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Fuck cops and cars

  • Wanted to swing in here with a disability perspective if that's okay - while it's not exactly off-grid living, a lot of people with disabilities have homes that are optimized for accessibility which can be confusing for visitors! We also tend to need stuff to be done a specific way which, while not technology related, is really important and can add a learning curve.

    Some examples off the top of my head: Computers might have screen readers, trackballs, alternative keyboards, accessible buttons, etc. Stuff like light switches, thermostats, door handles might be modified to suit limited mobility. Appliances like microwaves or coffee makers can be voice activated or have larger/more grippable buttons (which aren't always intuitive in today's touch-screen world).

    The smallest personal example I can think of would be cooking with food allergies, which I know is not an unusual thing these days, but a lot of my friends are still confused about how cross contamination works, e.g. if you use a butter knife for butter you can use it to spread that butter on your toast but you cannot dip it in the jar of jam, because that would contaminate the jam with dairy and gluten. Or, a personal example, I was teaching my partner how make a mug cake using only one tablespoon measurer and explained that you must add the ingredients in a specific order (such as flour last) or you'd be successively contaminating each ingredient for my little brother.

    My household also just does a lot of things very specifically for our needs, like we vacuum instead of sweep because of my allergies, and I go around and shut curtains in various rooms throughout the day because our AC isn't strong and we try to use it as little as possible. I wash laundry on cold to protect the fabric but dry it on hot to kill the dust mites. We use soap bars instead of soap dispensers for hand washing which often throws off guests, and I keep the liquid dish soap in a hair conditioner pump bottle (it's what I had, can't afford a fancy decorative one, also it works really well anyway) which also throws off guests XD And the left side of the sink is always clear and we do not put dirty dishes in there, partly so we can refill water bottles without them touching dirty dishes and partly to accommodate my partner's autism.

    My balcony garden has a weird system of jars underneath the plant stands to catch any water that drains out of the pots after I water them, plus there's currently a bunch of soup pots and random containers on the roof to catch rainwater. There's no spigot on my balcony and I don't have the energy to go back and forth a bunch for water XD And my "watering can" is an old vinegar jug.

    Not sure if any of that is helpful for what you're looking for, just some thoughts c:

  • Fuck Flock and all the companies like them <3

  • Yes, good. I want to convert everyone I know to Linux. Windows just sucks (she says, typing from a Windows OS, because the software she needs for her job isn't supported on Linux ;-;)

  • That's cool as hell!! I didn't know people did that and I'm now delighted with this information.

    I'm exactly the same way. It's hard, but y therapist pointed out to me, when I was bemoaning my inability to write, that I've never stopped being creative for even a minute, and all the projects and ideas I'm working on are filling and expanding my creative well <3 I love your analogy "the butterfly of inspiration" too - it feels very kind and intuitive c:

  • I loved being apart of the Canvas event, it was so much fun to work together with everyone and see things change <3

    For my personal solarpunk journey, my partner and I once again hosted our regular community night and ended up bringing together some groups of people I think wouldn't have connected otherwise, which was really special. Hosting casual events like these feels really important to me - it gives me a lot of hope and feels very grounded and real compared to the constant doom and gloom of The US Government and The News and so on. Hosting is a lot for me to handle physically speaking unfortunately so I've been sick in bed since then. But it's worth it!

    Solarpunk plans for this month: working on my submission to the Lunarpunk anthology, participating in Postcrossing which I just discovered exists, hosting another community night, and working on customizing some of my clothes with paint, stencils, and stamps c:

  • I want one SO BAD my balcony gets tons and tons of sunlight!!

  • I reject the idea that law enforcement is always necessary. Laws are frequently unjust and anti-solarpunk. I don't care about people breaking laws if the laws don't serve the people. But let's say all the laws are just - I also reject the idea that we need a bunch of power-hungry assholes with weapons and legal immunity to "enforce" them.

    Here's the thing - we rely on the police to do a broad range of tasks and, at least in the US, we hand them a gun to do all of those tasks. The traffic lights are down? Take your gun and go stand in the intersection. Parking tickets? You'll need your gun for that. Homeless people on the streets? Don't forget your gun. House broken into? Here's a gun, try not to shoot the wrong person.

    The simple answer is that we should have a different team of (trained, specialized) people for each of those scenarios. Police don't receive training in each of those areas which means they are frequently in danger and frequently relying on violence or the threat of violence to get things done. It's not fair to the officers and its not fair to the people they "serve." I want to see a team who handles traffic, a team to respond to homeless people (though hopefully we'll be on our way to finally providing housing for all), a separate team for crimes like burglary and theft, etc etc.

    Here's a resource for you (and others) to check out, they explain things much more succinctly than me: https://defundthepolice.org/alternatives-to-police-services/

    As for a military - I will be completely honest, I haven't educated myself as much on alternatives to that, but I do question your assumption that we will always need to defend ourselves. It assumes that people will always be attacking us.

  • TW: rape mention

    ::: spoiler This is my thought as well. I know it's not palatable to think about - we don't want to extend empathy to rapists, of course we don't. But we can't say that some people deserve help and others don't. I've thought about this a lot for my own moral values, and yeah, if we have someone who is unable to stop themselves from raping (whether by some kind of psychological issue or because they simply don't want to), then I want to extend community support to them just like anyone else.

    That might look like having them in some kind of supportive housing situation (NOT a prison) where they can be supervised, or allowing them to go out and have a job if they're showing signs of working hard against the urges with a caretaker present to, well, stop them from raping. Medication that lowers the libido would be necessary. So would counseling.

    I don't like the idea of helping someone who happily rapes any chance they get, but I will not ever play God and decide who gets human rights and who doesn't.

    In terms of "enforcement" in the cases of rape, I think we can safely get rid of cops and lean toward a team of mental health professionals who can employ things like supportive confinement and counseling etc.

    spoiler:::

  • I can't imagine that the amount of vitamins lost would be so great as to justify throwing away food. Or maybe I'm just poor. The only food I can afford to throw away is food that would definitely make me sick if I ate it.

  • I relate very much to having other hobbies and skills that you want to practice (looking at my beading supplies, sewing studio, and language-learning books) but I have to ask. What's Doom mapping?

  • Y'know I'd never thought about this directly but I'm realizing that it's been sort of on the periphery of my brain lately - I recently installed Linux on my other laptop and have been delightedly customizing it to suit my specific needs. The other day my partner asked about something and I was like "Here why don't you just boot up my laptop, the password is XYZ, I'll come help in a minute" Cue my partner being absolutely baffled as to how my laptop works.

    Since then I've been thinking about standardization/convenience vs function and all those complicated big thoughts. People don't switch to Linux (and my partner does not want to use my laptop XD) because it's not familiar to them, because unfamiliar things are inconvenient and inconvenience takes energy. But something like Linux can be made so it suits the user extremely well, like my laptop, so it functions much better (for me) than, say, the standard Windows layout. I suspect where this is going is that we should design things for function rather than standardization in many cases. To do that, we'll have to remove the things that are making people choose convenience every time - our good ol' enemy Capitalism. But once we sort that out, think how well stuff could work for people!

    Anyway, that's a bit of a ramble, but TL;DR I'm excited by the idea of well-functioning but unusual systems and I'm looking forward to reading your wiki page c:

  • That's so interesting! I grew up on well water. When my family moved to the city I was like "what do you mean we have to pay for water it's water it comes out of the ground"

  • Thank you Ellie for putting up the new post and DMing me about it!

    I'm still easing back into my writing practice with some worldbuilding and loose character development now as well. Migraines/headaches have been holding me back a fair bit so last night I went back to an old trick of mine - using a screen reader to help me make notes so I don't have to look at the bright screen and can keep a bag of ice over my face. I was shocked last night at how well it worked because it feels so silly, but I went from squinting at the screen and getting frustrated with how the pain was distracting me, to throwing notes and ideas on the page like a madman. Finally nailed down what the heck the "mysterious rock formations" actually are after using that phrase all through my document XD

    I'm very interested in that Lunarpunk anthology. It's been a long while since I wrote something for a submission so I think my goal for August will be to write something for the anthology. I feel quite nervous about it honestly! I feel like shorter fiction requires you to have really, really tight prose, and honestly, tight prose isn't something I'm good at and never has been. Maybe this is my chance to practice...?

  • that's incredible!! I love it!! We've seen plenty of the "can look like another person" but if they can truly change their shape, then why not the shape of some keycaps, or specialized tools, or parts to repair a wagon... That's fascinating, and I bet it'll work really well for the comedy aspect too :D

  • Eurgh :/

  • Oh sick!! I can't wait to try this out. I've never had a chance to try a stats-light TTRPG

  • No I see it something about how the porch is angled makes it seem like something really big

  • Love that!! Gives you guidelines but plenty of room to wiggle or change tracks. What's it about?

  • :O that sounds so fancy!! I don't have any rosemary this year... you can bet your heiney I'll have some next year tho

  • This is so cool! I've always wanted to do a planted tank with shrimp, it'd be incredible if I could do an edible planted tank with shrimp

  • Balcony Gardening @slrpnk.net

    Breakfast ft the very first thing I've ever grown myself and eaten

  • No Lawns @slrpnk.net

    Convert a hellstrip into clover (or something else)?

  • Disaster Response @slrpnk.net

    Staying cool during a heatwave + conserving electricity - some basic tips off the top of my head

  • Climate @slrpnk.net

    Does anyone else wish we had less news posts?

  • DIY @slrpnk.net

    THE SWAMP COOLER OF COLDNESS - diy usb aircon tutorial

    www.instructables.com /Swamp-Cooler-1/
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    What are we doing to stop AI?

  • Individual🌡 Climate Action ✊ @slrpnk.net

    AI Is Not Your Friend

    www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org /_files/ugd/8c0bf9_22e2eabc19154f65a5d4a2434fe76fca.pdf
  • Climate @slrpnk.net

    AI Is Not Your Friend

    www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org /_files/ugd/8c0bf9_22e2eabc19154f65a5d4a2434fe76fca.pdf
  • Zines @slrpnk.net

    AI Is Not Your Friend

    www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org /_files/ugd/8c0bf9_22e2eabc19154f65a5d4a2434fe76fca.pdf
  • The Smol Web @slrpnk.net

    Where should I be starting instead of here (Prosody)?

  • zerowaste @slrpnk.net

    Hair clip using old materials

  • DIY @slrpnk.net

    Hair clip using old materials

  • Zines @slrpnk.net

    Zines about what solarpunk is and why people should care about it? (Or anything else you think is important)

  • DIY @slrpnk.net

    How to make a basket out of dandelion stems

    buymeacoffee.com /foragedfibres/twined-basketry-dandelion
  • Forage Fellows 🍄🌱 @slrpnk.net

    Non-edible uses for dandelions?

  • Anticonsumption @slrpnk.net

    i’m pretty sure recycling isn’t real… (I love this guy's vids, super informative and funny)

  • Solarpunk @slrpnk.net

    Good News in April (you might have missed) - I found the bit about moss walls really inspiring

  • Sweet Graffiti and other acts of wholesome vandalism @slrpnk.net

    Sticker bombing for babies?

  • Balcony Gardening @slrpnk.net

    Dirt cheap DIY fertilizer without composting?

  • The Smol Web @slrpnk.net

    Web Crafting for €30 (A retro macbook guide) - found this and thought it might be helpful for others

    forum.melonland.net /index.php