“They tended to think of themselves as God’s chosen people. Therefore, it was easy for them to combine politics, patriotism, and religion.” 2 hundreds years ago but replace Baptists by the MAGA, Evangelist, Alt-right, White-supremacist swarm and today’s America is at a … read more

Sustaining relationship talk… On Github… And yes it’s worth the read!

“Scar Tissues Make Relationships Wear Out”

04/26/2103. From a lecture by Professor John Ousterhout at Stanford, class CS142.

gist.github.com/gtallen11…

There seems to be an encoding issue with IndiePass and Micro.blog time-line / Discover tab.. I can’t really understand why some of the words, without special characters get all mangled out..

Being here and there.. Or the complexity to broadcast from a single place (my blog) to several destinations : Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky.

I wish we could interrop better and unify interactions from one single app

Blocking/Muting extremist or phobic content is not equal to moderation. These are tools to obfuscate content and users without a solution.

Instead it allows platform’s to retain anyone, including nazi, terfs or phobic individuals that cannot imagine letting others love & live.

A tool to cross-post from your own spot on the internet to #mastodon #Twitter #bluesky and yes #lInkedin?

It’s called micro.blog and it’s just a pleasure to use!

It’s interesting how one can subscribe to shared mute list at #bluesky, it does not block the users (yet?) but at least you can avoid their content, the result is that in a sequence of replies you can see “muted by X or Y list” that you have subscribed to.

Well I’m on #bluesky bsky.app/profile/r…

I was born on October 29, 1980, which technically places me in Generation X, which spans those born from 1965 to 1980. So, while technically I would fall into Generation X, I may identify more with Millennial characteristics, given I’m on the very edge of these generational divisions. This is … read more

J’ai envie de dire: crises des démocraties, (pas que retraites) que nous apprend Machiavel ? www.radiofrance.fr/francecul…

I keep coming back to this book because, it’s literally a gem everyone should read and I think parents should give it to their teenagers and friends to their friends in any obvious spiritual quest of their own. This book is like a detoxification manual for the internet age and the era of … read more

“Ce n’est pas parce qu’ils sont nombreux à avoir tort qu’ils ont raison”

Coluche

Quel est la différence entre une philosophie de vie et une religion et quels sont les critères qui définissent un culte comme une religion ? La différence entre une philosophie de vie et une religion réside principalement dans la nature de leurs croyances et pratiques. Voici quelques éléments clés … read more

At times, we find ourselves undertaking arduous and trying tasks. We embark on these endeavors not because we possess a clear understanding of what lies ahead, but rather due to our ignorance of the obstacles that lay ahead. It’s comparable to running a marathon, where we hold onto a steadfast … read more

En cours de préparation, transformation de #okcinfo en une association de loi 1901, c’est pour bientôt !

Alright my photo page is working!

Currently reading: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell 📚

So this is a post from my blog but I’m trying to understand why a link to the original post isn’t included on #Twitter and #mastodon

Currently reading: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell 📚 read more