Tigerbomb13 Posted Thursday at 07:49 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:49 PM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted Thursday at 07:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:59 PM 1 hour ago, romad1 said: Sears and Roebuck used to be the most important retailer in the United States. K-Mart was the most important discount retailer. Those days are over. There's a lot of truth to this.... large brands are large brands.... until the market says they aren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted Thursday at 08:01 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:01 PM 54 minutes ago, chasfh said: This will not be the first story to be written about the stampede from X to bsky. https://bsky.app/profile/seankeeley.bsky.social/post/3lawexep5l225 People associate Twitter with politics, but like cable, it's the sports content that gives it it's power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted Thursday at 08:27 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:27 PM I am now following you all on Bluesky since I can’t get enough of you on here. I suspect that I will post very little and nothing of substance but who knows. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted Thursday at 08:33 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:33 PM Seeing how Bluesky is headquartered in America, and how it was developed in parallel with twitter by Jack Dorsey, how long will it be before Leon sues Bluesky for infringement of its IP and demands a court either orders it shut down, or rules that Leon is the rightful owner of its IP and all attendant assets and must be handed over to him? I'm not saying I believe this will happen, I'm just speculating on when he'll try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted Thursday at 09:14 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:14 PM 40 minutes ago, chasfh said: Seeing how Bluesky is headquartered in America, and how it was developed in parallel with twitter by Jack Dorsey, how long will it be before Leon sues Bluesky for infringement of its IP and demands a court either orders it shut down, or rules that Leon is the rightful owner of its IP and all attendant assets and must be handed over to him? I'm not saying I believe this will happen, I'm just speculating on when he'll try it. Saw this…not sure of it’s veracity Bluesky was a part of Twitter. It was sold off when Musk purchased Twitter. Bluesky is built on a different protocol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted Thursday at 10:13 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:13 PM 55 minutes ago, romad1 said: Saw this…not sure of it’s veracity Bluesky was a part of Twitter. It was sold off when Musk purchased Twitter. Bluesky is built on a different protocol. Is it built on a different enough protocol that Leon can't claim they are glomming onto X's IP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted Thursday at 10:20 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 10:20 PM 2 minutes ago, chasfh said: Is it built on a different enough protocol that Leon can't claim they are glomming onto X's IP? Check out the fediverse, that's what they call it. Its related to how you can use your URL as your @ It's designed so one person like Leon can't take it over Paul Frazee is on bsky and he's the lead developer and is super awesome, he tries to interact as much as possible with the plebs. He bs'd yesterday something to the effect of the fediverse will long outlive bluesky that said the bsky UI is super twitter-like so there may be some aspects that could be in the realm of IP theft from my stayed in a holiday inn perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted Thursday at 10:42 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:42 PM I don’t think Elon will try and sue them any time soon. He will tell everyone Bluesky are nothing and X has record numbers. Behind the scenes, he will increase the royalties they pay out to his blue checkmarkers because it really is a threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted Thursday at 11:17 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:17 PM As someone who avoiding getting a Twitter account long ago, before Musk turned it into a propaganda tool, I am curious if getting a Bluesky account makes sense for me. As Hong noted, this forum allows me access to lots of tweets and now whatever the equivalent Bluesky content is. I don’t need or want lots of additional social media in my life. I assume there are user settings to keep from getting daily notifications and other crap. If I had an account but didn’t do much with it, is it worth it other than to show support for the people who don’t embrace fascism? Not that that isn’t of value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted Thursday at 11:32 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:32 PM 1 hour ago, pfife said: Check out the fediverse, that's what they call it. Its related to how you can use your URL as your @ It's designed so one person like Leon can't take it over I'm talking about lawsuits, not a tech takeover. 48 minutes ago, Hongbit said: I don’t think Elon will try and sue them any time soon. He will tell everyone Bluesky are nothing and X has record numbers. Behind the scenes, he will increase the royalties they pay out to his blue checkmarkers because it really is a threat. I think he can do both, but I would agree that if he is planning on the former, he will certain do the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted Thursday at 11:53 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:53 PM 19 minutes ago, chasfh said: I'm talking about lawsuits, not a tech takeover. Same. Leon has no legal claim to the fediverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM 2 hours ago, pfife said: Same. Leon has no legal claim to the fediverse. I guess you’re right. Leon would never bring a frivolous lawsuit and force Bluesky to spend time and treasure to defend it in a bid to bleed them dry. 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted yesterday at 02:01 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 02:01 AM 1 minute ago, chasfh said: I guess you’re right. Leon would never bring a frivolous lawsuit and force Bluesky to spend time and treasure to defend it in a bid to bleed them dry. 😏 He could do that to anyone anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 10 hours ago, pfife said: He could do that to anyone anywhere. Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago You bet. https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1857236537488114033 https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1857236537488114033 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Another bsky story. https://bsky.app/profile/hollywoodreporter.com.web.brid.gy/post/3lay4nxhjswv2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Bluesky is pretty much what I thought, a far left version of Twitter. They labeled the Chicago Public Safety account and Brianna Wu, who is literally a trans democratic operative but is pro Israel, as far right accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kacie Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago While I'm happily overwhelmed with how much bluesky has grown in just a few weeks and how many familiar accounts I'm finding there, I can't help but wonder if this mass exodus (X odus?) had taken place when Elon took over if we might not be in a much better place right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago When Musk took over, Bluesky was invitation only. People wanted to go there but couldn't. Threads had a huge explosion when it launched, but they purposely suppress news and politics, so it's basically Instagram without pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: Bluesky is pretty much what I thought, a far left version of Twitter. They labeled the Chicago Public Safety account and Brianna Wu, who is literally a trans democratic operative but is pro Israel, as far right accounts. "They" who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 27 minutes ago, chasfh said: "They" who? It's literally in the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago https://bsky.app/profile/georgetakei.bsky.social/post/3laz5nq7qi22o 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Motown Bombers said: It's literally in the image. "brainnotonyet"? Is that who you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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