tag-statement
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content: I have been nominated to stand in the 2020 election to the W3C TAG. If you're a W3C AC representative, you can vote here. Please consider ranking me favourably! I grew up alongside the Web, and have never known the world without it. Early tinkering with HTML and CSS shaped the course of my life and became a formative part of how I interacted with the world. It is deeply important to me to see the Web move forward as a positive force, and to push back against the surveillance, manipulation, and abuse that are routine across many parts of the Web today. I hold a PhD in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh, with a visiting year at MIT. My thesis builds on my personal experiences with online communities; I researched self-expression on the Web and how interconnected social and technical systems support or impede online interactions. At the same time, I helped shape the future of the social Web through co-editing and implementing several specifications of the W3C Social Web Working Group. I also spent a year and a half as the Working Group's Team Contact, which familiarised me with W3C processes and politics. I spent the years since developing software to support openness and transparency for public good. I have worked with investigative journalists and open data activists, facilitating the efforts of civil society groups, governments, and the private sector internationally. I continue this work as a Director of Open Data Services Co-operative, building and maintaining tools that use the Web to promote civic use of data and fight corruption worldwide. I also work with Digital Bazaar on Web standards related to decentralisation, with the goal of enabling a foundational layer of technologies to support individual agency on the Web. These experiences at the intersection of civic work and cutting edge standards development give me a unique perspective to bring to the TAG. There is no need for trade-offs between participation and privacy, or between community and auto…
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name: TAG nominee statement
published: 2020-12-08T09:15:00+00:00
tag: web+standards
tag: decentralisation
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tag: w3c
updated: 2020-12-10T18:10:00+00:00

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brother-came
type: Note
content: My brother came in to announce that all of Google is down, and asks "have you and your comrades finally succeeded?"
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published: 2020-12-14T12:12:48+00:00
tag: life
tag: tech
tag: decentralisation
tag: google

brother-lived
type: Note
content: My brother and I have now lived together long enough that our brains have completely synchronised and we have started saying the same thing at the same time regularly.
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published: 2020-12-22T18:56:35+00:00
tag: life
tag: family

easy-tempting
type: Note
content: It's easy, tempting even, for us decentralisation / free software nerds to say ha! Serves you right. But most people who depend on bigtech never had any meaningful choice in the matter. A great many people are working to change that. If you're inspired today to look for alternatives to google services, check out ethical.net.
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published: 2020-12-14T12:29:13+00:00
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tag: tech
tag: decentralisation
tag: google
tag: fuckgoogle

hope-many-people
type: Note
content: I hope that many people are learning an important lesson about relying on centralised services just now. The tragedy is the people, real humans, who depend on this shit for their livelihoods. People who are paid by the row for data entry into a google spreadsheet, who need every cent from each youtube view, people who miss crucial email queries to their small business. No tech company should be so ingrained, have that much power.
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published: 2020-12-14T12:16:53+00:00
tag: google
tag: decentralisation
tag: tech
tag: life

photos-balwearie
type: Add
content: Hiked to Balwearie Castle, just outside of Kirkcaldy. GPS trace.
published: 2020-12-15T17:17:34+00:00
summary: Amy added 21 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-burntisland
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content: I helped out with a beach clean in Burntisland this morning, and got one heavy bag of rubbish after 2 hours. The Burntisland beach is immense and gorgeous, so it was a good opportunity to explore it more while the tide was out. I got out to the Black Rock for the first time. Got very wet feet, and there are lots of sinkholes. It was beautiful day. I met strange tiny sand aliens, who were waving their little arms, waiting for the sea to come back for them.. Dave caught up with me later. We had lunch at The Fix, picked up groceries from Grain & Sustain, then walked around the port a bit while we waited for the train back.

photos-crochet
type: Add
content: Multipurpose crochet scarf/band thingie in colours of both the trans pride flag and the winter evening sky in Fife.
published: 2020-12-05T19:30:16+00:00
summary: Amy added 7 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-crumpets
type: Add
content: Homemade crumpets! Finally. Flour, water, salt, yeast, bicarbonate of soda; a strong beating of the batter, and 15 minute rise. They tasted great, but aren't as bubbly as I'd like. I might try skipping the yeast and adding a little vinegar to react with the bicarb - because my banana pancakes have bicarb and lemon juice in and they always bubble a lot. I was surprised at how easily they came out of the ring once cooked mostly through.
published: 2020-12-13T16:20:11+00:00
summary: Amy added 12 photos to https://i.amy.gy/madefood/
target: madefood

photos-dalgety
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content: Along the Fife Coastal Path from Inverkeithing to Burntisland. A beautiful coastline, incredible views, and ending with a truly spectacular sunset. Who said December in Scotland had to be grim? GPS trace.

photos-dalgety-2
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content: Dave's photos from the Dalgety Bay hike.

photos-edi
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content: Last minute trip to Edinburgh, to help out friends. Felt busy and big.
published: 2020-12-16T17:27:25+00:00
summary: Amy added 5 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-uk/
target: 2020-uk

photos-food
type: Add
content: Dave and I collaborated on bread this week: he did the kneading, I did the rest. Turned out well. Also made burgers from my homemade seitan, and fried it for spicy tacos. Also pictured: roasted veggies with peanut sauce and rice; tantan pho (no questions please, I didn't have ramen) with miso soup and spring rolls.
published: 2020-12-06T18:14:48+00:00
summary: Amy added 12 photos to https://i.amy.gy/madefood/
target: madefood

photos-food-2
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content: Stuffed portobello mushrooms with mac'n'not-cheese, then later with Japanese rice, topped with smoked tofu and stir fry veggies. A hearty barley, lentil and vegetable stew. Chocolate fudge cake with cherries.
published: 2020-12-13T16:15:54+00:00
summary: Amy added 11 photos to https://i.amy.gy/madefood/
target: madefood

photos-food-3
type: Add
content: Portabello pies, taco bar, udon, homemade bean and seitan burgers, broccoli and snap pea soup, mince pies (Mum's homemade mincemeat, my homemade pastry; an approximation of custard without any of the right ingredients), a roast with gravy and bbl not-meats, a fryup also with bbl not-meats, dahl, Earthy baked camembert..
published: 2020-12-31T14:34:03+00:00
summary: Amy added 18 photos to https://i.amy.gy/madefood/
target: madefood

photos-grogu
type: Add
content: Crochet Grogu (baby yoda).
published: 2020-12-25T12:33:09+00:00
summary: Amy added 14 photos to https://i.amy.gy/madestuff/
target: madestuff

photos-kirkcaldy
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content: Miscellaneous beautiful days in Kirkcaldy.
published: 2020-12-04T18:27:40+00:00
summary: Amy added 35 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-kirkcaldy-2
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content: Misc Kirkcaldy skies..
published: 2020-12-20T17:08:57+00:00
summary: Amy added 18 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-kirkcaldy-3
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content: Greener Kirkcaldy community bike ride along the promenade, was a nice breath of fresh air. (It's hard to make myself go out on my bike, so making myself go to things like this is good.)
published: 2020-12-20T12:43:58+00:00
summary: Amy added 10 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-kirkcaldy-4
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content: Walk to Dysart and back on a crisp day.
published: 2020-12-23T19:22:10+00:00
summary: Amy added 19 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-kirkcaldy-5
type: Add
content: Beach walk as snowclouds loom.
published: 2020-12-30T19:08:01+00:00
summary: Amy added 9 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-kirkcaldy-bikes
type: Add
content: Photos by Dave of the Greener Kirkcaldy community bike ride. And some others around Ravenscraig later in the day.
published: 2020-12-20T18:57:36+00:00
summary: Amy added 65 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

photos-lowenna
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content: Puppy-sat Lowenna. She is a demon, purest evil incarnate. Also adorable. She's quite well behaved, except when she wants to rip me limb from limb. She also wakes up in the night for pee and needs cuddling back to sleep. Nice for a while, but glad I don't do this full time.
published: 2020-12-19T17:40:07+00:00
summary: Amy added 23 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-uk/
target: 2020-uk

photos-pie
type: Add
content: Dave requested a pie this evening so I made one with a cat on it. Look I never claimed to be a pastry artist. It has red onions, garlic, mushrooms, enoki, brown lentils and tvp inside. We ate it with chips and gravy. Pie prep time vs pie eating time is grossly out of balance.
published: 2020-12-06T19:56:42+00:00
summary: Amy added 7 photos to https://i.amy.gy/madefood/
target: madefood

photos-seafields
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content: An evening of an imminent storm that never came, with gorgeous vibrant skies reflecting on the beach at Seafields.
published: 2020-12-05T19:17:26+00:00
summary: Amy added 33 photos to https://i.amy.gy/2020-fife/
target: 2020-fife

week-review-14th-
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content: Went to meetings.. did some maintenance work. Discovered a great source of yarn, in the Rejects department store across town. Hiked to Balwearie Castle and back. Made a little unplanned trip to Edinburgh, which felt like a scary big city compared to Fife. I'm feeling very attached to Kirkcaldy at the moment, which is a strange feeling I have not had in a long long while. Looked after K&M's demon puppy, Lowenna, on two occasions. Finished The Mandalorian. Finished Shingeki no Kyojin up to the start of season 4... (omg i love it) Started crocheting Grogu. Joined a Greener Kirkcaldy community bike ride. Started getting packages through the post! Having an actual functioning address is novel and exciting.
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name: Week in review: 14th - 20th December
published: 2020-12-20T23:57:17+00:00
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week-review-21st-
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content: Finished crochet Grogu. Started Fullmetal Alchemist and The Witcher and the new Expanse. Finished Ratched. Walked to Dysart and back, through town. Hiked from Inverkeithing to Burntisland. Made mince pies because Mum posted me homemade mincemeat, which really forced my hand. Did some DID spec and Registries editorial work. My bro got sick (not covid) so looked after him a bit.
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name: Week in review: 21st - 27th Dec
published: 2020-12-27T23:59:59+00:00
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week-review-30th
type: Article
content: Indeed did not reach 10k for nanowrimo. Oh well. It was still fun.. and I have improved on some vague ideas I'd had. Thought about BODS as RDF. Started (finally) The Mandolorian. Crocheted a thing. Got woken up by thundersnow. Went out pretty much every day, including one run! And Friday to the market even though it was chucking it down and I got soaked. Sunday beach clean in Burntisland. Made foods.
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name: Week in review: 30th Nov - 6th Dec
published: 2020-12-06T20:18:15+00:00
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tag: vegan
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week-review-7th--
type: Article
content: A thoroughly grey and rainy week. Didn't go out, except to Friday market. The W3C TAG election voting opened and I am a candidate. Finished Children of Dune. Started God Emporer of Dune. Blazed through Shingeki no Kyojin and started Ratched. Ate lots of portabello mushrooms and made homemade crumpets. Went to meetings.. did some maintenance work. Fixed minor sloph bugs.
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name: Week in review: 7th - 13th December
published: 2020-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
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