Wednesday, March 5, 2025

New features for tracking Bluesky connections and filtering bios

Attention Bluesky users! I have updated a small tool that I launched two months ago. In addition to listing and exporting follows and followers, you can now check if connections are mutual or unilateral. Plus, you can filter connections by keywords in their bios. These features are available for any Bluesky account, not just your own. You can access the tool at the same link as before:

https://tiptopbot.com


Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Diversifying Digital Dependence: Exploring European and Open-Source Alternatives in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape

In light of ongoing trade wars and the current geopolitical landscape, it's essential to explore European and open-source alternatives for digital products. While not every product can be replaced, we can certainly expand our options. 

https://european-alternatives.eu/categories


On Microsoft killing Skype

On Microsoft killing Skype, a shout-out to all startup founders: do not sell your businesses to the biggest tech companies for billions of dollars! You can still be happy earning millions, and your baby won't be killed down the road.

True, Skype is mostly forgotten, but it's the only service that offers almost free calls to landlines anywhere in the world. Who uses landlines nowadays? Government agencies, banks, airline companies, etc. Ever been abroad and had an emergency? Yes, good luck mailing them.

Now I have to figure out how to get my unused Skype credit back ...