Notices by Nathan Schneider (ntnsndr@social.coop)

The guy who just taught my kids Go at the library said the two best tools for learning to think are Go and Talmud. Go for cause & effect and Talmud for asking good questions.

I love the Feast of Christ the King. Such ridicule to anybody who puts a fancy crown (or whatever it is) on their head and claims some special right to rule others.

The only royalty worth having would have to empty themselves completely into poverty.

@j12t @douginamug yes, I read it yesterday.

This is not my project, but I think it is possible to cooperativize some aspects of the UX stack even if aspects of the core network are centralized. And perhaps even support the plausibility of "credible exit."

@douginamug still figuring this one out, but I think there is a need for cooperativizing Bluesky infrastructures like PDSes, feeds, labelers, relays, etc.

Any Europeans interested in building a Bluesky-related social media cooperative? Asking for a friend.

Chrome seems like a reasonable candidate for a cooperative. It could be jointly owned and paid for by the browser makers that leverage it for their own products. Keep the engine improving with no more need for spyware.

@strypey @CaitlinWaddick We'll publish outcomes from it probably next summer! And in the new year we'll open up an online forum with the cohort. Get on the @medlab newsletter for updates.

Just think of all the amazing things happening in the world that we don't know about because we have to pay attention to politicians.

@jennitaur what a beautiful interview in Orion. It was so nice to see it in Longreads today.

@cwebber I wish the offer were bigger but hope you can make it work!

Having the right to associate, and the power to challenge economic incursions on our communities, has never been more important. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-restore-community-economies-reestablishing-the-right-to-associate/

@overholt all my books are for her

@ICA_CAT good with it!

@caseynewton "Actually," (hehehe) I'm writing this from an already existing Mastodon/Bluesky/Threads client, @openvibe. still def a work in progress but getting better fast and is my daily driver for weeks now.

Once upon a time, tech platforms were the thing upon which politics happened. But with the second election of Donald Trump, the relationship has entered a new phase.

The Marriage of Platforms and Politics Is Complete:

On the assumption that the lame-duck period reveals a unique kind of truth about a leader, Biden's escalation against Russia is telling. His legacy is clear.

We just had our first meeting of the Open Social Incubator cohort today. So inspiring to meet these extraordinary people from around the world. I can't wait for the communities they build here.

X: Fake crypto spam

Bluesky: Fake Gazan refugee spam

Fediverse: Self-described criminals being annoying for fun

I think liberals consistently fail to understand how much US culture is saturated in a cowboy/gangster/disruption ethic that privileges risk over safety and greatness over equity.

There are virtues to this ethic. But it also comes with a legacy of brutality that is only too visible right now.

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/11/22/cowboy-country-inequality-not-bug-its-uniquely-american-strategy

@00Aaron @ntnsndr @matrix @delta @evan Yeah, I just Matrix daily because we run it at my lab. You definitely need to adopt it as a community.