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

@foone in my home automation talk I mention how nice it is to have physical controls that operate many systems. Instead of fumbling with six apps, one satisfying chonky e-stop closes the blinds, turns off the lights, sets the thermostats, schedules the dishwasher, etc.

There's something neat about getting so adapted to a piece of machinery that you immediately notice if anything is off with it, whether it's the way an engine idles, a saw hums, or how the drivetrain of a bicycle feels as you pedal it. The human body didn't evolve to have its sense of self extended into non-living appendages, but it readily and willingly does so

"The cops and the courts should be working to protect the victims of KF and go after the perpetrators with every legal tool at their disposal." have you somehow not noticed that cops are too busy raiding the houses of their victims?

The EFF when KF victims freedom of speech and expression online is destroyed by relentless stalking and harassment

New blog post about my radio https://half-shot.uk/blog/new-frontiers/ 📻. Might be interesting for you if you have a cheapo internet radio about the place :)

Seems it might not be common knowledge that if you have covid, you *mustn't* push yourself to build your activity levels back to normal. There's a high likelihood that Long Covid is a type of ME/CFS, a disabling chronic illness which often follows a viral infection. Everyone with ME will tell you: do not push yourself! At that delicate phase of recovery you could seriously risk becoming permanently disabled. Rest as much as possible, and err on the safe side!

every single time I see "gender ideology" I get mad at these fools in cishet society for claiming that somehow only non cishet people have an ideology around gender.

just because your ideology is dominant doesn't mean you don't have one!!!!!!

Battery Thoughts:

In a better timeline we would have a standard format for low/medium voltage battery packs that could be used generically in lots of different pieces of equipment. Imagine if instead of every power tool, ebike and portable power pack having different and incompatible batteries, you could instead purchase universal battery packs in different sizes from different sources that could be used with anything you owned.

This thought brought to you by a hurricane. Oh, I won't be needing these ebike battery packs while there is a storm rolling through but it sure would be nice if they could be used to power other things if the power goes out.

Ja, ik zie de problemen met het @rivm, maar toch ben ik blij dat ze nu officieel op de fediverse/Mastodon zitten. Ook al is het jaren te laat.

Zie het lange draadje (zonder wappies) op https://social.overheid.nl/@rivm/110972868545738295 voor het bewijs waarom. Moet je voorstellen dat dit jaren eerder zo was geweest en de overheid zich niet had laten verleiden door al die wappies en bots op Twitter (yes I refuse to). Damn! Het had levens gekost!

Dan zie je maar weer dat de overheid helemaal niet op commerciële platforms moet zitten. Dus pilot geslaagd, alle overheidsdiensten van Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, enz. af. Het is tijd dat publieke diensten alleen maar gebruik maken van publieke diensten.

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Persstatement Croesekrakers: Wij vertrekken, maar de strijd gaat door!
#IndymediaNl

https://www.indymedia.nl/node/53728

The Digital Services Act went live in the EU on Friday. The below is a handy list of the most visible changes Europeans will see

1. Chronological views are now a required option in social media apps including TikTok.

2. It’s easier to report harmful content.

3. You’ll get an explanation when your post is moderated and taken down.

4. You can report fake products on marketplaces like Amazon.

5. Teens under 18 won’t see targeted ads based on their interests.

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-europe-big-tech.html

If you're in a tram/train and you are sitting somewhere and a more preferable seat becomes free, do you get up and switch seats or just stay where you are?

#poll #publicTransport #tran #train