Equating surveillance with safety considers only a fraction of what “safety” for everyone looks like. You cannot protect people from harm if part of what you offer them is a different kind of harm, writes EFF's Matthew Guariglia for Slate. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/08/police-surveillance-wont-make-us-safer-broken-windows-on-steroids.html
@dansup BlueSky is a for profit company, it can't last forever in its current state, eventually they will need to monetize their user base or it will disappear.
On the other hand, the Mastodon network is largely nonprofit, meaning instances will last as long as the passion and donations do.
@mediaarchaeologylab presentation of the barbed wire phone project: full duplex over bare wire with just a 9v battery. One phone is circa 1915.
This is one of the coolest art/tech demos I've ever gotten to see/try out.
Hi 👋
I am Monika a.k.a. ColorfulMartian and I'm looking for #gamer #friends here on #Mastodon to overflow my timeline with the bestest best #gaming content 🤗
Let's connect if you play:
🧝♀️ #ESO
🌸 #Palia
👩🌾 #StardewValley
🌳 #Valheim
👾 #OnceHuman
🏭 #Satisfactory
🐐 #AgeOfMythology
Or similar #MMOs, #cozy, survival crafting and/or strategy #games...
Looking forward to meeting you all! ❤️
Tonight on #WFMU: the Jimmys Awards!
Put on your tuxedo and tune in to WFMU's new movie show, Three Thumbs Up with Jim the Poet, tonight at 6pm (EDT) when winners will be revealed for the Jimmy Awards! See if your favorite Summer movies are winners!
I worked for the burningman project as Department of Public Works for 16 or so years. I have been programming since I was 12 and this is my 1st forray into social media. Here's hoping federation lives up to its promises!