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Für Diana (@Goettinderjagd) habe ich einen @GaehnBot aufgesetzt, der nicht nur wunderbar müde macht, sondern auch noch (zumeist) gähnende Tiere zeigt.Vielen Dank, das hat meine Einstellung zur Gähntechnik vollkommen verändert.
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Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms.Now that I have confronted you with a quote that expressly contradicts the claim you had made only minutes before, you're trying to deflect?
Sorry, this discussion is a waste of time. Have a good day.
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Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms.Yes, you have told me that was not your purpose.
Hence, let me re-quote what you have already quoted, from the web page where your foundation expressly states their "Mission". I'm going to highlight some parts, for your convenience:
»Whether that’s advertising supported, or funded by charities and non-profits, or based on paid-for services, or affiliate revenue, we are working to find ways that companies can do well in the Fediverse.«
I do not even have the number of legs that you obviously seem to be trying to pull here.
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Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms.I'd like to see people stewarding a standard abstaining from openly instrumentalizing the standardization process for their own agenda.
But then, I also see people posting things like "I’m going to continue doing the work I’ve done for the W3C and other ActivityPub projects: protocol refinement, documentation, meetings, speaking engagements, reports. But from here, I’ll be doing it with my SWF hat on."
And when people openly say what they are going to do, I believe them.
Which means, essentially, that I neither trust you, nor the foundation, and particularly not the "advisors" that foundation has chosen.
[2024-10-26 Update: I have been asked to link to the source for the quote, it is https://write.as/evanp/announcing-the-social-web-foundation]
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Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms. -
Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms.Thanks for quoting this in full, I believe it highlights my point better than I could do it myself.
I also believe that you are aware how the #Fediverse is already thriving without your attempts at commercialization, and your hosting of malicious actors like Meta as advisors of your foundation.
Let me know if you have any other questions about my assessment of the #SWF, e.g. of its attempt to increase "safety and privacy" (your words) by embracing the makers of #Facebook.
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Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms.Stop pretending it's about "#crowdfunding", for you. You are expressly working on bringing #advertising to the #Fediverse, and the Mastodon instance that you run.
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The U.S. should have never let Pearl Harbor get bombed.That war is not only taking a heavy toll on the minds, souls and bodies of Ukrainians because of the invaders, but also because of being dependent on politicians and governments abroad that don't really care that much about what #Ukraine is going through.
Being forced to keep quiet, because of that dependency and the hope of not being forsaken, is an additional weight that we put on the shoulders of #Ukraine.
This is not to say that Ukraine would give up without "our" support. They've brought the full-scale invasion to a halt at a time when they had literally no support from abroad.
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs #UN #OCHA periodical update on #Gaza:United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs #UN #OCHA periodical update on #Gaza:
At least 42,409 Palestinians #killed by now, including¹ at least 14,685 #children and 9,670 #women
About 87% of all #housing units either destroyed (141,000) or damaged (270,000)
About 1.9 million (90% of population) internally displaced people (IDPs) in shelters
No update since: ¹Apr 23
Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (16 October 2024) | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory
Figures that are yet-to-be verified by the UN are attributed to their source. Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities. The fatality breakdowns currently cited are those that the MoH in Gaza has fully identified as of 31 August out of the higher number of casualties they report. The latest casuality updates are also available on the Health Cluster’s Unified Dashboard.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory (www.ochaopt.org)
Humanitarian Situation Update #229 | Gaza Strip | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory
The Israeli military has intensified, with few exceptions, a siege on northern Gaza, while areas in central Gaza have seen at least two mass casualty incidents on Sunday and Monday.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory (www.ochaopt.org)
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We, the anonymous editors of the Stallman report, have published our investigation of Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation today to a general audience:Please note that the FSF Europe #FSFE @fsfe has taken a clear stand here, immediately after it had learned that #Stallman became part of the #FSF board of directors again:
»That is why, as a legally and financially independent organisation, in which Richard Stallman has not had any decision-making powers, we call for his resignation from all FSF bodies. The FSF needs to seriously reflect on this decision as well as their decision-making process to prevent similar issues from happening again.«
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Not really an #introduction but here we go:Not really an #introduction but here we go:
#Freelancing #Facilitator, #TeamCoach & #Trainer
Ex #SoftwareDeveloper, #Consultant, #TeamLead, #HeadOfProductDevelopment #HeadOfIT
I care for #privacy #HumanRights #DEI #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Linux #FLOSS #DigitalSelfDefense
See bio for links & websites.
