Matt Panhans @mpanhans@librem.one

I am not open to your ahistorical take on Google Chat and XMPP.

Google didn't do anything wrong by using an open standard.

They didn't do anything wrong by building a good interface that people liked to use.

And they didn't do anything wrong by disconnecting from the network when the spam and harassment outweighed the benefit to their users.

We, the XMPP community, failed to capitalize on success by diversifying the network. It's our own fault not enough nodes were there.

The wheel turns for blogs and social media https://crookedtimber.org/2023/07/08/the-wheel-turns/

Rabbits can swim..

It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally AGAINST downtown bike-lanes, later became one of their most vigourous supporters, because of EVIDENCE that bike-lanes are better for downtown business than any street parking they replace.

#cities #bikes #downtowns #cars #BikeLanes

Fairphone is coming to America

Fairphone teams up with the developer of the /e/ Android fork to enable US sales.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/fairphone-is-coming-to-america/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sir Isaac Newton's "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica" was published #OTD in 1687. Often referred to as just “the Principia,” it presents Newton’s laws of motion and his universal law of gravitation.

336 years old and we still teach its main results!

An important note!

The “publication date” of July 5, 1687 is a convenient starting point for a discussion of Principia. But as @rmathematicus explains in this blog post, it is not a publication date in the sense commonly understood today.

Rather than spoil the punchline, I encourage you to read the post:

https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/07/05/published-on/

Here’s my big announcement!

As a human rights lawyer, I’ve spent my career supporting DV survivors, asylum seekers, and demanding economic, social, and climate justice.

I’m running for U.S. Congress in the district I grew up in because these crises are getting worse—and justice can’t wait.

Watch our launch video here: https://youtu.be/qvng-I2KcGQ

Donate Here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/qasimforcongress-social?refcode=mastodon

I firmly believe that if Ukraine falls, it will embolden autocrats around the world and endanger the faith that citizens of the free world have in democracy.

When I was a kid I would ask adults "when you were little were fireworks in black and white?" That was my go to joke. It always got big laughs. 4th of July was my time to shine.

I’m back

Looking for news?

Follow @w7voa and @fulelo. Both post a variety of news stories throughout the day.

After following, hit the notification button, so that you will not miss their posts. (You can set up a list that will do the same thing. Both notifications and lists set up what is a second feed.)

There are some news organizations to follow:

@gbhnews (Boston)
@TexasObserver (Texas)
@TucsonSentinel (Arizona)
@flatwaterfreepress (Nebraska)
@damemagazine (General)
@ProPublica (General)

All of these individuals and organizations have shown a commitment to the fediverse and Mastodon.

And I edited this post because we can here. 🤣

Reddit has now sufficiently broken their own site that moderators of the Blind subreddit who are themselves blind can no longer access the moderator tools.

This statement by the mod team is worth a read to understand the full extent of the failure.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/14nzwkm/they_finally_did_it_reddit_made_it_impossible_for/

#blind #accessibility #reddit

"Oh wow, you are on fire lately!" 🍿

#krita #MastoArt

A feature I really like about Mastadon is a billionaire hasn’t force fed me content from nutjobs and I can actually see the people I follow.

BlueSky is pausing new accounts due to tech issues. Interestingly, when the main Mastodon server was overwhelmed with new accounts (which obviously can happen to anyone), users could still create new account on other servers, or start their own servers, which demonstrated the advantages of a decentralized social network. #bluesky #mastodon

#bloomscrolling

Ingredients:

1 half-empty old packet native #pnw wildflower mix.
1/2 tsp poppy seeds (locally sourced).
50 bigleaf maple leaves (fallen).
1 triangular patch November soil.
Rain.
Sun.

Method:

Mix seed ingredients vigorously in small bowl, about 2 mins. Chuck mixture freely onto 6 sq ft bare earth. Cover with leaves. Refrigerate 6 months until late April. Bake slowly @ 65 to 75 F (18 to 24 C) for 3 to 4 weeks, until photo is mostly pink.

Share and enjoy!

💯 💚 😎

Whenever you make a post on Instagram, on TikTok, on Facebook, and now Twitter.

Know that you are posting in their walled gardens, not the open web.

These are powerful platforms, for sure, but they are not the true and original form of our Internet.

One college that does need to clean up its race-based admissions policy is the Electoral College.

Mojang, the studio behind MineCraft, is exiting Reddit and abandoning is 7 million user strong subreddit after the way the company has handled the API clampdown and ensuing protests.

It’s truly incredible to me that their CEO saw what Elon did to Twitter and said, hold my beer.

https://www.pcgamer.com/minecrafts-devs-exit-its-7-million-strong-subreddit-after-reddits-ham-fisted-crackdown-on-protest/