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The Lounge / Re: Let's just chat about what interests us).
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The Lounge / Re: Let's just chat about what interests us).
The little i have followed this topic in the tech sites suggest that they will use Martian earth to shield from radiation as Mars does not really have much of an atmosphere or a magnetic field. The little atmosphere Mars does have easily evaporates from the planet since the magnetic field is so weak and almost non-existant. I doubt we can colonize Mars in the next 50 years, the issue is water and growing food. It can be done but it will be very expensive to get going.
We have actually a bit of the same problem on earth, the so called magnetic anamoly in South-America as the magnetic field is changing rapidly here on earth. The magnetic poles are traveling and moving fast. The north-pole is moving towards Siberia at a very fast rate, while the southern one is almost outside of the Antarctic landmass.
Satelites that are traveling over the magnetic anamoly has often big problems, and many have died due to the radiation in this area above earth. X-ray machines is even difficult to operate on land in this area, and this area is now growing towards Africa.
No one knows what is causing this drift though or weakening, it started in the 1850s as far as anyone knows, both the movement and the weakening of the magnetic field in south-america, but we are due for a polar-shift as it has been 780000 years since the last one, and it is a cycle no one really understand. Some suggest we have had others too much more recent.
Where these poles will end up when the shift happens is uncertain. Some suggest just a reversal, while others suggest the south-pole ending up in Peru while the northern one ends up just outside India, flipping the earth 90 degrees, meaning Europe will be tropical.
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Deeeds.org News & Discussions. / Re: mutual assistance
The trick here is that the needer is accurate in the description of the need posted for the purpose of the app, but at the same time, when a connection has been made between a needer and a deeder, the task posted need to be verified as an accepted task as it has been posted, meaning the description of the need is accurate of the actual need and the deeder is in agreement that this is actually so.
What the communication is about between these two during that stage is not something we will meddle in. We kind of expect a lot of such where the connection is growing into something more than just a task verification or a neutral deed done as people will come together and in some instances, a connection or friendship will grow.
How that is handled betweeen a needer and a deeder is not up to us or anyone under Deeedz, so if you in this example offer to travel to Mexico to spend intensive time to teach English for some weeks for example, both of you can for example update the verified need and then agree on it if you wish. The point is that the posted need is taken care of, how it is done is not up to Deeedz at all as long as the need is a verified and an actual need. 5
Builders & Crafters / MOVED: mutual assistance
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Needs, Deeds and Collaborations. / Re: Looking for new friends
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Deeeds.org News & Discussions. / Re: An Introduction to Deeedz.org - Early Alpha.
The MVP is currently down, it will be back up eventually with some new bolts added on to it.
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The Lounge / Re: Hi)
I like talking to people. Since childhood, I've dreamed of making everyone happy. It's sad that many people feel abandoned and lonely in a world of 7 billion people.
Here's what else I've come up with. If someone likes to sew soft toys, knit or something similar, they could conduct free workshops in orphanages. If adults are interested in such masterclasses, they could also attend them and provide some kind of help in return. 😎
This is perfectly fine also in the coming platform, events or gatherings, bringing people together, and it also solves a need, this is right down the same lane that we are aiming for
Many NGOs are doing this, and we would like to offer a platform that can bring a bigger reach than the immediate local arena
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Deeeds.org News & Discussions. / Re: Paid services?
Thanks for the answers). Tell me more about the "scouts". If I want to clean up a country beach, can I post an ad and find volunteers? And then we can organize a picnic on the beach together). Or is there something else in mind here?
Yes, this is correct. You can scout and post what you think is a need, and if you would like to have an event at the same time to celebrate, this is perfectly fine. You can specify yourself what you would like to do, what the need is, this is not something Deeedz will control.
It just has to have value in solving a problem, a need, or an aid of some form.
Scouts will be a category by itself, it is not a deed offered, or a specific need solved for somone, and in your example, you describe the category by itself very well
Hope it gave you an answer
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Deeeds.org News & Discussions. / Re: Paid services?
This is not going to be paid services or offering of such, it is not going to be a marketplace where people buy/sell or trade services or goods in a traditional way. The currency is for the most part time, offering free services to people in real need. This is the big distinction between what we aim for and what we want to do.
The sums in the demo reflect a small part of the next steps in the current development, a pool of resources where resources can be requested if it is needed. This is not necessarily going to be money, but we assume it is going to be a part of it.
The demo does not show the whole concept yet where individuals, businesses, NGOs (Non-government organizations) can pledge resources, from a business pledging 50 liters of paint that it wants to donate since it was not the right color a customer asked for as an example. This paint can be requested from a business offering it to a need if a person needing help to paint a home is asking for a deeed. This is also not something Deeedz will keep in their inventory, there is no warehouse or such. These are pledged resources donated to the pool that can be used for the common good of others that might otherwise be wasted.
If you for example would like to offer babysitting services, you can simply offer the hours you would like to do this, or when the app is further developed, look for people who need such services, but the whole concept about Deeedz is not to create a marketplace, it is two things - Helping someone in need, and bringing both communities and people together.
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Deeeds.org News & Discussions. / Re: Organizational matters
How can I contact people who post their needs? For example, if I want to be a math tutor, how can I find out who specifically needs it? And what level of knowledge is required (high school or university)?
I am glad to see you here. The concept MVP Demo is not complete, it is a work in progress that is being developed that just stores the settings in your current browser session. There will be a lot of categories and sub-categories where you can search for if anyone is in need for what you are offering. Suggested matches will then show you if there is anyone who needs what you offer.
You can post a deeed, so if someone is in need of what you offer, they can also reach out to you
When contact and a match has been initiated, it is up to both to verify that what is needed and offered is in sync, the verification part so it is important that the description is as correct as possible
Hope this makes sense
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Deeeds.org News & Discussions. / An Introduction to Deeedz.org - Early Alpha.
I will introduce the idea with a quote under, why this exist and what these first small steps is aiming for. The extra "e" in Deeedz though can stand for several things - "ethical" and "empathy", but i am sure there are many more you can use.
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The world forgot how to share. We built Deeedz to remind it.
This is where it all started, with an idea a few years ago, and spending a lot of time observing the world as it is right now, but never really accepting a lot of how society works these days. You can see the symptoms everywhere if you look with a different filter, but it is also hard as we are all completely marinated in it.
We aren’t a party, a faith, or a faction, and we are apolitical. We take no sides except the side of human beings. Whether you come from the peaks of the Himalayas, the steppes of Mongolia, the forests of the Congo, or a quiet northern town in the arctic — you belong here. The idea itself is not new - simple random acts of kindness, or paying it forward if you will, it is the implementation that has the secret sauce so to speak.
Deeedz is simple: one act of help at a time, freely given.
We don’t measure worth by wealth, belief, or background. Every single person out there has value, no matter what they belive in, where they come from. We believe in the intention itself. We measure worth by what we offer when no one is counting.
The old systems still chase endless growth, hoovering what little we have left. We aim to build something slower, saner — a network of reciprocity, a commons of care, ingrained.
You don’t need to vote for anyone, convert to anything, or prove that you deserve to stand with us. You just show up, as you are, and share what you can. We do not care what you believe in as long as you treat people with some decency.
Because when the noise fades, what will remain is the quiet courage of those who kept giving.
To rebuild hope, we must become the force we were taught to wait for.
This is the most poignant aspect of what we founders believe in, the more modern we get, the more we expect and hope that something external will come to save the day, but the governments mostly do not care (No matter the party alignment), and the NGOs are swamped. We hope to solve that.
Things we’ve learned to accept
(but shouldn’t have to)
* That loneliness is normal in a connected world - Think about it - Strange yes?
* That kindness needs an audience to count - Influencers, likes, and needing to go viral.
* That attention is a product to be sold back to us - The product is mostly just you.
* That “growth” can mean the same people getting poorer - When the numbers always must go up, the foundation for growth erodes every year.
* That help is a transaction, not a reflex - Sad, but true.
* That doing nothing about suffering is just “realism.” - Resignation/depression is an accepted state of being. I want mine.
(Pause. Breathe. Remember what’s real. Observe with a clean filter, there is a reason why you feel off.)
We will share a lot more in more posts as we have a lot written down behind the curtain, but in reality, we hope to start a movement. We have applied to work with OpenCollective Europe as a first start before we connect it all together.
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The Lounge / Welcome to Deeedz.org
This forum is for the more lighthearted threads and discussions. Come as you are and have a chair