Kind: Notes

We went to the bird reserve today, and I learned about ‘dabbling’ #ducks. Dabblers feed only at the surface – they don’t dive deeper. Makes sense!

My favourite dabblers so far are the Shovellers. Because:

a) they have comically large bills
b) they sound like a 17th century politcal movement

I got vaguely interested in quantified self many years back, it was initiated by poor sleep and persistent tiredness, so i got a sleep tracker, made lots of graphs, my partner at the time didn’t see the utility, concluding ‘look just get off social media and go to bed earlier’, they made a good point
"Community Garden" cooperative board game from TESA

"Players will use Gardeners to gather resources like water and compost and then will play cards ranging from dill to strawberries to butternut squash."

I really like TESA board games ([[Space Cats Fight Fascism]] is a winner!). Though with this one, part of me thinks maybe it’d be better to try and find an actual community garden to participate in. Still looks fun though.

#CommunityGardening

https://store.tesacollective.com/collections/games/products/community-garden-the-board-game

#introduction

I work a 4-day week, and I’ve just started doing a module with the #OpenUniversity in my spare time at the moment, doing a short independent research project. My topic is ‘how can #ICT workers support a transition to #ecosocialism’.

More from the angle of how may tech be involved in a revolutionary overthrow of capitalism; less how can we just make IT more ‘green’.

For my own edification mainly, but ultimately hope it’ll have some utility to others too.

Some more #introduction.

I work for a charity in the UK called The Restart Project (https://therestartproject.org). We help people learn how to #repair their broken things; we get stuck in with organising community repair activities and supporting independent repair businesses; and we campaign for the #RightToRepair.

I also volunteer at my local #RepairCafe, fixing IT equipment.