Captain of @olamaelcu.net + other things. I write (and record) things. I like reading. A lot. ⓘ Mwen pa zanmi ou e li plis pase ou
Captain of @olamaelcu.net + other things. I write (and record) things. I like reading. A lot. ⓘ Mwen pa zanmi ou e li plis pase ou
Why Community Matters: Groups as the Next Step for the Fediverse
Federated groups in Bonfire will be spaces where communities gather to organise, care, and coordinate across the fediverse. They'll live next to your personal feed, but each group having a specific purpose: a study circle, a lab team, an activist collective, a local mutual aid crew, a project team. Inside you’ll find posts, conversations, calendars, shared resources, and more. Crucially, groups will be portable and interoperable.
I Think They Are Lying To You
Climate, Energy, & the Future–How Infrastructure Works–Deb Chachra–The Future is Literally Bright
Why Crisis Resilience Depends on Epistemic Security
If we want to prevent tomorrow’s crises from spiraling out of control, we must recognize epistemic systems as critical infrastructure, writes Elizabeth Seger.
No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together
“Preparedness isn’t just about having stuff,” says Kelly Hayes.
I Moved to New York to Pay More in Taxes—and I’m Glad I Did
I wasn’t getting the bang for my buck in my red-state redoubt. But if I hadn’t moved, I might never have found out how good it could get.
Far-right chaos won’t define Northern Ireland – solidarity will
While extremists grabbed headlines, hundreds of ordinary people mobilised to protect our neighbours
Eyes on the Prize - Chicago Reader
Over more than two decades, Haki and Safisha Madhubuti have proved that African-centered education can amount to more than a black version of history. It can also be a springboard to a bright future.
RFC 0015 · Pi Licensing
Mario Zechner is joining us at Earendil and we just acquired Pi. An Open Source project. Earendil is a venture-backed for-profit, public benefit corporation. How do those things go together?
Permissioned Data Diary 6: Boring Auth - Daniel's Leaflets
In which we resist the temptation to invent a clever authorization model & pick the boring one instead.
Talking Revolutionary Film and 'The Overseer Class' with Craig Jenkins
A chaotic, complex, and hilarious preview of an upcoming BAM film series, with co-presenter and Pulitzer-nominated writer Craig Jenkins.
Who Gets to Define Human Suffering?
As psychiatry concedes long-standing criticisms of diagnosis, a deeper question emerges: What now justifies its authority over human suffering?
Getting started with Claude for software development
Blog post: Getting started with Claude for software development by Steve Klabnik
The most important thing when working with LLMs
Blog post: The most important thing when working with LLMs by Steve Klabnik
"the crucial step in crisis engineering is to re-establish a common view which corresponds to reality – to restore sense-making. Once that step has been taken, actually solving the problem becomes a tractable task, and without it nothing is going to work" -- @dsquareddigest.bsky.social
a failure of sense making
backofmind.substack.com