Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin discuss the ups, downs, and how-tos of using Mastodon amid Twitter’s recent instability.
Category: Podcasts
Hear Me on FLOSS Weekly: Secrets of the Linux Kernel
“If you care about Linux and what goes into maintaining the kernel, you know how important Greg Kroah-Hartman is to stable releases and much more. On this can’t-miss episode of FLOSS Weekly, Kroah-Hartman gives deep, knowing, and good-humored answers to questions from Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Jonathan Bennett.” Download or subscribe to this show… Continue reading Hear Me on FLOSS Weekly: Secrets of the Linux Kernel
Reality 2.0: Digital Wallets
Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Petros Koutoupis talk digital wallets and current events.
Reality 2.0: What Happens to Twitter Now?
This week, Doc and I had a candid, open conversation about the future of Twitter, as we see it. Since the first time Elon Musk showed interest in owning Twitter, many have expressed concern about what he might change about the platform. This concern has become increasingly partisan, as Musk has not been shy about… Continue reading Reality 2.0: What Happens to Twitter Now?
Hear me on FLOSS Weekly: Hacker’s Ethical Dilemma
In cybersecurity, there isn’t an ethical dilemma for bad actors, but there is for good ones making and improving open source code that bad actors can use too. Marcus Sailler schools Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman about that dilemma, and how he deals with it as Head of Offensive Security in the private sector after… Continue reading Hear me on FLOSS Weekly: Hacker’s Ethical Dilemma
Reality 2.0: Communication Breakdown
Inspired by NYU social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, Shawn, Doc and I explored the polarizing impact of social media, the breakdown of communication spurred by communication tools gone awry, and what we as technologists could do about these problems. Are there answers in user identity and authentication? How do we preserve privacy in the process? We… Continue reading Reality 2.0: Communication Breakdown
Reality 2.0: Folder Full of HTML
Last week or so, Shawn and I were discussing some options he was looking at for creating a simple website that would need daily updates for a short period of time (see 90daysofmayhem.com), but then it would effectively become an archive. He tried Grav, a flat-file CMS, and other similar options, but none quite fit… Continue reading Reality 2.0: Folder Full of HTML
Reality 2.0: Religion, Politics, and Other Taboo Subjects
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about religion, politics, tribalism, sexism, and viral blog posts. Episode Links Green Hair, Mustard Seeds, and Me – The Brain of Shawn — It’s been a couple weeks now, and my green hair is starting to fade. My light brown roots are peeking through, and since I… Continue reading Reality 2.0: Religion, Politics, and Other Taboo Subjects
Reality 2.0: Publishers vs The Internet Archive
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk about Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit targeting the Internet Archive that aims to prevent them from lending ebooks. Episode Links Hachette v. Internet Archive | Electronic Frontier Foundation — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), with co-counsel Durie Tangri, is defending the Internet Archive against a lawsuit that threatens its… Continue reading Reality 2.0: Publishers vs The Internet Archive
Hear Me On FLOSS Weekly: Content Authenticity
Andy Parsons on Open Source and Content Authenticity Online