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jwildeboer

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Works at :redhat: Red Hat as EMEA Evangelist. Toots and opinions are my own. Focused on #Open and TCP/ID, identity ownership in the real and digital world. He/Him/His #NoBlockChain #CarFree #ISO8601 Still #Novid

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jwildeboer, to random German
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Really disappointed that too many of my fellow dutchies voted for right-wing, islamophobic Geert Wilders. I’m actually disgusted. But also not surprised. I didn’t vote. I left 1982. Never planned to return. It’s not my country anymore. Le fucking sigh.

jwildeboer, to random
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My name is Jan Wildeboer, I own a Brother laser printer that JustPrints(tm) since many years and I support this message :)

(and should you think that screenshot is fake — it isn't: https://www.theverge.com/23642073/best-printer-2023-brother-laser-wi-fi-its-fine )

H/T https://0w0.is/objects/6827014a-a2be-457f-bab8-af8c4ce51b8a

jwildeboer,
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Proof: Picture of me and my Brother HL-L2340DW.

tiago, to academicchatter
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It seems like Mastodon is losing its mindshare to #Bluesky among many academics.

I can't help but think this has to do with the self-imposed limitations of Mastdon — lack of quotes, ordered timeline, etc. Makes it less interesting to use, for no real advantage.

Sad, because the underlying decentralization is much more robust.

@academicchatter

jwildeboer,
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@tiago @academicchatter It's the same story being hyped again and again, IMHO. A few weeks ago it was Threads that would suck all energy out of the Fediverse. Today it is BlueSky. Tomorrow it will be something else. The weird thing is — ultimately the fediverse keeps on growing at a rather stable rate. Which makes sense, as it is here since many years and will stay around for many more years to come. The hype machine will find new targets, ActivityPub will stay ;)

jwildeboer,
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@tiago @alx @academicchatter You are still reducing the discussion to the way Mastodon has implemented ActivityPub. Quote posts exist in the Fediverse outside of Mastodon. And I simply don’t buy the implied argument that quote posts are annimportant reason for academics to shy away from the fediverse.

jwildeboer, to random German
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@BollerwagenPicard In Sachsen werden Neonazis, die national befreite Zonen wollen vor Gericht ja auch freigesprochen. Ab auf die Blockliste. Einen schönen Tag noch!

jwildeboer, to random
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Simple calculation. If you pack solar panels on the giant flat roofs of shopping malls (and maybe add them as shade covers on the giant parking places AND add some big storage batteries, you can offer FREE charging for all EVs, cover most of the power usage of the complete shopping mall and on good days even sell electricity to the grid. Same for airports. What's not to like? cc @isotopp

jwildeboer,
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@isotopp Not even talking about sport stadiums. Especially in the US.Where the parking spaces are typically 3-10x the size of the stadium itself ;)

jwildeboer,
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My point being: Don't see solar as a way to sell electricity, but as dog-fooding, as we software people say. Meaning to use things yourself first as a priority. I did the math. For most rural areas, with this approach, we can end up with effectively free electricity for the majority of the people, IF we accept a bit of change. Like switching off fridges during the night when we sleep. Fridges are quite good at surviving power outages fr up to 24 hours. Etc.

jwildeboer, to random
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Burning Man is Mad Max.

Promotional picture from Mad Max Fury Road showing a car convoy.

jwildeboer, to random
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I guess I will write a blog entry on this with pictures and stuff, but when you live in Central Europe, in a city, and you think about getting an electric bicycle, here's my advice. You want something practical. A city bike. Hub gears, 3 are enough, you'll only use the 3rd gear anyway as your bike is electric. You don't need fancy middle drive. Go for a 250W front wheel motor. Get a comfy saddle. Big bags. Make sure it has lights, mud flaps and chain protection. It's a tool. Go robust, not fancy

jwildeboer,
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This is my go-to electric bicycle. Around 700€. I charge it maybe twice a week. The battery is removable, so I can take it upstairs while the bicycle stays in the garage. I added big bags and a crate. I don't care about looks. I care about practical use. I commute 16 km every day. It's brilliant. I go shopping with it. Easily carries 30-40 kg of shopping stuff if needed. It's a no-brainer, IMHO.

jwildeboer, to random
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Hello new citizens of the ! Here's the only advice you need, IMHO. Learn to block and mute. Share what you like. Block the naysayers and "yes, but" and "Here's how to fediverse and you are doing it wrong" people. There is no algorithm, so it's Your timeline, Your decision. Just be friendly and open and accepting and add them ALT texts to all pix you post, deal? Enjoy!

jwildeboer, to random
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If some people say the is a left-progressive project, it only shows how successful we collectively are to block the Nazis. Loads of far-right instances and users exist in the fediverse. Gab, anyone? But defederation and blocking makes that part invisible to most of us. They still exist and federate amongst themselves. ActivityPub, the protocol, is neutral. We decide what we want and not want. The fediverse is a herd of Venn diagrams, not a closed circle.

jwildeboer, to random
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A little reminder to all: This is the . Not the "Look, I'm on " or "I got a account and this is how it all works in 30 toots" network.

jwildeboer, to random
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Added threads.net to the blocklist on my instance. I have no interest in federating with Facebook/Meta services.

kev, to random
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Yeah, that's gonna be a hard pass from me thanks, Rachel.

Zero interest in having a conversation with "off the record" or otherwise.

Sharing this purely to be as transparent as possible with our members.

jwildeboer,
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@kev So now we have a date and a time for the ominous meeting. 2023-06-27 11:15 to 12:00 PT. That's good to know. Thank you for sharing!

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