There were people laughing and playing around the huge lit-up stars outside the cathedral. We ran to catch the bus just as it arrives, and grabbed some of the last seats. Everyone coming on had a layer of snow on their toques and scarves and shoulders which they shook off on the floor.
On our ride to the Plateau, we stopped a dozen times -- each time picking up laughing, tipsy, snowy people. The bus got crowded and loud but the vibe stayed sweet and positive. By the time we got off at St. Denis and Mont-Royal, it was packed. We were lucky to squeeze out the door.
Last night we went to a friend's party in the Old Port in Montreal. We left around 3am, a little too late to take the extended Metro service back to the Plateau. I tried getting us an Uber or a Lyft, but they were exorbitant and unavailable. So, we trudged a few blocks through the dumping down snow, and picked up the night bus outside the Notre Dame cathedral.
There were people laughing and playing around the huge lit-up stars outside the cathedral. We ran to catch the bus just as it arrives, and grabbed some of the last seats. Everyone coming on had a layer of snow on their toques and scarves and shoulders which they shook off on the floor.
Last night we went to a friend's party in the Old Port in Montreal. We left around 3am, a little too late to take the extended Metro service back to the Plateau. I tried getting us an Uber or a Lyft, but they were exorbitant and unavailable. So, we trudged a few blocks through the dumping down snow, and picked up the night bus outside the Notre Dame cathedral.
Hey, friends. It's evening time in North America. Whatever you do tonight, please don't drink and drive. And stay off the road if you can. You're important and the Fediverse needs you safe.
Do you have a New Year's resolution?
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Which timeline do you read more?
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Is it important to have choices in the software you use?
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We have a great opportunity to make the social news experience much better on the Fediverse.
I know that I'm a techno-utopian, but I believe that having more voices in the conversation is a net good, not a net evil.
Even advertisements can work to some extent in full-content posts, although you don't easily get the same level of targeting as with the click-through model.
We have a great opportunity to make the social news experience much better on the Fediverse.
But it's also possible to include a subscription model into social networks. You can't follow Publication X unless you make a payment, either in-band or out-of-band. It's how the newsletter market works, after all.
Even advertisements can work to some extent in full-content posts, although you don't easily get the same level of targeting as with the click-through model.
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