Posts by BjornW@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #B5BkVo7XRRbCSUcxcm by BjornW@mastodon.social
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Super interesting & personal presentation at #PROSummit by @Felienne.Her arguments for more feminism in computing are hugely resonant with me. Which some might find weird as I am a man..Educated as an Interaction Designer, I always felt out of place in "hardcore" programming circles or most IT work places because programming was not my goal. My goal was to use programming to solve people problems. Programming was just the means to do so. Thanks Felienne for this presentation!
(DIR) Post #B5GA4nSNB2IE1MzddQ by BjornW@mastodon.social
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@JorisMeys/116396414823278695Signed it. Will you do so as well?RT: https://mstdn.social/users/JorisMeys/statuses/116396414823278695
(DIR) Post #B5W1dZ3YuyOoR9Fbg8 by BjornW@mastodon.social
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Thanks @ozoned for having me @firesidefedi It was fun chatting & joking with you. Hopefully the people watching enjoy(ed) it as well.If you want know more about @publicspaces: https://publicspaces.net/en If you don't read Dutch, but are adventurous than check the Dutch version. It has more info: https://publicspaces.net PS: If you missed it, the video will be uploaded when it's ready: https://tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi/videos#Firesidefedi #OpenStandards #Fediverse #Bigtech #PublicSpaces #OpenSource
(DIR) Post #B5kEr3FlybyBTNA8hs by BjornW@mastodon.social
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Sent in my contribution to'Creative Commons International: A Collected Memoir'. This brought back lots of memories and made me reflect on my thoughts then & now. The image of a sheep on the new @creativecommons merchandise might be a bit too close to home 😉 If you are a (former) #CC advocate or have been contributing towards CC in someway, how do you look back at 25yrs of Creative Commons now? I'll share my reflection in a small thread 🧵 1/n #CreativeCommons #AI #BigTech #FreeCulture
(DIR) Post #B5kEr4V3LHmpL3JrA8 by BjornW@mastodon.social
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In short: when all (creative) work can be expropriated from their creators, it does not bode well for the future of Creative Commons and the Free / Open Culture movement. Nonetheless, the first time my kids came home with some CC-licensed educational sheets I was so proud. Seeing Dutch educational material being shared freely under a Creative Commons license made me realize the positive impact we all can have. I try to hold on to this, even though it seems quite naive and rather quaint now.
(DIR) Post #B5kEr5Bwlo67U5O71M by BjornW@mastodon.social
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In hindsight some of our (or at least my) ideas on fairer copyright seem quite naive. The concepts & laws upon Creative Commons licenses are built, are willfully ignored by multinational conglomerates (a.k.a big tech) in the pursuit of profit and power. The ongoing sharecropping and pillaging of creativity to train AI has a tremendous impact on our society. Protection of creators and upholding our social contracts (attribution anyone?) have been lackluster at best.
(DIR) Post #B6RoJpxcKURIpvPP0q by BjornW@mastodon.social
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Als je net als ik moeite had het rapport vh Commissariaat vd Media ‘Naar democratisch gezonde feeds’ te vinden omdat de meeste nieuwsmedia het niet linken...dan bij deze:https://www.cvdm.nl/nieuws/nieuw-rapport-commissariaat-naar-democratisch-gezonde-feeds/Met dank aan nu.nl die de uitzondering was en wel naar het rapport linkte. #SocialeMedia #Media #Bigtech #Fediverse #Opensource #Democratie #Pers #Socials #Journalistiek
(DIR) Post #B6RukcbWhAvmxMENlo by BjornW@mastodon.social
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Tonight 20:00 #Utrecht Public LibraryWhy the current internet sucks.Media scholar Michael Stevenson (UvA) looks back at the web’s utopian ideals. #SocialMedia researcher Catalina Goanta (UU) examines how influencer culture and platform economies have reshaped our identities & attention. Lucie Chateau (UU) explores the ‘dead internet theory’, asking whether #capitalism has remade it into a space by bots, for bots. How can we make the internet human again?https://bibliotheekutrecht.op-shop.nl/8114/studium-generale-why-the-current-internet-sucks/19-05-2026#Bigtech
(DIR) Post #B6iAgzd8KUGYN2NqTY by BjornW@mastodon.social
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RE: https://social.publicspaces.net/@publicspaces/116619084584111675Who will join me at @publicspaces #Pubconf2026 this year?RT: https://social.publicspaces.net/users/publicspaces/statuses/116619084584111675
(DIR) Post #B6kwdTezv8gISsZ5F2 by BjornW@mastodon.social
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Druk bezig met de laatste puntjes op de i voor de @publicspaces conferentie. Tussendoor ook nog even de #Doeidag stickers besteld. Ben super benieuwd hoe ze er in het "echt" uit zien. Op een paar kleine tekstuele wijzigingen na zijn ze gelijk aan de versie die ik hier deelde: https://mastodon.social/deck/@BjornW/116648603705218913 Ik zal een klein stapeltje meenemen naar de PublicSpaces conferentie, dus mocht je een Doeidag sticker willen...
(DIR) Post #B6kxdimBosNtIgboiO by BjornW@mastodon.social
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116645486985827346@_elena took it upon herself to explore W Social. I got weird vibes when W Social was announced at Davos. Elena's piece confirmed these feelings. In my words:W Social seem to be opportunists looking for a way to benefit from the need for better socials. In whatever way. They seem to operate in similar ways as #bigtech & their main objective does not seem to align with their more lofty "save democracy" statements.Recommended reading!#WSocial #Fediverse #ATProto #SocialMedia #PubConf2026RT: https://mastodon.social/users/_elena/statuses/116645486985827346
(DIR) Post #B6kxp3HJvwP04WZahU by BjornW@mastodon.social
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Dankjewel! @zzepposs @publicspaces
(DIR) Post #BA8AMrsM7DsbcjaX9U by BjornW@mastodon.social
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@gutenberg_org mostly due to the design. Tried it with relatives (not so digital savvy). They found Project Gutenberg's website overwhelming compared to Standard Ebooks' website. Nonetheless the contents are awesome & you've been doing an amazing job for so many years! So please consider my remark as constructive feedback.