@joe to my business associates, but you can call me Joe Ortiz.

The Facts

Listen to the gossip.

I work in the IT/Marketing/Social fields, a Culture Vulture in heart and an one part geek in a all-rounder way!

Shiny is better.

@igmp_join Zuck has yet to crack the video space despite his company's best efforts and it took significant lobbying spending in Washington to potentially fulfill that goal.
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@igmp_join WhatsApp is still the dominant messaging service especially in most of Europe, Central America, and South America.

We're heading towards a end of an era in social media with all of these moves and we need to be ready for it.
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Don't believe me? He's got the conversation, photos, and messaging spaces locked up with the possibility of owning the top Fediverse instance and he would do the final step (assuming if the ban holds up) into near control of video.

Be very afraid...
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You know another person who's popping champagnes and doing flips on this potential TikTok ban?

Mark Zuckerberg.

Why? Because he's ever closer to total dominance of the social web and people still don't realize it.
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Thinking about it, I miss Cinerama theaters, those were go great when I went to one.
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Dogs rule, and that’s a factoid to tell you.
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UPDATE: It's over: Section 702 has just been reauthorized [theverge.com], and we're closer to a autocracy or even authoritarianism than a democracy at this point.
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@igmp_join That setting looks good!
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@jacobrealo You recall those infomercials that claim that cooking materials are "non-stick"? They're lying and most if not all cooking companies are.
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Today is likely the day that the NSA takes over the internet and most if not all businesses, institutions, and non-profits alike will be forced to be spies. [threadreaderapp.com]

We're closer to a autocracy or even authoritarianism than a democracy at this point.
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@mandy @GTWilson I usually use this website [freetaxusa.com] and I have no regrets in doing so (for now) five years running.

Free File version [freetaxusa.com]
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EsilEna (passed by joe)
@blumenkraft @joe it’s pretty!

Here ya go spring perks here:
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cookie jar (i)
@Streakmachine I hope you have another job already in the works that would fit your needs. Glad you did though.
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@habanero Also the SCOTUS effectively banned mass protests in three US states (LA, TX, MS)...
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"I've saw lots of Taxi Drivers today"

"Does this mean there's lots of Travis Bickles around?"

#QuoteSunday
#TaxiDriver
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@mandy Thankfully, I finished them last week!
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@i70dan Happy nearly end of week!!

@ccp @jeremy @jdscolam @ericd @jeremycherfas @manx @peemee @joanna @phoneboy @nitinkhanna @hutattedonmyarm @ludolphus @papierzeit @mandy @33MHz
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@Wife I can guess that you're not used to dressing up fancy. It's always good to have at least one fancy outfit in your wardrobe I feel.
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This is a great piece from my friend Carol on some of the women that wrote Alfred Hitchcock films. They should be remembered I feel. [culturalgutter.com]
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You gave up too much to turn back now.