Nenon @Neon@computerfairi.es

happy #Bloomscrolling

I have said this before, but it's worth repeating: in times of crisis it is easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of outrages that call for your attention. Pick your issue. Pick the corner of the world that you are going to defend and fight for that. If you try to fight everything all the time, you will burn out real fast.

SO GOOD. European alternatives for nearly all Amazon, Google, Microsoft products along with alts to Github, Slack, etc. now we need to create a North American version of this. thank you, @vortex! https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to

Welcome to new people joining from 𝕏!

Remember, posts are called toots here, likes are called florps, retweeting is technically a cross-account posting exploit that they can't fix because we're using it, and our version of Grok is called Garfiald.

There's no algorithm here! Literally none. There is no computer code behind Mastodon. Each http response is typed out by hand by your server admin in real time. Sometimes this means you won't see replies from other servers, but that's ok, other servers are full of losers anyway.

People here make a point of using alt text — if you can't find an image you want to post, just post a picture of your cat and describe the correct image in the alt text. Nobody will notice, or at least nobody will mind.

The first thing you should do is make a pinned toot with your pronouns, political affiliation, and favourite Linux distribution. Cisgender people are welcome on Mastodon but aren't officially supported, so some features may not work properly.

But most importantly, have fun! Users found to be not having fun will be given a written warning in the first instance and banned if the behaviour continues.

My Fediverse Advice:

* Follow more people. No, even more people than that. Basically, if you find a real person and their posts are good follow 'em
* If you get a good reply to a post boost it. If you make a good reply to a post boost it. Replies are not visible in the feed unless you do this. As long as the post is an OK start to a conversation or interesting boost it.
* Write thoughtful replies. And if you put effort into a reply boost it or probably only the people tagged will see it.

„Wo sehen sie sich in fünf Jahren?“

„Im bewaffneten Widerstand.“

„Wir melden uns.“

Hello everyone!

I write my bachelor's thesis about Mastodon as an alternative social network and how its users perceive the platform.

I would be greateful if you would particpate in my survey:
https://umfragen.uni-paderborn.de/index.php/661426?lang=en

It only takes 10-15 minutes and would help me a lot.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

In case you want to support me, you can repost the access link, which would also help me.

Thank you!

Hymne auf den November

a periodic reminder that these places exist:
https://diyhrt.wiki/
https://transharmreduction.org/
http://lena.kiev.ua/ev/

feel free to boost, and reply with other useful links for #trans people

Stop thinking of Twitter, TikTok, IG, (et al) as social media sites.

They are **Content Refineries.**

Like processed food manufacturers they take user content & extract the most addicting/engaging content. Brains eat it up but in an unhealthy “devour the whole bag of chips” way.

They make hyper-processed social media junk food.

Mastodon is more like a potluck. We're all bringing dishes. It's a mess. Kids are running all over. But we are, at least, real people sharing real things.

The time is now! 🎃 👻 🎃 #Thriller cover with Meredith Bull. Listen now on your favourite music service 🎶

👉 https://fanlink.tv/thrill

Last year at least half of Iceland's workforce worked 32 hours per week with no reduction in pay. Iceland's economy expanded by 5%, a growth rate second only to that of Malta among rich European economies.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/iceland-shorter-working-week-economy/index.html

The #LibreSolar Project - Building blocks for #OpenSource #DC #energy systems:

-flexible #MPPT/#PWM #solar #charge controllers
-Li-ion #battery management systems (#BMS)

https://libre.solar/
#DIYtech #instruments #OpenHardware #power #home #sustainability #maker #DIY

Wechselakkus, längere Garantie, Teilekopplungs-Ende. Verschiedene Gesetze sorgen in den kommenden Monaten für konkrete Verbesserungen. Mehr dazu könnt ihr hier nachlesen: https://mobilsicher.de/hintergrund/vorfreude-diese-regeln-werden-handys-schon-bald-gruener-machen

Wow, this @sovtechfund fellowship looks great - if you live in Germany and are a maintainer of a widely used yet poorly funded open source project, they basically pay you to maintain it for a whole year at something pretty close to market rates, with the perks of being an employee like paid holidays and all the rest.

More info below.

Please look there before asking questions Here. I don’t work for them, but I like what they do.

https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/apply-to-the-fellowship-for-maintainers

Gerade eben etwas gerechnet, und bin jetzt ein klein wenig wütend.

Quellen: https://www.vdv.de/daten-fakten.aspx & https://www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder/kontext/nettosteuerzahler-100.html

also: 20 Euro pro Monat pro Erwerbstätigy == fahrscheinloser Nahverkehr finanziert

die Ersparnisse durch Kontrollen, Aufwand für Ticketverkauf, Strafverfahren für Schwarzfahren, etc. sind da noch nicht drin. Der Verteilschlüssel wird sicher auch interessant, aber sicher lösbar. Das könnte man jetzt wahrscheinlich noch irgendwie sliding-scale progressiv wie die Einkommensteuer machen, so dass das von 0 - 50 Euro geht, je nach Einkommen, um das sozial gerecht zu machen.

#FahrscheinloserNahverkehrJetzt

A: I used to love your card games before you got all political.

Cards against Humanity: Your mom used to love you before you got so fucking stupid.

♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️
https://www.apologize.lol/

Das Deutschlandticket hat im ersten Jahr knapp 7 Mio. Tonnen CO₂ eingespart.

Das sind knapp fünf Prozent aller Verkehrsemissionen und ist mehr als ein Tempolimit bringen würde.

Interessante Auswertung hier: https://mcc-berlin-ariadne.shinyapps.io/dticket-tracker/