🇹🇷 Türkçe ÖzgürKon 2026’yı yakından izliyoruz. 25–26 Nisan tarihlerinde Barış Manço Kültür Merkezi adresinde gerçekleşecek etkinliğe, Talking Smacks’in IP sahibi ve maintainer’ı tarafından fiziksel katılım sağlama ihtimalimiz bulunuyor. Bu katılım bir konuşma, panel ya da resmi sunum kapsamında olmayacaktır. Önceliğimiz: Oturumları dinlemek ve güncel özgür yazılım politikalarını takip etmek, Toplulukların sürdürülebilirlik, yönetişim ve kültürel üretim pratiklerine dair tartışmaları yerinde gözlemlemek, Çevrimiçi ortamda temas ettiğimiz kişilerle ilk kez yüz yüze buluşmak, Networking alanlarında bağımsız dijital anlatı projeleri ile özgür ekosistemler arasındaki kesişimleri değerlendirmek. Aynı zamanda Linux Türkiye Topluluğu (LTT) bünyesinde “Linux Gönüllüsü” kimliğiyle de etkinlik alanında olacağız. “Resmi bir temsil iddiası taşımıyoruz” ifadesiyle kastımız nettir: Etkinlik programında konuşmacı, sponsor, organizatör ya da kurumsal bir delegasyon olarak yer almıyoruz. Talking Smacks adına bağlayıcı beyanlarda bulunma, etkinliği temsilen görüş açıklama ya da organizasyonel sorumluluk üstlenme durumumuz yoktur. Katılımımız; bireysel, topluluk temelli ve katılımcı/gözlemci ekseninde olacaktır. Talking Smacks; özgür yazılım kültürü, altkültürel üretim, dijital kimlik, eleştirel internet okuryazarlığı ve topluluk temelli anlatı inşası kesişiminde konumlanan bağımsız bir fikri mülktür. Projeyi merak eden, üretim pratiğini ve kavramsal çerçevesini doğrudan konuşmak isteyenler için etkinlik doğal bir temas alanı sunabilir. Katılım durumumuz netleştiğinde ayrıca güncelleme paylaşacağız. —

🇬🇧 English

We are closely following ÖzgürKon 2026. We are considering attending the event on April 25–26 at Barış Manço Kültür Merkezi in person, represented by the IP holder and maintainer of Talking Smacks. This will not involve a panel, talk, or formal presentation. Our priorities are: Listening to sessions and following current debates on free software policies, Observing discussions on sustainability, governance, and cultural production practices within communities, Meeting in person individuals we have previously only interacted with online, Engaging in networking conversations on the intersection between independent digital narrative projects and free ecosystems. We will also be present as a “Linux Volunteer” within the framework of the Linux Türkiye Topluluğu (LTT). By stating that we do not claim formal representation, we mean that we are not attending as speakers, sponsors, organizers, or members of any official delegation. We will not issue binding statements on behalf of the event, nor assume any organizational role within it. Our presence will be individual, community-oriented, and positioned strictly as attendees and observers. Talking Smacks is an independent intellectual property situated at the intersection of free software culture, subcultural production, digital identity, critical internet literacy, and community-based narrative building. For those interested in meeting the creator behind the project and discussing its conceptual and production framework directly, the event may provide a natural opportunity. We will share further updates once our attendance is confirmed. —

🇹🇷 Bağımsız ve topluluk temelli dijital fikri mülklerin, özgür yazılım etkinliklerinde nasıl bir konum alması gerektiğini düşünüyorsunuz? Gözlemci ve katılımcı olarak var olmak yeterli mi, yoksa bu tür projelerin daha görünür ve yapısal roller üstlenmesi mi gerekir? —

🇬🇧 How do you think independent, community-driven digital IPs should position themselves within free software events? Is it sufficient to participate as attendees and observers, or should such projects aim for more visible and structural roles within these spaces

Ive been thinking a lot about how taste preferences over time evolve and Im kind of a curious about other peoples' experiences with this.

I seem to have a very strong attraction toward what I would call deep, heavy and dense flavor profiles; things that are umami heavy, smoky, earthy, dirtyish, liver-like, bitterness and even burned or charred stuff. Not even just salty or sweet things. Just the flavors that prolly have layers and some story behind.

At some point this became so pronounced that I started noticing I would crave very specific sensory stuff rather than specific foods. For example, I didn’t necessarily crave a certain dish, I craved the sensation of smoked aroma, fermented depth, mineral-like bitterness n eartiness, that “dirty” heavy umami complexity and even burned stuff as I said you sometimes get from aged, fermented, roasted vegetables etc foods.

I even noticed a strange pattern where my brain would sometimes push me toward foods that were not really intended for human consumption (I obviously didn’t eat anything unsafe, but the craving pattern itself was interesting and a bit concerning in a curiosity-driven way). It felt less like hunger and more like my brain was searching for a very specific chemical signal.

Over time, instead of following those impulses in risky or weird directions, I started finding more rational substitutes that seemed to satisfy the same neurological or sensory need:

• Have some mushrooms, the most economic stuff I got.
• Have some smoked and ovendried rib meat from arby's. Not so economic.
• Some sauce stuff. I know HP's BBQ sauce. Planning to try more such as miso, soy, tamari and so on.
• Smoked and roasted vegetables, my faves is paprika and eggplant, I also do love roasted corn but it is overrated.
• Sausages with some seasoning perhaps
• Offals or variety meats, you know them from Turkish street foods, also my mom cooks me some rice with offals
• Anti-edema coffee of my literature teacher
• Im open to suggestions or recipes anyways

I feel like online communities tend to talk about either “normal food preferences” or extreme experimental cuisine, but not really the in-between zone where your palate becomes more specialized over time.

So Im really interested in hearing other people’s stories about flavor evolution, unusual cravings, or how your relationship with food taste changed over time.

The app or site or whatever the thing forces me to upload some image so have my fave fictional character Ive grown with and still so do not ask why are you seeing a bread lookin woodpiece.

Yes, I have a kind of a slightly difficult problem. What you would call me if I was just an alien or alien minded human who just attended the fandom with a human "furry" persona. I have a neurodivergent human oc who is a sparkle(-insert species) besides that pet rock dragon. All stuff that I can find about this is neither innaprp kind of nsfw stuff or just low quality shitposts n jokes. I mainly have humans and pet rocks as my fav animals for dead srs and Im crawing for a human "fursuit" while you guys know I crawed furryness for pet rocks before getting into those stuff. Ofc all of those for sfw art stuff only. Anyways, what you would call someone with those interests in this fandom, please sfw and serious stuff only.

Hello hru yall