Phoenix Paulina Schmid

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Bringing my content home: Statement about the association "Liebe wen du willst"

As part to maintain my own digital sovereignty and to archive my past public work do I publish an translation of a statement that I wrote in German back in January 2022. This statement was published b…

6h ago·2 min read·363 words

Digital Cash, Not Crypto

Why a digital cash system matters – GNU Taler-Series #1

2d ago·6 min read·1171 words

Why I Call It "Commercial Media"

Deconstructing Commercial Media and Why Words matter

May 20·4 min read·695 words

The Glass Floor of Digital Sovereignty

Why Bluesky’s "ATmosphere" isn't the blueprint for a truly free Fediverse.

May 2·5 min read·981 words

The Architecture of Autonomy and Freedom

Why a United Europe and the Web needs to be federated

Apr 26·5 min read·842 words

Moving the Hangout

Why your Community and Friends should move to Matrix

Mar 25·6 min read·1026 words

Open-Source Alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

A deep dive into Libre Workspace

Mar 17·3 min read·495 words

Your Face or Your Features

Escaping Discord’s upcoming age verification wall

Feb 9·4 min read·740 words

A Sovereign Europe

The West's Last Stand for Democracy

Dec 6·4 min read·721 words

Forgejo: The fresh outlook on Software Forges

Self‑hosting a site like GitHub or GitLab has never felt more “right” than it does now. Forgejo – the fork of Gitea that prides itself on lean code, speed, and enterprise‑ready features – is deliverin…

Nov 21·5 min read·900 words

Roblox: A Safehaven for Extremists and Predators

⚠️CONTENT NOTE: This article discusses child exploitation and extremist content on the kids online gaming platform Roblox. Reader discretion is advised. The gaming platform Roblox, a digital univers…

Aug 16·5 min read·950 words