alxd writes @alxd@writing.exchange

https://signalsfromtheedge.org/lunarpunk-solarpunk is a really interesting take on #solarpunk and #lunarpunk :

"Focus on solarpunk for too long, you lose sight of who you are for the greater good of the society, and if you focus on lunarpunk for too long, you become isolated and disconnected from others."

Also a few really interesting notes on the dissonance in the current Solarpunk stories as utopias set in the post-Solarpunk (post-revolution) world.

#solarpunk #writingPrompt :

After abolishing single-use, non-recyclable diapers, social media mommy groups are waging wars over the superiority of traditional washable diapers over single-use compostable ones.

I finally published the fist short story from my #GliderInk project: "Someone Like You" written in collaboration with the wonderful Ana Sun.

It should help people understand - why do hackers want to modify existing technology? - in a very human way.

https://glider.ink/stories/someone_like_you/

Glider Ink is a project aiming to create a new narrative about #hacker s and #hackerspace s. Initially aimed to be a graphic novel, now a series of illustrated short stories.

#writing #story #storytelling

A couple of friends have recently started a new channel in English with some climate philosophy and just premiered their first video: Kurzgesagt and the art of greenwashing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCuy1DaQzWI

#Kurzgesagt #greenwashing #climate #solarpunk #gatesfoundation

With the #solarisecon wrapped, we're taking a moment to rest. In the meantime, I'd like to ask you: what #solarpunk topics would you like to see in the future editions?

I'll start with my own ideas, but please feel free to comment with your own ideas:

Thanks to the awesome @milan , all our #solarisecon videos are available at https://tube.tchncs.de/c/future_fiction/videos (the last one might be still transcoding, give it a few minutes).

A small writeup on #solarisecon #solarisecon2022 , our #solarpunk conference: https://alxd.org/solarisecon-2022.html#solarisecon-2022

It looks like #solarisecon has exceeded the #tchncs daily video quota! We'll need to wait a few days to upload the last two videos :) In the meantime, you can use YouTube!

Our #solarisecon is over and all the recordings are up!

You can see them at http://solarisecon.org/ for the YouTube - and PeerTube is coming up tomorrow (we had some server problems).

Again I'd like to thank everybody involved, all our moderators and panelists, as well as @milan for all the help with PeerTube!

#solarpunk #conference

It looks like our #solarisecon PeerTube crashed, but please dont worry! We'll soon reupload the videos to the appropriate channel. Meantime, you can watch the last panel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQhoWbM1z0

#solarpunk

In his essay “Innovation Starvation”, Neal Stephenson defined a “hieroglyph”: a fully thought-out picture of an alternate reality with some innovation, with coherence and internal logic. A symbol, visual language and a narrative trope all at once, like Asimov’s robots or cyberpunk prosthetics. We automatically know what kind of story to expect seeing a neon-filled city on a rainy night - and descriptions of societal inequality in a futuristic setting bring out very specific pictures in our mind.

#solarisecon, our #solarpunk conference starting in 90 minutes! You can find all the links at https://solarisecon.org/

An excerpt from "Is Solarpunk just another style?" introduction:

Our #solarpunk conference, http://solarisecon.org/ is happening tomorrow 14:00 CEST on YouTube and PeerTube!

Join us for four panels of artists, writers, filmmakers, technologists, activists and educators discussing how to imagine a better - and realistic - tomorrow in face of climate change!

The art below is CC-BY-SA Comando Jugendstil

Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe ogłosiło Solarpunkowy Konkurs Fikcji Klimatycznej: http://miastoliteratury.pl/wez-udzial-w-solarpunkowym-konkursie-fikcji-klimatycznej-dla-dzieci-i-mlodziezy/ !

Do napisania 5 stron realistycznego sci-fi o zmianach klimatu i o tym, że wciąż możemy mieć nadzieję na lepsze jutro. Termin do 24go lipca!

Jeżeli szukacie pomysłów, rzućcie okiem na zahaczki pod https://solarpunk.edu.pl/2022/05/24/zahaczki-i-pomysly-na-opowiadania-solarpunkowe/ :)

#polska #konkurs #solarpunk