@Edent I have two on my desk currently, and I *think* there’s another in a box somewhere.
@solderandchaos you’re allowed to give yourself some slack when it goes from having an EMF project to EMF being the project.
I don't know what everyone has against clubbing seals, they're incredibly cute.
@norm ugh, yes. I briefly looked at the same thing recently and bailed out in disgust.
@solderandchaos @kestral @Edent @pikesley @info we’ve got every other kind of messaging service, seems silly if we leave out carrier pigeons really.
The ten year old’s current EMF status: “I can barely contain my excitement!”
@solderandchaos @kestral @info @pikesley @Edent by the time EMF starts every info desk toot will be a wall of hashtags and the actual message will be delivered one character at a time.
@kestral also, you should absolutely volunteer. Great way to meet people and you get free food as well. https://emfcamp.org/volunteer
@pikesley the sky is just getting the rain out of the way ahead of time. I refuse to believe otherwise.
@kestral I arrived at EMF 2012 knowing literally nobody else who was going. It was fantastic, one of the best impulsive decisions I’ve ever made.
@Edent can’t believe you so rudely didn’t mention IRC, the canonical EMF comms channel.
@james podcasts. I have a couple of current affairs/politics podcasts I listen to. As a bonus I have to listen, which requires not multitasking, so I also have a nice little walk while doing so.
Might have to adjust some of my home automation timings until after EMF, I keep finding I’ve been doing stuff in the dark for an hour because my flat thinks it’s bedtime.
Now THIS is the ultimate in capitalist greenwashing.
@gsuberland I may or may not have a solution to that problem (depending on the postal service, and computers not being awful).
@0x47df even after 12 years of EMF events I consider myself to know just enough to be dangerous when it comes to making anything physical. Still there for the vibes, but I’ve picked up a thing or two (and several half-started hobbies) over the years.
@0x47df you’ll be fine, the typical EMF attendee knows lots about one or two specific subjects, and is a barely functioning wreck in many others. The beauty of it is that once you distribute that over 3000 people or so you’ve got all the bases covered and suddenly amazing things happen.
@astrid @gsuberland just run strings over it, it’s the only way to be sure.
@internetsdairy I do love Yorkshire puddings but I’m not sure how they’d help my knees.
Pro tip: when ordering a takeaway on the phone don’t stand in your open window while loudly reading out your card details. I’m not going to use my neighbours card to order something for myself, but I totally could.
@solderandchaos easily the most immediately terrifying query I’ve had on site. My immediate answer was “take it back outside”, I think it eventually ended up buried in a bucket of sand.
@solderandchaos is “what should I do with this very spicy pillow” covered yet?