Ryan Sipes
@ryanleesipes.me
Let's make tech better together.
Making tech for good. Managing Director of Product for @thunderbird.net at @mozilla.org
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Making tech for good. Managing Director of Product for @thunderbird.net at @mozilla.org
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We believe the future of technology can be good.
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
Mozilla is more than any group or product. It's the Rebel Alliance
A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies.
Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission.
A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies.
Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission.
The AI debate is stuck between doom‑sayers and hype‑machines—what we need are Realists who see generative AI as the powerful, imperfect tool that it is. Join me in being a Realist.
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I Hope the AI Bubble Bursts (Because I Love Technology)
The conversation around generative AI is dominated by two extremes—Skeptics focused only on its harms, and Hypers hailing it as a panacea. A missing voice, the Realists, sees LLMs as a normal, powerfu...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The AI debate is stuck between doom‑sayers and hype‑machines—what we need are Realists who see generative AI as the powerful, imperfect tool that it is. Join me in being a Realist.
ryanleesipes.me/i-hope-the-a...
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A look into how we (Mozilla) think about our role to play in the AI landscape. We're trying to build a future where people are empowered by AI, not drowning in slop.
We’re steering AI in a different direction — with open source building blocks, community-led datasets, and trustworthy products. Mark Surman on our next era, our double bottom line economic model and our optimism.
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/r...
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/r...
Rewiring Mozilla: Doing for AI what we did for the web | The Mozilla Blog
AI isn’t just another tech trend — it’s at the heart of most apps, tools and technology we use today. It enables remarkable things: new way
blog.mozilla.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A look into how we (Mozilla) think about our role to play in the AI landscape. We're trying to build a future where people are empowered by AI, not drowning in slop.
You've got to actively make the world you want to live in.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
You've got to actively make the world you want to live in.
This city really shines in fall. Lots of people planted trees, whose shade they never sat under here in KC. Quite literally.
Fall in Kansas City hits different. 🍂 This beauty reminds us why our work with Canopy KC matters. Every tree we plant today becomes tomorrow’s masterpiece. We’re planting thousands of trees across our neighborhoods, building shade, beauty, and cleaner air for all.
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This city really shines in fall. Lots of people planted trees, whose shade they never sat under here in KC. Quite literally.
Mozilla is more than any group or product. It's the Rebel Alliance
A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies.
Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission.
A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies.
Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission.
We believe the future of technology can be good.
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Mozilla is more than any group or product. It's the Rebel Alliance
A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies.
Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission.
A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies.
Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission.
Mozilla is pulling together the Rebel Alliance against Big Tech (aka The Death Star).
We're a community fighting for a web for the people, not profit.
Come join us.
@mozilla.org #mozilla #BigTech #Tech
www.mozilla.org
We're a community fighting for a web for the people, not profit.
Come join us.
@mozilla.org #mozilla #BigTech #Tech
www.mozilla.org
Internet for people, not profit
Mozilla is the not-for-profit behind the lightning fast Firefox browser. We put people over profit to give everyone more power online.
www.mozilla.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Mozilla is pulling together the Rebel Alliance against Big Tech (aka The Death Star).
We're a community fighting for a web for the people, not profit.
Come join us.
@mozilla.org #mozilla #BigTech #Tech
www.mozilla.org
We're a community fighting for a web for the people, not profit.
Come join us.
@mozilla.org #mozilla #BigTech #Tech
www.mozilla.org
Exactly. Lots of people find speaking to a computer naturally and getting an understandable response is useful to many.
Denying that lots of people are using AI makes it *very* hard to have a real discussion about solutions to the problems these big AI platforms are creating.
Denying that lots of people are using AI makes it *very* hard to have a real discussion about solutions to the problems these big AI platforms are creating.
There’s a very surreal conversation I keep having on here where people seem unable to hold two ideas at the same time, and I’m not sure why. It’s simply true that the Big AI platforms like ChatGPT are:
1. Extremely bad for society, in many ways.
2. Very genuinely popular with lots of people.
1. Extremely bad for society, in many ways.
2. Very genuinely popular with lots of people.
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Exactly. Lots of people find speaking to a computer naturally and getting an understandable response is useful to many.
Denying that lots of people are using AI makes it *very* hard to have a real discussion about solutions to the problems these big AI platforms are creating.
Denying that lots of people are using AI makes it *very* hard to have a real discussion about solutions to the problems these big AI platforms are creating.
When did we forget that we had power?
That the only way to change things was to DO SOMETHING to change it.
Let's imagine a hopeful future - and then go out and make it happen.
That the only way to change things was to DO SOMETHING to change it.
Let's imagine a hopeful future - and then go out and make it happen.
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
When did we forget that we had power?
That the only way to change things was to DO SOMETHING to change it.
Let's imagine a hopeful future - and then go out and make it happen.
That the only way to change things was to DO SOMETHING to change it.
Let's imagine a hopeful future - and then go out and make it happen.
Exchange/Microsoft365 account support built into Thunderbird now!
Thunderbird users have asked us for this for years and now it is here. Enjoy.
For nerds: the architecture built for this opens the door for JMAP support.
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/thun...
Thunderbird users have asked us for this for years and now it is here. Enjoy.
For nerds: the architecture built for this opens the door for JMAP support.
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/thun...
Thunderbird Adds Native Microsoft Exchange Email Support - The Thunderbird Blog
Thunderbird Exchange support has finally landed for email in the latest monthly release. Find out what's in, out, and still on the way.
blog.thunderbird.net
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Exchange/Microsoft365 account support built into Thunderbird now!
Thunderbird users have asked us for this for years and now it is here. Enjoy.
For nerds: the architecture built for this opens the door for JMAP support.
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/thun...
Thunderbird users have asked us for this for years and now it is here. Enjoy.
For nerds: the architecture built for this opens the door for JMAP support.
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/thun...
This post from @anildash.com perfectly encapsulates the disconnect in the discussion of AI.
Plenty of real people get value from interacting with LLMs. We can't afford to cede this technology to Profit-at-all-costs Big Tech.
Plenty of real people get value from interacting with LLMs. We can't afford to cede this technology to Profit-at-all-costs Big Tech.
And I think that's wishful thinking. Hundreds of *millions* of people are using AI. And the vasty majority have NO IDEA how dangerous or harmful these platforms can be. It would be great if there were tools that they could use that might help reduce their risks. www.anildash.com/2025/11/14/w...
I know you don’t want them to want AI, but… - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This post from @anildash.com perfectly encapsulates the disconnect in the discussion of AI.
Plenty of real people get value from interacting with LLMs. We can't afford to cede this technology to Profit-at-all-costs Big Tech.
Plenty of real people get value from interacting with LLMs. We can't afford to cede this technology to Profit-at-all-costs Big Tech.
They grow up so fast 😁
It seems like yesterday we released Thunderbird for Android. See how fast our first mobile app is growing up.
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Android
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/video-an-android-retrospective/
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Android
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/video-an-android-retrospective/
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
They grow up so fast 😁
There's definitely nothing shady in these algorithms... 🤣
We have no idea what content is most viral on YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, or X — because they refuse to share basic data.
✍️Alongside @algorithmwatch.org, we're demanding platform transparency. Join us: www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns...
✍️Alongside @algorithmwatch.org, we're demanding platform transparency. Join us: www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns...
Demand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation
Social media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.
www.mozillafoundation.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There's definitely nothing shady in these algorithms... 🤣
Europe can lead the way on using open source. By supporting open source software, these projects become a better public good for all. That's the type of thing all governments should be doing.
As Europe stands at a critical moment for its digital future, Mozilla is joining a diverse coalition calling on the EU to champion open source. Check out our 5-point plan for an open, trusted, and autonomous European tech ecosystem: assets.mozilla.net/pdf/Open_Let...
assets.mozilla.net
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Europe can lead the way on using open source. By supporting open source software, these projects become a better public good for all. That's the type of thing all governments should be doing.
Look right there... It's @thunderbird.net !
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Look right there... It's @thunderbird.net !
Reposted by Ryan Sipes
On November 9, 2004, Mozilla Corporation released a multiplatform web browser, Firefox 1.0.
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On November 9, 2004, Mozilla Corporation released a multiplatform web browser, Firefox 1.0.
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
At Mozilla we make tech that puts people before profit. We make tech that is designed to help people live better lives. We make tech that is GOOD.
We’re excited to join the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) to help expand global access to open, people-first technology. As we face rapid changes in AI and digital governance, strengthening the digital commons is more important than ever.
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blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/d...
Mozilla joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance, championing open source to drive global progress | The Mozilla Blog
Today, Mozilla is thrilled to join the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as its newest member. The DPGA is a UN-backed initiative that seeks to advance
blog.mozilla.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At Mozilla we make tech that puts people before profit. We make tech that is designed to help people live better lives. We make tech that is GOOD.
If you use products and services from companies that actively undermine what you value - can you truly claim to value those things? It's a hard question, but we live in a time where choices abound. Choose to live your principles.
#privacy #democracy #tech
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#privacy #democracy #tech
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Convenience vs Principle
So many people I talk to complain about the companies who provide the tech services they use. And if you've read my posts here, you'll know I agree - so many of them suck. If it's not necessarily how ...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
If you use products and services from companies that actively undermine what you value - can you truly claim to value those things? It's a hard question, but we live in a time where choices abound. Choose to live your principles.
#privacy #democracy #tech
ryanleesipes.me/convenience-...
#privacy #democracy #tech
ryanleesipes.me/convenience-...
"Perhaps our task is to imagine other ways of being human - that reflect our deep-seated interdependence as people and planet."
Imagination is resistance, @ruha9.bsky.social reminds us that, " we need to reject the gospel that says technology is inevitable, that the train has left the station... In an error of automated bullshit, it’s time to become bullshit detectors,"
#MozFest
#MozFest
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Perhaps our task is to imagine other ways of being human - that reflect our deep-seated interdependence as people and planet."
Do something good for someone today. 👍
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Do something good for someone today. 👍
Our users aren't the product, they are our partners.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our users aren't the product, they are our partners.
Remember way back when the Web felt hopeful, and we all thought tech would bring us together in a beautiful deeply connected future? Turned out a little different, didn't it?
Tech now seems cynical and bleak. But we can choose tech that is both good and good for us.
ryanleesipes.me/lets-leave-t...
Tech now seems cynical and bleak. But we can choose tech that is both good and good for us.
ryanleesipes.me/lets-leave-t...
Let's Leave The Darkest Timeline
Remember how hopeful we all were about tech in 2008? "Hope" was the word on everyone's lips as candidate Barack Obama's one word tagline. But it was also a feeling in the air, as we moved forward from...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Remember way back when the Web felt hopeful, and we all thought tech would bring us together in a beautiful deeply connected future? Turned out a little different, didn't it?
Tech now seems cynical and bleak. But we can choose tech that is both good and good for us.
ryanleesipes.me/lets-leave-t...
Tech now seems cynical and bleak. But we can choose tech that is both good and good for us.
ryanleesipes.me/lets-leave-t...
Reposted by Ryan Sipes
We believe the future of technology can be good.
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
August 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We believe the future of technology can be good.
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
Most mainstream tech is the “fast‑food” of the digital world. Did you know you can choose farm‑fresh, open‑source alternatives that respect your data and the internet ecosystem?
Start making the healthy choice today.
ryanleesipes.me/organic-tech/
Start making the healthy choice today.
ryanleesipes.me/organic-tech/
Organic Tech
You go to the grocery store. Maybe you choose to buy the organic fruit because you are worried about the use of pesticides or other environmental impacts in how the produce is grown. I challenge you t...
ryanleesipes.me
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Most mainstream tech is the “fast‑food” of the digital world. Did you know you can choose farm‑fresh, open‑source alternatives that respect your data and the internet ecosystem?
Start making the healthy choice today.
ryanleesipes.me/organic-tech/
Start making the healthy choice today.
ryanleesipes.me/organic-tech/
Getting closer to releasing Thundermail, Thunderbird Appointment and Thunderbird Send to the world.
Built on open source and open standards - we're working to make a suite of tools that help people break their reliance on big tech (think Microsoft O365 and Gmail).
Looking forward to sharing more.
Built on open source and open standards - we're working to make a suite of tools that help people break their reliance on big tech (think Microsoft O365 and Gmail).
Looking forward to sharing more.
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Getting closer to releasing Thundermail, Thunderbird Appointment and Thunderbird Send to the world.
Built on open source and open standards - we're working to make a suite of tools that help people break their reliance on big tech (think Microsoft O365 and Gmail).
Looking forward to sharing more.
Built on open source and open standards - we're working to make a suite of tools that help people break their reliance on big tech (think Microsoft O365 and Gmail).
Looking forward to sharing more.
We need to make sure AI belongs to all of us, not just a few big companies.
July 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We need to make sure AI belongs to all of us, not just a few big companies.