Tech business writers really struggle to understand that a free protocol doesn't usually come from one company, and even when it does, it's not theirs. If it's a genuinely free protocol, it's a commons.

"Nostr’s protocol powers apps like Damus, Nostur, Nos and others."

#SarahPerez, 2024

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/the-vote-trump-spam-that-hit-bluesky-in-may-came-from-decentralized-rival-nostr/

This is like saying;

'ActivityPub's protocol powers Mastodon, Flipboard, Threads, and others'

Or;

'XMPP's protocol powers Snikket, Conversation, Jitsi Meet and others'

#TechPress

The 'vote Trump' spam that hit Bluesky in May came from decentralized rival Nostr | TechCrunch

The spam reached Bluesky by first crossing over two other decentralized networks: Mastodon and Nostr.

^{Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)}

“Mario Fusco, a great software developer, once said: ‘The code you write makes you a programmer. The code you delete makes you a good one. The code you don’t have to write makes you a great one.’ So maybe, for once, AI is on to something.”

https://www.inkl.com/a/nPvYapcJNlJ

Way to quote someone without understanding a word they’re saying.

Take a bow, John Naughton.

#ai #techPress #theGuardian #clueless

ChatGPT and the like could free up coders to new heights of creativity

Far from making programmers an endangered species, AI will release them from the grunt work that stifles innovation

^inkl