There is a complete failure of funding for the community (non #mainstreaming) side of tech, I have put in more than ten funding applications over the last few years to all the openweb funding flows. And the answer, if the is one, is always the same, some of the replies: ” This kind of effort…
Revisiting the ActivityPub foundation idea
There are a few views on this issue, the “common sense” #NGO path, an example Presenting Fedi Foundation: Empowerment for SocialHub community 1 And the more “nativist” openweb path What would a fediverse “governance” body look like? And then we have the #geekproblem path, which has been pushing the fep process the last 2 years,…
Parasites are very human
Most people are parasites in our current #mainstreaming society, this is non controversial view in the era of the #deathcult Some examples: Let’s look for a moment at our tech world, if we are generous 90% of people on the #openweb are parasites on this culture and tech space. Maybe 9% are “native” but could…
The term liberals understand is a narrow point of view
let’s look at this through one example. The term #enshittification coined by https://mastodon.social/@pluralistic@mamot.fr is a pop term for a very real social/tech problem. I have been using the term #dotcons for the last 20 years to express this same idea and feel this is a better hashtag, but that’s just my view, you can see…
Taxpayer spent more on SpaceX
In the last year, the typical taxpayer spent more on SpaceX — a company owned by one of the richest men in history — than on energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.It’s time to reverse this. Government allocation of taxpayer funds. A more thoughtful and strategic approach to government spending, with an emphasis on addressing…
#Fediverse how can we do better
#Fediverse how can we do better at this https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/the-process-platform-isnt-working/3923/6 #blocking of the #dotcons moving to the #openweb is not the solution, it’s like we are putting our heads in the sand. Our “native” projects are #4opens thus anyone, including the #dotcons can be a part of the #openweb in this it’s a good thing they…
Algorithms of War: The Use of AI in Armed Conflict
Joel H. Rosenthal (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs), Janina Dill (University of Oxford), Professor Ciaran Martin (Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford), Tom Simpson (Blavatnik School of Government), Brianna Rosen (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford) Algorithms of war Arriving early, the panel and audience are ugly broken people, priests and worshippers of…
Current messy thinking
Pushing defederation from #meta is not wrong in sentiment, the #dotcons are vile and cons. But is wrong from a practical sense. The #Fediverse and #ActivityPub are #openweb based on #4opens where you do not have technical tools for stopping the #dotcons from taking the data, as the data in the end is in the…
Why worry about fashionistas in activism
The problem of #fashionistas in activism within activist circles is the priority of style and appearance over substance and meaningful action. These people are concerned with projecting a certain image or brand of activism, rather than engaging in the effect of social change. The phenomenon of #fashionistas in activism manifests poses challenges to the efficacy…
The Rise and Fall of Grassroots #openweb Activism in the UK
Grassroots activism has undergone significant ups and downs over the past four decades, particularly within digital communication and organizing. This post seeks to provide an overview of the challenges and successes experienced by grassroots activists during this time period, focusing on the evolution of the #openweb and its eventual decline. It explores the ideological underpinnings…
A script #makinghistory
[Opening Shot: A montage of radical historical photographs, documents, and footage representing social movements and political activism throughout history.] Narrator: In a world where history is written by the victors, a new #openweb project emerges, aiming to democratize the process of archiving and storytelling. This is the story of #makeinghistory, a groundbreaking initiative within the…