2026-10-29T02:41:31Z https://nostr.now sky https://nostr.now/npub1q33n7y9cypjdkkzxeyl49em2f9fqnnhfaleln4lpgv37lxfzrx3szwfan8 https://kolektiva.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/385/042/549/176/901/original/93ab62d3f6cfd9ad.jpg https://kolektiva.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/385/042/549/176/901/original/93ab62d3f6cfd9ad.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx57la8lnxjkfluhvak98jjk85kvngagp9htuq50j4ltcnkja7fkszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xyhw6c3 I don&#39;t want to say Australian students should riot in the streets for better education funding. <br/><br/>I&#39;m just noting that so far the lack of riots has not resulted in a well-funded public education system. 2026-10-16T07:02:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf84ftmkuvn4yp65htknpuntf0fz6lc4ysqku26gg5s30a7xaq3hqzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xxuj0ly On commercial social media the algorithm feeds us content.<br/><br/>Here, you need to find wonderful people and things yourself. Following hashtags is a good way to do that. <br/><br/>As well as following #intro and #introduction, I&#39;m following #ClimateAction, #RepairCafe, #Zine, #compost, #solarpunk, and many others! 2026-10-16T05:11:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspv2gsdvyd6gjzd03zfeg80y2zgm4fj0vh8syhznmen78juzzgpxszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xg3wmt4 Edit: Aha! I thought to search my signal messages for when I sent it to friends, here it is: <a href="https://fuel-subsidy.pages.dev/">https://fuel-subsidy.pages.dev/</a><br/><br/>A while ago someone posted a link to a website that was tracking how much money Australia&#39;s spending on fuel subsidies, and how many bike lanes/buses we could fund with that. Anyone have that link?<br/><br/>#ClimateChange #auspol #Biketooter 2026-09-21T06:05:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2pdvfd22drhx8a6gsjm56ph2cs8wfxghgdv44f7d852yrw8kumczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x0526pj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspq6xkdupr6cdexynxhpldknxel63rlee3t4y4znp545lfjc2nchgcwrq9v'>nevent1q…rq9v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure that a few hundred people will ever read what I&#39;ve written, either! <br/><br/>But you talk to people about your ideas, too, and perhaps they spread further that way. I think it&#39;s probably true for my work. 2026-09-07T05:27:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvzjxr9xvqvwvqhampg2wztjk5uzeedlq0kj4v0cmssasuwt7pmzgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xlwrw6t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdmx49vst7pvv7335t743t2galpsvag4yez50447j4pffv2rywr9cmjslhx'>nevent1q…slhx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Today I will be setting aside at least 36 minutes to daydream about being you. (I&#39;m sure it comes with downsides, but this brief description sounds lovely). 2026-09-07T05:17:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99hm30wjzl9kvwcq25rmedj709q79y6ma56q8vqrmnrza20dptcczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x4tpj40 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gkslt5lp6g0t7msjrdj2rf83kf50nxxry44k7pdx8la8xxam9jgd5zlmt'>nevent1q…zlmt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. And how do I help my tiny, loving human navigate it all? I consider that often. 2026-08-13T14:13:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0enc8l8famjlzhzgj37fqy8f0mleyah7037pmvhqxt0wvumdj3hszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x0fzg34 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspn7vhays0nrg92gkjgza8gpk6v2d84mkec29pe5yshsxffnpze6c5c6g79'>nevent1q…6g79</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think a lot about bell hooks writing that the first act of violence society demands of men is to cut out their own softness:<br/><br/>&#34;The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not successful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on patriarchal men to enact rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem. &#34; 2026-08-13T02:00:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspn7vhays0nrg92gkjgza8gpk6v2d84mkec29pe5yshsxffnpze6czyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xdpyagc This morning my 4yo went to daycare wearing his spiderman pyjamas and, on top them, his favourite orange &#39;spinning dress&#39; and some pants that I&#39;ve mended with a colourful love-heart patch on the knee (at his request).<br/><br/>He&#39;s getting to the age where other kids tell him he shouldn&#39;t be wearing dresses, or make it awkward.<br/><br/>He asked me &#34;are boys allowed to wear dresses?&#34; and I told him, &#34;well, some people say boys shouldn&#39;t wear dresses, but that&#39;s ridiculous! Do you know people used to say that girls shouldn&#39;t wear pants? How silly! Anyone can wear anything!&#34;<br/><br/>He&#39;s asked me to tell him that several times again 2026-08-13T01:58:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8a4rs679q4jhyj3gds07djrv80qc3u7y9t29v0edlyqujn569leczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xhxsal3 Today my class (at university) were talking about centralisation of power in the digital economy. <br/><br/>1. Many students don&#39;t know what a browser is, or how to find out which search engine they use. <br/><br/>2. Most students can work out which operating system they have.<br/><br/>3. One student told me that I &#34;seem like the sort&#34; when I said I use linux. 2026-07-23T07:39:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdk5mgsxhlvz562supvvtaxmfx4re82ue4nuvkfukep9jm45r704szyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xc3z09v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pna3at0yhx29lw22mg3vstxvwlryrkdsc3zusgejgq8g6778wnqk5sh0u'>nevent1q…sh0u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s some lovely work happening in my area about the role of fire in caring for local ecosystems: <a href="https://www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au/news/healing-country-at-hill-view-bushland/10384">https://www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au/news/healing-country-at-hill-view-bushland/10384</a> 2026-07-23T05:17:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzkrtfu0z273hez4wnlp3etxuspzqclc5t8sfd6s4upmxtdzphmgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x4509gj If you&#39;re an academic using Mastodon, why?<br/><br/>(Boosts appreciated, as are answers in the replies) 2026-06-15T06:07:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxv507uy9dx33kypdp20e2nyh4wfp2txldv4dneu6ejtj6rr60v0czyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xlrjaha In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6v07nlhdsefrtdgtp60qwzuuvpgde50snt4xdrvf3q59a0y2hmgy28l59'>nevent1q…8l59</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m an elected councillor and also on the Access and Inclusion working group, the integrated transport group, the reconciliation group, and the CEO KPI evaluation committee! 2026-05-11T07:23:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw0qqtd453fuwp3tu2v9c5jqmudvf5rtgqnn8qvnycmgzy08334tczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xsxass0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvu5m5nxng58w93y25tjl03kpgzg9s9atz5garzxr6s09uj2gw7q93et9g'>nevent1q…et9g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>today I have done a lot of little finicky teaching tasks, but at least I get to commute for work/school drop-off by bike. Then tonight a council meeting! 2026-05-11T05:56:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvnxlt27jun3p0k6fexl99n2hsa8kvezq7vepz3svnlgzk6evzvlqzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x4eqkwu I&#39;ve had a bit of a shit morning, but at daycare drop-off there was a parent riding their new frontloader cargo bike!<br/><br/>I asked how it was going and she said she loves it, and then added &#34;I did this because of you, you know!&#34;<br/><br/>#BikeTooter 2026-05-07T02:41:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8un7smgy6lx8f82jg9p029qcwxk77pdmstsfsdvdkzh6uve33q6qzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xr6r25p My four-year-old and I stopped to check on someone who was getting arrested today. <br/><br/>She had made it clear that she did want help, and I checked on with my kid as well before approaching.<br/><br/>The police officer tried to tell me off. &#34;Do you think this is the kind of thing you want your kid to see? Do you think this is good parenting?&#34;<br/><br/>Yeah, actually! If we see something happening that seems wrong, I want my kid to see me doing something about it! 2026-04-14T06:33:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0ew57wmlhz9k88fynl37evzexrhrfvhz0dkmacpu6pwjjwa0uvszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xpfhnkl oh my gosh I only just caught up on the horrible new Queensland ebike laws. These laws would make it illegal for me to use our cargo bike, because I don&#39;t have a driver&#39;s license <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/queensland-qld-ebike-laws-age-speed-licensing-limits">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/queensland-qld-ebike-laws-age-speed-licensing-limits</a><br/><br/>#BikeTooter 2026-03-25T09:18:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0e6g0699w7mgpgv0xhv46w5a0hkpp6u4kc0nvwjt84dxey9qrgcczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xnmgw5t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0pwya9yqqm5a0vayq5w6cq2f2ff78c8eheyjswprdzj8vz8zktjglaxwff'>nevent1q…xwff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh! And #SolarPunk 2026-03-12T02:34:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf09uu4lc8uceamk2zquk6wwy4qrmeama6fh0eexz2csrw329phcszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x3hmma6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh9fhms2weugml9782xxdsjfamw58zqvtwxchaj5nr9yjzs3032cpjf4my'>nevent1q…f4my</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pretty sure that your laptop is haunted, sorry to say. 2026-03-09T03:50:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs02w8dtv06yjsxd8cuqd4p2gzzxjvuru2eyhyef65t87rkd5zzyzczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xxqm8yj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqemyjejnrmu56xt2dt7pd39zlz4j908nnx34xyflkxvfcyxrmfcc98ek5'>nevent1q…8ek5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a great way of putting it, and you are very popular on Mastodon. 2026-01-30T06:26:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5lwj59zkqcradvffrk8s6egkty4ss8sweuzslpn82qu0mpxqsqgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xtupvgl Life hack for Mastodon users: if someone asks for book recommendations and you share yours in the replies, you are likely to stumble across a bunch of other great books from other people. 2026-01-02T04:22:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszps3u4lz4tsh2tzvsfskyzus4a5l9muyp6enn08vcknehye75neczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xlyf94n Do you have fun zines about how to switch away from big tech? Maybe a little intro to Mastodon, or something about the thrills of libre office?<br/><br/>I&#39;m going to do a little peer workshop in a bit to help activists with a non-tech background start shifting away from big tech.<br/><br/>It would be cool to have some zines/printouts to share. 2025-10-22T12:47:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxdldf97734gkv6utz594c45n9ramef22yr3ggvfvpzp0y65xkthgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x9wcpuu I really liked <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15f7r5azevg4qynsz9f9l5hgg8eqhntf2thc58kmf0jw8dref50rq3km7wr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Framework :fedora: :ubuntu:</span> (<span class="italic">npub15f7…m7wr</span>)</a></span>&#39;s claims to remake computers &#34;to respect people and the planet&#34;.<br/><br/>So I do not love this &#39;big tent that can include nazis&#39; business <a href="https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986">https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986</a> 2025-10-09T05:45:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxytwtqnydgxy2mn9mwg494wluz30jxdrmjwvr2t4e0c6zuj0fj8gzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xynsj59 Went onto Linkedin (mistake) because I got a &#39;connection request&#39; thingy, and it suggested that I write a post reflecting on how AI is improving my workflow.<br/><br/>I hate it, I hate all of it, what if I just gave up computers and did more gardening 2025-10-01T04:27:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspp2ygjcmds3nz2j2j2zx39mfyqgcqe0n7chhnf2qwserjj2sjhwczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xxt0m09 My kiddo has published her first web page. She&#39;s very excited. It has a secret snake page! <a href="https://doggos.indigo.pod.haus/">https://doggos.indigo.pod.haus/</a> 2025-09-17T03:02:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvj8022h27jwyvuawakc9qnfzt44fg095dg9j838p8qt0urh6ul0czyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x0n5a84 If I was going to push for our Australian local government to join Mastodon, what servers might I recommend? 2025-08-26T11:03:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkwczzcww5uwq3a5e2kgc4fzz65ky8k40qscyd7t52n3pdqk320qzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xtd37xv I am once again trying to draft a pants pattern for my kid, having lost the website I used previously. The internet is garbage. Has come across a book that covers drafting your own basic sewing patterns?<br/><br/>#sewing 2025-08-03T03:32:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf3q74x70ps6fgr4cfqqqdzxx2jt429up380d2qak8h0nvwllaxsszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x7dxddg Went into my academia.edu account and worked out that they automatically opt everyone into &#34;AI content&#34;. I&#39;ve opted out for now but will probably delete the whole account soon, because yuck. 2025-07-17T05:03:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsphw79mv82krd4nl3pr44zaegz68gshwhj6p5y7nnxr0jkv8vl8aszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xfydaz9 #auspol<br/><br/><a href="https://theklaxon.com.au/jillian-segal-and-husband-funding-far-right-group-advance/">https://theklaxon.com.au/jillian-segal-and-husband-funding-far-right-group-advance/</a><br/><br/>&#34;Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband John Roth are among the biggest funders of highly divisive, far-right lobby group “Advance”, which aggressively spreads hateful propaganda, racist tropes and bigoted imagery.&#34; 2025-07-12T05:33:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswerlxa75seqzlalmkf8l6xgk0x9j04r23gz2hxtdmp3jlyg0gjjgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x73kns5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7v6qua3dgtarjaxqyjdfwczgl6tzqa50ytjse5h3hraxf4cr5mcy689nn'>nevent1q…89nn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>me and my friends used to snuggle and watch it on hungover mornings in our twenties 2025-06-15T12:28:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2pckn8r7l0vk07f0l5cevn3ufc07x2mhphwd7uwx2l3n2pqvdszqzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xle73cq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8f2lru3nexq4fqmy8h0q8lj38tkz62r6k5n4q8qvnfxan36kuycd45luv'>nevent1q…5luv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks for sharing this data! And also: this is a genocide, not a war. 2025-06-14T23:55:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspcrz7wye3muyncfzywfcsgxgkge9j0wupuhexs5h3al9r3srsylgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x2zecn5 People in Australia!<br/><br/>Do you know of any uniform suppliers, preferably in West Australia, that would supply **non-polyester** school uniforms? 2025-06-13T04:46:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszf30g2a39rmxzrpk8lhtgmr7zv4ht7eqn8tawvjx3ct9flvhrnnqzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xre5wxy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv50meapzru6n480up0d66j8ktdjmalw64u7a2tev4acr6ue6n4cchv0sjx'>nevent1q…0sjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if you work it out please let me know, somehow it&#39;s happened to me too 2025-06-10T14:05:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8c2g2q08mqjkwqrmrz2t2e5978vdc7kgjmxj3st9jc634a5n36szyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xcywnq0 #3GoodThings parenting my eight-year-old edition<br/><br/>1. Went op-shopping with her today. She found some great winter clothes and shoes that are just her style.<br/><br/>2. My kid bumped into one of her school friends at the op shop and they spent a while trying on high heels and silly clothes, the two of them giggling non-stop. <br/><br/>3. Surprised her by winning at Mario kart! Her dad is the video game parent so she seemed confused at my skills. 2025-05-31T12:14:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgxe76q5e8rtvmjrtfmtaf50nj3nj3twvye3dkzqczwrj8cggj8qzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xx0vrsl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspns8tx78l3wcnnztzfrqfpdq634r430m5jr5edj3cusarhfgx3ecnnynjw'>nevent1q…ynjw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would certainly be interested to see what that looked like.<br/><br/>There are lots of interesting models to consider, including carefully-gathered (or randomly drafted) citizens&#39; assemblies, that could be a good &#34;none of the above&#34; option.<br/><br/>Whether there&#39;s a hope of getting that in place as an option along with compulsory voting, I don&#39;t know. 2025-05-27T06:21:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjx2uhfwukgxt3xjvgzeglevjwds6jzlljaryugz6vu8xtg54qpgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xdlqatq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspns8tx78l3wcnnztzfrqfpdq634r430m5jr5edj3cusarhfgx3ecnnynjw'>nevent1q…ynjw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have compulsory voting in Australia. There is a none of the above option: spoil your vote by not filling it out or drawing a penis on it or whatever. <br/><br/>&#34;None of the above&#34; is never a real option, though, as long as you will end up with some politician in power. That&#39;s just as true with or without compulsory voting. <br/><br/>The flipside in Australia is that voting has to be easy: in cities at least everyone is likely to have a voting booth in walking distance, and local schools run bake sales on the day to raise money. (Which the amazing Democracy Sausage website tracks.)<br/><br/>Research from around the world shows that compulsory voting ends up with better representation and less representation of more radical parties. (Especially on the right, because optional voting ends up with higher turnout from older and more right-wing voters.)<br/><br/>Australia also has preferential voting, which I&#39;m deeply glad for.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not in love with our current system, and would prefer more direct democracy. There are deep flaws with representative democracy, including in Australia. But compulsory voting (or at least &#39;compulsory turning up and getting your name checked off&#39;) is a very reasonable requirement of citizens. 2025-05-27T00:23:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf6skm5z9p0tmsu3772maktjvtzgwln0jgy3yjk20a4qpj2n5chyczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x9czqjq Had a chat to someone recently and said I was thinking of doing something on council that I feel is a moral responsibility, but would be deeply unpopular, without telling them the details.<br/><br/>They gave me a pat and said, &#34;be on the right side of history. So few people are right now.&#34; 2025-05-12T05:47:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxupu0n7dnt36386cfly83jv4wrexr7wp8yk5qedrjtlj45mgpzxczyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x5a7kde I was hoping to get time to work on research yesterday but then I ended up dealing with more probably-software-generated-essays. Right now the only way to manage them through our system is to laboriously demonstrate that each in-text citation doesn&#39;t actually match the material it&#39;s attached to. Which is a real time sink and makes me sad. 2025-04-25T06:36:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq23p5mhy6wymljh72gsfm2u3pzxz9pcjqqyk80hpyt6xsu3ml8fgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xyyj204 I had an interesting conversation with a friend last night about &#39;not obeying in advance&#39;. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve been turning it over in my head ever since, thinking about James Scott&#39;s &#34;law of anarchist callisthenics&#34;: practice breaking small rules, so you&#39;re ready if you need to break big, unjust ones. <br/><br/>I think it&#39;s easier, sometimes, to imagine breaking laws that are clearly unjust. But for many (including me) it can feel hard to break rules that are small, everyday, and come with social consequences. &#34;I don&#39;t want to cause a fuss!&#34; &#34;I don&#39;t want to seem rude!&#34;<br/><br/>I try to practice being willing to seem rude, to inconvenience others, to be unpopular, when it feels necessary and just (even on a small scale). <br/><br/>And, at the same time, to practice community-building, being caring, explaining my actions with patience.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know. I don&#39;t have a particular point. Just a lot I&#39;m thinking through. 2025-03-27T02:43:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf3vt63ffsx6vcmv5x7uppgnrnvte6yx3zr8atz2y57zlnwjqatnszyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x35a9zz Semi-regular reminder that almost any political point you want to make can be made just as well, if not better, without software-generated images 2025-02-16T10:01:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dhxu8ykh049u06ycjhekyt949cxt80e26gxltpdlzw3f204v87qzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xkqsags I have so much to do but also my tummy hurts, so perhaps I will just lie down and feel pathetic for a while 2024-11-22T05:07:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv07zy4vapyatd6yrd9zj4p3nswd2snfmjjfj98uaaq0m377wsv2czyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x6lv4gv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hu2w4tvcfe4ufjz9vcexg42qu7qgdhnq6ftvddpnqxdvmkkm22sscapzu'>nevent1q…apzu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes, here&#39;s a note 📝 2024-11-22T04:47:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygrexzp6x5s3wt5ejqp98rqysqg2scsu3pgfnm20dcm8ra7mcg3czyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xgmcx4f I&#39;ve been trying to encourage people to come here instead of Bluesky and a friend tried and immediately had someone Reply Guyed her because she mentioned another social network. Le sigh. 2024-11-15T22:57:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsptu54lpy3djay54jxttrdh4xy2j2mjtffna7dl4gwwp8dlassj8czyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xxycdsy Heard back from the editors about an updated book chapter I wrote in between a bunch of intense parenting, and they said it doesn&#39;t need any changes at all. Maybe I will have a little party. (In 2026, when I have any free time again.) 2024-09-12T03:10:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9yr73c29tu2yhn4tlvfzuzljazgw6rafzqm69sqfsvayen3dvj5czyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xtupgq8 <a href="https://mondoweiss.net/2024/07/netanyahus-willing-executioners-how-ordinary-israelis-became-mass-murderers/">https://mondoweiss.net/2024/07/netanyahus-willing-executioners-how-ordinary-israelis-became-mass-murderers/</a><br/><br/>I don&#39;t pretend to know enough about what is happening within Israel to say whether I agree with the details of this article.<br/><br/>But I&#39;m still haunted by the response to the idea of doing something, anything, to oppose the genocide, when it was brought up on the AoIR mailing list. Israeli academics (many declaring themselves left-wing) rapidly stepped in to justify the mass killing of Palestinians, and to completely derail even the mildest effort at building solidarity or resistance. They played their part in cutting Palestinians off from international aid and support.<br/><br/>I believe that many Israelis have refused to take part in the genocide. But I have been horrified by my small glimpses at how others have facilitated it. (And at the active support they received from around the world.) 2024-08-07T02:11:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyna48ls2jlxlfl5k30qxse2gy0k5grwtrth6gwh0hyq00grr54mgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xm44vj4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswk5few8cggcdxk63k2n7hsnx5vr4ez8qnsfuqjt9mwm9c93vwu6qdkz5tm'>nevent1q…z5tm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I already emailed them to say &#34;don&#39;t use X, come to Mastodon!&#34; 2024-08-06T05:27:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9fagujsascntlgyk5t7h8kzns2fhcrg2drc54xnkzmcfvrh7aumgzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6xz6nhpa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspe8p2vu6yaf2zxchkqqwwevt5496963w773xzzldkqnkfsu5wgjgmyqhja'>nevent1q…qhja</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I loved Provenance, related to the Ancillary Justice books (though I read those rather than listened to them). Also have really enjoyed the audiobooks of the Rivers of London series 2024-08-03T02:53:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qhsrq8cdzmse7urxawa7nu367fufyp7fr8a9qut9999k4h2kl0gzyqzxx0cshqsxfk6cgmyn75h8dfy4yzwwa8hl87whu9pj8mueygv6x23cw8n Open letter in defence of freedom of speech for pro-Palestine student activists at Curtin University: <a href="https://openletter.earth/open-letter-in-defence-of-freedom-of-speech-for-pro-palestine-student-activists-at-curtin-11f1892c">https://openletter.earth/open-letter-in-defence-of-freedom-of-speech-for-pro-palestine-student-activists-at-curtin-11f1892c</a> 2024-08-02T03:10:46Z