That's a good point. I generally copy the title verbatim from the article but as you've pointed out it's a bit misleading. This is definitely not magic.
Things will definitely get competitive! And with free market competition comes advertising! Everyone on the Fediverse loves ads, right?
I understand your sentiment and appreciate it but I disagree with it. I'm not offended but I'm curious if you read all this. In no way is anyone glorifying suicide or encouraging it and his friend from the military states clearly that that's not what this was. I didn't read this is as glorifying or martyring him but honoring the message and who this man was. I'm sad as well but would rather do that without directing anger at those remembering him.
Hmmm... that's an interesting concern. The article says the company doesn't plan to crack down on those who might share with friends so it seems like they expect it to happen. I imagine it's only a matter of time before someone someone is able to get seeds from the plant. Just imagine what could happen if they ended up in seedbombs.
I love Peertube but but finding content can be challenging at times. I just added it so hopefully this helps. Should make de-googling much easier.
I'm from Boston and this is painfully accurate. Especially the last line. My last job was a delivery job and me and the other person were constantly questioning if it was one lane or two.
Thanks for your feedback. Try to keep it positive. I don't think this project is a big cause for concern. This isn't aiming for perfection, nor is any other aspect of Solarpunk. There could always be things that go wrong or people that become upset but there might not as well. Change upsets people sometimes. Doing nothing makes me more anxious than those things, personally as we're in a climate emergency.
Btw, native species were mentioned in the video where it mentions kudzu. That makes me feel the person who made the video has thought these things through.
Thanks for the info. I don't think people generally seed bomb in areas that are already abundant in growth and would risk overgrowth but in areas that are depleted or desolate. Maybe a bit of an inaccuracy in the video.
I'm glad to hear we won't be federating with threads or any other meta products. As far as Tumblr, things might be a bit more complicated. Chris Trottier, a developer who is the admin for calckey . social , read Meta's latest press release about Threads and it mentions Tumblr as well as Wordpress, which many websites run, who are both owned by a company known as Automattic. His take is that Meta has likely been in discussion with Automattic about Activitypub and that could have a big impact on the Fediverse.
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Meta press release
https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-threads-new-app-text-sharing/
It was always open to people, never to corporations. There's a big difference between the two.
It was inevitable that there would be corporate interest especially as we pose an alternative and potential threat to their market share but never that people on the Fediverse, many of whom came here to escape the spam, hate, and corporate control of places like Facebook would embrace this. Nobody is shocked by this.
The admins of the Mastodon instance I've been on, Kolektiva, already announced they won't be federating with "Threads" as it was Zuckerberg's censorship that lead them to create their instance as an alternative. Many others are doing the same as they did when Trump created his instance that ended up in a closed loop. Those type of controls built into most parts of the Fediverse are certainly a strength. It's not simply about living in "bliss" but about protecting what's been built largely by volunteers over years. Data gathering would definitely be a threat if Meta was allowed in.
The history of corporate involvement in open-sourced space has been antagonistic and threatening. People have reason not to trust Meta and many have joined here long ago to get away from it so these these are valid concerns being articulated by much of the Fediverse and it'll be interesting to see what comes next to say the least.
If you check out our Fiction community at https://slrpnk.net/c/fiction you'll find some useful posts with good recommendations
Sounds like the acidity doesn't need to be neutralized. It's recommended here that you compost them or just mix them into the soil. When I worked in coffee shops we would compost them and then someone picked that up. Also says some plants react better to coffee grounds but you shouldn't have to apply baking soda because "Fresh coffee grounds are acidic. Used coffee grounds are neutral."