Floods of commonalities

It's time for bridging divides and building a global alliance of everyday people. This is a hopeful, urgent call to reclaim curiosity, communion, and collective power.

From the Electronic Wasteyard to the Roundtable of Power

Last week I found myself at the consortium meeting of CLOSER. I write this article in my capacity of former electronic waste sorting specialist. The views expressed are my own, though the hope is shared by all of Dyne.

㊙️ Under the Radar, Shifting (S2026-E04)

Something is moving. Not with a bang, not with a manifesto. With the discreet sound of USB drives changing hands, of code being forked with intention, of conversations happening in places the algorithms haven't learned to listen yet.

In memory of Carola Frediani

It is with deep sadness that we join in mourning Carola's passing.

Community building at the edge of the Internet

What if your community could exist without phone numbers, email addresses or third party websites? What if all your community needed to provide digital services to its constituents was a Nostr Relay on the Local Area Network?

💥 The Weird Wild Web (S2026-E03)

Something is shifting. Under the radar, against the odds, a quiet rebellion is taking root. This issue is about the spaces in between: where privacy meets regulation, where decentralization starts being a toolkit, and where ordinary people remember that technology is a set of choices.

The New European Product Liability Directive: Why Open-Source Hardware Should Be Concerned

When the European Union passed its new Product Liability Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2853) in October 2024, policymakers promised to "modernize" Europe’s consumer-protection regime for the digital age. But in makerspaces, fab labs, and open-hardware communities across the continent, the mood is more anxious than

Renewable, Sustainable/Social, Communities (RSC)

Grid management is not just a technical challenge. Energy autonomy is a relational and local dimension, rooted in specific contexts.

Do Not Turn Child Protection Into Internet Access Control

Age verification is no longer a narrow mechanism for a few adult websites. Across Europe, the USA, the UK, Australia, and elsewhere, it is expanding into social media, messaging, gaming, search, and other mainstream services. The real question is no longer whether age checks will spread. It is what kind

📌 Wherever You Are, We're Here (S2026-E02)

Planet dyne makes a point in being everywhere: New social media thingy? You'll find us there. And whenever possible, we puncture the silos and build exit ramps for you to step into the free web.

Crypto Social Responsibility: Bitcoin-backed special funding vehicles for social purpose initiatives

Crypto Social Responsibility builds on the impact funding practices of participatory grant-making and Corporate Social Responsibility to allocate Bitcoin-backed investment returns towards social-purpose initiatives.

The Future Was Federated

A dissertation on a journey through the evolution of decentralized social media and the necessity for active, conscious digital citizenship, with all the power and danger that entails.