| pronouns | she/her |
| web site | https://softmoon.world |
I am going to NYC later this month for an awards ceremony at the Cipriani since the AP package I contributed to won an Overseas Press Club of America award.
I'd like to meet people doing cool or interesting work in the cybersecurity/privacy/human rights/etc. space. Anyone I should connect with?
RE: https://social.coop/@dweb/116335763683597436
excited to be attending and volunteering at my first dweb camp this year! this is my vacation.
The next Permacomputing NYC meetup takes place Tuesday April 14 @ 6pm.
https://nyc.permacomputing.net/
Jailbreaking Old Devices
> At this meetup Sam Heckle will lead us in a demo of “jailbreaking” to get old devices hampered by planned obsolescence up and running again (think old phones, media players, game consoles). We will be looking for ways to play around with the existing hardware and re-incorporating them back into serviceable devices, running a web server, media player, and more. We'll also continue our discussions on permacomputing and ways we can hack existing devices to extend their longevity and limit our own production of e-waste. Devices are planned to become obsolete, and it is our job as soft(ware) custodians to maintain, cultivate, and care for these old and forgotten tools. Please bring your old devices/phones/game systems. The talk will demonstrate jailbreaking iOS devices but you are welcome to bring what you have.
People always say alternative technologies aren't going to tear down any oppressive system. But they do have the capacity to resist, and they do have the very real power of improving the day to day for communities.
The metric of things needing to work on a super massive scale is misguided and so far only really looks like quality that beneficial for hegemony.
The work we do at a community level brings global change. There isn't any need to shutdown an idea because it will only work at a small scale
Sometimes younger contributors will come to me and tell me that how much they want to work on greenfield projects. But true experience comes from collaboration and working on something that's been around for a long period of time.
I think I will probably just motivate those folks to go make their own tool. Make your own greenfield project. But eventually bring what you learn to the collective endeavor(s).
I hate to admit this, but there is such a deep rooted desire to make "The Thing" that I don't want to contribute. But I'm learning that. I actually want to contribute. I want to contribute more than make "The Thing." Though it would be fun to co-create the thing non-hierarchically.
I think that the desire is rooted in coming up in silicon valley and capitalism. This is obvious.
More interestingly is the desire to be a solo-dev on something gives me the space and freedom to experience power by intentionally stepping out of hierarchy. It also allows me to focus more on learning all the pieces and thinking through it. Which is often the primary motivator for me.
But I'm just noticing now the desire to step out of hierarchical systems. That's always been there. And I think that's brought me a meaningful feeling of agency.
One week until our in-person Linux install workshop! Come one, come all!
Wednesday April 8th, 6pm at @firestorm in Asheville
You bring computer, we bring everything else! More info on our blog: https://blog.bunk.computer/in-person-bunk-event-linux-install-workshop-on-april-8th
I do want to take a vacation to get back to some personal projects at some point soon. I miss working on mooncon which is also rooted in simpler tools. But of course it's written in C.
Or originally. Now I'm rewriting it in Rust. But I'm really interested in building a system that can be played with at multiple levels of abstraction
Yael Grauer
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Bunk Computer Cooperative