Ready to try Mastodon? Here’s how to get started

Like Firefox, Mastodon is open-sourced, so it’s built on a foundation of transparency and accessibility to all. Mastodon has been around since 2016, but not until recently has it emerged as a popular alternative to Twitter. Like Firefox, Mastodon is open-sourced, so it’s built on a foundation of transparency and accessibility to all. It’s also decentralized, which means it’s powered by different communities and doesn’t answer to one entity or a bunch of stakeholders.  An open-sourced, decentralized social media platform? Music...[More]

Ready to try Mastodon? Here’s how to get started

Like Firefox, Mastodon is open-sourced, so it’s built on a foundation of transparency and accessibility to all. Mastodon has been around since 2016, but not until recently has it emerged as a popular alternative to Twitter. Like Firefox, Mastodon is open-sourced, so it’s built on a foundation of transparency and accessibility to all. It’s also decentralized, which means it’s powered by different communities and doesn’t answer to one entity or a bunch of stakeholders.  An open-sourced, decentralized social media platform? Music...[More]

Fakespot becomes part of Mozilla, bringing trustworthy shopping tools to Firefox 

For close to thirty years, commerce has been at the core of how people use the Internet. Convenience and ease have multiplied over the years as people have benefited from the unprecedented economies of scale emerging from the digital marketplace. This global ecommerce scale-up has also created new challenges for consumers, such as how to make decisions like where to shop, which products to buy for a given need, and which vendor within a store to buy from. To help sort the good from the bad, people increasingly turn to reviews from other peop...[More]

Fakespot becomes part of Mozilla, bringing trustworthy shopping tools to Firefox 

For close to thirty years, commerce has been at the core of how people use the Internet. Convenience and ease have multiplied over the years as people have benefited from the unprecedented economies of scale emerging from the digital marketplace. This global ecommerce scale-up has also created new challenges for consumers, such as how to make decisions like where to shop, which products to buy for a given need, and which vendor within a store to buy from. To help sort the good from the bad, people increasingly turn to reviews from other peop...[More]

Saturday April 29th – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Saturday April 29th � Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. Re Posted From: Saturday April 29th � Open ThreadThe Last Refuge...[More]

Saturday April 29th – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Saturday April 29th � Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. Re Posted From: Saturday April 29th � Open ThreadThe Last Refuge...[More]

Neil Oliver’s Take on Tucker Carlson Firing

For his daily podcast and discussion segment, UK pundit Neil Oliver puts the firing of Tucker Carlson into a unique context of human behavior.  Tucker is taken down like a trophy in the psychology of those who weaponize power.  Additionally, Oliver hits on a few points that are very accurate � albeit with some who would […] The post Neil Oliver’s Take on Tucker Carlson Firing appeared first on The Last Refuge. Re Posted From: Neil Oliver’s Take on Tucker Carlson FiringThe Last Refuge...[More]

Neil Oliver’s Take on Tucker Carlson Firing

For his daily podcast and discussion segment, UK pundit Neil Oliver puts the firing of Tucker Carlson into a unique context of human behavior.  Tucker is taken down like a trophy in the psychology of those who weaponize power.  Additionally, Oliver hits on a few points that are very accurate � albeit with some who would […] The post Neil Oliver’s Take on Tucker Carlson Firing appeared first on The Last Refuge. Re Posted From: Neil Oliver’s Take on Tucker Carlson FiringThe Last Refuge...[More]

Amy Keating Joins the Mozilla Foundation Board of Directors

Today, I’m excited to welcome Amy Keating as a new member of the Mozilla Foundation Board of Directors. You can see comments from Amy here. As Mitchell said when we put out a call for three new board members last month: it’s a critical time for Mozilla to be thinking bigger and being bolder about how we can shape the coming era of the internet. As we do this, we need Board members who bring both vision and practical experience to push us in this direction. Amy brings both of these things.  Amy is currently the Chief Legal Officer at ...[More]

Amy Keating Joins the Mozilla Foundation Board of Directors

Today, I’m excited to welcome Amy Keating as a new member of the Mozilla Foundation Board of Directors. You can see comments from Amy here. As Mitchell said when we put out a call for three new board members last month: it’s a critical time for Mozilla to be thinking bigger and being bolder about how we can shape the coming era of the internet. As we do this, we need Board members who bring both vision and practical experience to push us in this direction. Amy brings both of these things.  Amy is currently the Chief Legal Officer at ...[More]

Amy Keating: Why I am Joining the Mozilla Board

The Mozilla Manifesto originally described the Mozilla Project as “a global community of people who believe that openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the continued health of the internet.” That statement was prescient at the time and remains on point today. The pace of change and explosion of creativity we see around the internet today fuels the ongoing need for prioritization of openness, innovation, and opportunity � and the embracing of community � just as when the Mozilla Project began 25 years ago. Mozilla’s broad...[More]

Amy Keating: Why I am Joining the Mozilla Board

The Mozilla Manifesto originally described the Mozilla Project as “a global community of people who believe that openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the continued health of the internet.” That statement was prescient at the time and remains on point today. The pace of change and explosion of creativity we see around the internet today fuels the ongoing need for prioritization of openness, innovation, and opportunity � and the embracing of community � just as when the Mozilla Project began 25 years ago. Mozilla’s broad...[More]

Is Elon Musk Doing Damage Control Using Tucker Carlson Interview?

I write the headline in the form of a question but in reality, all of the data points in one direction, yes. If I am going to be brutally honest, this Elon Musk scenario is like the August 2022 review when it became obvious all of the DeSantis 2024 data only reconciled in one direction.  […] The post Is Elon Musk Doing Damage Control Using Tucker Carlson Interview? appeared first on The Last Refuge. Re Posted From: Is Elon Musk Doing Damage Control Using Tucker Carlson Interview?The Last Refuge...[More]

Is Elon Musk Doing Damage Control Using Tucker Carlson Interview?

I write the headline in the form of a question but in reality, all of the data points in one direction, yes. If I am going to be brutally honest, this Elon Musk scenario is like the August 2022 review when it became obvious all of the DeSantis 2024 data only reconciled in one direction.  […] The post Is Elon Musk Doing Damage Control Using Tucker Carlson Interview? appeared first on The Last Refuge. Re Posted From: Is Elon Musk Doing Damage Control Using Tucker Carlson Interview?The Last Refuge...[More]

Who’s shaping the future of the internet? Nominate your pick for Mozilla’s Rise 25

Mozilla is celebrating 25 years with Rise 25, a celebration of 25 individuals who are doing groundbreaking work to make the internet a better place. Do you know someone who’s shaping the future of the internet? Tell us about them! This year marks Mozilla’s 25th anniversary, and we’re raising a toast with Rise 25 � a celebration of 25 individuals who are doing groundbreaking work to make the internet a better place. The best part? We’re enlisting your help to find them. Think about it: Who’s making a difference in your onlin...[More]

Who’s shaping the future of the internet? Nominate your pick for Mozilla’s Rise 25

Mozilla is celebrating 25 years with Rise 25, a celebration of 25 individuals who are doing groundbreaking work to make the internet a better place. Do you know someone who’s shaping the future of the internet? Tell us about them! This year marks Mozilla’s 25th anniversary, and we’re raising a toast with Rise 25 � a celebration of 25 individuals who are doing groundbreaking work to make the internet a better place. The best part? We’re enlisting your help to find them. Think about it: Who’s making a difference in your onlin...[More]

How does AI actually work?

Artificial intelligence has entered a new era. From search to education to art, recent advancements in AI promise to shake up the way we work and live. Yet for some of us, AI poses more questions than answers. How will it affect us? Are there risks? How do we make it trustworthy? Before we can answer these complex questions, it helps to get the basics down on AI. Read on for a crash course on artificial intelligence. First, what exactly is AI? AI is essentially software that can learn patterns from information. Think language, image...[More]

How does AI actually work?

Artificial intelligence has entered a new era. From search to education to art, recent advancements in AI promise to shake up the way we work and live. Yet for some of us, AI poses more questions than answers. How will it affect us? Are there risks? How do we make it trustworthy? Before we can answer these complex questions, it helps to get the basics down on AI. Read on for a crash course on artificial intelligence. First, what exactly is AI? AI is essentially software that can learn patterns from information. Think language, image...[More]

A human rights activist on finding joy on the internet

Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we are also quick to point out that the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for people to connect with others, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In My Corner Of The Internet, we talk with people about the online spaces they can’t get enough of, what we should save in Pocket to read later, and what sites and forums shaped them. T...[More]

A human rights activist on finding joy on the internet

Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we are also quick to point out that the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for people to connect with others, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In My Corner Of The Internet, we talk with people about the online spaces they can’t get enough of, what we should save in Pocket to read later, and what sites and forums shaped them. T...[More]