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
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
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
