Dear Raspberry Pi

RaspiI'm a maker. I've been using your boards for years. I've recommended their use to countless people, advocated for your goals, and remained excited for everything you had done to further coding in education. You were doing good work, and had an immense amount of goodwill within the maker community. Have credit where it's due.

But your recent antics are wholly unacceptable. Read more…

Internet Imperialism: the Colonial Age

WorldI came across a post on the 'verse recently that referenced Microsoft's business strategy of "embrace and extend" in reference to Twitter's future. The idea was that Twitter should embrace the Fediverse (and ActivityPub) as a standard, and extend their features to become a viable and positively contributing member of the social web.

However, the post did not mention all three legs of Microsoft's business platform. Read more…

ohai

float It's been awhile since I decided to post things on the internet for strangers to see. Like most folks, I got siloed into corporate social media and let it mirror my real life. I foolishly believed that I must have a Facebook in order to remain connected to friends and family. It quickly became a site where I, and everyone I was connected to, performed our lives for every person we had ever known, be it close connection or passing acquaintance. Read more…