I’ve been developing something called the Human-Made License, a Creative Commons–style way to certify that creative work was made without genAI.

I’m looking for feedback from artists, designers, and writers before the public launch. DM me if you’d like to take a look at the first draft.

If your senator is on this list, contact them now, and tell them to not cave.
I just contacted Durbin's office.

#SilentSunday #PNW #Mosstodon

Notice who voted for this:

Tim Kaine (VA)

Jeanne Shaheen (NH)

John Fetterman (PA)

Dick Durbin (IL)

Maggie Hassan (NH)

Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)

Jackie Rosen (NV)

Angus King (ME)

None of these people is up for election next year. COINCIDENCE?! I think NOT.

This is an outrage.

#Shutdown
#shutdown2025

🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”

That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.

Call: https://indivisible.org/resource/call-now-tell-democratic-senators-keep-holding-line-shutdown-fight/?source=mastodon

Email: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/funding-fight-democratic-senator/?source=mastodon

It's been a few days now. What is something you like about the latest #Mastodon 4.5 release?

@rolle @katzenberger I'd probably point to my fork of the project.. I do manual weekly updates from upstream and make it fedi and tor friendly:

https://git.wolfi.ee/jase/nginx-bad-bot-blocker

And to empathize on manual updates.. this weekend I just went to update from upstream.. the blocklist is totally empty their automatic scripts have broken.. and people in issues on it are having DDOS attacks as a result from all the bad stuff not being blocked suddenly lol. I caught that from noticing when I grabbed latest list

Snowy egret early morning forage

I called them both! New Yorkers, so should you (To reach your state's senators, you can always go through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121)

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kjklbsuepdppuppsfluytydl/post/3m5a274smpk2e

Made a new poster for your neighbourhood walls ☠️

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@imbl You can easily block or mute me if you find my posts persistently personally distressing. The tools for controlling what's in your timeline here are pretty flexible. I have no desire to cause you distress, but I cannot tailor my posts to cater to the specifics of everyone's tastes or needs.

Another miniature book I made in October.

These images are from a woodblock print of a cat-themed board game (sugoroku) from the Edo era by Yoshifuji Utagawa.

#MiniatureBook #豆本 #MastoArt #MiniatureMonday

I may have exposed myself to scrutiny by officials even posting about this, but did you know why Finnish Mastodon admins can't mention donations? Welcome to Finland’s rahankeräyslaki (Fundraising Act) - a law so problematic it's been submitted to UN human rights reviews and noted in OECD reports on Finland's civic space. Finnish people often say Finland is "Sääntö-Suomi" (Finland of Rules) because we have too many rules and laws. Most of them are there to protect us, but some work against us. It can go too far.

Here's the problem: The law defines "fundraising" as any appeal to the public to give money. "Appeal" means any verbal, written or other request or invitation. This includes simply stating "we accept donations" with any payment information or bank account number on your website.

The Electronic Frontier Finland (Effi) case shows how absurd this gets. Effi, a digital rights nonprofit, was prosecuted for rahankeräysrikos (fundraising crime) just for having text on their website saying they could accept donations per their bylaws, along with bank account details. No active solicitation. No manipulation. Just information. They fought this for years through multiple courts.

What makes it worse: Only registered organizations can even apply for a fundraising permit from the National Police Board. Individual Mastodon admins? Not eligible. You'd need to first register a nonprofit organization (constitution, board members, official registration with PRH), pay 50 €, handle annual financial statements, bookkeeping obligations, and tax filings, then apply for permission to ask for money to cover your €10/month server costs. All this bureaucracy just to mention a donation link.

The law was updated in 2020 to add "small collection" notifications (max 10 000 €), but the core problem remains: you cannot simply mention donation options without navigating this bureaucracy. The law treats someone running a community server the same as the Red Cross running nationwide campaigns.

This is why Finnish admins stay silent about funding and run things for free out of their own pocket. It's not that they're secretive - it's that Finland's fundraising law hasn't caught up with how the modern internet works. Effi has submitted complaints to UN human rights reviews calling this a violation of freedom of association.

So when you see a Finnish-run instance and wonder why there's no donation info: now you know. It's not a choice, it's compliance with a law written for a different era.

Obviously, I hate this law, and putting this information out there is risky for me. So let me be crystal clear: please don't donate us money. I don't encourage it at all as I am not allowed by law to do so, and I'm a law-abiding citizen, after all.

#MastoAdmin #Finland #Donations

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

@tdietterich The most likely scenario is:
1) Big Tech makes sweetheart deals with utilities for their AI slop data centers for power and associated infrastructure -- other local consumers of power get settled with even more increases
2) Bit Tech AI slop doesn't make money, Big Tech pulls back leaving that infrastructure behind.
3) Other local consumers get hit with even more rate increases to cover the utility losses due to Big Tech pulling out.
-- IT'S ALL A SCAM, KIDS! ---