Edward L Platt

Cooperative governance, civic tech, networks, mental health, cats, bad puns. PhD on large-scale deliberation. Scientific Consultant at Cornell CAT Lab. Formerly: Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab, i3Detroit. #FirstGen #disabled

Website: https://elplatt.com
Pronouns: he|they
Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Timezone: UTC-05 (UTC-04 Daylight)

Last Notes

2026-06-22 00:00:35 UTC

Was able to DIY a removal tool for my bike hub. Time to clean and lube! I think this counts as #SolarPunkSunday . Grateful to some local burners for letting me use their metal belt sander.
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2026-06-17 20:04:31 UTC

This is a long shot, but anyone know how I can get a ball cup removal tool for a shimano 333 internally geared 3-speed bike hub?

2026-05-27 19:36:24 UTC

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Watching people flock to bluesky when mastodon was available really hit hard for me

2026-03-10 17:31:56 UTC

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Keynote by the Responsible Torment Team

2025-07-01 19:49:30 UTC

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I'd love to analyze that data if the counts of each rank-order are ever made public! Also, does Hugo use ranked choice?

2025-01-21 14:59:52 UTC

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Office hours will be open today 4:30-5:30 Eastern on zoom. I've already had some questions about how to join and use Mastodon, so that's a likely topic.
Link in previous pinned post.

2024-11-18 22:25:16 UTC

Reminder: I hold informal weekly "office hours" Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 PM (US Eastern), I'll be on zoom, happy to discuss/help with:
* Programming and Web Development
* Network Science
* Physics
* Community Organizing
* Knitting
* Amateur Radio and Antenna Design
* DIY and Repair
* Science Fiction and Fantasy
* The First-Gen College Experience
* Native Gardening in the US Midwest
* Tree-Climbing
* Rambling "One time, at the hackerspace..." stories
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81787501521
Passcode: 805246

2024-11-17 16:38:13 UTC

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An ActivityPub is technically a JSON ravioli

2024-11-12 19:04:23 UTC

Trying out a new thing. Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 PM (US Eastern), I'll be on zoom, happy to discuss/help with:
* Programming and Web Development
* Network Science
* Physics
* Community Organizing
* Knitting
* Amateur Radio and Antenna Design
* DIY and Repair
* Science Fiction and Fantasy
* The First-Gen College Experience
* Native Gardening in the US Midwest
* Tree-Climbing
* Rambling "One time, at the hackerspace..." stories
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81787501521
Passcode: 805246

2024-08-04 18:17:40 UTC

In seven years active on the fediverse, the most engagement I've ever had was on a photo of my moss terrarium. I can't think of a better way to explain how the #Fediverse is wonderful.

2024-02-25 00:37:30 UTC

#FediCard and updated #introduction
Hello! I'm a researcher and software engineer with a focus on cooperative governance and Free/Open-Source Software. DM for consulting availability.
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