hoagecko (he/his)

Invented in Japan in 1999, i-mode is a remarkable technology for connecting mobile devices to a wide range of web services.

It’s well-known in Japan that this invention, not the iPhone, was the first to enable games, email, emojis, and selfies on mobile devices.

I believe that the Japanese girls of the early 2000s who created this culture are the greatest hackers who shaped the smartphone era.

Super Galapagos - Matt Alt’s Pure Invention blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/super-galapagos

Imagine a court hearing being filled with Super Mario sound effects, laughter, and commentary like a sports broadcast.

That’s exactly what news programs that use music, sound effects, and commentators who are little more than gawkers are doing.

That’s not reporting; it’s merely a show that looks like it, a desecration of reality.

That’s why I prefer the old-fashioned form of media news, using text and images.

Of course, this also involves arbitrary intentions and editing, but the problems are far less severe than with video.

Websites in Thailand have turned black and white to mourn King Bhumibol’s death

What I’m particularly concerned about lately is the growing share of online forums that don’t even publish their content on the web.

The most famous example of this type of forum is probably Discord.

As those of you on Lemmy know, many people chose Discord as an alternative after Reddit’s deterioration.

Hasn’t this problem already escalated to the point where access to content isn’t guaranteed not only to some bots but even to individuals without accounts?

Shouldn’t those who love the web be extremely wary of online communities that don’t even try to be based on the web?

That’s what I think.

If search engines truly only show the “existence” of forums, then the open web is truly over.