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R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p>Oddly... having second thoughts about going to <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/vcfsw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFSW</span></a>.</p><p>I don't know if it's a <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/2025anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025Anxiety</span></a> thing or just general ennui, but all I can muster is a half-hearted, "maybe?"</p><p>You know what would be even better than a retro tech convention? A FOSS / <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PermaCulture</span></a> tech convention. THAT would be trippy.</p><p>Like, I love retro tech. I <em>lived</em> through that era. Sitting in front of the machines that meant so much to me growing up is a wonderful feeling.</p><p>But I guess nostalgia alone doesn't really soothe the dystopia-anguished heart. Not for long.</p><p>I miss going to <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/linuxusergroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxUserGroups</span></a>. There was one in OKC in the 2000s, and it was always a lot of fun.</p><p>Instead of looking backwards at retro tech (which will always be awesome, just to be clear), just imagine a <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>/<a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PermaComputing</span></a> symposium/convention of awesome nerds like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@jacqueline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jacqueline</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@neauoire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neauoire</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mntmn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mntmn</span></a></span>, <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/bunniehuang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BunnieHuang</span></a>, and maybe some folks from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span></p><p>That would be AWESOME!</p>