As a side note, SMTP is my favorite cautionary tale of how decentralized protocols can become centralized over time
I'm glad to see Mastodon will be adopting the world's most popular decentralized social networking protocol: SMTP https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/mastodon-looks-to-newsletters-to-help-revive-the-open-social-web/
@cwebber It stands for "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol," but not one of those four words has been true since the 1970s.
Iconic feminist graffiti (UK) 1979, photographed by Jill Posener, British photographer / activist #womensart
Small businesses, please stop using corporate social media as your only online presence.
I’d happily visit a website that looks like it was designed in the 1990s if it meant I could actually scroll down and see your address, hours of operation, etc.
It doesn’t have to be pretty, just functional.
It would be really helpful if you also included common allergens for your food and drinks (if relevant) and how accessible your location is for disabled folks.
@mavica_again I kind of wondered what they would look like in the queue. Now I know.
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