Nenon @Neon@computerfairi.es

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

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/

The morning Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, members of our collective sat in the dark, listening to the howling wind and the crack of huge trees falling all around. When we emerged Friday evening to take stock, a cardboard sign on our co-op’s door read “Community meeting here, Saturday at 2pm. Let’s talk about how we can take care of each other + community.” That first autonomous act by an anonymous neighbor set the stage for the week, with Firestorm becoming a container for other people’s brilliant, beautiful, and generous self-organizing.

About forty people attended the first meeting. Nearly four hundred attended the next one. The gatherings, now a daily anchor, have generated a multitude of connections and volunteer powered projects. Before city officials had finished assessing the damage, community members were sharing supplies, doing wellness checks, and serving hot meals. Over the next few days, things became more organized. Anarchist arborists collected chainsaws and dispatched crews to clear roads for trapped residents; activists mobilized to build long term water distribution systems capable of delivering 6k gallons/day; bike punks offered free repair clinics; a farmer began driving regular water supply loops to Firestorm from a nearby spring; and an enthusiastic DIY-er set up a tent to distribute dry toilets made from affordable materials.

In the midst of this anarchic moment, Firestorm isn’t setting the agenda or directing anyone—we’re offering a space that welcomes independent initiative, we’re supporting the exchange of critical information, and we’re modeling a do-it-ourselves approach that’s responsive, experimental, and human-scale.

Yes, government and NGO aid is now flowing into the region—but the work of caring for one another continues to be done by neighbors, grassroots organizations, small businesses, and activists. It’s done voluntarily, with thousands of autonomous actions synchronized through a shared solidarity. For a brief moment, the logic of the market is suspended, care is given freely, and everyone contributes what they can.

It’s a strange paradox that the utopia we dream of becomes most visible in the dark.

#HurricaneHelene #MutualAid #Anarchism #Cooperativism #MutualAidDisasterRelief #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop

Viele Redakteure haben mir erzählt, dass sie gerne Artikel über #Vegan und #Veganismus bringen.

Nicht, weil sie das Thema wichtig finden.

Nicht, weil ihre Leser das Thema für richtig halten.

Nein, weil sich stets so viele darüber aufregen in den Kommentarspalten. Und das macht Texte "erfolgreich".

Ihr fragt, wo der Hass herkommt? Aus einem System, was über Social-Media-Algorithmen bestimmt wird und das das Triggern von Hass und Wut am stärksten belohnt.

Das gilt auch für andere Themen natürlich. Social Media & Algorithmen entscheiden darüber, worüber "die Medien" schreiben, welche Themen trenden. Und Algorithmen pushen Interaktion. Interaktion kommt von Emotionen. Hass ist die stärkste davon. Wir vergiften unseren Diskurs selbst

As I am seeing some Medium links in my timeline today, and Medium is pretty annoying (pop-overs and all), reminder you can just replace:

> medium.com

…with:

> scribe.rip

In any Medium link and get a wonderful simple unobtrusive reading experience instead.

#Medium #ScribeRip #AlternativeFrontends

To comply with EU regulations on allowing 3rd party stores, Apple announces .DS_Store for Windows and Android!

Ausbau der Fediverse-Präsenz:

Wir öffnen die universitätseigene Mastodon-Instanz social.uibk.ac.at ab sofort zusätzlich für alle mehr als 5.000 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter: https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/2024/mastodon-fur-alle-uni-mitarbeiterinnen/

Dieser Schritt beruht auf einem prinzipiellen Bekenntnis des Kommunikationsteams zu gemeinnützigen, datenschutzfreundlichen und quelloffenen Medien – festgehalten im Positionspapier „Open Science Communication“: https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/public-relations/kommunikation/open-science-communication/

#Fediverse #openscicomm #wisskomm #foss