finally, Wendell Berry's standards for technological innovation--truly as relevant now as they were in 1987 #othernetworks
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finally, Wendell Berry's standards for technological innovation--truly as relevant now as they were in 1987 #othernetworks
I like to go to original sources, so here's a link via @Kottke.org...
https://classes.matthewjbrown.net/teaching-files/philtech/berry-computer.pdf
https://kottke.org/25/05/nine-rules-for-evaluating-new-technology
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@loriemerson 10. Never post an image/screenshot if you can type the same in plain text.
"Never post an image/screenshot if you can type the same in plain text."
For a simple list like the above. I agree.
I suspect that there is a "plain text penalty" for words/ideas without imagery in social media, but I'm not up on the trends, rules, or research in that domain.
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"Never post an image/screenshot if you can type the same in plain text."
For a simple list like the above. I agree.
I suspect that there is a "plain text penalty" for words/ideas without imagery in social media, but I'm not up on the trends, rules, or research in that domain.
@nickrauchen @aakoskin @loriemerson
Might run out of characters. Default mastodon limit is 500. I've done text images to get around the limit.
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@nickrauchen @aakoskin @loriemerson
Might run out of characters. Default mastodon limit is 500. I've done text images to get around the limit.
@lxskllr @nickrauchen @aakoskin I am having trouble wrapping my head why the format of my post is worth anyone commenting on - the text is in the image. it's not elegant but I wanted to give a screenshot of the exact text I was reading from Harper's. surely there are more important things to discuss here, and in general, than policing precisely how people post
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@nickrauchen @aakoskin @loriemerson
Might run out of characters. Default mastodon limit is 500. I've done text images to get around the limit.
@lxskllr @aakoskin @loriemerson
I think the char limit varies on #Mastodon depending on server, client, etc.
Something textual that is "long form" can be threaded, yes?
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@lxskllr @aakoskin @loriemerson
I think the char limit varies on #Mastodon depending on server, client, etc.
Something textual that is "long form" can be threaded, yes?
@nickrauchen @aakoskin @loriemerson
It can, but threaded posts are kind of annoying imo. Sometimes it's better to have everything in one view.
I say that someone who does a minimum of one threaded post every day :^D
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@lxskllr @nickrauchen @aakoskin I am having trouble wrapping my head why the format of my post is worth anyone commenting on - the text is in the image. it's not elegant but I wanted to give a screenshot of the exact text I was reading from Harper's. surely there are more important things to discuss here, and in general, than policing precisely how people post
@loriemerson @lxskllr @aakoskin
Speaking as a reader of your post, I'd rather have the text than a picture of the text. In this case I think all/most of the content was in the alt text, which is good but may be hidden for some (depends on the UI).
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@nickrauchen @aakoskin @loriemerson
It can, but threaded posts are kind of annoying imo. Sometimes it's better to have everything in one view.
I say that someone who does a minimum of one threaded post every day :^D
@lxskllr @aakoskin @loriemerson
Threading in #Mastodon is pretty clunky I agree. I can't remember much about it, but in old-school #twitter there was an obvious "Continue" or "Next" button for threading. The server I'm currently on has a much larger char limit so it has not been an issue. The main reason I thread anything is for topics like travel logs that unfold over time.
Then there's just being kind to your readers... keep things simple, short, and concise. An ideal I am sometimes not able to achieve even with good intentions.
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finally, Wendell Berry's standards for technological innovation--truly as relevant now as they were in 1987 #othernetworks
@loriemerson the Wendellian laws should be international law
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@lxskllr @aakoskin @loriemerson
Threading in #Mastodon is pretty clunky I agree. I can't remember much about it, but in old-school #twitter there was an obvious "Continue" or "Next" button for threading. The server I'm currently on has a much larger char limit so it has not been an issue. The main reason I thread anything is for topics like travel logs that unfold over time.
Then there's just being kind to your readers... keep things simple, short, and concise. An ideal I am sometimes not able to achieve even with good intentions.
@nickrauchen @aakoskin @loriemerson
"Then there's just being kind to your readers... keep things simple, short, and concise"
That's what I like about my low character limit. It enforces brevity. It's also what I don't like about it. Double edged sword. Trying to work with limited resources is a good exercise, even if they can't always be adhered to 100%.
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finally, Wendell Berry's standards for technological innovation--truly as relevant now as they were in 1987 #othernetworks
@loriemerson Reading this makes me regret leaving behind my vintage copy of "The Unsettling of America" when I had to move. Berry is wonderful.
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@loriemerson 10. Never post an image/screenshot if you can type the same in plain text.
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@nickrauchen @aakoskin @loriemerson
"Then there's just being kind to your readers... keep things simple, short, and concise"
That's what I like about my low character limit. It enforces brevity. It's also what I don't like about it. Double edged sword. Trying to work with limited resources is a good exercise, even if they can't always be adhered to 100%.
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@loriemerson 10. Never post an image/screenshot if you can type the same in plain text.
@aakoskin @loriemerson Have you always been a Karen or did you choose it as a career?
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@aakoskin @loriemerson Have you always been a Karen or did you choose it as a career?
@aakoskin @loriemerson
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@loriemerson 10. Never post an image/screenshot if you can type the same in plain text.
how about never tell a media studies scholar how to represent a text
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@loriemerson I love the idea of the body's energy being solar energy
@PavelASamsonov @loriemerson Right? I adore that too. Wendell Berry is a small farmer who raises some meat animals, which he pastures in the places that would erode if they were plowed. I saw him speak in Portland 30 years ago and he explained that meat farmer this way, unlike factory farms, is not inherently bad because it is another efficient way of extracting solar energy.
I love Wendell Berry.
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@loriemerson Based on this brilliant wisdom, I should look this person up.
@ZenHeathen @loriemerson You absolutely should. Here are a couple starting points:
Why I Will Not Buy a Computer (essay): berry-computer.pdf https://classes.matthewjbrown.net/teaching-files/philtech/berry-computer.pdf
The Blue Robe (poem): https://www.writersalmanac.org/index.html%3Fp=6383.html
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how about never tell a media studies scholar how to represent a text
Sitting with the semiotics of fixed typography, as signifier of the book as artifact, that would be elided by a mere copypasta of raw text.
To wit, the OP specifically is presenting this passage as historically situated in a specific media form.
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finally, Wendell Berry's standards for technological innovation--truly as relevant now as they were in 1987 #othernetworks
@loriemerson i think that every currently available smart phone breaks all of these.
