Ton Zijlstra 🇪🇺 @ton@m.tzyl.nl

Data Meetup #Twente is back!

https://www.meetup.com/Data-Meetup-Twente/events/258696176/

Blockchain: decentralisation centralised on my coin.

Hint: the core of decentralisation isn’t about having a billion copies of the same database. It’s about a billion people each having their own, unique database.

PS. In a truly decentralised system, no one makes a billion dollars. *watches all the right libertarians make for the door*

PPS. A venture capitalist would never invest in a truly decentralised system. Why? See PS, above.

#blockchain #VentureCapital #bullshit

I spotted this while I was out this morning and I demand to know which one of y'all's responsible

In mei vindt de eerste IndieWebCamp in Nederland plaats en wel in Utrecht. Maar wat ís een IndieWebCamp? Ik heb wat zaken op een rij gezet: https://diggingthedigital.com/wat-is-indiewebcamp/

Privacy is not a science, it is a human right

https://ar.al/2019/02/14/privacy-is-not-a-science-it-is-a-human-right/

My response to a dangerous turd of an article by Bart van der Sloot (co-founder of Amsterdam Privacy Week – sponsored by Palantir and Google – and docent teaching “Privacy and Big Data” at Tilburg University)

Mr. Sloot attempts to reframe privacy as a “science” and shame those who work to protect it for having a “pro-privacy agenda” & not being “neutral”. He also calls for “new rules” to disallow such biased behaviour.

Annieke Kranenberg: In 4 minuten: Waarom je naast schattige hamsters óók racistische filmpjes op YouTube ziet https://decorrespondent.nl/9159/in-4-minuten-waarom-je-naast-schattige-hamsters-ook-racistische-filmpjes-op-youtube-ziet/781607518032-b7aed1b9

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YouTube vergroot impact en bereik van radicaliserende standpunten, mooi journalistiek onderzoek (en zorgwekkend):
https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2019/hoe-youtube-rechtse-radicalisering-in-de-hand-werkt/

Achtergrond aanpak studie:
https://www.volkskrant.nl/cs-bd8cebe8

Over de samenwerking Volkskrant & Correspondent:
https://www.volkskrant.nl/cs-b9ff8a14

This requires reframing of the whole concept of the "social network"; the "social medium".

We must build social cooperatives where our communities are reliant only on the people who are reliant on them in return, not on external funding or the goodwill of the giants.

We must be willing to put in the work, each of us, ourselves, yes I mean you personally, to build a better communications network; one that supports and is supported by us.

@ton @SHD_Berlin @jgmac1106 @chendricks @katebowles @dadegroot @lauraritchie @Tdorey @sleslie Hoping many of you might attend @IndieWebCamp Online 3/9-3/10 https://indieweb.org/2019/Online we can all hack on tools for learning with blogs (on an IndieWeb version of untappd...might do that instead)

RT @peterganten@twitter.com

Die chinesischen und die amerikanischen Plattformen sehen den Menschen nicht als souveränes Subjekt, sondern als Objekt, das mit Hilfe von Technik vorhergesagt und optimiert wird. Das war in dieser Woche Top-Thema bei der FAZ. Hat mich sehr gefreut! https://www.faz.net/aktuell/das-beste-von-fplus/das-beste-lesen-mit-f-warnung-fuer-die-zukunft-und-ein-mann-mit-format-16030730.html

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/peterganten/status/1093867372912484353

"There is no trust in a world where anyone can invent their own definition for #OpenSource, and without trust there is no community, no collaboration, and no innovation." So true, way to many companies tries to trick you today by pretending, that Open Source just mean that you can see the source code. That's neither Open Source, nor #FreeSoftware, don't get fooled! https://opensource.org/node/966

Bernard Lietaer, 1942-2019

Via Michel Bauwens’ FB profile I heard that Bernard Lietaer has died today. The former Belgian central banker, Euro-architect, hedge fund manager, and very active alternate currencies champion. I have learned a lot from his writings. I’m taking his passing as a trigger to (re)read his books. His arguments on how to create abundance and […]

A new attempt... #brexit
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