Aaron Parecki

For sure, and I 100% agree with the matrix folks. Moxie's argument basically boils down to "it's easier to make the trains run on time with a centralized service." 🤔

For sure - I mean, China is moving away from fossil fuels and building mass transit way faster than western nations. Does that mean we should ditch democracy to prevent global warming? Honestly, maybe, depending on what your values are. I'm not ready to take that path, though.

Also a useful summary:

https://matrix.org/blog/2020/01/02/on-privacy-versus-freedom

This kind of comes down to "Freedom to Make Potentially Dangerous Choices", which in practice is the same as "Freedom to Someday Leave a Hegemonic Society".

I think.

This is a pretty good independent writeup of GNAP, from @mooreds, and I kinda love this Beergarden metaphor.

https://fusionauth.io/blog/2021/01/07/gnap-next-gen-oauth/

Congrats. Now you have to find somewhere to put it where it's on camera all the time.

Great story about how @catherineols and her housemates COVID risk calculator came to exist! And also makes me miss being in homes that have names. 🌯
https://www.wired.com/story/group-house-covid-risk-points

Sitting down to dinner last night in New Zealand.
Waiter: is this a special occasion?
Me: yes
Waiter: what’s the occasion?
Me: finally being able to eat dinner in a crowded restaurant without fear of death
Waiter: how about we start with champagne then

Omg we did it! 🤩

Thanks to the community feedback (and ya, bad press) Apple decided to remove the ContentFilterExclusionList (in 11.2 beta 2)

Means socket filter firewalls (e.g. LuLu) can now comprehensively monitor/block all OS traffic!!

Read more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46179028

Selling my open plan office at less than market rate.

Meeting software makers: when I leave the meeting, I want to quit your software right then and there. There is zero chance I want to keep it open. If I am joining another meeting, I'll be doing that with an external link and reference. Get out of my way.