Matt Panhans @mpanhans@librem.one

I know the odds are low, but the fediverse has come through for me in amazing and unexpected ways before.

For those who don't know me, I'm a 29-year-old support engineer and FOSS enthusiast, who is currently in kidney failure.

If you live in North Carolina or can travel to Duke Hospital, and would be willing to consider donating your kidney, please call 1-800-249-5864 and let them know you want to inquire about donating to Timothy Dyer (my legal name).

Thank you! (Boosts appreciated)

Join us for a meta-replication! Replicators are paid EUR 2,500 to conduct a robustness replication in development economics. Plus co-authorship on a meta-paper and lead authorship on replication report. Apply until Nov 26! #econtwitter https://bit.ly/49fjHfb

What is The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind @libreoffice? This video (from our recent conference) explains all: https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/2Bu5bFsCn5cCrH3FmBmUoo #foss #OpenSource

i before e

Except when your foreign neighbour Keith received eight counterfeit beige sleighs from feisty caffeinated weightlifters.

Weird.

#EnglishIsHard

Today we drove to Bellevue, MI to witness the annual fall migration of thousands of Sandhill Cranes. Turn on your sound to listen to their calls, which can be heard up to 2.5 miles away.

These magnificent #birds nearly disappeared a century ago due to overhunting, but populations rebounded & are now stable in MI.

Sandhill Cranes are among the oldest living birds on Earth with a wingspan of up to 6 ft. Aldo Leopold described them as "nobility, won in the march of eons."

Excellent story on how HBO execs used an army of secret fake accounts on Twitter to harass TV critics who gave poor reviews to their shows

It shows why people shouldn't just write off anonymous comments online as just "trolls" — some of them are coordinated campaigns by extremely powerful people with an axe to grind.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/hbo-casey-bloys-secret-twitter-trolls-tv-critics-leaked-texts-lawsuit-the-idol-1234867722/

Will you marry me - Proposal
Will, You, Mary, Me -foursome request
Will, you marry me - Timetravler spoiling the future
Will you, Mary me - Cavewoman Introducing herself

Punctuation, it's THAT important!

Tonight in 1971 — Beulah Bondi (age 82) guest starred on THE JIMMY STEWART SHOW on NBC.

She played Jimmy’s mother for the fifth (and final) time in 33-year span (including IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE).

#TCMParty #OldHollywood #FilmMastodon

No Halloween plans? Watch the 1968 indie horror film Night of the Living Dead, conveniently available on the main page of English Wikipedia today!

Here’s what Apple really means when it says ‘shot on iPhone’ https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940060/apple-event-shot-on-iphone-behind-the-scenes?utm_content=buffer0498a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer

There has been a reported shooting at Kennedy Middle School in Germantown, Wisconsin. Germantown Police will not confirm a shooting and that it's a "fluid situation" - WTMJ Radio

"I like to define #opensource as software that respects and enables the #sovereignty of each individual." @webmink gave a stunning keynote at the #NextcloudConference this year. You can watch it now!

#privacy

https://nextcloud.com/blog/learn-more-about-keynote-speaker-simon-phipps/

The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a global organisation for the main OpenStreetMap IP, but the OSMF can't do everything. Local Chapters are an important part of the OpenStreetMap project.

Read more about how to become an OSMF Local Chapter: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/10/12/local-chapters-what-to-know-and-how-to-join/
#OpenStreetMap #OSM

Want to learn how to use Koha, DSpace, WordPress, SubjectPlus, and Vufind?

An online training course, Digital Library Management Training, is being held online from 9 December 2023 to 29 February 2024.

For more information on what the course covers, cost, and how to register: https://training.vufind.org/index.php/training-courses/digital-library/

Online registration form: https://tinyurl.com/dl-training-2023

#vufind #koha #dspace7 #SubjectsPlus #KohaILS

I wrote about my first two months on Mastodon. I was a Mastodon hater because I thought it would be weird, complicated, or dead. It's been none of those things.

I'm ashamed I didn't join earlier and I'm ashamed I haven't been telling people to join it, because it's a version of the internet and social media I've long advocated for with my reporting: decentralized, portable, user controlled, not corporate:

https://www.404media.co/mastodon-is-the-good-one/

Just so proud of Mastodon today.

These times are very challenging. Rather than descend into an abyss of fake news and stident acrimony, somehow Mastodon seems to be largely maintaining a civil tone and self regulating misinformation.

It is pretty amazing to see an open social media community functioning this well given the meltdown across other platforms.

Let's continue to demand accuracy and civility while we debate these seminal issues. Let Mastodon be the beacon in these dark times.