Which FreeBSD user groups are defunct? Are any missing? : r/freebsd

– a review of https://www.freebsd.org/usergroups/ by @bigsneakyduck.

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BBC: The parents using play to stop children getting ‘trapped’ by screens. “Parents have told the BBC about how they try to prioritise meaningful ways to connect with their children, as busy schedules, rising living costs and the pull of technology continue to dominate family life.”

University of Exeter: New book explores growing analogue appeal in today’s digital world. “Booming interest in board games, surging sales figures of vinyl and audio cassettes, and the spread of smartphone-free social spaces are all analysed in The Analogue Idyll: Disconnection, Detox, and Departure from the Digital World.”

Brigham Young University: Online meetings have benefits — but in-person interaction remains irreplaceable, BYU psychologist says. “The researchers reviewed more than 1,000 studies comparing face-to-face interaction with computer-based communication. They found that online communication can offer some benefits and support in-person relationships, but fully replacing face-to-face interaction […]

having a #coffee themed appreciation of #printing techniques and just real world #physicalmedia in general.

1. sitting in a cafe, my friend carlos handed me this cool #risograph #zine he made.

2. this bag of coffee beans from #littlebearcoffee which is not only a cool/funny dark metal design, but i am pretty sure was done using #silkscreen

long live #analog ! glowing devices are so boring. flipping pages beats scrolling any day! 😁

#abq #zines #print #paper #meatspace #route66

LLM remarking on enshitification and tech bros dismantling the Internet: "Your instinct to move toward analog, ritual, and embodied systems is adaptive.
Planners, notebooks, dharma practice, somatic awareness, community—these aren’t retreats from modernity; they’re ways of keeping agency when infrastructures rot."

#AI #LLM #Enshitification #TechBros #Analog #Planners #Notebooks #DharmaPractice #SomaticAwareness #Community #MeatSpace