2026-08-15T10:05:08Z https://yabu.me Timothy Gowers https://yabu.me/npub1tuzwvgqsjny5ta0ddafz9gqn36w36p4gj2jqwvldrzlyzd6gj3tqhq3hxk https://media.mathstodon.xyz/accounts/avatars/109/559/050/703/044/192/original/a2e622bf81a2b696.jpg https://media.mathstodon.xyz/accounts/avatars/109/559/050/703/044/192/original/a2e622bf81a2b696.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr0tzu65l7fwql4rr07dn32ukh8ht5fyvr907epr0emvx4c6f30kqzyp0sfe3qzz2vj304a4h4yg4qzw8f68gx4zf2gpena5vtusfhfz29vf9qxll In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgphpkn0qzvlkzy3kznqs5rtmtarc2ejapjgajmz69mv39aftf0zqpu7kup'>nevent1q…7kup</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I found this interview with Rose Wang (maybe the same one you read?) quite reassuring. Of course, she will be putting as positive a spin on it as she can, but she does emphasize how it has been set up to make it easy for people to move if they are dissatisfied with it.<br/><br/><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-26/rose-wang-bluesky-coo-people-are-tired-of-the-algorithm-deciding-everything.html">https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-26/rose-wang-bluesky-coo-people-are-tired-of-the-algorithm-deciding-everything.html</a> 2024-12-01T21:52:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8k27684rxj7g9tdq0w5k29uapk0cts9avhmr3maeet8r3lmr55cszyp0sfe3qzz2vj304a4h4yg4qzw8f68gx4zf2gpena5vtusfhfz29vcfa5pt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rtsh3znnd2rd8jj74p9v4ljjpjr28se2m2rryry7ythtqnpqwus42mx9c'>nevent1q…mx9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just seen this. I hope the fact that you&#39;re going to be (are already?) in Edinburgh means that our paths will cross from time to time. 2024-11-30T21:16:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9yh8cf2mqmsyssyeput9ldmepclhujhc4hht0aqe0znr0fa5j8szyp0sfe3qzz2vj304a4h4yg4qzw8f68gx4zf2gpena5vtusfhfz29vqs3s2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mqeau0t0d6s585x0u9qfv583cky56y6r003hprcx94fxnmlj6ksz8sane'>nevent1q…sane</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I miss you too! I haven&#39;t really done my research on the ownership structure of BlueSky, but a lot of people I respect seem not to be worried about it. Looking at the Wikipedia article about it, it seems that it was deliberately set up not to be owned by a single company, but I don&#39;t know what that means in practice. <br/><br/>Thanks for the heads up about your diary webpage. 2024-11-13T19:21:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjtwcprq47ksnmdg64jvscuxe4lcr5vy8w445j4s0s0nw4fs067gzyp0sfe3qzz2vj304a4h4yg4qzw8f68gx4zf2gpena5vtusfhfz29vmean2p If you were chased here from Twitter, it&#39;s just possible that you won&#39;t be aware that a lot of people are now leaving Twitter (or X if you must) for BlueSky. I mention this because I personally very much valued having a thriving maths community on Twitter while still being part of the wider world, so to speak. My experience here, which may be as much my fault as Mastodon&#39;s, is that there are lots of interesting people but not quite the atmosphere that I liked on Twitter. It would be a bit cheeky of me to suggest deserting Mastodon, but perhaps you might like to consider trying out BlueSky -- I would be very happy if we could use it to recover what Musk stole from us. 2024-11-13T18:15:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd89msv28h2ukqudckjgvkyjrtesn65pus7dk4skwl4l3l07vy9mszyp0sfe3qzz2vj304a4h4yg4qzw8f68gx4zf2gpena5vtusfhfz29va3fpdp If you&#39;ve ever wondered about starting a Diamond OA maths journal, you should check out this new initiative to provide startup funds of up to $10,000. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mathoa.org/diamond-open-access-stimulus-fund/">https://www.mathoa.org/diamond-open-access-stimulus-fund/</a> 2024-09-11T21:57:43Z