Reminder:

If they want you to NOT THINK – they are NOT YOUR FRIEND.

Dear #OpenSource #Fediverse: Is it time to revive some of the good old parts of the #Perl and #RakuLang communities?

I'm specifically thinking of the "fun-with-perl" mailing list...

https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.fwp/2001.html

(or maybe we already have enough #fun in our lives? 😅)

#fwp #fwr

I'll be at #igf2025 this week! Most likely hanging out with the folks in @isocnorway and other NGO and #OpenSource people.

If you see me, come and say hi! 😄

At the German #Perl Workshop, I had the privilege to organize a panel about #OpenSource #Sustainability on #CPAN and it's related communities.

Together with Ferenc Erki (@ferki), Julien Fiegehenn (simbabque), and Sören M. Laird Sörries (@relais), we talked about meet-ups, volunteering, mental health, funding, and much more. It was great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R6uhTCUWig

(With apologies for the annoying apple emojis that pop up during the session)

#ossustainability #sustainoss

@TimothyDSnyder's 20 Lessons on Tyrrany, read by John Lithgow.

These 10 minutes should be seen by all good people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5HLodsT8

1. Do not obey in advance
2. Defend institutions
3. Beware the one-party state
4. Take responsibility for the face of the world
5. Remember professional ethics
6. Be wary of paramilitaries
7. Be reflective if you must be armed
8. Stand out
9. Be kind to our language
10. Believe in truth
11. Investigate
12. Make eye contact and sm…

#OnTyrrany #AntiFascism

What thought-terminating clichés are used to prevent critiquing #AI and #LLM ?

I can think about one or two, but I'd love to hear if there are more in circulation...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9