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• Post #2539231

  RE: https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/a-twenty-five-hour-investment-for-a-book-club/ I think it's better to choose shorter books for book club discussions, given the limited time available for discussion.

• Post #2539230

  RE: https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/116567740131374080 So when he said "I love football" it wasn't an act.

• Post #2420633

  On Extroverts and the Stifled Online Conversation https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-04-27-on-extroverts-and-the-stifled-online-conversation/

• Post #2420632

  A Ride to Morges and Back to See Tulips https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-04-28-a-ride-to-morges-and-back-to-see-tulips/

• Post #2420629

  https://share.google/FgGWhScQ7cvOF5AGE slower machines will suffer.

• Post #2420628

  On Assessing a Whatsapp Community Correctly https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-04-30-on-assessing-a-whatsapp-community-correctly/

• Post #2420627

  Navigating with the Garmin Instinct 2 https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-04-navigating-with-the-garmin-instinct-2/

• Post #2420626

  The car I drive/drove has 63,000km. The bike I ride has around 39,000...

• Post #2420625

  Creeping Utilitarianism on the Fediverse https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-05-creeping-utilitarianism-on-the-fediverse/

• Post #2420624

  The Subtle Transition to Strava https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-06-the-subtle-transition-to-strava/

• Post #2420623

  Staying Within the Optimal Form Range https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-09-staying-within-the-optimal-form-range/

• Post #2420622

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/116556651501930786 Back in my day we had web forums with 20-30 active users, and we had real conversations with real people. In the early days of Twitter those conversations continued and engagement, and conversations were the social lubricant. Now we look at metrics, because spending socialising isn't seen as having adequate ROI. Can you imagine the absurdity of today? Social media is dead for me, because what pleasure is there in quantifica...

• Post #2420621

  The Fediverse Stats Paradox The more I use WordPress, and the more they change the UI, the more I want to dump it. These stats, instead of encouraging me to use wordpress, and the fediverse, encourage me to dump both. Blogging shouldn't be about metrics, it should be about the development of thoughts and ideas, and the occassional feedback. These stats turn blogging and writing into accounting. I don't want to see disengagement quantified. I want positive signals, and… http://w...

• Post #964457

  My favourite "algorithm" is dynamic, ongoing conversations. I want a forum atmosphere. I want to feel like this is a chat.