kravietz 🦇 @kravietz@social.privacytools.io

@jeder Google understands federation and they knew exactly what they were doing when they banned Element.

I've asked this a few times: Doesn't anti-trust laws apply if you run an app store and you offer your own apps in that store and you ban competing apps for reasons that don't seem to apply to your own apps?

You can use Google Chrome to access Matrix servers, just like you can use it to access Fediverse sites. It's not like you actually need to use the Element app for anything..

Generally, there's two types of union workers: the kind who understand the meaning of the union--the solidarity, the collective security, etc.--and take it seriously.

And then there's the settler types who think being union means you get to stand around, do nothing, and get paid well because you "made it" man, you're in (rather than realizing we need to be more efficient to compete with non-union companies).

I hate the second type with a passion.

Don't know how to code but still want to contribute to open projects? Consider open street maps!

OSM is the community built map of the world. Anyone can edit the map and all the data is freely available and usable in any of your projects.

Start in your own neighborhood. Maybe your street is missing or named wrong. Update the corner shop hours. Map the parks or sidewalks. Anything helps and many hands make light work!

https://openstreetmap.org

Day 8 - #100DaysToOffload

#osm #openstreetmap

>Google have suspended Element in the Play Store without notifying us; we’re reaching out to find out what’s going on. Apologies for the inconvenience; in the interim there’s https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.app/ but it’s a few versions behind. We’ll post updates here.

>As of 11:44 UTC we’ve submitted a detailed appeal to reiterate that Element is a generic chat app for connecting to the global Matrix communication network, just as Chrome is a generic web browser for connecting to the Web - and just as Google does not control the content on the Web, Element does not control the content on Matrix. https://element.io/blog/element-on-google-play-store/

Never forget that Google and all of its employees are bullies.

boomers don’t understand federation, of course

I created this "Maslow's hierarchy of jobs" about 20 years go. Iv'e found to be good guide for when was time to move on (or stay). If you're failing at one or more of the lower 5 levels (pay not likely to continue, getting paid but nobody cares what you do) might be time to find a more productive gig.

You probably won't see this from HR in goals setting and performance management sessions.