Notices by Downes 🍁 (downes@mastodon.social), page 15

I made the mistake of going into the office on Tuesday to water my plants and catch up on some work. Nothing unusual happened but the combined stress of the workplace crept in, wrecked my sleep, and left me unable to do anything yesterday.

@dogtrax I stayed inside all day and heard some electrical hum that I couldn't identify.

Also, the message in this thread http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/ds106-propaganda-posters/ inspired my art blog... Let's Make Some Art Dammit (these days mostly my photo of the day blog) http://letsmakesomeartdammit.blogspot.com/

@Tdorey @cogdog @jgmac1106
Speaking of propaganda, let's not forget web 2.0...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_downes/albums/72157594368418493

@lauraritchie @Tdorey
Well... yeah.

@Tdorey @lauraritchie

For me this is actually pretty personal. I really hate people telling me what to do (or what I can't do).

This might be something that is more or less unique to me. I do know that it has an impact on a lot of what I have to say. When the default position is that someone has authority over me, I rebel.

Yes, this has gotten me into a lot of trouble over the years.

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I love and honour the many people I come into contact with - the indigneous, the queer, the feminist, and also the war victims, the refugees, the faithful, the traditional...

I cannot, though, do as they all ask.

Sometimes they ask for contradictory things. Traditional and modern conceptions of the role and voice of women, for example.

Sometimes they ask for too much - that they own, for example, that which I know should be open and freely shared.

Respect does not entail consent.

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@Tdorey I gave this a long and careful read. I have mixed feelings.

From where I sit, we can require consent only if consent is ours to give.

An occupier does not speak for an owner, an individual does not speak for a culture.

An honest person will say that *none* of what they say is original, and thus, there is no consent to withhold or to give.

The only consent I have to give is to whether I will allow others to guide me, to lead me, to govern me.

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One more day before vacay... getting geared up for this year's cycling challenge :)

@maple looks legitimately like a problem to me.

Today was a nice ride to Avonmore and back, followed by a nap. This turkey vulture was spotted en route. The photo makes me think that I should be preparing my camera settings more carefully ahead of time to get the best quality photo in a hurry - even with some time I couldn't focus properly and the shutter speed was too slow. Still, it's a magnificent bird. And it was cleaning the road of roadkill - what a friend.

@dogtrax @lauraritchie So would The Weekend.

@theartguy @bgcarlisle My point is, everything is political. And when people tell me "don't be political" they are really saying to me that only a certain political perspective is permitted here. That only certain topics (defined by them!) can be addressed. I'm not willing to accept that.

My alternative is to keep the discourse respectful and (mostly) upbeat. I'm not perfect, but I make a good effort. And most people don't even notice that I've made a political point. And we live in harmony.

@bgcarlisle I don't add warnings to my political opinions, mostly because I don't need to. I wear my politics on my sleeve (and my sports affiliation on my icon).

@lauraritchie yes it's a good suggestion, though I don't see it happening.

@lauraritchie I've heard nothing about a full strike July 4

@pomological This may be from the Pomological Watercolor Collection - https://usdawatercolors.nal.usda.gov/pom/home.xhtml - I love these - there are 7584 full size high quality images from between 1886 and 1942,

@lauraritchie Yes, you can see all this year's here (newest first): View Photos: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=35034352186%40N01&sort=date-taken-desc&advanced=1&tags=biking&view_all=1

@lauraritchie No, it's the 11th. Stats so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p7xloEL4M_bXmphKnOJWLF-RQYtuWX8xtUdyFXKMelE/edit?usp=sharing