Notices by Will Murphy 🌹 (datatitian@social.coop)

This was apparently conceived of by one of those Koch-funded propaganda accounts, but I think I just found my next tattoo

"Happy #NationalBossDay to the 10 million workers in nearly 7,000 employee-owned businesses"

Getting close to launching a public alpha of #Guppe, my social groups app for the #ActivityPub #fediverse. You can follow progress on GitHub at https://github.com/wmurphyrd/guppe

I'm working on a new project to add "groups" functionality to the #fediverse. It will work entirely via federation protocols, so you'll keep using your existing #Mastodon or other #ActivityPub app account and join groups by following them.

Heard of a cool tech-bro-weeding interview technique the other day. A male and female engineer conduct the interview session together. If, when the female engineer asks the candidate a question, he directs his answer to the male engineer, then he's out. They said it happens a lot

Some twitter v. Mastodon tips for all of the lovely new tooters:

When you like a tweet on twitter, a swarm of AIs spin into action, analysing every aspect of the tweet and trying so desperately to find the matching tweet to show you next that will keep you scrolling, lest their masters decommission them in favor of a new version.

When you fave a toot on Mastodon, there aren't any AIs; you just made another human being across the world feel nice.

Anyone know of upcoming #protests in #chicago against the #ICE concentration camps?

#Socialist #Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa dedicated his reelection kick-off to Lucy Parsons.
https://social.coop/media/rKSqz3CPrV0pRN4X-O0 https://social.coop/media/FOehUtImczFPhswCato https://social.coop/media/uL-zWdHMzmxzq0y3GYI

I'm quoted in this Venture Beat article on #VR #DataVis https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/01/data-visualization-in-mixed-reality-can-unlock-big-datas-potential/

Neoliberalism was sold on the promise of lower prices. They neglected to mention that the price it was designed to push down the most was that of your labor.

#Scotland is so beautiful. Thanks @caraellison for all the #Edinburgh tips. Scran and Scallie, Mother India, and the Pantry were all delicious!
https://social.coop/media/Hms7QqphNyRNX3CVfuE https://social.coop/media/ta5B-xIUzX9zXZKEx8I https://social.coop/media/zTl9LOccT5NzFUfMtCY

Hey @Curator, do you know of any calligraphers that take commissions?

Had a great time at the unofficial #London #socialcoop meetup with @mayel and @Gin! They showed me this amazing place called Novelty Automation (I think you can see the proprietor in the background there) http://novelty-automation.com/ https://social.coop/media/v-rT-xeBQ_aDnH-7OxY

It looks like #iPhone users can now join in on the fun of #Mastodon's Progressive Web App!
If you're not familiar with #PWA, it means Mastodon now has it's own mobile app, with features you'd expect from an app store app like push notifications, but its powered by your browser so you don't have to download anything or grant any new device permissions, and it has all of the features of the desktop browser Mastodon experience
https://mobile.twitter.com/anssik/status/956462683863306240

http://falseknees.com/297.html
https://social.coop/media/H4rHMeRLmILQ5nkDIZU

Prototype #WebVR #DataViz on
#CampaignFinance in the #IL gubernatorial race. Taking advantage of the real-world scaling of VR, these piles show the true size of campaign donations if stacked in $10 bills. The 2 seemingly infinite towers are >$40 million our 2 billionaire candidates have each given to their campaigns
https://social.coop/media/K-qu3cdNMY8RlBPUeCM

So chocolate is made using child slave labor. Also the U.S. Department of Labor keeps an updated list of goods produced by child or forced labor around the world, but being on this list doesn't automatically bar the import of these goods
Capitalism sucks
https://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/

I've found myself with a different attitude towards expiration dates since becoming a food #coop owner. Whereas in an extractive store I'd always look for the freshest of any perishable food, now I find myself picking the oldest one that I'll be able to consume in time in an effort to prevent waste.
Today there was quite a bit of milk on its last day (and also at 1/2 price), so I decided it was a good day to make some fresh mozzarella

Hey #SocialCoop I'm taking the lead on developing the bots our community requested, and I need your input on what duties they should perform
https://www.loomio.org/d/4HLsTZ0K/social-coop-bots-progress-and-guidance