Dave T-W @davoloid@qoto.org

Jerry Weinberg defined a problem as a difference between things as desired and things as perceived.

Just realized: each of us is constantly running our own individual reconciliation loops to shift things as perceived to be closer to things as desired.

The worst team dysfunctions therefore occur not when members disagree but when our unspoken assumptions about how things should be are divergent, or worse, incompatible. Those reconciliation loops are then in opposition...and we don't even know.

This seems like an appropriate first comic for mastodon.

We have decided to create an account at Mastodon. We need time to learn how this platform works but also how to synchronize our work here with the Twitter account.

Thank you all for joining us here. No matter where we are, the mission stays the same. We are in social media to commemorate the victims of Auschwitz and educate the world about the tragic story of the camp.

#mastodontips When you're posting a multi-message thread, make the first message in the thread "public" and the others "unlisted." That will keep the follow-up posts from showing up in people's feeds, but they'll still be able to read them when they click into the first message.

(Credit @kyonshi for the idea, but with all the new users, I wanted to get it out into the wild.)

I joined this site a fortnight ago today.

I did not have a clue how it worked, or about its lore and culture.

Now, it seems intuitive - though not because I am adept but because networks and protocols are familiar and practical things.

We use them all the time: www, mobiles, emails, etc.

And this place is structured to encourage calm civility.

It was Twitter which was strange and, in many ways, inhumane - rewarding clicks and rage and vileness.

We just got used to it.

And now we are out.

@NanoRaptor Gonna sneak this one in to my computer history lesson and there will be a reward for any student bold enough to question it.

Every time I see 20+ users sign up in a matter of a few minutes I instantly think "What dumbass shit did Musk do now..."

#twitter

My boss, Matt Mullenweg, the boss of Automattic, owner of Tumblr, is looking for ex-Twitter employees for Tumblr, saying,

"we're putting on a fast track to see how they can help super-charge Tumblr. We can't absorb thousands of people, but I'd be open to hiring entire teams if they already work great together."

He's photomatt on Twitter, or look here too: https://automattic.com/work-with-us/

Boost for visibility, please? Spread the word!

#Twitter #JobFairy #Automattic #Tumblr

A good argument for taxing billionaires to the hilt is that society gets to decide where their excess money is most usefully spent, rather than them as somewhat sociopathic individuals looking for tax write offs and vanity projects.

This is well worth watching. @BenChu_ shows just how arbitrary and absurd the argument that we need tax rises and austerity in the UK really is.
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RT @BBCNewsnight
Do we need to fill the ‘fiscal black hole’?

As the government prepares for ‘eye-watering’ choices on tax and spending #Newsnight's Economics Editor @BenChu_ asks examines the framing of the discussion around public finances

https://bbc.in/2Ps915G
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1591203893261705216

So, due to a miscommunication, I've ended up with a spare BSides London ticket. Free to a good home as long as you promise to use it!

I just learned of several more instances that have removed us from block lists.. Im glad to see so many instance admins are willing to listen to reason and have changed their decisions in light of the facts and evidence. From what I hear it wasnt just my emails but the efforts of so many in the community showing support for us. I really appreciate that from all of you.

#fediblock

As I attempt to go back off grid for the first time in decades, this time with a family in tow, I'm struck by just how much the solar, and by extension renewable energy, industry has changed.

What once was geared towards people living an alternative lifestyle is now centered around making yuppies in the suburbs believe that they're saving the world if they grid-tie some solar panels on their roof and charge their Tesla at home. It's populated by "business managers" who are only interested is seeing how many shoddily done jobs they can slap up in a short amount of time who mask that fact by pretending to care about the environment to their customers.

I have yet to have a positive interaction with anyone in the industry about actual self-sustainability. They just don't care. It's all so....corporate and phony now.

This is a real disappointment in my current life. Can't even drop out of society effectively anymore.

The problem with turning the UK into the next Silicon Valley (ignoring the fact that Silicon Fen, Silicon Glen and Silicon Roundabout have all existed for decades and provided many tech giants) is how the the "freedoms from EU legislation" Hunt mentions are going to achieve it.

The most logical answer is smashing existing GDPR controls. Allowing us to do evil with personal data that the EU doesn't allow. We are going to be a safe haven for the next Generation of Cambridge Analyticas.

#AutumnStatement #Politics #Brexit #tech #privacy