"The business model that sustained newsrooms for the last century is over, and we’re left with the rich buying up newspapers like hometown sports teams. This sort of saviorism isn’t just unacceptable — it’s disastrous." #Media
"Some child psychologists and other experts in the use of the internet by teenagers say Australia's law could not only fail to have the effect their proponents expect but could backfire badly." #Technology
Federated word processing is an interesting thought experiment.
Person A uses a consumer office suite.
Person B uses a more locked down suite with strong encryption and auditing.
How can Person A collaborate with Person B’s doc as seamlessly as with Google Docs today?
ActivityPub as a sharing and notification mechanism is part of the answer.
"The Intercept asked more than three dozen companies in the data business if they’ll help [Trump deport immigrants]; only four were willing to comment." #Technology
Hey, I'm just saying, but if you give to @ProPublica today and your company offers a match, you'll effectively *triple* your donation. All donations today are matched dollar-for-dollar, and you get an exclusive thank you gift:
"Let’s not forget that the leadership of Twitter who approved this deal bears as much responsibility for the current democratic decay as the factors that enabled Donald Trump’s rise to power." #Democracy
