"Two prominent American scholars on fascism & authoritarianism ... have recently moved from Yale to the University of Toronto" that's how you can tell the scholars from the activists, I suppose
Please read the first 20%, at least, of this essential book by Natalie Foster. It describes how we arrived at this place in the USA in a way that really opened my eyes. I will also gift you -- yes, you, anyone reading this -- a copy of the book in any (legal!) format or delivery method you prefer. Just ask. https://www.amazon.com/Guarantee-Inside-Fight-Americas-Economy/dp/1620978466
"Let's Encrypt is a golden example of how creating inalienable good is possible with the right approach and the right values. And while I'm excited about the work Let's Encrypt has done, I am eager to see their work continue to keep up with the growing Web; to sustain encryption for everybody at Internet scale. To do so is going to take more than me—it's going to take a community of people committed to this work. I am confident Let's Encrypt is a project that deserves all of our support, in ways both large and small." https://letsencrypt.org/2025/03/18/community-of-funders/
"Sometimes it could take employees more time to correct the AI errors than if they’d done everything by hand in the first place, she said." Yes. Make more people aware of this. It's like having a super unreliable coworker, and EVERYONE LOVES THAT SO MUCH
"Libs Of TikTok is targeting the 50501 movement. This is, honestly, a sign that the 50501 protesters are making some real impact. If you missed this, the movement started on Reddit and its name comes from its main goal — 50 protests, 50 states, one day of action." https://www.reddit.com/r/50501
“You're already worthy of existing. You don't need to earn the right to take up space. You don't need to optimize your way to someone else's permission to be alive.
co-founder stackoverflow.com, discourse.org, blogger. I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really, really well. Let's be kind to each other.