Notices by Mayel - ghost account (mayel@social.coop), page 79

Favorite readings on the meaning or purpose of decentralization?

Hey all, I guess now is a good time to annouce that I'm delighted to be working with @mayel on the #MoodleNet project. He's joining Moodle on a six-month Technical Architect contract.

You may see some toots from us referencing a design sprint in London this week for the project. We're partnering with Outlandish, a worker-owed tech #coop, for that 👍

More about the project: https://moodle.com/moodlenet

Can we agree on an alternative to google docs for social.coop use?

If it is a question of hosting, how about we set up an account?

#degooglisons #bethechange

I'm reading George Lakoff's Metaphors We Live By.

Most of us think of argument as war; as something to be won or lost. We attack our opponent's positions. We shoot down their points.

What if we came upon a culture that viewed argument not as war, but something else; for instance, dance? They would experience argument differently than us.

Yet we would not recognize them as arguing. They'd be doing something else, for us.

Metaphor is cognitive and experiential, not just linguistic.

We tend to view metaphor as just a way of speaking that is not literal. And there is some language that is nonmetaphorical. But most complex thoughts involve metaphors, to the degree that speaking literally would be less useful.

Most of us use metaphors unwittingly, per the conventions of society. But innovative metaphors have a role: they allow us to change our thinking for our benefit.

New metaphors allow us to experience things differently. They actually change our brains.

#Socialist #Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa dedicated his reelection kick-off to Lucy Parsons.
https://social.coop/media/rKSqz3CPrV0pRN4X-O0 https://social.coop/media/FOehUtImczFPhswCato https://social.coop/media/uL-zWdHMzmxzq0y3GYI

Google removes 'Don't Be Evil' from Code of Conduct. Would you like to leave Google behind? Here are some tips: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail

https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393

Quick #notpoll especially for those in #Germany:

Would you mention that you are a member of #CCC when applying for a regular IT job?

Please boost especially to chaos.social :)

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How I missed this for SO long is beyond me, but if you missed it too (and are a *nix geek) I recommend checking it out: https://www.sudosatirical.com/

The best thing I've read all day: the saga of Sheffield's tree massacre. Involves mass civil disobedience, a secret multi-billion dollar contract, and more. (via @iona)

"I’m pretty neutral but, really, maybe leave our trees alone?"

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/sheffield-tree-massacre-parks-green-city-spaces-felling-street-council-yorkshire-a8286581.html