@smallcircles@social.coop
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

smallcircles

@smallcircles@social.coop

I'm Arnold Schrijver (he/him). Social coder. #FOSS, #HumaneTech and #SocialWeb advocate.

I help foster #Solutions that improve #Wellbeing, #Freedom and #Society

Let's #ReimagineSocial and envision a #Peopleverse where archipelagos, built by the #Commons, unfold the #HumanWeb. Delightful Realms of Creation, where only our dreams may hold us back.

Previously at: https://mastodon.social/@humanetech

Boosts and favourites do not imply endorsement.
#fedi22

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

kde, (edited ) to kde
@kde@floss.social avatar

You heard . Deep down you knew this was coming. Now all your art are belong to them. Time to move on to better things...

Kreative Suite

  • Krita is your new design/painting app
  • Kdenlive will give you video-editing powers
  • glaxnimate adds 2D vector animations to you videos
  • digiKam organises your collection images

https://kde.org/for/creators/
Also:

  • Inkscape - create sophisticated vector-graphic designs
  • Scribus - layout like a pro
  • GIMP - need we say more
  • Blender - ditto

@kde

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@kde @kde

See also this great curated list of creative tools collected by @ADHDefy

https://delightful.club/delightful-creative-tools

If you have more such fine projects, then create an issue or PR. The link to the repository is at the top of the delightful page.

smallcircles, to fediverse
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Towards Federated Key Transparency by @soatok

> "In late 2022, I blogged about the work needed to develop a specification for end-to-end encryption for the #fediverse. I sketched out some of the key management components on GitHub, and then the public work abruptly stalled. A few of you have wondered what’s the deal with that. This post covers why this effort stalled, what I’m proposing we do next."

https://soatok.blog/2024/06/06/towards-federated-key-transparency/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40606503

#ActivityPub #E2EE

impactology, to random
@impactology@mastodon.social avatar

Oh this is like miro and notion (a less bloated one) in one

"Scrintal is an easy-to-use digital canvas to convert your creative ideas into structured knowledge"

Direct manipulation arrow interaction for linking notes instead of markdown for backlinking
https://scrintal.com

image/png

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@impactology

Very often you see that these federations of cooperatives / commmunities / other organizations when they intend to form collaborations, they create this partnership network. But in practice it mostly ends up that each of them shows a "logo wall" of whom they partner with, yet this only goes skin deep and often isn't even mutually indicated.

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@impactology one does not exclude the other. I consider "Sustainable FOSS" to be where devs can earn a decent living as well, if they desire to. Yes, the code can be "libre and gratis", but also paid in some form or other.

impactology, to random
@impactology@mastodon.social avatar

So interesting, segmenting video via mindmaps instead of timestamps
https://akomaps.com/

"Ako Maps is a suite of learning tools that links visual diagrams to video lessons.. Ako Maps can be 'linked' to lessons. Browse the map, then click a topic to navigate directly to that topic in the video"

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@impactology @stephenpa @uclab_potsdam

Oh, this is very interesting. I will put this on the pile of stuff to give further thought, thank you!

Btw, you may be interested in collective at https://malleable.systems

Who have a forum at https://forum.malleable.systems and a matrix chatroom.

People there, like @khinsen are using which is also a nice idea to make highly interactive . Though I find the a bit overwhelming (can be better?)

https://gtoolkit.com

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@impactology @stephenpa

..who are on the fedi at @uclab_potsdam

I agree that this is a great visualisation, and wonderful work in general done at Urban Complexity Lab.

The flowchart app is made with Vue + Js and available at: https://github.com/uclab-potsdam/interactive-flowchart

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@impactology @stephenpa @uclab_potsdam

Agreed!

I just created a post at movement on what I called temporarily "Storytelling UI":

https://discuss.coding.social/t/radifedi-storybook-of-radically-innovative-federated-ux/323/4

For designs that have:

The is process-oriented, focuses on the interactions between people.

It is a dream, I know, but a nice one to dream about 😅

smallcircles, to random
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

News on #Ladybird #browser and #SerenityOS

> "I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL"

https://awesomekling.substack.com/p/forking-ladybird-and-stepping-down-serenityos

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40560768

cc @alcinnz

smallcircles, to Signal
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Meredith Whittaker president of @signalapp on #Xitter announces #Signal will leave #EU market if #ChatControl regulation by @EUCommission comes into effect.

MEP @echo_pbreyer for a long time is raising awareness of the pervasive #privacy-eroding nature of this regulation, which won't have its intended effect of protecting children.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/majority-for-chat-control-possible-users-who-refuse-scanning-to-be-prevented-from-sharing-photos-and-links/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40551260

#EUCommission is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in how good regulation is followed by dystopic stuff, eroding trust.

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@gabriel

Yes, I think they have. Not broadly, as the average person isn't aware of this stuff. But there's a large body of organizations that continues ringing the alarm bell each and every time #ChatControl rears its ugly head again.

These rather dystopic overreaching regulations are lobbied for by state actors (e.g. anti-terror). Strategy seems to be to wear out opponents until some form of the regulation is passsed. Then the next one follows, etc.

@signalapp @echo_pbreyer @EUCommission

smallcircles, to Bulgaria
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

#ChatControl the saga continues.. 😫

Read @echo_pbreyer latest article on this nightmare:

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/majority-for-chat-control-possible-users-who-refuse-scanning-to-be-prevented-from-sharing-photos-and-links/

#EU #EUCommission #Privacy #Dystopia

smallcircles, to foss
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Advocating for to adopt a OSS-first approach and use as their example of a secret store integration in upcoming RFC implementation..

https://github.com/wasmCloud/wasmCloud/issues/2190#issuecomment-2141124236

@linuxfoundation projects are already seen as overly corporate, and sticking as much as possible to at least and preferably even in docs + elaborated examples would help to not further reinforce that notion.

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

And great news. discussed the issue and decided:

  • will not be the reference implementation.

  • Wasmcloud looks forward to presenting as one of their main integrations once it reaches GA.

  • The awareness that Vault constitutes "faux-pen source" made Wasmcloud implement automated license checks.

Read the details in this comment on the RFC:

https://github.com/wasmCloud/wasmCloud/issues/2190#issuecomment-2143021790

@linuxfoundation

baldur, to random
@baldur@toot.cafe avatar

“Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation - The Verge”

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/28/24166177/google-search-ranking-algorithm-leak-documents-link-seo

> suggests that Google hasn’t been entirely truthful about it for years

So this is what the SEO types have been shouting about

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@baldur

HN also mentions another article with more of a deep-dive on what is in the leaked docs:

https://ipullrank.com/google-algo-leak

smallcircles, to privacy
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

ClosedSource OpenVibe

Complete with surveillance capitalist privacy policy granting you precisely the amount of your government has carved out for you.

Welcome to the Modern Fediverse™

smallcircles, to webassembly
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Interview with Ben Titzer, co-founder of the open standard.

https://microarch.club/episodes/1000/

smallcircles, to random
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

TIL about licensing..

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Copyfarleft

Like the Peer Production license:

> "The peer production license is an example of the Copyfair type of license, in which only other commoners, cooperatives and nonprofits can share and re-use the material, but not commercial entities intent on making profit through the commons without explicit reciprocity."

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Peer_Production_License

smallcircles, to android
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

I thought the battery of my ancient #Android phone had finally given out. Battery went from fully charged to empty in a heartbeat.

However #Proton app was somehow stuck trying to fetch notifications, so I killed it, thinking this was a battery drain. It likely was.

Along the way I found a real useful feature: Data Saver 😃

After I turned this on my battery lasts for days now, and I don't get superfluous notifications anymore either.

smallcircles, to OpenAI
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

OMG the thugs at decided they better steal Scarlett Johannson's voice after she declined a contract to get voiced by her.

Two days before launch of she was approached again by Sam Altman, Head of Crooks. And refused again.

To then find her overly uplifting, encouraging, positive sounding voice creating the uncanny valley in these demo's.

When approaching OpenAI by her legal councilors the voice was suddenly pulled.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40421225

EUCommission, to random
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu avatar

Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.

We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.

Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger #DigitalEU.

This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!

smallcircles,
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

@EUCommission

Delightful 💕 to see that now has an official instance. loves Mastodon, as the image clearly shows.

I hope this love will expand further to not just extend to one microblogging application, but to become a full embrace of the based decentralized environment and technology ecosystems that have formed around its open protocols, such as .

Many thanks to @EDPS for its efforts!

smallcircles, (edited ) to Lisp
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Make a game with Hoot for the yearly #Lisp #GameJam!

https://spritely.institute/news/make-a-game-with-hoot-for-the-lisp-game-jam.html

The #game jam co-organized by Dave Thompson, CTO at @spritelyinst, starts today and are an excellent opportunity to test-drive the #Spritely #Hoot project's #Guile to #WebAssembly facilities.

Get inspired by last year's jam, and join the 10-day event..

https://itch.io/jam/autumn-lisp-game-jam-2023

smallcircles, to mastodon
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

#Mastodon.. a "mutuals only" communication mode?

smallcircles, to foss
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Saddening me time and again is seeing individualism and fragmentation in #FOSS.

#Collaboration between projects that's so often low-hanging fruit, yet never happens. More anticipation of needs, helping each other, be stronger together. Yet it hardly shapes up to the extent that it could.

We seem to lack time to become sustainable, let alone 'win' from #Hypercapitalism. No time to seek collab as we prod on alone.

There are exceptions of course, and better collab tools are becoming available.

smallcircles, to loom
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Cap. An -licensed self-hostable alternative to :

https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap

Implemented in and .

smallcircles, to random
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

Virtue-based economy.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • provamag3
  • InstantRegret
  • mdbf
  • ngwrru68w68
  • magazineikmin
  • thenastyranch
  • rosin
  • khanakhh
  • osvaldo12
  • Youngstown
  • slotface
  • Durango
  • kavyap
  • DreamBathrooms
  • JUstTest
  • tacticalgear
  • ethstaker
  • cisconetworking
  • modclub
  • tester
  • GTA5RPClips
  • cubers
  • everett
  • normalnudes
  • megavids
  • Leos
  • anitta
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
    •