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Day 5 - Nia (Purpose)

Its been 400 years since the start of the slave trade so people have had a very long time to vilify other people because of their skin color. Antiblackness has spread across the globe, and dark-skinned people are judged by others as soon as they are seen.
Changing that will take a long time.
I've been thinking of writing stories where that isn't the case. #Solarpunk stories. Finding a purpose can be something very small, but every little bit helps.

I have some bad news. $ORGANISATION has failed to reach its funding target in $YEAR. We are $RANDOM() short of our $RANDOM() funding goal.

Only by guilting you are we able to make our funding goal this year.

I did something this year that I would like to recommend to everyone for the new year. Call it a Fedi Resolution if you like.

Find someone whose work you like and become their champion. Not in a creepy way, but make a point of boosting them every time they post (or post about) their work. Recommend it to people you think would like it.

The Fediverse works if it works for the people who use it. If you see someone who does something you like, lend your voice to help make it work for them.

For a while, in my life, even numbered years were less preferable than odd numbered ones in that less bad stuff tended to happen in my life during odd numbered years. At some point, this changed. Now, they all just seem to suck equally, with a couple of exceptions. This year and 2019, so far, have been the two top worst for me in general terms, with 2019 edging out in a few fundamental respects.

I don't even bother being hopeful anymore. Come what may, and all that.

WARNING:

Every year, I send out #HappyNewYear posts for every timezone. If this annoys you, they are hashtagged for your muting pleasure.

If this doesn't annoy you, then continue as you were, I suppose.

> Even it were possible, changing from a one-hour to a four-hour confirmation would have significant negative impacts on the Bitcoin ecosystem.

how? What negative impact? The Bitcoin blockchain is a payment rails, not a trading platform. On-chain trading does not have to happen; only final settlement. Layers have been built on top of it for a long time now because even 1 hour sucks for some use cases.

It's like pretending that when you trade stocks they're in your name. No they're not, unless you purchase them and they're direct registered. When you're on eTrade, Vanguard, etc trading stocks they're just changing values in a database inside that company. If you want to direct register your MSFT stocks that you're holding on eTrade it's going to take several days (near a week last I saw) for that to "settle" too.

Billionaires with $1 salaries
– and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches

Billionaires can enjoy growing wealth entirely free of income tax and reporting

Mark Zuckerberg was the lowest-paid employee at Meta in 2024,
and he made US$1.

But he is not the only very rich person who has collected $1 for a year’s work.

Why would incredibly rich CEOs make only $1 a year when they could pay themselves millions?

The reason is taxes.

Income from work is the most heavily taxed type of income,
as it is subject to both income and payroll taxes.

A self-employed person who makes a modest income of $60,000 will pay over $13,000 of it in payroll and income taxes.

Meanwhile, high-income earners who earn a $400,000 salary can pay about 30% of their income in payroll and income taxes.

So the first step in avoiding taxes is avoiding salary,
and that is what our richest Americans often do.

salon.com/2025/12/28/billionai…

Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches

Billionaires can enjoy growing wealth entirely free of income tax and reporting.

^{Ray Madoff (Salon.com)}

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So when Fedex (Canada) say a package was picked up 12/26/25, do they mean in the 12th day of the 26th fortnight of 2025?

Or did I miss something?

In Norway, they’re building a new stave church, using only Viking-age tools and techniques. 1,000 people are involved, and it is expected to be complete by 2030.

visitnorway.com/typically-norw…

A brand-new stave church is rising in Setesdal

… built with a lot of passion, using Viking techniques!

^{www.visitnorway.com}

Please Fund My Continued Accessibility Work on GNOME!

tesk.page/2025/12/16/please-fu…

#Accessibility #a11y #GNOME #GTK #GTK4

Please Fund My Continued Accessibility Work on GNOME!

I have been under distress lately due to personal circumstances that are outside my control. I cannot find a permanent job that allows me to function, I am not eligible for government benefits, my grant proposals to work on free and open-source proje…

^{TheEvilSkeleton}

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What? When? Where?

Replace the W’s with T’s and you’ll have your answer!

Are you a #GNOME volunteer? Tell us your 2025 highlights!

Do you know that some companies will match your volunteer hours with GNOME providing $10-$25 per hour to the GNOME Foundation? Some can offer up to $15k/year.

If you have volunteered for GNOME, this is a great way to help #GNOME additionally through your efforts.

Help us sustainably fund GNOME for the future!

donate.gnome.org/

Hi fediverse! I'm looking for earing supports I can use in DIY jewelry making, specifically in silver grade 925 or in titanium. Do you know an online shop where I could get them?

Boosts appreciated! 🔄

@crafters

#crafting #jewelry #jewellery #diy

"Music lives on TDK"

Kids, you wouldn't understand.