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🔗 We Are All We Have via @dansinker #Politics

In the early days of Covid, when nobody knew anything—when we washed our mail, when everything seemed dangerous, when nothing was available—I made masks. Hundreds of them, a sewing machine permanent on the only table in our small house. I'd bag them and take them to friends and neighbors, tossing them onto their porches and stoops. Eventually, when I felt OK going into the post...

https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

"Minneapolis needs your help, your money, your supplies, absolutely right now. But so does the community you live in. We are all we have..."

Essential reading from Dan SInker.

https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

”We are all we have and the more you do, today, to reach out in your neighbors, your town, your community, the better off everyone is.” — https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

@dansinker’s latest is very much worth your time. (As it always is.)

#uspol #ICE

”We are all we have and the more you do, today, to reach out in your neighbors, your town, your community, the better off everyone is.” — https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

@dansinker’s latest is very much worth your time. (As it always is.)

#uspol #ICE

I tried to wrestle a lot of my brain-on-fire into a little essay about Minneapolis and feeling abandoned and hope. https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

"Minneapolis needs your help, your money, your supplies, absolutely right now. But so does the community you live in. We are all we have..."

Essential reading from Dan SInker.

https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

”We are all we have and the more you do, today, to reach out in your neighbors, your town, your community, the better off everyone is.” — https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

@dansinker’s latest is very much worth your time. (As it always is.)

#uspol #ICE

"Source whistles now, not just one but enough for your family and friends and neighbors, your clubs and church groups and whoever else. Find the mutual aid groups. Find who is delivering groceries to homes. These groups, these people, they all exist, near you, right now."

We Are All We Have | dansinker.com

https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

”We are all we have and the more you do, today, to reach out in your neighbors, your town, your community, the better off everyone is.” — https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

@dansinker’s latest is very much worth your time. (As it always is.)

#uspol #ICE

Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!

My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."

https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi

Why there’s no European Google? And why it is a good thing!

Such a great perspective by @ploum ... What do we really value in technology? It's time to stop equating success with billionaires and recognize the people who have devoted their lives to developing tech for the greater good. So many of the truly useful, globally beneficial tools have been created outside the USA. https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

Idea: "The unbillionaires list", to promote contributors to the common.

A collaborative website that lists people who created something useful to millions but purposedly choose to put in in the common and didn’t earn money directly from it (or not as much as expected)

Besides those listed in https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

I would add Henri Dunant (Red Cross, he died in great poverty), Didier Pittet (who invented the hydroalcoolic gel we now use everyday).

Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!

My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."

https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi

Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!

My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."

https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi

Another excellent article to make you think about the definition of success
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!

My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."

https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi

https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

Idea: "The unbillionaires list", to promote contributors to the common.

A collaborative website that lists people who created something useful to millions but purposedly choose to put in in the common and didn’t earn money directly from it (or not as much as expected)

Besides those listed in https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html

I would add Henri Dunant (Red Cross, he died in great poverty), Didier Pittet (who invented the hydroalcoolic gel we now use everyday).

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

LISTEN: EFF’s @evacide gave a crash course on cybersecurity threat modeling on the latest episode of KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast. https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

LISTEN: EFF’s @evacide gave a crash course on cybersecurity threat modeling on the latest episode of KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast. https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time will drive you crazy. Here is what you should do about your digital privacy and security instead. I talked to KQED's Close All Tabs about threat modeling: https://www.kqed.org/news/12070531/your-digital-footprint-reveals-more-than-you-think

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

A woman who I follow on the fediverse just had to delete a post due to sexual harassment.

Men if you want more diversity on the Fediverse you need to speak up and call in your peers. You need to educate them and if they persist ban them. Make it clear they aren't welcome.

Otherwise you're making it clear we aren't welcome.

It shouldn't just be us doing the work

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/the-silence

#sexism

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

I was happy to be able to help these incredible journalists doing amazing work at the border, move from Substack to Ghost. They relaunched today and it’s easier than ever to give them money to help support the essential work that they do.

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

You can also donate to them

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/tip-jar/

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/

Codeless: From idea to software - Anil Dash

"There’s finally been a big leap forward in coding tech unlocked by AI — not just “it’s doing some work for me”, but “we couldn’t do this before”. What’s new are a few smart systems that let coders control fleets of dozens of coding bots, all working in tandem, to swarm over a list of tasks and to deliver entire features, or even entire sets of features, just from a plain-English description of the strategic goal to be accomplished."

https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/22/codeless/

#ai #codegen #llms #tech

Amidst all the buzz around things like Gas Town and Ralph, etc. there are some bits of actual substance that promise to actually empower coders — and potentially shift the power dynamic away from Big AI, while making it easier to create software just by describing ideas in plain text. I've been thinking of the idea as "codeless" software creation, for lack of a better term (the jargon doesn't matter, I just needed a name to talk about it) and would love your thoughts! https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/22/codeless/

Amidst all the buzz around things like Gas Town and Ralph, etc. there are some bits of actual substance that promise to actually empower coders — and potentially shift the power dynamic away from Big AI, while making it easier to create software just by describing ideas in plain text. I've been thinking of the idea as "codeless" software creation, for lack of a better term (the jargon doesn't matter, I just needed a name to talk about it) and would love your thoughts! https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/22/codeless/

Amidst all the buzz around things like Gas Town and Ralph, etc. there are some bits of actual substance that promise to actually empower coders — and potentially shift the power dynamic away from Big AI, while making it easier to create software just by describing ideas in plain text. I've been thinking of the idea as "codeless" software creation, for lack of a better term (the jargon doesn't matter, I just needed a name to talk about it) and would love your thoughts! https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/22/codeless/

Amidst all the buzz around things like Gas Town and Ralph, etc. there are some bits of actual substance that promise to actually empower coders — and potentially shift the power dynamic away from Big AI, while making it easier to create software just by describing ideas in plain text. I've been thinking of the idea as "codeless" software creation, for lack of a better term (the jargon doesn't matter, I just needed a name to talk about it) and would love your thoughts! https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/22/codeless/

Amidst all the buzz around things like Gas Town and Ralph, etc. there are some bits of actual substance that promise to actually empower coders — and potentially shift the power dynamic away from Big AI, while making it easier to create software just by describing ideas in plain text. I've been thinking of the idea as "codeless" software creation, for lack of a better term (the jargon doesn't matter, I just needed a name to talk about it) and would love your thoughts! https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/22/codeless/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

Working in a nature park, we see more and more #alienation from #nature in #children (of course, caused by adults who often pay more attention to their mobile phone than to their toddler on walks.)

Some creepy studies: "In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

#screenTime #education #learning #socialSkills

Heartbreaking. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

Working in a nature park, we see more and more #alienation from #nature in #children (of course, caused by adults who often pay more attention to their mobile phone than to their toddler on walks.)

Some creepy studies: "In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

#screenTime #education #learning #socialSkills

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

Guardian: How screen time affects toddlers: ‘We’re losing a big part of being human’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

How screen time affects toddlers: ‘We’re losing a big part of being human’ | Children | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

"Ofcom’s research has found that 19% of children aged three to five had their own mobile phone in 2024, and that 37% of children this age – more than 800,000 kids – were using at least one social media app."

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

How screen time affects toddlers: ‘We’re losing a big part of being human’
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#ChildrenMEWS #SocialMediaMEWS #SocialMediaBanMEWS #TechnologyMEWS #EarlyYearsEducationMEWS #EducationMEWS #PrimarySchoolsMEWS #SocietyMEWS #UkNewsMEWS #MEWS
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In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of th...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human