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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 5d

More great writing from my friend and influence Paul Boutin, who died on Saturday: His vast archive of work for Wired, 1997-2010. It’s a great timeline of what mattered—or seemed to matter—in tech over that period. (The very first piece is on “push technology.”) www.wired.com/author/paul-...

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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 7d

My friend Paul Boutin has died, far too young. He was also one of my favorite tech writers ever, and a profound influence on my own work. Here’s a an archive of his wonderful Slate columns from a simpler time. slate.com/author/paul-...

Paul Boutin

All stories by Paul Boutin

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations and thank you for preserving our online history in real time... you are all truly visionaries for good!

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Sep 20

britsplaining is somehow is funnier than mansplaining www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAL...

Spinal Tap - What's In My Bag?

YouTube video by Amoeba

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Sep 18

Short term 2 bedroom housing opportunity starting in October til spring north of Victoria, BC www.airbnb.ca/rooms/686518... PM me for friend rate and more info

Guest suite in Mill Bay · ★4.76 · 2 bedrooms · 2 beds · 1 bath

Osprey's Return Oceanfront Suite - A Peaceful Gem

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Sep 4

What a lovely wrap up of blog.archive.org/2025/09/03/d... ... thanks @mai.bsky.social!

DWeb Camp Cascadia 2025: Canada’s First Regional Decentralized Web Camp in the Pacific Northwest | Internet Archive Blogs

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Sep 1

amazing!! this needs a soundtrack so badly... maybe this'll do soundcloud.com/overdubbed/d... )'(

Duck Pond, Burning Man 2025 - Tuesday Animal Control Takeover

What a day. what a week. Animal Control took over Duck Pond's bar and soundsystem on Tuesday for our annual animal collab. My set started with clear skies and ended knee deep in a literal pond. Did t

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Aug 16

baahhh hahh!!!

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Aug 15

Heading out of Salt Spring Farmer's Institute at the end of DWeb Camp Cascadia

Dan, Andi and Yas in front of the sign reading Salt Spring Island Farmer's Institute.

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Aug 15

Kitchen selfie at DWeb Camp Cascadia with Danny

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Aug 15

One of the many fun and memorable moments of this year's camp with Member of Parliament Elizabeth May, who is an officer of the Order of Canada, the leader of Canada's Green Party, environmentalist, apparent historian and all around fun gal. And me!

Saanich-Gulf Islands Member of Parliament Elizabeth May and Yas Etessam on a stage with musical notes across the back.

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Aug 15

On the way to DWeb Camp Cascadia...

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you to our sponsors and individual supporters and our fantastic DWeb Camp Cascadia and DWeb YVR Sponsorship team!

DWebYVR @dwebyvr.org · Aug 4

If it weren’t for @getdweb.net and The Principles they espouse, we would not have gotten together to make #DWebCampCascadia happen. Plus they were gracious and supportive and became a sponsor! Thank you to them and all our other sponsors. See you at camp! 🏕️

dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...

Thanking our Sponsors

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our incredible sponsors for making the first ever DWeb Camp Cascadia possible! Your support empowers the DWeb movement by enabling us to convene in person — ...

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank to every sponsor for your generosity and believing in us. We really appreciate your support!

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DWebYVR @dwebyvr.org · Aug 6

The worker-owned cooperative technology consultancy @hypha.coop has been a long-time supporter of DWebYVR initiatives and we would love to thank them again for helping us with #DWebCampCascadia 🎉🎉🎉

dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...

Hypha Co-op + DWeb Local-First Software Weekend

Supporting local events to build alternative tech futures

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DWebYVR @dwebyvr.org · Aug 6

During and after #DwebCampCascadia you gotta take care of that skin! 🧴💆‍♀️ Shea Butter Market is our local sponsor, a black woman owned handmade skincare business sourcing ingredients from women's collectives in Northern Ghana. Thank you to SBM! 🎉

🛒 Order online: sheabuttermarket.com?ref=dwebyvr....

Shea Butter Market | All Natural skin care products | Retail-Wholesale

Our Certified Organic Shea Butter comes from the edge of the Sahara Desert in West Africa where pure Shea Butter has been used for over 2,000 years. Pure African Shea Butter softens, moisturizes and h...

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Jul 26

Packing a clean t-shirt for the t-shirt swap.. either a camper will end up with it, or it'll go to Lady Minto.

Grey cotton tshirt with silkscreen sea wolf

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Jul 26

Last week's seminar on Transfer Data Trust was stellar.

Coming up this Wednesday: Democracy Levels Framework. The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI organizations, regulators, and stakeholders integrate meaningful democratic processes into AI governance and alignment.

Seminar: Democracy Levels Framework · Zoom · Luma

Democracy Levels Framework - A shared language for democratic AI (https://democracylevels.org/) The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI…

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Jul 21

Dear everybody on Facebook, come over to Bluesky so I can actually communicate with you... life would be easier if I went onto Facebook and asked to borrow a geodesic dome or bell tent for camp.. but I'm moving forward, not backwards.

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Yas @yasetessam.bsky.social · Jul 16

Friendship, delicious food, and a bit of an escape from the world. Northern tip of Salt Spring Island during low tide with sea stars, barnacles and friends. Photos by Phoebe McNair-Luxon.

Shoreline during low tide with channels and tide pools, eel grass and trees in the background. Woman is getting ready to get into the water.

Lush green vegetation with blue skies and trees.

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DWebYVR @dwebyvr.org · Jun 16

Guess what folks? DWeb Camp Cascadia is on, and tickets are live! Aug 8-10, we'll be camping out on Salt Spring Island in the first-ever regional DWeb Camp for the Pacific Northwest.

Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/

#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net