@berkel614@mastodon.social Thank you! Don't forget to go let them know on Git. 😁 And any other suggestions you have.
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@jrossstocholm@mstdn.dk oh agreed. I'm dog fooding Bonfire Social, because I want to use Bonfire to help communities build their own socials. Looking forward to more flavors/spins. It's shaping up to be a SOLID base atm though.
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this sunday! for #monsterdon's viewing of Mothra (1962) i'm planning on doing an unofficial ad-free bootleg-ass owncast livestream of the movie again at https://miru.miyaku.media 🗼
⏰ pre-stream countdown with music from Mothra, Ultra Q E20 “Undersea Humanoid Ragon”, and trailer starts at ~8:15pm eastern
🎥 Mothra (1961) starts at 9pm eastern (Japanese audio, hardcoded English subtitles)
🛸 wanna watch [REDACTED] get vaporized? stick around for Mars Attacks! (1996, English audio with hardcoded English subtitles)
❗please have a backup option just-in-case
🤓 programming note for this week: i’m running the 100-minute Japanese original while Tubi has the 90-minute English dub. with Tubi’s ads, they might even end around the same time!
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I'm glad they found a very large steady income!
@badnetmask@hachyderm.io Agreed. Guess the question is though, will they become Firefox and wholly dependent on it? 😡 That is definitely a concern. But I think Wikipedia might be a better position? I hope.
I've been giving lots of feedback to the @Bonfire@bonfire.cafe guys. They're taking things up SUPER fast. It's been absolutely incredible.
I recommend folks try out Bonfire, because it's honestly shaping up to be the one stop shop platform for social networking, consuming news, eventually handling calendar events, etc.
They just let me know about the new Git they just put up about Bonfire Widget suggestions. What would YOU want to see in Bonfire?
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They know what they did
@ricci@discuss.systems was it MAGIC?
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Saw the news about Wikipedia signing a deal with AI companies. I know a lot of folks aren't happy about this, but I look at this in a few ways.
- They're going to scrape the data anyway, so the least you can do is make money from it.
- The money going into Wikipedia will allow them to be sustainable for years to come.
- We know that wikipedia has worked hard to moderate and curate their information. So would we rather have AI believing blatant lies or pulling from sources that we trust and can verify?
I'm not going to approve or disprove of them as I don't know the real details behind the deal, but this is how I see it.
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@badnetmask @ozoned when you're invited to do a TEDx talk or TED talk they assign you a professional speaker coach. That's what they did for me. She wrote the book on TED talks https://catheyarmillas.com/ and my talk is at https://www.hanselman.com/
@shanselman@hachyderm.io @badnetmask@hachyderm.io how do you get invited? I've put in a form indicating I'm interested. But I'm guessing it's kind of a lottery or something that just grabs them from your proposal.
@elettrona@poliversity.it I am so sorry for your loss. THat sounds like an amazing person.
@elettrona@poliversity.it How did you get your foot in the door to do a talk? Did you just sign up and fill out a form and they picked you?
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@ozoned I know a few people who have done TEDx talks… and one who did a TEDTalk… but we lost contact. From discussions we had, if I remember correctly, once a speaker gets the green light, the TED organization trains them (for months even!) about how to do a presentation.
In terms of topics that interest them, the people I knew who got selected had of course merit but also somewhat knew organizers or had someone in their network helping them - it may be about who you know
@elena@aseachange.com I have no merit and IDK anyone. lol but I'm going to try at least. 😁
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@ivan@bonfire.cafe 345
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Has anyone ever given a #TED talk that could mentor me? I'd like to know how to submit a presentation that actually interests them, how to do the presentation, and what comes after.
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@autumn@triangletoot.party that's amazing. I can't even get my dog not to pull on a leash and yours can do chores.
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@ironicbadger@techhub.social @badnetmask@hachyderm.io AWESOME! Eric and I will be there.
@ozoned i’ll be busy teaching my dog to roll an exercise ball around. typical tuesday night for me.
@autumn@triangletoot.party OH EM GEE! :-D. Do you have videos of this? this sounds so heart warming to watch.
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I'll be at All Things Open tonight in Raleigh NC. Anyone else joining?
meetup.com/all-things-open-r...
#allThingsOpen #openSource #foss #rtp #open #raleigh #NC #northCarolina
@badnetmask@hachyderm.io @autumn@triangletoot.party @haubles@hachyderm.io @ironicbadger@techhub.social
Anyone going to this All Things Open tonight?
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I'll be at All Things Open tonight in Raleigh NC. Anyone else joining?
meetup.com/all-things-open-r...
#allThingsOpen #openSource #foss #rtp #open #raleigh #NC #northCarolina
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Calling on all free and open source developers.
We need recommendations for current platforms that exist to support Owncast streamers via bots, tips, etc that can help people convert from Big Tech platforms and easily move away from platforms such as Twitch.
I'm guessing they don't exist ATM, but I'm willing to start a platform if folks know tools we can use. Such as easily running bot commands in chat.
I know Le Fractal as emojiwall.
What else exists?
What features would YOU need to make your conversion to Owncast or Peertube easier?
#twitch #YouTube #Foss #open #source #software #platform #livestream
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🇪🇺 The @EUCommission has launched a Call for Evidence on its future European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy.
This will define how open source and open digital assets support:
🔹 EU tech sovereignty & security
🔹 Competitive, interoperable digital ecosystems
🔹 Sustainable open source communities & businesses
🗓 Open until 3 Feb 2026
👥 Developers, SMEs, public sector, researchers & civil society are invited to contribute.
Have you say: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en
