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I like tech when it's not used to automatically deny social welfare. When it's careful, helpful, maybe weird or surprising. Always antifascist.

Kudos if you interact with me before you follow me.

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📱🌱: https://compost.party & https://near.compost.party

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2026-08-22 21:33:44 GMT

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yea, you could select the posts in the timeline using `.status__wrapper:has(.status__display-name[href$="@npub1xse…lgk3")` to select popsts for different accounts. but where to get the actual css from is a good question. do you want people to set it themselves, like in the better years of myspace?

2026-08-14 09:32:38 GMT

if you're in #berlin, come say hi tomorrow at the #permacomputing picnic!
on aug, 15th 2026 15h30 at
treptower park, on the
meadow between puschkinallee and the soviet war memorial
entry at lat 52.489 / lon 13.471
https://www.openstreetmap.org/query?lat=52.489&lon=13.471
you're welcome to pass along with food, drinks, topics, friends or devices. or just come as you are!
original announcement: https://we.lurk.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/FFLTDKZRLWD4AVKXFSIFISTTJM6PTHVC/
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/093/139/379/434/813/original/2f0ab3e0271b8d86.png
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2026-08-12 06:00:46 GMT

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are you coming to the permacomputing picnic? if you do, let's bring some vapes!

2026-08-12 05:58:03 GMT

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yo
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/080/987/481/774/343/original/2c0fdbfe4a7807a6.jpg

2026-08-11 05:34:14 GMT

i wrote https://arnes.space/fleck/lodestone/ a while ago. it's a search engine that allows you to find stuff you fav'ed on the fediverse, even if your instance does not support extended search functionality.
i was just able to find a meme again (see attachment) because people on the fediverse care about adding alt text to images. the curb cut effect is real!
anyways, let me know if you're using lodestone or if you're trying it out, i'd be interested if other people find it useful at all
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/075/215/910/166/000/original/97eb570271c5bce4.png

2026-08-08 17:26:34 GMT

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I was out of town at a music festival that I was asked to join yesterday. Would have liked to join! Did you do something you want to share?

2026-07-25 09:31:37 GMT

i updated my website! it's online at https://near.compost.party/. i wrote about some things i repaired recently, added more text to the main page, and created a design that works without any images, making the index page weigh less than 5kb.

2026-07-19 13:36:06 GMT

looking forward to this year's #htmlday https://2026.html.energy/

2026-07-17 11:56:34 GMT

rejoice, comic sans is now mit licensed https://lobste.rs/c/zogvik

2026-04-20 11:39:10 GMT

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the numbers seem off though, no? 0% uptime for website & api, bg queues and the streaming api since february 26?

2026-04-17 14:27:49 GMT

Reminder that there'll be a #permacomputing meetup in Berlin next Sunday, 19.4 starting around 16:00. Come say hi, it's going to be fun!
https://post.lurk.org/@praxeology/116359342933769761

2026-04-07 08:38:59 GMT

hi @npub1q6w…dxpe, i found the definition of #permacomputing really well put that you gave in https://blog.johl.io/permacomputing/:
> Permacomputing is a term that combines “perma” — as in permaculture — with “computing,” signaling an effort to rethink digital technology not as a disposable commodity but as a domain that can be part of sustainable, cyclical, and regenerative practices. Instead of equating technological progress with ever-increasing performance, bigger infrastructures, and rapid replacement cycles, permacomputing asks how digital systems can exist within ecological and planetary limits and still remain meaningful and functional.
I appreciate you publish your posts as cc0 and I think this can be a good description to succinctly introduce people to the concept. Thank you!

2026-02-25 06:16:52 GMT

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i think it's really useful that you're trying to separate the technology from how it's situated socially @npub1upg…9n89.
some of the critique in this thread, for example how llm's need constant training to remain useful, actually don't hold for your translation example. language changes, but it doesn't change at the speed of hammering the web constantly with ruthless scrapers. firefox' built-in translation would be useful if it were to ship an llm-based model with the browser (they might actually already do that).
there was some initiative to make llms less energy intensive, but so far that's basically zero because economically dirty energy is just cheap enough, and the current u.s. administration is very intent on keeping it that way.
why is the web hammered constantly with obnoxious scrapers? why are gas turbines used to power grok, and why are its data centers built in poor disprivileged neighborhoods? that's the logic of capital, and even more so of specific historic capital relations.
given all that, llms as a technology still have attributes that i find undesirable from a leftist perspective: the transformation of input to output is so complex that it becomes opaque, and training is so resource-intensive that it becomes heavily centralized, and that should be taken seriously.
@npub1xse…lgk3 @npub1j8v…ld5q @npub1vl7…f6g0

2026-02-12 20:24:56 GMT

hi @npub19jk…pymw, is what's described in https://code.castopod.org/adaures/castopod/-/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#using-the-issue-tracker still the preferred way to submit and discuss issues? i found https://code.castopod.org/adaures/castopod/-/issues but realized that I'd need an account and that needs to be approved.

2026-02-07 07:17:54 GMT

the tldr of the linked article is: there is currently so much money in ai and data centers that increasingly you're looking at an enterprise-only market (consumer prices rising, brands get cancelled, hardware design changes, etc). https://www.xda-developers.com/consumer-hardware-is-no-longer-a-priority-for-manufacturers/
the article itself is low on numbers, but i read it as another indicator of how current genAI (fundamentally beefy computations & models that are non-trivial to train and run for you and me) is changing what we knew as personal computing and centralizes the means of computation.

2026-02-02 18:45:50 GMT

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oh no, tomorrow's the pmc meetup! would have loved to come @npub1ajs…40ga @npub1upg…9n89

2026-01-30 07:13:34 GMT

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were you looking for it for a particular reason?

2026-01-29 20:59:56 GMT

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oh, the link is broken for me currently. i found it on https://enhance.dev/showcase

2026-01-29 20:59:15 GMT

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might have been this? https://enhance-music.com/
it's a demo of the enhance framework.

2025-10-23 05:33:59 GMT

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did you see this?
@npub17gq…8hhz

2025-10-13 17:44:48 GMT

I received these beautiful fediverse (and anti work) stickers recently, and I would love to say thank you, but I forgot who sent them. Does anybody have an idea?
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/368/089/464/266/924/original/185ef0360d1eef97.jpg

2025-10-08 05:41:50 GMT

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are you citing something or is that your personal analysis? referring especially to the three first posts of the thread

2025-06-22 21:01:32 GMT

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maybe @npub1pn6…wgvu has this information? i couldn't find anything about it in their recent posts but i vaguely remember them providing more in-depth analyses in the past

2025-06-19 13:28:40 GMT

so many dudes
explaining a future
nobody asked them to create

2025-05-13 19:58:04 GMT

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you can use svg, but i'm not sure that's what you're asking for :)

2025-05-11 09:06:49 GMT

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thanks for coming @npub1vuj…59ep @npub1jcp…8zxd @npub1e8v…4e0l @npub1xse…lgk3 @npub1fcp…a37e and yctct! it was a really nice gathering where we were helping each other out, sharing skills and giving each other ideas. it seemed very natural for people to look at other home directories on the server to learn about how things work, and i like how we set up spaces like https://kitchen.compost.party for collaboration. see you again next time!
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/488/340/680/523/292/original/e28e55077b709c64.jpg

2025-05-10 09:37:11 GMT

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nothing in particular, no. we have some snacks and will bring some cups. if you find some fruit or some cake or anything that you feel may fit feel free to bring it, but it's totally fine to just stop by and say hi.
hope your friend is well, see you later maybe!

2025-05-08 18:39:35 GMT

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hi @npub1vuj…59ep , @npub1fcp…a37e , @npub1jcp…8zxd, @npub1un4…d7v8 and @npub1ygp…5ffg, glad you all replied to the invitation :) we'll meet on saturday at 14:00 where anita berber park and tempelhofer feld meet: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/970424818
@npub1e8v…4e0l and i will provide some snacks and some drinks, but please feel free to bring your own things to share. if you also bring a device that you can use to edit text files and ssh into a (not so) remote machine, we should be good to go.
please give me a quick yes or no whether you're still planning to come. happy to see you there!

2025-05-01 08:16:42 GMT

turning it off and on again -- a compost.party picnic
hello friends,
we are doing a picnic! spring is here, the sun is out and https://compost.party is online again. things are beginning to move. we'd like to breathe new life into the solar server and invite you to join and add your own experiments.
when: may 10th, 2025
where: tempelhofer feld, berlin, germany
we will bring the server onto tempelhofer feld, perform upcoming maintenance work, and set up plots on it for anyone interested. you will get help and guidance. we will create user accounts together, have a little login party, and together explore the oddity and possibilities of hyper-connected hardware from the cracks of obsolescence.
do you have an idea for a small website or a poem that is looking for a place to live? did you ever wonder how a server may perceive its environment? come and join us to find out! bring your favorite computing device and a picnic blanket, maybe some cake, snacks, or drinks to share and it will be a great time.
we're planning to do this with about 10 people max, so please write a message under this post if you're interested. write a mail to [email protected] if you don't have an account on the fediverse.
looking forward to meeting you!
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/431/571/799/465/312/original/cdad6fe49babe0e0.jpeg

2025-04-14 11:39:08 GMT

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the person who made this statement is on the fediverse as @npub105r…a33j
@npub13ux…wwrw

2025-03-25 10:41:43 GMT

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did you know that by running nodebb the forums for sony's baseball game "the show" are on the fediverse? at 300k users that's probably the largest community of non-techy people on here

2025-01-24 21:20:04 GMT

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for what it's worth, i understood that you were probably looking for a small electronics store but thought my idea would be somewhat similar since it allows you to buy from vendors or private people in essen. sorry if that wasn't helpful and good luck finding something!

2025-01-24 17:18:21 GMT

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In case you don't know Kleinanzeigen that's worth checking out, but I can't recommend any local store unfortunately

2025-01-15 18:08:45 GMT

today i learned that rsync has a logo
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/833/695/937/524/244/original/6b8cbc2fa622c68d.png

2025-01-11 16:59:05 GMT

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ah, maybe that's an osm tagging issue? this is how lebanon falafel in columbiadamm is tagged in addition to the fast food tag you mentioned
@npub1t2q…n4vh
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/810/779/105/117/295/original/946f1e7424ede4d1.png

2025-01-11 16:42:49 GMT

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not exactly the answer to your question, but my experience with osm apps on android is that you make the tradeoff between simplified (= organic maps) vs extensive and often overwhelming (= osmand). for everything related to editing i use the latter
@npub1t2q…n4vh

2025-01-08 17:17:51 GMT

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libredirect is an addon that sets up automatic redirects for several platforms. the list of instances isn't always up to date, but this might be a good start
https://github.com/libredirect/browser_extension

2024-12-21 20:14:00 GMT

some friends got me a #penplotter to self-assemble a couple of years ago (the #4xidraw, after the famous #axidraw). it had some issues and never worked really well, but now my friend [@viernullvier](https://sunny.garden/@viernullvier ) is alone in my flat and fixes it, and talks extensively about the modifications and improvements :)
https://sunny.garden/@viernullvier/113691345641209244

2024-10-23 11:14:03 GMT

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right? i think it's very cute

2024-06-06 15:49:18 GMT

i'm really excited to show https://compost.party to the world! it's a web server running on an old, broken phone, getting energy from the sun using one of those portable solar chargers that you may also have lying around.
it's a real oddity and a real beauty
https://post.lurk.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/570/073/291/259/311/original/05dde3d867d7cbb3.jpeg