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"There are several possible dates you might pick, but for me it will always be September 5th 2014 - when I committed the first sketch of a specification I called ActivityPump and pushed it to Github." Happy 12th birthday, ActivityPub! https://akko.erincandescent.net/objects/fbdd0aca-87ae-4d58-83b2-ee95dde2e229 #ActivityPub #fediverse #anniversary #SocialMedia #standards

ActivityPub, the standard that powers the fediverse, continues to evolve and we all can contribute! https://github.com/w3c/activitypub #fediverse #ActivityPub #standards #SocialMedia

Warum OOXML-basierte Office-Suiten ODF schlecht verarbeiten Diese Frage stellt sich jedem, der sich für das Standardformat anstelle eines proprietären Formats entscheidet: Warum verarbeiten Office-Suiten, die OOXML als natives Format verwenden, ODF so schlecht bis katastrophal? Die zwei naheliegendsten Antworten sind: Die Anbieter haben das Format vernachlässigt und es schlecht behandelt. https://de.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/07/31/warum-auf-ooxml-basierende-suiten-schlecht-mit-odf-umgehen/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware #LibreOffice #OpenDocumentFormat #Standards #Technologie

What is Digital Sovereignty Digital sovereignty is not about owning everything, it is about ensuring that nothing essential can be taken away. That single line settles more arguments than it first appears to, because it disqualifies the two positions that dominate the debate. One side imagines sovereignty as control. The other imagines it as choice. https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-digital-sovereignty/ #Community #OpenDocumentFormat #Standards

What is Digital Sovereignty Digital sovereignty is not about owning everything, it is about ensuring that nothing essential can be taken away. That single line settles more arguments than it first appears to, because it disqualifies the two positions that dominate the debate. One side imagines sovereignty as control. The other imagines it as choice. Both are talk https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-digital-sovereignty/ #Community #OpenDocumentFormat #Standards

"A pair of bills introduced by Sen. Adam Schiff on Monday seek to set stricter boundaries around AI-generated campaign ads, and paid posts from influencers supporting specific political candidates. Schiff’s bills would rein in how social media and AI can be used during campaigns": https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/adam-schiff-campaign-influencers-bills-22361964.php #ethics #democracy #fairness #AI #deepfakes #tech copy: @renewedresistance@channel.org #politics #standards #reform #PromotingAuthenticityWithInfluencerDisclaimersAct

🆕 blog! “Google Calendar "Unable to launch event" - caused by missing DTSTAMP” For several years, Google's product help forums have been littered with people trying to download a .ics event from their email, only to receive the error "Unable to launch event" when trying to add it to Google Calendar. It doesn't happen with all iCal… 👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/07/google-calendar-unable-to-launch-event-caused-by-missing-dtstamp/ ⸻ #android #bug #google #standards

Sen. Jon Ossoff: "The price of admission to the president's service seems to be proof that you're willing to lie for him. Have you seen it? Maybe you saw Jay Clayton, the president's nominee to lead our intelligence services, refuse again and again while he was under oath to affirm Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, or Pete Hegseth before the Senate this week refusing to recant his lies about the war." #ethics #standards #politics #Trump #dishonesty

Artist: LackOfAffekt Title: Double Standards Genre: Melodic House & Techno - source: Beatport (https://www.beatport.com/track/double-standards/28341580) Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/track/3936300411 | SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lackofaffekt-music/double-standards #MelodicHouseTechno #Deezer #SoundCloud #YouTube #Playlist #EDM #Electronic #Lackofaffekt #Double #Standards

The @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu wants to hear "from cybersecurity professionals and SME stakeholders on how #standards can best support real‑world #compliance needs under the Cyber Resilience Act." Let's make sure they hear from plenty of people who understand #OpenSource and the #CRA. https://cyberstand.eu/cyberstandeu-public-consultation

Thank you, on behalf of the Open Document Format: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/05/thank-you-on-behalf-of-odf/ #opensource #freesoftware #foss #standards

#Disability #Rights #UK are seeking responses from #disabled people and disabled people's organisations to their survey calling for a UK #Accessibility #Act, that would sit alongside the #Equality Act 2010, establishing a range of accessibility #standards. The survey will close on Tuesday 31 March at 17:00. https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/accessibility-act