Ronja (Reasonable Optical Near Joint Access) is an User Controlled Technology (like Free Software) project of optical point-to-point data link.
Month: September 2018
Oh man, the treemacs imenu support does org files too. This is ace.
“we decided to build a low-tech, self-hosted, and solar-powered version of Low-tech Magazine”
I respect a website that’s prepared to go offline when it gets too cloudy.
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/09/how-to-build-a-lowtech-website/
The EU may throw out 2+ years’ work on creating better product standards for longer-lasting products, specifically appliances and electronics.
“A massive opportunity to transform our throw-away economy is about to be lost.”
Don’t let it happen – if you’re in the UK or Germany (countries that are block), please sign and share one of these petitions!
#eu #rightorepair
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/give-us-the-longer-lasting-products-we-want
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Trying out treemacs instread of neotree. Gotta say, looking pretty impressive so far. Follow-mode and built-in imenu is pretty nifty!
Hell is diffing a merge conflict in .org files.
Talks about the problem with Amazon not only cornering markets, but actually *becoming* the marketplace. $1 of every $2 dollars spent online is through Amazon. It’s anti-trust and should be broken up into retail and marketplace. Amazon also starting to move into local government procurement.
https://soundcloud.com/user-26002169/ep-24-the-antidote-to-the
Thoughts on pros of local vs national/global businesses. Not too fond of the argument that more small businesses means more competition means better services. Good argument that local business have a more nuanced take on local issues. Also that nationalising big businesses doesn’t automatically make them better for society – it’s the scale that is wrong.
Stacy Mitchell, co-director of Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
https://soundcloud.com/user-26002169/ep-24-the-antidote-to-the