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
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Despite my many disagreements with Richard Stallman, I sincerely hope that he enjoys a full recovery from lymphoma and we have many future opportunities to discuss those disagreements.
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Our Policy Fellow Bradley M. Kuhn will be on the FTC round table discussion discussion "Creative Economy and Generative AI" tomorrow. He's joining a panel of artists, policy makers, union organizers and other activists as the one to represent the FOSS and greater software communities. You can watch the webcast at 19:00 UTC: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2023/10/creative-economy-generative-ai
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Crazy Alan's Emporium in Chapel Hill, NC, is now on Mastodon! We'll be posting regularly about the beautiful and fun new items we get in, as well as our community events, product reviews, and announcements about any store hours / availability changes. We are excited to be part of the #fountainpen and #stationery communities here!
Sometimes when it looks like there's no on one to pass the torch to, it's because the person who had it snuffed it out.
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I will never get tired of hearing "the first conference I attended / spoke at was" about a conference I organized. I know I'm not alone here, so if you want to make a conference organizer's day, let them know how much you enjoyed attending an event and what impact it's had for you.
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#parenting
Very sad to learn of the death of Murray Stenson: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/prominent-seattle-bartender-murray-stenson-dies-at-age-74/
The Last Word, and that Sazerac flight (!) he made me, among others, were just the best. I'm happy to have met him, and still amazed at how genuinely friendly and curious he was. It was inspirational to me how readily and unselfishly he shared his knowledge.
International Repair Day is Saturday, October 21st. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Repair_Day
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The FOSSY videos are up! Check out our blog post for more information here: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/sep/14/fossy-videos/
Thanks to all our speakers, AV team, volunteers and sponsors for making FOSSY happen. We can't wait to do it again next year!
Thanks to all our speakers, AV team, volunteers and sponsors for making FOSSY happen. We can't wait to do it again next year!
NYC Health + Hospitals has made plant-based food the default for inpatient meals. (NYT 2023-09-03)
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🚨 CALLING ALL WEB DESIGNERS 🚨
We are requesting proposals from design firms for a re-design of our main website, with an increased emphasis on newsletter content, an improved information architecture, and a modernized look and feel.
Read more and learn how to apply at the following link.
https://freedom.press/rfp-fpf/
"In 1900, food expenses were 43 percent of the typical American household's budget." ("Junk Food Nation," NYT Book Review, 2023-09-03)
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The #DebConf23 starts tomorrow in Kochi. Regardless of whether you will be on the spot or at your computer, it is time to have a look to the schedule! https://debconf23.debconf.org/schedule/ #debian #debconf #debconf23 #freesoftware #dc23 #kochi #debconfkochi #debianindia
I think I have a type. Who else writes stories/books with focus on construction of fantastical cities/environs?
Ted Chiang's story "Towers of Babylon" gave me big "Invisible Cities" vibes, in a good way.
Step 1: Listen to all 579 episodes of the @penaddict podcast
Step 2: Buy a pen store
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit?!
It's pretty cool that a bank can have unadvertised immutable ACH daily and monthly limits, that you don't know about until you hit them. And no way to send a wire transfer without physically visiting a branch (which may be multiple states away). You could use a paper check, if you had one, which you have not needed for any reason in...a long time -- and certainly shouldn't suddenly need one to transfer money *to yourself*.
Yes, we are your bank, and our job is to not give you back your money.
Public Knowledge and iFixit, fighting for just desserts?
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
