Just a reminder to DONATE: network guru Chris Boyd served EFF-Austin as board member and treasurer for 20+ years until his passing on May 13. In his memory, we're still soliciting donations to support Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and EFF-Austin: https://gofund.me/dcb51faa

I’ve called The WELL home for 30+ years. This BBC piece shows how the WELL was born—and how Deadheads helped seed the online culture that went on to shape the Internet and social media. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250618-how-the-grateful-dead-shaped-social-media

Network guru Chris Boyd served EFF-Austin as board member and treasurer for 20+ years until his passing on May 13. In his memory, please consider donating to support EFF-Austin and the Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://gofund.me/dcb51faa 💻🕊️ #eff

I recently sat down with the folks at https://plutopia.io, @wendyg, @jonl, and Scoop Sweeney, to talk about my past, our precarious present, and the dire future we seem to be careening toward. More at https://blog.kamens.us/2025/05/27/appearance-on-the-plutopia-podcast/ . #politics #uspol #trump […]

Via @RUSirius, on June 7th Cyberpunks Mutants & Mondoids will gather in San Francisco to "Come to the Gulf of Deliria," an all-night cyberdelic ritual celebrating "The Smarter Kings of Deliria" album by R.U. Sirius & Phriendz, and featuring reality-hacking […] [Original post on mastodon.well.com]

The new Martin Hench novel by @pluralistic - _Picks and Shovels_ - appeared today; eager to read, rock, and roll.

Bruce Sterling interviewed by Hugh Forrest from SXSW: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hughforrest_sxsw-sxsw2025-atx-activity-7295486782106677248-I288/

Happy 7th anniversary of becoming an official W3C standard, ActivityPub! https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/ We're creating something truly special here with the fediverse, and I am so thankful for everyone who contributes to it, whether with your time, money […]

Starting the second and final week of the @bruces and @jonl "State of the World" conversation, including many special guests. Read it at https://tinyurl.com/sotw-2025.

Check out the 25th annual State of the World conversation featuring @bruces and @jonl. https://tinyurl.com/sotw-2025

@bruces and I will be channeling the 25th annual "State of the World" discussion beginning New Year's Eve. Watch this space for a link...

Pedernales Electric Coop in Johnson City, TX knows just what to do with electricity this time of year...