now that threads is starting to federate, they sure as fuck aren’t with us

threads.net commemorative cocktail:

  • glass: old fashioned (lowball)
  • pour hard cider from red apples until glass is 3/4ths full
  • top with 1 shot of bourbon
  • smoke glass with cherry wood
  • garnish with sliced lime, or add lime juice to taste
  • drink and meditate on what AOL and then Google did to usenet
  • froztbyte@awful.systemsEnglish
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    11 months ago

    if I can find the spoons this coming week, I think I want to try make a content autoresponder that just always gives something (user choice, but there’s a few rich ideas) to any request from threads

    could also expand it to “anything that touches fb infra” (web, smtp, …) later

    given that a lot of people are gonna block them, first thing I wonder about is whether they’ll scale out scrapers to ec2/gcp/etc as circumvention attempts

    • self@awful.systemsOPMEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I like that. if it’s a general enough bit of code that nginx can easily call out to it, I’m down to run it here

      the scraper thing isn’t unlikely as Facebook is a bunch of filthy motherfuckers, but I’m personally not too concerned about them having our posts (which will almost certainly look like shit on their end, and generally aren’t the kind of content Facebook wants folks to see). I’m more concerned about the ease with which they can flood us with hatred and bottom of the barrel garbage posts, as having the highest volume of both those things on the planet is in fact their business model, as it was with AOL before them. Facebook has already shown how they’ll moderate threads, and we’ve already blocked instances that tolerate a similar level of hatred and garbage

      • locallynonlinear@awful.systemsEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Correct. My only ask for moderation for this instance is to keep the scale and tone under control, even if meant me being banned in the course of doing so. Your reasoningand approach is sound.

        • self@awful.systemsOPMEnglish
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          11 months ago

          thank you! I definitely want this instance to remain small enough to serve our regulars, and focused on a handful of sneering and passion (unsneering?) subs. admining for an ultra-large instance with no focus seems miserable, given how many admins I’ve met who seem to think it’s an unpaid job they hate but can’t quit.

          generally speaking I think our regulars keep a good vibe and provide a good example for any lurkers looking to become regulars. I’m hoping that by keeping our focus narrow we’ll also be able to maintain that vibe and general high level of quality, while keeping this instance utterly inhospitable for bigots of all types.