There are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on the world’s beaches
More stars in the Universe than seconds of time that have passed since Earth formed
More stars than words and sounds ever uttered by all humans who have ever lived
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More stars in the Universe than seconds of time that have passed since Earth formed
More stars than words and sounds ever uttered by all humans who have ever lived
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When I track the orbits of asteroids, comets and planets
Each one a pirouetting dancer in a cosmic ballet, choreographed by the forces of gravity
I see beyond the plight of humans
I see a Universe ever-expanding, with its galaxies embedded within the ever-stretching four-dimensional fabric of space and time
However big our world is, our hearts, our minds, our outsize atlases, the universe is even bigger
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Each one a pirouetting dancer in a cosmic ballet, choreographed by the forces of gravity
I see beyond the plight of humans
I see a Universe ever-expanding, with its galaxies embedded within the ever-stretching four-dimensional fabric of space and time
However big our world is, our hearts, our minds, our outsize atlases, the universe is even bigger
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Do we admit that our thoughts and behaviors spring from a belief that the world revolves around us?
Each fabricated conflict, self-murdering bomb, vanished airplane
Every fictionalized dictator, biased or partisan, and wayward son
Are part of the curtains of society’s racial, ethnic, religious, national and cultural conflicts
And you find the human ego turning the knobs and pulling the levers
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Each fabricated conflict, self-murdering bomb, vanished airplane
Every fictionalized dictator, biased or partisan, and wayward son
Are part of the curtains of society’s racial, ethnic, religious, national and cultural conflicts
And you find the human ego turning the knobs and pulling the levers
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"We have one collective hope: the Earth; and yet, uncounted people remain hopeless
Famine and calamity abound
Sufferers hurl themselves into the arms of war
People kill and get killed in the name of someone else’s concept of God
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https://youtu.be/4KD_JxmmPgg?si=Mqmh2RDHkSb2cH3M&t=655
Famine and calamity abound
Sufferers hurl themselves into the arms of war
People kill and get killed in the name of someone else’s concept of God
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https://youtu.be/4KD_JxmmPgg?si=Mqmh2RDHkSb2cH3M&t=655
re: A Debian DM...
@kathenas I believe your question has been thoroughly answered. Again, DDs and DMs are two completely different concepts. A DD is basically a synonym for a project member, DM status only grants some upload rights and nothing more. The purpose of DM status specifically needs to be light to grant new uploaders some autonomy, show that they can work alone and take some load off of their sponsors, and it has proven to work well.
re: A Debian DM...
@kathenas Yes, gaining DM rights requires some trust and technical skills. This is needed so that not just everyone can upload and abuse upload rights to the archives. DM also only get very limited upload rights compared to an uploading DD. As for the debian-project list, it is open for anyone to subscribe to.
re: A Debian DM...
@kathenas The Debian Constitution explains how voting works, it can itself be changed only by the general resolution process described in there. https://www.debian.org/devel/constitution
re: A Debian DM...
@kathenas On the flip side, a DM gains the ability to upload specific packages where they have shown that they are technically competent to do so. Getting DM status is a lot simpler, and usually when someone request DM rights and have someone to vouch for them, this can typically happen in as fast as a week.
re: A Debian DM...
@kathenas A DD is not just a developer status in the sense of what kind of upload rights they have, but it also meant that they are a full member of the project, along with voting rights, and access to machines etc. To get this status, a person must agree to things like our project values and how you use project infrastructure. The process has to be robust because people who gain DD status carry quite a lot of power.
It's shocking how there's not more outrage against the killing of journalists in Gaza, in recent years, over 20 journalists have been murdered there, since October 7, another 50, and it's continuing at an unprecedented rate according to DM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hZh3grX_UI
An Israeli settlement in Palestine from the perspective of a Japanese person (published about 10 months ago) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z42HhaywhGQ
@werdahias I agree, although I like my streaming service for new music, it's much easier to listen to new albums, and if you don't like something, you can just ignore it. But yeah you can't trust streaming services to be around forever and not to become more abusive towards both users and artists as time goes by.
Now is a great time to build up a physical CD collection while their cheap and readily available. Yesterday I got this Tracy Chapman disc, I've seen the cover art on my streaming service a few times. She looks really sad on the cover. But if you have the physical copy and open up the cover, she's happy on the inside!
@alilly I've reviewed lots of contributions over the years (as part of the Ubuntu App Review board, Debian mentors, etc). Especially for people beginning, it helps to be as thorough as possible to avoid additional back and forth and to help them learn. However, being too nitpicky will demotivate them and stunt their growth, it's really important not to sweat the small things too much. Everyone starts in a river, give them some chance to reach the ocean.