Do you observe #EarthDay?

#EvanPoll #poll

Current status: living in the future and listening to Hüsker Dü.

Fediverse, a question:

If you could invite somebody on the Fedi to just... think out loud into a microphone for like an hour, who would it be?

Alternatively, what _two_ people on the Fedi would you love to hear just bounce around ideas together?

I've gone as far as I can with ignoring nodeinfo. I hit a piece of software tonight that won't federate unless it gets to check your nodeinfo and compare your self-reported software title against its blocklist. Nevermind that `User-Agent:` and `Server:` exist, if you're eager for some self-reported software titles!

This is what being rich means to me.

You deserve to take up space on the Fediverse. There is a you-sized hole in our feeds and there is only one way to fill it. If some busybody tells you you're doing it wrong and that your posts aren't welcome, block the fuck out of them and keep going. This is *your* network.

Bad news 😔💔

I am sad to announce today that unfortunately I will not be working with Privacy Guides anymore after the end of this month.

Good news! 🚨 :awesome:

I will be available for a new position or contract, starting in April!

I am looking for a position or contract for:

✊ Digital rights activist (with a specialty in privacy rights)

🔒 Privacy expert or consultant

:mastodon: Fediverse and Mastodon advocate

🙌 Managerial position

📰 Tech journalist

💻 Technical writer

💚 Or any other fitting positions

I am especially interested in working with nonprofit organisations, cooperatives, open-source projects, privacy-oriented software companies, or any other organisations working for the public good.

🇨🇦 Remote from Canada

:no_AI_logo: All the work I produce is guaranteed to be AI-free

Let me know if you hear of any good opportunities!

#FediHire #GetFediHired #Tech #Jobs

Evan Prodromou, editor of the ActivityPub standard, will give a talk at FediForum on Tuesday, April 28, titled:

"How To Bullshit Your Way Through a Conversation about ActivityPub"

Have you ever wondered how #ActivityPub actually works? Come join us to find out, online! https://fediforum.org

/cc @evanprodromou

Update. "We Need a NATO for Universities."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2026/04/22/higher-ed-experts-want-create-nato-universities

Given its topic, this article should have covered the year-old Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC). But it never mentions MADC. The author doesn't seem to know about it, and neither do the university experts and leaders in the article calling for a NATO for universities.

The only "compact" mentioned in the article is Trump's proposed compact with universities, essentially the opposite of MADC.

For more on MADC, see the present Mastodon thread and/or search for the tag #MADC.

#Academia #AcademicMastodon #Universities

🍦 😆 🍁 🐫 #emoji #poll

You can follow @earthday to get posts about Earth Day from around the Fediverse.

Do you observe #EarthDay?

#EvanPoll #poll

Happy #EarthDay !

Something is starting to shift.

Millions of people are waking up to what the fossil fuel lobby has spent decades trying to hide: clean energy is cheaper, safer, and doesn't need a single bomb dropped to keep the lights on.

Thanks, all. Being noticeably drunk on a work call can be disrespectful to others. It doesn't make a great impression. It can be a sign of an alcohol problem.

If someone seems tipsy but is quiet and keeps it together, I might ignore it or say something on a back channel. If they are disruptive, I might ask them to leave, or I might leave myself.

A lot of people brought up that health problems could make someone appear drunk. I'd still say something.

Yes.

Feeling particularly irritable, who wants to fight

If someone on a work videocall appeared drunk, would you intervene?

#EvanPoll #poll

The arguments behind every landmark Supreme Court ruling have never been freely available to the public… until now.

Thanks to a gift from the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School, more than 125,000 #SCOTUS records & briefs are now freely freely available on the Internet Archive, spanning 1830 through 2019. The arguments that shaped America, including Brown v. Board of Education. Loving v. Virginia.

Read the full announcement ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u-s-supreme-court-records-and-briefs-the-arguments-that-shaped-america-now-freely-available/

#DemocracysLibrary

Happy birthday @spraoi !