Ω 🌍 Gus Posey
@Gustodon@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Here's how my life works now.

I don't trust the Washington Post but I trust @Nonilex.

I don't trust the New York Times but I trust @GottaLaff.

I think about my recent experiences with #Debian and #Inkscape and #LibreOffice and I realize that it's all connected to one overwhelming personal truth:

I trust the #Fediverse.
Al
@mral@mastodon.sdf.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
@amoroso
Thank you for this tip, 👍 🙏
I use #screenShot all the time to help folks switch off of the old legacy OS and often need to highlite the salient parts of a screen shot.
Its has always been a huge overkill to bring up #inkscape or #gimp just to draw a red circle around something.

#flameshot is the right tool for the job.

Long live #FLOSS and #FOSS and our ability to use free softwarer.

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Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Okay here is my very simple concept for a #FediCard - a "business card" that encourages people to join the #Fediverse and links to @_elena 's explanatory video.

My idea is that people can hand these out at #protests, political organizations, and so forth - where politically active people gather who already have had bad experiences with commercial social media.

The back side could be customized further to list an instance which is most relevant to the place where you want to share them - for example, I want to print a variant for the gruene.social #Mastodon instance.

I will certainly try to apply my meagre #design skills to make this more appealing, but first I wanted to hear what you all think of this concept, and what your suggestions for improvement are.

(Note: If you want to play around with the design, I have made it available in #SVG / #Inkscape format. The template has the 85 x 55 mm size for European business cards, so you will want to adjust it for other regions.)

#FediHelp
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JxwrLkpvuBaAcRMLFoEjbIXJnhO-bs3r

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Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Here is the fourth iteration of my #FediCard . The idea is to hand these out at #protests , political organizations, and anywhere else where people might be receptive to leaving corporate social media behind.

The QR code links to @_elena 's explanatory video of the #Fediverse .

In this iteration, I have included some variants for different front and back sides. There is a front side specifically made for the #NoKings protests.

I've also made various back sides that either lead to the "landing page" of different systems, or which list the user name of specific users (in this case me). You could put your own user name there, and use this to connect to other Fediverse users in the real world.

For the next step I need some more #FediHelp feedback:

1. Are there any other "landing sites" for major #Fediverse systems I should add? I mean "landing sites" in the sense that you can pick a specific server, not how to host your own, since I want to make joining the Fediverse as simple as possible for newbies.

2. Are there any #GraphicDesign issues that I need to take care of with these pages?

3. If you have #Inkscape (you can download it at https://inkscape.org/ ), can you check if you have any problems with modifying the #SVG files for your own purposes? (Such as making a back side with your own user name.)

Once I am satisfied with this version, I will make a variant with the American 3.5×2 inch size - the current version uses the European 85x55 mm standard.

I am also willing to make translations for other languages but (unless the text is in German) you will have to provide a translation. I am further willing to make variants for specific protests.

Although it is my hope that people will use the files and ideas I have provided, and come up with their own variants.

https://kai.nl.tab.digital/s/fc9rHL6wxfxP8Rp
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Here is the fourth iteration of my #FediCard . The idea is to hand these out at #protests , political organizations, and anywhere else where people might be receptive to leaving corporate social media behind.

The QR code links to @_elena 's explanatory video of the #Fediverse .

In this iteration, I have included some variants for different front and back sides. There is a front side specifically made for the #NoKings protests.

I've also made various back sides that either lead to the "landing page" of different systems, or which list the user name of specific users (in this case me). You could put your own user name there, and use this to connect to other Fediverse users in the real world.

For the next step I need some more #FediHelp feedback:

1. Are there any other "landing sites" for major #Fediverse systems I should add? I mean "landing sites" in the sense that you can pick a specific server, not how to host your own, since I want to make joining the Fediverse as simple as possible for newbies.

2. Are there any #GraphicDesign issues that I need to take care of with these pages?

3. If you have #Inkscape (you can download it at https://inkscape.org/ ), can you check if you have any problems with modifying the #SVG files for your own purposes? (Such as making a back side with your own user name.)

Once I am satisfied with this version, I will make a variant with the American 3.5×2 inch size - the current version uses the European 85x55 mm standard.

I am also willing to make translations for other languages but (unless the text is in German) you will have to provide a translation. I am further willing to make variants for specific protests.

Although it is my hope that people will use the files and ideas I have provided, and come up with their own variants.

https://kai.nl.tab.digital/s/fc9rHL6wxfxP8Rp