Andy Piper
@andypiper.me
most active on Mastodon @andypiper.org
Maker at forgeandcraft.co.uk
Podcaster at gamesatwork.biz
Pen plotter artist, public speaker, Fediverse builder.
Head of Communications at Mastodon.
Maker at forgeandcraft.co.uk
Podcaster at gamesatwork.biz
Pen plotter artist, public speaker, Fediverse builder.
Head of Communications at Mastodon.
Reflecting on my year in 2025.
Highs and lows in 2025
The past year brought significant personal losses; but it also featured notable achievements, travel, and heartfelt connections.
andypiper.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Reflecting on my year in 2025.
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Whats that? Santa has left for the all good people of the world?
Yes!
#Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)
With @eastmad.bsky.social @rnalexander.bsky.social, @andypiper.me and @mskakapo.bsky.social
rss.com/podcasts/tec...
Happy holidays people... Bless The #TechGrumps
Available now!
Yes!
#Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)
With @eastmad.bsky.social @rnalexander.bsky.social, @andypiper.me and @mskakapo.bsky.social
rss.com/podcasts/tec...
Happy holidays people... Bless The #TechGrumps
Available now!
TechGrumps 3.3.5: - Bless The TechGrumps (Special holiday special) | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)Hannah: is grumpy about marketers using "GEO" or "Generative Engine Optimisation"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/10/is-retail-ready-for-ai-shaki...
rss.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Whats that? Santa has left for the all good people of the world?
Yes!
#Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)
With @eastmad.bsky.social @rnalexander.bsky.social, @andypiper.me and @mskakapo.bsky.social
rss.com/podcasts/tec...
Happy holidays people... Bless The #TechGrumps
Available now!
Yes!
#Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)
With @eastmad.bsky.social @rnalexander.bsky.social, @andypiper.me and @mskakapo.bsky.social
rss.com/podcasts/tec...
Happy holidays people... Bless The #TechGrumps
Available now!
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of e535 of @andypiper.me @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and my #podcast www.gamesatwork.biz .
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of e535 of @andypiper.me @michaelrowe01.bsky.social and my #podcast www.gamesatwork.biz .
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We aren't vocal about the meetups hosted by the @openhomefoundation.org but we're changing that! Our Event Manager, Flor, is hard at work coordinating more frequent meetups. 😌 We have 4 events scheduled through March! 🙌🏻
Las Vegas - Jan 6 | Brussels - Jan 31 | Utrecht - Feb 3 | London - Feb 25
🔗🧵
Las Vegas - Jan 6 | Brussels - Jan 31 | Utrecht - Feb 3 | London - Feb 25
🔗🧵
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We aren't vocal about the meetups hosted by the @openhomefoundation.org but we're changing that! Our Event Manager, Flor, is hard at work coordinating more frequent meetups. 😌 We have 4 events scheduled through March! 🙌🏻
Las Vegas - Jan 6 | Brussels - Jan 31 | Utrecht - Feb 3 | London - Feb 25
🔗🧵
Las Vegas - Jan 6 | Brussels - Jan 31 | Utrecht - Feb 3 | London - Feb 25
🔗🧵
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This seems really specific, but if you're:
✅ A security engineer
✅ UK based
✅ Looking for work
✅ Someone who loves cats
There's a remote role open now at Cats Protection that you might want to check out:
✅ A security engineer
✅ UK based
✅ Looking for work
✅ Someone who loves cats
There's a remote role open now at Cats Protection that you might want to check out:
IT Security Engineer at Cats Protection
Apply now for IT Security Engineer, Remote at Cats Protection
careers.cats.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This seems really specific, but if you're:
✅ A security engineer
✅ UK based
✅ Looking for work
✅ Someone who loves cats
There's a remote role open now at Cats Protection that you might want to check out:
✅ A security engineer
✅ UK based
✅ Looking for work
✅ Someone who loves cats
There's a remote role open now at Cats Protection that you might want to check out:
If you're following me, you probably also / instead want to be following @andypiper.org which is my more active social identity (bridged from Mastodon, which is where I spend most of my time)
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If you're following me, you probably also / instead want to be following @andypiper.org which is my more active social identity (bridged from Mastodon, which is where I spend most of my time)
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Finalist in the OpenUK Awards 6th edition Community Category sponsored by Arm, taking place on 4th December, @andypiper.me of @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy, tells us why he made it! Thanks to Dame Chi Onwurah for hosting. openuk.uk/awards #openukawards
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Finalist in the OpenUK Awards 6th edition Community Category sponsored by Arm, taking place on 4th December, @andypiper.me of @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy, tells us why he made it! Thanks to Dame Chi Onwurah for hosting. openuk.uk/awards #openukawards
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You may have seen it over on @Mastodon, but in case not: The new plushies are now live on the shop, alongside restocked and new mugs. Shipping to EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and the US. We decided to allow orders from the US, but shipping is what it is (from […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You may have seen it over on @Mastodon, but in case not: The new plushies are now live on the shop, alongside restocked and new mugs. Shipping to EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and the US. We decided to allow orders from the US, but shipping is what it is (from […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Event alert! 6 February 2026 — Cambridge
"After Section 28: LGBTQIA+ Rights in an Age of Censorship and Backlash" is an urgent day of discussion and action on the growing censorship of LGBTQIA+ lives, and lessons we can learn from Section 28.
Tickets available here […]
"After Section 28: LGBTQIA+ Rights in an Age of Censorship and Backlash" is an urgent day of discussion and action on the growing censorship of LGBTQIA+ lives, and lessons we can learn from Section 28.
Tickets available here […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Event alert! 6 February 2026 — Cambridge
"After Section 28: LGBTQIA+ Rights in an Age of Censorship and Backlash" is an urgent day of discussion and action on the growing censorship of LGBTQIA+ lives, and lessons we can learn from Section 28.
Tickets available here […]
"After Section 28: LGBTQIA+ Rights in an Age of Censorship and Backlash" is an urgent day of discussion and action on the growing censorship of LGBTQIA+ lives, and lessons we can learn from Section 28.
Tickets available here […]
Wondering what @pimoroni.com have up their sleeve...
So wait, was the "major new product announcement" I was waiting on at #pimoroni (who for some reason refuse to be in Fedi / or bridged from Bluesky?), the 1Gb Pi 5? That's... not what I had hoped for.
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wondering what @pimoroni.com have up their sleeve...
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This is a great milestone to see for Mastodon, in evolving towards its new community-focused governance structure. I’m optimistic about what this portends for the platform and how its features & future evolve. (And it’s fun that I was there for the photo being taken!) techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/m...
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board...
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is a great milestone to see for Mastodon, in evolving towards its new community-focused governance structure. I’m optimistic about what this portends for the platform and how its features & future evolve. (And it’s fun that I was there for the photo being taken!) techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/m...
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I am thrilled to share the news that I joined the @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy leadership team as Community Director alongside Felix Hlatky, our new Executive Director, and Renaud Chaput, our Technical Director.
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
The Future is Ours to Build - Together
We’re pleased to introduce Mastodon’s new leadership team, and to share some other important updates.
blog.joinmastodon.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am thrilled to share the news that I joined the @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy leadership team as Community Director alongside Felix Hlatky, our new Executive Director, and Renaud Chaput, our Technical Director.
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
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Mastodon is a decentralised social network where users are in control.
As Andy Piper, Head of Communications, explains at #EmpoderaLIVE:
💬 “We are decentralised, and no one can own Mastodon.”
🔴 Watch it live now at ciber.be/yoRxO
As Andy Piper, Head of Communications, explains at #EmpoderaLIVE:
💬 “We are decentralised, and no one can own Mastodon.”
🔴 Watch it live now at ciber.be/yoRxO
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Mastodon is a decentralised social network where users are in control.
As Andy Piper, Head of Communications, explains at #EmpoderaLIVE:
💬 “We are decentralised, and no one can own Mastodon.”
🔴 Watch it live now at ciber.be/yoRxO
As Andy Piper, Head of Communications, explains at #EmpoderaLIVE:
💬 “We are decentralised, and no one can own Mastodon.”
🔴 Watch it live now at ciber.be/yoRxO
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Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5 […]
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Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
September 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
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Thanks in advance for sharing this in your networks. My hopes are that some way or another, my appeal will be reviewed by a human. If you know anybody I should speak to, or can think of anything useful to do at this stage, do let me know.
climbtothestars.org/archives/202...
climbtothestars.org/archives/202...
Appeal Regarding the Suspension of my Facebook Account @stephtara
Given the official appeal process for the suspension of my account did not provide me with the opportunity to argue my case, I am doing it here. I believe that my account, like others, has been wro…
climbtothestars.org
August 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thanks in advance for sharing this in your networks. My hopes are that some way or another, my appeal will be reviewed by a human. If you know anybody I should speak to, or can think of anything useful to do at this stage, do let me know.
climbtothestars.org/archives/202...
climbtothestars.org/archives/202...
A fun trip down memory lane, with a short (August 21-28) retro computing exhibition in Kingston-upon-Thames.
Retro-tastic!
A free Archive of Retro Computing exhibition is happening at Kingston University right now.
andypiper.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A fun trip down memory lane, with a short (August 21-28) retro computing exhibition in Kingston-upon-Thames.
Reflecting on my recent trip to Germany for #FrOSCon.
Talks and travels: FrOSCon, Germany
My keynote, Decentralising Freedom: Open Source for Sovereignty, was the featured talk on day 2 of FrOSCon 2025.
andypiper.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reflecting on my recent trip to Germany for #FrOSCon.
On Sunday, I had the honour of delivering a keynote about the importance of federated systems, and human creativity, at #FrOSCon in Germany.
Very grateful to the organisers, volunteers, hosts, and the Open Source community for the opportunity to deliver this talk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApLj...
Very grateful to the organisers, volunteers, hosts, and the Open Source community for the opportunity to deliver this talk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApLj...
2025 - Decentralising Freedom: Open Source for Sovereignty
YouTube video by Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) e.V.
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
On Sunday, I had the honour of delivering a keynote about the importance of federated systems, and human creativity, at #FrOSCon in Germany.
Very grateful to the organisers, volunteers, hosts, and the Open Source community for the opportunity to deliver this talk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApLj...
Very grateful to the organisers, volunteers, hosts, and the Open Source community for the opportunity to deliver this talk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApLj...
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Woo! Tickets for #oggcamp are now on sale!
https://www.oggcamp.org/posts/tickets/tickets/
April 25-26 next year in Manchester. Come along; it'll be awesome!
https://www.oggcamp.org/posts/tickets/tickets/
April 25-26 next year in Manchester. Come along; it'll be awesome!
August 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Woo! Tickets for #oggcamp are now on sale!
https://www.oggcamp.org/posts/tickets/tickets/
April 25-26 next year in Manchester. Come along; it'll be awesome!
https://www.oggcamp.org/posts/tickets/tickets/
April 25-26 next year in Manchester. Come along; it'll be awesome!
For those playing with the #ESP32Rainbow by @atomic14.bsky.social - I've been busily adding stuff to the wiki on GitHub github.com/atomic14/esp... and I published a 3D printable "bumper case". Really enjoying this!
July 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
For those playing with the #ESP32Rainbow by @atomic14.bsky.social - I've been busily adding stuff to the wiki on GitHub github.com/atomic14/esp... and I published a 3D printable "bumper case". Really enjoying this!
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Yep this. Perfect 👌 no capturing your data, no trashing your thinking. Just good CAD design skills and cool stuff. Why I teach CAD & 3d. That's working.
You know what emergent tech of the last decade actually works well, and was adopted by millions?
3D printing. It’s great! So many applications.
But also nobody is sneering at you for not having or utilizing 3D printing. Nobody is trying to sneak a 3D printer into your garage without your consent
3D printing. It’s great! So many applications.
But also nobody is sneering at you for not having or utilizing 3D printing. Nobody is trying to sneak a 3D printer into your garage without your consent
July 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Yep this. Perfect 👌 no capturing your data, no trashing your thinking. Just good CAD design skills and cool stuff. Why I teach CAD & 3d. That's working.
I've tried to post 100 times on my blog in the past 364 days, but that didn't happen. I'm still planning to write, though.
Trying (and failing) to offload
How not to succeed at #100DaysToOffload
andypiper.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I've tried to post 100 times on my blog in the past 364 days, but that didn't happen. I'm still planning to write, though.
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WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.