Thanks to 20+ years of cooperation via standards, most web devs are insulated from the reality that competition (or the threat of it) makes standards possible. It's a shock to recognise that Apple has broken the system so thoroughly that SDOs themselves are at risk:

https://infrequently.org/2025/09/apples-crimes-against-the-internet-community/

At the Solid Flanders community meeting today at De Krook, we are discussing #Solid in evolution. So far:

@rubenverborgh discussed the use case of “wallets” and a new relation websites should build with their customers instead of a brief explosion of trust (i.e., asking people to accept everything at the beginning).

This excellent post by @slightlyoff should be enlightening for everyone working on anything that involves Frontend, but it's an absolutely mandatory read for those working on #opensource and #civictech aiming to have a truly global impact and reach as many users as possible.

"[...] the gap between the digital haves and have-nots continues to grow. Those least able to afford the fast devices are actively taxed by developers high on their own developer experience (DX)."

https://infrequently.org/2024/01/performance-inequality-gap-2024/#takeaways

Aaron Swartz continue d'inspirer nombre d'agents publics #BlueHats qui promeuvent les #LogicielsLibres #OpenSource comme indispensables à l'émancipation des individus et à la souveraineté numérique de notre pays.

https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/ce-qui-nous-arrive-sur-la-toile/aaron-swartz-un-heros-contemporain-3121400

"OpenAI says it’s “impossible” to create useful AI models without copyrighted material"

10 years ago three dudes from Sweden were hunted by FBI, Interpol and their own government for challenging copyright laws and seeking a fresh approach without ever profiting from it. 🏴‍☠️

Now venture capitalist-backed corporations will sell us our own copyrighted material at a premium. Working tirelessly to embed it in every product designed from now on so you will not be able to avoid it. 💰

We made another map with ANYWAYS 🎉

We created one big map with *all* schools in Flanders, Belgium with a #safety score per school and for each street that is potentially used to cycle to school.

Look at the map and the data here: https://www.anyways.eu/map/?#13.33/51.21156/3.23371

You can select individual schools like this one in Wechelderzande: https://www.anyways.eu/map/?location=413228#14.29/51.2661/4.78841

Or select a street and see all the routes for students cycling there: https://www.anyways.eu/map/?segment=3353278#14.83/51.02975/3.71083