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Bring it back to life again!

Revive your old laptop and reduce toxic e-waste with at tomorrow's drop-in workshop in with the KDE Eco and community.

Free of charge. Beginner friendly, no technical knowledge needed!

When: Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST

Where: Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park)

This event is organized with as part of a weeklong exhibition on digital sustainability.

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The image shows the flyer for the event. The text reads: """ Bring it Back to Life! Friday 28 June 2024 18:00-21:00 Moos Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park) Revive your old laptop and reduce toxic e-waste with Free & Open Source Software at this drop-in workshop with the KDE Eco community (eco.kde.org). Free of charge! Download me: https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/raw/master/workshops/2024-06-28_flyer_moos_berlin_workshop-bring-it-back-EN.pdf The most environmentally-friendly device is the one you already own! Beginner friendly, no technical knowledge is necessary. 18:00 Welcome / Introduction 19:00 Laptop upgrade workshop. Bring any laptop for step-by-step help. (Have an old Android smartphone†? Write us!) Questions? Email: alistair@reclaimed.systems or joseph@kde.org †Apple’s policies mean iPhones will not work. """
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    • be4foss , (edited ) to KDE
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    Explore KDE and Free Software, learn about e-waste, and register for the upcoming "Bring It Back!" workshop!

    Visit us this Saturday at "Long Night of the Sciences" () in , Germany.

    joins the German Environment Agency and 60 other scientific institutions hosting exciting experiments and science shows.

    Where: Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1 (U3, )

    When: Sat. 22 June, 17h-24h!

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    Digital sustainability workshop in Berlin 3 June!

    KDE Eco and the Berlin groups of (@fsfeberlin) and (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will host an installation workshop from 18-21h CEST at @cbase in .

    At the workshop we'll dive deeper into the topic of digital following our joint table at the in April.

    To accommodate all participants, contact us to confirm your attendance.

    See you there!

    @kde

    The flyer for the workshop distributed at Umweltfestival. The text in German says: "Digitalisierung nachhlatig gestalten. Erfahre mehr darüber: 1. wie man alten Smartphones und Computern mit Freier Software ein längeres Leben schenken und damit die Elektroschrottberge reduzieren kann, 2. wie offtene Standards helfen den Lock-In Effekt zu verhindern und was das mit Sozialen Netzwerken zu tun hat. 3.6.2024 ab 18 Uhr c-base, Rungestrasse 20, U+S Bhf Jannowtizbrücke." The English translation is: "Making digitalization sustainable. Learn more about: 1. how to give old smartphones and computers a longer life with Free Software and thus reduce the mountains of electronic waste, 2. how open standards help to prevent the lock-in effect and what this has to do with social networks. 3 June 2024 from 6 pm at c-base, Rungestrasse 20, U+S Bhf Jannowtizbrücke." At the bottom are the logos for Bits & Bäume, FSFE, and KDE Eco.
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    Jenny Erpenbeck opens 2024 with Sloughing Off One Skin, a haunting that explores truth and identity, translated by Michael Hofmann.

    https://www.fictionable.world/stories/sloughing-off-one-skin-jenny-erpenbeck-translated-by-michael-hofmann

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    @bookstodon And on the @fictionable Jenny Erpenbeck talks about why writers are so suspicious of documents, the trouble with endings and the problem of arbitrary borders.

    https://www.fictionable.world/podcasts/jenny-erpenbeck-podcast-sloughing-off-one-skin-go-went-gone-kairos-writing

    She also talks about her International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Kairos and recalls what it felt like in when the Wall came down.

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    You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!

    Come to 2024 in to learn about the role of independent in the sustainable use of hardware.

    🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
    📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)

    together with (@fsfe) and Bits & Bäume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the and community may be joining as well :)

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