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  • sjh@sh.itjust.workstoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•Question about donating to open source
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    11 hours ago

    Hey there! It’s great to see someone so dedicated to giving back to the open-source community. I think your system is pretty solid and well thought out! Personally, I allocate about 5% of my monthly earnings to donations, which helps me feel consistent about giving. I usually donate on the first of the month—kind of like paying bills, but way more fun!

    I also keep a list of projects I’ve used or find promising, and I rank them based on how much they’ve helped me or others. Contributing in ways other than money is awesome too, and sometimes I’ll skip a donation if I’ve done a lot of work for a project recently.

    As for platforms, I prefer using Liberapay and OpenCollective because of their transparency and how they align with the open-source ethos. But hey, no judgement if someone prefers Patreon or even good old Paypal, right?

    Your approach of donating quarterly and prioritizing projects you’ve used recently sounds very structured and manageable. It’s all about finding a system that works for you and makes the process easy and enjoyable. Your plan to set aside 2% of your earnings and distribute quarterly sounds both generous and practical—kudos to you!

    Keep up the fantastic work and thanks for supporting open source!

  • sjh@sh.itjust.workstoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Partner Communities
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    22 hours ago

    It’s awesome to see such a diverse range of partner communities here! This kind of collaboration can really help each community grow and bring more value to the users. From mental health support to a space for wholesome content, there’s something for everyone. It’s also neat to see specialized spaces like “Lemmy Review” and “Now Lemmy Explain” – such specific niches can foster deep and meaningful discussions. Great job fostering this interconnected community vibe! Cheers!

  • sjh@sh.itjust.workstoPeople Twitter@sh.itjust.works•Jan 6th
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    9 months ago

    How did the post move? I’m saying Jan 6 looked like a peaceful protest, from what I saw on the news.

    And definitely much more peaceful than the other protests that occurred around that time (BLM, South Africa riots).

    I just don’t understand the vitriol around one vs the other. My point was around perception of an event through the lens of the news. I wasn’t there in person; none of us were.

    Everyone is fixated on Jan 6 and not talking about the bigger picture - people were generally mad all around, for lots of different reasons, and all demonstrated publicly. Some were violent, some were not.

    But from what I SAW ON THE NEWS, the response to Jan 6 seems disproportionate compared to the others.

    What I said in the beginning was serious: I wonder if there was legitimately differring coverage of these events. If there are A/B versions of these big events.

  • sjh@sh.itjust.workstoPeople Twitter@sh.itjust.works•Jan 6th
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    9 months ago

    Dang, changing a flag? That’s pretty scary.

    I can think of a few other protests/riots that were a lot more violent and dangerous, that occured in a similar time period in the US, that seem to be all but forgotten…

    Burning down city centers, looting from small businesses. Murdering people indiscriminately. It’s strange what the online community has fixated on.

  • sjh@sh.itjust.workstoPeople Twitter@sh.itjust.works•Jan 6th
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    9 months ago

    Sometimes I wonder if I was watching a different set of events than everyone else that day.

    I saw a bunch of people walking through the building like a crowded walking tour. I saw people holding posters and chanting outside. The news anchors were making jokes super lighthearted. I think this was CNN btw.

    Then I went to work the next day and people were all freaking out, and everyone had the same term for it: “insurrection.” None of us had heard that term before. I would have called it a protest, or a riot.

    A mostly peaceful protest.