5 - Subs and Threads

Beer of the week:

Dez: Big on Haze - Magic Rock Brewing - UK

Marco: Kappse Karel - Kaapse Brouwers - Session IPA - NL

News :

- Pornhub cuts access in Mississippi and Virginia ⁠https://gizmodo.com/pornhub-cuts-off-access-in-mississippi-and-virginia-1850602485⁠

-Google Maps showing the Wagner group march - interesting to see modern tools react to extraordinary events in real time.

- Pixel fold reviews

Discussion:

- Does the pixel fold signal Google/Android committment to foldables?

Main:

- Titanic still claiming lives! Oceangate's Titan submarine implodes

- Really good Real Engineering video on the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LcGrLnzYuU&ab_channel=RealEngineering

-Meta (facebook) releases Thread app as alternative to Twitter.

Discussion:

-Can Meta/Threads capitalise on Twitter's disarray. What does this mean for the social media landscape? Why have Mastodon and BlueSky struggled where Threads succeeded?