Digital Literacy Aarhus

We're learning to self-host! 💪

Yesterday, we started setting up a server, working to build this as a way of learning together, so we grow local capacity for self-hosting and can eventually support our activist communities becoming independent of big tech.

Our group has a few members with a little experience selfhosting, but that has already gotten us started. We welcome others around #aarhus to join this project by sending us a message or showing up to our meetings ( https://dukop.dk/en/group/1904/ )

På #Skiftedag 20 Marts har #Aarhus 2 lokationer, der holder skiftecafe.

Håber at møde nogle af jer der! Flere medlemmer af vores gruppe vil prøve at deltage i arrangementerne: https://kort.danmarkskifter.dk/

Det kunne være fedt med flere fra #fediverset til arrangementerne, så dem, der joiner, får nogle kontakter herinde fra start 💚

#DanmarkSkifter @aarhus

In our meetings, we always learn about interesting digital tools and share helpful resources with each other - here we are sharing some mentioned last tuesday:

https://smartphone-dont-spy.de/en
Collection of tips on how to make your digital life saver when using a smartphone.

https://steghide.sourceforge.net/
How to hide text information inside a image. It needs an image and a text file as an input. Then you can sent an image and the receiver can decrypt it.

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In yesterday's meeting, our focus was on switching smartphone OS (away from big tech).

We were hoping to hear from more people with alternative phone OS showed up to share, so we'll have to repeat another time.

For now, one of the known limitations is that MitID and bank apps often don't work (but MobilePay can with a workaround).

With a MitID chip, this seems fine - though they look boring, so we now want to make a "bling" your mitid chip workshop, wanna join? ✨🎨

#DanmarkSkifter #MitID

#Aarhus want to attend a talk on decentralised networks and protocols?

24 March, @zelf@sunbeam.city will give a presentation on the topic for our community along with CoderGirls Aarhus, a community of women working in software development, IT and other technical fields around Aarhus and Jutland in Denmark.

Anyone who is an ally to women in tech initiatives is welcome to join, regardless of gender.

More info: https://www.meetup.com/codergirls_aarhus/events/313703073/?slug=codergirls_aarhus&eventId=313703073
or: https://dukop.dk/9392/

Join us on 10 March 1630
We will focus on phone OS and apps

More info: https://dukop.dk/9391/

#Aarhus, bring your experiences, questions and let's support each other building digital ecosystems we believe in! #DanmarkSkifter #MellemfolkeligtSamvirkeAarhus

Yesterday's Linux install party was so cozy, with several different distributions available (Mint, Bluefin, PopOS, ZorinOS) and chips and water kefir!

We always do a round of each sharing a digital tool recommendation - for curious souls, here is a list of mentions:
- digital radio (radio.garden)
- hudd (norwegian social media)
- here wego (maps app)
- strawberry (music-player)
- f-droid
- affinity design (alt to Adobe)
- TAILS
- kdenlive (video- audio-editing)
- selfhosting (Immich)

Wondering where you can go in #Aarhus to connect with others resisting big tech?

We meet every 2 weeks at #MellemfolkeligtSamvirkeAarhus

Next themes are...

10 Feb: Discussion on surveillance capitalism https://dukop.dk/9178/

24 Feb: Linux install party https://dukop.dk/9179/

#dukopaarhus #danmarkskifter

Update: Today's Digital Literacy group meeting is cancelled. Instead, our first meeting back from holiday will be 27th January at 1630 in the Commons 💚
We will be hearing about CCC which several members attended, and reconnecting about our goals for the coming months.
The meeting is scheduled longer than usual so we can take it slow and have dinner together, so do bring something for a potluck - and message me to join our Signal chat if you're interested!

Event: https://dukop.dk/9083/

We had a super cozy end of year gathering and have big plans for the new year!
(For example, we're looking into setting up our own local server for hosting Bonfire and NextCloud, and raising awareness about issues with AI and Meta and Google)

Our first meeting after the holidays is January 13th 1630-1830 at #MellemfolkeligtSamvirke #Aarhus when we will get an update about CCC from those of our group who are attending

Join our biweekly meetings or send us a mail if you want to get involved!