Week 44, year 2022

• Exploring Mastodon - I've been a heavy user of Twitter over the last decade, and while Musk's purchase of Twitter hasn't got me running for the exit, it has prompted me to take a look at possible alternatives should Twitter change into something no longer worthwhile for me. The obvious alternative is for me to explore the fediverse with a Mastodon account. As I explore using Mastodon, I'll make some notes here so that others can learn from my explorations. [Martin Fowler]
• Twitter feed now cross-posts to Mastodon - One of the main things I wanted to do with Mastodon was to replicate my twitter feed there, so that folks who would rather follow me on Mastodon could get everything. To do this, I used moa. party. You have to give it credentials to access both your Twitter and Mastodon feeds, which is a little worrisome, but my Mastodon-aware colleagues have used it without problems. It allows cross-posting in either or both directions, but I've set it up to just go from Twitter to Mastodon. It's pretty simple and seems to be working. [Martin Fowler]
• An appeal to Americans who aren't inclined to vote in the midterm elections - In the United States, we have midterm elections coming up. Many people aren't interested in politics, or feel there is nobody worthwhile to vote for. If you're an American inclined to skip voting in these midterms, I'd appreciate it if you read my appeal. [Martin Fowler]
• Never Lose Data Again - Event Sourcing to the Rescue! - Relational databases are not losing data. They’re robust, consistent and secure! Are they? Too often, we mix technical and logical concepts… [Event-Driven by Oskar Dudycz]

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