It's #tax season, so #TurboTax is once again advertising just about everywhere.
Remember:
• TurboTax spent decades fighting to stop Americans from filing taxes for free:
https://www.propublica.org/series/the-turbotax-trap?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
• There are ways to file for free without TurboTax:
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-file-taxes-for-free-without-turbotax?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
I got laid off yesterday. We'll be ok, but it still sucks. Tough time to be on the market.
I'm giving myself space this week, but applied to a role yesterday 🤞🏻
Looking for roles in open source as a senior IC, management in a larger org, or nonprofit leadership. I'm most known for partnerships, community building, nonprofit operations, and program management, and I hold my own in compliance and media relations.
Resume etc: https://joshsimmons.com
Seeking your input: What is CC’s to do around generative #AI to support #BetterSharing — sharing that is contextual, inclusive, just, equitable, reciprocal, and sustainable? https://creativecommons.org/2023/03/07/cc-community-input-better-sharing-for-generative-ai/
"#NASA’s need for high-quality scientific software has led it to #OpenSource developers, and now to an ambitious new program based on the larger principles of #OpenScience."
https://thenewstack.io/nasas-thirst-for-open-source-software-and-for-open-science/
Excellent profile of a committed agency.
RT @AntonioCasilli
Top cited AI articles since 2020 were all written by Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet-aligned researchers. Only exceptions: 2 articles by prestigious academic institutions… and the one on stochastic parrots by Timnit Gebru et al. (That really backfired on Google)https://www.zeta-alpha.com/post/must-read-the-100-most-cited-ai-papers-in-2022
The nominations for the Open Source Initiative board of elections just closed, March 6th. It's time for voters to meet the candidates. #OSI #OSIelections https://blog.opensource.org/meet-the-2023-candidates-for-osis-board/
#Starchart now federates!🎉
Starchart is a software forge spider and search engine that federates and periodically publishes its index. Simply put, Starchart is the decentralized, non-#GitHub alternative to https://awesomeopensource.com/
- @realaravinth
#ForgeFlux #Starchart #ForgeFed
Wow so the #Apple lobbyist speaking at the @EU_Commission #DMAWorkshop on #AppStores refuses to answer my question why his company should get to decide what software runs on their devices -- after he spent 15min doing PR blah blah about how #iPhone is the best. 🤦
Over the last few months, I put a lot of work into the @fdroidorg app. Here's what's new: https://f-droid.org/en/2023/03/01/new-repo-format-faster-smaller-updates.html
Phosh 0.25.0 is out 🚀📱:
See https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.25.0/ for details.
#phosh #librem5 @purism #gnome #linux #mobile #lLinuxMobile #MobileLinux
“Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that?” Grace Kelly asks in Rear Window, overhearing a neighbor’s new melody. “He gets it from his landlady once a month,” Jimmy Stewart answers. (ht Stephen Marche https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65147063-on-writing-and-failure)
... And related to this:
Are you passionate about community-driven free and open source software development? Do you care about #openscience ? Then this job is for you!
https://www.academictransfer.com/en/324589/software-developer-open-source-4turesearchdata/
This past few months at the other site has me convinced organizations should 100% do whatever they need to do to build outreach capacity independently from social media sites.
Make a newsletter, a zine, a big Signal group, whatever you want. But it should be yours, so it can't just be bought or taken away.
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.