Wandering Adventure Party

Ooookay, I have to mute this to get my notifications back I fear.

I don't have a soundcloud, but if you happen to live in Germany, maybe sign this petition?

Recognition of Work on Open-Source as Volunteering in Germany - Online-Petition

Open-Source-Software builds the foundations of digital infrastructure in big parts - in administration, economy, science and daily life. Even the current coalition agreement of the Federal Government mentions Open-Source-Software as a fundamental building block for the achievement of digital sovereignty. However, the work done by thousands of volunteers for this goal is not recognised as volunteering, neither fiscally nor in terms of funding. This imbalance between societal importance and legal

openPetition (www.openpetition.de)

And if you don't or don't want to sign stuff, maybe think about participating in the next Digital Independence Day on March 1st?

#DIDit: EDRi members spark movement for alternatives to Big Tech - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

On the first Sunday of each month, people are invited to explore and move to alternatives to dominant centralised platforms.

European Digital Rights (EDRi) (edri.org)

@datavizzard lol

@hiker I'm a full time open source maintainer, trust me, I noticed

Not a reason to roll up in a corner and cry though. It sure as hell is draining AF, I'll give you that, and I need my breaks too, but once I stop fighting they have won.

@hiker so what, I should just roll up in the corner and cry?

I'm going to continue to fight this crap tooth and nail, until this fucking hype bubble finally bursts.

@GerardThornley Thank you, that was it!

First day wearing this new shirt that arrived yesterday.

Saw it scrolling by on mastodon a few days ago and had to get one for myself. Can't find the toot anymore, but here's the shop link: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/70096211-stop-forcing-ai-into-fucking-everything-original

*edit* it was this toot! https://wandering.shop/@maco/116075925593898835