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by benwerd 2y ago
This is a pretty bad take. For example, multiple studies have shown that in communities that aren't addressed by a robust local news outlet, local corruption goes up. Having a good newsroom _does_ improve an understanding of what your
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What I want to see from every product team(werd.io)
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The Silicon Valley Would-Be Vice President(werd.io)
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An open letter to the United Nations(open-internet-governance.org)
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Don't let them tell you what to think(werd.io)
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Escaping the 9-5(werd.io)
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Innovation Depends on Inclusion(werd.io)
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by benwerd 2y ago
Honestly delighted that this still exists. Like others, I used to leave my computer running overnight to render. Dating myself, but it was a big deal in the BBS scene in the UK in the early nineties - so many files and techniques being swap
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UK broadcasters trade ad airtime for advertisers' shares(theguardian.com)
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Protecting Artists on the Fediverse(werd.io)
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The AI Data Goldmine(werd.io)
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Dispatches from the Media Apocalypse(werd.io)
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AI-Free Google Search(udm14.com)
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Think twice before exercising your stock options(werd.io)
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Some ShareOpenly Updates(werd.io)
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Palantir's earnings call rhetoric is terrifying(werd.io)
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Options Are a Lottery Ticket(werd.io)
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Where I'm Coming From(werd.io)
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The three operating system models of government(werd.io)
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by benwerd 2y ago
Yes, but it's a kludge: 404 has specific, secret RSS feeds for subscribers that contain full-text copy. With ActivityPub each recipient can have personalized content through the same link, and even for free subscribers, the publisher h
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by benwerd 2y ago
In addition to what's already described, ActivityPub allows for access control. It's completely possible to have feeds for paid readers, personalized feeds, etc, in a way that RSS doesn't really support.
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by benwerd 2y ago
I love this. Such a big deal for both the open web and for journalism. I'm really excited to see where they take it.
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Backdoors Are an Everyone Problem(werd.io)
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Writing a Web-First Resumé(werd.io)
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by benwerd 2y ago
If you look at the history of American city design, you'll find that it's not free market demand that has brought us to this point, but pretty heavy lobbying and more from the automotive industry (which also has seeded this idea t
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by benwerd 2y ago
TFW a quick, jokey post you make on your website hits the HN front page ... (It was genuinely scary though!)
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Making Version Noir(anhvn.com)
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The US aims to 'crack the code' on scaling up geothermal energy production(theguardian.com)
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by benwerd 3y ago
It's this: https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg It's pretty long in the tooth now - it's pretty old! But there's an amazing community and new core team that still keeps it up to date.
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by benwerd 3y ago
I made an open source social networking platform that was used by non-profits like Oxfam and Greenpeace to train aid workers; the Canadian government as an intranet; the Spanish anti-austerity movement as an organizing platform; universitie

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