For the social change we need to survive as a society and flourish as a species we need to take some time to go back to basics All economic systems are based a unspoken idea of what it is to be human. To be clear, if you do not have an understanding of this you…
If you are interested in technology and society
Open/closed, a look at the issues in tech The idea of total control manifested in the master/slave relationship of computers and programmers is a core of geek culture. The #geekproblem at root in our society is about liberalism excepting the division of the state and the citizen, it’s about the liberal ideal of individualism “the…
All code is ideology manifested
Q. Some interesting things, mostly the collaborative pad. As I said some time back, this is how I would (obviously) try running this effort – pads not threads. In terms of general direction, the activitypub etc doesn’t inspire me in terms of rethinking media. I will continue my #postmedia project, which has quite different axioms,…
Not scaling is a feature not a problem in federated networks
With the shift from silos to federation for our core social infrastructure, we need to rethink the values embedded in the technology we use. The first one to look at is scaling, the whole technical stack/ programming thinking is currently based on this value if you want a definition of a #dotcons, it’s this, it…
You wont find much “truth” in the #dotcons
You can use a #openweb search engine like http://openworlds.info that will remove the “personalisation/manipulation” of the #dotcons and add alternative views to your search. Ps. We need programers and sys admins for the #OMN project to make these tools work better. https://unite.openworlds.info/explore/organizations
#OMN a seed is planted
On the #OMN #indymedia reboot over this winter I planted a seed in the ground, the Berlin community watered it, waiting for it to sprout, then needs nurturing past the seedling stage to a healthy plant, the first step to healthy media forist. If you are interested in a flourishing alt-media garden get involved in…
A message for my #dotcons frends
When people deny the history of reposabilerty then they deny reality and join the “post truth world” of Trump and Boris. The majority of my #failbook friends are both sad and bad on this subject as they don’t remember the times they argued that the #dotcons were not evil and cat memes were the right…