MacVoices #23156: MacVoices Live! - Joining Mastodon, Fake AirPods, ChatGPT Impact (2)

<p>Have you been hesitating to join Mastodon because of the confusing nature of its federated model? <strong>Chuck Joiner</strong>, <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Brian Flanigan-Arthurs</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong>, <strong>Mark Fuccio</strong> and <strong>Eric Bolden </strong>consider the new option that provides a default instance to ease the process. The seizure of a shipment of counterfeit AirPods and what jobs are already being impacted by ChatGPT round out the discussion. (2) </p> <p><a href="http://patreon.com/macvoices"><img height="61" alt="Patreon" class="size-medium wp-image-12562 aligncenter" src="http://www.macvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Patreon-Wordmark_FieryCoral-300x61.png" width="300" /></a></p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the <strong>MacVoices Dispatch</strong>, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. <a href="http://macvoices.com/newsletter/">Subscribe</a> today and don't miss a thing. <img height="72" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" src="http://www.macvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/MacVoices-Dispatch-header-for-newsletter-300.png" alt="MacVoices Dispatch" width="195" title="MacVoices Dispatch header for newsletter 300.png" class="alignnone" /></p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br /><br /><strong>It’s getting easier to make an account on Mastodon</strong><br /><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/1/23707019/mastodon-account-creation-twitter-alternative"><strong>https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/1/23707019/mastodon-account-creation-twitter-alternative</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Over 1,000 Fake AirPods Pro Worth $290,000 Seized at Dulles International Airport<br /></strong><a href="https://www.mactrast.com/2023/04/over-1000-fake-airpods-pro-worth-290000-seized-at-dulles-international-airport/"><strong>https://www.mactrast.com/2023/04/over-1000-fake-airpods-pro-worth-290000-seized-at-dulle