John Sullivan @johns@librem.one

The main topic on social media today seems to be social media.

I'm learning too late that I could've stacked the Pacific Northwest Pen Show this weekend (https://pnwpenshow.com/) and #FOSSY (https://2023.fossy.us) afterward to make for a doubly awesome week in Portland. Only FOSSY this year, but next year, hopefully both!

#fountainpens

@luis_in_brief @creativecommons Very happy to hear this!

@sjvn same (with a little fear of failure mixed in). The house is never cleaner than when I have a deadline.

Fed around and find out.

@luis_in_brief Yeah I've been suspecting these moves relate to reducing responsibility/accountability/friction for moderation (possibly by confusing the issue).

Pretty #pencil pictures from factory in Tennessee: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/see-inside-one-americas-last-pencil-factories-180982344/

#stationery

In light of the SCOTUS decision about businesses discriminating, it might be a good time to read (or re-read) Derrick Bell's story "The Racial Preference Licensing Act", in his collection Faces at the Bottom of the Well. In it, businesses can buy and display a license to be racist, and the proceeds go to government programs that support the groups who suffer as a result. Not an actual policy recommendation, but sure makes you think.

When did Amazon break the ability to just buy MP3s? They seem to have now somehow wrapped it up with Amazon Music streaming, and if the stream doesn't work, you can't get to the menu to buy the MP3? I'm guessing the stream doesn't work because I don't have EME in my browser?

@lauraklein Reminds me of Derrick Bell's story "The Racial Preference Licensing Act".

@fdroidorg I think multiple times a week would be great if there are updates that you think are interesting / noteworthy.

@jxself Probably, their work is very taxing.

IRS telling it like it is (after 7am, when their web site opens for business).