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The wall of funding silence
In the sprouting landscape of #openweb infrastructure, it’s not just code that gets ignored, it’s the possibility of change itself. Projects like #makeinghistory, part of the wider Open Media Network (#OMN), aren’t asking for much. They’re not flashy. They’re not political in the mainstream sense. They just quietly build the back-end tools that allow people to document their histories, publish from the grassroots, and hold space for the memory of struggle that shape our progressive liberalism. But that seems to be too much.
The wall of funding silence – We’ve submitted funding proposals – dozens over the years, to every channel supposedly set up to fund the non-mainstream side of tech. From #NLnet to #NGI, from “open futures” to the latest EU moonshots. Most of the time, the response is a polite no, a vague shrug, or silence.Sometimes, we get honesty – “This kind of effort is very hard to seek grants for” or “I don’t have an obvious candidate for you.” What they don’t say is what’s really going on: The system does fund this kind of work, look at the bonfire fresco as an example, but only when it’s a shadow of the status quo.
There’s a path through this, if we’re honest about the rules of the game. One such route is the #makeinghistory project, a non-threatening, archive-based approach that doesn’t scream radical, but quietly lays the groundwork for deeper change. What funders may not realize (or perhaps they do) is that by supporting it, they also enable development on #indymediaback and the metadata “soup” back-ends of the OMN, the very infrastructure needed to reboot truly grassroots media.
It’s a shadow funding path. And yes, that might feel cynical. But if you’re unwilling to fund change directly, maybe you’ll fund the shadows of change. Sometimes the only way to sneak truth past the gatekeepers is through the side door.We do need to get past this broken balance, the hard part is that many of these funders do think they’re doing good. And to be fair, they are, a little. But the balance is broken. That imbalance is invisible to most, especially those inside the comfort of stable institutions. When we push back, it looks like we’re hitting “good” people with little sticks. It’s messy, and it’s easy for them to just turn away. We get told to be grateful. To celebrate, the seedling being planted in the foreground, while bulldozers level the rest of the forest behind it.
Stick or Carrot? So what do we do? We talk about sticks and carrots. The truth is, our sticks are tiny, dwarfed by corporate lobbying, government inertia, and internal conservatism. The peaceful, hippy route changes nothing long-term, but conflict isn’t working either. We’re stuck in between, too radical for the boardroom, too polite for the barricades.
But here’s a thought: maybe it’s not about the size of the stick, but where we aim it. We’re not here to fight good people. We’re here to point out that a little good is not enough, not when the stakes are this high. If we don’t build space for change, it won’t happen. And if funders like #NLnet want to be the change they speak of, then they need to fund the infrastructure that makes it possible, even if it’s uncomfortable. Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s indirect…
What Now? We’ll give it a month. Then maybe we nudge a bit harder. But no shame, no blame. Just a call for balance, for trust, for a shift in what “doing good” really means.hamishcampbell.com/the-pushing…
#OMN #makeinghistory #indymediaback #NGI #NLnet #NGIzero #openweb #4opens #deathcult #mainstreaming #funding #changechallenge
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CEO Linda Yaccarino announced resignation from Musk’s X
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CEO Linda Yaccarino announced resignation from Musk’s X
In a surprise move, Yaccarino says she is stepping from the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.Al Jazeera
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CEO of Musk's X Steps Down, Trump Announces New Tariffs, More
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Microsoft Touts $500 Million in AI Savings While Slashing Jobs
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The 30-minute noticing workout via Austin Kleon
[Shared]Here is a slide from my friend Bill Keaggy’s TEDx talk, “How to Find Attention, Mindfulness, and Creativity in the Ordinary.”
After going through some of his own creative work — I highly recommend his books 50 Sad Chairs and Milk, Eggs, Vodka — and the work of others, Bill suggests a very simple 30-minute workout for everyone:
Walk around. Pay attention. Take pictures.
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米半導体大手エヌビディアの時価総額が４兆ドル（約586兆円）を突破した。時価総額が４兆ドルを超えた企業は史上初めて。世界の金融市場におけるエヌビディアの圧倒的な地位が改めて示された格好だ。WACOCA News Editor (WACOCA NEWS)
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Apple Readies First Upgrade to Its Struggling Vision Pro Headset
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Linda Yaccarino Times X Resignation Perfectly After Grok's 'Mechahitler' Meltdown
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Linda Yaccarino Resigns as CEO of Elon Musk's X
Linda Yaccarino has announced her decision to step down as CEO of X, which she led for two years after Elon Musk bought the platform.Jon Blistein (Rolling Stone)
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Chamayou plays all Ravel's piano works in Montpellier - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Radio France Occitanie Montpellier Festival. Bertrand Chamayou, piano, plays: RAVEL: Prélude en la mineur M 65. Miroirs M 43. Menuet in C sharp minor M 42. Sonatine M 40. À la manière de Borodine M 63. Gaspard de la nuit M 5...www.worldconcerthall.com
👟 Non perdere le offerte Prime Day su scarpe da corsa ammortizzate e reattive! Performance e comfort in un solo click! #PrimeDay #RunningComfort
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Scarpe da corsa ammortizzate e reattive: offerte Prime Day per chi cerca performance e comfort
Con il Prime Day finalmente iniziato, approfittate subito di sconti eccezionali dedicati ai tablet Apple iPad attualmente presenti sul mercato.Antonello Buzzi (Tom's Hardware)
Pillon vorrebbe insegnare ai bambini che i mussulmani sarebbero criminali? Giù le mani dei bam boimnoi, vfoi. elmaioi, abdsta
Pare abbastanza evidente che il leghista Simone Pillon ambisca a mettere le sue mani sui bambini.Gayburg
[ three girls pull up in a golden chariot ] Get in loser, we're immanentizing the eschaton
FunkSec, il ransomware potenziato dall’AI generativa: come proteggersi
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Integrando crittografia su larga scala, esfiltrazione locale dei dati e autopulizia in un singolo file binario compilato in Rust, senza l’utilizzo di side-loader o script di supporto, FunkSec permette agli affiliati di avvalersi di uno tool plug-and-play. Ecco come
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Le auto elettriche? Inquinano molto (ma molto) meno delle auto termiche. Anche considerando le batterie
La più recente ricerca del'ICCT mette la parola fine alla querelle sul livello di inquinamento delle auto elettriche. Nell'intero ciclo di vita emettono il 73% dei gas serra in meno rispetto agli equivalenti termiciDMove.it
Invalsi, Cangini ‘più scrittura a mano e lettura su carta’ – ANSA
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Di male in peggio. Dal rapporto Invalsi 2025 emerge che solo il 51,7% degli studenti giunti al termine dell’ultimo ciclo scolastico raggiunge il livello 3, considerato in linea con le indicazioni nazionali. Un calo di 4,8 punti percentuali rispetto allo scorso anno”. Lo dice
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Thanks to a successful Missing Maps mapping campaign, more than 40,000 buildings were added to #OpenStreetMap in West Darfur to support #MSF teams on the ground in their activities.
A big thank you to the 150+ mappers who contributed to this effort! ⭐
The post Hat Querdenken-Gründer Michael Ballweg sogar 200.000 Euro zu viel Steuern gezahlt? appeared first on Apollo News. #news #press
Hat Michael Ballweg 200.000 Euro zu viel Steuern gezahlt?
Der Querdenken-Gründer steht wegen Steuerhinterziehung vor Gericht. Jetzt kommt heraus: Wahrscheinlich schuldet das Finanzamt ihm Geld.Redaktion (Apollo News)
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Rachmaninow: Sämtliche Préludes und Études-Tableaux
Lukas Geniušas &
Zlata Chochieva
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Takfiri Ideology Aligned with Zionists to Destroy Resistance and Genocide Minorities
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OpenAI officially closes its ~$6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's startup, which it refers to as io Products, after a trademark suit from hearing device startup Iyo (Hayden Field/The Verge)
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OpenAI closes deal with Jony Ive’s io.
OpenAI has officially closed its nearly $6.5 billion acquisition of io, the hardware startup co-founded by famous Apple designer Jony Ive, the company announced Wednesday. But it was careful to only refer to the startup as io Products Inc.Hayden Field (The Verge)
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Paul Hindemith - Sinfonietta in E
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Werner Andreas Albert.
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From Turtle Island to Palestine
Lil’ white lies are the biggest motherf*cking crime
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❤️ 👁 - Katharina Dröge vs 🤡 Merz in der Causa Spahn: „Mit dem Verhindern eines Untersuchungsausschusses führt die Affäre Spahn auch zu ihrem Glaubwürdigkeitsproblem, Herr Merz!“
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Jiaxin plays Haydn, Barber, Schumann and Shostakovich in Brussels - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Jiaxin Min, piano, plays: HAYDN: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52.BARBER: Piano Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26.R.SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12.SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude & Fugue No. 24 in D minor, Op. 87. Recorded 22 June....www.worldconcerthall.com
The post Debatte über Misstrauensvotum: Ursula von der Leyen diffamiert Kritiker als „Extremisten“ appeared first on Apollo News. #news #press
Debatte über Misstrauensvotum: Ursula von der Leyen diffamiert Kritiker als „Extremisten“ - Apollo News
Bei der Debatte über das Misstrauensvotum warf Ursula von der Leyen ihren Kritikern vor, Verschwörungstheorien zu verbreiten.Marie Rahenbrock (Apollo News)
Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion for AI Education Training Programs - Slashdot
Microsoft has pledged more than $4 billion in cash and technology services to train millions of people in AI use, targeting schools, community colleges, technical colleges and nonprofits.slashdot.org
Bitcoin Depot, an operator of Bitcoin ATMs, is notifying customers of a data breach incident that has exposed their sensitive information.
CO₂ trasformata in alcol allilico: la svolta coreana a zero emissioni
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Nel cuore della Corea del Sud, un team di scienziati ha raggiunto un traguardo che potrebbe segnare un punto di svolta nella lotta
CO₂ trasformata in alcol allilico: la svolta coreana a zero emissioni
CO₂ trasformata in alcol allilico: la svolta coreana a zero emissioni | Un team coreano converte la CO₂ in alcol allilico con un'efficienza record: la scoperta potrebbe rivoluzionare l’industria chimica e la lotta al cambiamento climatico.Federica Vitale (Focustech)
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Rollentraining in Volterra anscheinend ein eher öffentliches Vergnügen ... spannend auch das Cockpit des Stylex Voga.
Das Bild zeigt das Lenkrad eines alten Motorrads, speziell eines Stylex Voga. Das Lenkrad ist blau und hat zwei Anzeigen, die wahrscheinlich den Druck und die Geschwindigkeit anzeigen. In der Mitte befindet sich ein drehbares Knopfgerät. Das Lenkrad ist mit Staub bedeckt, was darauf hinweist, dass es nicht oft benutzt wird. Auf der Oberseite des Lenkrads ist der Name "Stylex Voga" in weißer Schrift zu sehen. Die Anzeigen sind leicht verschmutzt, was auf Alter und Nutzung hinweist. Die Hände des Motorrads sind mit blauen Gummihandschuhen ausgestattet, die an den Lenkradarmen befestigt sind. Im Hintergrund ist eine steinige Wand zu sehen, die den Rahmen bildet.
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Das Bild zeigt eine schmale Gasse zwischen zwei alten Gebäuden mit steinernen und backsteingewölbten Wänden. Die Wände sind aus grob behauenen Steinen und Backsteinen, die in verschiedenen Farben und Texturen erscheinen. Auf der linken Seite steht ein modernes Fitnessgerät, ein elliptisches Trainer, an der Wand gelehnt. Es hat einen grauen Rahmen und schwarze Handgriffe mit einem Display. Der Boden besteht aus unregelmäßig gelegten Steinen, die eine historische Atmosphäre vermitteln. An der rechten Wand ist ein Fenster mit einem Gitter und ein Regenrohr zu sehen. Die Gasse führt in die Ferne und ist von der Architektur der Gebäude umgeben, die auf eine historische Umgebung hinweisen.
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Das Bild zeigt ein Fahrradtrainer mit dem Modellnamen "Styler Voga". Der Trainer ist hauptsächlich in Blau und Weiß gehalten. Er hat einen blauen Sitz und blauen Griffen an den Lenker. Der Lenker ist mit einem blauen Gehäuse versehen, auf dem der Modellname "Styler Voga" steht. Der Trainer steht auf einem Steinboden vor einer Mauer aus Naturstein. Die Mauer hat eine weiße Oberfläche, die teilweise abblättert. Der Trainer hat einen einfachen Mechanismus mit Pedalen und einem Kettensystem, das auf einem Rollrad basiert. Die Pedale sind mit blauen Kappen versehen. Der Trainer ist in einem Zustand, der auf Gebrauch hinweist, mit sichtbaren Rostflecken an den Metallteilen.
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DNA di un antico egizio svela il suo mestiere dopo 5000 anni
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L'uomo era probabilmente un vasaio. L'artrite al piede destro sarebbe compatibile con l'uso prolungato del tornio da vasaio, una tecnologia che si stava diffondendo in Egitto proprio nel periodo in cui egli visse, tra il 2855 e il 2570 a.C. Si tratta di un traguardo fondamentale per l'egittologia, raggiunto grazie a un dente conservato per oltre un secolo in un museo. Il corpo fu scavato intorno al 1902 a Nuwayrat, un villaggio a circa 265 chilometri a sud del Cairo, ma solo oggi la tecnologia ha permesso di estrarne il genoma completo
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