Scott M. Stolz
@scott.authorship.studio.ap.brid.gy
I am an entrepreneur, small business owner, author, and researcher. I am also working on an open source project called Neuhub.
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I'm back from hiatus and it looks like I have a lot of catching up to do.
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm back from hiatus and it looks like I have a lot of catching up to do.
It is not about creating a world without problems, because there will always be problems. It is about developing a set of skills which allow us to navigate and solve the problems as they arise. We can make the world a better place, but we must understand that it is an ongoing journey, not a […]
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July 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It is not about creating a world without problems, because there will always be problems. It is about developing a set of skills which allow us to navigate and solve the problems as they arise. We can make the world a better place, but we must understand that it is an ongoing journey, not a […]
There is some confusion over a specific paragraph in the OpenWebAuth spec. Some are interpreting it to mean that OWA does not authenticate a specific user, but simply says someone on the home instance logged in, but we don't know which one, therefore it is impossible to tell which user is […]
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June 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There is some confusion over a specific paragraph in the OpenWebAuth spec. Some are interpreting it to mean that OWA does not authenticate a specific user, but simply says someone on the home instance logged in, but we don't know which one, therefore it is impossible to tell which user is […]
Playing favorites just creates winners, losers, and resentment. Instead, we need to move everyone to a healthier and happier existence and coexistence.
June 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Playing favorites just creates winners, losers, and resentment. Instead, we need to move everyone to a healthier and happier existence and coexistence.
This is a very insightful article on Toxicity and Masculinity. It talks about how we handle the fact that many men are struggling in a world where so many other groups, such as woman and minorities, are also struggling.
#^https://nonzerosum.games/masculinity.html
@James
> BUT CAN WE FOCUS ON […]
#^https://nonzerosum.games/masculinity.html
@James
> BUT CAN WE FOCUS ON […]
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June 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is a very insightful article on Toxicity and Masculinity. It talks about how we handle the fact that many men are struggling in a world where so many other groups, such as woman and minorities, are also struggling.
#^https://nonzerosum.games/masculinity.html
@James
> BUT CAN WE FOCUS ON […]
#^https://nonzerosum.games/masculinity.html
@James
> BUT CAN WE FOCUS ON […]
Had a really great Day 3 of @FediForum. I was able to attend some great sessions, including identity in the fediverse and data & account portability. I was able to talk about Hubzilla, Streams, Forte, and Mitra which have implemented various technologies, such as nomadic identity (which includes […]
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authorship.studio
June 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Had a really great Day 3 of @FediForum. I was able to attend some great sessions, including identity in the fediverse and data & account portability. I was able to talk about Hubzilla, Streams, Forte, and Mitra which have implemented various technologies, such as nomadic identity (which includes […]
Sometimes we have to deal with bad behavior and harassment in our online communities or in real life. It can be a challenge to do that when they provoke you and are trying to upset you on purpose.
For me, what I have found is that taking a breath, calming down, and taking the high road is […]
For me, what I have found is that taking a breath, calming down, and taking the high road is […]
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June 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sometimes we have to deal with bad behavior and harassment in our online communities or in real life. It can be a challenge to do that when they provoke you and are trying to upset you on purpose.
For me, what I have found is that taking a breath, calming down, and taking the high road is […]
For me, what I have found is that taking a breath, calming down, and taking the high road is […]
I attended FediForum earlier today and it was really nice to meet our fellow creators of the fediverse. Some great discussions and great demos.
@FediForum <a href="/hashtag/fediforum2025" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum2025 <a href="/hashtag/fediforum" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum
@FediForum <a href="/hashtag/fediforum2025" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum2025 <a href="/hashtag/fediforum" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum
June 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I attended FediForum earlier today and it was really nice to meet our fellow creators of the fediverse. Some great discussions and great demos.
@FediForum <a href="/hashtag/fediforum2025" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum2025 <a href="/hashtag/fediforum" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum
@FediForum <a href="/hashtag/fediforum2025" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum2025 <a href="/hashtag/fediforum" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fediforum
Andrea Junker :verified: wrote the following post Fri, 30 May 2025 14:35:18 -0500
Been saying this for awhile, but will repeat it for emphasis: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
Been saying this for awhile, but will repeat it for emphasis: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
Andrea Junker :verified: (@[email protected])
661 Posts, 61 Following, 29.3K Followers · Nomad since 1998: Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling. Following the roots of my German grandmother. Mover: Strong and persistent voice against Trumpism.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Andrea Junker :verified: wrote the following post Fri, 30 May 2025 14:35:18 -0500
Been saying this for awhile, but will repeat it for emphasis: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
Been saying this for awhile, but will repeat it for emphasis: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
Scott M. Stolz wrote the following post Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:19:03 -0500
@Evan Prodromou asked:
> How much time per week are you willing to devote to political participation?
This is a hard question to answer for me because I look at this from a political science perspective, which is what I […]
@Evan Prodromou asked:
> How much time per week are you willing to devote to political participation?
This is a hard question to answer for me because I look at this from a political science perspective, which is what I […]
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June 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Scott M. Stolz wrote the following post Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:19:03 -0500
@Evan Prodromou asked:
> How much time per week are you willing to devote to political participation?
This is a hard question to answer for me because I look at this from a political science perspective, which is what I […]
@Evan Prodromou asked:
> How much time per week are you willing to devote to political participation?
This is a hard question to answer for me because I look at this from a political science perspective, which is what I […]
The Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just released the Direct File software as open source on GitHub. As a United States government project, it is public domain in the United States.
#^https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file
According to the Department of the […]
#^https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file
According to the Department of the […]
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June 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just released the Direct File software as open source on GitHub. As a United States government project, it is public domain in the United States.
#^https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file
According to the Department of the […]
#^https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file
According to the Department of the […]
Writing a timeline and history of a 15 year old software project took a bit more work that I thought it would. Thank goodness that git remembers everything, and people documented what happened along the way.
#^https://hubzilla.org/page/info/timeline
#^https://hubzilla.org/page/info/timeline
Hubzilla Timeline and History
hubzilla.org
May 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Writing a timeline and history of a 15 year old software project took a bit more work that I thought it would. Thank goodness that git remembers everything, and people documented what happened along the way.
#^https://hubzilla.org/page/info/timeline
#^https://hubzilla.org/page/info/timeline
Johannes Ernst wrote the following post Thu, 22 May 2025 16:23:26 -0500
Utah is going to legally require social media interoperability and portability of the social graph.
Wow, this law has been signed and it somehow passed under my radar. IMHO It has a good change to substantially impact the […]
Utah is going to legally require social media interoperability and portability of the social graph.
Wow, this law has been signed and it somehow passed under my radar. IMHO It has a good change to substantially impact the […]
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May 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Johannes Ernst wrote the following post Thu, 22 May 2025 16:23:26 -0500
Utah is going to legally require social media interoperability and portability of the social graph.
Wow, this law has been signed and it somehow passed under my radar. IMHO It has a good change to substantially impact the […]
Utah is going to legally require social media interoperability and portability of the social graph.
Wow, this law has been signed and it somehow passed under my radar. IMHO It has a good change to substantially impact the […]
Scott M. Stolz wrote the following post Fri, 16 May 2025 11:53:08 -0500
I remember when Google Ads limited websites to three ads per page. That was tolerable for most users, and did not distract from the content. But then they made a huge change, and their default mode (which they wanted you to […]
I remember when Google Ads limited websites to three ads per page. That was tolerable for most users, and did not distract from the content. But then they made a huge change, and their default mode (which they wanted you to […]
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May 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Scott M. Stolz wrote the following post Fri, 16 May 2025 11:53:08 -0500
I remember when Google Ads limited websites to three ads per page. That was tolerable for most users, and did not distract from the content. But then they made a huge change, and their default mode (which they wanted you to […]
I remember when Google Ads limited websites to three ads per page. That was tolerable for most users, and did not distract from the content. But then they made a huge change, and their default mode (which they wanted you to […]
Mike Macgirvin 🖥️ wrote the following post Tue, 13 May 2025 14:52:39 -0500
Happy 15th birthday to the oldest still-living community software effort in the fediverse forest. It has been battered around over the years but the tree still stands and is currently thriving.
And Happy Birthday (69 - […]
Happy 15th birthday to the oldest still-living community software effort in the fediverse forest. It has been battered around over the years but the tree still stands and is currently thriving.
And Happy Birthday (69 - […]
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May 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Mike Macgirvin 🖥️ wrote the following post Tue, 13 May 2025 14:52:39 -0500
Happy 15th birthday to the oldest still-living community software effort in the fediverse forest. It has been battered around over the years but the tree still stands and is currently thriving.
And Happy Birthday (69 - […]
Happy 15th birthday to the oldest still-living community software effort in the fediverse forest. It has been battered around over the years but the tree still stands and is currently thriving.
And Happy Birthday (69 - […]
There are two primary ways to acquire wealth:
1. Provide value to others, and they compensate you for the value you provide.
2. Take wealth from others, directly or indirectly.
The first makes the world a better place, since value is created and exchanged, and people benefit from that exchange […]
1. Provide value to others, and they compensate you for the value you provide.
2. Take wealth from others, directly or indirectly.
The first makes the world a better place, since value is created and exchanged, and people benefit from that exchange […]
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authorship.studio
May 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
There are two primary ways to acquire wealth:
1. Provide value to others, and they compensate you for the value you provide.
2. Take wealth from others, directly or indirectly.
The first makes the world a better place, since value is created and exchanged, and people benefit from that exchange […]
1. Provide value to others, and they compensate you for the value you provide.
2. Take wealth from others, directly or indirectly.
The first makes the world a better place, since value is created and exchanged, and people benefit from that exchange […]
Necessity is the mother of all invention. Laziness is its father.
May 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Necessity is the mother of all invention. Laziness is its father.
Before you decide to support some proposed law against big tech, or big social media, read it first. In many cases it is written in such a way where it also applies to the fediverse and even small private forums. Some of these proposed laws are so intrusive and so expensive to comply with, they […]
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May 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Before you decide to support some proposed law against big tech, or big social media, read it first. In many cases it is written in such a way where it also applies to the fediverse and even small private forums. Some of these proposed laws are so intrusive and so expensive to comply with, they […]
The paradox of human behavior:
1. People are all unique and have their own beliefs, values, and preferences that frequently differ from the group they belong to.
2. People disregard #1 and tend to treat other people based on stereotypes and assumptions related to the group they belong to.
1. People are all unique and have their own beliefs, values, and preferences that frequently differ from the group they belong to.
2. People disregard #1 and tend to treat other people based on stereotypes and assumptions related to the group they belong to.
May 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The paradox of human behavior:
1. People are all unique and have their own beliefs, values, and preferences that frequently differ from the group they belong to.
2. People disregard #1 and tend to treat other people based on stereotypes and assumptions related to the group they belong to.
1. People are all unique and have their own beliefs, values, and preferences that frequently differ from the group they belong to.
2. People disregard #1 and tend to treat other people based on stereotypes and assumptions related to the group they belong to.
The biggest problem with variety packs is that there is always one flavor that you don't like.
April 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The biggest problem with variety packs is that there is always one flavor that you don't like.
In some previous threads, we were talking about developing use cases and writing documentation and website content with those use cases in mind. We were also talking about how many of Hubzilla's innovative features can influence the rest of the fediverse and how writing use cases would help […]
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April 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In some previous threads, we were talking about developing use cases and writing documentation and website content with those use cases in mind. We were also talking about how many of Hubzilla's innovative features can influence the rest of the fediverse and how writing use cases would help […]
Mike Macgirvin 🖥️ wrote the following post Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:28:12 -0500
15 year anniversary of the Mistpark product family on May 14th (Mistpark, Friendika, Friendica, RedMatrix, Hubzilla, Zap, Roadhouse, Osada, the streams repository, Forte, etc.). Celebrations will be held in the fediverse […]
15 year anniversary of the Mistpark product family on May 14th (Mistpark, Friendika, Friendica, RedMatrix, Hubzilla, Zap, Roadhouse, Osada, the streams repository, Forte, etc.). Celebrations will be held in the fediverse […]
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April 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mike Macgirvin 🖥️ wrote the following post Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:28:12 -0500
15 year anniversary of the Mistpark product family on May 14th (Mistpark, Friendika, Friendica, RedMatrix, Hubzilla, Zap, Roadhouse, Osada, the streams repository, Forte, etc.). Celebrations will be held in the fediverse […]
15 year anniversary of the Mistpark product family on May 14th (Mistpark, Friendika, Friendica, RedMatrix, Hubzilla, Zap, Roadhouse, Osada, the streams repository, Forte, etc.). Celebrations will be held in the fediverse […]
In my opinion, the best thing for the social web is creating a network of networks via bridging and multi-protocol platforms. It spurs innovation since you have competition and different ideas from different teams. Good ideas will spread, and less than ideal ideas will dwindle in use. Protocols […]
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April 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In my opinion, the best thing for the social web is creating a network of networks via bridging and multi-protocol platforms. It spurs innovation since you have competition and different ideas from different teams. Good ideas will spread, and less than ideal ideas will dwindle in use. Protocols […]
It seems like a lot of people have forgotten the lessons taught in Star Wars. No matter how good your intentions are, going over to the dark side will just corrupt you and taint any cause you support.
April 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It seems like a lot of people have forgotten the lessons taught in Star Wars. No matter how good your intentions are, going over to the dark side will just corrupt you and taint any cause you support.
The only way to effectively deal with conflicting interests and conflicts between diverse groups of people and diverse individuals is to have a set of rules that apply to everyone (on the server, at the event, part of the organization, etc.), regardless of what group or tribe they belong to […]
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April 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The only way to effectively deal with conflicting interests and conflicts between diverse groups of people and diverse individuals is to have a set of rules that apply to everyone (on the server, at the event, part of the organization, etc.), regardless of what group or tribe they belong to […]