leinir @leinir@computerfairi.es
weirdo free/libre open source software person, member of the KDE community since forever, who loves squeaky, slinky and fuzzy things - they/them
Joined Sep 2018
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A thought for trans allies in this time:
You often ask us what you can do to help. Well, here's something you can do. Wear trans badges, buttons, pins, scarves, whatever you've got. Explicitly. I wanna see that blue and pink EVERYWHERE.
Because the more of you cis folk do that, the safer we will be in crowds and such. It will mean that wearing a badge of support for trans people doesn't necessarily out that person as trans.
"But wait," you're thinking maybe, "if I do that, people might think *I* am trans!"
Well, why is that a problem for you? Would you be offended by someone thinking you might be trans? Would you be scared? Welcome to our world.
This is your time, cis people. You were all ready to call yourselves allies when it didn't matter more than changing your PFP background. Now the rubber meets the road. We need you. We need your help to normalise our existence to other cis people. It could save lives.
If someone accuses you of being trans (imagine being *accused* of existing while trans?), don't deny it. Ask why it matters to them. Keep calm.
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And now at the half way mark! Force them to have the debate. Don't let our MPs rest easy!
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i'm not sure if it'll help anything but today would be a real good day to sign this UK Gov't petition enshrining the right to transition using the NHS.
if you can't sign it you will boost it. 
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The @CCC, Europe's largest association of hackers, has updated its "Unvereinbarkeitserklaerung":
https://www.ccc.de/en/club/unvereinbarkeitserklaerung-des-ccc
Excerpt:
„Those who aim to destroy coexistence in society and work toward an alternative society with principles based on chauvinism and nationalism are working against the moral principles that unite us as a club.
The CCC declares representing racism and fascism, as well as trivialising historical and current violence, to be incompatible with a membership in our ranks.“
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#Akademy2025 is happening in Berlin, Germany, and online from Saturday the 6th to Thursday the 11th of September.
Mark your calendars!
More details: https://akademy.kde.org/2025/
@acidiclight @kde heeeck yeah, it's taken a while but this is amazing news! So glad to see you on board :)
@Isurandil @scy an "offer suggestion" and "pick this suggestion" thing, with a variety of privacy and access type things, to let the original pick who can offer suggestions (so we can... filter a bit), and also whether you would like credit for the suggestion or not... yeah, kinda liking that whole thing. Wouldn't be an afternoon project, but also definitely seems like it'd be worth it
@erkhyan I very much prefer the other direction, which... I have actually seen a few times, and is neat :) (that is, the "I've seen everybody gushing about thing, but not about this sub-thing in thing, so here is me doing that" approach)
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If you want to know why researchers from the #globalsouth are under-represented in scientific conferences, try going through the visa application process as one of them.
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In 2019, Iceland became one of the first countries to approve a four-day workweek. Here's how things have been going for them.
2021: "Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success""
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57724779
2024: "Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/iceland-shorter-working-week-economy/index.html
2025: "The effects of the shorter workweek in Iceland have extended far beyond the office."
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@frameworkcomputer We challenge AMD—and NVIDIA, Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix, and everyone else in this space—to not give up on socketed memory. The future should be upgradeable!
@sosh sounds like an excellent plan to me! :)
@klepsydra and I take it they were not attempting to establish the level of stupidity of the character ;)
@moon while it was cut very short for us, yeah, it was still good :)
@moon oh hey, that was our plate of tasty things! :D
@alissaazar the kids are, once again and still, alright
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Today is the 8th anniversary of @Liberapay's launch. Coincidentally, I have an announcement to make.
I'm looking for someone to open a new chapter in the project's history by becoming its second maintainer. That doesn't mean it's a programming job, although help in that area is always welcome. You can find a bit more information in https://github.com/liberapay/salon/issues/661 and ask any questions you have there or in private.
Please boost 🙂
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The newest is just for the hottest articles over 30 days if the other feeds are too much for you.
All the feeds are here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/rss/
weirdo free/libre open source software person, member of the KDE community since forever, who loves squeaky, slinky and fuzzy things - they/them
Joined Sep 2018
