Mike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM

Open Standards and Practices Lead at CivicActions | Drupal #Accessibility | Digital Services Coalition Board | W3C (moved to @w3c@w3c.social) (npub1m07…rvzk) Invited Expert #SustainableWeb #ARRM | http://ox.ca | #SolarPunk #CliFi #Quaker #Feminist #Canadian #WebAlmanac #IAAPCPWA | he/him

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2025-08-13 10:33:56 UTC

Great post by Dries https://dri.es/funding-open-source-like-public-infrastructure
It is high time that #OpenSource is recognized for what it is, critical digital infrastructure!
I was happy to be able to contribute a small amount to this post.

2025-08-09 20:56:48 UTC

Why don't we plant trees or build solar around parking lots? How often on hot days do folks hunt around for the small chunk of shade?
#UrbanPlanning #Solar #beautification

2025-02-12 23:53:50 UTC

Fascinating idea by @npub1hs3…585k about the trade wars inspired by #Trump
Meeting a #Tarrif with a Tarrif isn't going to help #Canadians however what Cory suggests here could:
https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/1100-a-weird-way-to-win-the-trade-war-with-trump/
More importantly, it might hurt the backers of the chaos coming out of the USA since Jan 20th.
/c @npub1fdr…lvhs

2025-01-23 01:44:51 UTC

How could I find a representative set of government websites around the world. I don't want all government domains, or just the biggest ones. But I there must be a list of a representative global sample somewhere. I don't want more than say 500 government URLs. Does anyone already have a list like this?

2025-01-21 13:10:48 UTC

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i am fine with giving Jack the floor. That is an organizer choice, though, not a free speech issue, really. He could say whatever he wants in the hall, but we are giving him a pedestal at #FOSDEM.

2025-01-01 00:50:25 UTC

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Its actually not a #BCorp, but a Public Benefit Corporation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_corporation
Still a step ahead, but not the same.

2024-12-27 10:17:20 UTC

Are men ok?
https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/390781/masculinity-scott-galloway-young-men-struggling
Interesting discussion with Scott Galloway and Sean illing.

2024-12-02 22:27:00 UTC

Has anyone here found it useful to tell a LLM that it's andswers are BS? Not just good for the soul, but ideally to get better answers?

2024-11-11 18:33:11 UTC

The 2024 Web Almanac has been published:
https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024
I have contributed to the chapters on accessibility and sustainability.
#WebAlmanac #WebAlmanac24 #HTTPArchive

2024-11-10 18:01:12 UTC

Why do governments still have Twitter (X) links on them? Surely we can be confident that it isn't a neutral public square in 2024. Are governments getting value from it? Agencies/departments do not need to pick between LinkedIn, Mastodon, Bluesky or Threads if choosing a new platform proves difficult, but remove Twitter from your social media feeds.
Having Twitter, but not the others isn't neutral, it is negative.