Tim Wu's The Master Switch

Listen to The Master Switch by Tim Wu on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/B004964ZKM?source_code=ASSOR1500219210011

#DingDong decided to ruin the party on the #DirtyBird site with a $44 billion offer to purchase it. Considering his partners, the Saudis,  the UAE, and Larry Ellison, it seemed pretty obvious before the deal closed that an anti-democratic cabal was making a bold move to control the public square, legally. So I endeavored to resist.

That #DingDong was willing to light his $22 bil stake and his investor's money on fire, and put his core business at risk, made it abundantly clear that the move wasn't about profits but about controlling the political narrative with respect to the rise of authoritarianism and fascism in America. This is the context in which I discovered Tim Wu's legal history of the media industry, with its "Manichean" dichotomy of centralized and decentralized control.

Tim Wu broadened my perspective by revisiting the evolution of America's media / communications industry. I was unaware that key players sought control of a Master Switch, which could be used to decide who has access to mass communications.

Impact of Boycotting Twitter

After a #washingtoncommanders victory, I miss the celebratory chatter & QB controversy on the dirty bird app. My favorite radio show on The Team 980, the Russell & Medhurst show, often refers to their Tweets, and Twitter conversations.

When Dr. Sabah from NC launches at the co-host that she would like to give the Ole Rooster a frontal lobotomy with a chainsaw, it's entertaining. But, I'm mature enough to sacrifice a few giggles for a larger pupose.

Talking shop

Math Fact fluency is generally poor across the grade level at 6th grade from what I can see. Addition / Subtraction facts to 20, not automatic. Multiplication / Division to 12×12, not there. The impact is that all the leaking oil from subprocesses creates a lack of fluency which creates friction at every step when students encounter higher order multi-step thinking. Grit requirement weeds out already frustrated populations.

Stopping by the woods on Thanksgiving Morning 2022.

Stopping by the woods on Thanksgiving Morning 2022.

These woods of mine I know so well

Where as a lad I used to dwell

Lost in the moment I didn't know

How unprepared I was for future snows.

My red haired hound must think it queer 

To stop without anyone near

Between the dawn and setting sun

The darkest times in all my years.

He gives his leash a shake

To ask if there is no mistake,

The only sound's the Beltway

and riot of oblivious birds.

These woods are littered with memories,

But I have promises to keep,

And now is not the time to sleep,

And now is not the time to sleep.

A Testament

On a positive note

About right

Great Cartoon.

My final word on Elon.

Final Post on Elon for a while

Publish

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Mike Madrid@mikemadrid@c.im

We need to show #twitter followers there’s a better way over here on Mastodon.

Encourage a better community. Bring good people over. Share good actors.

Time for the good guys to win.

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Fl0ps@Fl0ps

@mikemadrid I was on board with the "stay here until the end" group, but Trumps account coming back was the last straw for me.

I doubt he will even use it. Musk is just looking for revenue, and that stunt probably increased usage with the cultists coming back.

They can keep saying "In it to the end" - but every hit on that site gets musk a few pennies closer to recouping his $44B, and I'm not interested in helping him out there.

PoeticLicenseDK@PoeticLicenseDK@mastodon.online

Elon - Final Post for a while

@Fl0ps @mikemadrid
Elon may have flicked the #Twitterati the bird, but he has vaingloriously lit $Billions on fire; and he has eliminated any question about his reputation in the court of public opinion. Everybody knows that Elon is no Tony Stark, but has come out of the closet as a fascist tw@t, and an enabler of dictatorship. The US needs to terminate all of his contracts.

The #Resistance is not dead, but it has found safe havens across the virtual universe.

Nov 21, 2022, 01:55 ·  · Mastodon for Android · 0 · 0

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