diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0aca5db..22afd41 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ### 15:00-15:30 - _presentation on Varia and our ecosystem_ -[Varia](http://varia.zone/en/) is a collective-space [^1] in Rotterdam focused on everyday technologies. We keep a [trail of photographs](https://vvvvvvaria.org/archive/) of what we've done. +[Varia](http://varia.zone/en/) is a collective-space[^1] in Rotterdam focused on everyday technologies. We keep a [trail of photographs](https://vvvvvvaria.org/archive/) of what we've done. Together, we try to experiment with various [tools](https://varia.zone/en/pages/collective-infrastructures.html) for collaborative processes, as well as collective infrastructure making and [self-hosting](https://varia.zone/images/variaecosystem.png). @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ In October 2019, we wrote our own first [CoC](https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org/coc). In June 2019, during Relearn Rotterdam, some of the participants had discussions about [codes of conduct and conducting codes](https://gitlab.com/relearn/relearn2019/raw/master/relearn.local/var/www/html/etherdump/publish/conductable) and bots of conduct. -What would bots of conduct act like? +**What would bots of conduct act like?** Bots can have an important [infrapunctural role](http://infrapuncturalbots.randomiser.info/) that provides a new [logic]( http://infrapuncturalbots.randomiser.info/bot-logic.html). What would it mean to become more entangled with bots, redistribute the labour of making and maintaining a collective, but without falling into the metaphorical understanding of bot as a servant? @@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ Working on our own digital infrastructure allows us to adapt the tools to our ow Currently, we use: - * [Streambot](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/xmpp.streambot): a bot that saves the images sent to the main Varia group chat and creates an [html page](https://vvvvvvaria.org/stream/) for them. +* [Streambot](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/xmpp.streambot): a bot that saves the images sent to the main Varia group chat and creates an [html page](https://vvvvvvaria.org/stream/) for them. - - * [Logbot](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/logbot): a bot that [logs](https://vvvvvvaria.org/logs/) the quotes that are sent to it. +* [Logbot](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/logbot): a bot that [logs](https://vvvvvvaria.org/logs/) the quotes that are sent to it. * You can find a genealogy of the bots around Varia in this footnote[^2] @@ -170,33 +169,32 @@ _optional_: for anyone who would like to install and run the bots: > $ python3 bot.py -j user@vvvvvvaria.org -p password -r tuwazap@muc.vvvvvvaria.org -n nickname -o . - * -j means JID (the xmpp protocol) - - - * -r means room - +* -j means JID (the xmpp protocol) - * -n means bot nickname +* -r means room +* -n means bot nickname - * -o output +* -o output - * . means here - +* . means here

-* if you dont have a text editor: https://www.sublimetext.com/ +* if you dont have a code editor, we can suggest (among others): https://www.sublimetext.com/ * if you don't have python3 installed: +

+ ### 17:10-17:30 - _bot in the situation_ * experimenting with bots: either adapt the ones we provided (experiment with code) or enact the bots' behaviours iteratively (bot behaviour); * bot behaviour: iteration, repetition +

### 17:30-18:00 - _present and perform_