Notices by Edward L Platt (elplatt@greatjustice.net)

@evan is this best year for us personally, or for the world at large?

My liveblog of demos/recaps/discussion at the second FediForum @fediforum@mastodon.social @fediforum@a.gup.pe https://citizensandtech.org/2023/10/liveblog-fediforum-september-2023/

@onepict That would be nice, but I don't think we can count on the events to do it themselves. Most of the conferences in my field won't even do the bare minimum like require proof of vax

@alienghic @craigmaloney @skyfaller @onepict @smallcircles @strypey I would really like to see a standard "conference/event public health report card" that we could look up for any particular event before deciding to go

@craigmaloney Appreciate you speaking out. I've been sad and angry to see how conferences are giving up on even the simplest precautions like testing and proof of vax

@fediforum if notes are public it seems like no one would object to live blogging. Always nice for facilities to announce what level of privacy/publication to expect. For sensitive topics, some sessions might want more privacy

@fediforum Is there a policy on liveblogging or posting notes about sessions? (consent, attribution, opt-in/opt-out, etc.)

@aral part of the problem is that work outside large firms or vc-funded startups isn't valued by donors or the media. The director of a tech for "social good' program once told me I didn't have "experience working on real projects" because I hadn't worked for Google (despite their recruiters' best efforts).