Vincent Cloutier @vincent@librem.one

A HS student to their TX school board, which is banning books:

“I’m not going to sit here and talk about the slippery slope that book banning leads to because I learned from a book, that I checked out from my school’s library, that I don’t need to resort to logical fallacy to make a point. I’m simply going to say that no government – and public school is an extension of government – has ever banned books, and banned information from its public, and been remembered in history as the good guys.”

This is from 2014, back when I was doing #Photography more seriously, while also trying to expand my skills through weekly #FlickrFriday challenges, my take on the theme of #Phoenix.

Even looking at it now through a more critical eye and thinking what I would do differently, this is still one of my favourite creations ever.

I really need to find my way back into doing more photography again. Not sure why I'm struggling to get back into it, but maybe I can find the Phoenix in myself in 2023.

Pick your poison

We’ve been asked, countless times: “Are you folks working on a Mastodon app?”

The answer isn’t a simple one.

https://blog.iconfactory.com/2023/01/mastodonerrific/

Some friends and I were discussing why we do free software even though it often means doing tons of work for little or no money.

I think for me some major factors are the personal agency you have over the work (independent from employers/investors) and the potential for longevity that comes with having your work be part of the commons (projects can't be acquired and killed).

That kind of unalienated relationship to your creative output is very rare outside of maybe fine arts or entertainment.

Discussion on Quote Posts keeps coming up every other week. Might as well just ask. Do you want full on Quote support in #Ivory? *

* Usual disclaimer, you are not my mother and you can't tell me what to do!

Thanks to @deanatoire you'll soon be able to open any links on any instance right in @icecubesapp

It's not about whether you personally want to or need to drive. It’s about understanding the simple truth that in cities, if everyone tries to move by car, no one moves much at all. So the more of us that are enticed to walk, bike and take transit, the better cities work for EVERYONE.

I mean you cannot tell me it's not a superior experience.

Congratulations to #opentelemetry contributors and end-users for pushing us to the second-highest velocity in the CNCF, behind Kubernetes! Read more here: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/01/11/a-look-at-the-2022-velocity-of-cncf-linux-foundation-and-top-30-open-source-projects/