Talking of #SmallisBeautiful I tried an eSIM from simbase and got a fixed IPv4 for my phone.

People, I present to you my latest (pocket) web server http://89.117.153.204:8000/ :-)

A friend asked how I manage on a 'small' 13" Framework laptop.

I sent this as a reply :-)

That's an espresso cup, FTW.
#Linux #xfce #SmallisBeautiful

New Year Low-Resolution

#smallisbeautiful

Idolatry of gigantism

"Today, we suffer from an almost universal idolatry of gigantism. It is therefore necessary to insist on the virtues of smallness—where this applies."

~E.F. Schumacher,
Small Is Beautiful (1973)

#SmallIsBeautiful #economics

RE: https://aus.social/@timrichards/115799526398232428

I love this. Small is beautiful. And I love to see people finding creative ways to run a small business and earn a living.
#smallIsBeautiful

Every time I hear anything about DHH these days I feel I have to apologise for inviting him to Small Is Beautiful in 2021.

https://small-tech.org/small-is-beautiful/07/

I’m sorry, I didn’t know he was a dollar-store Elon Musk at the time.

What can I say? He duped me with his “small tech” talk, making me think we were talking about the same thing. Which, clearly, we weren’t, because Small Tech is all about inclusivity and a non-colonial approach to designing and developing human-scale technology:

“Small Tech is political through and through. It stands with both middle fingers raised high against Big Tech and capitalism. It’s proudly progressive. Small Tech is the opposite of Big Tech, not Big Tech Light.”

Learn more about Small Technology here: https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology

#SmallTech #BigTech #DHH #apologies #SmallIsBeautiful https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil/115502864868912851

How to Stay Passionate About Programming in Your Late 50s

Don’t try to change the world or impress the universe.

Start small — do what you can do alone.

Build systems that help your family, friends, and yourself.

Keep creating MVPs — Minimum Viable Products.

Programming is still fun when it stays personal.

#CodingLife #LifelongLearning #IndieDev #MVP #PersonalTech #FediTech #SmallIsBeautiful

The frontier of digital expression is returning to code and text.

Instead of massive models or flashy UIs,
trust grows in small, readable code and honest words.

ZINEs in .txt or .md, local AI, and the minimal beauty of UNIX.
True freedom comes from technology you can understand.

#TextCulture #UNIX #LocalFirst #SmallIsBeautiful #DIYTech #FediTech