Jules the fairy @Jules@computerfairi.es
oh and tea, please! very queer and autistic. disability. fibre. they-pronouns.
not much tech-related tooting but feelings and everything.
I like tea but: http://ko-fi.com/A674QB4
Joined Apr 2017
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Fun Things to Try Instead of Looking at the Federated Timeline:
1. Paint your nails/do your hair/makeup/other things to make yourself feel nice.
2. Have something to eat.
3. Play a game.
4. Read a book.
5. Meditate.
6. Literally set yourself on fire.
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I think not long ago I said that using Goodreads and Librarything worked ok for me…
Actually, I'm back to hating both. Why are they so terrible. Librarything is one huge compromise and really only ok as "I don't want to be ONLY on Goodreads", and I don't think Goodreads is even trying to be good at anything beyond the very necessities of book reviewing.
(Tell me of any alternatives that you might know, please.)
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How to Free Your Android - oder: Kontrolle über das eigene Smartphone wiedererlangen
Wann: Fr., 23.06.2017 19:00
Wo: FAU-Gewerkschaftslokal, Grüntaler Str. 24
Dieser Workshop soll einen Einstieg bieten in die Befreiung des eigenen Smartphones und dabei helfen einen ersten Schritt Richtung digitale Freiheit zu tätigen. Dabei sollen Applikationen vorgestellt werden, die nicht nur auf den kommenden G20-Demos, sondern auch im Alltag nützlich sein können.
I can't shake the feeling that I missed something.
But I guess my dog then would want a human-walking bot. She's smart.
We then could let the bots walk each other. This would be fun.
It is just tooooo warm to walk the dog. Still. I wish I had a dog-walking bot for occasions like this.
So I started the #weaving and it's good 💚💙💜 Using up my sock yarn scraps for the first project. Looks like I still know how to do it after all those years. https://computerfairi.es/media/OOo_K_ZySYUyMl6XVeU
Okay I need to walk the dog now and then it's barbecue time with the neighbors. But I know what I will dive into afterwards <3
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@Jules Here's a fun fact: Weavers sorta had computers before computers existed. The jaquard loom used punch cards to save complicated brocade or damask patterns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom#Jacquard_looms
They do belong in the family tree of inventions that led to modern computers. :D
And then there is this piece of BASIC 💎 https://computerfairi.es/media/Rj4GSFpe7oKrSwanBAw
>> One does not need to be experienced in computer science to use a ready-made computer program. There are already many on the market and more being advertised all the time in weavers' periodicals. ...
What does one do, however, when there seems to be no ready-made program available to use with a particular brand of computer? ... A third answer which could lead to tailor-made usefulness and greatest independence in the long run is, "Make your own program to fit your own interests and equipment."
"Adventures of a computer convert
(computer programming by a novice)
How do you feel about computers applied to weaving? If you have the opportunity to try one, you may be pleasantly surprised! Not so very long ago, I associated computers mainly with large businesses or for use in industrial and scientific processes. Suddenly, it seems, computers are in evidence everywhere from banks and grocery stores to private homes - including those of weavers!"
This one by Doramay Keasbey sounds nice too!
p. 28 here https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/periodicals/wj_31.pdf
The author ends with :
"Well, my apple word processor tells me that this installment now contains 16,016 ASCII-character-bytes, which is about all that Clotilde has alloted me for this chapter. Join me next time for a chat about computer languages and programming."
I will now go an read all the nice computer stuff in the weavers journals that were published the year I was born ^^ It's a whole series!
Look what I just found. From an introduction to computers for weavers in a 1983 weaving journal https://computerfairi.es/media/_c7DMF30QPRXghFTZcs
The journal is online here: https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/periodicals/wj_30.pdf
Remember? I cleaned my mom's apartment and when she got home yesterday she was like "I always had this dream that someday someone would break in my apartment and clean it all up!!"
lol
Maybe I should give weaving another try.
Now... I should start thinking about things I can do with my time that doesn't involve using my hands. Because my arthrosis is getting worse. But I NEED to use my hands all the time. How can people just don't do anything with their fingers??
I just cleaned my mom's apartment for 4 hours, while she is away for a few days to care for my aunt. She will be so surprised when she comes home tonight :D
oh and tea, please! very queer and autistic. disability. fibre. they-pronouns.
not much tech-related tooting but feelings and everything.
I like tea but: http://ko-fi.com/A674QB4
Joined Apr 2017
