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Having to do an "I am not a robot" exercise while reporting AI spam on github is peak 2025

Enjoy your coffee break, #FOSSBackstage stagehands! I'm sipping a homemade latte over here in DC.

When the conference resumes, I'll be giving a talk, "Relationship Problems In Open Source", about how we can view some of the most common #FOSS challenges, such as burnout, onboarding, funding, and UX, through a relational lens.

If you want a sneak peek you can check out the slides here: http://relational-tech.com/misc/Relationship%20Problems%20in%20Open%20Source.pdf

#FOSSBack

Are you an REI member? The REI worker union is asking members to vote NO/withhold in their current board elections. More here: https://www.ourrei.com/2025-rei-board-elections

Is there a Fediverse service that allows you to only post to a list of people and/or custom group? Facebook has had this for ages but I believe Mastodon doesn't.

Being able to post to custom lists of follows would help me engage with people on here in healthier ways. For example, when venting, I'd love to be able to limit to friends who I trust not to "well, actually" me (or with whom I care enough to repair with if they do). Instead I often just don't post at all.

Been watching people's reactions to the assassination of the healthcare CEO.

At the same time I've been reading Sidney Dekker's Just Culture which opens with the story of a pediatric nurse who faced criminal charges for an accident that led to a newborn's overdose. Despite systemic issues that led to the accident.

I've also been thinking about cancel culture.

People blame and punish individuals when systemic change feels unreachable. But too often punishing individuals protects the system.

Did you know Pro Publica has an online form that lets you easily request all the notes and documents your insurer used to deny you coverage?

https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

HT fizbin@bsky.social, can't seem to find the original post on search

Are there any free link shorteners that let you update links? I want to create a shortlink to the #FediWall I've created (ht @andypiper) but the link changes when you update the underlying config and I'm *sure* I've missed some #woso hashtags.

If you want to follow along with Ghost's attempts to implement ActivityPub they are surprisingly hilarious

https://activitypub.ghost.org/day2/?ref=building-activitypub-newsletter

Hey open source friends! Do you know of any projects that maintain (or help their community maintain) a collection of plugins/extensions/sub-projects/packages/etc that work with the project?

I'm trying to research best practices.

Hi DC friends! Interested in organizing the tech industry? Join us tomorrow for our **Tech & Labor Happy Hour!**

This happy hour is a chance for tech workers interested in improving their workplaces and the tech industry at large to meet each other along with labor lawyers, union organizers, etc.

Join us at **Colada Shop** (1405 T St NW; near U Street metro) from 5:30-7:30 tomorrow (Weds Sep 6). Meet us at their rooftop bar, which is a partially covered, outdoor space.

See you tomorrow!