blaine
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/115729800203396909
We've been working hard over the past six months to ship Roundabout to our pilot communities. It's amazing to see them come to life, and I'm so excited to keep building & learning to support healthy online spaces for local […]
We've been working hard over the past six months to ship Roundabout to our pilot communities. It's amazing to see them come to life, and I'm so excited to keep building & learning to support healthy online spaces for local […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/115729800203396909
We've been working hard over the past six months to ship Roundabout to our pilot communities. It's amazing to see them come to life, and I'm so excited to keep building & learning to support healthy online spaces for local […]
We've been working hard over the past six months to ship Roundabout to our pilot communities. It's amazing to see them come to life, and I'm so excited to keep building & learning to support healthy online spaces for local […]
Canadians: am I out of line for thinking that an NDP (union-left, for those outside of Canada) politician probably shouldn't re-post Theresa May talking about the lack of civil discourse being the result of digital platforms, and positing that what we need is more gatekeeping of who gets to speak? 🫣
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Canadians: am I out of line for thinking that an NDP (union-left, for those outside of Canada) politician probably shouldn't re-post Theresa May talking about the lack of civil discourse being the result of digital platforms, and positing that what we need is more gatekeeping of who gets to speak? 🫣
RE: https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/115645917115143165
Six months ago, I joined New_ Public to help build a new social platform for local communities. Today, I could't be more excited and proud to share what our amazing little team has cooked up, and is launching in closed beta this […]
Six months ago, I joined New_ Public to help build a new social platform for local communities. Today, I could't be more excited and proud to share what our amazing little team has cooked up, and is launching in closed beta this […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/115645917115143165
Six months ago, I joined New_ Public to help build a new social platform for local communities. Today, I could't be more excited and proud to share what our amazing little team has cooked up, and is launching in closed beta this […]
Six months ago, I joined New_ Public to help build a new social platform for local communities. Today, I could't be more excited and proud to share what our amazing little team has cooked up, and is launching in closed beta this […]
RE: https://indieweb.social/@bonfire/115507615653471686
What @bonfire are working on is impressive and important and y'all should consider supporting their crowdfunder!
Bonfire was absolutely the top contender for my work building New_ Public's Local project (https://newpublic.org/local); in […]
What @bonfire are working on is impressive and important and y'all should consider supporting their crowdfunder!
Bonfire was absolutely the top contender for my work building New_ Public's Local project (https://newpublic.org/local); in […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
RE: https://indieweb.social/@bonfire/115507615653471686
What @bonfire are working on is impressive and important and y'all should consider supporting their crowdfunder!
Bonfire was absolutely the top contender for my work building New_ Public's Local project (https://newpublic.org/local); in […]
What @bonfire are working on is impressive and important and y'all should consider supporting their crowdfunder!
Bonfire was absolutely the top contender for my work building New_ Public's Local project (https://newpublic.org/local); in […]
A decade ago, I was an invited expert at a meeting to review the technical architecture of a £330m fraud detection system for Universal Credit at the UK Treasury.
My conclusion was that the proposal was not only massively over-priced (basically fraud-levels of overcharging), but that the system […]
My conclusion was that the proposal was not only massively over-priced (basically fraud-levels of overcharging), but that the system […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A decade ago, I was an invited expert at a meeting to review the technical architecture of a £330m fraud detection system for Universal Credit at the UK Treasury.
My conclusion was that the proposal was not only massively over-priced (basically fraud-levels of overcharging), but that the system […]
My conclusion was that the proposal was not only massively over-priced (basically fraud-levels of overcharging), but that the system […]
I don't say this often, but Kneecap being banned from performing here makes me ashamed to be Canadian: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgrvw4ejn4o
Irish language band Kneecap banned from entering Canada over terror charges
The group has fired back at the Canadian government, calling their comments "deeply malicious" and threatening legal action.
www.bbc.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I don't say this often, but Kneecap being banned from performing here makes me ashamed to be Canadian: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgrvw4ejn4o
The work is as important to the health of our communities as it is ambitious, and I’m deeply grateful to be a part of it. More soon!
July 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The work is as important to the health of our communities as it is ambitious, and I’m deeply grateful to be a part of it. More soon!
Every once in a while, if you’re lucky, you get to share a “new job” update that’s more like a “life goal ✅” update. This is one of those times.
I’m ridiculously excited to share that I’ve joined @wearenew_public, working with @clockwerks on their small-but-mighty Local Lab team to build a new […]
I’m ridiculously excited to share that I’ve joined @wearenew_public, working with @clockwerks on their small-but-mighty Local Lab team to build a new […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
July 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Every once in a while, if you’re lucky, you get to share a “new job” update that’s more like a “life goal ✅” update. This is one of those times.
I’m ridiculously excited to share that I’ve joined @wearenew_public, working with @clockwerks on their small-but-mighty Local Lab team to build a new […]
I’m ridiculously excited to share that I’ve joined @wearenew_public, working with @clockwerks on their small-but-mighty Local Lab team to build a new […]
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In the last five years, we've gone from "employees will never have to go into an office" to "employees need to be in the office because creative and innovative work can only be done face-to-face between humans" to "lol we don't need humans"
June 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In the last five years, we've gone from "employees will never have to go into an office" to "employees need to be in the office because creative and innovative work can only be done face-to-face between humans" to "lol we don't need humans"
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🌐 The Fediverse is meeting IRL!
FediCon — August 1 & 2 in Vancouver 🇨🇦
Want in? Join the early bird list:
https://fedicon.ca/
See you there?
#fedicon #fediverse #opensocial #opensocialweb #socialweb #deso #feso #loso
FediCon — August 1 & 2 in Vancouver 🇨🇦
Want in? Join the early bird list:
https://fedicon.ca/
See you there?
#fedicon #fediverse #opensocial #opensocialweb #socialweb #deso #feso #loso
FediCon — Fediverse Conference
2 day Fediverse Conference on August 1st and 2nd, 2025
fedicon.ca
June 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🌐 The Fediverse is meeting IRL!
FediCon — August 1 & 2 in Vancouver 🇨🇦
Want in? Join the early bird list:
https://fedicon.ca/
See you there?
#fedicon #fediverse #opensocial #opensocialweb #socialweb #deso #feso #loso
FediCon — August 1 & 2 in Vancouver 🇨🇦
Want in? Join the early bird list:
https://fedicon.ca/
See you there?
#fedicon #fediverse #opensocial #opensocialweb #socialweb #deso #feso #loso
Has Trump announced his candidacy for Pope yet?
April 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Has Trump announced his candidacy for Pope yet?
It's easy to blame the UK government for being incompetent nitwits for writing the horrendous Online Safety Act (https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/online_safety_act/) that strengthens monopolies with the resources to implement it and weakens small communities without those same resources […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's easy to blame the UK government for being incompetent nitwits for writing the horrendous Online Safety Act (https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/online_safety_act/) that strengthens monopolies with the resources to implement it and weakens small communities without those same resources […]
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Today @fedify launched an @opencollective to support the project.
@hongminhee has been doing amazing work on it. :fediverse: Fedify has shown itself to be one of the most promising ways for other projects to become part of the #fediverse. If you liked seeing Ghost (@index) make such fast […]
@hongminhee has been doing amazing work on it. :fediverse: Fedify has shown itself to be one of the most promising ways for other projects to become part of the #fediverse. If you liked seeing Ghost (@index) make such fast […]
Original post on social.wake.st
social.wake.st
January 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Today @fedify launched an @opencollective to support the project.
@hongminhee has been doing amazing work on it. :fediverse: Fedify has shown itself to be one of the most promising ways for other projects to become part of the #fediverse. If you liked seeing Ghost (@index) make such fast […]
@hongminhee has been doing amazing work on it. :fediverse: Fedify has shown itself to be one of the most promising ways for other projects to become part of the #fediverse. If you liked seeing Ghost (@index) make such fast […]
25 years ago I was in Seattle protesting the WTO and "free trade" deals like NAFTA with many others who cared about local businesses and didn't want to see the exploitation of overseas workers.
What's happened since is *complicated* but I wish there were more thoughtful analysis that didn't […]
What's happened since is *complicated* but I wish there were more thoughtful analysis that didn't […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
25 years ago I was in Seattle protesting the WTO and "free trade" deals like NAFTA with many others who cared about local businesses and didn't want to see the exploitation of overseas workers.
What's happened since is *complicated* but I wish there were more thoughtful analysis that didn't […]
What's happened since is *complicated* but I wish there were more thoughtful analysis that didn't […]
Billionaires are the problem, not our neighbours to the South.
So, let's target billionaires with a 30% tax on any transaction by any financial instrument (company, investment vehicle, etc) that's more than 2.5% owned by a billionaire.
It's not even a usurious tax: it's exactly the same as […]
So, let's target billionaires with a 30% tax on any transaction by any financial instrument (company, investment vehicle, etc) that's more than 2.5% owned by a billionaire.
It's not even a usurious tax: it's exactly the same as […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Billionaires are the problem, not our neighbours to the South.
So, let's target billionaires with a 30% tax on any transaction by any financial instrument (company, investment vehicle, etc) that's more than 2.5% owned by a billionaire.
It's not even a usurious tax: it's exactly the same as […]
So, let's target billionaires with a 30% tax on any transaction by any financial instrument (company, investment vehicle, etc) that's more than 2.5% owned by a billionaire.
It's not even a usurious tax: it's exactly the same as […]
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Since my time with the U.S. Treasury came to an end on January 20, I'm now available 10 hours/week for consulting. My expertise is the budgeting, procurement, and oversight of major custom software projects. If that is relevant to your interests, let me know!
January 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Since my time with the U.S. Treasury came to an end on January 20, I'm now available 10 hours/week for consulting. My expertise is the budgeting, procurement, and oversight of major custom software projects. If that is relevant to your interests, let me know!
My hot take for the day: Mastodon should implement support for atproto PDSes for every user account.
December 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
My hot take for the day: Mastodon should implement support for atproto PDSes for every user account.
@kataclyst isn't that how Trump and his supreme court picks argued it works? 😅
November 6, 2024 at 4:20 AM
@kataclyst isn't that how Trump and his supreme court picks argued it works? 😅
Ok, hear me out: thanks to Trump, Biden has immunity. End Trump (and Musk). Biden refuses to leave the White House, in the end, Biden wins. November surprise. Everyone's happy, right?
November 6, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Ok, hear me out: thanks to Trump, Biden has immunity. End Trump (and Musk). Biden refuses to leave the White House, in the end, Biden wins. November surprise. Everyone's happy, right?
Reposted by blaine
#mastodonniversary 🥳🥳— It's my 3rd (ALREADY!?) birthday of joining Mastodon!
To celebrate, I'm officially starting to post at a new 2nd account @chris@socialbc.ca at the brand new SocialBC instance!! 🎉🎉.
I will continue posting here but I'll do instance related posts from […]
To celebrate, I'm officially starting to post at a new 2nd account @chris@socialbc.ca at the brand new SocialBC instance!! 🎉🎉.
I will continue posting here but I'll do instance related posts from […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 4, 2024 at 8:07 PM
#mastodonniversary 🥳🥳— It's my 3rd (ALREADY!?) birthday of joining Mastodon!
To celebrate, I'm officially starting to post at a new 2nd account @chris@socialbc.ca at the brand new SocialBC instance!! 🎉🎉.
I will continue posting here but I'll do instance related posts from […]
To celebrate, I'm officially starting to post at a new 2nd account @chris@socialbc.ca at the brand new SocialBC instance!! 🎉🎉.
I will continue posting here but I'll do instance related posts from […]
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I spent the past week using Croissant to post identical toots to Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads all at once.
Summary:
1. Mastodon: works as is—friends laugh at my dumb stuff, a few randos painfully explain my joke back to me
2. Bluesky: you get 2 likes or 200, no in-between.
3. Threads: my […]
Summary:
1. Mastodon: works as is—friends laugh at my dumb stuff, a few randos painfully explain my joke back to me
2. Bluesky: you get 2 likes or 200, no in-between.
3. Threads: my […]
Original post on xoxo.zone
xoxo.zone
October 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I spent the past week using Croissant to post identical toots to Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads all at once.
Summary:
1. Mastodon: works as is—friends laugh at my dumb stuff, a few randos painfully explain my joke back to me
2. Bluesky: you get 2 likes or 200, no in-between.
3. Threads: my […]
Summary:
1. Mastodon: works as is—friends laugh at my dumb stuff, a few randos painfully explain my joke back to me
2. Bluesky: you get 2 likes or 200, no in-between.
3. Threads: my […]
I'm a massive @kissane fanboi, but don't take this with a grain of salt:
Please go watch/read her XOXO talk here: https://mas.to/@kissane/113353287668829352
I'm not going to even try to summarize, because I think she shares everything I've felt but failed to communicate about the need for our […]
Please go watch/read her XOXO talk here: https://mas.to/@kissane/113353287668829352
I'm not going to even try to summarize, because I think she shares everything I've felt but failed to communicate about the need for our […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 23, 2024 at 1:54 AM
I'm a massive @kissane fanboi, but don't take this with a grain of salt:
Please go watch/read her XOXO talk here: https://mas.to/@kissane/113353287668829352
I'm not going to even try to summarize, because I think she shares everything I've felt but failed to communicate about the need for our […]
Please go watch/read her XOXO talk here: https://mas.to/@kissane/113353287668829352
I'm not going to even try to summarize, because I think she shares everything I've felt but failed to communicate about the need for our […]
By my [extremely brief] count, there are 12 ridings that could have easily gone NDP under a STV poll that have gone to the Conservatives under First Past the Post.
BC has two progressive parties and only one Conservative party. We're talking about this election as though it's some big shift to […]
BC has two progressive parties and only one Conservative party. We're talking about this election as though it's some big shift to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM
By my [extremely brief] count, there are 12 ridings that could have easily gone NDP under a STV poll that have gone to the Conservatives under First Past the Post.
BC has two progressive parties and only one Conservative party. We're talking about this election as though it's some big shift to […]
BC has two progressive parties and only one Conservative party. We're talking about this election as though it's some big shift to […]
I haven't spent a lot of time on Zoom for a while, and it's a little shocking that they're monitoring the video stream for weird stuff like "Thumbs Up" but not "mouth moving, on mute."
On the upside, several people saying "you're muted, we can't hear you" remains as fun as ever. 😂
On the upside, several people saying "you're muted, we can't hear you" remains as fun as ever. 😂
October 17, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I haven't spent a lot of time on Zoom for a while, and it's a little shocking that they're monitoring the video stream for weird stuff like "Thumbs Up" but not "mouth moving, on mute."
On the upside, several people saying "you're muted, we can't hear you" remains as fun as ever. 😂
On the upside, several people saying "you're muted, we can't hear you" remains as fun as ever. 😂