“The future hinges on our ability to both reform the current system and create a new one that genuinely serves the best interests of humanity. To achieve this, we must break down data silos to encourage collaboration, create market conditions in which a diversity of options thrive to fuel creativity, and shift away from polarising content to an environment shaped by a diversity of voices and perspectives that nurture empathy and understanding.”
—Tim Berners-Lee
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As I just posted one of the photos of the day anyways, I thought I could share a bit of a background story with you as well.
A frosty and chill day - but I went there alone as I wanted to focus more on #photography than just #hiking the summit.
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paar dm's zu de 13. AHV – überzüüg dini friends! 🤝
de letsti slide isch für de hype, letsgoooo ❤️🔥
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So, I've been recently having a conversation with several folk about Slack vs Discord and which platform may be more advantagous for organizing events and building community. I and others were surprised to learn of how wide the gulf is on various people's ranges of experiences on each service, in terms of community, harassment, security tools, and users feeling welcomed.
I recognize that my experience as a femme-presenting person who uses my real identity is different from that of an anonymous person with a profile photo showing a bearded guy in a Patagonia vest holding up an IPA. This tracks with the discussions I've had today: tech bros generally seem to lean toward one platform while all of my other business-owning women friends opt to steer away from that service almost entirely.
If you're femme and use your real identity online, do you have a preference for Slack or Discord? Have you ever opted out of using either Slack or Discord? In addition to discussion of general vibes and security tools, we also can all recognize that there are some surveillance/privacy tradeoffs in play, as well. (Just as, if you're an organizer, maybe you have thoughts about which service offers tools or features or pricing that steers you one way or another, as well?)
What are your stories on this topic?
"When that old order fell, it took the form of a well-earned landslide, and a clear step towards something genuinely new. After a decade and a half, the Bute House Agreement breathed new life into those fading hopes. Now it seems more likely that real change will come crawling out of a tomb, in a faded red rosette"
#ScotPol
As I just posted one of the photos of the day anyways, I thought I could share a bit of a background story with you as well.
A frosty and chill day - but I went there alone as I wanted to focus more on #photography than just #hiking the summit.
Projections of Hopf braces
Jos\'e Manuel Fern\'andez Vilaboa, Ram\'on Gonz\'alez Rodr\'iguez, Brais Ramos P\'erez, Ana Bel\'en Rodr\'iguez Raposo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12231