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spraoi.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy
Mark Andrew
@spraoi.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy
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Born American - Achieved Swiss

Pronouns: he/him - il/le - lui/lo

Honorifics (in order of preference): Friend/My Friend/Mon Ami/Comrade/Monsieur/Hey Mister/Buddy/Mec

[bridged from https://tooting.ch/@spraoi on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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postmarketos.org
Another FOSDEM and hackathon are in the rear-view mirror, and it is hard to find words to describe how amazingly productive and fun the experience was! We met so many people at the postmarketOS stand, in the FOSS on Mobile devroom and at dinners in the evening. As always it is fun to put faces […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
It's funny to see people joining Substack in 2026 and saying "I am reluctantly beginning a Substack since it's now clearly the only way to make money as a writer. Someone please help me find the check box in the account settings to accept my $250,000/year revenue guarantee from Substack like […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Good job everyone!

https://people.com/michelle-obama-documentary-surge-during-melania-opening-weekend-11900279
February 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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projectfearlessness.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy
"So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it's about the mass abuse of women and girls" Marina Hyde
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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bikepedantic.bsky.social
I don’t want to let hope obscure logic. But.

Did schumer foresee this?
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy
2006 me is feeling attacked by this
Bumper sticker what says I'M BAWLING MY EYES OUT TO SUFJAN STEVENS AND I CAN BARELY SEE WHERE I'M GOING
February 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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who.int
GOOD NEWS: Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestone, first time in 3 years https://bit.ly/4qRWDLK

First country to restart the preventive vaccination: Mozambique

This means we can move from reacting to outbreaks, to preventing them before they begin 💪🏼
Healthcare worker administering oral oral cholera vaccine to a child wearing a red hoodie. A WHO banner seen on the background.
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
spraoi.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy
https://ournet.rocks/

#knitting the #internet #history
Knitting Our Internet 🧶
Knitting Our Internet is an interactive journey through the history of the Internet, and a collective rethinking of its future.The activity consists of a face-to-face workshop, providing tangible and simple examples about how the Internet works, simultaneously questioning the very essence of today’s mainstream social networks. Its main purpose is to expose the critical limits of surveillance capitalism, centralization, and its environmental impact.After acknowledging the challenges the digital domain is currently facing, participants are encouraged to reinterpret social networks starting from decentralization, envisioning more human, collective, and participatory digital futures.
ournet.rocks
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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andypiper.org
The #socialweb track at #fosdem kicked off with a talk by @pfefferle that covered WordPress and a "single click" philosophy to set up an ActivityPub instance. Matthias also talked about how blogs and similar sites can broaden the reach of the open social web - this was one of the themes of the […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
February 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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jeremiah.interledger.social.ap.brid.gy
📣 @Interledger is excited to support @swf as they explore healthier online spaces and more resilient economic models.

Social networks and payment networks both benefit from a decentralized, federated network topology. Interoperability standards make it possible for communities to govern […]
Original post on interledger.social
interledger.social
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 AM
spraoi.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy
Hi @lightone , if you get a chance could you please add the word event or tag "event" to the listing for Mobilizon at https://fediverse.party/ ?

Supporting activism is an important project goal, but it's also for concerts and theatre and everything else. The theory is that "have useful content" […]
Original post on tooting.ch
tooting.ch
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
I don’t need ChatGPT. I just have to post on Mastodon ‘I don’t know this thing’ and all of my autistic acquaintances converge here to explain things to me
February 2, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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andypiper.org
It seems as though some vendor in Hong Kong may have managed to assign 20-30 orders of widgets (no idea what) to my Shop account. I see various order shipping details (UPS/FedEx tracking) but no evidence of being charged anything, and the shipments seem bound for US, Switzerland, elsewhere in […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
February 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Happy Monday!
Just following along the us federal gov shutdown via the Reddit mega thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1qtv3sb/megathread_government_shutdown_agency_guidance/

#uspol #shutdown #reddit #mondays
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
@evan great work! I hope you find some time to rest and relax now! You've been going hard.
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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collectifission.greennuclear.online.ap.brid.gy
Now that the community is on the topic of hating #gofundme for their enabling of crap donations for fascists, I just stumbled across this little project called @bebop that does everything you expect from a donation service and much more. It's open source […]

[Original post on greennuclear.online]
A screenshot from their website showing be-bop capabilities, like e-commerce, a point of sale, running a restaurant, booking, ticketing, peer funding, subscriptions, donations and a pay what you want system.
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
spraoi.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy
I earned a badge! BadgeFed @ FOSDEM 2026 · Supporter issued by BadgeFed on 1/2026. Check it out: https://badgefed.org/grant/badgefedorg_175_12_d5ddf22937899c2419d2bdc638257d1f
BadgeFed @ FOSDEM 2026 · Supporter was issued by BadgeFed to Mark Andrew
This badge recognizes individuals who supported or attended the BadgeFed session at FOSDEM 2026 and engaged with the project or its ideas around open, federated digital badges.
badgefed.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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jmaris.me
RE: https://social.opensource.org/@policy/115973439987716305

So hyped to be welcoming the amazing @alexandrageese to our #fosdem devroom!

Alexandra is undoubtedly the leading MEP working on social media, she's also on the Fediverse! If you haven't already, she's definitely worth following!
social.opensource.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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3v1n0.net
Better to make clear messages clearer

#fosdem
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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sjn.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy
#fosdem was awesome as always! Lots of action around the #perl and #rakulang table. Well done to everyone who volunteered!
Theo, in the purple organizer's hoodie, smiling Jonas, attending a visitor at the booth Sticker selection on the table, with books and plush toys in the background
February 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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ge0rg.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy
I accepted a cookie from Mozilla, but I didn't opt into sharing my data with 947 partners, nor into their Slop Down Everything initiative.

#mozilla #firefox #ai #fosdem
A hand holding a cookie in front of a billboard saying "Free cookies by Mozilla"
February 1, 2026 at 11:22 AM
spraoi.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy
#fosdem We should seriously consider organising a collection to give the Foyer Culturel some sturdier chairs.
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
What the actual fuck. It's not April Fools Day, right? This is real?! Fuck you, SpaceX. Maybe this will help regulators realize how fucking shortsighted companies' plans in orbit are?

Surely the FCC won't rubber-stamp-approve this one??... ONE MILLION STARLINKS FUUUUCCCKKKKKK […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
spraoi.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy
I'm going to go back through my posts from today and add alt text. I promise.

#fosdem
January 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Mark Andrew
andypiper.org
Some nice themes running through the #socialweb Devroom at #fosdem: storytelling from different national and international contexts (Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Europe); new apps and ideas (badgefed, splinter, FASPs, Spritely); building infrastructure and foundational tech (Bonfire, Fedify […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
January 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM