New Zealand has a new law that fundamentally goes against the rights of free expression. They’re banning people wearing patches on their clothing or in some cases even posessing symbols if the goverment designates it as ‘gang related’.

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If gangs are doing things illegal, then arrest them for the illegal things. The new government policy of making speech illegal is pretty messed up, in this case racist too.

Nostr users to follow who don’t talk about Nostr or Bitcoin. ;-D Diversify content on Nostr. #grownostr View quoted note →

The government should not have the unilateral power to shut down legally operating non-profits simply because it disagrees with them. A vibrant, open democracy depends on the freedom for diverse organizations to exist and express different perspectives. The suppression of opposition groups is precisely the kind of action that erodes democratic values, as we’ve seen in countries like Hungary and Turkey, where shutting down dissenting organizations was a key step in dismantling democratic institutions and consolidating authoritarian power. View quoted note →

Anybody use a FairPhone and got recommendations for how they use it with Nostr? View quoted note →

GM.

Bluesky has 10 million monthly active users. It’s still a centralized service with aspirations to be a decentralized protocol, but what they have done is working for a real set of users. They don’t overwhelm or confuse people because the main app feels like something people know and their starter packs really work for people finding their communities of interest and people. View quoted note →

Good essay by @Cory Doctorow about why he’s not joining Bluesky because although ATprotocol is open, the Bluesky network and service is not because there is no way to use it without any services run by the company.

Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

I find it funny that Americans are very focused on the 13 British colonies that joined the United States of America and nobody ever even acknowledges the 10 others which did not. It feels like a massive blind spot. The only time they’re even obliquely referenced is related to the war of 1812. Odd given how much obsession Americans have with the country’s founding.

British America - Wikipedia

Excited we’ll have people and a booth at fossdem! View quoted note →

We need to get the small things for new users figured out. That stuff matters more than anything else. View quoted note →

“As for coffee, tea, and chocolate, I know no good they do.” King Charles Not the current one, a it was a long dead earlier King Charles who was quite convinced that coffee, tea, and chocolate were leading to moral downfall of England.

The Andes at sunset. Cruzando la cordillera.

I’m excited about the group Audio / Video calls with signal. We need more easy to use end to end encrypted communication tools. View quoted note →

Signal gets group video chat! View quoted note →

So who wants to take bets about Elon’s X buying Truth Social? It’d be the ultimate way to buy the presidency. It’s a waste of several billion but Elon will get it back through government support of his businesses.