TerryTPlatypus

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Canvas 2024 is live! - Shall we try to draw the solarpunk logo? in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[โ€“] TerryTPlatypus@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Honestly, this was a very cool experience. Being able to log in with a Lemmy account on the open Fediverse showed me a taste of what is possible. Now if we can figure out how to migrate accounts to different instances I'd honestly love that so much.

JWST: NIRCam - Arp 142 (Penguin and Egg) in c/space@beehaw.org
[โ€“] TerryTPlatypus@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Awwww, it's so adorable! Hope we can find more amazing images from James Webb Space Telescope!

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Counting on Justice: Stories of Truth, Change, and Data (www.countingonjustice.com)
 

I happened to stumble across this book when a friend recommended it to me. I hope you guys might be interested in it!

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Design Patterns for Civic and Social Engagement (publicsphereproject.org)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by TerryTPlatypus@beehaw.org to c/inperson@slrpnk.net
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I was thinking a lot about how design patterns are useful solutions to certain classes of problems. I went spelunking online and found this from a Wikipedia page lol. Hope it proves helpful for community activists!

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What volunteering have you done? How was the experience? (beehaw.org)
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What is your opinion on GNOME 3 and 4? Why do you like/dislike it? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TerryTPlatypus@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I made this post because I really like the design of GNOME, and although i'd like customizability, it is mostly enough for my everyday needs. But I want to understand why people may choose other desktop environments..or why you would/would'nt use GNOME.

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What are the different branches of futurism? (beehaw.org)
 

As the title says, what are all of the different futurisms, or like imaginings of the future?

So far in my sphere, i know of a few: solarpunk, cyberpunk, retrofuturism, and transhumanism.

  • solarpunk: green new decolonialized future where we use technology, natural systems, and cultual wisdom to live sustainably and in harmony with the Earth and others

  • cyberpunk: dystopia where technology is capable of many things, but is used in all the wrong ways. Megacorps control everything, and tech is ubiquitous

  • transhumanism: future where humans can overcome their linitations through technology, and we also delve into deeper questions of how technology and its use affects people

  • retrofuturism (i'm probably thinking more of atompunk, help me here???): Star Trek-esque, optimistic, 1900s view of the future with the typical flying cars, space hotels, and luxury comforts in a utopic setting

Can you guys think of any others? And if i'm wrong, please do correct me

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Help the EFF protect our digital privacy (www.eff.org)
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Appropedia, the sustainability wiki (www.appropedia.org)
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Democracy Vibe Check - WABE (www.wabe.org)
 

I was listening to the radio, and I found this podcast called Democracy Vibe Check. It's about civics and being active in your comunity. Give it a listen!

The episode I was listening to was about how to nurture your community, mainly through volunteering. An interesting few renarks I heard from the episode was that you can volunteer more than time and money. You can also volunteer your talent and experiences to help out a certain group of people. Volunteering is also a great way to get new skills that can be used elsewhere in your career.

This has made me think a little more deeply about how I can volunteer, and ehat strengths I can bring to volunteering. I hope this helps some of you as well, too!