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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
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The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program

In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Op...

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Chris Riley Sep 9, 2025

@jeffjarvis I had the same reaction FWIW!

Chris Riley Aug 6, 2025

404 Media Aug 6, 2025

Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website

🔗 https://www.404media.co/constitution-sections-on-due-process-and-foreign-gifts-just-vanished-from-congress-website/

Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website

Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.

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Chris Riley Jul 16, 2025

Robert McNees Jul 16, 2025

Look, speaking as a physicist, it is hard for me to put into words how batshit crazy this is.

https://gizmodo.com/billionaires-convince-themselves-ai-is-close-to-making-new-scientific-discoveries-2000629060

Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries

"I'm doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it's vibe physics."

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Chris Riley Jun 26, 2025

@1br0wn @mro @laurenshof @mallory Delara may not be here, but she represents DTI, which I lead (and I run techpolicy.social since 2022, and was on Mastodon.social before that) and also the work of our colleague Lisa who authored this W3C proposal for ActivityPub account portability: https://swicg.github.io/activitypub-data-portability/lola

LOLA Portability for ActivityPub (0.2)

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Chris Riley May 9, 2025

@ben Would an analogy for the better version be Wikipedia? You can certainly find what you're looking for, but the outputs are presented intentionally in a rich context that encourages deeper thinking. The friction for learning not only 'what' but 'why/how' is low.

Chris Riley May 9, 2025

Ted Han ★ 韓聖安 May 9, 2025

In 15 minutes at 10am PT, @danhon and I will be streaming Han to Hon Combat live, our completely amateur podcast about all things ATProto:

* on ATProto at https://stream.place/@knowtheory.net
* on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/knowtheory

Stream.place

Stream.place is open-source livestreaming on the AT Protocol.

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Chris Riley Apr 10, 2025

@evan @igb ... are you sure about that?

Chris Riley Apr 2, 2025

Eric Goldman Apr 2, 2025

We already know this administration is nonstop hypocrisy and Calvinball, but I'm still angry each time I see it https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/hillary-biden-warrants-signalgate-trump-kfile/index.html

Trump Justice officials demanded charges for Hillary, Biden for classified docs scandals. They’re silent on SignalGate

Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and other Trump administration officials who demanded punishment for Clinton’s and Biden’s classified scandals are quiet on SignalGate

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Chris Riley Apr 2, 2025

Tod Maffin 🇨🇦Apr 2, 2025

We heard anecdotally that Canadians weren’t visiting the states, now we have the data. A massive, shocking drop.