Notices by Ian Forrester | @cubicgarden (cubicgarden@mas.to)

Fireside chat about the Fediverse and so much more
Thank you @firesidefedi

https://cubicgarden.com/2025/11/20/fireside-chat-about-the-fediverse/

@MediaRevolution @ozoned
Indeed, lets talk for sure...
I was on #dotsocial a long time ago

https://dot-social.simplecast.com/episodes/ian-forrester

Change your #plex passwords now if you didn't know... It was sent to affected users but who knows?

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/plex_breach/

I have to say good on @protonprivacy for adding emergency access

https://proton.me/support/emergency-access

Could really be useful for #digitallegacy adding a deadman switch like they have.

A lesson in separation of concerns: Google’s gemini hijacked

The news Google's Gemini AI was hijacked via a hidden prompt in a calendar invite. Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home. For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real-world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more.

https://cubicgarden.com/2025/08/17/a-lesson-in-separation-of-concerns-googles-gemini-hijacked/

We’re bringing together innovators and changemakers from around the globe to help rewrite the future of tech, society, and justice at Mozilla Festival #mozfest in Barcelona. @mozilla

Grab your community ticket for €45 and join us as we write the internet’s next chapter

https://mzl.la/gR9vL2

The new #beeper
https://blog.beeper.com/2025/07/16/the-new-beeper/

Be great to have schedule sending back again but I did notice the audio transcription which sends the audio to #openai for transcription. 🫣

Not keen on this option for privacy reasons and I bet Open AI are using it for training voice data too? Will need to check the changes to the EULA - https://www.beeper.com/privacy.

Upgraded my #framework13 laptop to 64gig of memory in under 5 minutes while sitting on the sofa.

Seriously don't think I can go back to a non-self repairable laptops now. If I didn't have the Pixel 9 pro, I think the #Fairphone would be next.

In the U.S and using the @bbc site and services? You might be aware already...BBC website in US launches paid subscription service

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vgkn7w10o

Honestly I understand maybe it should have been done earlier but I'm torn because it contributes to the #spliternet?
It was talked abut decades ago, but it will be a shame to see another reputable source (others may disagree of course) of facts behind a paywall.

Public service needs to defend and reinvent its self!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vFpPBeh0kA

Just seen @Mastodon has joined forces with @dpgalliance.

This week is UN Open Source Week, and we’re happy to share that today, Mastodon was added to the Digital Public Goods Alliance’s DPG Registry.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/mastodon-dpga/

Great work @andypiper

Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media - The video by @_elena
First shown at the #fediforum

https://cubicgarden.com/2025/06/15/fediverse-a-new-era-of-social-media-the-video/

Just seen a 20 something man with a t-shirt saying...

"Make money not friends"

Charming...

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Lets talk about the future of social media at PublicSpaces 2025

#MakeSocialsSocialAgain
#pubconf2025

https://cubicgarden.com/2025/06/09/lets-talk-about-the-future-of-social-media-at-publicspaces-2025/

Saw Bounce at #fediforum yesterday and was amazed by the engineering!

Introducing Bounce, a tool to move your following between Bluesky and Mastodon | @TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/introducing-bounce-a-tool-to-move-your-follwing-between-bluesky-and-mastodon/

> The overall goal at A New Social is to shift the power of social networks back to the people, not the platform makers, by giving them tools that let them move their account, their followings, and leave if a platform ever fails them in some way.

Really enjoyed #fediforum, some really good talks and demos.
Good points made about the fedi-matching, multiple identities are needed for such a thing to work. Thanks @travisfw

Hope I can make tomorrow

Hoping to sqeeeze 56 slides into 20mins for the #fediforum. Looking forward to the questions & answers

The Fedi-Public service internet?
Keynoting at the Fediforum 2025 on June 5-7th.

https://cubicgarden.com/2025/05/20/keynoting-at-the-fediforum-2025/

I won't lie, I did find these piece from the #dailyshow about #ai girlfriends funny... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmbJDao5i0g
However its worth noting, there is likely more #ai boytfriends*

* I haven't looked through the research or looked at a meta-study yet

The #mozilla Festival (#Mozfest) call for participation is now live!
https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/

The theme this year is unlearning... Time to unlearn so much of the nonsense we see around us.

Go wild! But put it in before May 21st!