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This is part of the reason why I stopped heavily engaging with ActivityPub. It's not everyone because I know the team of folks who make apps for the space but it's engagement like …

Location: Sarasota, FL Remote: Ideally Willing to relocate: Yeah. Technologies: Rust, CSS, HTML, Postgres + SQLite, React + Svelte, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python + Rust, and the AW…

Tech: 1. Releasing a solo product. 2. Writing more about code and the intersections of the field in history and world events. 3. Trying to do more talks. Not-tech: 1. PR like there…

Those are the words of Meredith Whittaker from https://logicmag.io/supa-dupa-skies/origin-stories-plantatio... , not mine! That said, I do recommend reading that piece because it d…

I'll link something I wrote on LinkedIn and quote part of it here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jacky-alcine_private-governme... > Much of the time, the entire economy operates i…

Nixed that, thanks! I've been open to anything and the golden handcuffs have been released, so it's been fun. Right now, I'm focusing on helping other tech folks get organized (and…

People tend to be selective in order to make their point. It makes it easier to not have to defend their stance (not saying that's the case here, but it's something I've routinely …

> i think this is expecting to much from corporate america. I'll push back on this by adding something from the book, Private Government by Elizabeth Anderson: https://press.prince…

> I remember early 2000s and if you asked anyone who was a good hacker if they want to join IBM they would laugh in your face. That culture needs to return. Where is the Napster of…

I appreciate that (and def let me know if there's any part that's confusing and needs expansion)

You should click through some of the links I've included, like https://dyingforaniphone.com/ and see how much money Apple pushes to hide how each of its innovations leads to corrup…

Yeah. I only hesitate when we see people more eager to use things to exacerbate the harms of the world using technology. It sucks because we, as an industry, seem to only focus on …

That's how I responded when Lyft gave me stock options. You saw how that went down.

It's funny you mention this. I did door-to-door sales for a bit and that's what provoked this post. I worked tech to get a check but the _mentality_ of folks outside of tech and in…

This seems like a good article for folks who don't know (which is still a lot - people think that getting into tech is a sure way to get rich and not be routinely abused by a neoco…