Michael Friess

One year ago we set sail into unknown waters leaving a then safe harbour behind. It feels to me like we crossed the sea and weathered the storms for a whole year. An emotional rollercoaster. Having reached shore a while ago and finally anchoring in a new harbour. Lots of change. No regrets.

Life lesson: When times are changing you better get ahead of the change. This takes tremendous courage. I learned this lesson the hard way once in my past when I stayed in my comfort zone and let change come to me.

Read this important thread. The Trump administration are not conservatives. They are radicals.

You can now read about projects that were interrupted when 18F was disbanded. One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted. 18f.org/projects/#fe...

Trump on NATO: "If the United States was in trouble and we called them. We said, 'We got a problem, France.' Do you think they're gonna come and protect us? Hmm. They're supposed to. I'm not so sure." (Literally the only time NATO Article 5 was invoked was after 9/11 on behalf of the US.)

Just like all the other populist grifters, @roberthutton.co.uk is now pitching his material to the American market in search of untold riches and a 6am speaking slot at CPAC. (Funny as ever, you should read!) thecritic.co.uk/lord-kronste...

551 Messerstiche ins Herz der Demokratie - zu unserem Blogbeitrag: www.djv.de/news/blog/bl...

"America First" bedeutet eigentlich "Only America". Die USA agieren unter Trump systematisch auf Seiten europäischer Antidemokraten - von Orbán über Kickl bis Weidel. Damit erlebt Deutschland seine zweite Zeitenwende. Albrecht von Lucke in @blaetter

There is no clearer voice on democratic erosion than Steven Levitsky. This piece is perfect. It will help clarify the worried thoughts of those who already know things are bad, but it also explains what is happening to those who don't yet know. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Was man über den sogenannten „Plagiatsjäger“ Stefan Weber wissen muss, steht hier: Er wurde gerade erst rechtskräftig wegen Übler Nachrede verurteilt. kaernten.orf.at/stories/3292...

Some thoughts while returning on the Eurostar from Paris. 1. It’s a cliché but nonetheless true that the intellectual culture in France reminds us what we are missing in the UK. 🧵

Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts

New platform, same mission: representing you, listening to you. Follow for updates, insights, and debates from your Parliament - and be part of the conversation about the future of democracy 💬

"If #Musk puts the same amount of money into all of #Europe that he put behind #Trump, he will flip every nation to a populist agenda. There’s not a centrist left-wing #government in Europe that will be able to withstand that onslaught." www.politico.eu/article/us-s... #BTW25 #CDU #Union #NoAfD

Dave wrote Facebook’s first content moderation rules and is the least hysterical person I know. If he says Meta’s changes are politically designed to accommodate Trump, believe him. 👇🏻

It is fun. And interesting how Apple carefully crafts the Image Playground to impose guard rails: one person, no realistic photo style, portrait only. #AppleIntelligence #GenAI

The Labeler feature in #Bluesky looks powerful and versatile. For Bookmarks or labeling politicians, not just moderation. www.bluesky-labelers.io

#eXit #Xodus oder #TwitterExodus jetzt auch für @heise.de und ich hab's tatsächlich verpasst. Seit Mittwoch ist der offizielle Account dort nicht mehr aktiv, verwiesen wird auf die Alternativen wie #Bluesky. Aktiv sind wir aber natürlich auch auf #Mastodon, #Threads und vielen mehr. Schön klicken!

I just saw a whale in the #BlueSky.

A #flashback from the past. I was one of those #IBM ers on #Twitter back then. Though I must have missed the existence of #Bluesky 😆

The 90-9-1 principle. Surely I heard that more than 10 years ago. So I looked it up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule

Gibt's jetzt eine Kanzleransprache, bei der Olaf Scholz Klartext über Putin redet und Konsequenzen zieht?

This feed’s Major Media Outlets Starter Pack is growing! I’m tracking every new reliable major-media outlet that joins Bluesky, with many more sure to come in the next few days. I hope you’ll stay tuned and pass this on to anyone else who still pays attention to major media (which I urge us to do).

Why now? I am genuinely curious about why this big X-odus did not happen already months ago or even last year. There was a clear trajectory of what was happening on the other side the whole time. So I wonder what kept people so long... Fomo? Duty? Hope? Comfort? Job or business?

Welcome over! Starter packs are great for finding people. Here's a few UX: bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack... UX Research: bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack... UX Writers: bsky.app/starter-pack...

ICYMI you can use your domain as handle and identifying yourself on #BlueSky. Easily setup via DNS panel or web server. bsky.social/about/blog/4...

We’ve put a lot of work into making Bluesky a healthier social network. This app is designed to give you a choice — in what you want to see, what you don’t want to see, and how you want to interact. Some tips on how to customize your experience:

🔴Donald Trump’s Team of Yes Men and Ideologues Shows There Will be no Guardrails Around His Presidency Trump's appointment of a group of fawning and ideologically blinded advisers should worry us all, writes former UK diplomat @alexhallhall bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/d...

As the US elections have proved, our politics is distorted by billionaire press owners and big tech broligarchy. People live in information bubbles, starved of truth. The resistance begins here 👉http://subscribe.bylinetimes.com

Seems like a good day to join BlueSky - please do share any helpful follow suggestions 🙂

If you're new here I have compiled lists of people in various fields that might make it easier to find people you want to follow

Everyone still remembers Trump's promise? "You won't have to vote anymore." It's the autocracy, stupid.

What a week...

Aus gegebenem Anlass: Ente à l'orange "Es ist nie zu früh und selten zu spät." — ALF youtu.be/DdEYLsRlDm0?...

Here’s another starter pack. This one is for all the people who love #CSS, #CSS, #CSS! 😁🤘✨ (LMK if you know more CSS folks I should add! 💚) go.bsky.app/A6biNib

#StarterPack is such a nifty feature. Useful in so many contexts: topic experts, conference speakers, company employees, ... Like this one for @heise.de. What are your favorite starter packs? Any you would recommend?

Admittedly I'm curious. Are you? #AppleIntelligence #GenAI

Humor ist…

Channeling The Who's “Won't Get Fooled Again" and The Rolling Stones "You Can’t Always Get What You Want” to explain why I do not trust Bluesky - and hence will not (yet?) be using this network anything more than sproadically euroblog.jonworth.eu...

Every developer is just a user who calls every non-IT person an end user. #UX #Developer #DeveloperExperience