a time. But he’s making it work! And he’s recruiting.

I can’t decide if this is a Robin Hood story or kind of scammy or both, but I can’t get enough.

It’s year two for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, and it appears there’s not a ton of new stuff, but the combination of Yahoo Fantasy integration and a build-your-own-multiview feature is right up my alley. Sunday Ticket is expensive, but might be worth it.

Oh, and PSA: do not under any circumstances subscribe through the App Store. That price is highway robbery.