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27
Jan
A selfie of Robin at Matrix Conf 2024 wearing a blue KN95 mask indoors.

Mask up: echoes of early 2020 as I travel to FOSDEM

Later this week, I'm going to see a lot of people I care deeply about and a lot
3 min read
20
Jan
A photo on a hike in the rolling green hills of Petaluma, during golden hour on a spring day.

Walking away from Facebook

In this blog post, I detail my approach to leaving Facebook and other Meta services, and share my rationale. But
7 min read
19
Oct
A photo of koalas in a tree at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. A baby koala hangs on to their parent's back.

An event organizer's duty of care: from Codes of Conduct to Health and Safety policies

If you’ve been organizing events in tech over the last couple of decades, you’ve seen significant improvement in
4 min read
29
Sep
A photo of the words "mind the gap" written in yellow paint on the ground in an underground train station in London.

Stop defining people by what they're not: on "non-code contributors"

I’ve been outspoken about my dislike of the term “non-code contributors” for a while now. I mentioned it again
3 min read
25
Jan
A photo of Tasmania's Mount Murchison rising into view between dense forest on either side of the road.

New possibilities as I cut ties with Meta

This week, I am ceasing my use of Instagram. Over the course of 2023, I will cease use of Messenger.
1 min read
02
Jan
A photo of an art exhibit from Hobart's MONA: it is a room that looks like a library, but the books are all blank.

The deep end of the Fediverse, and a blog

From an imploding Twitter to a profusion of federated and self-hosted platforms, including this blog. A few years ago I
1 min read