A quick question to my fellow Redditors— Do you give any shits at all about the “Achievement” badges? I stopped caring about gamification in apps when I stopped checking in to beers in Untappd in 2018, so these are meaningless to me. But they may not be to others. And that’s fine. Are they to you? Oh, and a preemptive warning: if you hate or don’t use #Reddit—perfectly fine and rational behaviors: just keep scrolling. No need to comment.

I’m a white, cis-gendered straight guy born in the 1960s, and I approve this message. https://mastodon.floe.earth/@Anticivgaian/113339941968781787

Reflections from a 20-year podcast veteran. No, not me. Matthew Wayne Selznick!

Matthew Wayne Selznick

Matthew Wayne Selznick Reflects on Twenty Years as a Podcaster

Veteran indie creator Matthew Wayne Selznick, who created one of the first fifty podcasts, reflects on the occasion of his 20th anniversary as a po...

My favorite part: “…in a medium with four million active shows… I, who was once a medium-sized fish in a very small pond, am now barely a bacteriophage in an ocean. And that, dear reader, is pretty great. That means we bright eyed, idealistic pioneers who staked this territory a generation ago… we were right to believe in the power of podcasting.” #podcasting

I watched Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox’s Bret Baier. And, I gotta say, I liked the way Bret phrased his questions. Hear me out! Sure, they were “gotcha” questions. I know. “How many illegal immigrants would you estimate your administration has let into our country” is a dick question. I want are journalists asking the Republican candidates questions to use that sort of phrasing instead of lame “what did you mean…” or “do you agree with Trump on…” Some examples follow in a 🧵 👇: 1/n

And I was so looking forward to not boosting #uspol stuff today. But this is hella funny. And equally terrifying. And all too plausible. Watch it if you enjoy your sexy time, fellas. Or if you enjoy your sexy time with fellas.

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Grassroots Joe (@joeinwynnewood@mstdn.social)

Attached: 1 video This election, our freedom to access contraception is on the line. Vote for leaders who want to #ProtectProtection, not take it ...

Terrible news, Chris. I just added a $50 contribution to help. May her passing be an easy one. #MutualAid

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Chris A Moody (@chrisamoody@zirk.us)

@nlowell @evoterra@podvibes.co @grammargirl As you all have much larger audiences than I do, was wondering if you could help me boost, https://help...

Oof. I didn’t get a chance to read my entire timeline yesterday, and there was over 1,000 unreads when I woke up. Nah. Imma take @npub12s2d...9gr0’s advice and mark them all as read and start fresh.

Cool! Now launch a White House instance for Mastodon so we, the people, have a direct line to the various offices and agencies of the administration that isn’t subject to the whims of a billionaire. Asking for 350M friends. 🇺🇸

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MeidasTouch (@meidastouch) on Threads

JUST IN: The Biden-Harris Administration has launched a Reddit account to provide accurate info on Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The White House wi...

I haven’t checked the news today* but I assume all of the papers have “TRUMP: ‘MAKE THEM RIOT!’” in huge font on tops of the front page, right? #USpol #Harris2024 #WereNotGoingBack @npub1z4kw...g27u * - Ok, I never check the news.

A lesson I wish more in the #AudioFiction space would learn. I get the desire to build a community and give that community a platform to connect with one another. But forcing listeners to log into a platform to get information that *everyone* should have acccess to is counterproductive. #AudioDrama #podcasting

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Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 (@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social)

A really annoying thing that absolutely needs to stop: - "More info in the discord!" / "Changelog in the Discord!" STOP THAT. Discord is a close...