#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag) @freeschool@qoto.org

@js Really good read and test about experiences balancing #Threads and #Mastodon together and weighing in the differences a bit.
(click post to see)

Very short and well said as an example of measuring, testing, while at the same time as conversing...

"That's the kind of relationship I wish to have with the Earth, and be that as if in love..."

"This lifestyle we live seems right to me, both from a intellectual viewpoint and feeling... much more in tune with birds, bees, weather... the Earth"

https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=sfhrZAfYZ9c

"Political, social decision... to understand what sustains us..."

Relativity and Relationship with Earth... as if in love... with Earth and it's People.

#Scything #Farming #Quotes in "Living Lightly" #Film...

Love is also a type of giving / receiving... We all want to be loved.

#Love and Be #Loved

Websites you can move around, drag/drop GUI interface for creating websites:

https://hotglue.me/ (open source)

https://mmm.page/ (not open source)

http://walky.space/ (open source I think)

#Website #design #GUI #HotGlue #WalkySpace #Alternative #Software

#Scything + #Farming quotes in "Living Lightly" #Film...

Any scything girl or guy that knows how to sharpen a blade gets big credit from me! Not too many scything or farming today!

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"There needs to be more farmers than there are"

"The earth gives us everything and there is so little we can give back... but what we can do in honour is to take as little as we can "

"You don't do it for a practical purpose... but for the love for the Earth..."

"That's the kind of relationship I wish to have with the Earth and be that as if in love..."

"Learning to appreciate those gifts and living lightly."

"Political, social decision... to understand what sustains us..."

"People doing things that brings them close to what brings them sustenance"

"This lifestyle we live seems right to me, both from a intellectual viewpoint and feeling... much more in tune with birds, bees, weather... the Earth"

"The scythe is a symbol of life we want to live... living more simply, making a smaller ecological footprint on the earth, living more mindfully"

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SCYTHE RACE at 18.33mins! Link below
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https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=sfhrZAfYZ9c&t=18m33s

Yin-Yang meaning...

" Here is what I see in the Yin-Yang image:

Nothingness and existence (alternatively, two opposing ends:

Yin 阴 means darkness
Yang 阳 brightness), which are represented by the black and white colors, are embedded in each other and are interrelated.

Change and movement: nothingness engenders existence, and vice versa; this transformation happens all the time.

Harmony and balance between Yin and Yang, which is represented by the perfect circle and the overall symmetry of the image.

My interpretation is influenced by the books on Taoism that I’ve read and by the Chinese culture.

You probably see something different, given your Greek background and your personal philosophy. Now, it’s your turn to share. :) "

- from a correspondent on https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2022-07-15-yin-yang-interpretation/

#YinYang #Tao #Taoism #Balance #Harmony #LightDark #Chinese #Culture.

Anonymity and community

Sharing a coffee with a local is not about the drink per se. It is a ritual of sorts. A rite of passage from stranger to acquaintance.

The person got to know me better. I can expect that through the power of gossip this knowledge is already spreading among others and each such encounter will reverberate across the community. To this end, I am not surprised when someone I do not know greets me with “you live down the river, right?” They know. And I have learnt that it is all about keeping the windows open.

Being a member of the community means that you have the responsibility to contribute to the common good. At minimum, you must conduct yourself with integrity and not violate the prevailing norms. Rules matter greatly, regardless of what we may think of them. They cannot be altered unilaterally and must thus be taken as immutable in scenaria where only a single agent opposes them. Norms are still human in origin, hence mutable. That they may appear sacrosanct is due to their shared presence and affirmation in the minds of the community’s members, who will act in a way that enforces the substantive parts of the rule. Norms form the basis of the community’s identity. To question them is to confront the community as such, which will practically result in the marginalisation of the offender.

The benefit of belonging to a community is that you get support from volunteers who are eager to help without asking for anything in return. Each member of the community has a duty to do some public service for the continued wellness of the commons. Concretely, I was at home the other day and was working on the computer. A villager drove by, parked the car in front of the hut, came to my room and told me that they brought some construction materials that I could use to seal off my walls for the coming winter. I never asked for any of this and did not tell this person about my needs (I must indeed reinforce the construction and make all sorts of improvements, which is apparent from the outside). Yet it happened and I am thankful to have received this kind of help.

Exchanges of this sort are not transactional. I do not have to give anything back to that person. Instead, I must learn from their example. When I have the chance, I too will offer something to someone who may be in need of it. Perhaps I can train their dog, fix their computer, provide a helping hand in some construction work… It does not matter what it is. The importance is to not be a strictly private person in a milieu where anonymity is perceived as a threat. Participate however you can, even a little bit, and be relaxed about it.

Anonymity and community

https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2023-09-19-anonymity-community/

"I have learnt to accept humanity and thus to live in the here and now. Fundamentally, I have managed to overcome self-inhibitions by asking “what do I have to lose?” I pose this question without violating the principle of practicality."

https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2023-11-11-living-undisturbed-where-the-eagles-fly/ #Quotes

"...keeping myself in a virtuous cycle of excitement and discovery"

(A good way to deal with #boredom.)

https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2024-01-09-re-boredom-ability-think/

"Caring can be a good thing because it shows you are sensitive to what is happening around you. The key, however, is to care with moderation, i.e. to recognise the “too much” and know it is harmful. This is easy to say, but hard to do. Be mindful of it though and try to practice where possible."

https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2024-01-01-knowledge-ignorance-acceptance/ (last paragraph)

Life Coach / Tutor / Emacs, Linux, etc... more here:

https://protesilaos.com/coach/

#Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life?...

🔮 The Universe, and Everything IS YOU! 🔮 🌎 🔁

(don't ask me more than that!
just make it happen)

🎤 Audio talk about moving jobs and even country *right now*...

https://bin.dembased.xyz/helpmefindajobpersonalstoryaboutcvprotesilaoscomv3freeschool.mp3

⬆️ Desperation put into a constructive audio talk / introduction.

https://protesilaos.com/ for more info,

#Job please #Programming #Jobs #Fedihire #Fedijobs

#Clojure #Lisp #GNU #Emacs #Packages #Python #Computing #Cyprus + #Remote #Work

Something for everyone to consider in the future.

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#Quotes below I personally thought interesting for future:
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"I decided I needed to quit that career path altogether."

"I quit and came to Cyprus to the mountains and cured my depression."

" Now I am in a great state... in a physical peak and my mind as sharp as ever"

"There is no other way out"
Working seasonal jobs

"Since my 20's I have nothing I can show for it formally... no stamps of approval"

"What I did was part-time jobs like foraging grapes and doing related farming jobs... stuff you don't consider and just get food on the table and don't really think about"

"My CV is underwhelming...I have been learning programming... EMACS LISP... I maintain several packages, you can check the authors file for my name there..."

"Is EMACS something that can go into my CV and marketable, I don't think so..."

"I need to skip any automated process for CV evaluation, because I will be rejected... and I cannot afford to be rejected... I have exhausted my options here... I am desperate for another way out... There is no other way out... but I prepared for the consequences... so I must do this video and hope for the best"

@protesilaosstavrou and his original post here:

https://qoto.org/@freeschool/112249714549824767