Talks and travels: FrOSCon, Germany – The lost outpost
My keynote, Decentralising Freedom: Open Source for Sovereignty, was the featured talk on day 2 of FrOSCon 2025.| The lost outpost
A free Archive of Retro Computing exhibition is happening at Kingston University right now.| The lost outpost
My keynote, Decentralising Freedom: Open Source for Sovereignty, was the featured talk on day 2 of FrOSCon 2025.| The lost outpost
How not to succeed at #100DaysToOffload| The lost outpost
Installing the X1Plus Expander into a Bambu X1 Carbon| The lost outpost
The PublicSpaces conference in Amsterdam saw engaging conversations on decentralised social networks, and meaningful discussions with friends and colleagues on the future of our civic spaces.| The lost outpost
Glitch is closing soon, so I've been working on my migration plan.| The lost outpost
Since I started my role as Head of Communications at Mastodon, I’ve been finding my surroundings becoming more and more… purple. Our brand palette is a set of purple / indigo hues, and of course, I want to represent the organisation appropriately! 😄 I now have a couple of pairs of glasses with varieties of purple frames. […]| The lost outpost
I made a simple site so that you can grab some stickers to celebrate your support for the open internet and Fediverse. Be a part of the Rebel Alliance! #FediverseForFreedom| The lost outpost
I was interviewed by Michelle Goodall for her series, discussing my career in community building and insights on Mastodon and the Fediverse.| The lost outpost
I was on a panel marking the 13th anniversary of the London Platform User Group, reflecting on the evolution of PaaS, the impact of Kubernetes, and future trends in digital sovereignty.| The lost outpost
I'm excited about the opportunities FediForum created in the past, and can continue to generate in the future - and I'm proud to be on the Advisory Board.| The lost outpost
It was a delight to join Mia Quagliarello's panel at the "Fediverse House" SXSW side event in Austin, discussing building communities on the open social web. It was a privilege to represent our Fediverse communities.| The lost outpost
Some background about our Forge & Craft mini-masterpiece submitted for the May 2025 Wimbledon Art Fair.| The lost outpost
I updated my Framework 13 to Fedora 42 about two weeks ago, just before the final release. It has been pretty solid! This evening, I went to start up my VPN (I use NordVPN, FWIW). No luck. Just no …| The lost outpost
I joined Paul and Tod on The Bootloader podcast, sharing some tech picks - Glance, and the MNT Pocket Reform.| The lost outpost
Reflecting on my talks about pen plotters, sharing my closing keynote from QCon 2024; and, the upcoming Wimbledon Art Fair.| The lost outpost
Recently, I joined the Fireside Fedi show to discuss the diverse Fediverse community. Thank you, Ozoned!| The lost outpost
After freelancing with Mastodon since 2023, I'm excited to announce my new full-time role as Head of Communications. This builds on my experience in Dev Rel, community work, and open source while supporting a project I'm passionate about.| The lost outpost
I’ve been using my Framework 13 laptop a lot more often, recently. I have found myself preferring it as daily driver over the M1 Pro MacBook Pro1 for various reasons – largely connectiv…| The lost outpost
This week, I'm at #RightsCon 2025 in Taiwan, discussing open platforms and Mastodon's role in the new social web.| The lost outpost
We live in smaller filter bubbles than we may realise.| The lost outpost
As a small side-project, I created an extension for the GNOME desktop to stream and listen to music from The Indie Beat - an online radio station powered by independent musicians sharing music in the Fediverse, via Bandwagon.| The lost outpost
Thinking about Meta platforms, and more – here’s where I spend the majority of my social time and effort, online.| The lost outpost
Can we find speedy and cheap devices for CO2 monitoring at #FOSDEM that meet our open, eco-friendly preferences? Deep breath, here are some thoughts on the subject!| The lost outpost
I delivered the keynote at RubyWorld 2024 in Japan, where I covered the decentralized social web, Mastodon, and Ruby. It was a fun trip, and I look forward to more opportunities to talk about the social web in 2025.| The lost outpost
More reasons for governments to operate their own Fediverse platforms, and examples of those who already do so.| The lost outpost
A few brief games reviews – Full Void, Squirrel With A Gun, Cloud Gardens.| The lost outpost
Today, I was reminded of the existence of the humans.txt proposal – for websites to describe who made them. With all the “AI” and other stuff happening online… maybe this is…| The lost outpost
A short report of a talk about ATProto and Bluesky, held in London.| The lost outpost
There’s been talk about a symbol for the Fediverse. The existing logo has history, but Meta’s Threads started to use an alternative icon. Now, there’s a proposal for a Unicode cha…| The lost outpost
So, I finally hopped back into gaming after a while. I tried out The Collage Atlas and it’s a gem. The graphics, sound, and overall vibe are spot on. Loving the indie, artsy scene lately!| The lost outpost
Finally, X seems to be crumbling. Here’s why I think decentralised, federated social platforms offer the best opportunity for freedom.| The lost outpost
I was officially part of the Mastodon core team for a good part of 2023; here’s a look at what I worked on and delivered for the project.| The lost outpost
… Gotta Catch ‘Em All! I’ve been trying out as many shiny new things as I can. There are a couple of reasons: I find that folks often ask me for opinions on new technologies; and, I have a view tha…| The lost outpost
The World Wide Web is an incredible, free resource, full of creativity. I love it.| The lost outpost
There’s not much to share today, but Prusa launched the MK4S, making the MK4 even more tempting. Flipboard now lets users follow anyone in the Fediverse. Also, OggCamp tickets are available, …| The lost outpost
I’ve been getting involved and trying out Postmarks, social bookmarks for the #Fediverse. It’s like 2003 again, but *better*!| The lost outpost
A quick post about why I love using the Glitch and Fastly developer platform for running my web apps and demos.| The lost outpost
Back in 2022 I backed a Kickstarter campaign for a half-frame film camera with switchable lenses – the Alfie TYCH. Now that it arrived, here are some of my observations.| The lost outpost
