I finally made it home and got my Everybody’s Tarot mini set from @sarakathleenuk. It is every bit as wonderful as I had hoped — and my special custom card which she designed in conversation with me is amazing. I cannot wait to use this set. #tarot #knitting #community #connection
Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking.
Let us know what you think at info@reasonstobecheerful.world.
Brownfield site to be turned into nature reserve
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj58035l0po #solarpunk #cyberpunk #solarpunkart #sciencefiction #future #community #ecopunk
https://littlefreelibrary.org/about/book-bans/
I've always really liked the little free libraries, and now they're even cooler
These two are always checking in with each other.
When Henry realizes he’s alone in the dark and can’t figure out where the others are (Henry is partially blind and can’t see a thing at night), it’s Abner who comes to his worried calls and leads him back to the herd.
May we all have such friends, and be such friends to others.
@mastodonmigration As Duke of Madness etc. well... it would be madness to NOT to have a Mastodon/Fediverse account!
@alis
That’s a really interesting point! It’s wild how these ideas spread into so many online spaces.
When people use big words and complicated logic to sound smarter, it can make bad ideas seem true.
Do you think there’s a way to help communities avoid falling into that trap?
#culture #community
Join the Inkican Crew – we’re a scifi-based, Creator Economy community that values intellectual courage, pursuit of knowledge, and integrity over politics and conformity.
https://inkican.com/join
#scifi #sciencefiction #technology #robots #community #creator
Co-ops are part of the North's history and truly are a way to undermine #corporate power and control. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dechinta-centre-solid-state-collaboration-continues-in-nwt-1.7472108
bloggers: I'm wanting to add ways for people to interact with me on my blog. I have a couple of ideas, but wanted to ask the fedi.
(*❛‿❛)→ What are the most effective ways you interact with visitors to your blog? Why?
(also... Not looking for specific recommendations for my blog, but rather YOUR experiences!)
#blog #personalwebsite #personalblog #community
the PDX Community https://pdx.community site is really starting to fill out with events!
I also want to point out Alder Commons https://aldercommons.org where a ton of stuff is being hosted, and in a covid-avoidant way.
Fedi meetup at next month's First Friday Friends? https://app.aldercommons.org/program/first-friday-friends 
In 2024, the Data Bene team traveled to, presented at, & sponsored a number of #PostgreSQL community events, as well as started a blog, began a podcast in collaboration with Xata, and contributed back to #OpenSource.
Curious to know the details and see what we learned as a result of our experiences? Check out our new #Substack (free to subscribe) to see our recap for the year:
https://open.substack.com/pub/databene/p/engaging-with-the-postgresql-community
Dropped off food rescue at the free fridge last night.
It was a buzz with activity when I got there!
Some folks were dropping off food. Others were picking up food.
I ran into a woman who was doing food rescue and had just dropped off about a hundred baked goods.
I spoke with a man who made it a normal part of his shopping to buy in bulk for the savings and then take a portion of those bulk purchases to drop off at the fridge. He got way more food than he would get at retail prices (even with sharing a lot with his neighbors). Annnnd he didn't waste any food from the bulk order. Win/win all around.
I spoke with a woman who has picking up food for her family and neighbors. She had some bulk rice that she was going to use tonight's dish and that she was going to give the rest to her nextdoor neighbor for their dinner.
I met a gentleman who picked up some donuts that were just dropped off along with a couple beef stew packets and some canned vegetables. He was using some of the boxes that were left over from previous drop offs to package up some of the food to take home.
I'm loving how the free fridge is not just a place to drop off and share food and then leave, but its becoming a little neighborhood meeting place.
Go there when no ones there to drop off or grab food in solitary comfort. Or go there when others are there to chat and share neighborhood news!
SDF 36bit #tshirts are now available! Can ship to you or you can pick it up at Interim Computer Festival.
I have updated the financials for the end of February. We're still very healthy as hosting costs are nearly being covered by subscriptions.
The Donation campaign continues!. If you'd like to help out with a donation, or a subscription you can find links on the About page:
https://socialbc.ca/about
And you can also see our Financials directly here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16LB5w-nPdzT65H43SgGWKj0k3zUuJz-bHpUwSPlIfMs/edit?usp=sharing
#SocialBC #Community #SmallHost
Boost for reach please!
Come join me for a Code of Conduct Enforcement workshop:
https://otter.technology/code-of-conduct-training/
Discrimination and harassment is rising globally. Join me to learn the skills needed to keep our own communities safe and welcoming.
March 11 - European, African, and North American friendly time (14:00 UTC)
April 2 - European, African, and North American friendly time (13:00 UTC)
No workshop in May
June 26 - Asia / Pacific friendly time (01:00 UTC)
Solarpunk: Second Rat Gets the Cheese (SRGTC) Syndrome
https://inkican.com/solarpunk-second-rat-gets-the-cheese-srgtc-syndrome/
It is a rare day. Rosenkrantz has been resetting to firmware so we bought another VAX 4000-60 to try sort it out and this one is the cleanest we've ever seen.
