Archives for 2023/04 (Links)

• Apr 30, 2023, 6:22 PM -04:00

  Bookmark of https://chelseatroy.com/2022/11/25/on-the-psychology-of-tech-money/

  Chelsea

  On the Psychology of “Tech Money”

  Reading Time: 11 minutes One time, a literal millionaire purchased a coffee for me while he was pitching me to come work for him as an engineer. I splurged and asked for a vanilla latte (about $6). a latte After we spoke about the position, I told him I didn’t think I was a fit and explained my reasons why, none of which were personal. It was an “I could probably do this job, but I’m not uniquely qualified to do it” type of situation. He texted me within the hour to ask for hi...

• Apr 8, 2023, 2:31 PM -04:00

  Bookmark of https://fedi.tips/what-other-kinds-of-servers-are-on-the-fediverse/

  What other kinds of servers are on the Fediverse?

  As well as Mastodon ⧉, there are lots of other server types on the Fediverse, for example: BookWyrm ⧉ – A social reading platform, an alternative to Amazon’s GoodReads Friendica ⧉ – A general social network with no character limits, sort of like Facebook used to be on its older interface Funkwhale ⧉ – Music and podcast storage and sharing Kbin ⧉ – Link aggregation and discussion, sort of like Reddit Mobilizon ⧉ – Event organisation, the Fedi’s alternative to Facebook Events ...