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@Em0nM4stodon As a user from well back in the day, pre-1990...this space reminds me a great deal of the original EFNet/NSFNet/ARPANet I used to inhabit when I was in college, prior to The September That Never Ended (if anyone picks up on that reference).

The users came from a mostly academic or research-forward corporate background; the powers that be in the corporate world mostly had no conception of what the Internet was, and once they discovered it, still didn't have a real idea how it worked, as it was antithetical to the ethos of capitalism. Thus, the user base exhibited traits associated with enthusiastic engineers and academics: braininess, neophilia, curiosity, imagination. Being geeky and different was celebrated and encouraged. The same mentality you might find at an SF convention, art gallery, museum, or junior/local theater project. Communities were intentional, and there was a sense of reciprocal rights and recognition...a celebration of our global diversity.

Of course, flamewars there were...but overall, there was a nurturing of positive growth within the space.

Ancient history, of course. I am wondering if there is a self-regulation that's involved. When I describe the Fediverse to others, even friends whom I consider intelligent, there seems to be a lack of exact comprehension about what it is I'm talking about. (And among my age cohort, there's also a fatigue with social media in general, which I think is partly a function of age, and partly an accrual of bad experiences on Facebook and other corporatized media.)

When I started my phpBB forum as a general online space, I found the "culture" of such forums to be *radically* different. I described it as the "what's your favorite donut" mentality - everything was facile and superficial, like the scene in the kitchen at an awkward party. It just never took off and I don't have any idea why. (Several people close to me have encouraged me not to delete the forums; if you wish to go there, see my profile and pinned post for the address and registration code.)

#Fediverse #EFNet #ARPANet #NSFNet #phpBB #Forum #SFCon #diversity

US court allows #Trump to enforce ban on #DEI programs, for now

A US appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a judge's ruling that had blocked the Trump admin from implementing bans on #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs at #FederalAgencies & #businesses that contract with the federal government.

#law #USpol #whitewashing #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism
reuters.com/world/us/us-court-

>50 #universities are being investigated for alleged *racial* #discrimination as part of #Trump’s campaign to end #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs that his ofcls say *exclude* white & Asian American students.

The #Education Dept announced the investigations Fri, 1 month after issuing a memo warning #schools & #colleges that they could lose federal money over “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life.

#law #idiocracy
apnews.com/article/trump-dei-u

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Pool via AP)
AP News · More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaignBy Collin Binkley

I'm proud to share a research article our research team recently published. It examines health insurance and non-medical challenges Vietnamese Americans faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disaggregating data unmasks disparities within different populations. We wouldn't see this if we included this group within the broader Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander umbrella.

mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/2/189

MDPIExamining Health Insurance and Non-Medical Challenges Among Vietnamese Americans in Texas During the COVID-19 PandemicWhen COVID-19 data on Asian Americans are available, they are frequently aggregated, concealing community-specific concerns. Consequently, there is limited COVID-19 literature on Vietnamese Americans. In this study, we investigated the association between health insurance coverage and non-medical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Vietnamese Americans in Texas. The NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Common Survey 2 was administered electronically in English and Vietnamese and contained 23 questions about non-medical drivers of health, COVID-19 vaccination, and research participation. Vietnamese American adults in Texas were recruited between September 2021 and March 2022 via partnerships with community organizations. Responses were compared and analyzed using logistic regression. Of 217 respondents, 23 (11%) were uninsured. Of the uninsured participants, 43% lost health insurance coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Uninsured individuals had significantly higher odds of experiencing non-medical challenges, including obtaining housing (OR = 6.10, p < 0.001), food (OR = 6.41, p < 0.001), and medications (OR = 3.45, p < 0.05) than insured individuals. Uninsured individuals had a significantly longer time-lapse since seeing a healthcare provider (ordinal OR = 0.20, p < 0.05) than insured individuals. Thus, lack of insurance is strongly associated with non-medical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic among Vietnamese Americans in Texas. Disaggregating data can address non-medical drivers of health, advancing equity for marginalized communities.

I was really happy for having this article accepted for the Evomusart conference. It talks about all the aesthetic problems in the training of the first stable diffusion models - only SD1.5, since after that no completely open model came out. In short, the taste that got imprinted in the model represent a very small slice of society, in particular some white, male, rich techbros from the West.
works.hcommons.org/records/g91
#stablediffusion #generativeai #aesthetics #ethics #diversity #opacity

🤔 What's next for climate modeling? 5️⃣internationally recognized #femaleScientists, including #MPI_director Sarah Kang, argue: Instead of picking just 1 path, #climateresearch should embrace #diversity&integrate multiple approaches–e.g., artificial intelligence #AI 🧠, km-scale modeling, & parameter tuning. They show how the past provides us with ample evidence that a diverse strategy is most promising. 🙌 ➡️ mpimet.mpg.de/en/communication
#WomenInSTEM
CC BY 4.0 Bordoni et al. 2025 doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-009

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By now you have all read about what is going on w/ #Trump’s #Defense Dept’s anti-#DEI initiative, in which nefarious policies are birthing hilarious results. Namely, as the Associated Press reported last week, somebody at the #Pentagon produced a database flagging images depicting #diversity, #equity & #inclusion. And some dutiful search-&-replace function suggested that #military websites should jettison images of the #EnolaGay. Because, Enola “Gay.”

#idiocracy #hate
apnews.com/article/dei-purge-i

In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro prepares to hike to her platoon's defensive position during patrol week of Infantry Training Battalion near Camp Geiger, N.C. Oct. 31, 2013. (Sgt. Tyler Main/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
AP News · War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purgeBy Tara Copp
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“If anybody needed a clearer sign that this administration gives not a single damn for the people of the #UnitedStates, this is it,” Matthew Tejada, a fmr #EPA ofcl who is now a snr VP for #EnvironmentalHealth at the Natural Resources Defense Fund, a nonprofit.
Molly Vaseliou, an EPA spox, described the moves as *organizational improvements* that align w/ #Trump’s orders to end *wasteful* spending & #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs.
#law #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth #HealthEquity

❗📢 Statement on meta's policy changes

Because of the recent events in the US and the new policy of Meta, we would like to share a statement with you. We don't agree nor support the defunding of content moderation or anything anti LGBTQIA.
We are in solidarity with all the oppressed and will continue to fight for a more diverse world, especially in difficult times, like now.

#meta #lgbtq🌈 #queer #diversity #nohatespeech #solidarity #instagram #mastodon

Was ich mir hier bei Mastodon -gerade da es größer wird - weiterhin wünsche:

Ein Bewusstsein von allen

dafür, dass sich hier auch Menschen befinden,

die nicht mit dem Mainstream gehen,

weil anderer Informationszugang, andere Wahrnehmung, anderer (Sinn-)Fokus, anderer Alltag aus den verschiedensten Gründen uvm.

#Diversity im Fediverse
#Barrierefreiheit

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Und wenn Service-Telefonnummern in Toots genannt werden, dann bitte ruhig auch gleich alternative Service-Kontaktmöglichkeiten wie E-Mail/Textchat Kontakt mit dazu nennen - vor allem: gleichwertige, wie bei Telefondurchschalte von Menschen besetzte und keine Textchat-Bots!

#Barrierefrei und:
#Diversity im Fediverse

#Trump signed a new #ExecutiveOrder instructing admin ofcls to alter a #StudentLoanForgiveness program for #PublicServants to exclude nonprofit groups that engage in activities that have what he erroneously called a “substantial illegal purpose.” His order targets groups supporting undocumented #immigrants, #diversity initiatives or #gender-affirming care for children, among others.

#law #USpol #bigotry #discrimination #hate #WhiteSupremacy #immigration #LGBTQIA
nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/poli

A demonstration in favor of canceling student debt in 2023. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program aims to relieve student debt for borrowers who take jobs in government or with some nonprofits.
The New York Times · Trump Seeks to Bar Student Loan Relief to Workers Aiding Migrants and Trans KidsBy Stacy Cowley