@j12t@j12t.social what I loved most about this year's FOSDEM was the camaraderie shown by everybody. I told my wife, who isn't plugged into the open social web (yet!) that I was constantly networking, and while that is technically what you would call it, what it really was was a purely organic gathering of like minded individuals, who have never met in real life, who had instant rapport because of the shared values inherent to the fediverse. As the fediverse grows, we'll see this kind of phenomenon happen less and less (see "Eternal September"), but we're at the early stage of the social web where these kinds of things can happen, and when it does, it's amazing. "Networking" at conferences is usually shaking hands and exchanging business cards, and then walking away never to hear from them again.

@harmonicarichard@techhub.social Immich was present and actually presented a talk! I did not realize and missed it but I am looking forward to watching the recording.

@douginamug@mastodon.xyz thank you for the kind words! I wasn't sure how technical I should get, but the crowd was enthusiastic and followed along amazingly well considering the late hour. I enjoy talking about the developer experience on the open social web, and I'd love to continue to do so.

@casey@sharetron.com come to Chez Theo for an informal meetup

@j12t@j12t.social yesterday there was a vendor selling coffee just inside Ud (or maybe it was Ua)... best of luck in your side quest to get caffeinated.

Zero mention of the lack of implementation, on how strong tech lobbying is. Lots of talk about legal difficulties, need for talking with stakeholders, how "FOSS companies" should be involved.Sure, meanwhile tech capitalism destroys democracies.