Stefan
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I wrote a blog post on Jabber/XMPP and 25 years of digital independence.
https://gultsch.de/posts/25-years-of-digital-independence/
It shares a title with my upcoming talk and touches on similar themes around open standards, collective ownership, and avoiding vendor lock-in. However, it is an independent essay rather than a written version of the talk.
Daniel Gultsch
Jabber/XMPP: 25 Years of Digital Independence
Infrastructure “We should own our infrastructure.” A lot of people would instinctively nod in agreement with that statement. Yet who “we” refers to shifts depending on the type of infrastructure. Highways, railways, bridges, and ports require nation-scale efforts. The water supply is usually put into the hands of municipalities. And the desire to own infrastructure goes down to a much smaller level: Owning your home is a dream for many—though such ownership doesn’t necessarily have to be organized on an individual level. Instead, cooperatives or city-owned housing1 can provide similar benefits.
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@daniel Thank you for sharing!
@FaithfullJohn
Exciting times! Cannot wait! Gonna be away up north of Aberdeen 🤣
Also, take a visit to Findhorn. 😁
They're freindly and will have a lot of useful advice about construction methods, and energy generation/storage. :D
It is now safe to turn on your computer
I very much doubt that.
@mkb the rainbow rings are likely due to pressure between the internal layers caused by the seeping fluid. You can replicate this shimmer by applying pressure to an LCD screen
@gloriouscow Aha! Thank you.
Ael Yokan
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Mini tuto pour celleux qui veulent jarter leur suite Adobe sans payer leurs exorbitants frais de rétractation !
Le partage fait perdre de l'argent à Adobe 💰
Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Stabby Possum Pin. Remember folks, never bring a knife to a gunfight. Bring a possum holding a knife. That's way more deadly.
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What used to be occasional glimpses into Apple’s future plans, followed by scripted public events, has now become a cadence of leaks followed by announcements.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4213098/apples-folding-iphone-has-already-launched-in-your-head.html
Greg Lloyd
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'Objekte die mit "P" beginnen oder so aussehen ... ' #FotoVorschlag
"I'm in a New York state of mind"
spla
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Algú deia i amb tota la raó, que l'únic que uneix a tots els espanyols es l'odi als catalans. Sense aquesta animadversió, no els queda res de bo.
Com sempre, hi han excepcions i son ells mateixos qui reconeixen aquesta penosa realitat.
Tota la solidaritat amb el nano apallissat a Elx per la Policia del règim per portar una estelada al camp de futbol.
calvin 🛋️
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Remember, kids. Human Intelligence trumps artificial every time, and is long-term cheaper.
AI - Just. Say. No.
tante
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This is an extraordinary inspiring talk about what we should (not) do with data centers, the beauty of being against and what coders, gamers, furries and I have in common. „AI“, connecting people. 😈
Thank you, @tante and @davidgerard !
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/21/tante-on-ai-when-this-thing-crashes-i-want-to-see-apologies/
This is an extraordinary inspiring talk about what we should (not) do with data centers, the beauty of being against and what coders, gamers, furries and I have in common. „AI“, connecting people. 😈
Thank you, @tante and @davidgerard !
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/21/tante-on-ai-when-this-thing-crashes-i-want-to-see-apologies/
@JohannesStarke @davidgerard thanks! Glad you found it valuable.
v0.12.0 of brief is out, lots more tooling detected, especially in scientific software: https://github.com/git-pkgs/brief/releases/tag/v0.12.0
Chewie
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How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs
https://lectronz.com/u/lectronz/articles/how-europe-is-killing-makers-and-micro-entrepreneurs
I know that Elon Musk gets a lot of hate on here, but hear me out.
I think we could hate him more. We have the capacity, we all just need to put in a little more effort.
@lowqualityfacts I think this is a high quality fact.
The first question the professor posed to her new invention, the consequenceometer, was:
"If I can learn the consequences of decisions before deciding, will I be more decisive?"
"No," the device said, "you will probe the consequences in ever greater depth, indecisive."
She never used it again.
Analysis paralysis. 😉
🗳️ I just dropped off my mail‑in ballot. Voting is patriotism.🇺🇸
🗣️ Also, as a poll worker volunteer for this November’s election, I’m aware that the nationwide shortage of poll workers is underreported, and it affects communities everywhere. Our election system depends on everyday people stepping up.
If volunteering isn’t possible for you, remember your vote, your voice:
✅ Register to vote
✅ Vote in every municipal, state, and federal election
💪🏾 Exercise your right and make your voice count. — Coach Julio
#vote #patriotism #election #volunteer #community #Democracy #pollworker
