The book is more than a leaflet, i am really astonished that Mr. Minnik and Mr. McCallister wrote lots of text about something which might as well go "Boink!" tomorrow. It won't, but this is not impossible.
Okay, so I've managed to get the numbers down. I'll need to raise $288 to help cover the last bit of stuff (this is clearing out debt I had this month that I've managed to push off).
I'll update this post as things come in and refund once/if I hit the limit.
Another (fucking) reason why we need CfA to get this severence agreement settled sooner than later.
Okay, so I've managed to get the numbers down. I'll need to raise $288 to help cover the last bit of stuff (this is clearing out debt I had this month that I've managed to push off).
I'll update this post as things come in and refund once/if I hit the limit.
@evan suggested this idea of posting a thought to the world so I'll post it. On the SCIWG mailing list, there's discussion (started by @J12t about forming a "marketing" committee (of sorts, my words) to help "brand" the Fediverse. I wrote more about my interpretation of that over on the forum for more discussion at https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/fediverse-marketing-group/3288/7?u=jackyalcine but I am curious about thoughts (especially on how I described marketing and branding in the case of the… https://jacky.wtf/2023/6/A4dZ
@evan suggested this idea of posting a thought to the world so I'll post it. On the SCIWG mailing list, there's discussion (started by @J12t about forming a "marketing" committee (of sorts, my words) to help "brand" the Fediverse. I wrote more about my interpretation of that over on the forum for more discussion at https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/fediverse-marketing-group/3288/7?u=jackyalcinebut I am curious about thoughts (especially on how I described marketing and branding in the case of the…
@jalcine@evan I don't actually mean "a committee". For now, I just want to see whether there is enough people who are interested in marketing-related subjects related to the fediverse, and put them all into a room and see what happens.
@jalcine You make excellent points. Also, may I point out that communications and marketing are NOT the same thing, even if they're both promoting stuff they can be quite different in how they function and even look at messaging. So what the fediverse really needs is a promotional strategy that includes communications (which is about getting information into people's ears and minds) and marketing (which is about selling more than informing) but since we don't have marketing budgets it's maybe strategically better to stick to the communications side (though sticker campaigns would be a great cheap DIY marketing tactic). I've got a background in communications, working mainly for indie music labels, digital arts and music festivals and film, I'd be up for throwing in some cheap and cheerful ideas that people who come more from the corporate marketing side of things probably wouldn't think about. Because marketing can get pretty unethical, I'd also be quite keen on keeping things ethical and working to make sure we're reaching out to a diverse audience (we probably need a few different strategies for different audiences we want to reach).
*Not sure how much time I'll have to contribute immediately since I have a lot going on right now with trying to find a new apartment I can afford by the end of the month.
@jalcineYou make excellent points. Also, may I point out that communications and marketing are NOT the same thing, even if they're both promoting stuff they can be quite different in how they function and even look at messaging. So what the fediverse really needs is a promotional strategy that includes communications (which is about getting information into people's ears and minds) and marketing (which is about selling more than informing) but since we don't have marketing budgets it's maybe strategically...
And taking a step to look how to incorporate public services instead of celebrities and politicians should be onboarded (since they provide more immediate value to the other 99% of the users) is dope! (https://jacky.wtf/2023/5/iTV4)
@jalcine Mozilla is a half-billion dollar for-profit corporation that gets that money almost-exclusively from surveillance capitalist Google. They’re also venturing into AI and are, themselves, venture capitalists now. As their head of public policy once told me “I don’t know why you’re holding us to such a higher standard… we’re just another Silicon Valley tech company.”
This is something I want to write at length about, but I can start with this. I'm not the same person I was last year, five years - shit, a decade ago. I was posing in front of a Tesla after going to a Thiel Fellowship meeting because from what I was told, these people were "changing the world".
Then I got more causally involved in what this industry does, with the same people around me then. There's quite a few of them left - and I'm not too torn up about it (it's always hard to disconnect from people) because the constant reminder that wealth and misogyny is _way more_ to maintain than giving half of a shit about people — even those who show directly how this shit affects them is irrelevant because "it makes them uncomfortable to think about bad things" told me enough.
I do not trust the genre of people who nod in saying "damn, shit is bad" and then continue to shovel said shit on top of people, suffocating them with even more stress. And this was across backgrounds. The most common thing was the class of said folks. Growing up around not that many white folks and… https://jacky.wtf/2023/2/JsbO
This is something I want to write at length about, but I can start with this. I'm not the same person I was last year, five years - shit, a decade ago. I was posing in front of a Tesla after going to a Thiel Fellowship meeting because from what I was told, these people were "changing the world".
Then I got more causally involved in what this industry does, with the same people around me then. There's quite a few of them left - and I'm not too torn up about it (it's always hard to disconnect from...
got laid off today for such a shitty but common reason. I have more details coming up on my next steps but tl;dr: looking for work, ideally want to do something good. (https://jacky.wtf/2022/8/7lZt)
My work history lives at https://jacky.wtf/work. tl;dr: snr swe, working for nearly a decade now. Basically, a bit of a razzle dazzle came down the tree.
Working on getting back to everyone, and I appreciate everyone reaching out thus far! Also forwarding these to colleagues of mine who were let go. (https://jacky.wtf/2022/8/NRzm)
How do you describe the act of hosting instances of an application for people? The kind of app isn't going to be the same though. I have an idea on how to do this but I'd like to see if someone has a solution for this
Gregory's Server
@jalcine So I'm guessing the photographer didn't need the one about Photoshop?
@jalcine in b4 "IT'S CALLED FEDIVERSE, STUPID!!!1!!!!!!1 1!"
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How are elephants affected by this?
The book is more than a leaflet, i am really astonished that Mr. Minnik and Mr. McCallister wrote lots of text about something which might as well go "Boink!" tomorrow. It won't, but this is not impossible.