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Hamish Campbell

Clearly marking the difference between the #openweb and #closedweb

The last decade has seen a rapid shift toward #mainstreaming, where the boundaries between #open and #closed have been intentionally blurred, is also mirrored in our alt paths. This #geekproblem confusion serves the interests of the #dotcons and the #deathcult, not the people. The language of the #hashtagstory sharpens this divide and give people the tools to see the reality of the paths they’re walking and engaging with. The #openweb, is built on the principles of the #4opens: open […]

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#4opens#closed#closedweb
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Hamish Campbell

The Tools We Use Shape the Activism We Create

For the last ten years, activism has been trapped in a paradox: we speak of grassroots change, yet we reach for #dotcons and #geekproblem tools built for control. The digital infrastructure we rely on is dominated by top-down, vertical structures, reinforcing the very power dynamics we claim to be resisting. Meanwhile, the #4opens horizontal tools, the ones that foster collaboration, openness, and true grassroots organizing, sit unused at the bottom of the toolbox. This isn’t just a tech […]

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#4opens#closed#dotcons
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Hamish Campbell

For meaningful #openweb funding we need projects that are native and align with critical needs for the evolution of the internet, balancing openness/trust based tech with funding for outreach and feedback mechanisms.

  1. Shifting Funding From “Fear/Control” to “Open/Trust” The Problem, current funding paths for internet projects focus on security, control, and compliance, perpetuating systems of centralized authority. This approach stifles trust-based collaboration, which are essential for the #openweb path.
    Action: help to advocate for dedicated funding streams for projects explicitly focused on decentralization, trust-building, and open governance structures like the Open Media Network (#OMN) and #OGB. Incorporate trust-based metrics into funding criteria, rewarding projects that demonstrate sustainable, human-centered governance.
  2. Bridging hard tech and soft use. The Problem: Hard tech (protocols, platforms) develop in isolation from people, leading to tools that fail to meet real-world social needs. Action: Allocate funds for programs to bridge developers and people, ensuring reciprocal feedback between tech builders and real life communities. Establish mechanisms to incorporate insights from “soft use” (how people interact with tools) into the iterative development of “hard tech.” Support user-led design initiatives for communities to directly shape the platforms they use.
  3. Governance: The Problem: Existing tech networks prioritize technical over social design, exacerbating the #geekproblem of over-complexity and alienating the change we need from contributors. Action:
    Fund projects like the OMN that flip this dynamic, prioritizing human networks as the foundation for technical systems. This creates tools that reflect and support the needs of grassroots communities​. Promote protocols like #ActivityPub to enhance interoperability and people autonomy across networks.
  4. The OMN is a lightweight framework with five core functionalities aimed at building a trust-based semantic web:
    * Publish: Share content as objects.
    * Subscribe: Follow streams of interest (people, organizations, topics).
    * Moderate: Manage trust by endorsing or rejecting content flows
    * Rollback: Remove historical flows content from the point trust is broken.
    * Edit Metadata: Improve the discoverability and context of content.
    These tools enable people to control their digital spaces and data flows while fostering collaboration and accountability​

This native #openweb path requires systemic support with funding to promote tools and frameworks that prioritize human agency and trust. By doing this, we create an internet more resilient and equitable, moving away from the limitations of the #open and #closed web mess we repeat.

https://hamishcampbell.com/the-blocking-of-openweb-funding/

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The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, November 16 2024

What Putin hopes to achieve in Ukraine before Trump enters the White House -- [vblog] What do Trump’s team picks mean for Ukraine-Russia war? -- Democratic senators urge investigation into Musk's calls with Russia -- US presence in Poland is 'guarantee of security,' Duda says at opening of new missile base -- and more

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writeworks.ukUkraine Daily Summary - Saturday, November 16 2024What Putin hopes to achieve in Ukraine before Trump enters the White House -- [vblog] What do Trump’s team picks mean for Ukraine-Russia war? -- Democratic senators urge investigation into Musk's calls with Russia -- US presence in Poland is 'guarantee of security,' Duda says at opening of new missile base -- and more
#terrorists#japanese#duda
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#ChickfilA #antiLGBTQ+ #row #explained as #US #fastfood #giant plans to #launch in the #UK.

The chain has tried to #expand into the #UK before, with #branches in #Reading, #Berkshire and the #ScottishHighlands, but the #chain attracted #controversy for its #founders #support of #antiLGBT+ #organisations and the #restaurants quickly #closed.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Business #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

thepinknews.com/2024/09/26/chi

PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news · Chick-fil-A LGBTQ+ row explained as US fast-food giant plans to launch in UKBy Chantelle Billson
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Deborah Harmes

Disappointing to see European borders closing between Germany & fellow countries again. Backward-looking trend...

"Berlin said on Monday that controls in place at its border with Austria since 2015, and since last year with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, would be extended next week to France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark."

#retro #regressive #politics #political #news #social #news #Germany #EU #European #unity #France #borders #closed

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The Guardian · ‘The end of Schengen’: Germany’s new border controls put EU unity at riskBy Jon Henley
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Hamish Campbell

The concept of linking is fundamental to the structure and philosophy of the web. Links are not simply a technical feature; they are the social connective tissue of the internet of people, enabling decentralized and interconnected paths where information is shared and accessed. However, as centralized platforms, the #dotcons, gained dominance, the social art and purpose of linking has unthinkingly been forgotten by current #fashionistas and is often actively blocked by the #geekproblem crew.

Let’s look back so we can look forward, linking is core to the path of creating a decentralized web of knowledge and wisdom. When you link to another site or resource, you’re effectively creating a pathway that connects knowledge and experience across different domains and cultures. This is how the web was originally envisioned, as a space where documents interlinked, allowing people to navigate from one piece of information to another seamlessly. This decentralized path contrasts sharply with the #closed ecosystems of current social media platforms, in which linking is discouraged, and knowledge and wisdom are siloed, controlled, for profit and power by closed algorithms.

Linking encourages collaboration and the sharing of knowledge. When you link to another’s work, you’re both acknowledging their contribution, and amplify their voice. This grows a cultural “commons”, a space where ideas and information are freely exchanged, built upon, and improved. The link is a gesture of trust and respect, integral to the “native” cooperative path of the openweb.

From a technical point of view, this path creates serendipitous discoverability, links are crucial for making information discoverable. The dotcons search engines like Google rely heavily on links to index content and determine its relevance. When your content is linked to by others, it signals that your content is valuable, this used to raise its rank in search results. This is the essence of organic growth on the web, content becomes more visible as more people find it useful and link to it #KISS

Linking directly to sources and references maintains the basic integrity of the openweb. It allows people to verify facts, trace the origins of ideas, and explore related content. This is particularly important in an era where algorithmic pushing of misinformation spreads rapidly. On the KISS openweb, links provide the context and credibility needed to evaluate the trustworthiness of information.

The basics of how linking works on the native openweb:

  • Hypertext and hyperlinks, the web is built on the concept of hypertext—text that contains links (hyperlinks) to other text or resources. These hyperlinks are embedded within a webpage and, when clicked, take the user to a different location, whether it’s another page on the same site or an entirely different website. This simple mechanism allows the horizontal building of complex networks of information.
  • HTML and URLs, At a technical level, links are created using HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the standard language for creating web pages. A basic link is formed with the <a> tag, where href specifies the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the destination. For example: html <a href=”https://www.example.com”>Visit Example</a> This would create a clickable link that says “Visit Example” and takes you to the specified URL.
  • Inbound links, or backlinks, links from other websites pointing to your content. Outbound links are the links you create that point to external content. Both types of links are important.

We need to revive linking in the #openweb reboot. As for the last 20 years in the era of the dotcons, content was trapped inside walled gardens and the native path of linking was diminished. These “social media platforms” discourage, and then punished, external linking, keeping people and communities trapped to maximize addiction for profit and control. This has led to a fragmented web where content is invisible, less connected, and much less reliable. We lived for 20 years in shrinking echo chambers, feeding our rage and building ignorance.

Linking is much more than a technical function; it’s basic to the #4opens. By rejuvenating and embracing linking, we resist the centralizing forces of the #dotcons and walk the path towards a humanistic web that is open, accessible, and democratic. It’s time to remember what linking is for and to use this native path to build a better internet.

Let’s not continue to be prats on this, please. You can support this work https://opencollective.com/open-media-network

https://hamishcampbell.com/linking-on-the-openweb-why-it-matters/

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Christof Schöch

It's been cool to be part of the #IJDH issue on #reproducibility and #explainability.

But my reservations regarding the publishing model are being confirmed:

There is a clear relationship between access modality and number of accesses (see barchart). The #openaccess articles (paid via individual APC or read and publish agreement) have many more accesses per month than the #closed access articles (no payment required), so far.

Open access advantage 😃
Rich country advantage 😟

Simple bar chart showing number of accesses to a journal article per month, ordered by that number, and with the bars being yellow for open access and red for closed access. It is obvious that the open access articles / yellow bars have much higher values, on average, than the closed access articles / red bars.
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Jenkins. Tom Jenkins. 🤮🤢🤮

@bsi der Einsatz von #closed source Software eines einzigen Herstellers, dem nachweislich europäische Vorgaben egal welcher Art am Arsch vorbeigehen, ist bereits ein Angriff auf jedwede (IT-)Infrastruktur. Von innen.

Aber da die Pannen der letzten Jahrzehnte (!) bei M$, vor allem aber der letzten Monate (!!), nirgendwo zum Umdenken geführt haben (was mensch so hört…), kann es alles nicht so schlimm sein. 🙈🙉🙊

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