John Sullivan @johns@librem.one
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
John Sullivan
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“Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death with a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird, I think you’re focusing on the wrong shit.”
- Wanda Sykes
I hope it's not just Google in this room: https://www.engadget.com/google-and-the-european-commission-will-collaborate-on-ai-ground-rules-192035744.html figuring out EC ground rules for AI. Please invite noncorporate experts.
@AlxndrJhn Yeah, I'm assuming this is justified on "security" grounds, using a "block it all by default and allow only necessary exceptions" approach. My question now is whether this is a default / encouraged filter rule...
re: Whatever you do, don't call it a "purse". It's a "men's shoulder bag". Got that?
Interesting, my mail to someone using Office 365 was rejected because .odt and .ods attachments are not allowed.
re: Whatever you do, don't call it a "purse". It's a "men's shoulder bag". Got that?
@pawandubey After further testing, it definitely hard starts after sitting for some days (< 1 week). And actual dried bits of ink came off the nib area -- never seen that before.
Sorry, Microsoft has two Copilots? Does that add up to a Pilot?
@iank nice compliment, thanks :) Interesting to think about what to do with that domain..
@pawandubey On mine, the cilp is okay, it's the knock on the back that is not attached flush. I haven't noticed the drying out, just tested with leaving it out for 30s - 1m and it worked okay. What ink do you have in it? It did take a hard start, though, to begin with. #FountainPens
@mattl Yeah, Zelensky.
John Sullivan
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If you're at #OpenSourceSummitNorthAmerica today in Vancouver, and you're interested in #ClimateChange or #DataAggregation, please come see my talk on the #OpenClimateNetwork!
Received one of the new Endless Creator retractable #FountainPens
a couple days ago.
Not a luxurious item -- feels...inexpensive. Also the knock is on crooked / bent / not flush to the barrel which is not a great look and leads to a weird noise when clicked. The hexagonal grip with the clip taking up a facet is a bold "there's only one right way to write" statement.
*But* the nib (most important part) exceeds my expectations and I'm enjoying writing with it. Inked with Robert Oster Whiskey.
John Sullivan
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First Post! Going to gradually begin the transition from The Bird. Vacation is as good a time as any, right?
https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2023/5/10/desert-island-pens-four-for-the-road
I guess I'm happy they collected any fines at all from the companies who generated/funneled fake anti net neutrality comments, but what pathetically small amounts: https://www.engadget.com/fcc-blocks-robocall-middleman-one-eye-from-future-campaigns-211509369.html
John Sullivan
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I decided to leave my job (Principal Software Engineer) after 4 years. I have no idea what I want to do next, so I’ve been having loads of chats to try and work that out.
I like working in mission focused organizations, working to fix problems across the stack, from interpersonal down to the operating system. I enjoy “going where I’m rare”, places that don’t always get the most attention.
after we're done with TikTok can we ban all T-mobile commercials forever
John Sullivan
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We need trusted members of the Open Web and Open Source communities to take on the hard problems in the social web, like people search and content search.
https://makerscabinet.com selling their measuring stick: "To celebrate the coronation of Charles III we’re giving you 15% off
our very own ruler…" 👏
John Sullivan
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Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
