Neil @neil@glasgow.social

You can use Mastodon to add comments to your static blog engine.

https://carlschwan.eu/2020/12/29/adding-comments-to-your-static-blog-with-mastodon/ #webdev #fediverse

I renamed the essay to "Towards A Cooperative Technology Movement" and moved it to https://cooperativetechnology.codeberg.page/

Statement of FSF board on election of Richard Stallman (RMS): https://u.fsf.org/3bf

Anyone know anything about the history of the Participatory Culture Foundation?
https://www.pculture.org/

It would be intriguing to discuss why they couldn't achieve their founding aspirations with their early free code projects; Downhill Battle, Broadcast Machine, Democracy Player/ Miro, VideoBomb? As well as what is similar and different about the PeerTube project:
https://joinpeertube.org/#what-is-peertube

#ParticipatoryCultureFoundation
#WebVideo
#BitTorrent
#PeerTube

2020 was a record-braking year for data leaks.
That's why we do not collect any user data, and why you should be mindful that if you give yours it *will* eventually be leaked. (via @Canalys@twitter.com ) https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/cybersecurity-investment-2020

something chilling about the interior shown here, the environment a tory chooses to inhabit. crystal doorknob too high on the door. the door itself contains neoclassical pilars. a pillared fireplace made of chalk supports a crystal plinth for a milkwax candle, never burned. the candle is itself a neoclassical pillar. a crystal mirror reflects the edge of more chalk, more crystal. the walls are arsenic, coated in chalk.

A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS
https://meribold.org/2021/04/07/critique-of-rms-open-letter/

(submitted by meribold)

I don't think the UK Cyber Security Council have commented yet. I do hope they are not trying to cover up this: https://www.revk.uk/2021/04/uk-cyber-security-council.html
I had one email from a marketing company asking to delete my blog, but also a news article about my blog was deleted too (reposted elsewhere).?!

https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/blogs/lxo/2021-03-28-pursuing-justice-and-freedom.en.html

#fsf

My department (Glasgow Computing Science) is hiring a lot of new people:

- Responsible AI (x4)
- Socially Intelligent Tech
- Machine Learning
- Healthcare Tech (x3)
- Low Carbon Computing (x3)
- Software Eng
- Cyber Security (x1 Prof.)

I am leading the Low Carbon and Sustainable Computing theme.

📅 Deadline 26 April.

https://gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/worldchangerswelcome/

boosts appreciated!

Two competing open letters were posted on GitHub towards the end of March, 2021. One of them voices support for Richard #Stallman, the other viciously attacks him and demands that he is kept out of leadership positions in any and all organizations. A simple #Python program can show you the popularity of each of the letters over time on a chart.
https://linuxreviews.org/Open-RMS-Letter_Chart_Generator

"I Like That The Boat Is Stuck" by Sarah Gailey is a far nicer read than you might assume from the title.
https://stone-soup.ghost.io/archive/i-like-that-the-boat-is-stuck/

The UK’s new £50 note celebrates Alan Turing with lots of geeky Easter eggs

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22349884/alan-turing-50-pound-note-design-uk-revealed

#Verge #RSS #News #Bot

Hey folks, we're recruiting for an Assistant Data Services Specialist at the British Library to support our research data strategy and DataCite consortium. It's a great entry-level post for anyone wanting to develop into a career in research data management from a more traditional research or libraries background.

Full time, fixed term (2 years), salary from £23,250

Details & application form: https://britishlibrary.recruitment.zellis.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01002386