If you're even moderately interested in #federation etc., and the costs thereof, then I can only recommend this #Bluesky thread by @hazelweakly (one of the admins/makers of the #Mastodon instance Hachyderm).

Those numbers, bloody hell. Interesting conclusion, too!

Hazel Weakly (@hazelweakly.me)

People don’t understand how important this is to scaling decentralization. Even the data isn’t that big of a deal. But the traffic? Game changer For reference: on mastodon, hachyderm goes through 1TB+ of egress data a day. The network charges for that alone would bankrupt most people [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Bluesky Social (bsky.app)

@andycarolan Just set the weather. It's what I did, after years of pondering wallpapers again and again and again

@yuliyan My money is on this being an acquihire, the team going to get absorbed into the larger Apple complex, and the app languishing.

Ahhh… FUCK ME 🫤 #Pixelmator is absolutely great and a joy to use; it's also focussed in a way that Apple hasn't been in years (when it comes to software).

> Today we have some important news to share: the Pixelmator Team plans to join Apple.

A new home for Pixelmator - Pixelmator Blog

Today we have some important news to share: the Pixelmator Team plans to join Apple.

Pixelmator Blog (www.pixelmator.com)

@andycarolan AFAIK, they're a binding agent, help stabilizing the wee air bubbles, have bonkers nutritional value and proteins, and add to the taste. My guess is that when pancakes were invented, eggs were even more a kitchen staple than they are now.