Ewan Keepers @ewankeep@octodon.social

USA Today made a version of their site for EU visitors that's compliant with the GDPR

https://eu.usatoday.com

Without:
- ads
- tracking
- personalization
- javascript

It seriously makes me want to check that site from time to time for news. If their point was "see how bad it would be if we didn't do all this stuff?" it's doing the opposite of what it wants because yes, I love this website, that's how I want it and every other one to be like

@Siphonay NPR have done something more brutal https://text.npr.org/

Someone understands Peterson's appeal.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/05/20/why-is-jordan-peterson-so-unreasonably-popular/

Used my annoyance to write to my congresspeople about the terrible CLASSICS Act https://www.wired.com/story/congress-latest-move-to-extend-copyright-protection-is-misguided/

For all the #trans #mastobikes people here, Elly Blue has launched a new kickstarter for a trans-centered bike zine. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellyblue/true-trans-bike-rebel-taking-the-lane-15

If white people worried about the inherent racism in their communities as much as they worried about not being able to say nigga, America would be a very different place.

Hi, I'm interested in church and medieval history, Athens to Jerusalem, classical to late antiquity, #Nietzsche #Kierkegaard #Heidegger #Dostoevsky Rene Girard and mimesis #Tillich #Bonhoeffer #Beowulf and #Latin Holy Roman Empire #Völkerwanderung #Christology #ChurchHistory #Heresies #Theology #Byzantium #LateAntiquity #Girardian #mimesis #antiquity #SeaPeople #BeforeModernTimes #medieval #history #medievalist #stoicism #histodons #medievalmastodon #historodons #introductions #introduction

In which I take back another part of my digital life and step up to actually own it. This time it's setting up my own file-syncing replacement for Dropbox/Google Drive with @nextcloud.

https://patdavid.net/2018/05/nextcloud/

#FOSS #FreeSoftware

"Kite is a DIY kit that empowers you (and everyone) to build a smartphone, irrespective of skill level. A screwdriver is required, but no other tools."

I love that these more homebrew phone/laptop projects are springing up, usually with a power to the people ethos which is cool. From a longevity perspective though, long term software and spare parts support is important, and sometimes hard for small projects.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2070436562/kite

Found this very inspiring:

https://github.com/EllaTheCat/i3-parkinson

Create interfaces and workflows that work for you.

#i3wm
#technology

Has anyone in our professions written about how libraries are intensely consortial/cooperative enterprises when we talk about cross-institutional work, but it contrasts with how deeply hierarchical most are governed internally? Who should I be reading on this?

@witchfynder_finder saxophone

i installed opensuse ]how do i use opensuse

Reading Between the Lines of Star Trek TNG’s Utopianism | Tea, Earl Grey, Hot https://teaearlgreyhotblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/reading-between-the-lines-of-star-trek-tngs-utopianism/

We just released our new collaborative #music album, "Everything Is Made Of Smaller Parts"!

16 of us musicians on Mastodon banded together to create music in randomly assigned pairs and the results are beautiful and span many genres.

You can listen and download the 11 songs for free - if you decide to pay, the money is split between the artists, one share goes to Mastodon development.

I hope you enjoy the music and have a fabulous Sunday!

https://awhaleslantern.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-smaller-parts

#MusicCollab #mastomusic

the #backfire effect ( #bias)

'The Misconception:
When your beliefs are challenged with facts, you alter your opinions and incorporate the new information into your thinking.

The Truth:
When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger.

https://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/06/10/the-backfire-effect/

''We present facts and evidence, and it often does nothing to change people’s minds. In fact, it can make people dig in even more.''