WEBINAR 18 NOV 11:30 EST / 16:30 UTC: Folk Tech Connection Call November - Community Networks
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@folktech.bsky.social with @luandro.bsky.social on co-designing networks with indigenous communities and @brunovianna.bsky.social on local AI.

#FolkTech #CommunityNetworks #LocalAI

I think this opens the door for a new kind of #folktech:

Picture this running on #decentralized infrastructure: #AtProto, #ActivityPub, small #co-op providers.

Funded directly by the people who use it, not by ads or #VC.

Who would hate this? #Software companies. #App stores. #Apple.

Who would love it? Regular people. It's #folktech, in the same spirit as #FOSS.

If you're interested in tech developed for community without depending on big tech, check out the upcoming FolkTech Showcase: luma.com/h0o701wf?tk=...

After a morning of catching up on #EuroSky I am now in a call for #FolkTech

Digital Sovereignty and Agency from communities at the national and personal levels

luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...

This post is on 🔥 🔥 🔥

Really touched a nerve, igniting hope in many people. Glad to see this kind of messaging really land.

There will be a community call that you can register for here: luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...

#folktech

"common needs need commons"

and:

"We believe in proliferation, not scale"

Both statements got me right in the cockles. 🫀

Check out the folktechnology.org Principles and come to Vancouver on Oct 18 for their event at Z-Space.

#folktech #technology #event

cc @strle.bsky.social from your comment on the folktech call about @theonion.com + #ATProto. Myself and @agoracitizen.network are working with EU gov partners who are interested in "deliberative standards" for #polislike tools, and maybe The Onion might be into this as well?

What are you doing to prepare for when AI replaces millions of jobs (projected to start speeding up by 2030)?
Here's our breakdown:
open.substack.com/pub/folktech...

What do NVIDIA and the East India Trading Company have in common?

Over $4 Trillion valuation - and the ability to shape global supply chains.

What does that mean for you? Find out now:

open.substack.com/pub/folktech...

New Post Live on Substack!

Your Field Brief for the first week of July covers:

1. hyperscaler AI spend
2. power-grid pivots
3. adoption gaps

...and more sorted into a 5-minute read packed with context you can act on today!

Read now:

open.substack.com/pub/folktech...

#permacomputing #folktech #communitytech

#FolkTech sounds like a great initiative! It’s exciting to see a focus on technology that’s not just functional but also accessible and fun. Using open-source, decentralized tech to support communities is the future. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves and how we can all contribute!

WEBINAR 22 JUL 16:30 UTC - Folk Tech Connection Call - July 2026 - With Tibet Sprague!

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Folk Tech hosts a Connection Call with Tibet Sprague on Hylo, Terran, and the Collaborative Technology Alliance.

#FolkTech #DWeb #SolidarityTech #CommunityTech

Folk Tech x Protopian Prize hosts a Storytelling Workshop + Connection Call on May 20, 2026 (16:30 UTC). Explore how narrative can shape practical, people-centered tech futures. Guest Karl Schroeder.

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#FolkTech #ProtopianPrize #Storytelling #DigitalFutures @folktech.bsky.social

My friend and sometimes collaborator, Golden Hostage, will be doing a live set for a Doctors Without Borders fundraiser stream at this link at 6:20pm Eastern time.
#music

What is #folktech? Read the recap from the first convening on Oct 18. Check out the slide deck in the post and sign up for the next virtual event on Nov 19 here: luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...

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