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If I wanted to make this bio accurate, it would change every few hours. Figuring out my identity, 64 bits at a time. Learning at nostr:npub159r5766lv4uf66nue6xy23k4lqc84h4gfp5cjzvfet9rqnnmn8ts8uxrh2, working with nostr:npub17f3jl3althkr6ukayqeruqjs58g4azpv0vq2l35k9cckgtc2y8jqwhhrka and nostr:npub1gejhzhd3d5lxd6gwx39edkjdvgyw3kw4sqs9pdpkgqadzkztaw6spz9nq6. Words and pictures originally published by me are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 🍉🖤🩷 Personal website: https://tommi.space/ Digital ID: https://keyoxide.org/surfing@tommi.space Now in: Rotterdam, Netherlands pronouns: they/he
# [Federating knowledge: exploring ways to bridge wikis and notes](
Federating knowledge: exploring ways to bridge wikis and notes Free Knowledge Habitat 39c3
Most people and organizations have their very own way of acquiring, organizing, archiving, sharing, and collaborating on knowledge repositories. A ...
 )Join the workshop at #39C3! NEW DATE: **Day 4, 13:40** @ [Free Knowledge Habitat Workshop Area](
c3nav
Free Knowledge Habitat
Self-organized Sessions, L4, Hall X Foyer, Level 1
 ). *Most people and organisations have their very own way of acquiring, organising, archiving, sharing, and collaborating on knowledge repositories. A broad spectrum of opinions and approaches resulted in a diverse and rich ecosystem of knowledge management solutions. Nevertheless, this also implies scattered and disconnected knowledge sources. What would it mean to build bridges among wikis and federate knowledge?* This workshop is going to be heavily centred on a twofold discussion, exploring the challenge of federated knowledge starting from two questions.<li>What does it mean to <em>federate</em> knowledge repositories?</li><li>Instead of pursuing a silver-bullet solution to embrace all use-cases, what would it mean to foster and enable interoperability for different software?</li> These questions stem from years of questioning and wondering how to integrate my personal note-taking and collective, participatory knowledge management at work, in organisations, institutions, and informal collectives. Recently, I began actively researching this topic as I started playing with the [MediaWiki API](
MediaWiki
API - MediaWiki
 ) to cross-synchronise my local Markdown notes and the [XPUB wiki](
XPUB &amp; Lens-Based wiki
 ), the public learning wiki of the [Experimental Publishing](
xpubliverse
 ) master. I am puzzled by taking advantage of the potential of a specific software (in this case, MediaWiki) while fearing of being locked-in. Some further, more specific, insights and questions:<li>Local-first approaches and software (e.g. <a href="https://github.com/p2panda/reflection" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Reflection</a>)</li><li>Interesting experiments based on existing protocols, such as <a href="https://ibis.wiki" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ibis</a></li><li>What do we take of semi-open and obscure yet very cool initiatives like <a href="https://anytype.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Anytype</a></li><li>The power and the limits of plain-text: how to enable collaboration on simple Markdown files and build on top of it, as <a href="https://obsidian.md" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Obsidian</a> does</li> Cc: @npub1k6ef...gqwv @p2panda @Obsidian @Wikimedia Deutschland @DWeb #knowledge #FreeKnowledge #wiki #MediaWiki #API #Obsidian #Anytype #Ibis #IbisWiki #Reflection #CCC #Federation #federatedKnowledge #docs #PKM #knowledgeManagement #personalKnowledgeManagement #collectiveKnowledgeManagement #DWeb #decentralization #ActivityPub
Hola! I am going to be in Barcelona Dec 12-15. Are there any Fediverse compañeros in the area? I would love to meet and discover places of technological/cultural resistance in the city! (Boosts welcome 🌻) #Barcelona #Fediverse #Spain #España #Catalunia #meet #meetUp #FediverseSpain #FediMeetings
# Looking for Fediverse oddities!I am super late, OVER THE DEADLINE to submit the slides of [my talk](
SFSCON
What is the Fediverse? Defining values and key challenges - SFSCON
SFSCON Talk
 ) at [SFSCON](
SFSCON
SFSCON
The South Tyrol Free Software Conference, SFSCON, is one of Europe’s most established annual conferences on Free Software. SFSCON promotes the us...
 ) 2025, but I still want to add a few little things, and I need tips. My presentation ends by listing a few “crazy but true” things about the Fediverse. Can you help me find a few more in the next couple hours? So far I have:<li>Truth Social uses Mastodon and it was forced to open-source its code after it was discovered</li><li>Some public institutions host their own Fediverse instances!</li><li>You could host a Fediverse server in your living room</li><li>You can use a car’s on-board computer to power a Fediverse server</li><li>You can synchronize your personal calendar with federated calendars from the Fediverse (using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cisti.org/@gancio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gancio</span></a></span>)</li><li>You can buy indie music by paying an artist directly (using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://clip.place/accounts/bandwagon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bandwagon</span></a></span>)</li><li>You can do academic peer-reviews via the Fediverse (using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@bonfire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bonfire</span></a></span>)</li> What else??? I only want *cool* or *incredible* things. #Fediverse #help #oddities #conference #presentation #talk #SFSCON #SFSCON2025
# Stepping down as Framework Linux Community AmbassadorsWe are [Tommi](
Tommi’s mind
Dive in tommi.space
The virtual representation of the mess inside Tommi’s mind
 ) and [Fraxinas](
Andreas Frisch - IT Engineer
 ), Framework Linux Community Ambassadors [since September 2024](
Framework Community
[Archived] Framework Linux Community Ambassador Program
Updated 11/5/2025 The Linux Ambassador Program has been retired. Thank you to all Ambassadors for their contributions and support. Hello everyone...
 ). We apprehensively followed the developments and [the debate](
Framework Community
Framework supporting far-right racists?
Hi, I am not exactly sure how best to frame this, but recent events have got me wondering where exactly Framework, as a company, stands with regar...
 ) concerning Framework’s endorsement and support of Omarchy. We have no direct experience with this Linux distribution, its community, nor with the political environment around it. We did not speak up before now because learning about all of it and keeping up with all the commentary would have been a full-time job. Unfortunately we do not have the time to read every single comment on the dedicated forum thread. Despite our admittedly limited and superficial understanding of this matter, we believe we have witnessed and read enough to make an informed decision and take a clear position. The statements from Framework and from Nirav Patel (its CEO) made it very clear for us that **Framework is not a company we feel represented by any more, and surely not a company that we want to represent as Ambassadors**. To be frank, it is not even necessary to dive into the petty drama about the recent events in order to provide an explanation of our decision. We are deeply disappointed by a company that is self-proclaimed as the resistance of the tech industry, the good David that intends to stand against the big tech Goliaths that are devouring it. Framework’s behaviour brought to surface an embarrassing and absurd inability to take an explicitly political position, **blinded by the Western patriarchal narrative that technology in itself is *not* political**. By trying to keep everyone happy (or at least not to make anyone mad) inside a fictitious “big tent”, the company proved to be no better than any of its Silicon Valley peers, **dismissing comments about DHH, and comments about fascism and racism as not strictly related to the main mission**. We were proud to be ambassadors because we believed that Framework not only made products that empowered those who purchase them to fully own and repair their devices, but most importantly because **we wrongly expected that this would imply changing the paradigm and the narrative about tech companies altogether**. We were offered the possibility of having a 1:1 conversation with Nirav Patel. We did not take it, because it is self-evident that **our opinions are in contrast with the statements that he already made**. Too bad, Framework is going to lose much more business than it would have if it simply acknowledged a mistake, took a deep inward look, and questioned its own values and stance. In a world that is burning, thorn by conflict and greed, **it is not enough to be “less evil”**, to be radical only in some cases, and be moderate in others. We wanted to be ambassadors of a company that does not see fascism and proprietary software as two distant topics, but that recognised **the entanglement of politics and technology, of capitalism and authoritarianism**. It seems that this is not the case. Farewell, Framework. We will miss the shining brave idea we had of you. — @Tommi › FOSDEM 🤯 and @Fraxinas *The following statement was [cross-posted on Framework’s Community Forum](https://community.frame.work/t/stepping-down-as-framework-linux-community-ambassadors/77374 ).* #Framework #politicalTechnology #SiliconValley #CalifornianIdeology
Yesterday the @npub1933j...q89d opened its new headquarters, in Amsterdam. To celebrate this historical milestone, together with @Brewster Kahle we officially [added the Internet Archive Europe on OpenStreetMap](
OpenStreetMap
Changeset: 172166466
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
 ) 🎉 A new era begins! 🚀 Thanks @yawnbox🔜fosdem for the video 🌻 @OpenStreetMap @internetarchive #InternetArchive #InternetArchiveEurope #Amsterdam #OSM #OpenStreetMap #OpenKnowledge