Sports metaltoilet • 7 months ago • 100%

hudsonriverblue.com

I doubt anyone to know too much about the US Open Cup or even MLS but just know that this is really bad. The USOC is the oldest soccer tournament in the country, starting in 1914 and teams from your local amateur club to Inter Miami compete in it. The fact that the hyper-capitalist, anti-competitive, hates the game league is trying to kill it (again) spells complete disaster for such an important tournament. If you plan on going to an MLS game this summer, please reconsider and support a lower league team (there's a decent chance you have a semi pro team if you live in an area with > 60 people).

Chat metaltoilet • 10 months ago • 100%

Anything new with beehaw and the lemmyverse? Are we still changing platforms? Things seem a lot more quiet now. Is that really a bad thing though? How are you?

Free and Open Source Software metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

github.com

Tangram is a browser for your pinned tabs. What this means is that I can put all my frequently visited websites in an app and have the ability to view them all with great ease. Before I was signing into everything each time I needed to check it but now I just switch to my workspace that has tangram open. I use mine for email, discord, and matrix. As a tab hoarder it's also quite nice in how it clears up many of my tabs.

Politics metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 0%

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/6863279 > cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/6863278 > > > These candidates are really the only challengers to Biden in the primaries. All of their campaigns are extremely long shots (but not impossible in my opinion- if we decided we liked them more than Biden they *could* win). Let's all have a civilized discussion/debate over them. Let's try to not focus too heavy on their perceived inability to beat Biden but focus on them as actual candidates. > > > > > > > > ::: spoiler my take > > MW: I recently watched an interview with Marianne Williamson who I'd never heard of before (I'm sure there's a reason media doesn't cover her). She really impressed me with her views, especially on neoliberalism. She heavily reminds me of Bernie and isn't running just for the sake of it or as a protest like some other long shot candidates do. In my opinion she deserves everyone's vote in the primaries, at least. She is also very talented at oration. > > > > CW: I'll be honest, I know very little about him and need to do more research. > > > > RFK JR: He's literally a clown. He's a nepo baby and all his views are inconsistent, harmful, and crackpot. He has no shot at winning. > > ::: > >

Politics metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 95%

These candidates are really the only challengers to Biden in the primaries. All of their campaigns are extremely long shots (but not impossible in my opinion- if we decided we liked them more than Biden they *could* win). Let's all have a civilized discussion/debate over them. Let's try to not focus too heavy on their perceived inability to beat Biden but focus on them as actual candidates. ::: spoiler my take MW: I recently watched an interview with Marianne Williamson who I'd never heard of before (I'm sure there's a reason media doesn't cover her). She really impressed me with her views, especially on neoliberalism. She heavily reminds me of Bernie and isn't running just for the sake of it or as a protest like some other long shot candidates do. In my opinion she deserves everyone's vote in the primaries, at least. She is also very talented at oration. CW: I'll be honest, I know very little about him and need to do more research. RFK JR: He's literally a clown. He's a nepo baby and all his views are inconsistent, harmful, and crackpot. He has no shot at winning. :::

Chat metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

They're so great! - Pockets - Super cool looking - Warm - Blanket whenever you need them ||Just don't make them a neckbeard thing people!||

Chat metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

Here's how it'll work: - You love one person or be kind to 2+ people - They do the same to other people - Repeat - Eventually the whole world will be in the hands of our savior. Kindness. We will all be richer and more powerful Rules: - You must be kind to at least 2 people - You must ensure they're also kind to the next people - No Nazis Examples on how to be kind: https://personaldevelopfit.com/random-acts-of-kindness/ Who's with me!

Socialism metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

edition.cnn.com

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/620668 > > *Full text:* > > # A 10-day UPS strike could be the costliest in US history > > *By Chris Isidore* > > A 10-day UPS strike could cost the US economy $7.1 billion. That could make it the costliest work stoppage ever in US history, according to an estimate from a Michigan economic research firm that studies the costs of labor disruptions. > > The estimate from Anderson Economic Group said the hit to businesses and consumers would be $4.6 billion by itself, causing “significant and lasting harm for small businesses, household workers, sole practitioners, and online retailers across the country.” > > Other costs include estimated direct losses at UPS of $816 million, as well as $1.1 billion in lost wages by 340,000 members of the Teamsters union at the company. The remaining costs would be born by UPS suppliers and from lost tax revenue. > > The union has said it will go on strike August 1 without an agreement on a new contract. Talks broke off last week with both sides accusing the other of walking away from the table. > > The Teamsters union did not have an immediate comment on the study. It has said in the past that if there is a strike it will be the fault of the company for not stepping up and agreeing to the economic package being sought by the union despite having its earnings nearly double during the life of the current five-year contract. > > UPS said that it won’t comment on third-party research and that it is still hopeful of reaching an agreement with the union to avoid a strike. > > “Our focus is on negotiations rather than speculation,” said UPS spokesman Glenn Zaccara. “We remain confident that we will reach an agreement that is a win for our employees, our company and customers, and the union.” > > UPS did say Friday that it has started to train its nonunion US workers, including managers to help continue at least some of the company’s operations if there is a strike. UPS has nearly 100,000 nonunion employees in the United States as of the end of last year. > > “While we have made great progress and are close to reaching an agreement, we have a responsibility as an essential service provider to take steps to help ensure we can deliver our customers’ packages if the Teamsters choose to strike,” said a statement from the company. > > UPS handled an average of 20.8 million US packages a day last year. It would only be able to handle a fraction of that volume if there is a strike, said Satish Jindel, president of ShipMatrix, a software provider that works with the parcel shipper. But he said that UPS will concentrate on trying to deliver international shipments and high-value expedited shipments. > > Asked if nonunion employees have been told they can’t schedule vacations starting August 1, Zaccara said, “We are asking management employees to be at the ready, should we need them.” > > UPS has had only one national strike in its history, a 16-day strike in 1997 by the Teamsters. During that strike it essentially shutdown all US operations and did not try to make deliveries. Back then the company had 180,000 Teamster-represented employees during that strike, slightly more than half the numbers it has now, and it was far less central to the US economy, said Patrick Anderson, president of Anderson Economic Group. > > “It wasn’t a tech-centric economy built around small package delivery then,” said Anderson. > > Anderson said estimates of the cost of earlier strikes goes back only 100 years, and that this would be the costliest he could find in that time frame. The $7.1 billion cost estimates would nearly double the $4.2 billion total economic hit of the costliest recent strike, the 2019 strike at General Motors. And that strike lasted six weeks, not just 10 days. > > He said that the cost of the strike would be limited if it only lasts a couple of days, but would increase rapidly after that. > > “The damage clearly grows day by day,” he said.

Map Enthusiasts metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

The [authagraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AuthaGraph_projection) is arguably the most accurate map projection in existence, at least as far as lack of distortion (I wouldn't try to navigate with this). *This is actually an [open source clone of the authagraph known as IMAGO](https://kunimune.home.blog/2017/11/23/the-secrets-of-the-authagraph-revealed/) because the math that makes it work is closed and I can get higher quality images here. It's basically the same thing. *

Chat metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/1016376 cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/1016375 cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/1016365 the ccc (civilian conservation corps) man... they were huge

Fuck Cars metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 95%

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/1016375 > cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/1016365 > > the ccc (civilian conservation corps) man... they were huge

Fuck Cars metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 96%

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/1016365 the ccc (civilian conservation corps) man... they were huge

Memes metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 97%

the ccc (civilian conservation corps) man... they were huge

Technology metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 50%

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/889318 > I'm going to keep this short but I just fell down the rabbithole of crypto again and maybe it isn't as bad as I thought. Many of their ideas are very similar to the fediverse's. The idea of decentralized finance using a stablecoin sounds awesome to me. (though i'd much prefer to live in a world where money isn't needed) Maybe the technology is actually good but the techbros and scammers ruin it with their false promises and complicated words. Hopefully, in a few years after the rest of those scammers have moved on to scamming with AI this tech could be truly used for meaningful purposes.

Chat metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 80%

I'm going to keep this short but I just fell down the rabbithole of crypto again and maybe it isn't as bad as I thought. Many of their ideas are very similar to the fediverse's. The idea of decentralized finance using a stablecoin sounds awesome to me. (though i'd much prefer to live in a world where money isn't needed) Maybe the technology is actually good but the techbros and scammers ruin it with their false promises and complicated words. Hopefully, in a few years after the rest of those scammers have moved on to scamming with AI this tech could be truly used for meaningful purposes.

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

Typically I get the motivation to worldbuild in short spurts and then have weeks of not wanting to add anything to my world. How do you avoid this?

City Life metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

solar.lowtechmagazine.com

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/631577 > A great read+great magazine. > > AI Generated TL;DR (tldrthis.com): > > Cycling is the most sustainable form of transportation, but the bicycle is becoming increasingly damaging to the environment. > Before the 1980s, most bicycle components were interchangeable between frames of different brands and generations. > An academic study on circularity in the bike manufacturing industry observes a significant increase in defective components compared to unassisted bicycles and concludes that “the great dynamics of the market due to regular innovations, product renewals, and the lack of spare parts for older models make the long-term use by customers much more difficult than for conventional bicycles.” > However, a recent study calculated the lifecycle emissions of a carbon fiber electric cargo cycle to be 80 gCO2 per kilometer – only half those of an electric van (158 gCO2/km). > The decreasing sustainability of bikes is not a technological problem, and it’s not unique to bicycles. > However, shared bicycles are unlikely to become more sustainable than private bicycles because they always require rebalancing and a high-tech infrastructure to make the service work. > >

Environment metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

solar.lowtechmagazine.com

A great read+great magazine. TL;DR: Old bikes last way longer than new bikes. From a production standpoint, steel bikes have a smaller carbon footprint than aluminum or carbon frame bikes. Conventional bikes use fewer consumables over their usable life than electric bikes. Among electric bikes, cargo bikes use the most resources to run and maintain.

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 85%

Pretty useful tbh

Anarchism metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cryptpad.disroot.org

Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy (current technology plan, subject to change). Among other things, this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the rough draft linked below to learn about our vision for this community. No specific skills needed, but please read through the concept outline before getting in touch via DM or comments. Join us in creating a unique and innovative platform. Currently we have one other person helping and another 2 who may be interested. Would love if you could add to that list :)

Free and Open Source Software metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cinny.in

IMO it's just so much more usable than any other client. Also looks way better.

Instance Suggestions metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cryptpad.disroot.org

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/507547 > Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the rough draft for a full vision of this community.

cryptpad.disroot.org

Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the rough draft for a full vision of this community.

Lemmy metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 83%

cryptpad.fr

> cross-posted from: all over the fediverse (I think this is probably an okay place to post this, lmk if not) Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the very rough draft linked below to learn about my current vision for this community. Much on the doc will change based on other people's ideas. This community's goal is for it to belong to the community. No specific skills needed, but please read through the concept outline before getting in touch. Any type of contribution is amazing. You just have to be interested. Join me in creating a unique and innovative platform.

Technology metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cryptpad.fr

> cross-posted from: all over the fediverse (I think this is probably an okay place to post this, lmk if not) Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the very rough draft linked below to learn about my current vision for this community. Much on the doc will change based on other people's ideas. This community's goal is for it to belong to the community. No specific skills needed, but please read through the concept outline before getting in touch. Any type of contribution is amazing. You just have to be interested. Join me in creating a unique and innovative platform.

Technology metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cryptpad.fr

Pretty sweet google docs alternative

Self Hosted - Self-hosting your services. metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 81%

cryptpad.fr

cross-posted from: all over the fediverse (I think this is probably an okay place to post this, lmk if not) Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the very rough draft linked below to learn about my current vision for this community. Much on the doc will change based on other people's ideas. This community's goal is for it to belong to the community. No specific skills needed, but please read through the concept outline before getting in touch. Any type of contribution is amazing. You just have to be interested. Join me in creating a unique and innovative platform.

Fediverse metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cryptpad.fr

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/493388 cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/493386 (I think this is probably an okay place to post this, lmk if not) Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the very rough draft linked below to learn about my current vision for this community. Much on the doc will change based on other people's ideas. This community's goal is for it to belong to the community. No specific skills needed, but please read through the concept outline before getting in touch. Any type of contribution is amazing. You just have to be interested. Join me in creating a unique and innovative platform.

Chat metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

cryptpad.fr

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/493386 > (I think this is probably an okay place to post this, lmk if not) > > Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the very rough draft linked below to learn about my current vision for this community. Much on the doc will change based on other people's ideas. This community's goal is for it to belong to the community. No specific skills needed, but please read through the concept outline before getting in touch. Any type of contribution is amazing. You just have to be interested. Join me in creating a unique and innovative platform. I'm not trying to compete with beehaw, just do things slightly different. We will likely take much inspiration from beehaw as well.

Lemmy411 - Don't know where to find what you're looking for? metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 88%

cryptpad.fr

(I think this is probably an okay place to post this, lmk if not) Looking for collaborators to create a new instance of Lemmy. Among other things this instance will differ from existing ones by having a self-governing structure. Check out the very rough draft linked below to learn about my current vision for this community. Much on the doc will change based on other people's ideas. This community's goal is for it to belong to the community. No specific skills needed, but please read through the concept outline before getting in touch. Any type of contribution is amazing. You just have to be interested. Join me in creating a unique and innovative platform.

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

Still WIP but these are a small group of islands far off from the rest of the world I've built. They're going to have their own unique culture and I'm going to run a ttrpg campaign in which their contacted, invaded and attempted colonized by the rest of the world. I'll post an update when the map is done. Yes, I accidentally drew Europe on the island to the right 🤷.

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

Symbiotic/companion plants are pretty cool and can be executed really well into worldbuilding.

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

I used to use obsidian but I found myself lacking motivation and becoming easily distracted when looking at the computer. Now, I do everything in a notebook. I find that my thoughts just flow far easier.

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

(copy+paste from a reply elsewhere) As for the names I have a whole (overly complicated system). Basically each language in my world is a mix between multiple real world dead languages. I use chatgpt or open assistant (ik that using ai in worldbuilding is controversial but all the names are still mine) to generate words in the dead languages then smash them together. Sometimes i’ll have a word or phrase that I have it translate and then combine and shrink until it’s one word. To me, this is easier than conlanging but still original and fun.

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 90%

In my world of Drio the Khentet-Sah are a group of nomads living in the Savannas and mountains of Khentet-Sah. They travel by horse, zeebra and elephant and eat wild tubers, antelope, deer, and grasses found in their homelands. They do some trade with outside groups as well. They live in extremely well designed tents that keep out the wind, heat, and cold of these hostile places. A tribe of 100 people will tend to stay in one area for no longer that 6 months.

Gaming metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

You compete against other real players to take over the world? You're a country and have to deal with logistics, military command, etc. It's just a map and a bunch of info, no characters. Basically risk but more complicated. I feel like i've seen this but I can't for the life of me find it.

Humanities & Cultures metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

Really interesting dude I really wasn't sure where to put this.

Beehaw Support metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 87%

wHy iSn'T bEeHaW's cOlOrS n' sHiT nOt yElLoW???? /hj

Worldbuilding metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 100%

All credit goes to u/mr_nefarious_ on reddit.

Free and Open Source Software metaltoilet • 1 year ago • 88%

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/432170 > It seems like an actually good alternative to activitypub. What are your thoughts?