Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

I'm building a new thing for the Distributed 'Net, and I'd love company!

Cavern is a new journaling protocol focused on user agency, with end-to-end encryption and local-first design at its core. It has a social model intended to restore some chill to online communication, embracing non-public posting and manageably small social spaces. Check out <https://www.brainonfire.net/cavern/> for a rundown and links to code and discussion spaces!

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I do not identify with (to the exclusion of others) a singular ideology, first and foremost because my identity and dreams can never be wholly captured or conceived of by thought, from which ideology stems. And second, because while folks battle it out online or through academic journals to show who is the purest (anarchist, communist, leftist) of them all, there are people out there actually taking actions to make a positive material difference in the world... 1/

A pretty stellar line up in these Conversations with Gamechangers

Cooperation Jackson, Aborîya Jin in Rojava, Grassroots Liberation in Nairobi, Zameen Prapti Sangharsh in the Punjab region, and @guerrillamediacollective

"A series of conversations with radical grass-roots solidarity economy organisations across the world who are breaking new ground in their own contexts while building power in their communities."

https://www.solidarityeconomy.coop/projects/conversations-with-gamechangers

#Socialcoop friends: On 9/16 I'm doing a talk for Meet.coop, which we're a member of—I'll be discussing the limits and even "tyranny" of open source—and why co-ops like ours are so important.

All are welcome—join us: https://forum.meet.coop/t/signup-commons-hour-session-10/1156

Now that the beta is out, we've been trying to form up for a discussion around the idea of the Co-op Cloud Federation ™️ which can be an organisational model for hosters/hackers/user groups/etc. to make decisions together about how the project should be run.

We published a proposal some time ago on https://coopcloud.tech/blog/federation-proposal and got some feedback.

1/3

#coopcloud #federation

We helped another union get online!

https://comicgewerkschaft.org

https://page-online.de/bild/comiczeichnende-gruenden-gewerkschaft/

Another @coopcloud based setup. They're experimenting with Discourse and Nextcloud atm.

Bosses beware!

I finished a 5 part series on how to run an e-mail server in 2022 with all the DKIM/SPF/DMARC stuff working. It's not a simple HOWTO series, but it does explain all the moving parts. So if you're interested to learn a bit about modern e-mail - you're welcome! Starts here: https://jan.wildeboer.net/2022/08/Email-0-The-Journey-2022/

"We never hear of Capital Day, not because Capital has no day, but because every day is Capital Day.

The struggle in which we are now engaged will end only when every day is Labor Day." ~Eugene V. Debs

https://jacobin.com/2022/09/eugene-v-debs-labor-day-1903/

What are some co-ops with an online store that sell goods or services with a nationwide delivery in the US? Equal Exchange & Ace Hardware are two that come to mind immediately, does anyone know any others? Quite hard to find through Google.

New study finds that water is wet!

https://news.ohsu.edu/2022/09/02/study-raises-red-flags-about-corporatization-of-health-care-ohsu-investigator-says

"New research reveals private equity firms that acquire physician-owned medical practices appear to be imposing measures to squeeze out more profits."

Anyone have any idea how to find some estimates how many WooCommerce vs Shopify developers are there?

Any stats from say, UpWork?

Tried to search but could not find anything.

In general, any stats or numbers showing some advantages Woo has over Shopify would be appreciated!

Some of the similarity between big coops and big publicly traded corporations is not so much that former becomes to copy the latter.

It is that both can easily become run for their management rather than their owners: regardless of whether those owners are members or shareholders.

Costs of climate change far surpass government estimates, study says
https://wapo.st/3wXWAnU #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #LeadOnClimate

People unironically sharing this on and freaking out about how it all applies to the US contemporary right, as if all of these things haven't been true of this country my entire life, and as if the Dems don't engage in all this same shit (I will be happy to provide examples if you can't think of any yourself).

RIP Barbra Ehrenreich.

Food for thought: https://sustainablepulse.com/2018/10/09/the-creator-of-gmo-potatoes-reveals-the-dangerous-truth-exclusive-interview/#.YxE4IXZBxPZ (I'm increasingly reluctant to use it as any other kind of food)...

The EU proposal we submitted in October last year HAS BEEN ACCEPTED!!

It is a "Coordination and Support Action" for open-source chip development.

The full text of the submitted version can be downloaded at:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/Horizon_2021_Coordination_and_Support_Action_(CSA)_proposal

The project begins today.

During the "Grant Agreement" preparation some significant modifications were requested. In particular, F-Si is no longer the coordinator, but EDI in Latvia.

#GoIT

If my offer's rejected, I tend to lose interest in investing my energies in that collaboration. I encourage the rest of you to do that, too. If you're volunteering make sure you do it on your terms, especially in areas where you know you know better. But remember, if rejecting a tool someone else offers, make sure you provide a positive alternative. Life's too short to be forced to use tools designed to exploit you and your communities.

A reminder to people who use proprietary 'mainstream' digital tools provided (usually 'freemium') by massive US-based corporations within organisations (especially volunteer ones): when you choose to use these tools you, in effect, impose the terms-and-conditions of those tools upon all those you're asking to collaborate with you and your organisation. Some people will - for very good reasons - baulk at that. I know I do. When confronted by it, I offer an open, decentralised alternative.

I think we need a better tool set for grass roots political organisations - they tend to struggle desperately with the digital side of things. I'm convinced that a good handle on that can vastly improve coordination of every other aspect of campaigning. And the US multinational toolsets are both cumbersome, poorly integrated, barely fit-for-purpose, and freakin' expensive. A great opportunity for #FOSS to put paid to those opting for the money and data sucking proprietary stuff.