@jonl.mastodon.well.com.ap.brid.gy
Co-host, Plutopia News Network. Known via writing about and involvement with digital culture, activism, and technology. Buddhist adjacent. 🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.well.com/@jonl on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Just a reminder to DONATE: network guru Chris Boyd served EFF-Austin as board member and treasurer for 20+ years until his passing on May 13. In his memory, we're still soliciting donations to support Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and EFF-Austin: https://gofund.me/dcb51faa
I’ve called The WELL home for 30+ years. This BBC piece shows how the WELL was born—and how Deadheads helped seed the online culture that went on to shape the Internet and social media. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250618-how-the-grateful-dead-shaped-social-media
Network guru Chris Boyd served EFF-Austin as board member and treasurer for 20+ years until his passing on May 13. In his memory, please consider donating to support EFF-Austin and the Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://gofund.me/dcb51faa 💻🕊️ #EFF
@jik @KevinMKruse I didn't think I was "dumping" on it, just making the point that I think Trump will back down. I agree with the point of the article but saw an opportunity to call out Trump's weakness, unrelated to that point.
@jik @KevinMKruse Unfortunately I'm not sure that we're seeing "mutually assured destruction," though they're not doing themselves any good. Keep TACO in mind - Trump will likely back down.
I recently sat down with the folks at https://plutopia.io, @wendyg, @jonl, and Scoop Sweeney, to talk about my past, our precarious present, and the dire future we seem to be careening toward.
More at https://blog.kamens.us/2025/05/27/appearance-on-the-plutopia-podcast/ .
#politics #USPol #Trump […]
Poster for the "Come to the Gulf of Deliria" event!
Via @RUSirius, on June 7th Cyberpunks Mutants & Mondoids will gather in San Francisco to "Come to the Gulf of Deliria," an all-night cyberdelic ritual celebrating "The Smarter Kings of Deliria" album by R.U. Sirius & Phriendz, and featuring reality-hacking […]
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The new Martin Hench novel by @pluralistic - _Picks and Shovels_ - appeared today; eager to read, rock, and roll.
Bruce Sterling interviewed by Hugh Forrest from SXSW: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hughforrest_sxsw-sxsw2025-atx-activity-7295486782106677248-I288/
Happy 7th anniversary of becoming an official W3C standard, ActivityPub!
https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/
We're creating something truly special here with the fediverse, and I am so thankful for everyone who contributes to it, whether with your time, money […]
Starting the second and final week of the @bruces and @jonl "State of the World" conversation, including many special guests. Read it at https://tinyurl.com/sotw-2025.
Check out the 25th annual State of the World conversation featuring @bruces and @jonl. https://tinyurl.com/sotw-2025
@bruces and I will be channeling the 25th annual "State of the World" discussion beginning New Year's Eve. Watch this space for a link...
Trees strung with many dense Christmas lights.
Pedernales Electric Coop in Johnson City, TX knows just what to do with electricity this time of year...