

Gates vs Bridges: the obscure politics of the #geekproblem
In the #geekproblem mindset, crossing a protocol flow is a gateway were in #openweb terms, it’s a bridge. That difference is not technical - it’s social - the difference between CONTROL and TRUST. A gate is something you lock, permission, authentication, enforcement were a bridge is something you cross, connection, flow, relationship. In the physical world, we don’t put gates on bridges as a default, but in software, we keep rebuilding them, and then wondering why things fragment. RSS […]https://hamishcampbell.com/gates-vs-bridges-the-obscure-politics-of-the-geekproblem/
If you're looking at that "Laurie Voss" @[email protected] thing you *really* need to click through and read all the way down the comments
That clown showed up on Mastodon earlier today and was *not* well-received, to put it mildly
The majority of responders ended up #Muting, #Blocking and #DomainBlocking his entire little self-hosted vacuum cleaner
He's quite proud of himself and the responses he got
A bright-eyed little troll coder-bro, IMO...
YMMV...
It blows my mind every time I read a post from south of the border that once again proves their complete lack of empathy.
"We are so thankful Trump did not interrupt our sports program this weekend"
said while Cubans on ventilators died, innocent children in the middle east perished, and African babies starved, but yeah, basketball winners rejoiced in the victory.
"I hate MAGA but I act like one"
A Note on “Security” for the #FOSS Crew
We need to have a clearer, more grounded conversation about “security” and what it actually means in the context of the #openweb. There is a long history of thinking in #FOSS spaces that security is something we can solve purely technically: better encryption, better protocols, better architectures. But in everyday life and practice, people need to work from a much simpler starting point - We do not trust client–server security. We only meaningfully trust what can be verified through […]https://hamishcampbell.com/a-note-on-security-to-the-foss-crew/
What's your take on blocking accounts?
Russia Has Started Blocking Telegram
Russians write about the inability to send messages and upload photos and videos.
https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/3/16/677122/
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Telegram #Moscow #Blocking #photos #videos #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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