Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

We are proud to stand in solidarity with other publishers across the globe who are calling for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Palestine.

Read the Publishers for Palestine: Statement of Solidarity on the PM blog

https://blog.pmpress.org/2023/11/04/publishers-for-palestine-statement-of-solidarity/

The "Effective altruism" movement misses the point. The problem with philanthropy isn't the way it's targeted. It's the fact that some people have more money than whole states to spend on their idea of doing good. So the fix isn't to make philanthropy more "effective", but to make it more democratic.

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#EffectiveAltruism #Philanthropy

Microsoft creates byzantine systems that are pointlessly complex. The purpose of that complexity - against all engineering practice - is not technical, it's entirely human: to keep legions of IT techs employed & insisting on their employers persisting with Microsoft (because most of those legions are sharp enough to know that without MS, they'd be unemployed). Most* of the rest of the world carries the cost and daily pain.

* a few of us rejected Microsoft decades ago & have no regrets.

@futuresprog Microsoft is entirely unworthy of its dominant position. It's certainly entirely rubbish at anything tech-related.

Wow, got an email from a customer who's no longer getting password recovery emails from a #libre web app I run for them. Turns out Microsoft has randomly turned off the (non-auth) SMTP service they were using to send the emails (rather than an authenticating account, as that incurs a license fee). Part of an unannounced 'security initiative', apparently.

I feel nothing but pity for people who, though no fault of their own, have Microsoft corporation software foisted upon them. Poor sods.

#Argentina’s new leader is a snake-oil salesman with extreme views on abortion, gay rights and more. I fear for my country - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/21/argentina-new-leader-extreme-abortion-gay-rights-javier-milei "After his landslide victory in the presidential election, Javier Milei is threatening to undo 40 years of democracy in Argentina"

On Palestinian Non-Violent Resistance.
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2023/november/on-non-violent-resistance?

The weird issue with my vision is better this morning. Currently text on LCD screens look like slightly out of sync text on old CRT monitors - you know, they're shiny and not out of focus, exactly, but uncomfortably distorted and way too bright. So I reached into an old bag of tricks from the 90s and wore prescription sunglasses. Much better. Now I can log in to work!

But I was sick all weekend, so I'm unshaven and ungroomed. It looks like Hell's Angels' accountant has joined the meeting.

#Codeberg will have a #FOSDEM stand! (I am REALLY unsure as to whether I'd be able to make it, but still cool!)

https://fosdem.org/2024/news/2023-11-20-accepted-stands-fosdem-2024/

The #Moon always keeps the same side facing the #Earth owing the gravitational #ModeLocking. Therefore, if you’re standing somewhere on the Moon’s surface then the Earth will remain in the same place in the #sky all the time. Strange that.

Frankly, I don't care if the "Big Names" of social media bypass Mastodon. What I care about are the poets, sports fans, community activists, academics, nerds, geeks, anime fans, old movie buffs, music fans, philosophers, environmentalists, photographers, bloggers, cat people, dog people, hosers, bloggers, sci-fi freaks, astronomers,biologists, and the marginalized souls that can't find a haven anywhere else. I want authentic egagement with real people.

I’ve been incredibly angry — furious, even for ME — about the most loathsome and contemptible defamation suit I’ve ever seen in my career, and now Mike Masnick at TechDirt has written about the despicable case and about my anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss it. Reading it just makes me angrier.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/20/if-you-kill-two-people-in-a-car-crash-you-shouldnt-then-sue-their-relatives-for-emailing-your-university-about-what-you-did/

OK, while I am legit on the mend from the flu a somewhat disturbing after affect is that looking at anything on a computer screen is shimmery and slightly blurred. This was NOT something that was an issue on Friday and is something I can't get away from today. Doesn't matter how near or far I am from the screen -- any screen -- text looks slightly out of focus.

Hope this clears up soon.

I've got something pretty different to share this time – a children's book I wrote with my kid! It's called "The Mega Adventures of Koko Sisi & Kiki Pupu #1: The Mystery of Stolen Bananas."

This isn't just any story; it's filled with fun space adventures and important lessons about mutual aid, DIY culture, and caring for our planet – all wrapped up in a 52-page book that's perfect for young rebels.

Here's the thing: I've only printed 50 copies in each language (English, French, and Spanish), so they might run out fast. You can find them at papistudio.com.

I'll be mentioning this a few times in the coming weeks (sorry for the repeat posts!), but if you could share this with your networks, I'd really appreciate it. It's a small, personal project that means a lot to me and my little co-author.

Thanks for all your support, always.

https://papistudio.com/kksskkpp-english/

"I have cochlear implants and I can only buy parts to fix them or upgrade then from 1 #corporation bc of tech exclusivity. upgrades to get new processors for both ears cost $23k & insurance only covers 90% (and it’s “good” insurance)"

#Cyberpunk #dystopia is already here for the disabled.

https://www.tumblr.com/nando161mando/734539390906499072/athelind-ironbound-oberon-i-have-cochlear

#classwar #eattherich #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas

#World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of #ClimateHeating, #UN warns before #Cop28 | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/world-facing-hellish-3c-of-climate-heating-un-warns-before-cop28

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

A little delayed in sharing this, but excited this interview is up! Please check out my conversation with a comrade in Palestine on @igd_news.

We talk about the situation on the ground, the role of the Palestinian Authority, the place of anarchism in the Palestinian struggle, and more, plus I asked some of the questions folks sent in.

https://itsgoingdown.org/a-front-line-report-from-the-west-bank-of-occupied-palestine/

@palestine #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #WestBank

While looking for texts on the Puerto Rican connection to the invention of #HipHop (yep, we were there on the ground floor in a big way) I found two specific books "New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone" by Raquel Z. Rivera and "From Bomba to Hip-Hop" by Juan Flores. While these are incredible works of thought and research, the language is massively academic and inaccessible. Then I stumbled upon "Can't Stop Won't Stop : A History of the Hip Hop Generation" by Jeff Chang. Wow! Super easy to read, and Chang dives deep into the world Kool Herc inhabited in Jamaica and that he brought with him to the Bronx to help kick start the birth of this amazing culture. But he also unpacks the gang cultures, dominated by Puerto Ricans and the political and socio-economic context of the time that set the stage for Hip Hop's birth. A truly monumental and necessary history book. Can't recommend it enough. https://archive.org/details/cantstopwontstop00chang