Had some time to think about this more. Today's @Flipboard news is substantial and I can't wait for this ActivityPub integration to become widely available, especially for publishers and content creators.
I should write more about this in a blog post, but wanted to plop down some quick thoughts.
As @mike pointed out, it's a break down of the walled garden of content. This hopefully creates greater exposure/promotion of Magazines, and maybe even Storyboards.
medium.com/@mmccue/flipboard-b…
Flipboard Begins to Federate - Mike McCue - Medium
Today we are beginning to open Flipboard to the Fediverse, a rapidly emerging part of the Web which includes social services like Mastodon, Threads, Pixelfed, Firefish and PeerTube all built on a…Mike McCue (Medium)
Flipboard on the fediverse: how the company is rebuilding with ActivityPub and Mastodon
Soon, anyone with a Flipboard account will also have a fediverse account, as the company rebuilds its entire app on the ActivityPub protocol used by Mastodon and others.David Pierce (The Verge)
I think that fully integrating #ActivityPub into Flipboard's backend is going to be one of the best things we've done since we started the company.
There are three phases:
Phase 1 (Today): Federate 25 accounts to test and learn
Phase 2 (January): Enable anyone in the Fediverse to engage with any public curator on Flipboard
Phase 3 (April): Enable anyone on Flipboard to follow and engage with any public account in the #Fediverse
Check out my Medium post for more
medium.com/@mmccue/flipboard-b…
Flipboard Begins to Federate - Mike McCue - Medium
Today we are beginning to open Flipboard to the Fediverse, a rapidly emerging part of the Web which includes social services like Mastodon, Threads, Pixelfed, Firefish and PeerTube all built on a…Mike McCue (Medium)
Sweden's Gävle goat is Christmas dinner for peckish birds
A flock of hungry jackdaws has begun eating the giant Christmas straw goat erected in Gävle, Sweden, raising the prospect of it getting severely damaged even if no one manages to set fire to it.
A global Christmas symbol
Detta är Gävlebockens egna sida. Här hittar du allt från filmerna om Gävlebocken till hela invigningsprogrammet.Visit Gävle
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Steam Workshop gets even better with shareable Workshop Collections gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/stea…
#Steam #SteamDeck #Valve #Modding
Steam Workshop gets even better with shareable Workshop Collections
Valve are really doing some good stuff with the updates to the Steam Workshop. On top of the new features added recently, they've also now put in Workshop Collections you can switch between and share around.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Laugh Til You Die: Multiplayer Mayhem Encore
Get a fun, funny collection of multiplayer games including PlateUp!, Rounds, Ultimate Chicken Horse, and more. Pay what you want & support charity!Humble Bundle
This report on Australian social cohesion is eye-opening!
MAPPING SOCIAL COHESION 2023
A tear in the fabric?
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Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning
This is a quote I like that’s attributed to Alvin Toffler from his 1970 book, Future Shock: The illiterate of the twenty-fikottke.org
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 37: Dashing Through the Snow gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 37: Dashing Through the Snow
A common refrain has always been that if developers would just provide access to their source code, then the Linux community would be happy to step in and do the heavy lifting for them; and when Slingshot Game Technology decided to call our bluff and…Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Linux Downtime is now Linux Dev Time!
In this first episode we talk about “sharpening our tools” – changing your dev tools, trying out new languages, using existing code vs writing something new, how to get over creative blocks, and more.
linuxdevtime.com/linux-dev-tim…
🎉 Introducing Nextcloud Hub 7!
From new integration features to #AI enhancements and a completely rewritten Files app, we are sure Hub 7 delivers the solutions you need to foster efficiency, collaboration and productivity - without losing control over your data!
Dive into our release keynote to see it all in action - we're sure there's something for everyone:
Introducing Nextcloud Hub 7: The next generation of integrated collaboration
🎉 Introducing Nextcloud Hub 7! Our latest release of Nextcloud Hub is the most advanced on-premises collaboration platform in the world. From new integratio...YouTube
Born in 1938, Jeanne Hoff, was the 1st openly transgender psychiatrist. She used her voice to speak out for others, such as a Black transgender woman diagnosed by doctors w “mental retardation" & “sexual perversion” due to her gender identity.
Hoff shared her transition experience in a documentary to encourage her transgender patients to live openly & confidently. She passed away earlier this Fall & absolutely belongs in #HistoryRemix.
nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/jean…
#history #science #lgbtqia
Lanzamiento de la Coalición Latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia
Más de 25 organizaciones de la sociedad civil se han unido para la creación de esta Coalición, que busca reducir estas prácticas violatorias de Derechos Humanos de las personas en tránsito
sursiendo.org/2023/12/lanzamie…
Lanzamiento de la Coalición Latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia | Sursiendo
Más de 25 organizaciones de la sociedad civil se han unido para la creación de la Coalición Latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia, la cual tiene como objetivo…Sursiendo
just got the #passkey demo on passkeys.io/ working on #linux
- distro: pop OS ("Ubuntu")
- browser: #firefox 120.0.1
- seurity key: #yubikey 5 NFC
'just worked' after setting a #FIDO2 PIN via YubiKey Manager support.yubico.com/hc/en-us/ar…
Passkeys.io – A passkey demo and info page by Hanko
Try the passkey demo and learn the basic facts and use cases about passkeys, the new authentication standard powered by FIDO2 and WebAuthn.www.passkeys.io
It is so, so nice to be gearing up to promote an open-access book. Totally different than the past rodeos. At no point to do I have to optimize for pre-orders, bookstore sales, or gd-forbid Amazon. Just running around trying to get ideas that I think are important out there.
Coming February 27. ntnsndr.in/govbook
Hello Fediverse! Today we begin to federate Flipboard. Check out my post on Medium to learn more.
Posted into Following The Fediverse
https://flipboard.com/@mike/following-the-fediverse-50uv65adz?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Flipboard Begins to Federate - Mike McCue - Medium
Today we are beginning to open Flipboard to the Fediverse, a rapidly emerging part of the Web which includes social services like Mastodon, Threads, Pixelfed, Firefish and PeerTube all built on a…Mike McCue (Medium)
Just saying. Most sites are like this, you actually click through, and it's a loooong list of companies.
The web is terrible without adblocks now. It's everywhere, some sites it's literally every other paragraph, and then a video that appears over content and more.
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 reshared this.
This Emerging Tech Policy Careers site is an incredible resource with advice, essential resources, and guides for anyone looking to make the move into public service. Check it out!
emergingtechpolicy.org/profile…
#AIPolicy #Career
Irene Solaiman (AI policy) | Emerging Technology Policy Careers
Irene Solaiman is the Head of Global Policy at Hugging Face. You can follow her on Twitter, LinkedIn, and at irenesolaiman.com. Published in November 2023.Emerging Technology Policy Careers
University-hosted instance social.uibk.ac.at: We are continuing to increase our presence here on Mastodon for science communication. By establishing our own instance, we aim to contribute to a positive development of the #Fediverse.
We are thus (further) limiting our involvement on X.
Organizational units of the University of Innsbruck are welcome to use the instance social.uibk.ac.at!
Details and support: uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2023/un…
University of Innsbruck focuses on Mastodon
The communications team at the University of Innsbruck will increasingly rely on the microblogging service Mastodon for science communication.www.uibk.ac.at
🧩 HOY: +25 organizaciones unimos fuerzas para luchar contra la escabrosa vigilancia de personas migrantes.
Únete al lanzamiento de la Coalición Latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia a las 11 am hora México
#DíaInternacionalPersonaMigrante
#MigrarSinVigilancia - Access Now
#MigrarSinVigilancia es un frente común para resguardar los derechos humanos de las personas migrantes desde la protección de sus datos personales.Access Now
Claim a free copy of Lost Ruins during the GOG Winter Sale gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/clai…
#IndieGame #FreeGame #GOG #Linux
Claim a free copy of Lost Ruins during the GOG Winter Sale
The next free giveaway is live on GOG.com for their Winter Sale, so you've got 72 hours to grab it for keeps and it's quite a good one. It also has a Native Linux version.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Dating as a Niche Internet Micro-Celeb
Annie Hamilton was the Carrie Bradshaw of her little scene. Which made it really hard, she writes, to find a boyfriend.Annie Hamilton (GQ)
Brocula is a life sim with a dark side - grow crops, go fishing, grow a cult as a Vampire gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/broc…
#Brocula #IndieGame #Linux #SteamDeck
Brocula is a life sim with a dark side - grow crops, go fishing, grow a cult as a Vampire
I'm all for playing more life-sims but they're all just a bit too cute aren't they? Brocula looks like it's going to be the opposite, with you being a Vampire.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
God-sim city-builder The Universim releases 1.0 on January 22, 2024 gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/god-…
God-sim city-builder The Universim releases 1.0 on January 22, 2024
After a good few years in Early Access, The Universim from Crytivo is finally set to hit the big 1.0 with some fun new features.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Updates for Hub 4 (26.0.10) and Hub 6 (27.1.5) are available 🚀
Upgrade to a new version for better and even more secure Nextcloud experience. Read more about important performance and security fixes, and discover the new version of the desktop client.
nextcloud.com/blog/december-20…
Hot on the heels of Hub 7, updates for Hub 4 and 6! - Nextcloud
Minor updates for Hub 4 and 6 are released, as well as an update to the desktop client. Learn about all improvements in this article.Jos Poortvliet (Nextcloud)
HDR support for KDE Plasma 6 seems to be shaping up nicely gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/hdr-…
#HDR #Linux #LinuxGaming #FOSS #KDE
HDR support for KDE Plasma 6 seems to be shaping up nicely
While it's far from finished, and still needs some manual effort to get properly working, HDR support for KDE Plasma 6 has made great progress.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
ScummVM expands support for Macromedia Director gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/scum…
#ScummVM #Macromedia #Gaming #RetroGaming
ScummVM expands support for Macromedia Director
ScummVM is an awesome project bringing new life to absolutely loads of classic games through the power of open source, and now they're expanding support for Macromedia Director games too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors a new action roguelite gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/chec…
Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors a new action roguelite
Another survivors-styled game? Yes! You wanted more right? And this one will also have full Linux support too. Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Valve hands out lumps of coal to naughty Dota 2 players gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/valv…
Valve hands out lumps of coal to naughty Dota 2 players
In possibly one of the funniest moves I've seen from Valve recently, they're handing out lumps of coal when banning Dota 2 players.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Complete Python Mega Bundle Encore
Pay what you want for awesome Python courses and support charity!Humble Bundle
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Magnificent #mandrills are undoubtedly one of the world’s most photogenic monkeys – famous for their brightly coloured and expressive appearance. Their bright blue rumps and vivid red, …Palm Oil Detectives
Calls for tighter rules on biofuels imports to root out palm oil fraud
Investigations suggest a large share of ‘used’ cooking oil being imported could be wrongly labelled as demand outpaces supplyGwyn Topham (The Guardian)
Exclusive: the X Files – how Elon Musk’s new rules allow hate to flourish
Leaked documents reveal how staff of the social media channel were stripped of powers to remove toxic content from its platformBusiness Post
Alternatives To The Invidious Project
Whilst Invidious is a well known project in the 3rd party YouTube client scene and one of the early ones, it's by no means the only one availableFull Episode...YouTube
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Disasters do show who people really are. There are ordinary heroes who step up and make things better, and some who take advantage for their own gain. Disasters are great for helping us find out which is which.
Long-term disasters, like the ones we hear about all the time at school and on the news, are probably less able to show us who people really are. And the number of heroes is certainly a lot less now.
"And the number of heroes is certainly a lot less now."
That is really hard to know. Maybe.
Major media has been concentrated into a few hands, and we mostly hear the stories they want to tell, rather than the wide diversity of stories that are happening all the time. Outside of those media we then have an overwhelming multiplicity of voices online, and it can be hard to know who you can trust. This is a subject I was called upon to lecture about at a university.
We also have a problem with how people define heroism. Is it only those people who do big things for which the media repeatedly praises them? Perhaps it's many lesser known people who are willing to do helpful things day in and day out, like nurses, paramedics, volunteer firefighters, a neighbour who puts themselves in danger in order to help another neighbour, school teachers who face down shooters at the cost of their lives, someone who plants hundreds of trees without ever knowing if they will grow to help reverse the climate crisis.
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