Notices by Shauna GM (shauna@social.coop)

Having to do an "I am not a robot" exercise while reporting AI spam on github is peak 2025

There's a community skillshare happening in my DC neighborhood tomorrow and I volunteered to teach people how to use Signal, should I invite the secretary of defense

So my local used bookstore used to host escape rooms, which were a *delight*, but recently they merged with a vintage store and a plant store. I was overall excited for them but worried this spelled the end of the escape rooms...

But my worries are gone! The new website says: "Laurel Leaf will also host plant workshops and feature escape room experiences."

Sometimes you gotta embrace the small things. :)

https://www.laurelleaftakoma.com/

Are you an REI member? The REI worker union is asking members to vote NO/withhold in their current board elections. More here: https://www.ourrei.com/2025-rei-board-elections

Appreciating this video on unconscious bias as we wait to check in for jury duty

@silverpill @julian@community.nodebb.org @julian@fietkau.social

My original question was actually less about private groups, and more about the idea of being able to restrict visibility to a custom list of people. Custom groups is a distinct but related feature. Both seem to be pretty hard in a federated system.

@cwebber I love everything about this thread.

I see in the link to your Foss and Crafts episode that you reference Amartya Sen - and thus, presumably, the Capability Approach. (I don't remember if the stuff you're doing with Goblins is explicitly tied into this or if it's just a coincidence of naming!)

Anyway this thread made me think of a really good Rutger Claassen article that uses the Capability Approach to redefine agency:

https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/359391

@baconandcoconut one of the hard parts is that when you're posting your speaking in many modes and to many groups at once. I wish modern social media was less individualized and more about collectively cultivating spaces

@cwebber @spritely one day I will make it out to FOSDEM. one day. hope y'all have an amazing time!!

Nobody ever asks me how to make their talk proposals better but if they did I would tell them: add more detail, please for the love of god add more detail

Do you know of open source environmental projects that can use funding?

https://openclimate.fund is looking to give 100€ each to up 100 open source environmental projects

This is their first funding round - the hope is for the initiative to grow in the future and get these projects more substantial support

Hey friends! Do you have any recommendations for resources (of any kind - articles, books, blog posts, videos, talks, etc) on data governance?

FYI the official #NWSL soccer account on Bluesky has enabled BridgyFed so you can follow it at @nwslsoccer.com

@cwebber oh my god that's one of the most depressing things I've ever heard

Been watching people's reactions to the assassination of the healthcare CEO.

At the same time I've been reading Sidney Dekker's Just Culture which opens with the story of a pediatric nurse who faced criminal charges for an accident that led to a newborn's overdose. Despite systemic issues that led to the accident.

I've also been thinking about cancel culture.

People blame and punish individuals when systemic change feels unreachable. But too often punishing individuals protects the system.

Did you know Pro Publica has an online form that lets you easily request all the notes and documents your insurer used to deny you coverage?

https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

HT fizbin@bsky.social, can't seem to find the original post on search

@maco

also my cat's birthday (I don't know what actual day she was born, but it's in June sometime so I decided to give her my half birthday)

I have received two birthday party invitations and two holiday party invitations for this weekend, the weekend on which I'd celebrate my birthday if I was bothering to celebrate it.

I dislike being a December baby.

One of these years I'm going to celebrate my birthday in June and have the pool party I've always wanted

Anyone have recommendations for open source alternatives to google forms?

I need email notifications when a new form is submitted, ideally without extra configuration (baserow lets you get email notifications with zapier but I'd love to not have to fiddle with that)