Sven Slootweg (soft-deprecated) @joepie91@pixie.town

⚠️ crowdfunding PSA ⚠️

FUN FACT: you can post your #MutualAid requests in the #MastodonForHarris hashtag to make sure they'll be seen by people who, apparently, have ludicrous oodles of money to burn. also it's praxis

EDIT: they have now moved to #Mastodon4Harris like with the number 4 instead of "for"

boosts appreciated

So you got cash leftover that you wish to give to a good cause, yeah? Money leftover you don't actually have an intermediate need for, and doesn't affect your own essentials and well being?

Then support folks on #MutualAid, support campaigns that give aid to #Palestine, use your money support #Rojava, to #IndigenousResistance, to resistance fighters in #Myanmar, to help #Armenia, to help #Ukraine. Heck, use your money to support you local community initiatives to help everyone close around you. Send money to that one family member you do know struggles financially.

But for crying out loud, don't donate your cash to the already well off and thriving. The rich don't need your money. #MastodonForHarris is like throwing money into an Scrooge McDucks money vault, already filled to the brim.

There's people on this platform that genuinely are crying out for help. Don't ignore their voices. Help us.

Modern science relies on (open source) software and hardware, but whereas creating tools (writing code) can be turned into academic currency (papers), there is currently no incentive for researchers to provide feedback and improvement suggestions for tools despite how valuable these contributions are to the scientific community as a whole. One possible way forward would be to treat "issue creation" and other Git-based activity as an acceptable form of peer review.

This is an issue and idea I’ve been thinking about for a while. I’d love to flesh it out into an actual set of actionable proposals/suggestions, as well as figuring out which (technological) hurdles would need to be overcome, in a opinion-styled paper - could anyone be interested in working on this together with me?

Please share!

We recently learned about the UK's new eVisa system; since official communications on the topic seem kinda non-existent, I wanted to raise awareness.

If you're in the UK on indefinite leave to remain, but *don't* already have a biometric residence permit, you'll need a BRP before you can be transitioned over to the new eVisa system in early 2025.

They recommend applying for a BRP *as soon as possible*, since it can take up to 6 months to process.

#MastodonForHarris be like: "Let's support one of the most well funded and richest people in the world, while ignoring all the folks who genuinely need help on this platform, and doesn't get help they need from a country that social welfare is basically non-existent. They're just 'lazy' and 'attention seekers!'"

Fucking clowns 🤡 Show some goddamn solidarity with your fellow human beings

#CommunityCare #MutualAid #anarchism

[comments not open to white cis men]

If bars can declare that “happy hour” is from 5pm to 8pm with a straight face, then we can have 90 days of pride month (as a treat)

When you are a Wikipedia editor, sometimes you have to help out your fellow contributors who struggle to maintain an encyclopedic tone

SAG-AFTRA is going on strike again.

[SAG-AFTRA] is calling a work stoppage against the major video game companies after nearly two years of trying to renegotiate its Interactive Media Agreement. The strike goes into effect July 26.

https://deadline.com/2024/07/sag-aftra-strike-video-game-companies-1236020355/

#SAGAFTRA #VideoGames #Strike

Your occasional reminder that “this tool frees you from performing mundane tasks” is just code for “we’re not going to pay you for that kind of work any more.”

“Nearly half (47%) of employees using AI say they have no idea how to achieve the productivity gains their employers expect, and 77% say these tools have actually decreased their productivity and added to their workload.” — https://www.upwork.com/research/ai-enhanced-work-models

the first three bullets in that executive summary certainly paint a picture

(the picture is on fire, to be clear)

btw the current tallest buinding in Budapest is the incredibly silly looking headquarters of MOL Group, a Hungarian multinational oil and gas company

it has yet to attract any macros

Ok. I just stumbled upon the details of those webbing strips that are on military and paramilitary gear.
It looks super functional for organizing gear.. but the only way to get it is to get icky looking bags that have all been made in "tactical" colours.

THIS SHIT COULD BE IN RAINBOWS, EASY.

I'm officially putting this style of bag on my to-make list, but I know that it'll be a while before I can even start.

If you like making bags, particularly if you make/sell bags, I'm handing this idea off to anyone who wants to run with it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouch_Attachment_Ladder_System

It's just webbing on a bag in particular spacing! You can get webbing in practically any damned colour you like, and I think that it'd be fun to have "Queer P.A.L.S" gear. (other related search terms- MOLLE, which stands for Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment)

Can someone make this stuff gay and flashy, instead of mean and fashy the way all the existing stuff looks? Anyone who wants a practical modular bag system can't even get it in a decently bright colour as of now.

#sewing #bags #gear #fashion