Lately there has been a lot of discussion about various silos and their activities, notably GitHub and an up and coming alternative to Tumblr called Cohost. I’d like to talk about both to make the point that silos do not, and can not elevate user freedoms, by design, even if …
NYC Launches Industrial Working Group to Chart Sector’s Post-Pandemic Future – Adafruit is a co-chairKickoff of 25-Member Group Delivers on Key Commitment in Mayor Adams’ Blueprint for NYC’s Economic RecoveryNEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched a new …
We know from a leaked draft decision that over the next few days, it’s likely that the US Supreme Court will issue a ruling in Dobbs vs Jackson that will eliminate federal abortion protections.Here, from my colleagues at The 19th, is what abortion laws look like across the US …
Earlier today, a post was published on popular site CSS-Tricks that referenced my site and a post I’d written. My site has never been especially popular, and isn’t usually picked up in this way.
Right okay! Robin Sloan is someone of whom we in maya dot land (all of us nibbling on lichen under the bridge here) think highly, and altweb projects are fantastic, so if you haven’t gone and read through his protocol proposal go do that! Little of what I write here will make …
In the interest of celebrating the weirdness of open data, I want to share a quick project that exists because of open data: Abraham Lincoln’s left hand as the shifter knob of a 1995 Mazda truck.
The IndieWeb is an awesome community of people building their own websites. In their words it “is a people-focused alternative to the corporate web.” James is a blogger who I found through that community and this morning he has a post titled Some thoughts on walled gardens. …
Embarrassment, confusion, anger, upset, anxiety, defeat, anguish, hopelessness. These are just a few of the emotions that had been present. (editor’s note – Isaac was kind enough to share this story so other can learn and see what can happen, and how to solve it).On a restful …