descartez @descartez@sunbeam.city
Pronouns: He, Him. Socialist, polyamorous maker. McElroy fan.
3 rules:
- Reduce Harm
- Increase Good
- Grow as much as possible that does not violate the first two rules
If any rule, law, societal structure, person, or religious teaching violates these principles, correct them.
Hi #SocialCoop, I'm a PhD student in computer science (doing programming languages research) and some kind of libertarian socialist. I've been living in #Paris for almost a year, but I'm moving back to #Boston soon. I'm new to participating in cooperatives, but have some background in labor activism and organizing.
some assorted interests:
#anarchism
#socialism
#coops
#politics
#ecology
#municipalism
#programminglanguages
#typetheory
#rust
#freesoftware
#RPGs
#tabletop #gaming
3 rules:
- Reduce Harm
- Increase Good
- Grow as much as possible that does not violate the first two rules
If any rule, law, societal structure, person, or religious teaching violates these principles, correct them.
@descartez This got me thinking about solar-powered community FreedomBoxes serving the digital communication and collaboration needs of communities in remote areas which have only intermittent electricity and internet access.
Inspired by a #freifunk video.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=BxFpY2tsPtU
After hearing about Mastodon, all I wanted to do is create an instance that only runs on #solar. Any suggestions for #solarpanels that could run a #raspberrypi full time?
@descartez Apparently these people are selling this Chinese bike scheme to the US. As a friendly shitposter from a location commonly known as China, I'm glad to tell you, this is what this scheme finally turned out to be...
Also, I am desperately resisting hacking the bikes. I'm not a skilled hacker, but I'd love to test their vulnerabilities.
I'm debating the ethics of using a #bikeshare system that's #privatized. I like the idea of not having to worry about using my own bike and just picking one up (I need a new bike lock, which prevents me from parking it), and having that flexibility. But the company has been doing some shitty stuff in #sanfrancisco and I'm not sure I want my money going to them doing that. It's not a lot of money mind you, but still annoying. Thoughts? For reference, the company is LimeBike.
#introductions #introduction Hey y'all, I'm new to the whole solarpunk (and mastodon) thing, but I'm happy to be here! V interested in programming and technical solutions to achieve solarpunky results. I'm a maker/developer by habit and by trade, so ways to improve people's lives using tech is a genuine concern. None of the usual libertarian, "tech will save us from ourselves" bs, please. Tech is useful, but ultimately subservient to our ideologies.
