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

10 SCORES AGAINST TECH FASCISM
⟶ CALL FOR PROJECTS

This call for resistance is not about global fixes or sweeping victories — it’s about finding ways to challenge the current systems with the means available: misdirection, opting out, and pushing back. Resisting in solidarity with others and carving out spaces in which we can develop technological systems that align with collective needs rather than exploiting us.

Apply now until 17 June 2025 for grants ranging from €1’500 to €7’000.

Read the full call for projects here
⟶ https://error417.expectation.fail/406/tech-fascism-not-acceptable

I don't think we're in the Netherlands any more.

From @pluralistic :

"Just a QR Code" is a new site that generates QR codes, operating entirely in your browser, without transmitting any data to a server or trying to cram ads into your eyeballs. The fact that it runs entirely in-browser means you can save this webpage and work with an offline copy to generate QR codes forever – even if the site goes down:

https://justaqrcode.com/

QR code generators are mostly bad news, so this is great news.

#MinibiebMaandag in het Lloydkwartier in #Rotterdam

Hetzelfde geldt voor een bericht over het laatste ziekenhuis voor hart- en kankerpatiënten in Gaza, dat volgens NOS 'onbruikbaar is geworden' in plaats van verwoest door Israëlische bombardementen. [3/5]

Als NOS zegt dat er vorig jaar Tropisch regenwoud ter grootte van Ierland 'verloren ging' wekt dat de indruk dat het zomaar gebeurde. Zo blijven de oorzaken en de daders buiten schot. [2/5]

Nieuws moet een eerlijk beeld geven van wat er aan de hand is. Dat betekent dat berichtgeving zorgvuldig en duidelijk moet zijn, en er geen plaats is voor misleidende frames. Helaas staan NOS-artikelen er vol mee! [1/5]

It's baffling how many applications lock up, balloon in memory use, continue doing something in the background (with the UI now missing) once you 'cancel' it, provide zero immediate UI feedback, or otherwise completely break as soon as a remote server is a bit flaky or slow to respond.

By and large, free and open source software projects don't compete with FOSS projects. If your project has more users than mine, than we both win.

Even if a project is developed and "owned" by for-profit companies, that doesn't necessarily hurt other projects.

Non-free software is the competition. Possibly even the enemy.

@kdj8 KDE Plasma 6.4 officially released, here's what's new:

- Improved performance with wobbly windows (they are wobblier)
- Improved HDR support
- Button in a single application that's only visible when a specific feature is enabled is now a rounded button. This has been a pending feature request for 7 years. Millions rejoice

Free/discounted for food, PDFs, furniture, etc. Words to look for in your local community: Buy nothing, really really free market, free <blank> exchange/swap, gift economy, garage/estate sale. Comment in the thread to make an addition.

INTL
[Federated, host it yourself too] https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/flohmarkt-federated-market
https://trashnothing.com
https://lasagnalove.org
https://craigslist.org
https://foodnotbombs.net
https://inventaire.io
https://freecycle.org
https://repaircafe.org
[App] https://toogoodtogo.com
[App] https://buynothingproject.org
[App] https://olioapp.com
[App] https://flashfood.com
UK
https://ilovefreegle.org
https://gumtree.com
DE
https://kleinanzeigen.de
US
https://offerup.com
https://therooster.com
https://gsalr.com
CA
https://kijiji.ca

Kingfisher appreciation post.

These birds are one of my favourites found here on Vancouver Island. They are feisty, active, and can be challenging to photograph up close without disturbing them making it that much more rewarding when they pose for you.

#birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #vancouverisland

Any #neurodivergent folks have tips for rebuilding after recovering from burnout?

I've given up on getting a proper assessment or even being heard by my so-called primary care provider, so ADHD meds are a pipe dream.

So I need to figure out how to earn a living without crashing again, which means 40-hour weeks and commuting are a no-go.

I do not feel particularly confident at this point tbh.

and then popcorn munchers are like "why is art is so corpo and so shit nowadays waaaaahhh" my sibling in christ because all the artists that are worth it are barely making ends meet you fuckos. do you think i dream of living like this? fuck no. give me a house that i won't lose and a stable supply of food and meds so i don't die and then we'll talk

More pics of the pied-billed grebe nest. I watched mama bird get settled to the nest and all five babies trying to push themselves under mom's feathers. You can see their little stripey faces. Look at the yawn! So adorable I feel like I'm going to melt 😭
#nature #birds #babybird 🪶