Chris @ghosthand@octodon.social

We have open source hardware that's being developed and used to combat the shortcomings of proprietary hardware during this coronavirus pandemic.

The open source socioeconomy is literally saving lives where the closed source socioeconomy is refusing to do so.

reading an article which claims one of the reasons no fantasy series since has had the impact of the lord of the rings is because compared to them, lotr is more accessible due to its shorter length; and like, if fucking lord of the rings is 'short' and 'accessible', that alone is a stunning condemnation of the entire fantasy genre

For a while I've been thinking that it would be nice to set up an #online group for #learning together, talking and helping each other. 🙂

What do you think? Would you like to take part? Do you have hints how to set this up?

Please share/boots and comment! 🙂

Hi all! If you're in need of distraction and money is a barrier, I've made all my books free on itch.io!

💀 🖤 📚 ✨

https://vicorva.itch.io/

That's a 422 page fantasy novel, plus a supporting novelette and short stories.

Review from RockStarlit Book Asylum: "Although its setting not exactly cheery, there is something utterly charming in this book that just won me over."

Please enjoy my unexpectedly charming novel about black magic.

And!

Radio en Esperanto
https://esperanto-radio.com/

#esperanto #eo #radio

I know fedi isn't perfect, but I keep on forgetting just how hostile communities outside can be to voices of color, of those facing discrimination and oppression.

i hope once we are past this people will look at this time period and make the connection that universal healthcare, housing rights, fair wages and fair sick time will also reduce seasonal flu deaths (and all other illnesses etc etc but im especially hoping people make this mental jump)

Here's a list of all of GOG's currently free games:

https://www.gog.com/partner/stay_at_home

bandcamp is waiving its revenue share this friday, March 20

if you want to support artists/labels, they will get the full amount of any and all sales on that day

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

Hey, #WorldofDarkness is free this week!

http://theonyxpath.com/

We have paused our Patreon until further notice.

Please consider donating to a local food bank instead!

#COVID19

Our servers are under considerable load as more people are working remotely. Everything is holding up and we plan to spend our next few days ensuring that we can continue to scale. In the meantime we appreciate your patience if we're slow to answer support tickets or issues.

CryptPad v3.12.0 (Megaloceros) is live on http://CryptPad.fr and tagged on GitHub!

Users can now delete pad and account history to save space and easily make copies of pads in their drive. See the release notes on GitHub for details: https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad/releases/tag/3.12.0!

#privacy

Carnet is a new, easy to use note taking app in the #nextcloud ecosystem, using HTML in the back-end, with Google Keep import, folder organization, keywords, search and an Android app (with pin code protection!) - learn more - https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/carnet

I keep coming back to the thought that the fediverse isn't really meant for the standard web browser. It needs its own dedicated native client, a "fediverse browser".

And we’re live! #indieweb https://indieweb.live/ (https://v2.jacky.wtf/post/90fdbf93-ec2d-452c-9d60-322f3e547060)

Hey! If you're a #fediverse platform or app, and you have a brand icon, you should think about getting it included in #ForkAwesome!

I say this because #WeDistribute actually uses that icon set in tags and categories. I'm building in theme support for it so that project brands get promoted throughout the site!

https://github.com/ForkAwesome/Fork-Awesome

Once more, we've been approved to accept students to work on #Inkscape through Google Summer of Code ( #GSOC ) 2020.

We are excited about offering students a chance to work with mentors on this open source project.

Interested?

Head here for more details: https://inkscape.org/news/2020/02/21/come-gsoc-code-experience-stay-os-collaborative-te/

Excellent rules of the School of Life:
1. Accept imperfection
2. Share vulnerability
3. Know your Insanity
4. Accept your idiocy
5. You are good enough
6. Overcome romanticism
7. Despair cheerfully
8. Transcend yourself

https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/eight-rules-of-the-school-of-life/

Was about time... We can now create note shortcuts in launcher