2026-10-23T07:38:38Z https://nostr.now Jeremiah Lee https://nostr.now/npub10a7jkhlm228kx7w9d9ncj8lzkm2tugcj5txnje708fc64m3u3h0sdmh9jk https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/accounts/avatars/109/641/728/160/742/327/original/3b4c9f5aa7546835.jpg https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/accounts/avatars/109/641/728/160/742/327/original/3b4c9f5aa7546835.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyg62vqxl8y6e5hfyf2pfcdzm4dm2pukzjn46nqvz9smg3gqsutyqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7r6tgf3 💔 Patrick Stewart<br/><br/>“Make it so.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cq23dve8dgv9t?ref=activitypub">https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cq23dve8dgv9t?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#RIP #PatrickStewart 2026-10-29T23:58:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg40ztvyfhdj2s9ek7t7363crxrhep4qr06xye84mxwat3qw595ygzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7xs66sc RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fediforum/117401403198075563">https://mastodon.social/@fediforum/117401403198075563</a><br/><br/>I have not attended any other conference 8 times and still loved it.<br/><br/>#FediForum 2026-10-07T20:04:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduetmzk89xhdxdvvg69ul58g2323knh7ldfqz796m2cw875ygedszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7ckfszj When searching for a grim reaper emoji (there is not one yet), I remembered Egyptian Hieroglyphs, the original emoji, have a Unicode block.<br/><br/>Some bangers:<br/>𓂺 𓀬<br/><br/>Geometric beauties:<br/>𓃑 𓎒 𓈗 𓊓 𓋌 𓍰 𓐑 𓐠 𓐬 𓐍 𓏙 𓏗<br/><br/>So many birds:<br/>𓅓 𓅣 𓅚 𓅨 𓅭 𓅬 𓅰<br/><br/>A tree swing? 𓋲<br/><br/>A sickle: 𓌳<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Hieroglyphs_(Unicode_block)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Hieroglyphs_(Unicode_block)</a> 2026-10-02T08:25:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqd9qhehnvdc2a3mdn8jgs4d5evaz9e32z8g2tyy5s68vnmmac0fgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa78vnzqm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t3wyxcuppph8n5v4x7na4d2286hqsldmzw89yq9fp7uauvpwt9sulvpkp'>nevent1q…vpkp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I appreciate the history and additional context. I voted for Annika Hirvonen/MP for Riksdagen and hope S can rise to the diplomatic challenge. 2026-09-28T19:44:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtd5gekhvm38zzmre3epjuwdepne789e94vd4q9pwd52dxgj4c9szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7359wfy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrz528k83zg5qfexw6u9vphsw4gmxf2ae2n28tn3ns9gh7m84efvslvckf0'>nevent1q…ckf0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I appreciate the perspective and links. I understand the disagreement on policy positions between C and V (taxes/income inequality, for-profit private providers, funding the green transition), but I don’t understand the hostility between them. MP’s inclusion suggests that it’s more than policy differences. 2026-09-28T12:51:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgd6p96uvdsyx867ncvphts9wh0c5zuz32fzj3vlf40pkwfucsd2szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa798g024 🤦 Vänster (Left Party) is going to fuck Sverige over again. I genuinely do not understand how shortsighted and absolutist that party behaves often.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedish-opposition-leader-andersson-says-she-cannot-form-goverment-current-2026-09-28/?ref=activitypub">https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedish-opposition-leader-andersson-says-she-cannot-form-goverment-current-2026-09-28/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#SvPol 2026-09-28T08:51:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8hwadpsqtgwtsjg9cw54qkekrtxzzju6t45p8pglsfad65amfa5szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa72vtgvu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqau93nnw9l7qe5vuy0rmqskhjx7davtn79pn9rclgncet0jdkz5q0e4uxv'>nevent1q…4uxv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The second biggest loser was the center-left S (Social Democrats). It’s also the largest party with the most to lose. S campaigned on something important—refusal to work with far-right SD—but its other positions were mostly just reversing some of the bad changes in the last 4 years.<br/><br/>The left-most parties (V, MP) actually stood up for politically risky progressive issues and were rewarded with the biggest percentage point gains.<br/><br/>#SvPol 2026-09-15T10:08:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqau93nnw9l7qe5vuy0rmqskhjx7davtn79pn9rclgncet0jdkz5qzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7xl8syv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmf849rl8u8q7c7zdrf3pwyavt7pecmchaz0k848nqnt7pp89hwq4ulyt9'>nevent1q…lyt9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Voter support of far-right SD declined in 285 of Sverige’s 290 municipalities!<br/><br/>Progressive-left MP (Green) support increased in 282!<br/><br/>Net municipality change in support:<br/>MP: +278<br/>L: +268<br/>KD: +261<br/>M: +223<br/>OTHER: +181<br/>V: +175<br/>C: +14<br/>S: -271<br/>SD: -281<br/><br/><a href="https://omni.se/sverigedemokraterna-tappar-i-285-av-290-kommuner/a/q6ar0z?ref=activitypub">https://omni.se/sverigedemokraterna-tappar-i-285-av-290-kommuner/a/q6ar0z?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#SvPol 2026-09-15T09:43:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmf849rl8u8q7c7zdrf3pwyavt7pecmchaz0k848nqnt7pp89hwqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7dqe26g I assumed my friends outside of Sverige were tired of me posting about the election, but several messaged me asking about the outcome.<br/><br/>The opposition parties look to have a narrow victory! 95% of votes have been counted. Final results by end of week.<br/><br/><a href="https://valresultat.svt.se/2026/?ref=activitypub">https://valresultat.svt.se/2026/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#SvPol 2026-09-15T09:36:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstdezw52fvldxgqw9pchrytjvq206g5h66d4lsszgacdfqra9h5aszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7v0hsp5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrkcswa2d4jlepn6pdm7hg82cfkshc623km0lulnddaj3nqae50g6kkn80'>nevent1q…kn80</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have not been this anxious about an election since November 8, 2016.<br/><br/>I am lifting weights right now.<br/><br/>#SvPol 2026-09-13T20:17:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqrkcswa2d4jlepn6pdm7hg82cfkshc623km0lulnddaj3nqae50gzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7xtl2js I voted in Sverige’s Riksdag election for the first time.<br/><br/>#SvPol<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/264/398/925/862/172/original/3ab96a2af544350b.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-09-13T15:19:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxyha7f92vgq7rg8n6r5s2mfxsth6fm73mrq4jyfk592ve79vvrpczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa74vvc83 I went down a music rabbithole in Spotify and heard “All You Pretty Things” by Darren Hayes. The lyrics mention people in the past tense, but I did not know the context. I searched and learned that the song was about the 2016 shooting at Pulse Night Club. Genius did not have annotations, so I linked memorials of every victim mentioned in the song.<br/><br/><a href="https://genius.com/Darren-hayes-all-you-pretty-things-lyrics?ref=activitypub">https://genius.com/Darren-hayes-all-you-pretty-things-lyrics?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/76JG5cBOljDJJdOhG4UkHp?si=02c7ff1d10b6485f">https://open.spotify.com/track/76JG5cBOljDJJdOhG4UkHp?si=02c7ff1d10b6485f</a><br/><br/>#NowListening 2026-09-11T21:44:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp0wy0hkuak800wl2uq8xkl5hpwxk0d2ddl8t9cfedppt2ehygm3szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa70kty55 A Svensk has told me I am not really Svensk. Example 259.<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://lnkd.in/p/ekWSkyEv">https://lnkd.in/p/ekWSkyEv</a><br/><br/>#TillSverige<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/251/719/140/185/118/original/fd4c532d1dfb24e9.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-09-11T09:34:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszpntugdjs2vzyc9sf2d4nknng0jam2lwzvay57ks6l2ru335jgfgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa72mkqu4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyy4cdv2d6yx8ghw5lw9p0ewn9yxg7qa4kqcj0ykk25k8d00nsvhgl5jcgg'>nevent1q…jcgg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do not believe M, KD, and L voters are far-right sympathizers. I know many good Svenskar who have voted for center-right parties their whole lives. However, this year is different. Voting for M, KD, or L in 2026 will put SD in power instead of relegating its hate to the fringe.<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/243/690/171/055/041/original/e54439b1e0a4c191.png"> <br/> 2026-09-10T06:31:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyy4cdv2d6yx8ghw5lw9p0ewn9yxg7qa4kqcj0ykk25k8d00nsvhgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7070w95 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstp4fa9p5y9vc8cu46pwqwq6zzu24v4yz294hzmxmn0v3ulpnmpkq28pvjp'>nevent1q…pvjp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>SDstika sticker GIFs!<br/><br/><a href="https://giphy.com/channel/jeremiahxlee/sdstika">https://giphy.com/channel/jeremiahxlee/sdstika</a><br/><br/>#SVPol<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/243/676/057/677/501/original/3dcc1546d19b4468.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-09-09T23:28:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstp4fa9p5y9vc8cu46pwqwq6zzu24v4yz294hzmxmn0v3ulpnmpkqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa74j05jm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtytu03d2p5rd7fcxfxq482kt8w69haq4jxr07cgglxf6lna2dxsqw978x'>nevent1q…978x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>SDstikas with red marks over them. Perfect for use as Instagram story stickers!<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/243/418/696/878/423/original/a109c0d9d4d6c6ec.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/243/418/672/718/027/original/cefaae08d482e6a7.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T22:23:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswtytu03d2p5rd7fcxfxq482kt8w69haq4jxr07cgglxf6lna2dxszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7tupz6q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwckav3999gykp359muurn7rkmpedns8nwlm909kcledn8q8v9yc65tg45'>nevent1q…tg45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>…Ti-don’t<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/243/408/394/232/254/original/a1f55bb48e1d9f8a.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T22:20:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgwckav3999gykp359muurn7rkmpedns8nwlm909kcledn8q8v9yczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7l7tg2p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgg595fhqp9afelax3njj37vcu6ykwjl65c2cdjhc86hrcmgqpmggwx8h8h'>nevent1q…8h8h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tid-oh-no…<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/243/403/890/339/532/original/3438ff5d69c2ef81.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T22:19:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgg595fhqp9afelax3njj37vcu6ykwjl65c2cdjhc86hrcmgqpmggzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7nm6svl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfx0w2ydav2xhxazv8kte3f9f4wyjpaw86ntgtkr757qkkv3f5faqjvcpgd'>nevent1q…cpgd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/240/459/152/532/871/original/fe53edf978429593.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T09:51:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfx0w2ydav2xhxazv8kte3f9f4wyjpaw86ntgtkr757qkkv3f5faqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa765ddlw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gyt2xfvqhggch95gcn5d4ndj5x4tjntuh4hd6vghkxcqclt8f5shguf9v'>nevent1q…uf9v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/240/453/793/485/846/original/0bb502f59427afb3.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T09:50:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8gyt2xfvqhggch95gcn5d4ndj5x4tjntuh4hd6vghkxcqclt8f5szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7jsuerj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6ayxlrwzcvcfq2gelak3gr4atxrgjv7zvq7mllsq2qe6fgh9zmst6w4mz'>nevent1q…w4mz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do not believe most M, L, KD (center-right parties) voters are far-right sympathizers.<br/><br/>I want them to feel more discomfort from their parties’ willingness to work with SD. The association should evoke feelings of regret and shame enough to vote differently until their parties change.<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/240/435/043/864/356/original/dfd9c387fe3cf992.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T09:48:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd6ayxlrwzcvcfq2gelak3gr4atxrgjv7zvq7mllsq2qe6fgh9zmszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7k05tfa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dsgjkrrjux7y6mw87meyadvsa4yuk9vnk6vu3kq6jvqcz2pj20c5nfezc'>nevent1q…fezc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The far-right SD is the 2nd largest party currently in Riksdag.<br/><br/>Center-right parties kept SD from getting cabinet seats in 2022, but will welcome SD as a full Tidö coalition member if they win in 2026.<br/><br/>Eventually, SD will demand more power as the bloc’s most voted for party.<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/240/352/962/298/635/original/7a4a25d1cbc5b46c.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T09:43:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dsgjkrrjux7y6mw87meyadvsa4yuk9vnk6vu3kq6jvqcz2pj20czyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7hj2ggy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhwfxqhgrat6tnhdt4p3kfd725szt88fp4scxqxpkf7j05gxtmag6rvjj5'>nevent1q…vjj5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The truth behind SD’s attempt to make its nationalistic hate more mainstream with a cute brand makeover is revealed when the wind blows against its blue anemone (blåsippa) flower.<br/><br/>#SVPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/117/240/342/039/748/281/original/78c5793c76479746.png"> <br/> 2026-09-09T09:22:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhwfxqhgrat6tnhdt4p3kfd725szt88fp4scxqxpkf7j05gxtmagzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7kkfs4x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzcvjmudnercwv6yq0vkeu47ed826vq3vtmmygxstkas25cw0e7slv4dyv'>nevent1q…4dyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Center-right posts seem to dominate my Instagram and Reddit feeds, so I made some images for Svenskar to consider sharing on their social media accounts to try to influence their center-right-leaning good friends to think twice.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/sdstika/?ref=activitypub">https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/sdstika/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#SVPol 2026-09-09T09:14:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrzcvjmudnercwv6yq0vkeu47ed826vq3vtmmygxstkas25cw0e7szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa72fmf2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgf96mnzpajr9wll5nhhp7xygjtwjx43gngcp76rgj2y6yq6aqseqt5jd43'>nevent1q…jd43</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Voting for M, L, KD in 2026 means SD will be able to advance its hate-based agenda: anti-Muslim policies that also hurt all immigrants, restrictions on flying the Pride flag 🏳️‍🌈, reversing trans people’s legal gender recognition and access to healthcare.<br/><br/>Good people shouldn’t tolerate that.<br/><br/>#SVPol 2026-09-09T09:08:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgf96mnzpajr9wll5nhhp7xygjtwjx43gngcp76rgj2y6yq6aqseqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa769tmx0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dqag8sv6yuh0k5tzzvg2dz4pgjk03hxafn55xtutds9ewt9w4rca3eara'>nevent1q…eara</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know many good Svenskar who have voted for center-right parties their whole lives.<br/><br/>But voting for M, L, KD in 2026 puts SD in power instead of relegating its hate to the fringe.<br/><br/>#SVPol 2026-09-09T09:02:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8dqag8sv6yuh0k5tzzvg2dz4pgjk03hxafn55xtutds9ewt9w4rczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7e4w43p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsglx9w6fmvh94ntjpxvfqrz7cn0ej738n96td98djp0ceg93k73aqtuxeaj'>nevent1q…xeaj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hate has no place in the future.<br/><br/>The “paradox of tolerance” states that a tolerant society must be intolerant of intolerance to prevent undermining its own values. <br/><br/>SD can only do bad things in Riksdagen (parliament) if M, L, and KD (center-right parties) work with (tolerate) them.<br/><br/>#SVPol 2026-09-09T08:57:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsglx9w6fmvh94ntjpxvfqrz7cn0ej738n96td98djp0ceg93k73aqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7v3s462 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy869nvtmx4vjq4eylktnf4vyhecm8ug804gl8zxzttjwgymxrekcnegyn0'>nevent1q…gyn0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I will vote in Sverige’s national election for the first time as a new citizen on Sunday.<br/><br/>I love this country. I want to live and build the future from here. I bought a home and incorporated my company here.<br/><br/>Sverige leads the world in many ways and leaders can always do better.<br/><br/>#SVPol 2026-09-09T08:52:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy869nvtmx4vjq4eylktnf4vyhecm8ug804gl8zxzttjwgymxrekczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7swjahj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfkhh40upslksxjae75lercskemyswv0dx26ctnnnf78xz4pwkj0smzgef6'>nevent1q…gef6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The last 4 years have been emotional hell for me and immigrant friends in Sverige.<br/><br/>The right-wing &#34;Tidö party&#34; coalition restricted immigration. Academics, entrepreneurs, children of immigrants, a famous drag queen, queers from bad countries have been deported/forced to leave.<br/><br/>#SVPol 2026-09-09T08:46:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfkhh40upslksxjae75lercskemyswv0dx26ctnnnf78xz4pwkj0szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa729vjjn Sverige elects its next parliament on Sunday.<br/><br/>The last election put the far-right party—founded by actual neo-Nazis in 1988!—Sverigedemokraterna (SD) into power for the first time when the center-right parties broke a promise to a Holocaust survivor to never work with SD.<br/><br/>#SVPol 2026-09-09T08:25:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszw8j3cr8duxv2m3w84zkau73vx96m8rxck7cprft2el3xa3qresszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7dszcug 9 years ago, I joined 150,000 people in buying a pristine parcel of land on the US-Mexico border to stop Donald Trump’s border wall, organized by Cards Against Humanity.<br/><br/>Since then, SpaceX’s company town has been built around it. Last year, &#34;we&#34; sued when SpaceX illegally dumped waste on it.<br/><br/>Now, Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to Elon Musk on the land, as it is on the road to SpaceX’s executive housing. I joined the design committee and you can too!<br/><br/><a href="https://SadLittleBitchWithNoFriends.com/?ref=activitypub">https://SadLittleBitchWithNoFriends.com/?ref=activitypub</a> 2026-08-17T11:08:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfr7lcrmnzn0cwg8vpgygkk6t9cpsv9q3w2fyw5ldkklqcmkd0kwszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa750h5d2 Today, I am grateful for the BER airport lounge toilet.<br/><br/>Because it is not a shaky stilted outhouse composting toilet that requires strategic lifting of testicles when sitting down.<br/><br/>#DWebCamp 2026-07-12T11:06:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2gsry90gdehaf2wh6jjp8fqqsdsmd0zn558s4p0czv636mejwdkqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7en7jrx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3fxfkwgzzp3pqrnr5dnr0txjn3fsgaahz20zc35qtegvy5g04agwlejp8'>nevent1q…ejp8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there a &#34;what is the fringe of the fediverse Big Mad about today&#34; account I should follow? 2026-07-11T15:44:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdr7hu3qkjxphg9sqg84qhtwx456ht28yyvdpz9wnupthfmcjvlszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7wk0gkg ~“I don’t think it’s a coincidence that so many queer people are working on peer-to-peer things because so many are worried about themselves and friends being made illegal.” — <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1urx3t48an3pv2vh37akfaks6ty5aujgslfccaa2g4egmam4c2czqg3v0z4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Christine Lemmer-Webber</span> (<span class="italic">npub1urx…v0z4</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#DWebCamp 2026-07-11T14:46:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2hm28983rzw0awgmuuyj2f5p5n7uhr79eyws9z2ghx8spf6pecuszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7qxt2ke On the day the EU Parliament passed Chat Control v1 through a procedural coup, I attended #DWebCamp, where activists across the political spectrum demonstrated how their peer-to-peer technologies could protect the universal human right to privacy with a form of end-to-end encryption that could survive any form of terrible regulation.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/?ref=activitypub">https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/?ref=activitypub</a> 2026-07-09T20:38:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2l46w58959nnv0j85mnxdewzjnnq6zjl6k69rjku5hlq2gw33ulczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa72q3yfa #DWebCamp<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/116/882/416/694/317/807/original/6373fd3702fdee79.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-07-08T04:16:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspnfp50cxsm65zfmezwm6n7xd7zqh5dnjyxm7seu09kcs8c4vv37czyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7lpmycw Go cancel that subscription service you feel bad about not using but keep allowing to renew. 2026-06-06T20:54:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsptsmgjmc76nfkk7c3cqmqa6f6py5lrx79936edalq0yacn0sfy7gzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7508tdj If Google Antigravity with Gemini 3.5 Flash is so great at building complex apps, why doesn’t Google use it to make its own apps better?<br/><br/>Why is Google Docs still inferior to Notion? Why is Sheets still inferior to Airtable?<br/><br/>If it can create an entire operating system from scratch for under $1k, why doesn’t Google use it to create a way to natively run Android apps on macOS and Linux to replace its poor performing emulator that doesn’t support gestures?<br/><br/>Show, don’t tell.<br/><br/>#GoogleIO #AI 2026-05-19T17:55:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfeyywahkh9a0xrkemg9yah38lqpw0jdru67aveav2ydpe59wgcdszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7yzlug6 RE: <a href="https://interledger.social/@Interledger/116369398708878641">https://interledger.social/@Interledger/116369398708878641</a><br/><br/>I’m excited to launch a second grant program for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1494r2rlfe3ghvjwzckgjdgvh7mc33zcyxzj7vtuuswrtqj4m3yxsxz2xd2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Interledger Foundation</span> (<span class="italic">npub1494…2xd2</span>)</a></span>! This one is for FOSS developers into OpenAPI Initiative specifications, GNAP—the successor to OAuth 2, and Kiota—the FOSS SDK generator.<br/><br/>#FOSS #fossFunding #OpenAPI #Kiota #GNAP<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1cpnqyh2f6m30xkqwty5vm52pqazjwys7xkp8ac54q3epzcv35gfqn5kwup" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1cpn…kwup</a></span><br/> </div> We’re funding developers building tools for Open Payments ⚙️<br/><br/>The Open Payments SDK Grant supports projects improving developer experience by enabling SDKs from the OpenAPI spec.<br/><br/>💰 $5K–$50K available<br/>👉 Apply now: <a href="https://interledger.org/grant/open-payments-sdk">https://interledger.org/grant/open-payments-sdk</a><br/><br/>#Interledger #OpenPayments </blockquote> 2026-04-08T17:09:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrasll7mmec7nqezlqsp9g0x0uastvxuws6jrgfgwhtew7q8wyddgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa70xhw7k RE: <a href="https://ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/116334147854777539">https://ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/116334147854777539</a><br/><br/>The most interesting digital payment method is also free and open source software. I wish more banks would use it and leverage their country’s instant settlement infrastructure to remove the expensive payment middlemen.<br/><br/>#fintech #payments #FOSS<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1jy69h2ttpmm5054gha6n5tw3ydl8l50m33z3y05xtasrm0t6z8mqrx3vwu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1jy6…3vwu</a></span><br/> </div> 1/2 🌟 Our 13th Open Call is live since 1st of April 2026 and you’ve got two months to submit your application!<br/>⏰ Deadline 1st of June, 2026 12:00 CEST (noon) [@EC_NGI](<a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI">https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI</a> ) <br/><br/>💡We’re on the lookout for proposals that will revolutionize #digitalpayment systems and contribute to an #open, #trustworthy, and #reliable internet for all. <br/>🎬 Short FAQ video on our PeerTube here <a href="https://video.ngi.eu/w/8oEts9kfxisRWy8oGEG4BM">https://video.ngi.eu/w/8oEts9kfxisRWy8oGEG4BM</a><br/> <img src="https://ps.s10y.eu/system/media_attachments/files/116/334/144/356/747/617/original/5d47be7f37a893cf.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-04-08T13:36:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqnw0sngjd8kvmth0qw9jfyxanwg7uylsy8kgqfzwe47ps66vulvgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa73psex8 A trans refugee in Sverige facing deportation to Türkiye. I signed a petition to oppose the deportation.<br/><br/>Any immigrant to Sverige contributing to society should be welcomed to stay, especially those unable to live authentically elsewhere.<br/><br/><a href="https://savebella.org?ref=activitypub">https://savebella.org?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#SaveBella #TillSverige #GSRM 2026-04-04T07:23:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz5cy25ccnp2jjqm587h35kxyec9rgnfd4htcxtyu0uy6w4gj0lvszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7vgwlmd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp37udtes6y2d0eed3yzhjta5ghhh59p2f4hsk0y8ushp4j6pxj8gwz94cq'>nevent1q…94cq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Stockholm #SVPol<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/116/233/116/803/789/782/original/ae5d7ca216552161.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-03-15T12:10:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp37udtes6y2d0eed3yzhjta5ghhh59p2f4hsk0y8ushp4j6pxj8gzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7xzzlxh Häng med mig på Manifestation för en human migrationspolitik<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mittskifte.org/events/demonstration-for-en-human-migrationspolitik?source=activitypub&amp;utm_source=activitypub&amp;share=47fce5fe-8d27-4c48-9eaf-1d68195bea9d">https://www.mittskifte.org/events/demonstration-for-en-human-migrationspolitik?source=activitypub&amp;utm_source=activitypub&amp;share=47fce5fe-8d27-4c48-9eaf-1d68195bea9d</a><br/><br/>#Stockholm #SVPol 2026-03-15T11:41:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgz6cny0sv4p4zxpaks55k5e2l74e0ua9wxpj9hthr7u7z52m2u4qzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7jrzlnp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrql94tt84g78hp8zcaxhef0wfz2wdedyuelxqflravvrem0v6xcql47j0h'>nevent1q…7j0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>About a week only because of Ian McKellen on Colbert <br/><br/><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/ian-mckellen-pro-immigrant-shakespeare-colbert/">https://mymodernmet.com/ian-mckellen-pro-immigrant-shakespeare-colbert/</a> 2026-02-11T00:15:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv75mev6d0az0cf9zcxeupac42zlxdlu60fe5ap8srdwnhu3w65wczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7757lwx The first #FOSDEM Local First dev room is about to start!<br/><br/>I’m running the Q&amp;A in the room and chat for the first half of the day.<br/><br/><a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/local-first/">https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/local-first/</a><br/><br/>#LocalFirst #FOSDEM2026 #FOSDEM26 2026-02-01T08:01:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspexpr9p6y3tfj407kluntmjjzshthgkfa93kw45ulk7z9ud7smngzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7lff6pj “There must be not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace.” —US President Woodrow Wilson to the US Senate advocating for the League of Nations, 1917-01-22<br/><br/>We need nations to form a community of power organized for peace more than ever. 2026-01-22T07:00:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs287mtgdj6uj06w402uc38nazfzcr7nnu305jlecr3u4h5z6tzdxczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa76mcn0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs263vwg6t3rk8tmj532hwqemvx83snkdvu4ynw8mvtgrhs8nf5a4qycfc62'>nevent1q…fc62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>❤️‍🔥 I hope to see more of this and hopefully a growing list of complying vendors on <a href="https://www.eucloud.tech/">https://www.eucloud.tech/</a> 2026-01-06T10:39:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvhs92r9wpuanxrxn0n2dhfxdw735ln2au7y36tktmarpcarr53lczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7xqevwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0k993keenp40nhgf46p5fu9uj6aeql0sh7ew3cn9d69xx4wzsezqmh5yr2'>nevent1q…5yr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw The Guardian has a special RSS feed for just the Kindness of Strangers section and followed it using the RSS Parrot bridge: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fss86245e5jnr00h6ge3wrgcpxc8pv0zn8ts447y4rcqrvn9g5wsaazjl4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>🦜 Kindness of strangers | The Guardian</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fss…zjl4</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-22T09:51:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rrnrnqsfm3d6ude6tpf5vt6rjnkx54mmcd3tysxl64l5n447upgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7ludhd9 RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux/115648850423801359">https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux/115648850423801359</a><br/><br/>TIL: Desktop Linux has overtaken macOS in gaming (3.20% vs 2.02%).<br/><br/>FOSS is outplaying Apple thanks to Valve’s investments in SteamOS (gaming-focused Linux distribution) and Proton (compatibility layer for running Windows software in Linux).<br/>nostr:note1fq4ne0m0uq40sjfnmdvr2mf2a5m489vxxly6qschhwaucrj44ypqee87xy<br/> 2025-12-02T10:26:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqvrqcuvpklfdw09sxy8j4ky09qk4j5d2zsvfp03zjcv5u2kl6cczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7wpzgsw Former Harvard President Larry Summers maintained a close personal relationship with convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein until just months before his death in August 2019, according to emails released by Congress on Wednesday.<br/><br/>I will never forget Stripe CEO Patrick Collison interviewing Larry Summers at a company all hands meeting. Employees, like me, who were unhappy by this invitation were told to engage with people they disagreed with.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/13/summers-epstein-messages/?ref=activitypub">https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/13/summers-epstein-messages/?ref=activitypub</a> 2025-11-14T13:52:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswha4lhdrjmr4qg6nqlazagszcvtlsreez09lv2qwf3d5cct4fusszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7v4qggs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9shx5frl7ladncn7aegpqhf0dvtzjccvlwq0m7mad7kmr7ts6p5s55rsl3'>nevent1q…rsl3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alebrijes parade for Día de Muertos in Ciudad de México<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/115/472/814/545/628/830/original/ea37a52b2c08a730.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/115/472/814/610/720/435/original/dca9b44d0ed7c5b3.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/115/472/814/810/085/004/original/60e55e08d5b0d859.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/115/472/816/893/308/996/original/700373920091fdb6.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-01T05:39:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9shx5frl7ladncn7aegpqhf0dvtzjccvlwq0m7mad7kmr7ts6p5szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7sajufp On my way to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1494r2rlfe3ghvjwzckgjdgvh7mc33zcyxzj7vtuuswrtqj4m3yxsxz2xd2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Interledger Foundation</span> (<span class="italic">npub1494…2xd2</span>)</a></span> Summit in La Ciudad de México! It’s next week, but I’m arriving a few days early for Día de los Muertos.<br/><br/>ARN ✈️ CDG ✈️ MEX<br/><br/>#ILPSummit25 2025-10-29T05:07:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs09m0ehr06g79nhc0du4ku55azerencz6t64r09l86kc83mtkcufczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7w7f0dq US Congressman Jamaal Bowman gave the email address I used to donate to his campaign to subscribe me to Drop Site News on Substack.<br/><br/>I know because I use email plus aliases to have a unique email address for easily blocking bad behavior like this. <a href="https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/email-plus-aliases/?ref=activitypub">https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/email-plus-aliases/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>I wish Democrats would not do this. I wish they would voluntarily comply with the GDPR-like data privacy they wish the US had.<br/><br/>#USPol 2025-09-03T09:36:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstapgflftctc70cq9sl42n0nu0srsxggvurq5yfr4gthkawxn98tgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7c9sax3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrr83069s3jv8z3v5232efw6rd3uyr2ugdrad9mfzrrm9jyape3zcdvhlah'>nevent1q…hlah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I spent my 14th birthday money on an expensive Photoshop User magazine subscription to hone my expertise in a pirated copy of the software.<br/><br/>At 16, I would drive to the new Barnes &amp; Noble, buy a coffee, and take advantage of its tolerance of people reading magazines they did not buy while sipping. Computer Arts, Net, and related titles motivated my career selection.<br/><br/>My civics teachers in high school required a $5 student subscription to Newsweek to discuss the cover story in class each week. 2025-08-05T08:57:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrr83069s3jv8z3v5232efw6rd3uyr2ugdrad9mfzrrm9jyape3zczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7fupn9p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6jrr8m5ykpvx7lp65pv050wv5l55ldx0d6trlfdpk0nuqdc9rnszsuuae'>nevent1q…uuae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was a precocious reader and loved magazines more than books as a kid. I looked forward to getting Highlights and Boys’ Life in the mail, addressed to me. I spent most of my weekly library time with National Geographic instead of Dr Suess. I binged years of Better Homes and Gardens at my grandparents’ one summer. I got thru Reader’s Digest one poo at a time, just like my father. I spent my 11th birthday money on subscriptions to Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and PC World. 2025-08-05T08:44:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6jrr8m5ykpvx7lp65pv050wv5l55ldx0d6trlfdpk0nuqdc9rnszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7y2mu04 “Magazine” by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eshcm64fzrk9txvtw7n0etskmpy5uq4kjjyth7kfu694utukc9uqgnggsa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jeff Jarvis</span> (<span class="italic">npub1esh…ggsa</span>)</a></span> is the fascinating story of the origin, rise, fall, and possible future of the magazine industry, as told by a magazine super fan who started Entertainment Weekly.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/magazine-9781501394966/?ref=activitypub">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/magazine-9781501394966/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>I recommend the 3.5 hour audio version read by the author. It’s included in US-based Spotify subscriptions.<br/><br/><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5coJEpR5hAScmCwVH1zTRa?si=9f922a5ddfa0496c&amp;ref=activitypub">https://open.spotify.com/show/5coJEpR5hAScmCwVH1zTRa?si=9f922a5ddfa0496c&amp;ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#NowReading 2025-08-05T08:27:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspp89v76z7wvtqpzump862qj4vmlrw4msudx6306ztfkmj3qfrgfszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7g59z5t Happy Pride, Stockholm! <br/><br/>From Glampocalypse last night.<br/><br/>#Pride #Stockholm<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/957/558/033/866/037/original/3c7fbc196f728506.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-02T05:53:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9j3yrzu0rndgav4z4dlnj5p92hp06s5j3ead4flasgmdm582rkqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa734fz9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvgzykqn2c2uz9wg33zc0tvrsnk4qg0zwcwk04he2vty4tjx3v6sk8w020'>nevent1q…w020</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So much of what people praise the Next Generation Internet program can be attributed to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1n8y64vc26phwqu2ey5uztdrz9qusdlu06qdpk5tukgdlsdj0gu8sl3l96n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NLnet</span> (<span class="italic">npub1n8y…l96n</span>)</a></span>’s grant program design.<br/><br/>As <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p89ss6h5lj09tv88ffwvjpxf3y580x3xxkj6quwu3d45zn9kuwxsfaf466" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Michiel Leenaars</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p89…f466</span>)</a></span> noted, NLnet took public grant money beyond the typical institutions and consortiums that could apply for it and made it accessible to the individual experts and small teams actually doing the work regardless of where they live in the world. These grants likely have outperformed all other EU tech funding in terms of return-on-investment.<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T13:12:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvgzykqn2c2uz9wg33zc0tvrsnk4qg0zwcwk04he2vty4tjx3v6szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7w38gzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zhjhwe44rma6nflpnk8gtcyypags3guchtkr8l6e3t83llcnfgqx73fxy'>nevent1q…3fxy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“Maintenance funding for open source software is not getting enough attention. It doesn’t sound exciting as innovation funding. It’s not new and shiny. Funding consortiums need to treat open source as public infrastructure and set up funding that addresses it in that way.” —<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zzhzgu9nzdz4xkghprjkx76jynks255cd2nqfnrjxpuufmzguknqwm30az" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Felix Reda</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zzh…30az</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T13:02:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8zhjhwe44rma6nflpnk8gtcyypags3guchtkr8l6e3t83llcnfgqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7qhqg2m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxztghj7hn8pzfq9z80hzy0kec45qtjstgk2mn93q5dhajpkpq74gnwc42a'>nevent1q…c42a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#TIL there is a gendered form of ‘director’: directrice. 2025-06-19T12:54:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxztghj7hn8pzfq9z80hzy0kec45qtjstgk2mn93q5dhajpkpq74gzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7vcgrlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6hypxuqvf8tmceltvd6juvpnex2gw7qtr4t9ak0lqmkhvf3rj5cjc2pe8'>nevent1q…2pe8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The EU does not need more unicorns. We need to commoditize proprietary advantages and balance markets.<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T12:46:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6hypxuqvf8tmceltvd6juvpnex2gw7qtr4t9ak0lqmkhvf3rj5czyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7jtv7ya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswaqny7g7cjkswpgfgyey730pj4qea9emklszarejefkvc5vpg9ns8cyjuh'>nevent1q…yjuh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>While hearing the EU Commission’s perspective is useful, this is a room where the Commission should be listening more than talking.<br/><br/>I would like to have heard how the experts in the room could better engage with the Commission in influencing policy.<br/><br/>Most of the insights from the morning’s panel discussions were not reflected in the strategy outline shared. Commercialization and AI were not mentioned by those experts as top challenges.<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T12:38:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswaqny7g7cjkswpgfgyey730pj4qea9emklszarejefkvc5vpg9nszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa74jl9gv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgjeq65u2wctdvsylnz5m280zxu6mz2nr7lwh6n9n4wc86l46mzqyujgg0'>nevent1q…jgg0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“Sovereignty is not about protectionism, but standing in your own strength.” —Thibaut Kleiner, Director at Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect)<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T12:30:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgjeq65u2wctdvsylnz5m280zxu6mz2nr7lwh6n9n4wc86l46mzqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7hazdz3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ynk3fmjpnkxars2gd4y0s97s00tmwahzdmv9z35mvzcakchr78qqmteuy'>nevent1q…teuy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“We need an EU commissioner in charge of tech sovereignty. In a time of global crises and gatekeeper platforms, we don’t need vague platitudes about AI. We need strong leadership who understands the power of tech and can bend that power towards democracy. They need convening power to bring people together to work on the components. These initiatives should be driven by society, not top down. People want to work on this all over, but there is no where to go to do this work.” —<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17fxlzf5ksmcfv20y0nfvknchn6pymvv00cf588ylktryagds0szqt5dj24" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Robin Berjon</span> (<span class="italic">npub17fx…dj24</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:54:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ynk3fmjpnkxars2gd4y0s97s00tmwahzdmv9z35mvzcakchr78qzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa76dx5hd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvc2guh87cwh6yflveu99juqcq7ltlq0h7a80dp0992cyd6tg49hg922mqd'>nevent1q…2mqd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“We need to think beyond open source and interoperability. They are necessary, but not sufficient. Open source solves one chokehold. Open standards solve chokehold of product lock-in. There are other chokeholds.<br/><br/>How about changing procurement rules to require a label that companies fund open source development granting foundations like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yng6dx32zrl2qhp2kq26al7uzkwqkugrkaxf4gsycs9r5snrkjdqlznhrk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sovereign Tech Agency</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yng…nhrk</span>)</a></span> with a percentage of their EU revenue? It could be transitive to then affect the entire ecosystem.”<br/><br/>—<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17fxlzf5ksmcfv20y0nfvknchn6pymvv00cf588ylktryagds0szqt5dj24" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Robin Berjon</span> (<span class="italic">npub17fx…dj24</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:48:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvc2guh87cwh6yflveu99juqcq7ltlq0h7a80dp0992cyd6tg49hgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7jl6mx0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsge548s82tnd53d2j6fmlz47leswsaqum40pc9klzl46fpldauw9sx59a2g'>nevent1q…9a2g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lukasz Klejnowski: EU and member countries are making 2 mistakes: not funding FOSS and encouraging sustainable business models and then awarding public procurement to US big tech companies.<br/><br/>One thing that could help European players more than a requirement to “buy European” is to define interoperability requirements.<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:35:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsge548s82tnd53d2j6fmlz47leswsaqum40pc9klzl46fpldauw9szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7xunv3s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdkwkec9ywzynmea4qhwlz4wp45tdqg47c743n9zgjs5dn76ztrschj84f5'>nevent1q…84f5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“Tech monopolies were not made by innovation and they will not be broken by innovation funding.” —<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17fxlzf5ksmcfv20y0nfvknchn6pymvv00cf588ylktryagds0szqt5dj24" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Robin Berjon</span> (<span class="italic">npub17fx…dj24</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:30:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdkwkec9ywzynmea4qhwlz4wp45tdqg47c743n9zgjs5dn76ztrsczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7tjzu8z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp3nswrtrd6whucq3u0lr90hc0p9svsg75v0ymxhjqq64t64a5zdck4pajr'>nevent1q…pajr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“The EU is a unique region in the world because we collaborate and we share values across countries.<br/><br/>Sometimes we think, ‘We are lagging behind,’ and ‘How are we going to catch up?’<br/><br/>We strengthen a digital single market and find solutions for the longer term.”<br/><br/>—Isabelle Zablit Schmitz, international digital health expert<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:27:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3nswrtrd6whucq3u0lr90hc0p9svsg75v0ymxhjqq64t64a5zdczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7pju3y9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxanq260nanmre7mruwnda2wes8hevarnxu7l7ejerl3nx9wh98q45rcnw'>nevent1q…rcnw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“Government needs to think about funding public infrastructure rather than funding innovation. We need to have a global vision about public procurement.” —Lukasz Klejnowski, Assistant to Member of the European Parliament Michał Kobosko<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:19:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxanq260nanmre7mruwnda2wes8hevarnxu7l7ejerl3nx9wh98qzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7hgfa6h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszg9qt2ym33sa0u87d7y2ew4gjtny5n4yv089l6sdkdhpqxpkg46qxx48t6'>nevent1q…48t6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just misheard “digital sovereignty” as “digital serenity” and I want that too.<br/><br/>Moderator, please add to the agenda.<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:16:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszg9qt2ym33sa0u87d7y2ew4gjtny5n4yv089l6sdkdhpqxpkg46qzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7j8tzfm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90rz4933fzv7r3etrzt0y7lgvw4jar93dndz8ecle66dnc4c4fxc2cm55y'>nevent1q…m55y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Things stated by panelists as “not sexy” but essential for the digital commons:<br/>• incorporating non-profit in the right EU country<br/>• updating software dependencies<br/>• writing documentation<br/>• difficult cryptographic infrastructure<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:12:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs90rz4933fzv7r3etrzt0y7lgvw4jar93dndz8ecle66dnc4c4fxczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7jl5c9y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgfq03xgwx6k9h4rf3dm0flnx3mgmc6ckqm57d82ncsm8lngcc7s8psl8k'>nevent1q…sl8k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FOSS scaling challenges:<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zu5wnva84a0qupw80ekd9zjfv5pr4nnpytuecva5zrx85nwh8dcsn4pytj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Renaud Chaput</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zu5…pytj</span>)</a></span>: Scaling technology is easy. Scaling the other parts, like trust and safety, is hard. NGI funds the tech. Need to have funding for scaling other parts.<br/><br/>Ali Gonzalez: We are looking for public investment, not VC.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vwe2wl0d6rudfa8k80g690tvd2dvureyp95pu2c5uakahnz9tmqs7386u4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ludovic Dubost</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vwe…86u4</span>)</a></span>: Goal is to grow product revenue alongside grant funding. One funds dev, one funds non-dev needs.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vua8fzsfhnkpk9ka99pr8ldu9mdr56n26gpx5nfy2s7tzlvdxzgsc87mst" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Probabilita</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vua…7mst</span>)</a></span>: Need to ask where do we want to grow? When growth directions arent aligned with standard growth paths, funding can be hard.<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T10:08:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstgfq03xgwx6k9h4rf3dm0flnx3mgmc6ckqm57d82ncsm8lngcc7szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7gqezla In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynaz8lcjd83tnjrmhlmphucc3wxnu642ukad9cy84mhw9ltk7s2cthn5ew'>nevent1q…n5ew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“I measure all software by its ability to support peace and democracy.” —<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vua8fzsfhnkpk9ka99pr8ldu9mdr56n26gpx5nfy2s7tzlvdxzgsc87mst" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Probabilita</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vua…7mst</span>)</a></span>, answering their prior audience question about what the moonshot goal should be<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T09:48:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsynaz8lcjd83tnjrmhlmphucc3wxnu642ukad9cy84mhw9ltk7s2czyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7t9wwsu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxastm03pfk5zghggh2nxa2v5pw8td3jzy5kr9n3fluf5rk78lagggj0qjt'>nevent1q…0qjt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~”With NGI funding, we can invest time to bringing features to the ecosystem, rather than just our product.” — <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zu5wnva84a0qupw80ekd9zjfv5pr4nnpytuecva5zrx85nwh8dcsn4pytj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Renaud Chaput</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zu5…pytj</span>)</a></span>, repeatedly affirmed that Mastodon is just one part of the social web and the importance of interoperability<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T09:46:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxastm03pfk5zghggh2nxa2v5pw8td3jzy5kr9n3fluf5rk78laggzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7vet6m3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0q6e9kdkzrq7z2gd0vu9tqduuesvysjw7yakh3fxpzwzwff0405suhwam4'>nevent1q…wam4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Panel on NGI impact stories from grantees<br/><br/>Martin Schanzenberger shared TalDir, enabling the &#34;PayPal use case&#34; for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fuskwnqfft7a4luhvhpv0ly0522p7s70t5lm39j76cxgjq3reynsedtvjp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GNU Taler</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fus…tvjp</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zu5wnva84a0qupw80ekd9zjfv5pr4nnpytuecva5zrx85nwh8dcsn4pytj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Renaud Chaput</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zu5…pytj</span>)</a></span> shared quote posts and the decentralized content discovery features coming to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub163hduy0fd2evxcc7298ck4yplx9pege9ne06wgra9h342jcxh5wszvmv0n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub163h…mv0n</span>)</a></span><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vwe2wl0d6rudfa8k80g690tvd2dvureyp95pu2c5uakahnz9tmqs7386u4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ludovic Dubost</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vwe…86u4</span>)</a></span> shared how NGI funding brought stability to the funding for professional developers and credibility to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14hd0utjqjemerrr9ns32j36kandqh8gqxs6a0gm5rsg6pwhax6rqs5q8qh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CryptPad</span> (<span class="italic">npub14hd…q8qh</span>)</a></span><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vua8fzsfhnkpk9ka99pr8ldu9mdr56n26gpx5nfy2s7tzlvdxzgsc87mst" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Probabilita</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vua…7mst</span>)</a></span> shared Rosenpass.eu, a post-quantum-secure add-on for WireGuard<br/><br/>Ali Gonzalez shared <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1g9uyjt22j9j90m5vpz4tz2dxzlvg7zc6rn0jz387hnvlxf688chq23y47f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>decidim</span> (<span class="italic">npub1g9u…y47f</span>)</a></span> to digitally engage citizens in governance<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T09:44:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0q6e9kdkzrq7z2gd0vu9tqduuesvysjw7yakh3fxpzwzwff0405szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa79htf62 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ja0mwej9u7u2m4a926lz73myfy5xpwdx8k3a0qapwsavwl28q5sld255f'>nevent1q…255f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Delightfully unexpected #FediForum meetup in meatspace with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xp6v2qu0zws46jykjcdgays4p2gd0mfvpnx8m8se08hqdyw42h6sefr57h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Melanie Bartos</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xp6…r57h</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nuayjm36er05zeqcljfuunysmjs4uzpmp088neryv62up0sy8zmsc6ed79" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Joan Pla</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nua…ed79</span>)</a></span> during the coffee break! Thinking of you, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dvxen088frng5agcza8av2twvmd64xzwctsctgsywc6txyqa788sjygems" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Johannes Ernst</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dvx…gems</span>)</a></span>!<br/><br/>#NGIForum25<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/709/255/722/020/920/original/2d538325f472f92e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-19T09:17:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ja0mwej9u7u2m4a926lz73myfy5xpwdx8k3a0qapwsavwl28q5szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7gllg9h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9l56k2qvkau34ylvzjx9th88czwfdsk96vl57d45xydkd798drsdygcvv'>nevent1q…gcvv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What should be the moonshot goal for digital sovereignty for the people in this room?<br/><br/>Pascal: Not a fan of digital sovereignty positioning, but rather strategic autonomy. For people to have competence and capacity to secure their software and data.<br/><br/>Karin Lammers: For individuals and organizations to have choice in their tools and control of their data.<br/><br/>Sean Bohan: Sustainable funding for FOSS. British Colombia has good path forward.<br/><br/>Robbert Van Kranenburg: Bring NIST folks over<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T08:49:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9l56k2qvkau34ylvzjx9th88czwfdsk96vl57d45xydkd798drszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7a6493u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrm2envx9fxc2w2xd3evf4ca0hh83v2snukecmghddf2y3mmm62lcssaghn'>nevent1q…aghn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you were at the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m96e7ycmmaz4ah7s8exw7x6vmumuccr0p9dxea64e5je89ty2yjsweag4y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>European Commission</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m96…ag4y</span>)</a></span>, what would be your next move?<br/><br/>Karin Lammers: Investigate why you use FOSS yourselves instead of US-based Big Tech.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18dctxkjt78hupsg9nrejt55d6krqenxha8mtcjqd0ly8ldh5lllsazp9h0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>J @ Dyne.org</span> (<span class="italic">npub18dc…p9h0</span>)</a></span>: Bring in more philosophers and scientists. Too many lawyers and engineers now.<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T08:42:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrm2envx9fxc2w2xd3evf4ca0hh83v2snukecmghddf2y3mmm62lczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7k52lf4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2zvqucwvnnpr402ys94xkr0kc26ukd3pwec8rymf5cv64q3q5fs9wjaq6'>nevent1q…jaq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“Open source is no longer enough. Open data is now essential consideration in the AI era.” —Pascal Steichen<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T08:33:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2zvqucwvnnpr402ys94xkr0kc26ukd3pwec8rymf5cv64q3q5fszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7qug0fk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8q87fsgcwg80ed00zdjsjeu27mytycslfqdxg0vzetendt6z6sdc4y4f8y'>nevent1q…4f8y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“Beware of hype. Do not step with funding into a hype cycle. Wait for the plateau or trough.” —<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18dctxkjt78hupsg9nrejt55d6krqenxha8mtcjqd0ly8ldh5lllsazp9h0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>J @ Dyne.org</span> (<span class="italic">npub18dc…p9h0</span>)</a></span> referring to the the Gartner Hype Cycle and the common pattern of government funding following innovation hype cycles rather than funding problem spaces<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T08:31:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8q87fsgcwg80ed00zdjsjeu27mytycslfqdxg0vzetendt6z6sdczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7j2rsvl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdq87u5sx6pxj4ec2xh06dtqa5w94kgt4kdlnrxarthdx5px68xlc8x6kkf'>nevent1q…6kkf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What do FOSS developers need?<br/><br/>Sean Bohan: We need better product marketing and more developer engagement. The closed-source world has many sales people and big marketing budgets. How do these FOSS projects get the word out about their great work and get into the room to talk to regulators when policy is being made?<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T08:25:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdq87u5sx6pxj4ec2xh06dtqa5w94kgt4kdlnrxarthdx5px68xlczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7nm3vcm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ud2tayqnez8rmpaeq3e7gq3mjhs0a3ujtmxu8c965xfg0hl25usg9kfmw'>nevent1q…kfmw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“We started with a foundation. We then created a commercial spinoff—not a startup. We try to find clients, not venture capitalists.” —<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18dctxkjt78hupsg9nrejt55d6krqenxha8mtcjqd0ly8ldh5lllsazp9h0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>J @ Dyne.org</span> (<span class="italic">npub18dc…p9h0</span>)</a></span>, founder of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kgj3mma9dr9h7h0hwzpsax0z733fv5gjlt9dzwkxxdw539ur0s7swhng8l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dyne.org foundation</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kgj…ng8l</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T08:19:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ud2tayqnez8rmpaeq3e7gq3mjhs0a3ujtmxu8c965xfg0hl25uszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7e0aucg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5vkjrj3eqn0vgrtum9snazxwhx7h3ekwrugcsrekuj72u3ynufqfkrqck'>nevent1q…rqck</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sean Bohan: Regulators like to think “sovereignty” is their job. He’s having to explain to many people why individual digital sovereignty matters and is essential to privacy as a human right. Healthy debate happening between regulators and open source contributors demonstrating potential futures. <br/><br/>#NGIForum25<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/708/990/966/562/290/original/aa8852b588e41638.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-19T08:08:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5vkjrj3eqn0vgrtum9snazxwhx7h3ekwrugcsrekuj72u3ynufqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7lkfgql In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxh2ulw9pl7xlzsnd9va0ss82nnacqd34dtr5upjt8psaydwt2lcjs36ay'>nevent1q…36ay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~“Free and open source software is permissionless innovation.” —Sean Bohan quoting his former manager<br/><br/>#NGIForum25 2025-06-19T08:03:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyxh2ulw9pl7xlzsnd9va0ss82nnacqd34dtr5upjt8psaydwt2lczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa793nuwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswlqw32adtj29s22qj3fxtsrxa9hetjr49xqxfx3p43fjept4vssgv8nxqu'>nevent1q…nxqu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sean Bohan from OpenWallet Foundation now presenting on how he still believes in Mozilla’s old slogan: The Web we want.<br/><br/>3 potential futures for digital wallets:<br/>1. One wallet to rule them all: This is bad.<br/>2. Every wallet is an app: Also bad.<br/>3. Wallets are like browsers: Use the best wallet app for you with interoperable credentials.<br/><br/><a href="https://openwallet.foundation/?ref=activitypub">https://openwallet.foundation/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#NGIForum25<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/708/968/138/175/584/original/be8249276643ff45.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-19T07:59:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswlqw32adtj29s22qj3fxtsrxa9hetjr49xqxfx3p43fjept4vssgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa76uataq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlcq60f5ptajgnuhyzlm6pv6hp6yprftshl7u37cjghjdrr2snjgl9wlty'>nevent1q…wlty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dr. Monique Calisti kicking off Next Generation Internet Forum.<br/><br/>NGI continues for another year and half and then other Horizon Europe programs take over, I assume.<br/><br/>Agenda for the next 2 days: <a href="https://ngi.eu/ngi-forum25/">https://ngi.eu/ngi-forum25/</a><br/><br/>NGI Policy Summit will be happening 2025-11-20 in Brussels to discuss how investments will be allocated in the future.<br/><br/>(Be prepared for many moiré projector photos. The moiré is rainbow for #PrideMonth.)<br/><br/>#NGIForum25<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/708/915/152/421/587/original/37706ba7bb5a9116.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-19T07:49:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszlcq60f5ptajgnuhyzlm6pv6hp6yprftshl7u37cjghjdrr2snjgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7w3gn3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstl5nm28knxrvuywgd0g2s98zusne893upynttqzlq4wuw5ee86fcevjj8e'>nevent1q…jj8e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hello from the EU Commission!<br/><br/>#NGIForum25<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/708/893/361/902/125/original/5491f257328daf17.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-19T07:40:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstl5nm28knxrvuywgd0g2s98zusne893upynttqzlq4wuw5ee86fczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7kga6g2 I will attend the Next Generation Internet Forum in Brussels on Thursday and Friday.<br/><br/>This event is part of the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m96e7ycmmaz4ah7s8exw7x6vmumuccr0p9dxea64e5je89ty2yjsweag4y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>European Commission</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m96…ag4y</span>)</a></span>’s Horizon Europe program, which probably has funded more free and open source software development than any other government program.<br/><br/>The next grant program framing is bizarre—Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0—but €14.5M available for “Open Internet Stack” dev.<br/><br/>Follow or mute this thread according to your interest.<br/><br/><a href="https://ngi.eu/ngi-forum25/?ref=activitypub">https://ngi.eu/ngi-forum25/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#NGIForum #NGIForum2025 #NGIForum25 2025-06-17T09:11:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05qehsujjjcfnagjal25mahurywe9906gfc5ym63z6f8yxp465eqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa74faz7x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxsqld294ej39z6lf7zlljq3vp2cqgtydqpw52uh4q50wjlpp3n8qgnsy7j'>nevent1q…sy7j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#NoKings #NoTyrants #Stockholm #DemsAbroad #USPol<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/684/038/140/669/509/original/1cf61b11c306828e.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-14T22:19:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxsqld294ej39z6lf7zlljq3vp2cqgtydqpw52uh4q50wjlpp3n8qzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7xvwmvx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhqry7t6mh6td0t2pqyg9ls8rhelae56qx3de9afarv8jn5pt7nc73hzet'>nevent1q…hzet</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#NoKings #NoTyrants #Stockholm #DemsAbroad #USPol<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/684/026/256/622/764/original/ada2026b608ff428.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-14T22:18:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhqry7t6mh6td0t2pqyg9ls8rhelae56qx3de9afarv8jn5pt7nczyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7j7h6ep In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9k5zq70vzs0j6ya8cqusdrnmars7pg6elktex7h6rsmegw8mxdsnzv0qj'>nevent1q…v0qj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#NoKings #NoTyrants #Stockholm #DemsAbroad #USPol<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/684/020/795/327/690/original/37aa0015718b561e.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-14T22:15:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9k5zq70vzs0j6ya8cqusdrnmars7pg6elktex7h6rsmegw8mxdszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7vd7nkp From Stockholm to the US with solidarity ✊<br/><br/>#NoKings #NoTyrants #Stockholm #DemsAbroad #USPol<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/682/394/385/965/788/original/03b94a2b9ff478c4.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/682/394/363/119/407/original/8da9a1091c810998.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-14T15:25:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvyfsu3x9jmqywzck658m6a6jevjnrmdt0yxufxfexdjsuqlatpszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7q9jtd6 Digital payment transaction fees are just ATM fees all the time.<br/><br/>#fintech 2025-06-12T16:55:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96whyyatw4v88fzm0lzvtxwyeapmffn2y2p6ccs4y8n2c52k0zfgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7c0zvt3 I am so nervous for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16qacc6ye29rx5r6sdmlmz2nzvjgqwl08l0a6n303qs9q3pwekx5qzcuhx4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Greta Thunberg</span> (<span class="italic">npub16qa…uhx4</span>)</a></span>. I hope Israel does not murder another peaceful foreign aid worker.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/?ref=activitypub">https://freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/?ref=activitypub</a><br/><br/>#FreedomFlotilla<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/650/059/272/664/518/original/8133ca1030b6e7ca.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-08T22:20:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqrvvefej6lcw8fu48qu8z2ufe5dafrlr9vx4na348kns5hnnkqqgzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa766h49s What kind of Svensk buys 100 King Gustav postage stamps?<br/><br/>This is very weird to me. The US Postal Service only issues stamps with a president on them for a limited time after they die, primarily for stamp collectors.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.postnord.se/en/shop-online/coil-stamp-king-carl-gustaf-2019/">https://www.postnord.se/en/shop-online/coil-stamp-king-carl-gustaf-2019/</a><br/><br/>#TillSverige<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/619/922/615/252/179/original/16c712bb2e095d71.webp"> <br/> 2025-06-03T14:42:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6mff6ys5j67jpkfp9u9jr2apspa35v73pk249x8mv9339s4ar7szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7l64q23 🇯🇵 I am on my way to Nippon for the first time! This also is my first “just for me” travel—no work, no friend or family instigation—in a long time. The break is much needed. I will visit Kyoto, Tokyo, and Osaka. So many more places I would like to see that will have to wait for a second trip to the country.<br/><br/>#WorldExpo #WorldExpo2025 2025-05-18T20:31:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ytfl40cr8ljerzyqcm2qqtc6mvz4mmy5ekk84qeprq8nqxn6kfszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7ampx5j Open source pro tip: harassing your potential users is not a way to build positive sentiment for your project. 2025-05-18T20:22:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2p0x4gags6rr0m3t36ld250nz9w4y3ynys8y0az07yu9a9dac4wqzyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7599wtp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7z4fkkk7q4nkfthzqhjeatr30wyczy9ku53g5vpydmej999402sgyzt28'>nevent1q…zt28</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I truly do not understand all the votes for Österreich. 🤷 <br/><br/>#Eurovision 2025-05-17T22:38:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf7z4fkkk7q4nkfthzqhjeatr30wyczy9ku53g5vpydmej999402szyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7g9rjm6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdqrleapv9y0ff6kuwznzws4xqv67amyad4tq5823ct7syx20sgqsfraps9'>nevent1q…aps9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My top 10 #Eurovision<br/> <img src="https://files.alpaca.gold/files.alpaca.gold/media_attachments/files/114/525/399/217/938/346/original/65fc633b329e0c7d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-17T21:56:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdqrleapv9y0ff6kuwznzws4xqv67amyad4tq5823ct7syx20sgqszyplh626lldfg7cmec45k0zglu2mdf03rz23v6wt8eua8r2hw8jxa7nfjzry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwv69m7yt6mc7jv65uxlv4l7dexvu3wqjem7p3lma3u2zhjz0vrc2ex27h'>nevent1q…x27h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Baby Lasagna vs Käärijä battle/mashup will be the dance track of the summer! I hope this gets released onto Spotify. Well done, producers.<br/><br/>#Eurovision 2025-05-17T21:52:42Z