@comment Testing the write.as comment system.
Twitter has removed the ability to opt out of data sharing, underscoring the very real problem with #privacy on many websites that utilize ads to “keep the lights on.”
"A Star Is Orbiting our Galaxy's Black Hole in a Stunning Pattern
In yet another win for Albert Einstein’s theories, scientists report the first ever detection of “Schwarzschild precession” around a black hole. "
Facial recognition is now rampant. The implications for our freedom are chilling -
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/18/facial-recognition-is-now-rampant-implications-for-our-freedom-are-chilling #rr
Nextcloud is over 3 years old. I'm happy that today we formalized our values and mission and principles on our website. For me this is the most important thing when building a community and company. https://nextcloud.com/blog/the-nextcloud-mission-and-principles/
Site etiquette indicates my first toot should be by way of an introduction. Seldom comfortable tooting my own horn (pun intended)* I'll keep this brief(ish).
I am a philosopher and historian based in Sydney and currently a doctoral candidate at the #Macquarie Business School; researching Edmund #Burke and his implications for executive leadership.
I chose to undertake my study in a business school, grubby though commercial ends may seem to elevated minds, because Burke was an intensely practical thinker. As he noted:
'‘The End of learning is not knowledge but virtue; as the End of all speculation should be practice of one sort or another… [for] Knowledge is the Culture** of the mind; and he who rested there, would be just as wise as he who should plough his field without any intention of sowing or reaping.'***
In this context, it seems fitting to attempt to apply Burkean research to practical ends.
I am also a passionate advocate for technology reform, which drew me to Mastodon, as I do not think unrestricted access to an individual's data is necessary for the provision of services. #ProtonMail, #Signal, #Threema, #NextCloud, #Mastodon and co. are all demonstrating that FAANG methods are not the only viable way of providing digital connections.
N.B.:
*Thinking intended puns, I am always reminded of the joke about a man who entered a local newspaper's pun contest. He sent in ten different puns, in the hope that at least one of the puns would win. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.
**Culture in the original sense of ploughing for sowing later.
***Burke, A Note-Book of Edmund Burke, 82-83.
Philosopher and historian. Doctoral candidate at Macquarie Business School researching Edmund Burke. Boosts/follows do not imply endorsement.