Follow a string and you can get answers if you can patiently accept the ball of string attached to the end of it -FreeSchool
Follow a string and you can get answers if you can patiently accept the ball of string attached to the end of it.
(Not all short answers in life, enjoy the complicated human side bit more which you might have to learn to sort out together whichever string you pull on or vocation you choose)
- FreeSchool
(My personal experience or what I wish others would see is avoidable at big cost - and even time-wasting without)
I spent the first 6 years of my kids life with a very limited household income. We went to the library probably at least 3 times a week at some points. It was a place you didn’t have to pay to go to, you could just exist and let your kids devour stories and knowledge for free. That made more difference to their early lives than any paid for activity they did…and they felt happy and relaxed there, because there was no pressure to conform or perform.
Insurers are quietly exiting high climate risk markets without an announcement.
Click the link, not the preview to bypass paywall
I'm looking for #LongCovid sufferers in #Texas who are willing to go on the record about their experiences with this illness. #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask
ok so i'm looking to make a website for my ceramics. to start, it'd be a simple landing page with a bio, a contact form, and some photos of my work, but i'd like to have the option to include some kind of e-commerce...... thingy in the future.
as you can probably tell, i do not touch computers for a living. what's the best way to go about that? is there a beginner-friendly way to do this? is it possible to do it for free or on the cheap? are there any ethically sketchy companies i should make sure to avoid?
[boosts and advice *greatly* appreciated]
Law primarily serves "capital" (perhaps profit and ownership of people and things like their assets?)...
#Law primarily serves "capital" ?
(paraphrased phrase in picture)
So for #profit and ownership of people, and our productivity like we are their assets and sub-subsidiary of them?
What do you think - Do they really care isn't it mostly money in mind and just using everything as a way to carry further re-sell the world even if it's not needed?
(perhaps "capital" meaning profit and ownership of people and their productivity were their assets and we're sub-subsidiary of them?)
Text in picture:
"20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital."
in response to article in The Guardian: " ‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says".
@delta Woa! 52 years and the protocol's still going! Even slight evolutions or version can still keep simplicity as original (and perhaps innocent, which is I think FTP can still avoid using passworded dirs)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol
I only use what is simple nowadays, both for simplicity and long-term defence. (+add your own via reply!)
I only use what is simple nowadays, both for simplicity and long-term defence.
(Feel free to add your own - pic or reply)
Think FTP / SSH protocols for storage-simplicity with passwords on to stop spam and choose who to share with - changing passwords often.
All this web interface stuff is getting highly gacked and actually used as attack / advertising beacons / tracking etc and switching interface one day so my browser doesn't work with it and hooking up with browser makers to enable ads and new 'features' in their newer versions.
We have it all and had it all before - we just need to stick to those things and accept the peak and balance of politics in further versions / decision-making (especially browsers now).
for example
█ Fediverse (still works)
█ FTP Upload / Download client
█ Email (with @delta easy encyption and voicemails over email - even with GoogleMail OK)
█ XMPP (30 years now)
█ IRC (or similar)
█ Text (raw if possible, not even .doc or .odt if you can to make search faster)
█ More I'll expand on one day... but you keep to what you know works best and universally forever! (like the freedom of using any client / front end of choice to upload / download)
Even open source stuff are need high level requirements and we should keep software for old tech FOREVER! Android also which I won't upgrade... it's just a tactic to buy new / upgrade for free into new business model (tracking / 'protecting' us in browser from 'bad' sites etc).
Keep what already stuck around.
@futurebird It's cultural appropriation, that's what it is!
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(option to enable / disable)
P.S - I don't use feedback websites so please pass this on if you do and boost if interested so others will see and support.
█This a suggestion about Mastodon you're free to take for yourself / share with the makers.
█ If you want a list of all my suggestions, I'll search my side and give you all of them...
Very humans things often need Very human interactions (and Very human beings).
We already have the tech to solve this (like Audio/Video Chats). 🎤 🐟
Many things will be solved or helped by the humans stuff first and then from that the essential computer or people orientated stuff.
To be clear (and not antagonistic) it's NOT just about talking to complicated computers any more.
We have all we need (people).
Just connect to Fediverse :fediverse / :mastodon: / + Jitsi Meet 💬 )
Hoorah! No?
We need now to and spiral that out to 'develop' people... as your main job or at the same time as- but never without). Spiral out to people more, not just talk to computers.
<3
@plexus Here in Portland we have a long-running non-profit called Free Geek (https://www.freegeek.org/) which:
accepts donations of not only cables but any electronics;
trains people to disassemble, test, and reassemble computers;
handles e-waste recycling for anything that isn't reusable;
distributes usable equipment to individuals and non-profits who need it;
and runs a little thrift store too.
It's fantastic and I would love to see more places clone the idea.
I don't know you but I want to trust you - Luke Flegg quote
Not a bad angle for working together more charitably in this short video...
Human interest to see car crashes:
Q. How to get the natural interest humans have for staring at "car-crash TV" into more of similar interest in opposite spectrum of "Solving the world together one thing at a time" in an equally fast and eagerly awaited way like we would load the next video to see what is happening.
TIL studies indicate that "oil pulling," the ancient practice of swishing a spoonful of sesame oil in the mouth for 15 min. before brushing, significantly reduces the risk of cavities and fights plaque, gingivitis and bad breath better than prescribed chlorhexidine mouthwashes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5654187/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/190ujai/til_studies_indicate_that_oil_pulling_the_ancient/
I mean, its not even about white people. In fact many nonwhites are immigrants themselves and just as white people arent native its kinda hyocritical either way if gour here.
2024 book / manual: "So you've decided to become isolated and weird"...
Book would be like looking at my posts like a "Life's Lessons": https://qoto.org/@freeschool/media
(picture is of Bart from Simpsons being isolated and weird looking outside suspiciously from window)
lewd picture, nipple
I had a trist with a dominant a number of years ago online.. he was toxic af, but one of the things that I discovered during that was that taking nude/lewd pictures of myself boosted my self esteem a huge amount.
He have me take pictures to send him, and I actually really enjoyed it.. there was a deliberateness and artfulness that I discovered during the process that I hadn't found within myself before.
I think I'm going to start that again.
It's about changing / opening our minds...
I give people time and I thnk that's the difference to others online who really don't have or give time and give up on people really easy... (don't mean to be competitive, no put-downs, just I more dedicate time to others and weave us together).
So you don't even have to read any of this because EVERYTHING needs time + communication and without that a lot is broken and even less human even if it's for good...
Just follow and put notifications on to TEST MY FEED.... the rest below is just over-info for most poeple.
Open Learning School or Freedom University...
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A lot you might be at length and depth, but if you're easy about it, you can take the best and even take me along to understand life with others!
To learn and do everything practically! (this is a practical living (and gets stuff done as much as we can).
Fan of Fediverse!
Quick Look - peace-loving work / services:
█ Mini-Podcast (few mins each, examples below)
█ Picture remixes / video remixes
█ Lessons without being too 'teacher' about it. Teacher has teeth for eliminating doubt.
█ Food for thought as gentle soul also.
█ Unique ideas - often impossible for professionals (they are burdened by financial repsonsibility and therefore associational risk in saying things). I'm more diverse and occasionally direct (with respect, though I don't shy away from reminding people).
█ Not too embarrassing to say "I don't know" but can still chase things.
█ More responsive than casual users usually because people think having 'job' is enough in life. I say it's not! And even faimily is of no use if it's only getting worse (in everything!).
Podcast Examples:
1. Gary Ackerman's thoughts on AI
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111867522723922385
2. The Little Prince book
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845561003150354
3. Fantasy genre from a fan's perspective
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845709367492677
I help people create audio / edit educational audio / podcast / music / visual short videos / transcript text
+ I like to add a bit humour while being quite strict in my own politics (opinions) but open / inviting for others to tell me what I should do if they can explain more than just a short comment (I don't mind it's healthy for me at least if you have logic and can stand yourself explaining).
FreeSchool is about Learning towards Freedom (which is about Uniting everyone slowly, even "1 by 1"... Easy with The Fediverse!
Not virtue signalling here only, but practise of EVERYTHING as we go. Judged by getting in contact (many have) and having courage to communicate (or seeking it from others is ok, EVERYONE needs a bit of courage or hand-holding to make big personal changes). Who else is there for example if family doesn't understand?
Learning and watching can be good and staying out of people's way, BUT better is doing something every day and helping each other with some tough decisions / lessons... and then being bold enough to do them. 1... 2... 3 that is all that's needed.
Let my posts do most of the talking.
Put me on notification (click bell that appears after follow ia accepted) and if it's not interesting switch off after and tick me off the list of potential people to follow daily!
Media version of my posts here... open link for later... good for visual scrolling version and judge me on that I don't mind...
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/media
I'm usually impressed with my media gallery as I work on posts a lot usually or hit the "Aha!" moments and capture it (other people may forget it for years, not me!).
Freedom is about *making it work together* better like using #Mastodon on the #Fediverse daily for better platforms with more #bestpractices and 'best' people to help us which I kind of collect here and
when it's #1 comment!
I am measurably better because I reply and stick to everything to the end(!)
No cancelling friendship suddenly without saying why or being moody!
Freedom is to Learn, Respect and Love eventually and ️to Unite!
Practically it's also like Tetris - add yourself to the puzzle and watch it all happen...
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talk more on Mastodon and the Fediverse and puzzle it all out using better ways to less use the other bad commercial / extractive people...
L£$$ of the less caring people like the ggl's / ytb / gmail / mainstream communication points etc who are offering lots of space 'free' and it's not free of peace there.
We GIVE to real people (TIME NOT JUST MONEY).
There's no buy-in solution - we have to make it with selotape or whatever we have - it's not shameful to bring whatever you have.
FreeSchool is terminology put together from many good things from past (coined in 1950's/60's. I / we become it eventually through being.
It's a movement for Freedom via Learning it all (learning self included and less active stuff) and doing the learning *together* --> https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeschool.
I encourage you warmly to participate with me as a I have time and then spiral out naturally to others (we are part of humanity and so naturally a sort of evangelism or ecological pyramid of life as we choose to spread lesser suffering while accepting consuming is part of it).
Less-commercial in orientation (in everything) and happy to think / work for free.
Naturally you will hesitate if someone is sure of themself or ok standing on shoulders what we copy do the best from humbly but not too sterile either.
Based on just emotions ruins almost everything, which seems very common - very ungraceful - so don't disconnect... do it gracefully at least!
A "school" of thought is here you can interact / ask and make best together as free/low cost as possible.
Even a bad answer you can take best from (of course I won't know all your situation when I suggest something but I don't need to answer 100% - you also need to help me!).
Leave perfectionism, we are all imperfect humans! Let's do it... Choose something ANYTHING and keep the thoughts rolling together...!
All content under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-SA-NC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1 Thereby, ideally, only using tools and resources that are #FLOSS #OpenSource. #nobot