Hey folks! I’m completely new to Lemmy and still figuring out how everything works around here… But I’d love to share a project I’ve been building.
It’s called VOID (Versatile Open-source Infrastructure for Developers) - an open-source, local-first second-brain (note taking app but more powerful) application that combines the flexibility of Obsidian with the powerful organization of Notion.
Unlike many other tools, VOID is not just another note-taking app. It’s built with the idea of being a true second brain that you fully control. No vendor lock-in, no hidden cloud, no feature walls. Everything is open-source, customizable, and designed to adapt to your workflow instead of forcing you into someone else’s.
I’m currently building it with Rust, Tauri v2 and Vue.js. For certain plugins and configs, it also supports SurrealDB as a database.
check it out on my GitHub
I could pull out statistics about the war in Gaza and how USian citizens are funding that with their taxes too. But that belies my point, why are American open-source projects given a free pass?
I’m not trying to excuse Russia by any count, but I think the current situation there is a look at what the US could become in twenty years if Trump and his successors are able to topple the democratic processes that they are trying too. I doubt there will be as many voices of dissent once many of them are jailed, exiled or murdered.
Edit: I’d like to add as well that as an Australian, though I am not a taxpayer, I am also complicit in the war crimes of the Israeli regime. However, despite my disability, I do try and materially make an impact on my country’s policies towards the genocide that’s occurring. I’m a member and participate with a pro-Palestinian political party, and I’ll be going to a protest this very weekend. I can also admit that I am complicit regardless though. Which is something I don’t see often from pro-Palestinian USians.
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Yes, but you’re ignoring the broader context. Despite increasing attempts to suppress protest rights in my country, I still do not fear the same sort of reprisal that a Russian might for going against the regime. It is an entirely different ballpark and I do not think a direct comparison is reasonable. Russia has been known to go after people’s families, to enact collective punishment.
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And yet, despite a few sporadic protests, what are USians doing to overthrow their regime? What have they been doing for the last twenty years to stop this from happening? Under Biden people sat around idly, without a care in the world. Sure, they talk a lot online, but yet they DO NOTHING in the real world. So if you’re going to hound one of these groups while letting the other exist without harassment, then I’m sorry but I don’t believe you have any integrity.
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In that I won’t excuse any of these so-called “superpowers” that terrorise the rest of the world? I won’t excuse Russia, nor the US, nor China. If you aren’t going to treat them all with the same level of disdain, then your bias is showing, and I’m going* to assume you lack integrity.
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What payment are you talking about? Regardless, as previously mentioned, I’m disabled and on a pension. Protesting this weekend is me putting my money where my mouth is. I’ll try and get a photo to post on [email protected] so look out for that.
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Again I will ask you the question you’ve been dodging, why are American open-source projects given a free pass? If you tell me you just as aggressively police posts by USians, Australians, Canadians, Britons, etc in regards to the genocide in Gaza then I will understand your position. But if not, why not?
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I don’t think it’s valid to dismiss it as whataboutism, when it is the most relevant direct comparison that can be made. I consistently see Russian citizens harassed for not doing enough when the same does not occur to USians that call themselves apolitical. I see those projects make my existence as a trans person political and forbid me and my kin from speaking up about harassment, only to have the community make excuses about why that’s all okay. I see Russians kicked out of kernel maintainer positions while American companies that support the Israeli regime are allowed to continue.