{"ancestors":[],"descendants":[{"id":"111882174295764190","created_at":"2024-02-06T02:28:16.000Z","in_reply_to_id":"111882137019067972","in_reply_to_account_id":"111243333718206142","sensitive":false,"spoiler_text":"","visibility":"unlisted","language":"en","uri":"https://indieweb.social/users/jeff/statuses/111882174221213924","url":"https://indieweb.social/@jeff/111882174221213924","replies_count":2,"reblogs_count":1,"favourites_count":0,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://toolsforthought.social/@boris\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eboris\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@chuqvr\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003echuqvr\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://mastodon.social/@andrewabernathy\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eandrewabernathy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e I have some doubts as to the viability of this, but I can’t begrudge somebody for trying something new.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf nothing else it’ll make for an interesting case study.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"111546513416576273","username":"jeff","acct":"jeff@indieweb.social","display_name":"Jeff C. 🇺🇦🇬🇱","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":true,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-05T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eBurnt to the core, but not broken…\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eiOS developer. Views expressed are mine alone.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/fedi22\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003efedi22\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Technology\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eTechnology\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Developer\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eDeveloper\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Apple\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eApple\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/iOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eiOS\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Swift\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eSwift\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://indieweb.social/@jeff","uri":"https://indieweb.social/users/jeff","avatar":"https://toolsforthought.social/system/cache/accounts/avatars/111/546/513/416/576/273/original/3b6a35c31bb472c3.png","avatar_static":"https://toolsforthought.social/system/cache/accounts/avatars/111/546/513/416/576/273/original/3b6a35c31bb472c3.png","header":"https://toolsforthought.social/system/cache/accounts/headers/111/546/513/416/576/273/original/43783bf38ed8bece.jpg","header_static":"https://toolsforthought.social/system/cache/accounts/headers/111/546/513/416/576/273/original/43783bf38ed8bece.jpg","followers_count":962,"following_count":649,"statuses_count":13751,"last_status_at":"2026-04-17","hide_collections":false,"emojis":[],"fields":[{"name":"Location","value":"Los Angeles, CA","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"111243333718206142","username":"boris","url":"https://toolsforthought.social/@boris","acct":"boris"},{"id":"111421106471364431","username":"andrewabernathy","url":"https://mastodon.social/@andrewabernathy","acct":"andrewabernathy@mastodon.social"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111882231431707707","created_at":"2024-02-06T02:42:47.000Z","in_reply_to_id":"111882174295764190","in_reply_to_account_id":"111546513416576273","sensitive":false,"spoiler_text":"","visibility":"unlisted","language":"en","uri":"https://mastodon.social/users/bynkii/statuses/111882231338112720","url":"https://mastodon.social/@bynkii/111882231338112720","replies_count":0,"reblogs_count":1,"favourites_count":1,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://indieweb.social/@jeff\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003ejeff\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://toolsforthought.social/@boris\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eboris\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@chuqvr\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003echuqvr\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://mastodon.social/@andrewabernathy\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eandrewabernathy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e it’s a cost recovery model. I worked at a state datacenter that used it. It can be complicated, but for subscription services, works really well.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goal is to break even. Profits are returned to the customers. The more customers you have, the lower the per-customer cost, so customers are incentivized to bring in more business.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"111473036761967858","username":"bynkii","acct":"bynkii@mastodon.social","display_name":"Bynkii","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":true,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI’m a writer, but don’t expect deep, personal shit. 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That’s the only way adding people lowers the price. You can call it a co-op or auntie mame’s favorite hat, but that is absolutely a subscription.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"111473036761967858","username":"bynkii","acct":"bynkii@mastodon.social","display_name":"Bynkii","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":true,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI’m a writer, but don’t expect deep, personal shit. 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And it’s the same problem when working on major version paid updates.)\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"111421106471364431","username":"andrewabernathy","acct":"andrewabernathy@mastodon.social","display_name":"Andrew Abernathy","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":true,"group":false,"created_at":"2018-08-08T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eInterface designer at the Omni Group, after a career as a programmer. Hobbies include photography, some (sea) kayaking and outdoor exploring, but all too often TV wins out.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://mastodon.social/@andrewabernathy","uri":"https://mastodon.social/users/andrewabernathy","avatar":"https://toolsforthought.social/avatars/original/missing.png","avatar_static":"https://toolsforthought.social/avatars/original/missing.png","header":"https://toolsforthought.social/headers/original/missing.png","header_static":"https://toolsforthought.social/headers/original/missing.png","followers_count":351,"following_count":377,"statuses_count":6228,"last_status_at":"2026-04-10","hide_collections":false,"emojis":[],"fields":[{"name":"pronouns","value":"he/they","verified_at":null},{"name":"homepage","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://andrewabernathy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eandrewabernathy.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2026-04-10T16:13:27.997+00:00"},{"name":"pixelfed","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://pixelfed.social/@andrewabernathy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ellipsis\"\u003epixelfed.social/@andrewabernat\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2026-04-10T16:13:28.283+00:00"},{"name":"home location","value":"Seattle, Washington, USA","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"111243333718206142","username":"boris","url":"https://toolsforthought.social/@boris","acct":"boris"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111882266986999747","created_at":"2024-02-06T02:51:51.790Z","in_reply_to_id":"111882243472099722","in_reply_to_account_id":"111421106471364431","sensitive":false,"spoiler_text":"","visibility":"unlisted","language":"en","uri":"https://toolsforthought.social/users/boris/statuses/111882266986999747","url":"https://toolsforthought.social/@boris/111882266986999747","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":1,"favourites_count":1,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://mastodon.social/@andrewabernathy\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eandrewabernathy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e yeah everybody is telling me they’re too gunshy to fund up front  and that just confused things.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgnore that part and assume you buy a co-op membership share in a software that works for you — vs proprietary corporate sw you have no say in. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose that buy in early (“Early Access”) give feedback and help set direction.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"Ivory for iOS","website":"https://tapbots.com/"},"account":{"id":"111243333718206142","username":"boris","acct":"boris","display_name":"Boris Mann","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":null,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eWeb tinkerer. 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