Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

Hey y'all, if you want a cloud sync that doesn't involve you giving your files to a third party, then SyncThing is pretty great.

Free, open source, open protocol, Mac, Linux, Windows, Android, frequent updates, works well between version changes, etc.

If you're a bit nerdy you can have all your things sync to your own server, along with versioning in case you make an oops.

If you're less nerdy you can still get your phone+laptop+desktop all in sync, which is grand.

https://syncthing.net/

We are back! After three years, Eth0 has been RESURRECTED!

Eth0:2025 Autumn will be in Someren, the Netherlands from Friday, 31 October 2025, 18:00 and last all weekend, until 2 November 17:00. Dinner and a bed are included, making it one of the most all-inclusive events around! Just bring your project, talk, and sleeping bag. And all of this for just €62.50, with budget options available.

Get your tickets now at https://tickets.eth0.nl !
More info at https://wiki.eth0.nl
See you there!

With US Black History Month arriving soon and the generally sorry state of affairs in this cosmic joke of a nation, I want to start another Black‐centered #mutualaidthread.

If you are informed you may know that in the wake of the LA fires Black ppl's gofundmes have recieved less attention and fewer donations than white ppl's.

So if you're Black and interested, pls comment this thread with ur gofundmes/kofis/whichever fundraising method u use 🖤

Others, pls boost + donate.

Lovely day lovely day

Als je een en waterfles met je meeneemt naar de Efteling, let dan op dat er geen "Free Palestine" op staat. Je komt er niet mee binnen. Eerder werd een bezoeker om die reden toegang tot het park geweigerd, en nu zet Efteling het ook in hun voorwaarden. https://www.bd.nl/loon-op-zand/efteling-is-demonstranten-zat-en-scherpt-regels-aan-maar-mogen-beveiligers-ze-wel-weigeren-of-fouilleren~a40a3c97/ #Efteling #FreePalestine

You can extinguish tear gas canisters!

Wearing heat-proof gloves, submerge the canister in a wide-mouthed water jug containing baking soda, dish soap, and/or vegetable oil—3 tablespoons of each per liter of water.

Cover the top with one hand, just enough to keep the gas from getting out, and shake the jug.

Never seal a bottle containing an active tear gas canister—you don't want it to explode.

One role you could play at demonstrations is to show up prepared to protect your fellow human beings from toxic gas, in case the mercenaries deploy it.

You can learn more here:

https://crimethinc.com/RiotMunitions

Privacy is intrinsically intertwined with politics. Each change in governance can have serious effects on privacy rights and privacy tools, for better or for worse. Let's examine with concrete examples how politics affect legislation that can have an immense impact on the privacy tools and features we use.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/03/the-future-of-privacy/

#Privacy #Politics #Surveillance #PrivacyGuides #Article

Note also that the linked bug implies that the NixOS Foundation hadn't actually submitted their tax documents to the authorities for at least 3 years. The NixOS Foundation pays every year 1000€ for a part time admin assistant as well as 1600€ for a tax consultancy. Good use of sponsor and donation money if you ask me!

(source: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-summary-a-transparent-look-into-2023/43640)

More than 6 months ago I was posting here about the fact that the #nixos leadership transition was a complete joke, illustrated by the fact that the board announced they were replacing edolstra (board chair at the time) but clearly didn't: https://mastodon.delroth.net/@delroth/112487150789866814

You'll be happy to hear that as of today, edolstra is still board member, both "on paper" (officially) and also in practice, as proven by e.g. https://github.com/NixOS/foundation/issues/182

Nothing changed since May 2024 and the board lied as usual.

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Railroad Tycoon's Western US map, at full zoom.

(This image is 4064x3040)

@catsalad best synergy of Thinkpad lid led, and sticker I've found so far

I said a while back:

I've been on HRT for a couple years now so I've seen a lot of changes when looking into mirrors, but the most important one is that the person on the other side seems to be smiling more.

this is connected to a deeper cultural thing i've been reflecting on which is the western(/global north?) expectation that we can just show up in any country w/o knowing their language, laws, and customs and expect to be treated graciously. a conference essentially attempts to install a miniature version of the (supposedly) "international" academic culture in a little bubble where its interaction w/local culture amounts to the equivalent of tourism, creating similar class tensions

I’d just like to point out that “removing all references to gender identity from official materials” sounds a lot like a mandate to use singular they at every occasion from a malicious compliance standpoint.