#community

Turning off a memory today; we shut down the server a few hours ago as part of saying farewell to the Tau Ceti co-operative, which provided affordable web-hosting and email to hundreds of punters for twenty-something years. We hosted various famous and not-so-famous sites through those years, and moved our server through various Melbourne data centres - sometimes at almost no notice! I made some fabulous friends through helping out, but I can’t deny my shoulders feel a little lighter now that it’s over.

My lessons from this experience are these:

- there’ll be no shortage of people with opinions about what you should do, but look for the ones who’ll pitch in to help
- it’s ok for responsibilities to shift over time - indeed, it’s better if they do
- you don’t have to serve everyone - sometimes it’s far more helpful to help people move on if they’ve outgrown your co-op’s mission

https://robsnarski.bandcamp.com/track/turning-off-a-memory-merle-haggard

#SelfHosting #CoOperatives #hosting #community #memories

Folks don't understand how open source contributions work. If you want a feature, you don't come and say "make me this feature". Instead, you open a PR and ask for it to get merged.

Folks don't understand how community conferences work. If you want something to happen in the conference, you don't come and say "make this happen for me". Instead, you say "I want to volunteer and do this for your conference".

#opensource #community #conference

I've spent a lot of time in the Fediverse and I've noticed something important.

Here, people genuinely want to interact. On commercial social media, they’ve become mere spectators, passive to what bots and algorithms impose on them. But here, they come to talk, debate, and engage.

Here, we are human again, with other humans.

#Fediverse #SocialMedia #HumanConnection #DigitalFreedom #Community

Finally, it's official now — I’m heading to DrupalCon Atlanta between 24-27 March! 🚀

This will be my first #DrupalCon in the #USA -- and I am super excited to be part of this amazing event, where I will connect with fellow Drupal enthusiasts, support event organisation as a volunteer, learn from great sessions, and share experiences. Events like DrupalCon always help me connect with #Drupal, #opensource, and the #community, and this will also do the same for sure.

If you're attending too, let’s catch up! Whether it's for a quick chat, a deep dive into Drupal topics, or just grabbing a coffee—I'd love to connect. Drop me a message, and let’s make the most of DrupalCon!

#DrupalConAtlanta #Tech #Conference

This International Women's Day, we're celebrating a historic milestone in Django’s journey!🚀

For the first time ever, Django has women in every leadership position within the project.

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#Django #IWD2025 #Community #Opensource

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!

#solarPunk #freeFridge #mutualAid #foodSecurity #community

05.03.25 If you have family living with you, what do they think about your creative work?

Family are supportive - now. My wife thinks I would be happier if I abandoned all measures of success. The order in which family chose to believed I would geta book traditionally published is really revealing...

#amwriting #writing #community

#ScribesAndMakers 05.03.25

Here's your chance to learn the fundamentals of digital mapmaking!

This six-week course is a practical how-to course that demystifies digital tools and translates mapmakers’ jargon into easily understood terms.

We'll be using open-source free software, and no experience is necessary.

Register: https://earthactivisttraining.org/intro-to-gis-mapping/

#GIS #Mapping #Gardening #Permaculture #Forestry #Community #Sustainability #Activism

For Valentine's Day, I send my best wishes to all of you. You may just be small images on my screen, but you bring so much love, information, ideas, and opinions into my life. #ValentinesDay #Love #Gratitude #Community #Ideas #Connection #SocialMedia

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb10. Who is your narrator?

In the current novella, it's Harry's point of view, sometimes close, sometimes not. A second POV character is used a couple of times.

There's also a few outbreaks of an authorial voice 'I' who appears to be Harry's ghostwriter debating Harry about how the story should be told.

#amwriting #writingcommunity #community

I'm #planning on #graduating in a year or so, so I'm trying to make more #friends and get more involved in the #community outside of my #school. That way, I won't be #alone after I don't have all my school friends and community around anymore. I don't know where I'll go for a #PhD, but this area is still my #home.

I'm into #gardening, #cooking, #sewing, #painting, #CreativeWriting, #reading, #VideoGames, and #anime. I'm from the #Rochester, #NY area.