Several of my buds pointed out this cool new "copy link without site tracking" menu in Firefox that's available today. Super cool feature.
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selena deckelmann
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mastodon 4.7.3Open source advocate, former PostgreSQL major contributor, Firefox SVP, and now CPTO, Wikimedia Foundation. I have a work account now at wikimedia.social/selenadeckelmann.
This space is mostly for sharing thinking about volunteers, AI and how to do good work for people rather than profit. Also enjoy cooking and baking, lifting weights and parenting.
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Wonderful call to action to academia from Dariusz, a thoughful former board trustee for the Wikimedia Foundation https://rdcu.be/eYRTA
OH: “Someone needs to make MoltedIn”
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And here's what got me thinking about my diagram: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMF_infrastructure_2022.png
@krinkle made the much nicer diagram above, to explain how the infrastructure that supports Wikipedia and all Wikimedia projects functions.
It's so fun to work on open source and to be able to share how these systems work at a pretty detailed level!
If you are curious how Wikipedians manage the editorial process for articles, the Wikimedia Foundation has documented it for you: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/09/18/keeping-information-reliable/
This system was created and evolved over 25 years. It’s a living system and keeps changing and improving.
Ran a 5k race today. They had post race quesadillas with good hot sauce. Other 5ks should take note!
Wikipedia’s existential threats feel greater than ever https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedias-existential-threats-have-never-been-greater/
25 years of Wikipedia
From dial-up days to now, travel through Wikipedia's history. I took the quiz!
https://wikipedia25.org/en/which-wikipedia-of-the-future-are-you
Saw an influencer trying out some “squatting on your toilet” trend, being scolded for doing something dangerous and then diving down a Wikipedia hole on toilet-related deaths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet-related_injuries_and_deaths
Blessed are the list-makers!
Pure grump this morning: enduring a Gemini growth hack for the transcription when someone is trying to tell an important story in a very large important meeting. Fucking awful tbh.
I could use some new sci-fi book recommendations. Can you give me some?
About me: Series are nice. I like physical books, so not into ebook only recommendations. Have read and liked: most Octavia Butler, all Iain Banks, Asimov and Thomas Covenant series (when I was a teen), Murderbot series and other stuff by Martha Wells, Three body problem etc, Andy Weir, Nnedi Okorafor, NK Jemisin, Rivers Solomon, Kameron Hurley, Ann Leckie. I have some one-off books but hopeful that gives you an idea!
Good read about Musk and other billionaire attacks on Wikipedia https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/
Relieved that the subway sidekick cookie is a standalone item for purchase.
@laprice@beige.party looks great!! ty
@scroeser@kolektiva.social no!! looking into it. ty.
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I use many devices, and I think this is most representative of what I’m digging into in my evenings — which is the news and movies 😂
I’d pay for a search engine for podcasts, Reddit, substacks etc and newspapers. I want to be pointed at them though rather than only getting summaries. I wonder what it would cost for a search engine to pay for the content? We are kinda finding out from the OpenAI contracts.