*I HOPE ALL YOU BELOVED MOTHERS!*& SINGLE DAD'S THAT HAVE BEEN BOTH FATHERS!*& MOTHERS TO YOUR CHILDREN HAVE A WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY!(*You are Loved!)*Celebrate!

*I HOPE ALL YOU BELOVED MOTHERS!*& SINGLE DAD'S THAT HAVE BEEN BOTH FATHERS!*& MOTHERS TO YOUR CHILDREN HAVE A WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY!(*You are Loved!)

*I HOPE ALL YOU BELOVED MOTHERS!*& SINGLE DAD'S THAT HAVE BEEN BOTH FATHERS!*& MOTHERS TO YOUR CHILDREN HAVE A WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY!

I’m really happy to have been asked to join the new FediForum Advisory Board that is helping to guide and steer the future of the event.

We are proud to announce the first-ever FediForum advisory board. We are very glad to have such an incredible group of committed and experienced Open Social Web pioneers and advocates come together to advise FediForum and help move the Open Social Web forward.

Check out https://fediforum.org/people

— FediForum (@fediforum) 2025-05-06T18:49:33.513Z

FediForum has been an important part of the development of the Fediverse over the past couple of years. It has provided a space for projects to share their latest releases and features, and also enabled the serendipitous sharing of needs and ideas. The Projects page on the FediForum site documents a few of the collaborations that have come out of the event already.

I particularly remember how Ben Pate came to share what he was building (Emissary), how several creators in the music space came together during the same event to discuss their hopes for new social channels to connect with their audiences, and how that evolved into both Bandwagon, and The Indie Beat FM. I’ve loved being a part of these kinds of conversations!

An unconference can be difficult to navigate to some people, but it can also enable exactly these kinds of unexpected, delightful fusions of shared interest and technical know-how. At the same time, there’s also a lot of value in more organised, formal events with agendas known in advance. My own belief is that there’s space for both formats to support the Fediverse community, and I hope to see these happen in the coming years. In the meantime, you’ll see some adjustments to the format of FediForum itself, in response to feedback heard at recent town halls.

I’ve helped to run various unconference format events in person in the past; I’m also a public speaker; and, I have been a community organiser myself. I know how complicated it can be to make events like FediForum happen! I’m grateful to have the opportunity to help keep this important shared space open, available, and valuable for the future. I’m also delighted about the wonderful group of people that are on the advisory board – we have a shared passion for the Fediverse, and more importantly, we care about the humans that are part of it.

Looking forward to seeing folks again at FediForum, June 5-7.

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https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/05/07/fediforum-advisory-board/

#Dame #JudiDench turns 90: #Acting #icon has only ever been #clubbing once – and it was to see #Cher at a famous #LGBTQ+ #venue.

The #English #actress, known for a cavalcade of #roles, including across the #JamesBond series, turns 90 years young on Monday (9 December).

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Movies #Allies #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/12/09/judi-dench-90-gay-clubbing/

What is an Information Security Architect?

Here's a question I wish most recruiters and hiring managers would ask before contacting candidates regarding job opportunities: What are the differences between the job requirements for information security specialists and information security architects?

The answer might seem like splitting hairs, but I believe anyone involved in the hiring process must understand whether a candidate truly fits a company-defined role.

Information security specialists and information security architects [...]

https://islandinthenet.com/information-security-job-descriptions/

How Ancient Dart Launchers Changed the Game for Early Female Hunters
A female archaeologist is challenging the idea of men as hunters and women as gatherers, one throw at a time.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/early-women-hunt-too #DartLunchers #atlatl #women #hunters #gender #roles

So far, the birthing pangs of whatever this is have been messy in terms of their effect on people. #oliphant #hachyderm #tusky and I am sure many others have found that #moderation and #governance are sticky, thorny functions where people are often made very unhappy, by decisions or by experiences or by the cost of these on relationships and communities.

I urge #mercy, #compassion and #grace 1st, maybe #forgiveness where possible. But #transparency, #rules & #roles, too

5 weeks on assignment for the Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss), I can say: what a privilege to have the fortune to help manage such a great, challenging endeavour - in terms of content (#OpenData & metadata), organisation (people in #roles with tasks, competences & responsibilities) and technology (#API).

Announcement: We will soon make the first step public.

Roles + Pixelfed

Define fine-grained permission based role groups and triggers that automatically migrate roles when certain conditions are met.

This will allow admins to better manage and moderate, and use suggested roles to further limit spam and abuse.

Shipping soon! #pixelfed #roles

Thanks to @NGIZero for funding this feature!

New Blog Post

Want to take control of your online presence? Check out our latest blog post on using Circles, Boundaries, and Roles in Bonfire! Learn how to create custom #circles, grant specific #roles, and share content with the right people.

Turn your online interactions into meaningful connections.

http://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/how_to_boundaries/

Odio mucho cuando una gran editorial española compra los derechos de un juego de rol con dos o tres libros como componentes básicos y publican sólo el primero antes de cancelar la línea, o los publican con cinco años de diferencia cuando ya todo el mundo se ha olvidado de que existía.
Y si, estoy quejándome de Edge o Devir.
(1/2)
#rol #rolES #JuegosdeRol

#poem about #gender #roles

http://magpiebridge.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-clean-getaway.html

#poetry #writing #writingcommunity #writer #poetry #poetry #poet #poets

Pandemic Dispatches #IceFloePress #InternationalWomensDay
2 #performative works #gender #power #roles #disability #grief #Joy #poetry #art (c) Frances Klein - Rain God, Cathy Daley -- Untitled painting. #juxtaposed
Another glimpse at the press I run -- hundreds of features and we sell book as well.
I curated this gathering for our #Pandemic #Dispatches series.
https://icefloepress.net/rain-god-a-prose-poem-by-frances-klein-w-a-painting-by-cathy-daley/

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐨𝐨-𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.

#Funny speaker.
#Sunday Continuing #Education

"What I realized about men -- after I transitioned genders"
#Video Paula Stone Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=edLQdf4o0cg
#TEDx #Equality #Trans #Gender #Learning #Diversity #Power #Roles #Identity #Privilege

There's so much truth about the power at the top.. You can watch this in just 14 minutes.

Still wrapping my head around all the related #components & #roles involved in #Mastodon / #fediverse. Reading tons of threads & recommended articles.

I'm a hugely #visual thinker. I need #system #diagrams, #workflows, and #maps.

Can anyone recommend a fairly #complex visual I can use as a basis to tinker with on the #whiteboard?

(Yes, I'm #OldSchool #tech, I prefer whiteboards & paper when digging around in an architecture. Some things just can't be replicated on a #screen.)