Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

Do you love the idea of Free & Open Source Software, and Linux in particular? I certainly do. But until recently, I didn't think too much about what "freedom" means beyond licensing. If you're like me, this blog post by @fireborn could border on heartbreaking. But it may also be a call to action, not only for developers, but for the entire F/OSS community. I hope it is.

Excerpt: »Freedom is also not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves because they asked for a working login prompt. It’s not freedom if it requires you to be perfect, sighted, fluent in C, and emotionally bulletproof.«

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/

found via @Natanox at https://chaos.social/@Natanox/114749881757130989

#Linux #Accessibility #FOSS #Gatekeeping

I spent a couple of hours yesterday getting Audacity building, reproducing and diagnosing the bug, and wrapping my head around the complex logic in this part of the code so that I could implement a correct fix. To have copilot review my work, which I contributed back for free, is just so incredibly disrespectful to my time and effort.

"America is so deindustrialized that they don't even manufacture consent any more."

i was bored and went down a rabbit hole of researching how computers are made and like. what do you mean we refine a stone and then etch pathways onto it. this is literally runic stone processing magic. we live in a fantasy world

"Ondernemers maken zich grote zorgen over mogelijk urenlange stroomuitval komende winter in delen van Brabant. [...] “Het vestigingsklimaat in Nederland wordt er zo niet beter op", zegt Jan van Mourik van werkgeversorganisatie VNO-NCW Brabant Zeeland. "Dat is onze grootste zorg.”"

Echt, flikker op met je "vestigingsklimaat". De "grootste zorg". Wat dacht je van alle mensen die zonder stroom zitten? Dat is blijkbaar minder belangrijk?

Als je er als bedrijf problemen mee hebt, dan draag je maar gewoon lekker bij aan de financiering van een oplossing. En niet weer gaan zeiken over 'vestigingsklimaat' en lekker de kosten van je grootverbruik externaliseren naar de maatschappij.

Helemaal klaar met dit soort figuren.

You don't have to "give it to AI" that it does some small useful thing in a bid for neutrality whenever you criticize AI. You can just criticize AI.

Being on the road again after quite a long time, I notice two main things: Dutch drivers tend to seem allergic to the right lane (even when there is plenty of space, it's like "ew no, that's where trucks/lorries/semis* go") and they have no concept of keeping distance. I'll try to keep a safe minimum distance (2 seconds, as a rule of thumb) and many drivers seem to think that's room for another two cars. I guess having a ton of steel and a crumple zone around you does make you feel safer than me on my motorbike.

*depending on your flavor of English

all the universities are like, here's a conference, no actually here's 10 conferences, on "AI in higher ed".

why are none of them like, here's a conference, and a programme, against AI in policing and the military.

is it maybe because the university is the same thing as the police, the military? ...

If you want to get "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" (or any other zine!) and you're in a country with a weaker currency than the US (India, Brazil, etc), there's a discount to make the zines more affordable. You can see it in action here:

https://wizardzines.com/zines/terminal/

If you're in a country this applies to, you should see something like this:

i wish i were good at sound design so i could make something like the windows xp system sounds

Hey, so it seems that most of Rowling's money is coming from licensing deals nowadays. And you can be pretty sure that most of the companies paying for those deals don't believe in Rowling's hateful politics anywhere near as much as Rowling herself does.

Which is to say: if you create continuous hassle and reputation damage for any place that has such a licensing deal, and for any place that stocks the licensed stuff... I bet they're going to reconsider extending those license deals real quick, as it becomes a toxic asset.

If you're visiting the Netherlands and you want authentic & cheap "fast food" style food, you need to visit a "snackbar".

There are some chains, like Febo, but typically they're locally & independently owned and operated.

They do offer some items you might recognise, such as hamburgers. But most of the menu is unique to snackbars and the most popular & beloved items are among those.

I wrote a little guide about some of these items here: https://martijnfrazer.nl/food/

HEY #gamedev and #indiegame people! If you wanna come visit #africa and meet some of our local creators and artists, specifically in #capetown then please consider submitting your games to Playtopia:

https://playtopiafestival.co.za/
(5 - 6 December)

They take indie games, immersive experiences and all sorts of cool game projects. And who knows, we might cross paths ☺️🩷

Also like gamers come through lol-

SUBMISSIONS WILL CLOSE SOON

#indiegamedev #gaming #blackart #mastoart #BlackFedi #blackmastodon

OH: "Q is known for breaking things by standing next to them, and by having a short name. Can you try standing next to parliment for a bit next time you're in the UK?"

I prefer to buy my stuff in store.

Decathlon, a French company so always a bit strange, sends me by e-mail a 5% discount code for my whole order but only on the website or in the app. I do want a tent, so ok, discount is welcome. One of the other items I want is only available online, not in store, but most items are.

What does Decathlon:
- The stuff available in store: home delivery is € 2,99, pick up in store is free.
- The stuff not available in store: home delivery is free, pick up in store is € 1,99

So, now my order is split in two in two delivery methodes because I don't want to my discount to disappear in delivery fees 🙄