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Jeremiah

@Jeremiah@alpaca.gold

I work in tech, fight for digital rights and the environment, kiss dudes, cycle, lift heavy things, and don’t eat animals. Swedish immigrant, US American emigrant. Occasionally shirtless. (he/him | they/them)

Working on https://restoration.software/@restoration.software

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#ADHD #environmentalist #EU #fedi22 #fitness #gay #GSRD #LGBTQ #openSource #plantBased #plants #privacy #programming #Stockholm #Sverige #tech #technology #webDev #WebMonetization #YesBot #searchable

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Jeremiah, to ADHD
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The hostility of governments towards tourists with ADHD who just want to take their medication is a true test of the effectiveness of that medication.

Within the EU, I must fill out a form with my pharmacist for them to file for each trip beyond Sverige’s border.

For my trip to Korea, I must download 2 Word docs from a website in Korean, submit a copy of my passport, flight information, notarized English translation of my Swedish prescription, and email it all 10 days before travel.

#ADHD

Jeremiah,
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Given the decades of research, prescription, and millions of people using the medication, I think governments should stop treating people with ADHD like they are potential drug mules.

People buy enough alcohol in duty free stores at the airport to get shitfaced and that’s ok, but someone with a pill a day for the duration of their trip so their executive function works is a 🚩? Sure, Jan…

EU_Commission, to random
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Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

We are working on a solution to ensure our continued presence on your feeds, taking full advantage of Mastodon's identity portability.

And we are even growing the team behind our Mastodon presence, increasing efforts to engage with your comments on our posts.

We are fully committed to being a real part of the conversation in the fediverse.

Interested in our next steps? Follow us as we take on this new chapter.

Jeremiah,
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@EU_Commission Better than identity portability would be finding a way to keep your current server operating for you and all the other official EU accounts using it.

Jeremiah, to random
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Sounds Right is a music initiative to generate royalties from the sounds of planet Earth to fund conservation projections.

At least 50% of royalties from songs that feature NATURE and 63% of royalties from ambient nature sounds will be donated to biodiversity conservation and restoration projects. The project is overseen by the UN.

Ellie Goulding, Brian Eno, and V of BTS already have songs out.

https://www.soundsright.earth/

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38ABjTam1XalavZAhxZyFt?si=2f5aac70ed3f452f

Jeremiah, to random
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The Getty Museum released high resolution images of ~87,000 artworks it owns under the @creativecommons CC0 free culture license. More museums should do this!

You can print and sell Vincent van Gogh’s famous irises as much as you want, but the hope is that people will remix and build new masterpieces on the culture that came before them.

Open Content Program FAQ: https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/faqs/

Browse the collection: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/search?open_content=true

Jeremiah, (edited ) to random
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My sleep has been shit the last few weeks.

Will I survive a Barry’s Bootcamp class on 5 hours of sleep? Let’s find out! Because it’s too late to cancel and not lose the money.

At least the weather is nice. 4° and pouring rain.

Jeremiah,
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I survived. 💪

shanselman, to random
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We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

Jeremiah,
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@shanselman Will version 8.0 ever be open sourced?

Jeremiah, to random
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😡 The @EU_Commission is giving up on @Mastodon and @peertube because @EDPS couldn’t find an agency within the commission to continue operating it.

https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/edps-decentralised-social-media-pilot-end-successful-story_en

Jeremiah,
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@Ciantic @EDPS @Gargron Given the EU runs its own websites, I think it's capable of running its own social web profiles too. EDPS reasonably was not the right IT department to do so long term.

I think big community servers should be reserved for individuals and small organizations lacking the expertise/capacity/budget of running their own website, but I agree that any continued social web presence would be better than no presence.

Jeremiah, (edited )
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The @EDPS missed an Internet meme moment to use the phrase “our incredible journey” when announcing the discontinuation of EU Voice and EU Video. https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/

Was the experiment really “a successful story” when the outcome was learning no EU agency cared about digital sovereignty enough to lead by example?

GDPR and DSA are great for changing the status quo of social networks.

But to build a better future, governments must fund, support, and use the alternatives.

@EU_Commission

Jeremiah,
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(Edits: EDPS is an independent body, not an executive agency of the EU Commission. Thank you to the kind people who corrected me privately.)

Jeremiah,
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@EU_Commission 👋 Hi EC! Thanks for the reply. Big fan of yours in general.

Can you clarify if your fediverse survival plan means finding a new EU agency to continue hosting social.network.europa.eu, migrating to another community server, or something else?

Please don't say Threads. That would only further Meta's dominance.

Jeremiah, to random
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I was quoted in an article about making friends in Sverige.

https://www.thelocal.se/20240426/we-all-cheer-each-other-on-how-we-made-friends-in-sweden

Jeremiah, to random
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According to the UN, Israel currently is killing or injuring 1 Palestinian child every 10 minutes.

Therefore, I (and over 1,000 music artists in Sverige) think Israel should not be permitted to participate in #Eurovision2024.

I hope Malmö police handle the protests better than how Stockholm’s police handled the BLM solidarity protest during the pandemic.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eurovision-song-contest-host-sweden-braces-anti-israel-protests-2024-04-24/

https://pitchfork.com/news/robyn-fever-ray-and-other-swedish-artists-call-for-israel-ban-at-eurovision-song-contest-2024/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148876

#SVPol

dale, to photography
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Had a fun portrait shoot with local musician Ciar Nixon.

Lots of learning on a genre of photography that frankly scares me, but had a lot of fun and some of the shots came out ok.

Go check out Ciars stuff @ https://ciarnixon.bandcamp.com/album/those-we-left-behind, really great acoustic music

Man looking at camera
Man in woods looking away

Jeremiah,
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@dale Handsome shots!

Jeremiah,
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@dale Both! I unintentionally have taken plenty of less-than-flattering photos of pretty people. 😜

Jeremiah, to random
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“Social media platforms have become fundamentally unstable places to build audiences. What [the TikTok bill] represents is another clear sign that as a brand, you can’t only invest in a single platform that isn’t yours.”

https://digiday.com/marketing/as-tiktok-ban-threatens-stability-in-social-media-ecosystem-some-brands-settle-into-the-fediverse/

Jeremiah, to random
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I feel IBM is more likely to reverse HashiCorp’s ̶B̶u̶l̶l̶ ̶S̶h̶i̶t̶ ̶L̶i̶c̶e̶n̶s̶e̶ Business Source License decision than HashiCorp’s leadership at the moment.

And if it doesn’t, likely will eclipse Terraform usage by 2026.

https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/112322684680892707

EUIPO, to design
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Hi everyone! We are really happy to be on Mastodon... but also that Mastodon is on the EUIPO (as a registered EU Trade Mark ➡️ https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/owners/1299584 )

Follow us and get all the toots with information, news, projects, developments, reports and curiosities about Intellectual Property (trade marks, copyright, designs, GIs...).

Do not be scared with the topic, we are sure it will surprise you!

And be patience with us, we are still learning 😉

Jeremiah,
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@EUIPO Consider posting whatever you would post on Twitter on Mastodon first. https://www.xlast.org/

Jeremiah, to random
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It’s a beautiful sunny day in Stockholm, but it’s still only 6°.

Jeremiah,
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@toni Thank you for a reminder to be grateful for the little spring warmth I have! 🌷

Jeremiah, to random
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51% of the Swedish immigrants who will be forced to leave under a proposed Moderaterna and SD policy will be recent university graduates with the most in-demand skills, according to a study by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.

Institutionalizing xenophobia with public policy intended to limit "low-qualified labor migrants" is bad for the economy.

https://www.thelocal.se/20240422/it-will-be-messy-half-of-foreign-workers-blocked-by-salary-threshold-will-be-graduates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Jeremiah,
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@airwhale Same. I get to vote in the next election for the first time. This immigrant will remember the parties that were not welcoming.

Jeremiah, to privacy
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Why can EU companies not use US-based cloud infrastructure and SaaS products?

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the US government to force US companies to share foreign customer data without a warrant or disclosure.

There is no way to reconcile US govt surveillance with the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights on privacy.

More on 702:
• https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/20/24135339/fisa-720-reauthorization-senate-lapse-durbin-wyden
• https://www.eff.org/pages/upstream-prism

More on EU rulings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93US_Privacy_Shield

Jeremiah,
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The US Congress wants its govt to be able to force companies to surrender foreign customer data. So it reauthorized 702.

The US Congress does not want other govts to be able to force companies in their countries to surrender US American customer data. So it might force TikTok to be owned by a US corp. https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/20/24135163/tiktok-ban-divest-bytedance-house-foreign-aid-package

The EU fought US govt spying by strengthening privacy rights. The US should fight Chinese govt spying similarly if it actually cares about human rights.

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