GuilhermePelayo

joined 2 years ago
[–] GuilhermePelayo 2 points 2 weeks ago

I do have a few things that are from outdoor brands so possiblity it impacts how long they last.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know. I think I got lucky with a few pieces of clothing and mostly try to focus on quality long lasting stuff. But like I said I don't really buy much. My jeans are all pure denim and my tshirts tend to be heavier. And I think that's it. The only thing I notice that doesn't hold up very well is knitted sweaters. They tend to stretch over time.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 10 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

My clothes last me an unusual amount of time when compared with most people I think (15 year old tshirts) and don't really buy clothes at all unless something is at the limit of repairability or looking very bad.

I want to ride my bike more. I work from home so I use it mostly to go the gym but I want to use for more things. Like shopping and stuff like that. I'm thinking of buying an electric one to help out since I live in a city with steep hills and an electric one would make it more likely to use.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think that was the case before but changed last year. I know people who sell the excess during the day. Not sure if you are from Portugal but here is a link in Portuguese https://www.adene.pt/venda-do-excedente-no-autoconsumo-simplificada/

[–] GuilhermePelayo 2 points 1 month ago

I agree with you but at the same time there huge swats of the ocean that are the equivalent of aquatic deserts. Specially on the Atlantic. So much so that frequently structures are sinked in order to create better conditions for species that were overfished. But those zones of the ocean being barren is not related to human activity so much as they are just a bit too harsh and empty. So maybe if you could store the carbon there and at the same time create structures to improve conditions it would be net positive for biodiversity.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nowhere I said authoritarianism by the majority. And I'm not American so I'm assuming you are talking about the USA government. But let me see if understand what you are saying. Your take is that both neoliberals and the far right are both loosing support but that support is not going anywhere because people are just disengaging from politics? If that's the case I agree. But also I don't see how to re-engage people.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Ok I can agree with you on that last part. But would you be ok with slide into an authoritarian government just because it was under a leftist banner? Would it be that different from a full blown fascist ruler? I've read plenty of leftist and anarchist theory and even if I can agree that it was a possible path, it was a path, not the path, same thing with eventual rise of socialism, it's possible, not a given thing. Also no need to be condescending I'm trying to have a polite conversation here. I wanted your personal take on why you think majority of people were left leaning, I didn't even disagree with it. The far right is gaining power because it's gaining size. People choose authoritarian and racist rethoric above the alternative because it's simpler. It's force above philosophy. That's why I said a pinch. Because if left populism goes in the same direction it will lead to the same conclusion even if the original goal was better.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I think it's a bit more complex than that. In my country there are multiple Marxist parties and since we are a parliamentary system they have actual power. Still the general discourse tends to feel a bit more to the sides I mentioned. At the same time far right has been growing. But I agree people tend to be onboard with leftist policies. Maybe what the world needs is a pinch more leftist populism. Bring voters back from the claws of the far right.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 7 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Why do you say that? I have the complete opposite impression. Working class people are wither going liberal or authoritarian/populist depending on the amount of studies they have and general vibe around them. People outside of that are really rare. Which honestly feels depressing.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I agree with you. They are good principles. I was just saying not every commit is merged into main and that doesn't make it less useful in the local context even if you don't adhere to those principles. Am I crazy to assume that people tend to avoid merging things into main that don't work? 😅 Git is more than a project sharing tool. I use for projects I do alone. I use it even when I don't sync it to anywhere because it's good to have save points

[–] GuilhermePelayo 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Good analysis, there are a few things that I think area bit opinionated and there is nothing wrong with that, I just don't agree with a few things out of context. For example I agree that code on main should be buildable and testable. Code in your own branch should be for yourself and should still have commits. Also lazygit really abstracts a huge chunk of git logic while making it easier to understand.

[–] GuilhermePelayo 2 points 2 months ago

If you can improve the soil there that's seems like a good plan. I would go with a sealable container maybe those boxes that have a latch. But I imagine everytime it opens the smell won't be very nice

 

Hey so I'm sort of getting involved in my local XR (Extinction Rebelion) group but I have to say after a couple of meetings I'm feeling like it's not really my type.

I appreciate the enthusiasm and I like the ideas of how the organization runs in a decentralized way but I feel it's very demonstration oriented. Nothing wrong with demonstrations but I starting to think that the time for that has passed.

I had a sort of idea of the group also having initiatives to promote empathy with the cause, teach about what people can do both on a personal and large scale. From personal decisions to give them the knowledge to use their local political power to make changes. I know that's a bit utopian. Also I don't have many alternatives where I live...

I don't know. Is XR just a PR thing? All about making people either hate them or love them? Do you think groups like this make a difference?

 

This is a niche topic and I'm not sure this is the right community. Let's say we start to move on to a society less focused on capital. Not perfect but on the way there. There are still companies and there is an overall economy running around small businesses. How would a small business get started without access to "capital"? What are the alternatives?

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Has anyone read this book? I'm currently reading it and I find it an incredible way of looking at the transition to a Post Capitalist society in the 21st century.

I think the idea of a progressive transition to micro production in which small companies and eventually just communities being able to do things that are currently assumed to be dependent on mass production a great stepping stone to a decentralized and solarpunk future.

Also do you think there is a relevant amount of people in the instance interested in these type of books of this genre to justify a community?

 

Is anyone in this sub or instance a remote worker? I have been one first partially and then completely for a few years now and I began to think as a kinda of solarpunk way of live that has the potential to propel humanity to a more decentralized and sustainable way of life, specially since I plan to move to a smaller town because of it. What do guys feel about it? Do you do it? Don't do it but would like to? Do it it but miss interaction?

 

Hey there! So after taking your advice this is the result. Ended up going with the following setup, nothing too over the top:

  • OS: Debian 12 - bookworm
  • Color Scheme • Everforest - Good vibes!
  • Icons • Papyrus
  • Terminal • Alacritty
  • Desktop • Gnome
  • Gnome tweaks and extension for shell theme and dock
  • Showoff stuff • cbonsai, catnip (sound visualizer) and ranger (as suggested), still doing the dynamic wallpaper thing but because it's for KDE Plasma I'll have to find an alternative or code it myself.
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Solarpunk Unix modding (self.solarpunk)
 

Hello everybody!! This is my first post on this instance, glad to be here! So this is a bit of a tangent from most topics I saw here but I wanted to get the opinion of people that's immersed in the aesthetic of solarpunk.

I'm modding debian (linux) to create a sort of solarpunk software aesthetic. For this I take any suggestions you might have, backgrounds, color palettes small placeholders text anything.

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