Daniel Appelquist
@torgo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Open Source Strategist at Samsung and general Open Web Curmudgeon.
Co-chair of the W3C @ab and ex-chair of W3C @tag; @openwebdocs co-founder; @openssf contributor […]
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Co-chair of the W3C @ab and ex-chair of W3C @tag; @openwebdocs co-founder; @openssf contributor […]
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For the avoidance of doubt: nothing changes. MAGA is still a hate cult. Climate change is still real. Earth is still round. Vaccines are still effective. Trans and non-binary people are valid. Women are people. Black lives matter. Love is love. No person is illegal. Hold your ground. Double down.
Happy Thanksgiving to all US persons! (Except the fascist ones!) ✨
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all US persons! (Except the fascist ones!) ✨
When I reboot my router and disengage any VPN before my morning call with Korea…
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
When I reboot my router and disengage any VPN before my morning call with Korea…
I've joined a Signal group chat but everyone on it is too privacy-minded to say anything.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I've joined a Signal group chat but everyone on it is too privacy-minded to say anything.
Spotted in my neighbourhood in North London.
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Spotted in my neighbourhood in North London.
Reposted by Daniel Appelquist
🆕 blog! “Now witness the power of this fully operational Fediverse!”
How can you measure the popularity of a social network site? Perhaps by counting the number of active accounts, or the quality of the discourse, or even how many people reply to your witty memes.
Me? I prefer to look at how […]
How can you measure the popularity of a social network site? Perhaps by counting the number of active accounts, or the quality of the discourse, or even how many people reply to your witty memes.
Me? I prefer to look at how […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🆕 blog! “Now witness the power of this fully operational Fediverse!”
How can you measure the popularity of a social network site? Perhaps by counting the number of active accounts, or the quality of the discourse, or even how many people reply to your witty memes.
Me? I prefer to look at how […]
How can you measure the popularity of a social network site? Perhaps by counting the number of active accounts, or the quality of the discourse, or even how many people reply to your witty memes.
Me? I prefer to look at how […]
I just filled out the UK Government's consultation on the proposed changes to settlement status (immigration). If you live in the UK, I encourage you to do the same. Be warned: there is a lot of double-speak in this consultation. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/earned-settlement
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I just filled out the UK Government's consultation on the proposed changes to settlement status (immigration). If you live in the UK, I encourage you to do the same. Be warned: there is a lot of double-speak in this consultation. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/earned-settlement
When products introduce new AI "features" and then make them difficult or impossible to turn off, it's a big indication that they understand nobody wants these things.
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
When products introduce new AI "features" and then make them difficult or impossible to turn off, it's a big indication that they understand nobody wants these things.
Reposted by Daniel Appelquist
HTTP has a new method: QUERY. Tl;dr: GET with a body.
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
The HTTP QUERY Method
This specification defines the QUERY method for HTTP. A QUERY requests that the request target process the enclosed content in a safe and idempotent manner and then respond with the result of that processing. This is similar to POST requests but can be automatically repeated or restarted without concern for partial state changes.
www.ietf.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
HTTP has a new method: QUERY. Tl;dr: GET with a body.
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
Me: Can't Hollywood come up with any new ideas instead of recycling the same old IP?
Also me: New Stargate?! Yes, take my money!
Also me: New Stargate?! Yes, take my money!
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Me: Can't Hollywood come up with any new ideas instead of recycling the same old IP?
Also me: New Stargate?! Yes, take my money!
Also me: New Stargate?! Yes, take my money!
Reposted by Daniel Appelquist
We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever […]
Reposted by Daniel Appelquist
Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. https://werd.io/the-state-of-the-open-social-web/
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. https://werd.io/the-state-of-the-open-social-web/
Reposted by Daniel Appelquist
Hey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition.
#mastodon #fediverse #socialweb
#mastodon #fediverse #socialweb
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Hey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition.
#mastodon #fediverse #socialweb
#mastodon #fediverse #socialweb
Jet lag is real. But also: coffee the way I like it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Jet lag is real. But also: coffee the way I like it.
Landed and on the Lizzie Line.
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Landed and on the Lizzie Line.
Reposted by Daniel Appelquist
Do you love Open Source?
We are looking for ambassadors for @openuk
We offer benefits to our ambassadors, like free invites to our exclusive events, including our annual Awards, and an opportunity to network with key figures and contributors to global Open […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
We are looking for ambassadors for @openuk
We offer benefits to our ambassadors, like free invites to our exclusive events, including our annual Awards, and an opportunity to network with key figures and contributors to global Open […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Do you love Open Source?
We are looking for ambassadors for @openuk
We offer benefits to our ambassadors, like free invites to our exclusive events, including our annual Awards, and an opportunity to network with key figures and contributors to global Open […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
We are looking for ambassadors for @openuk
We offer benefits to our ambassadors, like free invites to our exclusive events, including our annual Awards, and an opportunity to network with key figures and contributors to global Open […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Reposted by Daniel Appelquist
🆕 blog! “OpenBenches 💖 OpenStreetMap”
When Liz and I created the OpenBenches website, it was just designed to be a fun way for people to record memorial benches. Since then things have got out of hand and we now have over thirty-nine thousand benches recorded!
Our plan was never to compete […]
When Liz and I created the OpenBenches website, it was just designed to be a fun way for people to record memorial benches. Since then things have got out of hand and we now have over thirty-nine thousand benches recorded!
Our plan was never to compete […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🆕 blog! “OpenBenches 💖 OpenStreetMap”
When Liz and I created the OpenBenches website, it was just designed to be a fun way for people to record memorial benches. Since then things have got out of hand and we now have over thirty-nine thousand benches recorded!
Our plan was never to compete […]
When Liz and I created the OpenBenches website, it was just designed to be a fun way for people to record memorial benches. Since then things have got out of hand and we now have over thirty-nine thousand benches recorded!
Our plan was never to compete […]
Good morning from somewhere over Greenland…
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Good morning from somewhere over Greenland…
"Keep Changing, Connect with Everything, Continue Forever." https://tatsuomiyajima.com/work-projects/keep-chang-connect-with-everything-continue-forever/
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"Keep Changing, Connect with Everything, Continue Forever." https://tatsuomiyajima.com/work-projects/keep-chang-connect-with-everything-continue-forever/
Good morning from Tokyo Haneda! On my way back to London today.
November 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Good morning from Tokyo Haneda! On my way back to London today.
I finally relinquished the keys for the @tag Mastodon instance (to @jyasskin) so you can't blame me for anything that gets posted there now.
November 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I finally relinquished the keys for the @tag Mastodon instance (to @jyasskin) so you can't blame me for anything that gets posted there now.
Happened onto a chamber music concert while visiting the Contemporary Art Museum in Tokyo and now I’m feeling *very* cultured. I might have to go detox in Akhiabara.
November 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Happened onto a chamber music concert while visiting the Contemporary Art Museum in Tokyo and now I’m feeling *very* cultured. I might have to go detox in Akhiabara.
The Tokyo subway system is so amazing. 🚇
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Tokyo subway system is so amazing. 🚇
In other news, the UN recently released a new report on “Making technical standards work for humanity - New pathways for incorporating international human rights into standards development for digital technologies”. Part of the intro to the report notes how the “W3C has published a statement on […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
In other news, the UN recently released a new report on “Making technical standards work for humanity - New pathways for incorporating international human rights into standards development for digital technologies”. Part of the intro to the report notes how the “W3C has published a statement on […]