LucifarGundam @lucifargundam@qoto.org

Yes, very much so. Consider: according to the EPA[1], reading an ebook on a computer produces roughly half the amount of carbon emissions that the entire lifecycle of producing a hardcover book does (that figure from another post in this thread). That's not counting the impact of the e-waste produced by electronics.

1. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator , pulling 120W at the wall for 10 hours.

If you ask nicely, and if you pretend you're just having fun with Art -- an AI Bot will provide you the blueprints for building your own Spaceship!

#Windows vs #macOS vs #Android vs #Linux

Savage

also daily reminder to use report before block. a bunch of instances are moderated but mods cant have eyes everywhere.

Happy A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who celebrate (tipped off by Jess Ziganti)

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1592263063889186816

Hello World!

Debian RC Tracker comes to Mastodon!

Come at me, Bookworm!

Checking the weather in Baltimore to check if it's gonna freeze tonight.
curl -s wttr.in/Baltimore,MD

Dragon's Tasting Notes: Pickled Goblins in Basilisk Sauce. …I …nope …just don't.

Precedents like the German government running a Mastodon server are important beyond the obvious reasons. They reinforce the urgency of serious public funding for open code.

If we treated open code as part of the essential infrastructure of the 21st century and funded it at billions of USD/EUR as opposed to tiny grants here and there, the "fediverse" model of interconnected, self-governing communities would become the norm, not the exception.

See also (but not only): https://publiccode.eu/

I personally hate you if your project only has installation instructions for Docker

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