gabe 👍 @gabe@social.coop
FOSS enthusiast, web developer, comic book nerd.
Y'all, I gotta take a minute to brag about my city, nestled deep in the conservative south of the US. We just elected the most progressive mayor and county commission in history. The entire election had a very strong progressive outcome, with all but one of the candidates endorsed by our local progressive activism organisation winning their respective races.
So proud of my hometown, and so excited for its future!!
http://flagpole.com/news/in-the-loop/kelly-girtz-elected-mayor-in-a-landslide
What's your robot name?
First name = the contents of your SSH private key
Last name = your SSH keyphrase
Somehow didn't see this until now. Lil dude has a point.
There ought to be a fund to help libre software and platforms advertise. We aren't going to get the world computing freely and privately if nobody knows it is possible
Why get reamed by a big bank when there are credit unions?
"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind then that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; and while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free." - Eugene V. Debs
The #SocialCoop domain almost expired but is now renewed and we should be federating again!
Trying to ditch #Atom and adopt #Vim (#Neovim to be precise.)
I'm using #vim-plug and a few different plugins I've found to try and get a similar setup to what I had in Atom, but honestly feel a little lost and somewhat like I'm in over my head.
Anyone have some good resources for editor migrants like me? Anything that will help the transition is very welcome!
Not ready to make this a formal proposal but wherever practicable social.coop should use cooperative and/or FLOSS tools.
#coopisascoopdoes #intercooperation #ecosystem
F-Droid is now on Mastodon as well!
I'll add that I'm not totally sure I agree with the "charge money for social media" thing, as I'm not too keen on putting information behind paywalls. Feels classist.
However, I do think it'd be a better option than the current way of "doing social media".
I still think decentralization, user-ownership, and cooperative management are likely the best ways forward, as I'd rather no company own a social media platform (whether funded via ads or user subscriptions).
Regardless: #FuckZuck
Great TED talk about the internet and specifically social media (or as the speaker calls them, "behavior modification empires").
https://www.ted.com/talks/jaron_lanier_how_we_need_to_remake_the_internet#t-882787
presented without comment
"Today, the former wolf boy, who was 19 when he was discovered by the Civil Guard and ripped away from his natural home, struggles with the coldness of the human world. It’s something that didn’t affect him so much when he was running around barefoot and half-naked with the wolves."
And we dare call ourselves "the civilized world"
https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/28/inenglish/1522237746_629465.html
👍👍 Right on, Tamar & Tamar
https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-teenage-girls-jailed-for-refusing-to-join-idf/
Hey, friends. Currently looking for some freelance/contract work. I'm a Web Designer and Developer and Accessibility Consultant with over 7 years of experience. If you or someone you know needs work, let me know!
Anyone got an online speedtest they'd recommend? Preferably FOSS (preferably-er GPL3) and HTML5/JS.
Working on a torrent settings calculator thing for fun and would like to refer users to an A+ speedtest rather than Netflix's fast.com or speedtest.net.