Scripting News: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Regular readers of my blog know that I've been calling out Bluesky and people associated with it for saying they're an open platform, and part of the web, when they are neither. Why don't people, esp journalists, call them out on this? We've been around this loop over and over in tech. There's a virtual conference today, FediForum, that on their home page repeats the hype. Why do people do this? What's the point of pouring your time into technology you hope someday will be open? I bought a ticket to the conference so if there are any sessions that look like they might be productive I can participate. I even wrote a keynote, so you can see there is a way for this stuff to start working, quickly, if the vendors you're looking up to are sincere in their promises. I've posted it on Mastodon and Bluesky so if you have comments or questions, we can start the discussion now, or any time.#

Now a personal comment. What pisses me off most about Bluesky is the political environment all this is happening in. We need an open social web. They've got a lot of people convinced they are it. They are not and they know it. And they keep leading people on. They should either deliver, now, or get out of the way. #

Linkblog items for the day

Musk calls for Trump's impeachment. axios.com

This is a story that could be an HBO classic like Deadwood or Succession. pbs.org

OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats. arstechnica.com

Following NASA's Removal From UWS Building, Textbooks and Journals Thrown in Dumpster. westsiderag.com

Death Zone Drama on K2: "Brother, It's Just Me and You." spiegel.de

Quite a few shows I have on my to-watch list. npr.org

My keynote for FediForum. It's make-believe, I'm only giving a keynote on my blog. These are good ideas, if the goal is to make an "open social web" which is still imho an overhyped dream, when we need it to be reality. This is how we get there, quickly. scripting.com

Jared Isaacman speaks out, and it's clear that NASA lost a visionary leader. arstechnica.com

Has Harvard considered opening a satellite campus outside the United States? If the Trumps keep making demands.. scripting.com

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