### 15:00-15:30 - _presentation on Varia and our ecosystem_
### 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).
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.
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?
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:
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]
* 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: