Nostr notes by alxd of the Story Seed Library

can be, if you imagine this camel being a part of a sustainable ...

2026-10-25T11:58:01Z

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can be, if you imagine this camel being a part of a sustainable community

Two new #solarpunk #art pieces in the Story Seed Library! :) Just ...

2026-10-18T15:54:53Z

Two new #solarpunk #art pieces in the Story Seed Library! :)

Just call it "reality" by Daniele Turturici
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/daniele-turturici/just-call-it-reality/

It might remind you of [@the_lemonaut](https://mastodon.art/@the_lemonaut ) 's Solarpunk #comics , https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut/710271433164668928/thats-why-im-looking-into-solarpunk-and-am

Solarpunk Fab Shop by JacobCoffin (npub1lcq…96dh)
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/jacob-coffin/fab-shop/

#climate #climateChange #illustration #utopia #hopepunk #futurism #sustainability

I'm so happy to read that :) Where do you want to publish it?

2026-10-11T09:43:40Z

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I'm so happy to read that :) Where do you want to publish it?

The 150th illustration in the #storySeedLibrary comes from ...

2026-10-07T11:03:56Z

The 150th illustration in the #storySeedLibrary comes from [@the_lemonaut](https://mastodon.art/@the_lemonaut ) and represents something largely missing in the #solarpunk visual language so far:

#openHardware collaboration, both engineering and scientific, on the example of the #openFlexure microscope tested, used and improved by a community spanning over 70 countries

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/the-lemonaut/openflexure/

https://openflexure.org/

#opensource #freeSoftware #microscopy #science #research #medicine #sustainability #engineering

Generational Soap Opera with different generations responding to ...

2026-09-30T08:02:49Z

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Generational Soap Opera with different generations responding to the changes in the world differently! :P

A really interesting analysis of #accessibility in the #solarpunk ...

2026-09-26T11:52:50Z

A really interesting analysis of #accessibility in the #solarpunk #art of the Story Seed Library on #tumblr :

https://www.tumblr.com/storyseedlibrary/828818796145967104/thank-you-for-your-long-analysis

My response is under the very long blogpost - I acknowledge that not every illustration we have is perfect, but I still consider Solarpunk to be the most accessibility and disability-aware flavor of futurism out there.

#futurism #disability #accessibility

Thank you @npub12a4…n6n5 ! I considered that carefully and ...

2026-09-26T11:51:09Z

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Thank you Triplef (npub12a4…n6n5) !

I considered that carefully and decided to link to their website. I do believe that it's important that we are aware of anti-examples of Solarpunk and understand how AI-generated projects work outside of just "content farm" on YouTube and similar.

I do believe that being aware of the mechanisms behind iLands can help most Internet users.

Certainly help them be more resistant to DAO and AI scams masquerading as Solarpunk, now that they see the mechanisms.

#solarpunk #gatekeeping time! I'm hearing about a lot of ...

2026-09-26T11:14:56Z

#solarpunk #gatekeeping time!

I'm hearing about a lot of Solarpunk creators being approached by https://thesolarpunksociety.com/ , a clearly AI-generated book on an AI-generated page with AI videos.

Seems to be based on some https://www.robhopkins.net/ activism / literary device of describing a time traveler from the future.

The way it cold-emails people is similar to #iLands agents, as described in https://www.404media.co/ai-agent-platform-reinvents-spam-floods-inboxes-worldwide/

#AI #LLM #slop

#disability and #prosthetics in #solarpunk are very different ...

2026-09-16T19:08:47Z

#disability and #prosthetics in #solarpunk are very different than in other genres, especially #cyberpunk

A story about someone with a prosthetic hand is not about their super-humanness or integrity as a human with metal limbs.

It's a story about the prosthetic being healthcare, maintained by their community that needs to make sure that the spare parts are available. About supply chains allowing us to keep people healthy an living fully this way.

#medicine #healthCare #futurism

sorry for English, but was it maybe a part of our ...

2026-09-15T20:25:30Z

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sorry for English, but was it maybe a part of our https://solarisecon.org/ ?

We have quite a lot of more communal art at https://storyseedlibrary.org/ and I have some African stories at https://lenses.alxd.org/

Anyway: we can imagine more communal Solarpunk, it's just much harder to get funding to spread it :P

I spoke with the pope of Solarpunk and he said yes. But ...

2026-09-07T14:09:46Z

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I spoke with the pope of Solarpunk and he said yes.

But seriously, anything without degrowth borders on fantasy :/

I would recommend Appropedia and OpenSustain.tech :)

2026-09-05T20:51:04Z

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I would recommend Appropedia and OpenSustain.tech :)

Today I remembered a BEAUTIFUL series of #science illustrations ...

2026-09-02T20:23:30Z

Today I remembered a BEAUTIFUL series of #science illustrations by the Verdant Winter on Tumblr: https://verdantwinter.tumblr.com/post/121692758044/thedisciplinesdirectory

I absolutely love these illustrations and I think they should be more popular!

#art #illustration #muse

yay! Can I ask how related? :)

2026-09-02T15:36:08Z

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yay! Can I ask how related? :)

you are welcome to take any art from https://storySeedLibrary.org ...

2026-09-02T13:35:07Z

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you are welcome to take any art from https://storySeedLibrary.org !

Game-wise I wrote a long essay at https://alxd.org/notes-towards-a-solarpunk-game-design-overview.html , but Earth Rising and Daybreak are great educational board games.

I really recommend the 2040 movie as a good intro. No idea if its in Spanish.

El Futuro Imposible series from Argentina is though! https://elfuturoimposible.org/

I found out that telling people that without giving them an ...

2026-09-01T11:28:27Z

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I found out that telling people that without giving them an alternative source of art is counter-productive.

So I just give them https://storySeedLibrary.org/ . Now they don't have any arguments for using AI to generate visions of a better future ;)

why use AI when you have https://storySeedLibrary.org/ ._.

2026-09-01T07:49:02Z

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why use AI when you have https://storySeedLibrary.org/ ._.

I can see it being a great visual novel, even a short story - but ...

2026-08-28T12:39:10Z

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I can see it being a great visual novel, even a short story - but the illustrations really help sell it.

The contrast could help paint the "solarpunk has no conflict", the difference between the yogurt ad backgrounds and the actual climate works that needs to be done and which we keep staying blind to, unwilling to address unless it affects us directly.

Pomodoro alarm beeping to take a break, to stretch, because an ...

2026-08-28T12:36:55Z

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Pomodoro alarm beeping to take a break, to stretch, because an exhausted volunteer is useless and we need to help monitor the situation over the next 48h.

People taking a side room to play a silly fishing game.

Playing with the expectations of the weight everyone feels on their shoulders and the absurd cuteness of the virtual place they share, so much more humane than a Zoom call with everyone's camera off or at a weird angle.

Think something absurdly cute, like ...

2026-08-28T12:34:57Z

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Think something absurdly cute, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg31vpFaxwM ( https://www.polygon.com/steam-on-together-coworking-game-meta-vr-popular-releases-charts/ ), where every person's avatar - chibi, furry, whatever - is doing something as real people bond over the pressure to get things done as soon as possible without completely crashing out.

A high stake Solarpunk rescue operation contrasted against the "solarpunk" aesthetic of an animated wind turbine rendered in the background.

With shots to real lives of the people involved, collaborating, exhausted.

#solarpunk story idea (maybe a future Story Seed?) I've been ...

2026-08-28T12:32:45Z

#solarpunk story idea
(maybe a future Story Seed?)

I've been wondering how to best represent distributed online communities crowdsourcing help in disasters, like Open Street Map's https://www.hotosm.org/ (which really helped when an earthquake hit Nepal in 2015).

We don't really have visuals for them, we don't have good tropes to tell stories about a group of people - like wikipedians - contributing to something together.

But what if we contrast it against a virutal meeting space?

Can someone explain #cyberdeck / #solardeck trend to me? How are ...

2026-08-28T10:14:07Z

Can someone explain #cyberdeck / #solardeck trend to me?

How are they supposed to be #solarpunk ?

Are they anything more than aesthetics + the joy of customizing a piece of hardware?

I'm seeing things like https://www.tumblr.com/communities/solarpunk/post/825309385382330368/i-want-to-learn-how-to-make-cyberdecks-sooooo-bad and I don't understand how is it supposed to be more sustainable than your average used Thinkpad with a solar panel and Kiwix.

see, I am on Firefox and I was never able to replicate such a ...

2026-08-27T14:16:51Z

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see, I am on Firefox and I was never able to replicate such a bug. What resolution is it?

What happens when you switch to the dark mode?

we need some vibes, we need some deeper one. Your context is that ...

2026-08-27T07:08:41Z

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we need some vibes, we need some deeper one.

Your context is that you are a hacker. You are on Fedi ;)

The Library is to be accessible for people that are not very technical

Thank you, I don't feel ganged up. Just explaining that as a ...

2026-08-27T06:32:54Z

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Thank you, I don't feel ganged up. Just explaining that as a curator I need to be a bad guy sometimes :P

What browser/device is this?

Let me guess, not Firefox, Chrome or Safari?

thank you for sharing this :) Still, I can tell you, not everyone ...

2026-08-27T06:31:09Z

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thank you for sharing this :)

Still, I can tell you, not everyone will read this illustration as deep as you. For a lot of people it will be... confusing. Blank. They lack the context you have.

I spent years trying to explain hackerspaces and hacker ethos to people until I was able to half-craft https://glider.ink/ which explains _some things_, but it took a lot of effort.

I'd love to help making Computo more readable, but as is - I need to be the bad guy ;)

it's not shallow! It's narrow. It says a lot to you, but ...

2026-08-26T21:45:40Z

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it's not shallow! It's narrow.

It says a lot to you, but not to someone who has no idea what computer repair is.

When we collaborate with an artist on something like https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/the-lemonaut/hackerspace/ , we specifically want it to be maximally readable for someone who has next to no context. We put days, weeks, sometimes even months into that.

aby ktos chcial to czytac.

2026-08-26T17:44:00Z

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aby ktos chcial to czytac.

it's an absolutely beautiful illustration and I personally ...

2026-08-26T16:59:17Z

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it's an absolutely beautiful illustration and I personally love it! :D

I'm just afraid it doesn't fit the wider spirit of the Library. We're aiming for each single illustration to be as self-standing as possible, telling a story, showing a wider context of a better world.

If you'd like to create something deeper, I'd love to help you - just ping me!

we had a contest?

2026-08-26T16:57:00Z

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we had a contest?

tak szczerze, nie wiem czy taki format zadziała: 1. Dokumenty ...

2026-08-26T16:32:54Z

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tak szczerze, nie wiem czy taki format zadziała:

1. Dokumenty współtworzone przez LLMy
2. MarkDown zamiast strony internetowej

purely a webdev question: is this theme designed by Claude? It ...

2026-08-26T13:56:20Z

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purely a webdev question: is this theme designed by Claude? It looks very AI-design-patterns influenced.

thank you! Should I move the How To Contribute section to the ...

2026-08-26T06:13:20Z

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thank you!

Should I move the How To Contribute section to the top?

I'm trying to link artist's shops on their profiles if ...

2026-08-25T18:17:34Z

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I'm trying to link artist's shops on their profiles if they share them with me. I know https://xuliavicente.com/ has one, but a few other artists have Patreons / Paypals / KoFis :D

If you'd like to help the Library itself, the best way is to spread the word so that people know about it!

I'm slowly working on SEO, but I won't beat Instagram or other social media sites.

notice that every art page has "Get Full Resolution" ...

2026-08-25T18:13:12Z

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notice that every art page has "Get Full Resolution" button - this should usually give you a good A3 / A2 print. If you want bigger, I can see which ones would fit.

You'd need to do a CMYK conversion yourself, but I did that with a few prints recently. They're on my wall now :)

is it okay if it's free? I mean, I can charge you if you ...

2026-08-25T18:03:30Z

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is it okay if it's free?

I mean, I can charge you if you want.

https://storySeedLibrary.org/ ;)

I like that I needed to read down to "lora" and ...

2026-08-25T14:53:16Z

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I like that I needed to read down to "lora" and "mesh" to know whether it's about setting up radio networks or "best people to know after the collapse" :D

as long as you don't advertise it as green/progressive only, ...

2026-08-25T13:59:51Z

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as long as you don't advertise it as green/progressive only, you will find that a lot of local people will be happy to come and share their skills in the local community center. They just need to feel appreciated for what they do, without a condescending look of someone coming from the capital and telling them what to do.

we never had a big, open one, but we did fix some people's ...

2026-08-25T13:57:39Z

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we never had a big, open one, but we did fix some people's equipment in Warsaw Hackerspace a decade ago.

Does it have a chance for survival? It depends:

Can it get consistent funding? If you have someone versatile in writing EU grants for _sensible_ things, maybe.

Will it have a strong community above of the left- or right-wing division which will help people learn new skills and will stay around?

That's absolutely doable, but needs to be intentional.

Recently I realized that whether in a #solarpunk future or in ...

2026-08-25T13:21:04Z

Recently I realized that whether in a #solarpunk future or in reality, my dream job would be being a #hackerspace / #makerspace facilitator.

Running workshops, dealing with logistics, holding #repairCafe s, making crazy projects, having pointless dramas, making sure we're open to everyone who wants to learn something.

I used to do that for a few years after my Uni, hoping to connect our 'Space with others in Europe and worldwide, but it never came to be.

A new #illustration for the Story Seed Library comes from Mirko ...

2026-08-24T21:04:36Z

A new #illustration for the Story Seed Library comes from Mirko E. Zamora from #Argentina !

Kóoch Bridges is part of the Patagonian Sanctuary’s vision. (...) These marine platforms harness the energy of the tides, wind, and sunlight to support the towers where scientists, engineers, and local communities work together to restore the biodiversity of the South Atlantic.

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/mirko-zamora/kooch-bridges/

#solarpunk #climate #art #climateChange #southAmerica #sea #ocean #birds #hope #patagonia

thank you! We're about to add a new illustration from ...

2026-08-24T20:22:18Z

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thank you! We're about to add a new illustration from Argentina soon :D

thanks! :D

2026-08-24T18:51:26Z

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thanks! :D

you can add: https://storyseedlibrary.org/ - art and writing ...

2026-08-24T18:25:21Z

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you can add:

https://storyseedlibrary.org/ - art and writing ptompts
https://podcast.tomasino.org/ - writing prompt podcast

https://opensustain.tech/ - A LOT of open source stuff

love to see it!

2026-08-23T21:07:26Z

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love to see it!

ostatnio sprawdzam kolejnosc polecanek. Ana Sun jest tez dobra w ...

2026-08-13T17:23:32Z

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ostatnio sprawdzam kolejnosc polecanek.

Ana Sun jest tez dobra w swojej antologii, a sam mam kilka ktore bym rozwazyl

nice! How far north were you?

2026-08-12T19:17:42Z

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nice! How far north were you?

feel free to use illustrations from the Story Seed Library, like ...

2026-08-12T18:19:36Z

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feel free to use illustrations from the Story Seed Library, like

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/the-lemonaut/tower/

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/daniele-turturici/community-gardens/

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/joan_de_art/repair-suburbia/

#eclipse over #warsaw , #poland #solarEclipse #photography #photo ...

2026-08-12T18:16:11Z

#eclipse over #warsaw , #poland

#solarEclipse #photography #photo #sunset #sun

I was thinking about art organizations first to get the attention ...

2026-08-12T15:05:27Z

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I was thinking about art organizations first to get the attention of some good artists. I do have some contacts in such orgs, but we might not reach the artists.

Also, red tape.

i nie wiem, czy jestem papieżem, na pewno gderam najbardziej :P

2026-08-12T14:45:39Z

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i nie wiem, czy jestem papieżem, na pewno gderam najbardziej :P

👋 Z ciekawszych rzeczy: https://solarpunk.pl/ - nasz polski ...

2026-08-12T14:44:51Z

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👋

Z ciekawszych rzeczy:

https://solarpunk.pl/ - nasz polski hub
https://solarpunk.pl/manifesty/odzywalnosc-sustainability/ - czego brakuje w polszczyźnie

https://storyseedlibrary.org/ - mój główny projekt przez ostatnie lata, repozytorium wizualne i zahaczki do opowiadań

https://soczewki.alxd.org/

Bardzo odradzam ostatnią antologię solarpunkową w Polsce.

"Mnich i Robot" to dobra "kocykowa utopia", ale ja polecam książki cięższe, jak "A Half Built Garden" Ruthanny Emrys i "Walkaway" LX Beckett

you may then enjoy our https://storySeedLibrary.org :)

2026-08-12T06:02:10Z

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you may then enjoy our https://storySeedLibrary.org :)

I do, thank you so much!

2026-08-11T21:36:09Z

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I do, thank you so much!

For context: Daniel McGarry 2026 - ...

2026-08-11T21:08:36Z

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For context:

Daniel McGarry 2026 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAtcdfhzDIY

Week and Art 2024 - https://galerie.weekandart.com/ (click on 2024)

Yishan Wong 2021 - https://galerie.weekandart.com/

AtomHawk 2019 - https://atomhawk.com/resources/art-competition-2019-winners/

An open question to the #art community of Mastodon: If I was to ...

2026-08-11T21:04:17Z

An open question to the #art community of Mastodon:

If I was to organize a big #solarpunk #illustration #contest focused more on #wordbuilding than art mastery, which organizations should I reach out to for legitimacy and reach?

Assume that prizes / funding could be organized externally / we have sponsors.

I know that we already had some art-community-organized Solarpunk events, like French Week and Art (2024), Yishan Wong's (2021), Atomhawk (2019).

#mastoArt

what we do accept are translations on Weblate! :) ...

2026-08-11T10:13:08Z

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what we do accept are translations on Weblate! :)

https://storySeedLibrary.org/de/

Let me know if you'd like to translate!

it looks like a scam, please don't lick.

2026-08-10T19:11:28Z

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it looks like a scam, please don't lick.

I just learned about an incredible #solarpunk resource I'm ...

2026-08-10T18:43:46Z

I just learned about an incredible #solarpunk resource I'm saving and sharing everywhere:

https://opensustain.tech/

A directory and analysis of the open source ecosystem in the areas of climate change, sustainable energy, biodiversity and natural resources.

Huge thanks to Eff3rvescent Eden 🪿 (npub15dd…duz2) for showing it to me!

#climate #climateChange #openSource #freeSoftware #sustainability #technology #photovoltaics #PV

ha, I didn't know https://opensustain.tech/ , thanks for ...

2026-08-10T18:40:56Z

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ha, I didn't know https://opensustain.tech/ , thanks for that! :)

i know a few dozens and I can connect you to existing projects ...

2026-08-10T17:06:57Z

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i know a few dozens and I can connect you to existing projects similar to yours :)

Have you checked out Appropedia?

less practical, more about connecting activists, engineers and ...

2026-08-10T16:52:13Z

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less practical, more about connecting activists, engineers and artists from all over the world so that we can imagine, implement and talk about the alternatives :)

Do check out https://storySeedLibrary.org/

If anyone's interested in a #solarpunk #art #contest ...

2026-08-08T11:05:17Z

If anyone's interested in a #solarpunk #art #contest imagining #Zurich of 2047, take a look at https://kapda.ch/art_contest/ !

> Our contest is open to submissions of all forms of art, from music, to poetry, to visual arts, to sculptures. The first prizes have already been awarded in July, but you are still welcome to submit your work and contribute to the gallery below.

#climate #climateChange #fashion #switzerland

I think my argument would be the opposite: "The only way we ...

2026-08-07T20:19:47Z

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I think my argument would be the opposite:

"The only way we can do something about the crisis is a spiritual renaissance."

It's not that the collapse brings it, but the only way out of a collapse is through finding new meaning, values and such.

We're trying to sketch some of these visions with https://storyseedlibrary.org/ .

absolutely not. I am clearly more yellow.

2026-08-07T17:41:53Z

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absolutely not. I am clearly more yellow.

why not use some existing art made by humans, like ...

2026-08-07T08:46:14Z

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why not use some existing art made by humans, like https://storyseedlibrary.org/ ?

oh, TX Watsons story! The author gave us permission to translate ...

2026-08-06T14:11:58Z

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oh, TX Watsons story! The author gave us permission to translate it to Polish! :D

Still, Id like more stories about Wikipedians

there is a whole theme of a character with regeneration powers ...

2026-08-06T13:49:19Z

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there is a whole theme of a character with regeneration powers choosing to become a professional organ donor instead of fighting people. Good stuff.

I agree that the Solarpunk is communal, it shouldnt have singular ...

2026-08-06T13:48:31Z

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I agree that the Solarpunk is communal, it shouldnt have singular heroes.

If you want to check an interesting leftist spin on the Superhero genre check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_Female_Protagonist . It is the closest to what you might be asking about.

Hey [@Cushee_Foofee](https://uwu.social/@Cushee_Foofee ) ! ...

2026-08-05T17:01:56Z

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Hey [@Cushee_Foofee](https://uwu.social/@Cushee_Foofee ) ! I'm not a PV exper.

I know this can lead to problems, but you can balance it on several levels like with microgrids (you can charge your neighbor's battery) or regional grid. That can require the knowledge of weather to prepare the grid for more or less production, and if done wrong - can cause blackouts and brownouts like in Spain recently.

Oboh Moses from #Nigeria has joined the Story Seed Library with a ...

2026-08-05T12:29:31Z

Oboh Moses from #Nigeria has joined the Story Seed Library with a vision of Solarpunk Lagos!

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/oboh-moses/solarpunk-lagos/

A community full of solar panels and wind turbines, with electrified cars helping deal with the smog that is currently plaguing the city.

#Africa #Solarpunk #illustration #art #futurism #solar #solarpower #windenergy #photovoltaics #climate #climateChange

you can link straight to https://storyseedlibrary.org/ instead of ...

2026-08-04T08:25:38Z

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you can link straight to https://storyseedlibrary.org/ instead of me :D

There's also https://storyseedlibrary.org/es/ , but not everything is translated yet.

you might enjoy our https://storyseedlibrary.org/ :)

2026-08-03T10:31:25Z

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you might enjoy our https://storyseedlibrary.org/ :)

I understand that part, but whats with the german / french ...

2026-08-03T07:53:49Z

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I understand that part, but whats with the german / french avatar, accent and so on?

what

2026-08-03T06:51:08Z

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what

feel free to use Quieroz, Draak or Stephani's art to make ...

2026-08-02T19:54:32Z

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feel free to use Quieroz, Draak or Stephani's art to make your point :) We're gathering them on Creative Commons for a reason!

it's what we're doing with https://storyseedlibrary.org/ ...

2026-08-02T19:17:49Z

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it's what we're doing with https://storyseedlibrary.org/ , inviting artists from all over the world, sharing visions from Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil and more :)

We need them to be able to express their own futurism without globalized sterile "utopias" ;)

Hey @npub1z4p…gkyk @npub12k0…e2sz ! My friend ...

2026-08-02T18:56:59Z

Hey Stéphane Crozat (npub1z4p…gkyk) Framasoft (npub12k0…e2sz) !

My friend marcink (npub1jt7…6ta7) wants to organize #noAI #programming meetups in #lyon , #france - https://meetup.com/code-is-art/

Do you know what's the best place to announce them to gather people interested in technology without AI?

Original post: https://stolat.town/@marcink/117016161137565231

I have not! Can you tell me more about them?

2026-08-02T12:17:30Z

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I have not! Can you tell me more about them?

Im not that old, but maybe Ruthanna Emrys A Half Build Garden or ...

2026-08-01T21:41:48Z

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Im not that old, but maybe Ruthanna Emrys A Half Build Garden or Ana Sun (npub12nl…zkfu) 's anthology?

and watch dozens of people making the same mistakes, ...

2026-08-01T17:16:09Z

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and watch dozens of people making the same mistakes, technological, practical and emotional, because we have no way of telling others what works in a story?

All my interest in Solarpunk started when I wanted to share some real hacker stories from Subsaharan Africa and no one believed in them.

We need a way to tell stories.

can I navigate to these chapters, or is it just a summary for ...

2026-08-01T16:29:49Z

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can I navigate to these chapters, or is it just a summary for now?

Feel free to tap https://storyseedlibrary.org/ for illustrations, they're CC-licensed specifically for such purposes :)

share a link! :)

2026-08-01T16:23:11Z

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share a link! :)

An interesting art project on disasters I encountered when ...

2026-08-01T16:22:39Z

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An interesting art project on disasters I encountered when researching resources for our Collab: https://cultureforclimate.scot/casestudy/refuge/

At the #storySeedLibrary our latest Collab was to specifically ...

2026-08-01T16:20:53Z

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At the #storySeedLibrary our latest Collab was to specifically imagine disasters and help us tell stories about them: https://storyseedlibrary.org/tags/2026-collab/

Because when there's a real-life wildfire, flood or a mass blackout there are people dealing with them, experiencing so many things we are not yet equipped to share with each other.

Not in a language that would be understandable by everyone who will soon need them.

#solarpunk #climateChange #climate #futurism #narrative #disaster #disasterRelief

We are up for decades of real-life chaos and I'd like ...

2026-08-01T16:18:03Z

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We are up for decades of real-life chaos and I'd like #solarpunk stories to be more than just feel-good, tea-and-blanket comfort givers.

I'd like to see discussions of "what are we building towards", exploration of the traumas ahead and how we can deal with them, preparing us for things we cannot imagine at this point.

These will include violence, but we got _this_ covered in a lot of our existing culture and stories.

We have much fewer stories about surviving disasters together.

#solarpunk can focus on what's missing there, on building ...

2026-08-01T16:15:50Z

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#solarpunk can focus on what's missing there, on building parallel infrastructures and caring for people without romanticizing the struggle for its own sake.

There's enough drama to write proper tensions and conflicts:

- The climate disasters
- Failing infrastructure and supply chains
- Humanitarian needs
- Collaborating with other, messy humans
- Ideological clashes with other people who still want to help

We don't need to go Mad Max to imagine high stakes in a #climate story.

I've written more at https://lenses.alxd.org/ , but to ...

2026-08-01T16:13:33Z

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I've written more at https://lenses.alxd.org/ , but to distill:

#cyberpunk focuses on struggle against the system and unintentionally glorifies it, as it leaves no space for imagining what can exist outside of this struggle. The "completed" arc doesn't lead to a better future, but to a martyrdom - or a temporary armistice.

It also polarizes: everything is either pro- or against- the system and building "outside" of it is neutral.

Wikipedia is not something we can imagine in such a genre.

My perspective on the role of #violence and #rebellion in ...

2026-08-01T16:10:18Z

My perspective on the role of #violence and #rebellion in #solarpunk :

Imagining that our climate future will be free of strife and conflict is unrealistic.

At the same time we have _so many_ stories focusing on the fight and struggle, and so few which imagine _what_ do we actually want to build - with all of its problems and imperfections.

I'd like Solarpunk to discuss the latter instead of envisioning #cyberpunk violence in green.

#climate #climateChange #hope #futurism

if you're going with a library of your own, I can recommend ...

2026-07-31T15:25:40Z

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if you're going with a library of your own, I can recommend some resources.

Francesco Verso's anthologies - and Francesco in general - might be a good direction for Spanish-speaking Solarpunk.

Or are you thinking about practical texts?

https://storySeedLibrary.org/ might help ;) There's even ...

2026-07-31T14:13:11Z

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https://storySeedLibrary.org/ might help ;)

There's even https://storySeedLibrary.org/es/ , but not fully translated

it's an interesting piece with a lot of good points on ...

2026-07-30T12:52:22Z

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it's an interesting piece with a lot of good points on capitalism.

I'm just curious - why do you dismiss solarpunk as homesteading, without seeing all the other parts of the movement?

I wrote a similar essay at https://lenses.alxd.org/ calling for a new language to describe the existing reality - and solarpunk's focus on community could be a good candidate.

You might also enjoy https://storySeedLibrary.org/ and https://alxd.org/technology-as-crystallized-community.html

try the intentional visuals from https://storySeedLibrary.org/

2026-07-29T21:45:04Z

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try the intentional visuals from https://storySeedLibrary.org/

for Solarpunk specifically feel free to use ...

2026-07-29T05:57:43Z

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for Solarpunk specifically feel free to use https://storySeedLibrary.org/ - we are working of visual languages to describe a realistic better tomorrow

Your daily reminder that there is no drama in #solarpunk Please ...

2026-07-27T12:29:30Z

Your daily reminder that there is no drama in #solarpunk

Please stop imagining people responding to #wildfires and other natural #disaster s and focus on realizes utopias only. Do not attempt to imagine our way out of the #climateCrisis

/s

Or drop by https://storyseedlibrary.org/ to start imagining how we can adapt.

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First photo CC BY https://www.flickr.com/photos/202965276@N07/55415691586/

Second photo public domain.

#climate #climateChange #hope #futurism

I think my ...

2026-07-26T09:43:01Z

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I think my https://alxd.org/technology-as-crystallized-community.html is on topic as a perspective - seeing technology not as something external, but as a sum of decisions made by a community, their values, dramas, traditions.

a good opportunity to check out #solarpunk and places like ...

2026-07-25T12:40:10Z

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a good opportunity to check out #solarpunk and places like https://storySeedLibrary.org/ :)

Huge thanks to @npub1nq3…duqa for the JoinJabber translation ...

2026-07-24T15:34:45Z

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Huge thanks to Kris (npub1nq3…duqa) for the JoinJabber translation pattern example :)

Just finished setting up the #weblate #translation pipeline for ...

2026-07-24T15:30:41Z

Just finished setting up the #weblate #translation pipeline for the #storySeedLibrary at https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/story-seed-library/ !

It still has some rough edges, but if anyone is interested in translating some #solarpunk #art and #writing , please let me know!

We currently support 8 languages:

#english
#spanish
#french
#italian
#german
#polish
#ukrainian
#tigrinya

But would love to add #hindi and #arabic as well!

#futurism #climate #climateChange #hope #languages

A new artist has joined the #storySeedLibrary ! DraakArt has ...

2026-07-24T07:45:03Z

A new artist has joined the #storySeedLibrary !

DraakArt has illustrated a village in the Deserts and Xeric Shrublands of Namaqualand in #southAfrica as a #solarpunk settlement!

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/draakart/solarpunk-city-namaqualand/

It was originally a part of the 2023 Art Collab!

#climate #climateChange #futurism #hope #africa #art #illustration