It’s about growing US industry. Peter Navarro, one of Trump’s economic advisors, apparently really likes the idea.

There’s a more accessible podcast that has an interview on the Hatchet.

Hired as chief survivor. Top notch being alive. Continuing to breathe beyond all expectations.

So, here’s the bottom line: when WaPo’s opinion pages are being gutted and tech CEOs are seeking pre-approval from authoritarians, the line between “tech coverage” and “saving democracy” has basically disappeared. It’s all the same thing.

Is the instance really that significant? I’m aware mod policies and defederation has an effect, but the good stuff tends to correlate with individual communities. At least from what I’ve seen.

And communities seem to be best found by reading /all.

tbf, the past few years have felt like decades

Is there a client that approximate Reddit’s “subscribe to post” behaviour?

Totally fair.

I feel like this is most appropriate with politicians. No politician will be everything you want, but if they have a few policies you’re into, they’re worth your vote.

You have a future in politics!

Nice! What are your projects?

I write software for fun and give it away. I also write software for money and don’t give it away.

For a large organization, maybe. For small scale organizing where the group is obeying laws, it probably isn’t worth the effort. Adding technical hurdles for little or no benefit weakens the group.

For a small group that isn’t planning to break laws, this can be a pain in the butt. If the group is organizing a public protest or boycott, this is a barrier to entry for other participants.

An alternative is open communications: as a group, agree not to break any laws, agree not to joke about breaking laws, and then use whatever works for everybody.

If you are planning to break laws, give’r.

I’m a software developer. I’ve done a bunch of volunteering with protest/political groups. They rarely need my software skills

Instead: join a group, listen, figure out what they need, and do that.

Are they bad at organizing? Take minutes and set dates.

Are they trying to take donations? Offer to set up the bank account and track expenses.

Do they need a place to meet? Offer to schedule a room at the local library.

What do you mean “ex-believer”? I still use Linux every day.

How do you keep finding yourself on submarines? I’ve been around for a long time, and I’ve never been on a sub. I’ve never even been close enough to ask one about its ideology. Multiple subs? Damn.

“Open” is “.com” 2.0.

See a post about an interesting topic.

It’s a link to a video. There’s no text describing it and no comments.

Smash that back button. And downvote, if you’re into that kind of thing.

No, that’s awesome! It’s an impressive level of opsec. 👍

Edit: By “no”, I mean there’s nothing wrong with doing that. Like I said: awesome.

I just noticed your account age and name. Did you create this account just to ask the question?