A few weeks ago I read a UK report on ecosystem collapse.
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Apparently, they tried to hide it, as it would have shown how dire things are, and that they’re not doing enough about it. They also censored it; the starkest conclusions were omitted. They likely didn’t want to show how many people we’ll lose to these threats.
Although it touches the UK, a lot of it applies to Europe and the world at large.
I know because a few months ago I also went through this funk when I wrote what became “Software for a world on fire”
https://tooinconsistent.com/writings/software-next/
I deleted it and rewrote it several times so it wasn’t a depressive post about climate, and tried to exercise that “pessimism of the intelect, optimism of the will.”
It took a few drafts to get to something that felt hopeful and believable to me, to us, first and foremost.
When you “get all the horrors on one page” you end up in the same dark place, it seems. I went through the same feelings. No wonder those UK people deleted the worst out of that report.
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A few weeks ago I read a UK report on ecosystem collapse.
In short, the UK government —thanks to a committee of its smartest security and intelligence people—reckons there’s a “realistic possibility” some ecosystems collapse by 2030.
That’s in four years, not “someday.” We’ve already crossed 6 of 9 planetary boundaries, or seven, depending on whom you ask, which is roughly like a doctor saying “well, most of your organs have failed but let’s stay positive, diet and exercise might help.”
Apparently, they tried to hide it, as it would have shown how dire things are, and that they’re not doing enough about it. They also censored it; the starkest conclusions were omitted. They likely didn’t want to show how many people we’ll lose to these threats.
Although it touches the UK, a lot of it applies to Europe and the world at large.
I know because a few months ago I also went through this funk when I wrote what became “Software for a world on fire”
https://tooinconsistent.com/writings/software-next/
I deleted it and rewrote it several times so it wasn’t a depressive post about climate, and tried to exercise that “pessimism of the intelect, optimism of the will.”
It took a few drafts to get to something that felt hopeful and believable to me, to us, first and foremost.
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When you “get all the horrors on one page” you end up in the same dark place, it seems. I went through the same feelings. No wonder those UK people deleted the worst out of that report.
After the catharsis of that post, I kept wondering what else I could do.
I want to build a business that nourishes us, and the world. A business that doesn’t require us to be alienated and away from each other, and one that actively helps the world, inasmuch as we can still help it.
Up until now we simply tried to “do no harm.” Naive and not enough. Now we’re asking ourselves, how do we make a positive difference? Not just in our lives, but through the work.
That got us thinking: who are the people who need help? Not to save them or disrupt them. Who’s already fighting and needs better tools? Who needs what we can do? So we can replace hope with something specific.
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After the catharsis of that post, I kept wondering what else I could do.
I want to build a business that nourishes us, and the world. A business that doesn’t require us to be alienated and away from each other, and one that actively helps the world, inasmuch as we can still help it.
Up until now we simply tried to “do no harm.” Naive and not enough. Now we’re asking ourselves, how do we make a positive difference? Not just in our lives, but through the work.
That got us thinking: who are the people who need help? Not to save them or disrupt them. Who’s already fighting and needs better tools? Who needs what we can do? So we can replace hope with something specific.
I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget.
Maybe we can help.
We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now.
We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter.
The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all.
Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us.
We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter.
To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you.
#OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity
#ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScience -
I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget.
Maybe we can help.
We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now.
We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter.
The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all.
Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us.
We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter.
To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you.
#OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity
#ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScience@diemkay If you ever need more niche scientific software and environmental expertise feel free to get in touch. I'm involved in the Agroecology partnership, and cover everything from agroforestry to plant health.
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I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget.
Maybe we can help.
We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now.
We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter.
The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all.
Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us.
We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter.
To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you.
#OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity
#ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScience@diemkay I follow "Hack the Planet" who do concrete things with tech to make the world a better place: https://www.hack-the-planet.io/ .
I once attended a presentation on their work in animal/people interactions in Africa for wildlife preservation, it was very inspiring. -
I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget.
Maybe we can help.
We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now.
We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter.
The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all.
Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us.
We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter.
To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you.
#OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity
#ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScience@diemkay are you familiar with https://wildlabs.net? It’s a great place to find conservationists who have a tech barrier!
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@diemkay are you familiar with https://wildlabs.net? It’s a great place to find conservationists who have a tech barrier!
@joenash I am not and this is amazing, thank you for sharing!!
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@joenash I am not and this is amazing, thank you for sharing!!
@diemkay thank you for doing this
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A few weeks ago I read a UK report on ecosystem collapse.
In short, the UK government —thanks to a committee of its smartest security and intelligence people—reckons there’s a “realistic possibility” some ecosystems collapse by 2030.
That’s in four years, not “someday.” We’ve already crossed 6 of 9 planetary boundaries, or seven, depending on whom you ask, which is roughly like a doctor saying “well, most of your organs have failed but let’s stay positive, diet and exercise might help.”
@diemkay grimly ironically, “well, most of your organs have failed but let’s stay positive, diet and exercise might help” is also not far from the approach most of the UK's medical system takes after 50 years of neoliberalism
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I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget.
Maybe we can help.
We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now.
We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter.
The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all.
Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us.
We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter.
To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you.
#OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity
#ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScience@diemkay I tried to start a company to do that in 2016 with a business partner. We discovered very quickly that this is a subject where funding is very sparse. There are a lot of local community groups in London that operate with volunteers and budgets of £1k a year, and use whatever free software is closest to their needs.
There is definitely a need for software that enables people to quickly capture info on site on a mobile and helps them clean it up and manage at home later.
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@diemkay I tried to start a company to do that in 2016 with a business partner. We discovered very quickly that this is a subject where funding is very sparse. There are a lot of local community groups in London that operate with volunteers and budgets of £1k a year, and use whatever free software is closest to their needs.
There is definitely a need for software that enables people to quickly capture info on site on a mobile and helps them clean it up and manage at home later.
@diemkay
Also check out https://www.gigl.org.uk/ -
@diemkay I tried to start a company to do that in 2016 with a business partner. We discovered very quickly that this is a subject where funding is very sparse. There are a lot of local community groups in London that operate with volunteers and budgets of £1k a year, and use whatever free software is closest to their needs.
There is definitely a need for software that enables people to quickly capture info on site on a mobile and helps them clean it up and manage at home later.
@brunogirin thank you kindly, valuable insights! Right now I’m trying to understand the lay of the land a bit better, but we’re aware of the general funding challenges. I’m intrigued by the field capture idea though.
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@brunogirin thank you kindly, valuable insights! Right now I’m trying to understand the lay of the land a bit better, but we’re aware of the general funding challenges. I’m intrigued by the field capture idea though.
@diemkay example from the community orchard group I used to volunteer with:
1. When you plant trees, you want to record them in a database with geolocation so they can go on a map.
2. At a later point, when you do maintenance, you may want to take photos or notes and them be associated with the tree you're looking at.
3. You'll need to collect all that data in a report so that you can report your volunteer hours spent.1 + 2 are best done on site. 3 is best done back home.
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I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget.
Maybe we can help.
We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now.
We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter.
The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all.
Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us.
We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter.
To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you.
#OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity
#ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScience@diemkay We want to meet you!! My partner @MarkusRoemer is a programmer, and I'm a social practice artist, now living with a disability. BUT... nothing matters more to us than making our corner of the world safe, sustainable, and diverse (both socially and ecologically). We've been growing much of our own food for years, now, working on how we can do so in harmony with our local ecology, and connecting/educating our community about it. We're moving in this direction, and want to connect!
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I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget.
Maybe we can help.
We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now.
We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter.
The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all.
Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us.
We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter.
To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you.
#OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity
#ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScienceNo budget .. well, "eramos tan pobres".
We do have a friendica fediverse forum server online, already with some related group profiles:
@permaculture
@permacultura
@permakulturThere are actually lot's of other groups as you can see in the directory:
https://tupambae.org/directoryThan there is the @studi0 community, a specific FOSS software channel as a proposal for to work on cooperative projects and find like minded people.
And of course our call for action to support our @bitpickup dude who is about to give up, breaking down under the heavy load of being alone out there in the wild in the middle of nowhere.
The initial call for a rescue tale (actually published to the studi0 channel) #aRockyRescueRequest #rockyRescue:
https://tupambae.org/display/0ac89072-1367-f481-0dce-9d0113372701A chapter two publication #CAREpackage:
https://tupambae.org/display/0ac89072-2068-acf3-2c37-230084819573And here you find a kinda weekly diary publications we came up with till now #doDo:
https://tupambae.com/display/ccf09959-9169-6515-b7e8-d2b952316896Everything a constant work in progress of course.
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No budget .. well, "eramos tan pobres".
We do have a friendica fediverse forum server online, already with some related group profiles:
@permaculture
@permacultura
@permakulturThere are actually lot's of other groups as you can see in the directory:
https://tupambae.org/directoryThan there is the @studi0 community, a specific FOSS software channel as a proposal for to work on cooperative projects and find like minded people.
And of course our call for action to support our @bitpickup dude who is about to give up, breaking down under the heavy load of being alone out there in the wild in the middle of nowhere.
The initial call for a rescue tale (actually published to the studi0 channel) #aRockyRescueRequest #rockyRescue:
https://tupambae.org/display/0ac89072-1367-f481-0dce-9d0113372701A chapter two publication #CAREpackage:
https://tupambae.org/display/0ac89072-2068-acf3-2c37-230084819573And here you find a kinda weekly diary publications we came up with till now #doDo:
https://tupambae.com/display/ccf09959-9169-6515-b7e8-d2b952316896Everything a constant work in progress of course.
:+1@tierranietos thank you so much for all these! I will take a look
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@diemkay example from the community orchard group I used to volunteer with:
1. When you plant trees, you want to record them in a database with geolocation so they can go on a map.
2. At a later point, when you do maintenance, you may want to take photos or notes and them be associated with the tree you're looking at.
3. You'll need to collect all that data in a report so that you can report your volunteer hours spent.1 + 2 are best done on site. 3 is best done back home.
@brunogirin I understand now! To be honest I’d want to do that in my own garden
but I heard something similar from someone who volunteers on a farm, and wanted all that written down not just for the volunteer hours report but also to pass down to the next person who might work on it (and be on the receiving end of nicely formatted instructions too). There’s definitely something in there, thank you for detailing that. I’ll mull on it. -
@brunogirin I understand now! To be honest I’d want to do that in my own garden
but I heard something similar from someone who volunteers on a farm, and wanted all that written down not just for the volunteer hours report but also to pass down to the next person who might work on it (and be on the receiving end of nicely formatted instructions too). There’s definitely something in there, thank you for detailing that. I’ll mull on it.@diemkay
Oh yes, totally for the next person too! In fact, especially for the next person because the knowledge of what is planted where and the care it received tends to accumulate in the head of a few key people and when they're not there, everything is more complicated.We had labels around the trees to deal with the basics. My dream was one day to be able to print a QR code on those labels and it would take you to a web page with all the details for that particular tree.
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