leinir @leinir@computerfairi.es

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.

#LGBTQ #trans #allies

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And now at the half way mark! Force them to have the debate. Don't let our MPs rest easy!

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/704793

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.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/704793

#transrights #ukpol #fucklabour

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.“

#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/

#KDE #FOSS #techevent #fossevent #linux

@akademy@lemmy.kde.social

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.

#conference #knowledgeexchange @academicchatter

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."

https://www.wecb.fm/in-2019-iceland-approved-the-4-day-workweek-nearly-6-years-later-all-predictions-by-generation-z-have-come-true/

#news #labor #WorkersRights #FourDayWorkWeek #work #iceland

fert

#furry #art

@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!

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 🙂

Added a new RSS feed you can use to grab our news.

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/

Dear People attending #FOSDEM

The maintainer of #XZ is still in need of true support after they were abused by someone who tried to viciously introduce a backdoor to potentially millions of servers and computers.

They opened a Liberapay account here: https://liberapay.com/Larhzu.
They only receive 5€ a week for now…

You know XZ is crucial for lots of critical systems. Please tip them generously.and boost this message!

(Discovery borrowed from @Sylvhem)

Lydia Pintscher, Vice President of KDE e.V., receives the European Open Source Award for Advocacy and Awareness 🏆!

Congrats @nightrose !

@europeanOSacademy

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

#OSAAwards #FOSDEM

Bookshop, the anti-amazon that gives $$ to local bookstores with every sale, now has ebooks. That’s a big deal: https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks

The operational costs for:

https://pixelfed.social
https://pixelfed.art
https://pixelfed.org
https://fediverse.info
https://fedidb.org
https://loops.video
https://push.pixelfed.net
https://pubkit.net

Now exceed $4,000 USD per month, we currently get $1,465 from Patreon.

We could use your financial support more than ever while I build a foundation for long term financial support (think official hosting).

Please boost 🙏

https://pixelfed.org/support-our-project

Never change a winning team

*KICKS DOOR DOWN*

Hey everyone! Hate AI web crawlers? Have some spare CPU cycles you want to use to punish them?

Meet Nepenthes!

https://zadzmo.org/code/nepenthes

This little guy runs nicely on low power hardware, and generates an infinite maze of what appear to be static files with no exit links. Web crawlers will merrily hop right in and just .... get stuck in there! Optional randomized delay to waste their time and conserve your CPU, optional markovbabble to poison large language models.

The Stop Killing Games petition is back in the UK to sign https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/the-stop-killing-games-petition-is-back-in-the-uk-to-sign/

#StopKillingGames