Nostr notes by alxd of the Story Seed Library

Anyone wants to help clicking through ...

2026-07-05T15:58:35Z

Anyone wants to help clicking through https://storyseedlibrary.org/ ? I reorganized Author Bios to be translatable and pre-filled them with already-translated descriptions in several languages.

Next step: connect it to a translation platform so that humans can translate it.

No automated content here.

#webdev #translation #solarpunk

#storySeedLibrary is proud to welcome 4 new #solarpunk ...

2026-06-24T18:50:24Z

#storySeedLibrary is proud to welcome 4 new #solarpunk #illustration s from some wonderful artists!

Agroforestry and Amazofuturism by João Queiroz (q1r0z) showing #indigenous #futurism from #brazil

Solarpunk River Traffic by JacobCoffin (npub1lcq…96dh) - the #future of our #river s

Cadus Poster by Markus Wende showing the #disaster #disasterRelief practices by https://www.cadus.org/en/

#hope #art #climate #climateChange #creativeCommons #southAmerica #cadus #berlin #germany #openCulture

#solarpunk #radio blueprint project! https://hermes.radio/ > ...

2026-04-16T19:31:55Z

#solarpunk #radio blueprint project!

https://hermes.radio/

> Together with social organizations and remote communities, first in the Amazon rainforest, and then around the world, we have been dreaming about, designing, building and testing HERMES since 2017 to create reliable, secure, long-range, autonomous voice and digital communications.

> Powered by HF radio, HERMES enables voice and data communication over vast distances (hundreds of kilometers) with very low power consumption.

introductory to Solarpunk? There are a few good fiction ones, ...

2026-04-13T07:49:37Z

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introductory to Solarpunk? There are a few good fiction ones, like:

The Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
A Half Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
Gamechanger by LX Beckett
The Monk and the Robot series by Becky Chambers

If you want to have more real life examples, Andrewism on YouTube, the Solarpunk Manifesto, Notes Toward the Manifesto, my own https://lenses.alxd.org/ , Solarpunk Prompts (npub12w9…dq9z) and https://storySeedLibrary.org/

thanks :) We already know each other with @npub14s0…ehz9 !

2026-03-28T15:15:24Z

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thanks :) We already know each other with Solarpunk Now! (npub14s0…ehz9) !

If you like the #solarpunk #illustration s of the ...

2026-03-27T17:24:10Z

If you like the #solarpunk #illustration s of the #storySeedLibrary you might also enjoy the #renewableEnergy #photo s of https://www.renewableenergyphoto.com/gallery by Dennis Schroeder

They're really awesome.

From what I can see it's all copyrighted, so please don't assume you can use it without asking ;)

#art #solar #windEnergy #solarEnergy #photovoltaics #windTurbines #climate #climateChange

What is this? Daniele Turturici created a new beautiful ...

2026-03-25T17:49:15Z

What is this? Daniele Turturici created a new beautiful #solarpunk #illustration for the #storySeedLibrary :

"Community Gardens"

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/daniele-turturici/community-gardens/

#art #climate #climateChange #sustainability #hope #farming

Hunting for more #solarpunk #art, I found Xulia Vincente's ...

2026-03-24T19:46:41Z

Hunting for more #solarpunk #art, I found Xulia Vincente's "Terra, aigua, aire"

https://linktr.ee/xuliavicente

It's more fantasy than #solarpunk #art but I absolutely love ...

2026-03-23T20:34:42Z

It's more fantasy than #solarpunk #art but I absolutely love the architectural studies of https://www.artstation.com/yuangui7 and their character design. Just... just look at it!

#illustration #pooled #convergence

Could you recommend me any blogposts / analysis about different ...

2026-03-22T11:38:18Z

Could you recommend me any blogposts / analysis about different expressions of hope in #ttrpg #gameDesign ?

I'm sure a lot of people wrote about it, but is any text especially worthwhile?

I don't mean just #daggerheart "hope" tokens, but also #wanderhome, Legacy: Life Among The Ruins, Dream Askew/Apart, #ryuutama . Doesn't need to be post-apocalyptic.

Any games which "train" people to hope?

Worthwhile jams:

- https://itch.io/jam/applied-hope/entries
- https://itch.io/jam/ttrpgc-hope-jam/entries

#games #hope

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for ...

2026-03-08T11:38:45Z

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/speculativeagency/all-will-rise 's crowdfunding campaign.

We need more #games about the road to a #solarpunk future, especially talking about the #activism , #organizing and #community .

If you remember my scathing review of Kim Stanley Robinson's "Ministry of the Future", my main criticism is that the book refused to engage with India, Global South and the grassroot movements.

Games like All Will Rise do.

Let's support them.

#game #gaming #art #india #climate

Are you aware of any interesting depictions of disaster response ...

2026-02-28T19:26:11Z

Are you aware of any interesting depictions of disaster response and relief in art?

I'm especially interested in community collaboration, rebuilding, not just "handing out the care packages".

#art #illustration #visualLanguage #disaster #disasterRelief #disasterResponse #climate #climateChange #solarpunk

If you'd like to see the previous editions of the Art Collab: ...

2026-02-25T19:13:49Z

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If you'd like to see the previous editions of the Art Collab:

- https://storyseedlibrary.org/pages/andrewisms-art-collab-2025/ and https://storyseedlibrary.org/tags/2025-collab/

- https://andrew-ism.tumblr.com/post/770135694637236224/solarpunk-art-2024-new-dreams-of-labour

- https://andrew-ism.tumblr.com/post/741342402945646592/solarpunk-art-2023-bioregions

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiK1MK44Or4

What symbols, what visual language can we use to convey the ...

2026-02-25T19:12:06Z

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What symbols, what visual language can we use to convey the preparedness for the disasters coming our way?

How can we show solidarity?

Let's not make it just about the existing firefighters and state infrastructure, but start imagining the parallel infrastructures of a #solarpunk tomorrow. How can we help each other?

https://storyseedlibrary.org/seeds/ has a few Seeds specifically on that topic - Seek Shelter Immediately, The Fire Brigade, The Reservists, The Priorities.

Please feel free to share more!

Have you heard about @npub1vny…kc2x 's annual #solarpunk ...

2026-02-25T19:08:35Z

Have you heard about Andrewism (npub1vny…kc2x) 's annual #solarpunk #art Collabs, created to explore different aspects of our #climate future?

A lot of works in the #storySeedLibrary were created thanks to them!

I'm looking into a possible theme for 2026:

Disaster Response and Relief

Away from pristine utopian visions we need to be able to imagine the coming calamities: #flood , #fire , #drought and more.

How can a better society react to them? How can it be utopian?

#climateChange #illustration

Hey #mastodon ! With #discord doing its age verification thing, ...

2026-02-23T19:11:55Z

Hey #mastodon !

With #discord doing its age verification thing, where are your communities migrating?

#matrix ? #discourse ? Anywhere else?

Do I know any #solarpunk #research er located in Europe ...

2026-02-15T18:24:40Z

Do I know any #solarpunk #research er located in Europe interested in the future of #medicine ?

A friend is organizing a conference in Bulgaria this July and is looking for someone to talk about how medicine might look in the future, especially in context of https://www.who.int/health-topics/one-health :

> One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.

#climate #climateChange #conference

I keep seeing a lot of writers and youtubers still using #AI ...

2026-02-11T18:57:14Z

I keep seeing a lot of writers and youtubers still using #AI images to illustrate #solarpunk - even Aeon in their latest article did so.

Could I ask you to help spread https://storyseedlibrary.org/ around?

If you know a #sustainability / #climate creator who might want to talk about the movement, could you share the Library with them?

All SSL #art is human-made, Creative Commons (some even for commercial use) and translated to multiple languages!

#illustration #climateChange #futurism #hopepunk

I'm proud to welcome the wonderful Daniele Turturici to the ...

2026-02-07T10:11:16Z

I'm proud to welcome the wonderful Daniele Turturici to the #storySeedLibrary ! :D

He's an Italian illustrator and comic artist drawing #solarpunk !

https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/daniele-turturici/

#art #illustration #climate #climateChange #futurism #italy #hopepunk

#storySeedLibrary is proud to present @npub1qug…n0cs 's new ...

2026-02-01T12:08:22Z

#storySeedLibrary is proud to present taylorseamount (npub1qug…n0cs) 's new work, "San Francisco's Civic Center"!

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/taylor-seamount-san-francisco-civic-center/

#solarpunk #art #illustration #sanFrancisco #sustainability #climate #climateChange

The discourse around the #wikipedia taking #AI money reminds me ...

2026-01-16T19:25:54Z

The discourse around the #wikipedia taking #AI money reminds me of Ada Palmer (npub1v85…mqcs) 's https://beforewegoblog.com/purity-and-futures-of-hard-work-by-ada-palmer/ and the discourse around #purity .

I'm not interested in the aesthetics of #solarpunk , but how to make most with the limited tools we have.

If the Wikipedia is getting scraped by the bots - losing money, potentially limiting access to its resources - or allows the AI companies in and GAINS money to share more free, human-created knowledge, I'll take the latter.

I don't need to be pure.

I really love how "I was a teenage #Exocolonist " ...

2025-12-20T22:04:53Z

I really love how "I was a teenage #Exocolonist " promotes #community engagement through its #gameDesign :

The main game mechanic is a simple card challenge, adding enough points to beat a threshold.

Where many players are naturally inclined to start developing characters attributes, spending time learning, exercising, etc - it's not what gets you cards.

Forming memories with your community members does.

I find that one of the most #solarpunk usages of emergent narrative in game mechanics :)

A new #solarpunk illustration in the #storySeedLibrary straight ...

2025-12-11T21:59:45Z

A new #solarpunk illustration in the #storySeedLibrary straight from Commando Jugendstil: the wonderful https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/commando-jugendstil-the-school-of-athens-2050/ !

#art #illustration #future #climate #climateChange #hope #hopepunk #classicalArt

A lot of #solarpunk visions might seem sterile because they show ...

2025-11-23T14:17:34Z

A lot of #solarpunk visions might seem sterile because they show a #utopia already realized, but with no trace of the struggle, no cultural shifts arising from the period of change.

If I was to imagine a stabilized, sustainable Solarpunk world it would seem very alien and unintuitive to us.

It's because it's not a technological change that's needed - but a cultural one.

Things we already can do but can't perceive or describe them as viable.

#writing #culture #climate #climateChange #futurism

eh, no technology can be just thrown at every problem. If people ...

2025-11-17T20:23:33Z

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eh, no technology can be just thrown at every problem. If people aren't going to control how much water they take from the underground, it will dry up whether it's pumped with diesel or solar panels :/

#storySeedLibrary is proud to welcome Joan de Art with 9 new ...

2025-11-11T21:58:53Z

#storySeedLibrary is proud to welcome Joan de Art with 9 new works - and 2 new illustrations from the awesome JacobCoffin (npub1lcq…96dh) !

https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/joan_de_art/

https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/jacobcoffin/

#art #illustration #climate #climateChange #futurism #socialJustice #lgbt #solarpunk #hopepunk

I don't agree with their use of the word #solarpunk , but ...

2025-11-05T21:48:43Z

I don't agree with their use of the word #solarpunk , but this is a really interesting #solar analysis in #Africa:

https://climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarpunk-is-already-happening

"This is the template for building infrastructure in the 21st century.

Not government-led. Not centralized. Not requiring 30-year megaprojects.

Instead: modular, distributed, digitally-metered, remotely-monitored, PAYG-financed, carbon-subsidized infrastructure deployed by private companies in competitive markets."

Now think: co-ops.

#climate

If you are an artist who would like to do a commission for the ...

2025-11-03T18:05:36Z

If you are an artist who would like to do a commission for the #storySeedLibrary , please, please, do not use AI to generate an idea for yourself to draw.

The whole project is about our intentionality and agency in imagining a way out of the Climate Crisis. Please do not outsource it to machines.

I would be more okay with an AI-generated image based on a powerful human concept than a masterful drawing of an inhumane idea.

This is not #solarpunk and this is not #art .

None of my #solarpunk talk proposals were accepted to #39c3 this ...

2025-11-03T09:37:02Z

None of my #solarpunk talk proposals were accepted to #39c3 this year, but hey, you might enjoy reading about them:

1. Reboot: Make Punk Transgressive Again

We forgot how to transgress – we believed that Punk can be only defined in opposition to the systems of power instead of building alternative structures. Let’s reboot Punk with the curiosity, collaboration and creativity of the hacker culture!

#chaosCommunicationCongress #ccc #punk #hackers #hacking

Could you help me find #ttrpg #games focused on disaster relief, ...

2025-11-02T22:01:02Z

Could you help me find #ttrpg #games focused on disaster relief, first responders, firefighters and similar?

I'm interested in both narrative and crunchy, I want to analyze #stories and #narrative placement of the player agency, goals etc.

Bonus points for narrative analysis of such games, board games, similar video games etc. I think Pandemic Legacy would qualify.

#disaster #disasterRelief #firstResponder #emt #firefighting #climate #climateChange #gameDesign

The #storySeedLibrary is now available in #Tigrinya ! ...

2025-10-26T18:01:29Z

The #storySeedLibrary is now available in #Tigrinya !

https://storyseedlibrary.org/ti/art/

We got a translation of the all of the illustrations available, but so far I managed to upload only the first 45.

Huge thanks to Nadait Gebremedhen, MD for her work!

#Solarpunk #HopePunk #futurism #art #illustration #climate #climateChange

We do what we must Because We can Seriously speaking, Ive seen ...

2025-10-26T10:00:35Z

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We do what we must
Because
We can

Seriously speaking, Ive seen Verbatims and similar Nano / Pico series, even a tiny 256 GB Samsung that would fit. I wonder if USB-C is useful for that purpose, or a dual plug.

I like the idea of a wooden medallion that should easily fit either of these

I think it would need to be powered every now and then, but I ...

2025-10-25T20:08:28Z

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I think it would need to be powered every now and then, but I really like the idea of just a wooden medallion with an USB inside, like an example from Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4343179108/hecates-wheel-necklace-16gb-usb-pendant

I think any hackerspace with a laser cutter should make something like that easily :)

Because let's be honest, "a pendant with the sum of human ...

2025-10-25T19:40:14Z

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Because let's be honest, "a pendant with the sum of human knowledge" is an absurdly awesome #scienceFiction theme. And it's doable for less than $20.

We're just not thinking about it in such cultural categories xD What is wrong with our civilization?!

For Solarpunk it would be a symbol of the lack of dependency on the Internet, the Clouds, on being able to restart the local community and technology with all the knowledge - if needed.

Searching for #solarpunk #symbol s: A flash memory pendant ...

2025-10-25T19:36:41Z

Searching for #solarpunk #symbol s:

A flash memory pendant containing an offline copy of #Wikipedia , #OpenStreetMap , #Appropedia and #OpenSourceEcology project.

Oversimplifying, a stand-in for "the sum of human knowledge".

(Possibly some Linux distro, some documentation, manuals to restart infrastructure as needed)

The EN Wikipedia with Pictures ( #kiwix ) is only 110 GB, will easily fit on a modern pendrive.

Is it a good symbol of a better future?

#library #sustainability #openSource

speaking open sourcing ideas, we have ...

2025-10-08T18:15:38Z

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speaking open sourcing ideas, we have https://storyseedlibrary.org/ with a lot of Story Seeds (writing prompts) and over a hundred Creative Commons illustrations!

I'm considering submitting a #solarpunk talk for this ...

2025-10-05T18:59:02Z

I'm considering submitting a #solarpunk talk for this year's #chaosCommunicationCongress ( #39C3 ) in #hamburg , #Germany .

tl;dr: Solarpunk as a new narrative for hackers, acknowledging and empowering their communities and collaboration, imagining the sustainable future of open hardware.

Lots of visual language from https://storyseedlibrary.org/

Anyone else interested in the topic?

Submitting your own talks?

Would you like to coordinate?

#climate #climateChange #futurism #hackers #globalSouth

Has anyone read or played https://solauniverse.com/ , a ...

2025-09-25T20:25:23Z

Has anyone read or played https://solauniverse.com/ , a #Solarpunk #TTRPG ? I just heard about it.

It's available in #English , #German , #Spanish and #Italian at https://solauniverse.com/resources/ , all under #creativeCommons !

#solaRPG #climateChange #climate #game #games #gameDesign

On the usage of #AIArt #synthography in #Solarpunk : I was ...

2025-09-21T10:34:49Z

On the usage of #AIArt #synthography in #Solarpunk :

I was wondering why people choose to use #AI #illustration instead of the human-made, intentional #storySeedLibrary art and a friend suggested:

It's about the perceived agency.

People using AI feel that they "express" their ideas better, not aware of all the #bias hidden in the datasets - and would rather generate something of "their own" than use someone else's, well-researched vision.

Is it the endowment effect? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA_effect ?

#GreenLathe is organizing a #Solarpunk #healthcare #conference ...

2025-09-10T18:44:33Z

#GreenLathe is organizing a #Solarpunk #healthcare #conference this November the 8th!

https://www.greenlathe.org/

A FREE virtual conference brought to you by Public Invention and GreenLathe Collective, featuring scientists and inventors covering topics such as:

Open Medical Hardware

Open Software for Medical Systems

Community Action and Resilience in Medicine

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I know these people, they're actual #openSource #openHardware scientists and I'd love to join! :)

#health #climate

Open question: how would disaster response, relief and rescue ...

2025-09-06T22:09:54Z

Open question: how would disaster response, relief and rescue look in a #Solarpunk world? How would it be different?

Would there be any visual differences, when a helicopter evacuates people from a flooded area, or when volunteers distribute relief packages?

#climate #climateChange #writing #futurism #worldbuilding #humanitarianAid #disasterRelief #disaster #humanitarian

Number of #solarpunk #TTRPG #games with dedicated fighting ...

2025-09-04T19:08:50Z

Number of #solarpunk #TTRPG #games with dedicated fighting mechanic / focus on it:

3+

Number of Solarpunk TTRPGs games focusing on firefighting / disaster response, with dedicated mechanics:

0?

"There is just no conflict in Solarpunk, nothing dramatic"

Am I the only one who thinks that firefighting / first responder games would be absolutely awesome and better than any shootout?

Illustration: https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/jacob-coffin-civil-defense-poster/ by JacobCoffin (npub1lcq…96dh)

#gameDesign #climate #climateChange #gaming #game

With the original site (re-des.org) down, we copied the Solarpunk ...

2025-09-01T19:19:27Z

With the original site (re-des.org) down, we copied the Solarpunk Manifesto to the Story Seed Library under https://storyseedlibrary.org/essays/solarpunk-manifesto/ .

I'll come up with a way to host all of the languages the Library doesn't currently support, but not tonight :)

...which other Solarpunk Manifestos should we host?

#solarpunk #writing #manifesto #climate #climateChange #philosophy #futurism

When you meet a cyborg in a #solarpunk world you don't say ...

2025-08-31T10:58:36Z

When you meet a cyborg in a #solarpunk world you don't say "whoah, shiny chrome".

You ask "Do you have a good support network for the medical care you need? Does your doctor run maintenance on your prosthesis often enough? Do you need it adjusted?"

#writing #worldbuilding #technology

We have 3 new #storySeedLibrary works from the awesome ...

2025-08-30T15:05:10Z

We have 3 new #storySeedLibrary works from the awesome Aerroscape, available at https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/aerroscape/ ! :)

More from the artist: https://www.aerroscape.de/

They're a part of the https://realutopien.info/ project reimagining different places around the world in a sustainable form.

We also got our first Story Seed submission from the awesome Seth Patterson (npub1t9w…ufju) , https://storyseedlibrary.org/seeds/seek-shelter-immediately/ !

#writing #illustration #art #climate #climateChange #solarpunk #hopepunk #futurism #urbanism #urban #writingPrompt

Would you be interested in participating in a #fundraiser for ...

2025-08-29T19:23:22Z

Would you be interested in participating in a #fundraiser for #storySeedLibrary #commission ?

The deal would be: we choose a vetted artist and a topic, for example someone from a particular Global South region to illustrate the solarpunk future of their culture and people.

If we gather enough money for a commission, it lands in the Library under CC BY-SA 4.0

The artist has full support of the Library's experts.

#art #illustration #climate #climateChange #futurism #creativeCommons #solarpunk

A #STEM teacher shares his thoughts about the #storySeedLibrary ...

2025-08-28T20:49:56Z

A #STEM teacher shares his thoughts about the #storySeedLibrary and using #solarpunk in #teaching ! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVVgg6vYCvQ

#art #illustration #creativeCommons #climate #climateChange #education #futurism

With the https://storySeedLibrary.org/ at over 108 ...

2025-08-26T19:55:55Z

With the https://storySeedLibrary.org/ at over 108 #creativeCommons #solarpunk #illustration from 20 awesome artists in 5 languages:

What else would you like to see there?

What themes, topics, artists could help us imagine a #sustainable #climate #future ?

Do you know about any #art whose author could consider donating it? Anyone open for #commissions who could be a good fit?

#sustainability #library #futurism #climateChange #imagination #anarchy #technology #socialJustice #socialism #mastoArt

you can check out our https://storySeedLibrary.org/ , a gallery ...

2025-08-25T07:06:06Z

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you can check out our https://storySeedLibrary.org/ , a gallery of realistic Solarpunk art :)

I also recommend Appropedia, the sustainable technology wiki. https://appropedia.org/

What #software #platform tools would you recommend for ...

2025-08-04T19:10:34Z

What #software #platform tools would you recommend for crowdsourcing a #moodboard ? I would like a group of people to save illustrations from the Web like on #pinterest , with some ability to accept or refuse them.

do you have any French-language interviews / essays about ...

2025-08-03T14:44:50Z

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do you have any French-language interviews / essays about different Creative Commons licenses? I might be searching wrong, but I found only English texts from you - and FramaSoft is mostly talking about software, not Open Culture.

I saw https://www.peppercarrot.com/fr/philosophy/index.html from you.

#storySeedLibrary is proud to introduce a new artist: Yuuna ...

2025-08-03T12:05:38Z

#storySeedLibrary is proud to introduce a new artist: Yuuna Maiko!

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/yuuna-maiko-harvest-of-knowledge/

Originally created for the 2024 Week and Art contest, it won an honorable mention from its organizers!

Huge thanks to the artist, https://yuuna-maiko.my.canva.site/yuuna-maiko !

#solarpunk #art #illustration #future #futurism #climate #climateChange

Does anyone know what happened to #creativeCommons #france ? It ...

2025-08-03T11:47:30Z

Does anyone know what happened to #creativeCommons #france ? It looks like someone took over their domain - and I can't see many French resources on CC outside of some FAQs on the main page.

David Revoy (npub16ys…sjae)

Hey Germans, the French have already translated the ...

2025-07-28T20:01:10Z

Hey Germans, the French have already translated the https://storyseedlibrary.org/ , wouldn't you like to one-up them and have a #deutsch version?

#Germany #solarpunk

Do you know any #arabic , #spanish or #mandarin #translator who ...

2025-07-19T19:06:18Z

Do you know any #arabic , #spanish or #mandarin #translator who might be interested in translating https://storyseedlibrary.org/ , a #solarpunk #art and #writing site with lots of #Copyleft materials?

Sadly, there's no funding for the project, only bringing more human-made, intentional, optimistic #climate #futurism materials to new audiences!

#translation #translating

#solarpunk #philosophy thought - Entrepreneurship as a concept ...

2025-07-19T15:50:27Z

#solarpunk #philosophy thought -

Entrepreneurship as a concept can be incredibly damaging to communities, because (given how it's used in capitalism) it re-frames a lot of social activism as more individual and commercial, not doing something for the sake of it needing to be done.

Yes, there are people using the word in different meanings, but I am wary of it.

Yoooooo. Looking for #artist s who might be interested in sharing ...

2025-07-13T12:38:41Z

Yoooooo.

Looking for #artist s who might be interested in sharing their #art with the #storySeedLibrary I found https://galerie.weekandart.com/ (click 2024).

This is gooooood.

683 submissions.

Mostly floating robots and science fantasy, but some are _good_.

#solarpunk

I missed last month's #solarpunk essay from @npub1528…95cr ...

2025-07-12T10:34:04Z

I missed last month's #solarpunk essay from Andrew Dana Hudson (npub1528…95cr) , but I think the 10-year-check-in is a worthy read:

https://www.solarshades.club/p/the-political-dimensions-of-solarpunk10

The world has changed. Solarpunk influenced it, even without a single Masterpiece. We are continuing to build from multiple sides.

People are doing a lot on the ground - whether in the North or the South - and we're finally getting a language which can share their stories.

#writing #essay #manifesto #climate #climateChange #politics

there is a lot more of such art at https://storySeedLibrary.org/ ...

2025-07-12T06:50:12Z

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there is a lot more of such art at https://storySeedLibrary.org/ !

Soon we will also have art from this collab! :)

I am proud to present you with an interview with an incredible ...

2025-07-06T20:32:05Z

I am proud to present you with an interview with an incredible Ada Palmer (npub1v85…mqcs) straight from this year #Bazyliszek convention, now available as a #solarpunkPrompts special!

https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/special-interview-with-ada-palmer-history-of-ideas-and-our-climate-imaginations

#solarpunk #history #scienceFiction #rome #climate #purity #writing #imagination #hopepunk #apocalypse

Looking for people who would like to help #solarpunk by ...

2025-06-24T10:49:54Z

Looking for people who would like to help #solarpunk by contributing #translation s to #spanish , #portugese , #german , #mandarin and other languages!

#storySeedLibrary is already translated to #polish and the translation mechanics work - now it's just a matter of adding other #language s.

We have a simple, #markdown -based translation system, where you just change index.en.md into index.es.md and you have a Spanish version of the article!

https://storyseedlibrary.org/

#climate #climateChange

#storySeedLibrary is proud to introduce a new author who shared ...

2025-06-17T18:01:55Z

#storySeedLibrary is proud to introduce a new author who shared his work under a #creativeCommons license, #grasshopperGeography !

https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/grasshopper-geography-india-and-china/

It's a map of Asia divided not by countries, but by river basins, watersheds - the most natural way of dividing land. A beautiful #solarpunk symbol.

It's also available as a print in the artist's store! https://www.grasshoppergeography.com/products/river-basin-map-of-india-and-china-with-black-background-fine-art-print

#art #map #illustration #mapmaking #futurism #climate #climateChange

I actually realized who the organizer is, ...

2025-06-15T16:40:17Z

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I actually realized who the organizer is, https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Majstrownia_-_Solarpunk_Makerspace ! I don't know them personally, but this can give people some context.

I know of it and don't know anyone going there (I live in ...

2025-06-10T09:33:49Z

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I know of it and don't know anyone going there (I live in Warsaw myself).

Seem to be more ecovillage / DIY types, but not exactly from the hacker scene...?

Idea: a #solarpunk #plushie pattern. Specifically to be ...

2025-06-06T18:26:36Z

Idea: a #solarpunk #plushie pattern.

Specifically to be hand-made. #crochet ? #sewing ?

Small, little, cute, symbolic.

A sun might be too simple. A tiny gardener?

Our #storySeedLibrary has just been updated with 12 more ...

2025-06-01T21:01:35Z

Our #storySeedLibrary has just been updated with 12 more #solarpunk panels from none other than #CommandoJugendstil !

https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/commandojugendstil/

A wonderful series on different aspects #sustainable #city in our #climate #future .

#art #illustration #climateChange #HopePunk #futurism #creativeCommons

Feel free to bother Commando about starting a Patreon ;)

#Solarpunk #writing and #art idea: A #watershed #map instead of a ...

2025-05-20T10:33:43Z

#Solarpunk #writing and #art idea:

A #watershed #map instead of a political or elevation one.

Imagining a world divided into bio-regions not by some arbitrary political body, but by the rivers and water circulation.

We could make it into a beautiful symbol of a sustainable future.

More about it - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_divide

The one below is a work of https://www.grasshoppergeography.com/

"A Half Built Garden" book by Ruthanna Emrys implements such a vision!

#geography #drainageBasin #riverBasin

Another incredibly talented and dedicated #solarpunk #artist, ...

2025-05-09T09:27:31Z

Another incredibly talented and dedicated #solarpunk #artist, Karl Schulschenk, has just joined the #storySeedLibrary !

https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/karl-schulschenk/

His works are available under #creativeCommons BY-NC-ND 4.0!

#art #illustration #climate #futurism #HopePunk

https://storyseedlibrary.org/ has a new logo from the awesome ...

2025-05-03T13:14:25Z

https://storyseedlibrary.org/ has a new logo from the awesome karafuto (npub1t5p…cljn) ! :D Huge thank you!

I also added a section on how to use #creativeCommons #art and how to properly credit artists - https://storyseedlibrary.org/pages/which-art-can-i-use/ .

I'm also proud to present a new artist who allowed her art into the Library, https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/solhaelan/ !

#solarpunk #illustration #logo

Very preliminarily - I'm working on the #solarpunk ...

2025-04-24T14:40:57Z

Very preliminarily - I'm working on the #solarpunk #creativeCommons #art database.

Before I code in JS-based sorting and filtering, what should be the order in which the images are displayed?

What would you find most useful?

(apologies for any metadata mistakes at this level)

We don't often see #art or #illustration of #solarpunk ...

2025-04-23T19:03:45Z

We don't often see #art or #illustration of #solarpunk #infrastructure - and it's not an easy thing to convey.

Scandinavian101 decided to explore some #solarFarm #desert panoramas, building something close to #simonStalenhag 's juxtaposition of huge and personal, mundane and special.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0l5BwV

He takes #commission s at https://bsky.app/profile/scandinavian101.bsky.social

CC BY-SA-NC 4.0

#stalenhag #solar #solarpanel #photovoltaics #infrastructure

I'm compiling a list of #solarpunk #gameDesign and #gameDev ...

2025-04-17T10:19:46Z

I'm compiling a list of #solarpunk #gameDesign and #gameDev resources for the participants of the latest Day Zero: Solarpunk Game Jam

https://board.net/p/r.2a0734bb767c0f67f28460a81533fe51

Would you add anything to the list?

The games themselves are in the first post linked.

More on the jam: https://itch.io/jam/day-zero-games-solarpunk-jam - video games only, non-violent, climate-based.

#games #writing #climateChange #climate #futurism #sustainability #education

Seeing how a lot of #solarpunk #illustration used by magazines, ...

2025-04-08T17:50:38Z

Seeing how a lot of #solarpunk #illustration used by magazines, portals and even researchers tends to be #AI generated bullshit I'd like to start a gallery with curated, intentional and human-made #creativeCommons #art for anyone to use.

I'd also like it to be a place with #solarpunkPrompts available in multiple languages - as we have them in Polish, English and Italian - potentially cross-linked and tagged by themes.

Do you have any #ideas , #feedback for such a site?

Because I can run a #solarpunk story with #DnD , with ...

2025-03-19T21:36:08Z

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Because I can run a #solarpunk story with #DnD , with #cyberpunkRed, with #paranoia and even FATAL.

I just admit that I will be working without the main design philosophies of those games, often against them. None of them were written to tell the stories I want to tell.

As I said, we had multiple examples of people running non-violent D&D 5E - often with just single skill-checks.

It's just not what I want

I fail to see where I'm misinforming people about ...

2025-03-19T21:34:17Z

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I fail to see where I'm misinforming people about Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG (npub19f4…2hh5) .

I'm not saying that every session must be violent. You are showing examples which show that it doesn't.

I'm saying that the >mechanics< don't actively promote non-violent solutions. That the weight of that lies on the players and the narrator. Not the procedures and systems.

Am I wrong in saying this? Are there things I missed in the mechanics?

Well, my take on #solarpunk is kind of post-violence. Not denying ...

2025-03-19T21:32:18Z

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Well, my take on #solarpunk is kind of post-violence. Not denying it will happen, just trying to imagine a world healing from it. Ever noticed that Wanderhome is explicitly post-war?

But yes, we disagree on violence as a tool in the game. I want game design which specifically inspires people to find non-violent solutions and forget of violence-as-a-default that the mainstream Western culture promotes.

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2025-03-19T19:05:50Z

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I understand why you've done it and there's nothing wrong with it, it's just not a game I am looking for.

If you want me to start recommending Fully Automated as not only a combat-heavy game, try to design a tactical disaster relief, firefighting system which would feel equally good and "click".

You don't need Mutant Year Zero's basebuilding. Just imagine satisfying session phases with characters fighting... fire ;)

I am not saying that you made a _bad game_, I am saying that your ...

2025-03-19T19:01:34Z

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I am not saying that you made a _bad game_, I am saying that your game is specifically geared towards combat as a default- or semi-default conflict resolution.

Compare that to say - Ironsworn, Wanderhome, Legacy: Life Among The Ruins, Dream Askew / Dream Apart, Lunar Echos or Cezar Capacle's Scraps.

You have a separate page to explain why you dedicate so much ...

2025-03-19T18:59:20Z

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You have a separate page to explain why you dedicate so much space to combat - https://fullyautomatedrpg.com/combat/

But… why?

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Why did we put so much effort into describing fighting? Isn’t the game predicated on a world where people eschew a worldview of domination and violence?

First, keep in mind that you’re free to disregard this. You don’t have to play combat scenarios, or use this system.

Thank you for the invitation - I don't know if I'll be ...

2025-03-19T18:56:22Z

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Thank you for the invitation - I don't know if I'll be able to make it, but I'll try.

Clarifying question: what is the amount of mechanics dedicated to violence vs non-violent tensions in FA?

The beta version I read had literally dozens of pages on tactical violence and a single dice roll for non-violent actions.

Don't get me wrong, you have awesome characters and ideas, but they boil down to "8 hitpoints +3 medicine"

Games like the @npub19f4…2hh5 base most of their systems around ...

2025-03-19T16:53:49Z

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Games like the Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG (npub19f4…2hh5) base most of their systems around violence hoping for the narrator to fill-in the community aspects.

I would flip that and gamify the systems of non-violent conflict resolution, especially if those are not us-against-them conflicts, but for example disaster relief / resource management.

Give players the good "number go up" feeling when helping community, not actively resorting to violence.

There is A LOT you can do just with a social tensions within a ...

2025-03-19T16:51:42Z

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There is A LOT you can do just with a social tensions within a community + some non-zero-sum disaster relief.

Take a "pressure cooker" faction / heist system from Blades in the Dark / Band of Blades and make the player characters firefighters or first responders. Have them fight disasters and make the community more resilient.

Non-obvious moral choices, who to help, how to weigh probabilities?

If you need to shoot someone, it's a traumatic experience.

> I did find texts on non-/less violent game design, but not a ...

2025-03-19T16:48:54Z

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> I did find texts on non-/less violent game design, but not a solution per se.

Let me hit you with a quote from Jay Dragon, the creator of https://possumcreekgames.com/pages/wanderhome

"Our game is non-violent, meaning that it includes EVERYTHING up to violence."

My reading: our tension and conflict writing in games is pretty boring, as the American culture pushes us to escalate everything to physical violence. There is a lot we can do with tensions before that point!

Last but not least, my ...

2025-03-19T16:28:02Z

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Last but not least, my https://writing.exchange/@alxd/110074727020505792 thread on how to show degrowth in a game might be useful!

If we're looking at boardgames, ...

2025-03-19T16:27:28Z

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If we're looking at boardgames, https://www.sdrgames.studio/products/earth-rising is much better than the Daybreak, even if less polished.

I absolutely agree with the collective approach!

[@Tom_ofB](https://23.social/@Tom_ofB ) maybe what you're looking for is really my https://alxd.org/solarpunk-rpg-factions.html ? It shows several factions working towards a better future, but with very different definitions of what is a better future.

Each set can form an alliance or work against each other.

From video games, https://exocolonist.com/ might be more up your ...

2025-03-19T16:24:49Z

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From video games, https://exocolonist.com/ might be more up your alley, as a single character there (working with a community) shapes the future of the whole colony in a very non-zero-sum game.

I would avoid the Daybreak Susan Kaye Quinn 🌱(she/her) (npub1f5n…2tcs) mentions as it's incredibly problematic when it comes to its descriptions of the Global South. It bundles several continents together and teaches people not to see them as agents being capable of influencing their own future.

I'm the author of the blogpost above! It's just the first ...

2025-03-19T16:22:42Z

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I'm the author of the blogpost above! It's just the first piece in a series, I have a lot of loose notes I'm forging into something more substantial.

Feel free to ping me with specific questions you have!

Farbs (npub1tfx…gxjm) I think you're looking for games which are non-zero-sum and are not just about rescuing the status quo, but introducing lasting systemic change.

If you're looking for a TTRPG, Legacy: Life Among The Ruins might be your thing, but it's a collective.

I was being quite laconic with this statement, so Im glad you saw ...

2025-03-16T22:09:18Z

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I was being quite laconic with this statement, so Im glad you saw through it.

don't they have some problems with strange dogs there? ...

2025-03-16T21:38:05Z

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don't they have some problems with strange dogs there? #expanse #theExpanse

Have you ever wondered how #communication, #vr and #telepresence ...

2025-03-10T17:16:00Z

Have you ever wondered how #communication, #vr and #telepresence would look in a #solarpunk world?

A sustainable world would need us to travel less, slower and more mindfully - to limit the energy use, the risk of pandemics and more.

This doesn't mean that we should only talk to people living close to us - to the contrary, global connections between different cultures, regions, bioregions are incredibly valuable!

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The wildest #greenwashing #solarpunk #AI take I've seen in a ...

2025-02-16T14:00:56Z

The wildest #greenwashing #solarpunk #AI take I've seen in a longer while - https://solarpunkcities.com/

It's a website which promotes AI-generated art instead of intentional works of human artists. The authors feel that this "innovation" better describes our future...

It's the exact anti-thesis of everything I've written in https://lenses.alxd.org/ , calling for careful, intentional work finding new narrative and visual symbols towards a sustainable future.

#climate #climateChange #futurism

I bought a Polish book on the history of The Witcher 3 #game ...

2025-02-02T17:31:11Z

I bought a Polish book on the history of The Witcher 3 #game development.

Sadly, the book arrived with 16 of 250+ pages not printed at all (in random parts of the book).

Have you seen such a printing error before?

The publisher insists that the cover is not made with generative AI, but all the awkward, pointless details, mud-fur and artifacts are hand-painted by an actual artist.

#book #printing #games #Poland #theWitcher #witcher #gamedev #publishing

#restOfWorld , the #globalSouth #technology magazine has ...

2025-01-24T13:11:03Z

#restOfWorld , the #globalSouth #technology magazine has published the winners of last year's #photography contest!

https://restofworld.org/2025/tech-photography-contest-winners/

Pictured: Two young people play basketball under the towering blades of the windmills in Bangui. The windmills lie along a 9-kilometer (5-mile) shoreline of Bangui Bay, facing the South China Sea. Renewable energy has transformed this community, cutting household expenses and powering opportunities once thought to be out of reach.

#solarpunk inspiration?

no worries, its just that Appropedia makes me much, much more ...

2025-01-19T19:35:52Z

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no worries, its just that Appropedia makes me much, much more happy and hopeful than just a resource :)

I can't say that I finished my #solarpunk #gamedesign ...

2025-01-19T18:54:30Z

I can't say that I finished my #solarpunk #gamedesign blogpost, but I decided to finally share what I've scribbled so far:

https://alxd.org/notes-towards-a-solarpunk-game-design-overview.html#notes-towards-a-solarpunk-game-design-overview

Expect a long journey through a list of games called (or calling themselves) Solarpunk - whether video-, #BoardGame , #ttrpg , or other!

I welcome you to share your own titles, disagree and point out what I got wrong :)

#games #gamedev #game #design #sustainability #climate #ClimateChange #utopia #HopePunk #futurism

Appropedia is more than just a "resource", it's a ...

2025-01-19T18:50:09Z

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Appropedia is more than just a "resource", it's a community!

It has contributors from all over the world, including the war-torn Ukraine!

I'm currently convincing some Academics to put their work there and start collaborating outside of their own dusty corridors ;)

Dzisiejszy wykład "Solarpunk a protesty klimatyczne" ...

2025-01-11T21:42:03Z

Dzisiejszy wykład "Solarpunk a protesty klimatyczne" wyszedł całkiem fajnie i chciałbym podziękować Studenckiemu Kołu Naukowemu UW dla Klimatu.

Slajdy znaleźć można pod https://slides.com/pawelngei/solarpunka-protesty-klimatyczne

tl;dr: Obecne protesty klimatyczne nie docierają do większości odbiorców, bo odżywalny świat jest dla nich niewyobrażalny. Potrzebujemy nie tylko szoku przesuwającego okno Overtona, ale i wizji przyszłości, narzędzi wyobrażeniowych, telenoweli klimatycznych.

#solarpunk #protesty #klimat #polska

I recently realized that a lot of the accusations of #solarpunk ...

2025-01-06T21:18:55Z

I recently realized that a lot of the accusations of #solarpunk as drama-less, boring #utopia might stem from a simple misunderstanding:

Solarpunk's hard-won #hope makes sense only in the context of the #ClimateChange #trauma , acknowledging it and processing it, with the bright colors contrasting with the despair all around it.

To talk about Solarpunk we need to talk about the coming changes especially if they terrify us.

Otherwise the term has no meaning.

#climate #climateFiction #writing

I was invited to give a talk on #solarpunk and climate protests ...

2025-01-05T17:08:40Z

I was invited to give a talk on #solarpunk and climate protests at the University of Warsaw next Saturday (11th of Jan).

I wrote a summary of my talk and linked to the page containing (among other things) a lot of my essays on why using AI for climate communication is counterproductive. The same page also has a lot of intentionally-created Creative Commons illustrations to use.

Yet, the students organizing the talk decided to AI-generate a banner for my talk.

Eh xD

Do the #writing or #publishing Mastodon have any idea for a ...

2025-01-03T16:39:26Z

Do the #writing or #publishing Mastodon have any idea for a #magazine or a portal that would be interested in my #review of #kimStanleyRobinson 's "Ministry for the Future" ?

I already published it on my blog last year, but I'd like to start a wider discussion about the book and the way it portrays some themes.

It's in English 8000 words with multiple quoted passages. I'm not looking for any royalties, just want to spread the word.

#book #books #bookReview #climateFiction #ClimateChange