CEO of @thunderbird.net Making tech that is both good and good for people. ryanleesipes.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3mjkwszc4g22mThunderbird Appointment will always be open source. Repo here: https://github.com/thunderbird/appointment Come to talk us. We'll help you move off Cal.com15 Apr 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkwszc4g22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3mdy6nashp22bGet off Gmail, use Thunderbird (and soon Thundermail). https://www.androidpolice.com/giving-up-on-gmail-on-android/03 Feb 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdy6nashp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3mdg3xaz2g22eCan we learn something about how to use tech in a healthy way from... The Amish? I think we can. https://ryanleesipes.me/what-the-amish-can-teach-us-about-technology/27 Jan 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg3xaz2g22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3ma54qjne2k2s“Our mission has always been to prove that you can imagine and innovate without exploitation. Mozilla Foundation is honored to be part of this Council that embodies those principles at exactly the scale and moment it’s needed most.” Perfect words for what we need to do @nabiha.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma54qjne2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3ma2a5gxsrc2eTech Cooperative? Been thinking about how the Thunderbird (Community) Council being involved in our business helps us avoid enshittification. How could we turn that system into something that is more inclusive of all users? Been fascinated by how Coops (think REI) democratize the corporation.15 Dec 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2a5gxsrc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m7nekjfhyk2fWe are building tech you can trust. Thank you to @ostifofficial.bsky.social and 7A Security for their collaboration on the security audit for Thunderbird Send, our end-to-end encrypted file transfer service (coming to everyone soon, open source now). https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/12/thunderbird-send-security-audit-with-ostif-and-7asecurity/10 Dec 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nekjfhyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m7deqdlb3s2jTruly open, real choice and trustworthy. Mozilla's take on AI. Listen to @mozilla.org President Mark Surman talk with the Financial Times about our vision for AI. https://youtu.be/eBjqeLg1csI?si=w5rfFZGUmHiWPMHR06 Dec 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7deqdlb3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m74upbcujc2u"Big tech. The mainstream of tech is wired to harvest our creativity, to harvest our data, to harvest our money. Only to benefit a few people. We can and must build a different kind of tech industry, that has humans in mind and shares the wealth with all of us" [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74upbcujc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m6v7amj5pk2l"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Strangely seems appropriate for both Jurassic Park and Silicon Valley.01 Dec 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6v7amj5pk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m6sbnpr2qs2vDue to my job making email application @thunderbird.net, I'm contractually obligated to watch You've Got Mail each year. Amazing how relevant the movie still is. Great afternoon with a brew from @boulevardbeer.bsky.social called "The Nutcracker", Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Here we go. 💌 :) https://media.tenor.com/T0483rEQhsAAAAAC/tom-hanks-youve-got-mail.gif?hh=281&ww=49829 Nov 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6sbnpr2qs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m6kwnuwna222The AI debate is stuck between doom‑sayers and hype‑machines—what we need are Realists who see generative AI as the powerful, imperfect tool that it is. Join me in being a Realist. https://ryanleesipes.me/i-hope-the-ai-bubble-bursts-because-i-love-technology/26 Nov 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kwnuwna222https://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m6hwdkrhfc22A look into how we (Mozilla) think about our role to play in the AI landscape. We're trying to build a future where people are empowered by AI, not drowning in slop. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hwdkrhfc22https://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m6abhwhic22wYou've got to actively make the world you want to live in.22 Nov 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6abhwhic22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m64thjyu3c2hThis city really shines in fall. Lots of people planted trees, whose shade they never sat under here in KC. Quite literally. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64thjyu3c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m62sl52g722xMozilla is more than any group or product. It's the Rebel Alliance A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies. Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62sl52g722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m62rvt7nys2xMozilla is pulling together the Rebel Alliance against Big Tech (aka The Death Star). We're a community fighting for a web for the people, not profit. Come join us. @mozilla.org #mozilla #BigTech #Tech www.mozilla.org https://www.mozilla.org20 Nov 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62rvt7nys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5xrj44hyc2pExactly. Lots of people find speaking to a computer naturally and getting an understandable response is useful to many. Denying that lots of people are using AI makes it *very* hard to have a real discussion about solutions to the problems these big AI platforms are creating. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xrj44hyc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5wepn34ps2cWhen did we forget that we had power? That the only way to change things was to DO SOMETHING to change it. Let's imagine a hopeful future - and then go out and make it happen.18 Nov 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wepn34ps2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5w2dpls6s2cExchange/Microsoft365 account support built into Thunderbird now! Thunderbird users have asked us for this for years and now it is here. Enjoy. For nerds: the architecture built for this opens the door for JMAP support. https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/thunderbird-adds-native-microsoft-exchange-email-support/18 Nov 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w2dpls6s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5ndnrlgv22uThis post from @anildash.com perfectly encapsulates the disconnect in the discussion of AI. Plenty of real people get value from interacting with LLMs. We can't afford to cede this technology to Profit-at-all-costs Big Tech. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ndnrlgv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5mdgqx6tc2uThey grow up so fast 😁 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mdgqx6tc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5mdekq4lc2uThere's definitely nothing shady in these algorithms... 🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mdekq4lc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5jjv4obuk2gEurope can lead the way on using open source. By supporting open source software, these projects become a better public good for all. That's the type of thing all governments should be doing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jjv4obuk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5i6lizcas2zLook right there... It's @thunderbird.net ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2025 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5i6lizcas2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5hcxdj5gc2uAt Mozilla we make tech that puts people before profit. We make tech that is designed to help people live better lives. We make tech that is GOOD. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Nov 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hcxdj5gc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m5aqf2unlk2kIf you use products and services from companies that actively undermine what you value - can you truly claim to value those things? It's a hard question, but we live in a time where choices abound. Choose to live your principles. #privacy #democracy #tech https://ryanleesipes.me/convenience-vs-principle/10 Nov 2025 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5aqf2unlk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m57xxczcac2k"Perhaps our task is to imagine other ways of being human - that reflect our deep-seated interdependence as people and planet." [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Nov 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57xxczcac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanleesipes.me/post/3m57xm7uw3c2kDo something good for someone today. 👍09 Nov 2025 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:esjpkcjaw4nbgeocdh2jyaqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57xm7uw3c2k