2/ Not charging for a product doesn't ...
2/ Not charging for a product doesn't lower the support burden or cost to produce, putting open startups in a very hard place.
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@tef I'm actually not so into dinghies. ...
@tef I'm actually not so into dinghies. But the name appeals to me a lot.
Two years of being on the #indieweb
For the last two years, I haven't directly posted a single tweet on Twitter, a single post on Facebook or LinkedIn, or a photo on Flickr. Instead, I publish on my own site at werd.io, and syndicate to my other services. If Flickr goes away, I keep
Let's expand the Second Amendment to include encryption.
The German media is up in arms today because both German politicians and journalists were surveilled by the United States. Meanwhile, Germany is being sued by Reporters Without Borders this week for intercepting email communications. Over in the UK, Amnesty International released a statement yesterday after learning that their communications
Just zoom out.
Sometimes it's important to step out of your life for a while. I spent the last week in Zürich, reconnecting with my Swiss family in the area. A long time ago, I named an open source software platform after a nearby town that my family made their home
Werdmullers in the mix
From an organizational chart of the families that controlled Zurich. We're the mill wheel with the two moons in the middle.
Werdmullers everywhere
From a chart of the families that ran Zurich.
Tram riders
Public transport is integrated and works beautifully in Zurich.
The Fraumunster
Built on the remains of an abbey for aristocratic women. It has amazing stained glass by Marc Chagall but I couldn't take a picture.
If we want open software to win, we need to get off our armchairs and compete.
The reason Facebook dominates the Internet is that while we were busy having endless discussions about open protocols, about software licenses, about feed formats and about ownership, they were busy fucking making money. David Weinberger writes in the Atlantic: In the past I would have said that so long as
Compass
I love this app.
Point Lobos
Not pictured: the sound of birds and sea lions.