Rev. Dr. Kellyn Delgado Ph.D. @revkellyn@social.gattai.net

Over the years, people have asked when #FreedomBox would be ready.

We're about to answer them.

We're announcing big news in our session at #LibrePlanet hosted by @fsf

Watch "Saving democracy with the Web's infrastructure" on March 24, 16:20-17:05 EDT.

Stream: https://libreplanet.org/2019/live/

@Gargron @citrustwee Yeah, no one has ever said “I just want to create a small, personal account which is followed by only 215,000 of my closest friends.” Being a Mastodon superstar must get tiring.

Meanwhile we just learned that #facebook already suspected abuse of user data by Cambridge Analytica - but did nothing. #selfhosting
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/21/facebook-knew-of-cambridge-analytica-data-misuse-earlier-than-reported-court-filing

Why do people always talk about the fraction of global energy the Internet consumes without mentioning the fraction of global commerce it's now responsible for? My guess is that it's far more energy efficient than the vast majority of commerce mechanisms.

Shipping stuff to people's houses probably isn't efficient, but I think that needs to be considered separately, so take it away from both sides of the equation.

Eugen is too good of a person to have to deal with the fickle will of the fediverse

Ending climate change requires the end of capitalism. Have we got the stomach for it? | Phil McDuff

We need to throw the kitchen sink at this with a total rethink of our relationship to ownership, work and capital, says economics writer Phil McDuff

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/18/ending-climate-change-end-capitalism

In unsurprising news: Top oil firms spending millions lobbying to block climate change policies, says report

Ad campaigns hide investment in a huge expansion of oil and gas extraction, says InfluenceMap

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/top-oil-firms-spending-millions-lobbying-to-block-climate-change-policies-says-report

all your pillow are belong to us

I tired Chrissy out with some play 😂 #BurmeseLyf #CatsOfMastodon #cats

This is Perry Mason and he's purring like a lunatic. #cats #Catstodon

(human eye contact)

A lot of people in the world really need to chill the fuck out and slow the fuck down.

It would do them a lot of good.

RT @shevski@twitter.com: Yesterday on @BBCRadio4@twitter.com I talked about the problems of centralisation, how to regulate big tech, personal data stores and @redecentralize@twitter.com! You can listen online here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0003cn9 with #Web30 section starting 1:50 mins in 😊 (I'm from 7mins ish) #redecentralize

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/shevski/status/1109056592396382208

Mastodex is almost ready to show off!

If anyone with graphical skills wants to make a logo for a Mastodon Pokédex, I’d be interested in getting some help on that!

I actually didn't have a good epidermus

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@jalcine They'll come crawling back with their tail between their legs 😆

me watching someone leave the #Fediverse / #IndieWeb for silos

#FollowFriday
For recommendations for alternatives to big tech companies: @switchingsocial

On a related topic if people want to contribute time to the #Fediverse then one idea is to scroll through the timeline and look out for questions that you have some interest in and do some quality research and then post links and comments in the relevant thread. If you post incorrect info people will probably point it out and you might even learn something new.

#Contribute #BuildTheFediverse #ShareKnowledge #Learn