john verdon
@johnverdon.bsky.social
Foresight Shaman, Mytho-poet
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
Reposted by john verdon
Schumer's leadership gives Trump another win.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Schumer's leadership gives Trump another win.
pondering -
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
pondering -
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
so many -
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
so many -
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
Once corporations capture control of housing (corporate landlords), healthcare (corporate takeover of hospitals, pharma, etc), and power (privatization of utilities), they can squeeze the people who depend on these things, because there is no competitor.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
Pluralistic: The enshittification of labor (07 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Once corporations capture control of housing (corporate landlords), healthcare (corporate takeover of hospitals, pharma, etc), and power (privatization of utilities), they can squeeze the people who depend on these things, because there is no competitor.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
enshittification," - foundation of the theory: that the things we rely on go bad when the system stops punishing this kind of deliberate degradation and starts rewarding it. - the foundation of enshittification is the enshittogenic policy environment
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
Pluralistic: The enshittification of labor (07 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
enshittification," - foundation of the theory: that the things we rely on go bad when the system stops punishing this kind of deliberate degradation and starts rewarding it. - the foundation of enshittification is the enshittogenic policy environment
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
the people -
elect -
a champion -
to govern -
and the ass -
umptions -
are the frame -
that government -
is a threat -
and the -
cons -
celebrate -
their erosion -
of the peoples -
governance -
#micropoem
elect -
a champion -
to govern -
and the ass -
umptions -
are the frame -
that government -
is a threat -
and the -
cons -
celebrate -
their erosion -
of the peoples -
governance -
#micropoem
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
the people -
elect -
a champion -
to govern -
and the ass -
umptions -
are the frame -
that government -
is a threat -
and the -
cons -
celebrate -
their erosion -
of the peoples -
governance -
#micropoem
elect -
a champion -
to govern -
and the ass -
umptions -
are the frame -
that government -
is a threat -
and the -
cons -
celebrate -
their erosion -
of the peoples -
governance -
#micropoem
Reposted by john verdon
Something crazy about the US and international copyright enforcement regime is that they consistently criminalize digital archiving when it is done for pro-social reasons, but consistently protect the reuse of archived materials by other parties when it is for commercial reasons
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Something crazy about the US and international copyright enforcement regime is that they consistently criminalize digital archiving when it is done for pro-social reasons, but consistently protect the reuse of archived materials by other parties when it is for commercial reasons
renovating -
a-bathroom -
and pulling -
a-gatsby -
such a-snap -
and the rump -
throne -
is still -
a-toilet -
that can't flush -
an-epstein -
#micropoem
a-bathroom -
and pulling -
a-gatsby -
such a-snap -
and the rump -
throne -
is still -
a-toilet -
that can't flush -
an-epstein -
#micropoem
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
renovating -
a-bathroom -
and pulling -
a-gatsby -
such a-snap -
and the rump -
throne -
is still -
a-toilet -
that can't flush -
an-epstein -
#micropoem
a-bathroom -
and pulling -
a-gatsby -
such a-snap -
and the rump -
throne -
is still -
a-toilet -
that can't flush -
an-epstein -
#micropoem
TEE.fail. defeats latest TEE protections from all 3 chipmakers. - low-cost, low-complexity attack works by placing a small piece of hardware between a single physical memory chip and the motherboard slot it plugs into
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
TEE.fail: Breaking Trusted Execution Environments via DDR5 Memory Bus Interposition
Breaking Trusted Execution Environments via DDR5 Memory Bus Interposition
TEE.fail
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
TEE.fail. defeats latest TEE protections from all 3 chipmakers. - low-cost, low-complexity attack works by placing a small piece of hardware between a single physical memory chip and the motherboard slot it plugs into
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
watching -
poker-face -
a-brilliant -
re-imagining -
of columbo -
sames -
are uncanny -
differences are -
delicious -
almost beyond -
acting-drama -
in-my pallet -
of dreamings -
#micropoem
poker-face -
a-brilliant -
re-imagining -
of columbo -
sames -
are uncanny -
differences are -
delicious -
almost beyond -
acting-drama -
in-my pallet -
of dreamings -
#micropoem
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
watching -
poker-face -
a-brilliant -
re-imagining -
of columbo -
sames -
are uncanny -
differences are -
delicious -
almost beyond -
acting-drama -
in-my pallet -
of dreamings -
#micropoem
poker-face -
a-brilliant -
re-imagining -
of columbo -
sames -
are uncanny -
differences are -
delicious -
almost beyond -
acting-drama -
in-my pallet -
of dreamings -
#micropoem
Just as we don't know how to make knives that only cut in beneficial ways, we also don't know how to make computers that only run desirable programs.
Every computer can run every program
pluralistic.net/2025/10/31/l...
Every computer can run every program
pluralistic.net/2025/10/31/l...
Pluralistic: The internet was made for privacy (31 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Just as we don't know how to make knives that only cut in beneficial ways, we also don't know how to make computers that only run desirable programs.
Every computer can run every program
pluralistic.net/2025/10/31/l...
Every computer can run every program
pluralistic.net/2025/10/31/l...
Mariana Mazzucato talks about Donald Trump’s 'destructive' industrial strategy and Keir Starmer’s failure to tackle 'barbaric' UK inequality.
Government investment “got us everything that’s smart in our iPhones. The internet, GPS, touchscreen, Siri.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz7...
Government investment “got us everything that’s smart in our iPhones. The internet, GPS, touchscreen, Siri.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz7...
Elon Musk Doesn’t Say ‘Thank You Enough’ - Top Economist
YouTube video by Zeteo
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Mariana Mazzucato talks about Donald Trump’s 'destructive' industrial strategy and Keir Starmer’s failure to tackle 'barbaric' UK inequality.
Government investment “got us everything that’s smart in our iPhones. The internet, GPS, touchscreen, Siri.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz7...
Government investment “got us everything that’s smart in our iPhones. The internet, GPS, touchscreen, Siri.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz7...
where is -
the party -
of sternly worded -
letters -
while the rump -
prepares a throne-
for his outhouse -
formerly known -
as the people's house -
#micropoem
the party -
of sternly worded -
letters -
while the rump -
prepares a throne-
for his outhouse -
formerly known -
as the people's house -
#micropoem
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
where is -
the party -
of sternly worded -
letters -
while the rump -
prepares a throne-
for his outhouse -
formerly known -
as the people's house -
#micropoem
the party -
of sternly worded -
letters -
while the rump -
prepares a throne-
for his outhouse -
formerly known -
as the people's house -
#micropoem
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The key enabler of citizens acting with solidarity as community is the right to robust, reliable, means of communication and coordination. The foundation of any civil society.
ICE Watch
slate.com/business/202...
ICE Watch
slate.com/business/202...
I Went to Watch the Tiny Operation That’s Making ICE Lose Its Mind. A Lot Can Happen in 24 Hours.
At the headquarters for Donald Trump’s darkest work, a few people are getting under the administration’s skin.
slate.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The key enabler of citizens acting with solidarity as community is the right to robust, reliable, means of communication and coordination. The foundation of any civil society.
ICE Watch
slate.com/business/202...
ICE Watch
slate.com/business/202...
followed -
a-curiosity -
and no-diced -
a-trail -
to your re-action -
and sort-of
nice to find -
time-spacing -
of a-mycelium -
be-tween -
our minds -
#micropoem
a-curiosity -
and no-diced -
a-trail -
to your re-action -
and sort-of
nice to find -
time-spacing -
of a-mycelium -
be-tween -
our minds -
#micropoem
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
followed -
a-curiosity -
and no-diced -
a-trail -
to your re-action -
and sort-of
nice to find -
time-spacing -
of a-mycelium -
be-tween -
our minds -
#micropoem
a-curiosity -
and no-diced -
a-trail -
to your re-action -
and sort-of
nice to find -
time-spacing -
of a-mycelium -
be-tween -
our minds -
#micropoem
Mauve Signweaver - 5 years of P2P web browser development
YouTube video by Local-First Conf
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We chose Android devices believing in Google’s promise of an open computing platform & able to run any software we choose. Next year they will push updates irrevocably blocking this right & forcing their judgement about software we are permitted to use
f-droid.org/2025/10/28/s...
f-droid.org/2025/10/28/s...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you own in th...
f-droid.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
We chose Android devices believing in Google’s promise of an open computing platform & able to run any software we choose. Next year they will push updates irrevocably blocking this right & forcing their judgement about software we are permitted to use
f-droid.org/2025/10/28/s...
f-droid.org/2025/10/28/s...
early technology shaped our brains & bodies - humans are “biologically committed to a diet of cooked food” and have “greater manipulative ability” with our hands. Technology has done as much to shape humans as humans have done to shape technology.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Explaining Technology
We propose a mathematical model of the combinatorial evolution of technology (“TAP”), which<br>explains three radically and unexplained different data sets. Fir
papers.ssrn.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
early technology shaped our brains & bodies - humans are “biologically committed to a diet of cooked food” and have “greater manipulative ability” with our hands. Technology has done as much to shape humans as humans have done to shape technology.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
ideas -
need to be -
populated -
to live -
so accessible to all -
leave-able anytime -
and-so ideas -
only live
in-conversations -
of polymorphic -
perversity -
never knowing -
what's even -
want-able -
#micropoem
need to be -
populated -
to live -
so accessible to all -
leave-able anytime -
and-so ideas -
only live
in-conversations -
of polymorphic -
perversity -
never knowing -
what's even -
want-able -
#micropoem
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
ideas -
need to be -
populated -
to live -
so accessible to all -
leave-able anytime -
and-so ideas -
only live
in-conversations -
of polymorphic -
perversity -
never knowing -
what's even -
want-able -
#micropoem
need to be -
populated -
to live -
so accessible to all -
leave-able anytime -
and-so ideas -
only live
in-conversations -
of polymorphic -
perversity -
never knowing -
what's even -
want-able -
#micropoem
markets -
our-are engines -
of innovation -
ecologies -
of evolution -
when well chosen -
well tended -
markets -
become cultures -
of virulence -
when greed -
has no justify-able -
boundaries -
#micropoem
our-are engines -
of innovation -
ecologies -
of evolution -
when well chosen -
well tended -
markets -
become cultures -
of virulence -
when greed -
has no justify-able -
boundaries -
#micropoem
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
markets -
our-are engines -
of innovation -
ecologies -
of evolution -
when well chosen -
well tended -
markets -
become cultures -
of virulence -
when greed -
has no justify-able -
boundaries -
#micropoem
our-are engines -
of innovation -
ecologies -
of evolution -
when well chosen -
well tended -
markets -
become cultures -
of virulence -
when greed -
has no justify-able -
boundaries -
#micropoem
observing -
thinking -
and measure -
making-sensations -
as they are -
coalitions -
protocols -
intra-inter-faces -
fore-patterns -
of quorum-sensing -
wholes -
of-for-by -
parts -
all-ways up-down -
we become
niche-a-ware -
in the bio-electric -
ecology -
#micropoem
thinking -
and measure -
making-sensations -
as they are -
coalitions -
protocols -
intra-inter-faces -
fore-patterns -
of quorum-sensing -
wholes -
of-for-by -
parts -
all-ways up-down -
we become
niche-a-ware -
in the bio-electric -
ecology -
#micropoem
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 AM
observing -
thinking -
and measure -
making-sensations -
as they are -
coalitions -
protocols -
intra-inter-faces -
fore-patterns -
of quorum-sensing -
wholes -
of-for-by -
parts -
all-ways up-down -
we become
niche-a-ware -
in the bio-electric -
ecology -
#micropoem
thinking -
and measure -
making-sensations -
as they are -
coalitions -
protocols -
intra-inter-faces -
fore-patterns -
of quorum-sensing -
wholes -
of-for-by -
parts -
all-ways up-down -
we become
niche-a-ware -
in the bio-electric -
ecology -
#micropoem
pondering -
long ago -
days -
what did we -
do at night -
sitting together -
watching -
screens -
together -
the primal fire -
#micropoem
long ago -
days -
what did we -
do at night -
sitting together -
watching -
screens -
together -
the primal fire -
#micropoem
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
pondering -
long ago -
days -
what did we -
do at night -
sitting together -
watching -
screens -
together -
the primal fire -
#micropoem
long ago -
days -
what did we -
do at night -
sitting together -
watching -
screens -
together -
the primal fire -
#micropoem