Ricardo J. Méndez
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Ricardo J. Méndez
@ricardo.bsky.social
Privacy, decentralization, anti-fascism, sometimes crypto stuff.

Career CTO working on strategy and investments now.

https://numergent.com/

I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/AxZ_orTzLdEBPyklSWqbSKOUNQ8Oz68iaC2A1Hyhu2Cm#did:plc:cf6futaebyc2k4wgzsr4v42k
When the user is not the customer, then keeping the user happy is not your priority.

@tessa.germnetwork.com #MozFest
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“Boundaries are how you make space for the things that you care about”

@tessa.germnetwork.com #MozFest
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The internet becoming hyper-personalized requires us to give the user control and agency over their data.

Koodos’ Jad Esber @ #MozFest
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Filament.dm is invite only because that way your reputation is tied to the person who invited you. You are effectively vouching for someone.

#MozFest
Filament
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Filament.dm
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
“Control over your boundaries” is one of @germnetwork.com’s aims, by decoupling your contact channels from a single, easily abused identity like a phone number.
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
“The MVP of connection is a 1-to-1 relationship”

@tessa.germnetwork.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Don’t give them ideas.

As for why would they push it: because it’s a reason why you’d need to install further surveillance and reporting mechanisms.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Yeah, I really wanted to but will have to settle for the stream.

Although who knows, maybe something changes at the last minute.
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Hah, definitely. 🤣

Also, I’m decidedly not the “younger generation”, and they’ve pretty much lost me for anything other than legacy.

They can’t even include an invoice PDF on their billing emails!
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Even odds I'll be there, going to be a last-minute decision - I'll ping you!
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I'm enjoying my experiments with it so much that not only I submitted a pull request, but I was willing to amend it to fix a conflict when something else got merged first.
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Lisbon AI? I'm sorry I couldn't make it.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM