Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Hey, folks. I need some help.

One of my partners was in a car wreck a few days ago. They have a spinal fracture (T12 for certain, others unknown). They also have Ehlers-Dahlos syndrome.

So far the doctors are saying that a thoraco-lumbar fusion is going to be necessary. What they're not sure of is how well a spinal fusion is going to work while also being hypermobile.

Does anybody out there have experience with this? Any anecdotes? Data points? Papers to reference?

it might seem weird to toot this from carfree dot city, but go VW auto workers!

would i rather they were making buses and trains and e-bikes?—obviously, but as long as there are cars, the people who make them damn well deserve a union. labor is entitled to all it creates

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68861396

It’s a nice #SunnyDay outside and it really feels like spring. The #bees are busy making use of the #flowers, while the flowers are busy making use of the bees.

Seeing a lot more obvious trolling in my timeline these days. Fortunately, blocking is still simple and quick.

Purism Differentiator Series, Part 10: Convenience

Fully protecting your privacy, security, and having your digital rights retained should not require a person to be inconvenienced. While Purism works hard and invests millions to create ever more convenient products, the current product line-up from Purism has varying levels of convenience.

Read full article here: https://puri.sm/posts/purism-differentiator-series-part-10-convenience/

The world's billionaires now hold a combined $14.2 trillion in assets.

That exceeds the GDP of every country in the world except the US and China.

And we’re supposed to believe the ultra-wealthy can’t afford a wealth tax?

Hey there, #WritingCommunity!
I’m a full time indie author. My latest book is on how I make a steady middle class income even with a chronic illness and other life challenges.

I’d appreciate it if you checked out my Kickstarter! It’s filled with practical action items as well as mindset shift advice.

#bookstodon #writing #IndieAuthor #books

🗓️ Join us and the
Society of Environmental Journalists on May 2 at noon ET for a webinar: The Intersections of Press Freedom and the Environment

We will address obstacles U.S. journalists face when reporting urgent environmental issues for their communities.

RSVP: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yuNtVb5ZSjGybsi9N2lstQ

"Changing elements usually has the least effect on the system. If you change all the players on a football team, it is still recognizably a football team. (It may play much better or much worse—particular elements in a system can indeed be important.) A tree changes its cells constantly..., but it is still essentially the same tree. Your body replaces most of its cells every few weeks, but it goes on being your body."

---Donella Meadows, _Thinking in Systems_

https://wtf.tw/ref/meadows.pdf

@CedarTea @freakazoid

In *any* system, power will consolidate if not periodically disrupted.

Uniform unchanging ecosystems trend toward small numbers of species (about one per distinct ecological niche). The reason we have biological diversity is periodic physical disruptions (fire, drought, windstorms, etc.), combined with spatial patchiness.

If you're running Linux on a laptop and want to maximise your battery life, see this https://tilvids.com/w/19fca374-2047-4f9d-8b99-ecc063b179b5 from @thelinuxexperiment - thanks Nick!

Are you interested to participate to a public discussion on the development of open-source silicon and open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) in Europe?

Then join our introductory webinar on May 14 over #BigBlueButton:

https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Open-source_silicon_and_EDA_workshop_2024

This event will be followed by an in-person workshop on June 18 in Paris (right before #FSiC) and by Working Groups. The discussion will lead to a new #Roadmap for the #EuropeanCommission.

#openHardware #semiconductor #silicon #GoIT #NGIZero

#Forgejo v1.21.11-1 was just released. It contains a single bug fix for a regression introduced in v1.21.11-0 by which creating a tag via the API would fail with error 500 on a repository where a Forgejo Actions workflow triggered by tags exists. We recommend to upgrade only if you are impacted.

Check out the release notes and download it at https://forgejo.org/releases/. If you experience any issues with this release, please report to https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/issues.

Z80 officially discontinued after 48 years:

https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf

No #LinuxFoundation, not "rebel", but "evil 800 pound gorilla suing the life out of projects left and right"

Don't whitewash history
#ossummit #opensource #Microsoft

The UK government is reported to be drawing up plans to nationalise parts of the failing water industry; & to take liability for the debts created by previous directors & shareholders.

Let's just pause & think about this for a moment.

The directors & shareholders have acquired immense sums of money by dubious means; they are responsible for the current situation. They must remain responsible for the debts, while the UK takes over the assets & responsibilities of providing the service.

Arizona governor vetoes bill seeking to erase trans folks from public life. “As I have said time and again, I will not sign legislation that attacks Arizonans," declared Gov. Katie Hobbs.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/arizona-governor-vetoes-bill-seeking-to-erase-trans-folks-from-public-life/

In Republican-controlled legislatures, cruelty is policy. Latest:

"A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans to remove constraints on employers and reduce aid for injured and unemployed workers."

https://www.nola.com/news/politics/legislature/la-lawmakers-vote-to-remove-lunch-breaks-for-child-workers/article_ef234692-fd9e-11ee-99f5-771c7366107a.html