Paul Versluis
noonesrival.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
Paul Versluis
@noonesrival.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
IT professional in The Netherlands
Free software enthusiast
Love to travel
Love to read
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
Bluesky NoOnesRival.bsky.social

[bridged from https://mastodon.world/@NoOnesRival on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Reposted by Paul Versluis
Europe needs its own social media platforms to safeguard sovereignty

Social media has emerged as the central nervous system of global communication, shaping politics, culture, and identity. Yet, Europe’s digital public square is not its own. Over 80% of the […]

[Original post on vebinet.com]
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
[Gaza, starvation]

People use passive language when talking about the genocide in Gaza. Israel and Netanyahu are "letting Gaza starve", as if starvation is the natural state for humans. It's not. Naturally, humans in Palestine eat and trade and thrive, as they have for 10000 years. This famine […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
July 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
June 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
Bemoedigend artikel van @ewoudkieft in @nrc_nl
“Laat je niet ontmoedigen”
March 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
Listening to Pearl Jam's Wreckage again, to see if the impact it had on me a month or so ago was purely situational. Nope. Still brought tears to my eyes, before the first chorus even.

This is a masterful piece of music.

#pearljam
February 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down - I just didn't expect them to be such losers"

The Guardian's Rebecca Shaw should be nominated for a Pullitzer price for writing this headline […]
Original post on mastodon.world
mastodon.world
January 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
January 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
"Goedemorgen, ik ben wat later op kantoor"
- "Geen probleem. Ook vast in de file na het ongeval op de A12?"
"Nee, ik sta stil op de afrit. Moest eerst onder een rood kruis door, toen een pijlwagen ontwijken en nu staat er iemand met z'n auto dwars over de weg."
- "#nietvoornix"
January 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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2024 wasn't the best year for social media... but it's 2025 now 🎉

That means it's time to move to greener pastures. Social media that's open, democratic, and controlled by the users.

This year, we're looking forward to raising awareness for New Social and […]

[Original post on newsmast.social]
January 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
Dear Americans. Elon is switching his focus to Europe. This means he thinks he’s conquered America. I hope this pisses you off because it should.

Get loud and proud please.
January 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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I am here to announce that I have decreased #spam on my web contact form from 1 message every 15 minutes (for months straight) to 0 messages in the last week by adding a "I am a spam bot" radio button.

I am not joking.

No I am not using something like […]

[Original post on social.avali.zone]
January 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
Announcing FediMeteo – Weather in the Fediverse!

Weather has always influenced our lives: from agriculture to outdoor activities, to extreme events that, thanks to modern technology, can now be predicted with greater reliability. Personally, weather plays a significant role in my daily […]
Original post on mastodon.bsd.cafe
mastodon.bsd.cafe
January 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
On this day in 1983, the ARPANET network officially switched to using the TCP/IP protocol, effectively creating the Internet.

"January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
January 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I have just unfollowed Bridgy Fed. I think it is better to appreciate both platforms in their own respect. While I still believe the long term future for Bluesky is dark, I do not want to approach 'them' with passive-aggressive negativity anymore. It is not good for my mental health.

This […]
Original post on mastodon.world
mastodon.world
December 26, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
I don’t understand all this #bluesky hype.

I guess I’m just really not that into metering services.
December 14, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
Starter Packs are here!

The talented team at Fedidevs has devised a Bluesky-like solution to recommend accounts to follow for those new to the Fediverse.

We’ve also created a Health & Wellness Starter Pack for you: https://go.cosmicnation.co/HealthWellness-SP

@consciousliving
@meditation […]
Original post on mastodon.cosmicnation.co
mastodon.cosmicnation.co
December 8, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
#til that you can subscribe to a Mastodon feed using an RSS reader, or even a podcast listening app like AntennaPod. Although that only shows OPs to the feed, not replies or comments. I'm not up on RSS readers and whether they can display fediverse threads.

Anyway, this is just another […]
Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz
mastodon.nzoss.nz
December 7, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Reposted by Paul Versluis
Lemmer-Webber notes that even if a user wishes to switch away from #bluesky,
it "probably has effective permanent control over that user's identity destiny,
removing the reassurance that one need not trust Bluesky as a corporation in the long term."

I'm not arguing (and I don't think […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
November 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM