adam @adinfinitum@activism.openworlds.info

Would be good if you could all post this to your #dotcons and #openweb accounts. #bethemedia

we're officially on Real Time (winter time) again!

Some fucking patent troll is suing @gnome, and they are fighting back, to help all of Free software, who might be victims if the troll wins.

I've gotten so much from Gnome trough so many years, and given so little back. But here it is easy to give, so I did, and I tried to make up a little bit for all I've gotten.

And you should too!

Read more: https://www.gnome.org/news/2019/10/gnome-files-defense-against-patent-troll/

Give to the defense: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/gnome-foundation-inc/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund

Please boost, they are fighting for all of us, at least we can spread the word

(One from the archives!!)
Web2ExpoSF 09: Douglas #Rushkoff.

"How the Web Ate the Economy, and Why This Is Good for Everyone"

https://invidio.us/watch?v=qypsaxaXJ-c

TFW the facilitator doesn't show up for a #MozFest talk on the Fediverse and 40-50 people are waiting for one, so... you stand up and give an impromptu presentation 😅

Lol, the #Fediverse #MozFest session facilitator is nowhere to be found. So, a random hero takes to the stage to talk about Secure ScuttleButt, somebody else provides the HDMI dongle, someone gives her a presentation clicker... And we're off to a session. Pretty well handled!

"Royal Mail want to use PDAs (the machine people sign for their parcels on) to spy on workers and use it as a revision tool (changing duties, job cuts) even though they know PDAs do not truly reflect a postal worker’s duties.

Royal mail are not saying they will support the continuation of the USO (Universal Service Obligation) when Ofcom reviews it next year. This possibly means the USO being cut to a five day service, and resulting in the loss of 20,000 jobs.

(Note: USO – Universal Service Obligation – means royal mail is obliged to deliver and collect mail six days a week at any location in the UK . If the six days is cut to say five, that would mean that the 20 000 staff that cover other posties’ rest days could lose their jobs since all duties would be covered by the regulars. It would also mean a reduction in service for people since mail won’t be delivered six days.)"

https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2019/10/21/posties-vote-for-strike-action/

- The battle for England’s waterways https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-battle-for-englands-waterways/

#omn #redpepper

Copypasting this to the #XR and #ExtinctionRebellion hashtags:

https://freedomnews.org.uk/statement-from-xr-scotland/

XR Scotland just did a surprisingly awesome thing, publishing the statement On Class and Climate Struggle: Decolonising XR. They also provided a very good list of critiques of XR on the topic.

<3

Bottled water companies don't produce water, they produce plastic bottles.

Fuckin yes mate

- Extinction Rebellion occupy Oxford Circus again (with tripods) https://realmedia.press/xr-oxford-circus-tripod/

#omn #realmedia