Carl reshared this.

mastodon - Link to source

Mastodon, I need your help! As more European countries and orgs look to ditch US technology and move to sovereign or open source alternatives, I'm trying to track these efforts.

So far, I've found more than half a dozen government agencies, cities, orgs, that are embracing digital sovereignty but want to hear about other examples that I've missed. Who else should I be adding to this?

Here's a list of what I have so far:

*Edit: This list is now on Proton Sheets, as I should have seen that coming*

docs.proton.me/sheet?mode=open…

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #europe #tech

Proton Docs

Edit documents in real time, fully end-to-end encrypted.
docs.proton.me
#europe #digitalsovereignty #opensource #tech
This entry was edited (Thursday, April 16, 2026, 2:14 PM)
in reply to Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱

mastodon - Link to source

FreeSewing

@bammerlaan Given that there's two emdashes in the opening sentence, I feel it's worth pointing out that @joost (who wrote this post) has been a fan of emdashes long before the LLMs took over.

Don't stop reading just because you see an emdash. It's not just a blog post. It's a blog post entirely written by a human (see what I did there 😅)

@Joost De Cock @Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱
Carl reshared this.

mastodon - Link to source
The media in this post is not displayed to visitors. To view it, please go to the original post.

Another reason to hate #Apple We're seeing more 2018+ MacBook Pro/Air donations — but Apple's T2 chip means even after iCloud sign-out and reset, the firmware stays locked to the original account.

Without donor contact, these machines are useless. 🙁

I've upcycled ~1,000 older Macs, but T2 era machines will end that. It's controlling, creates e-waste, and will only get worse. #righttorepair matters — Apple couldn't care less.

#apple #righttorepair
Carl reshared this.

mastodon - Link to source

Big news! Today we’re launching the GNOME Fellowship: funded positions for contributors to work on the GNOME project’s long-term sustainability. 🎉

We are starting with one 12-month fellowship; applications are open through April 20.

Find out more: fellowship.gnome.org/

#GNOME #OpenSource #GetFediHired

GNOME Fellowship

Critical work shouldn't wait for spare time. Become a GNOME Fellow!
GNOME Fellowship
#opensource #gnome #getfedihired
Carl reshared this.

mastodon - Link to source

There is a Fediverse alternative to Substack called Ghost. It allows you to host blogs and newsletters in a very similar way to Substack, but it has much less problematic management and you can host your own Ghost-powered site if you want to.

Lots more info about Ghost in the guide at:

➡️ fedi.tips/ghost-blogs-and-news…

Would also highly recommend the article by @molly0xfff which outlines the advantages of Ghost over Substack:

➡️ citationneeded.news/substack-t…

#FediTips #Ghost #Substack #Alternatives

Migrating from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: the details

I migrated Citation Needed from Substack to self-hosted Ghost. Here is exactly how I did that.
Molly White (Citation Needed)
#FediTips #ghost #alternatives #substack @Molly White
in reply to Strypey

mastodon - Link to source

Dr. Christopher Kunz

@strypey @johnonolan It was my impression that the whole Stripe/Mailgun dependency discussion has been led ad nauseam and that the Ghost team has a relatively firm stance on this: docs.ghost.org/faq/mailgun-new…
I thoroughly disagree with this stance in *my specific use case* and with *my specific profile*, but kind of understand that I (and probably @strypey too) am an outlier. Still, both the Stripe and Mailgun requirements are a royal PITA and a hard pass for recommending Ghost to businesses in DE.

Why do I have to set up Mailgun? - Ghost Developer Docs

Ghost has the ability to deliver posts as email newsletters natively. A bulk-mail provider is required to use this feature and SMTP cannot be used.
Ghost Developer Docs
@John O'Nolan @Strypey
in reply to Dr. Christopher Kunz

mastodon - Link to source

Strypey

@christopherkunz
> I agree that this sounds like a very good usecase for a fork

If only I had time to organise one! Maybe something to circle back to after (southern hemisphere) winter solstice? Once 4 of my current major commitments will (hopefully) be completed.

But we've planted a seed, maybe someone else will pick up the idea? Thanks for the dReddit link, I commented there too. Gotta broadcast those seeds ; )

@Dr. Christopher Kunz
Carl reshared this.

mastodon - Link to source

Reporter: Are you concerned that ICE agents are not qualified to operate as TSA agents?

Trump: In their defense, they're not qualified to work at ICE either.

⇧