Four Quick Links for Monday Noonish

10:54

Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn't. Erin Kissane asked folks why they had disengaged from Mastodon; they described reasons like a hostile response from regulars, poor discoverability, and too serious/boring.

A bleak account of a Greyhound bus ride across the US. "Gone are the small, clean, cheap motels in the centre of cities, gone are public spaces where anyone can find a water fountain, a bathroom, a place to nurse a cheap cup of coffee and human company."

I think about Little Bobby Tables once a week, minimum.

Rules for design in the real world: "If it looks neat, people will want to take a photo with it. If it looks comfortable, people will want to sit on it. If it looks fun, people will play around on it."

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