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Leo Gaggl

@leogaggl@social.coop

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Making, thinking (and still some coding). Life long learner. Interested in distributed, local and small-scale regenerative food & tech, coops.
Working with long-range wireless sensor networks (LPWAN) and integrations thereof.

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Joined August 23, 2017

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Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Jul 15, 2026

In 1976, Bill Gates called hobbyists thieves for sharing software they'd written for each other. A property claim, not a philosophy. It's happening again, bigger. The digital commons wasn't destroyed; it was absorbed: a free fix for cut services, industry-funded R&D, cloud enclosure that stops copyleft triggering. AI goes further: it trains on the commons, floods it with slop, and isolates contributors chat by chat. https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-07-14-what-the-commons-built/ #DigitalCommons #OpenSource #AI

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Jun 30, 2026

You paid $250 for a thermostat. Three years later, the company was acquired. The device still worked. The servers it depended on didn't. This is not bad luck. This is the business model. And it's the same model being applied to agricultural technology, farm management software, and precision irrigation platforms. https://sein.com.au/articles/your_smart_home_is_a_rental/ #Selfhosted #HomeAssistant #LocalFirst #Privacy #OpenSource #SmartHome #IndieWeb

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Jun 02, 2026

What can biology teach us about building better technology? By drawing parallels between microbial networks and the Reticulum protocol, I explore why the future of society looks less like a corporate pyramid and more like a mycelial web. https://sein.com.au/articles/network-as-mycelial-web/ #SystemsThinking #Biomimicry #Decentralisation #Reticulum #Mycelium

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · May 18, 2026

What if farming could restore ecosystems instead of exhausting them? 🌱

“Rewilding the Field” explores how regenerative agriculture, biodiversity, and open-source collaboration can help reshape our food systems for a healthier future.

https://growgood.org.au/en/blog/rewilding-the-field/

#RegenerativeAgriculture #OpenSource #FoodSystems #AgTech #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Permaculture #Rewilding

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · May 13, 2026

Really interesting piece from my friend and collaborator at #GrowGood using mycelium as a lens for thinking about regenerative economics, mutual coordination, and distributed systems beyond extractive platform models.

Worth a read:

https://growgood.org.au/en/blog/growgood-mycelium/

#RegenerativeEconomics #Commons #OpenSource #Mutualism #PlatformCoops #Coordination #ValueFlows

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · May 12, 2026

The screeching from the usual reactionaries and the boomer fear merchants has already started even though the budget has not even been announced:
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/budget-2026-labor-pitting-australians-against-australians-through-divisive-changes-to-negative-gearing-cgt-expert-warns/news-story/01c5f974228277801b8d46fcf06d4c42

Of course, the same crowd that also opposes any fair revenue from the gas industry ripping off the country.

Just remember, today is as good as any to start to finally start the #BoycottMurdoch you've been planning.

#rentseeking #kleptocracy #economics #auspol

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · May 02, 2026

What if “positivity” isn’t just a mood, but a constraint on thought? Looking at how enforced optimism flattens disagreement, discourages scrutiny, and quietly narrows what can be said—or even considered. When critique itself starts to feel like a violation, it’s not kindness winning out—it’s inquiry being sidelined.

https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-04-13-the-tyranny-of-positivity/

#CriticalThinking #ToxicPositivity #IntellectualHonesty #brosphere #Culture #Fediverse #LongReads

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · May 01, 2026

Some musings around how to deal with the hype. Best to see for yourself and do it with others.

https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-04-29-ai-open-source-digital-commons/

#digitalcommons #opensource #selfhosting #ai #sovereignByDesign

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · May 01, 2026

A very good read, especially for the techies.

Onya, Harry - may the force be with you!

https://nym.com/blog/anti-palantir-manifesto

#surveillance #SurveillancCapitalism #technoOptimism #ethics

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Apr 24, 2026

Way to waste an opportunity!

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/resources-minister-on-proposed-gas-tax/106597522

That's what Anthony Albanese will be known for in the history books. One big wasted opportunity.

No guts - no glory!

#auspol #kleptocracy #FossilLobby #moneyinpolitics #fail #transparency

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Apr 22, 2026

Aussie #PSA - should be compulsory viewing:

Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing its imports of Australian gas than the Australian Government makes from the export of our gas.

Not only has Australia been literally giving more than half of the gas we export away for free, we now learn that the same Japanese Government that is opposed to us putting a tax on our gas and coal exports, has been raking in billions of dollars per year via their own tax on gas and coal imports.

This video is a clip from the Senate Select Committee on Taxation of Gas Resources, 21/04/2026

Speakers:
Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO, the Australia Institute
Konrad Benjamin, Founder, Punter’s Politics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDebVmoB2V4

#kleptocracy #economics #rentseeking #auspol

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Apr 13, 2026

RE: @mojo@aus.social

Nothing to add really. Other than "Wehret den Anfängen" from my native tongue...

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Apr 09, 2026

RE: @Matt_Noyes@social.coop

#coop FTW!

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Apr 07, 2026

For those interested in remote control and using #LoRaWAN with some DIN-rail mountable #PLC options #arduino programmable - after cleanup of the office there's a few items that might be of useful: https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?item=327080332862&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=leogaggl

Leo Gaggl @leogaggl@social.coop · Mar 25, 2026

Replying to @davidho@mastodon.world

@davidho Unfortunately, that's not a surprise. It was all part of the plan. They've spelled it out before. The disheartening part was that people still voted for it. And now they are beginning to pay for it. It will haunt us for a long time to come.

Leo Gaggl

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