#Korea

빵댕이가 귀엽긴 하더라. ㅎㅎ

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #Haechi #Seoul #Korea

이게 뭔고 했는데, 서울시의 새 마스코트인 해치라고. 이건 곰 아닌가; 뭐 애들은 좋아하는 거 같으니 됐나. ㅎㅎ;

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #Haechi #Seoul #Korea

I have wanted to write a blog post about Cheonggyecheon for ages but could never find enough really good high rez photos.
Turns out I don't need to now because @notjustbikes has just dropped a great video explaining the project and its all beautifully filmed. 👍 #Korea #Seoul #Urbanism #SolarPunk #OWGF #NotJustBikes https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-they-tore-down-a-highway-and-made-it-a-river/

I have wanted to write a blog post about Cheonggyecheon for ages but could never find enough really good high rez photos.
Turns out I don't need to now because @notjustbikes has just dropped a great video explaining the project and its all beautifully filmed. 👍 #Korea #Seoul #Urbanism #SolarPunk #OWGF #NotJustBikes https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-they-tore-down-a-highway-and-made-it-a-river/

South Korea's dazzling success hides a dark reality. It's a society that suffers from relentless pressure for perfection driving a shocking suicide rate and the world's lowest birth rate. It is run by powerful family-owned conglomerates that benefit from the societal issues, maintaining a system that serves their interests by fostering competition and division.

South #Korea acts as chilling warning, revealing the dystopian consequences of late stage #capitalism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQL4JBktzhM

South Korea's dazzling success hides a dark reality. It's a society that suffers from relentless pressure for perfection driving a shocking suicide rate and the world's lowest birth rate. It is run by powerful family-owned conglomerates that benefit from the societal issues, maintaining a system that serves their interests by fostering competition and division.

South #Korea acts as chilling warning, revealing the dystopian consequences of late stage #capitalism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQL4JBktzhM

Today in Labor History May 18, 1980: Koreans rose up in Gwangju against the repressive U.S.-supported government. The uprising lasted from May 18 to May 27. According to official reports, 165 civilians were killed and 3,515 were injured in the uprising. 37 soldiers and 4 cops were killed and 253 were injured. Another 14 soldiers died from “friendly” fire. However, Gwangju’s death records for May of 1980 were 2,300 above normal. Many believe the actual death toll from the uprising is closer to 2,000. In addition to the casualties from the uprising, nearly 1,400 people were arrested and 7 were given death sentences. 12 were sentenced to life in prison.

The background for the uprising is complex. However, the country had been living under the 18-year dictatorship of Park Chun-hee, who was assassinated on October 26, 1979. A series of pro-democracy demonstrations developed in the wake of his death. But on December 12, Chun Doo-hwan led a military coup in order to quell the protests. He did not officially take over as “president” until after the Gwangju Uprising. But he was acting as the de facto ruler and the country was still under martial law from the coup.

In March, protests picked up again. People wanted democratization, human rights, minimum wage increases, freedom of the press, and an end to martial law. On May 15, 100,000 people demonstrated at Seoul Station. Chun Doo-hwan responded by extending martial law to the entire nation, closing the universities, banning all political activities and further curtailing the press. Furthermore, he dispatched troops throughout the country to suppress any potential demonstrations.

On May 18, students demonstrated at Chonnam University in defiance of its closing. At first, there were only 30 paratroopers and hundreds of students. They started to clash. By afternoon, at least 2,000 people had joined the protest. The government sent in hundreds of troops. Soldiers started to club demonstrators and onlookers. They attacked with bayonets and raped people, and they beat a deaf man to death. Outraged, the number of protesters swelled to over 10,000. Street battles continued for days, climaxing on May 21, when soldiers fired into a crowd of protesters. In response, citizens took up arms by robbing local armories and police stations, arming themselves with M1 rifles and carbines. By afternoon, there were bloody gunfights between ad hoc civilian militias and the army. By 5:30, the citizens militias had obtained two machine guns and used them, forcing the army to retreat.

The troops retreated to the suburbs to await reinforcements. However, they also blocked all routes and communications leading into and out of the city. Meanwhile, inside of Liberated Gwangju, the Citizens’ Settlement Committee negotiated with the army, demanding the release of arrested citizens, compensation for the victims, and a prohibition of retaliation in exchange for disarming themselves. The army demanded immediate surrender and some in the committee were willing to give it to them. But those who wanted to resist until their demands were met took control of the committee.

On May 27, at 4 am, troops from five divisions moved on the protesters and defeated the civilian militias within 90 minutes.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #korea #massacre #Gwangju #imperialism #dictatorship #uprising #humanrights #freespeech #demonstration #censorship #police

Today in Labor History May 18, 1980: Koreans rose up in Gwangju against the repressive U.S.-supported government. The uprising lasted from May 18 to May 27. According to official reports, 165 civilians were killed and 3,515 were injured in the uprising. 37 soldiers and 4 cops were killed and 253 were injured. Another 14 soldiers died from “friendly” fire. However, Gwangju’s death records for May of 1980 were 2,300 above normal. Many believe the actual death toll from the uprising is closer to 2,000. In addition to the casualties from the uprising, nearly 1,400 people were arrested and 7 were given death sentences. 12 were sentenced to life in prison.

The background for the uprising is complex. However, the country had been living under the 18-year dictatorship of Park Chun-hee, who was assassinated on October 26, 1979. A series of pro-democracy demonstrations developed in the wake of his death. But on December 12, Chun Doo-hwan led a military coup in order to quell the protests. He did not officially take over as “president” until after the Gwangju Uprising. But he was acting as the de facto ruler and the country was still under martial law from the coup.

In March, protests picked up again. People wanted democratization, human rights, minimum wage increases, freedom of the press, and an end to martial law. On May 15, 100,000 people demonstrated at Seoul Station. Chun Doo-hwan responded by extending martial law to the entire nation, closing the universities, banning all political activities and further curtailing the press. Furthermore, he dispatched troops throughout the country to suppress any potential demonstrations.

On May 18, students demonstrated at Chonnam University in defiance of its closing. At first, there were only 30 paratroopers and hundreds of students. They started to clash. By afternoon, at least 2,000 people had joined the protest. The government sent in hundreds of troops. Soldiers started to club demonstrators and onlookers. They attacked with bayonets and raped people, and they beat a deaf man to death. Outraged, the number of protesters swelled to over 10,000. Street battles continued for days, climaxing on May 21, when soldiers fired into a crowd of protesters. In response, citizens took up arms by robbing local armories and police stations, arming themselves with M1 rifles and carbines. By afternoon, there were bloody gunfights between ad hoc civilian militias and the army. By 5:30, the citizens militias had obtained two machine guns and used them, forcing the army to retreat.

The troops retreated to the suburbs to await reinforcements. However, they also blocked all routes and communications leading into and out of the city. Meanwhile, inside of Liberated Gwangju, the Citizens’ Settlement Committee negotiated with the army, demanding the release of arrested citizens, compensation for the victims, and a prohibition of retaliation in exchange for disarming themselves. The army demanded immediate surrender and some in the committee were willing to give it to them. But those who wanted to resist until their demands were met took control of the committee.

On May 27, at 4 am, troops from five divisions moved on the protesters and defeated the civilian militias within 90 minutes.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #korea #massacre #Gwangju #imperialism #dictatorship #uprising #humanrights #freespeech #demonstration #censorship #police

Ruism shrine and Catholic church, the Korean scenery.

Jeondong Catholic Cathedral from Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju City, Jeonbuk, Korea.

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #Jeonju #Jeonbuk #Korea

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a fine diplomatic line to walk. In January, his forces captured two North Korean soldiers who were fighting for Russia. He’s in discussions with Russia to exchange the prisoners for two Ukrainian captives. But @timkmak’s Counteroffensive reports that this may lose him the support of South Korea, an important ally since Ukraine was invaded.

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/s-koreas-surprising-sympathy-for

#Ukraine #Korea #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #Zelenskyy #RussiaUkraine #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

조선 건축의 아름다움은 저택에서 잘 드러난다. 궁궐이나 관청이 법식에 얽매였다면 고택들은 공간 배치에서부터 그 시대의 미감에 충실했다. 사진들은 전남 해남 윤선도 유적지.

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #Haenam #Jeonnam #Korea #House #Yun #Seondo

Bamboo forest in the Korean garden, Baegundong Wonrim.

#Photo #Photography #Korea #Gangjin #Baegundong #Garden

Asia Travels
I thought my #kDrama friends might appreciate the ridiculous number of stairs and the beautiful playground I came across in Busan.

#WhooshTravels #Busan #Korea

Asia Travels
I thought my #kDrama friends might appreciate the ridiculous number of stairs and the beautiful playground I came across in Busan.

#WhooshTravels #Busan #Korea

Yesterday was Gyeongbokgung Palace for the changing of the guard, then Bukchon Hanok Village, Sanchon restaurant for lunch, calligraphy class in Insadong, (continued ... )

#WhooshTravels #Korea

Yesterday was Gyeongbokgung Palace for the changing of the guard, then Bukchon Hanok Village, Sanchon restaurant for lunch, calligraphy class in Insadong, (continued ... )

#WhooshTravels #Korea

Korea's Constitutional Court voted 8-0 in favor of removing Yoon Suk-yeol from office, and much credit goes to young Korean women who led the protests to oust Yoon after his botched martial law declaration.

Still a good ready by Hawon Jung (@allyjung) for @thenation.

Photos: Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images (top) + Yonhap (bottom)

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/south-korea-feminist-movement-light-stick-revolution-yoon-suk-yeol/

#Korea #women #politics #YoonSukYeol

Well done, #Korea! Grateful to see that the rule of law prevailed in the ROK.

#America, take note! This is how you do it. Hint: Posting on social media ain't enough.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/04/yoon-suk-yeol-south-korea-president-impeachment-verdict-live-updates-blog?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Korea's Constitutional Court voted 8-0 in favor of removing Yoon Suk-yeol from office, and much credit goes to young Korean women who led the protests to oust Yoon after his botched martial law declaration.

Still a good ready by Hawon Jung (@allyjung) for @thenation.

Photos: Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images (top) + Yonhap (bottom)

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/south-korea-feminist-movement-light-stick-revolution-yoon-suk-yeol/

#Korea #women #politics #YoonSukYeol

#Trump trade tariffs :

#Russia 0%
North #Korea 0%
#Biélorussie 0%

https://www.lindependant.fr/2025/04/03/droits-de-douane-reciproques-la-russie-la-bielorussie-la-coree-du-nord-et-cuba-pourquoi-donald-trump-a-t-il-decide-depargner-ces-pays-12613380.php

#Trump trade tariffs :

#Russia 0%
North #Korea 0%
#Biélorussie 0%

https://www.lindependant.fr/2025/04/03/droits-de-douane-reciproques-la-russie-la-bielorussie-la-coree-du-nord-et-cuba-pourquoi-donald-trump-a-t-il-decide-depargner-ces-pays-12613380.php

Whaaa?!

#China, #Japan, South #Korea will jointly respond to US #tariffs, Chinese state media says | Reuters

Wth?! #Trump has not created a return to 19thC Gilded Age for USA.

Instead he realigned China ties back to pre-European Ming Dynasty superpower level.

And #Canada back to its 17C role as indispensable core resource supplier to Europe.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china-japan-south-korea-will-jointly-respond-us-tariffs-chinese-state-media-says-2025-03-31/

Whaaa?!

#China, #Japan, South #Korea will jointly respond to US #tariffs, Chinese state media says | Reuters

Wth?! #Trump has not created a return to 19thC Gilded Age for USA.

Instead he realigned China ties back to pre-European Ming Dynasty superpower level.

And #Canada back to its 17C role as indispensable core resource supplier to Europe.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china-japan-south-korea-will-jointly-respond-us-tariffs-chinese-state-media-says-2025-03-31/

Apobangpo.space is a Mastodon server for BTS ARMY and KPop Fans. All welcome! Share your favourite music, scream for your Idol(s), learn together. All fun and no drama. Bangtan Forever, ARMY forever. KPop Forever. (NOTE: You must be over 18 to join.)

https://apobangpo.space

You can find out more at https://apobangpo.space/about or contact the admin @pixelcats

#FeaturedServer #KPop #BTS #BTSArmy #Bangtan #Korea #Korean #KoreanPop #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Apobangpo.space is a Mastodon server for BTS ARMY and KPop Fans. All welcome! Share your favourite music, scream for your Idol(s), learn together. All fun and no drama. Bangtan Forever, ARMY forever. KPop Forever. (NOTE: You must be over 18 to join.)

https://apobangpo.space

You can find out more at https://apobangpo.space/about or contact the admin @pixelcats

#FeaturedServer #KPop #BTS #BTSArmy #Bangtan #Korea #Korean #KoreanPop #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

There are definitely two Koreas—within South Korea.

In one, massive demographic changes outside Seoul are collapsing regional housing construction companies.

In the other, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who never saw a problem he couldn't make worse, has tipped off a speculative real-estate rush by loosening regulations, creating impossibly high housing prices in parts of the city

https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=394334

#southKorea #korea #inequality #housing #realEstate

There are definitely two Koreas—within South Korea.

In one, massive demographic changes outside Seoul are collapsing regional housing construction companies.

In the other, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who never saw a problem he couldn't make worse, has tipped off a speculative real-estate rush by loosening regulations, creating impossibly high housing prices in parts of the city

https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=394334

#southKorea #korea #inequality #housing #realEstate

Saw the incredible images from the mass protests in Serbia, so I wanted to post this of Seoul yesterday with citizens trying to get the impeached president (Mr. Overnight Coup Attempt) removed from office

Original article:
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1187137.html

#seoul #korea #southKorea #protests

Saw the incredible images from the mass protests in Serbia, so I wanted to post this of Seoul yesterday with citizens trying to get the impeached president (Mr. Overnight Coup Attempt) removed from office

Original article:
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1187137.html

#seoul #korea #southKorea #protests

Morning mallard

#photography #naturePhotography #birdsOfMastodon #korea #southKorea

Morning mallard

#photography #naturePhotography #birdsOfMastodon #korea #southKorea

Möchtet ihr was wirklich herzerwärmendes sehen? Erinnert ihr euch an Frauentausch? jetzt stellt euch vor, man macht das nicht als Hartz IV TV sondern zum wirklich gemeinsam von einander lernen und sich gegenseitig näher kommen.
Es ist wunderschön. Und ihr lernt was über Nordkorea. Und Fremdenhass. Und wie man darüber hinweg kommt.
(Untertitel sind englisch)

#Korea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kQK8sVVJJY

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

전주 경기전의 비교적 새 단청.

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #Jeonju #Korea

한국의 단청은 새 것도 매우 예쁘지만 시간이 흘러야 나는 맛이 있다.

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #단청 #Korea

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

선암사는 고즈넉하면서도 우아하다.

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #Temple #Korea

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

DLF: Südkoreas Grenzregion – Zwischen Kriegsangst und Psychoterror

Als ich das vorhin im Radio gehört habe, musste ich an @bookstardust denken.

Audio: Web | MP3

#Korea #Südkorea #Nordkorea #Grenzregion #Psychoterror #Kriegsabgst #Radio #2025-02-02

DLF: Südkoreas Grenzregion – Zwischen Kriegsangst und Psychoterror

Als ich das vorhin im Radio gehört habe, musste ich an @bookstardust denken.

Audio: Web | MP3

#Korea #Südkorea #Nordkorea #Grenzregion #Psychoterror #Kriegsabgst #Radio #2025-02-02

Goryeo-era Buddha statue, looted by pirates in 1377, returns to #Korea temporarily, after 647 years

« The 50.5-centimeter-tall Buddhist statue that Japanese pirates plundered and took to their country had been one of the two bronze statues that Korean thieves stole back from Kannon Temple on the Japanese island of Tsushima in October 2012. »

This story so needs a #kdrama!

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2025/01/135_391073.html

To everyone in #Europe, #Deutschland, #Canada, #Brasil, #Japan, #Korea, and the rest of the world, don't just sit there giving your condolences to us. You have to let the people around you know what is happening here in the #US, you have to show them the video of #ElonMusk doing the #Nazi salute, you have to bear witness, let the people around you know, and get ready to stop them before they take your country too, urge them to leave Twitter, or at least crosspost to here, urge your politicians to ban Twitter, because if it can happen here, it can happen where you are too.

This is not politics, this is not a meme, and this is not a drill: this is your country. The Fascists they are on the move.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute

To everyone in #Europe, #Deutschland, #Canada, #Brasil, #Japan, #Korea, and the rest of the world, don't just sit there giving your condolences to us. You have to let the people around you know what is happening here in the #US, you have to show them the video of #ElonMusk doing the #Nazi salute, you have to bear witness, let the people around you know, and get ready to stop them before they take your country too, urge them to leave Twitter, or at least crosspost to here, urge your politicians to ban Twitter, because if it can happen here, it can happen where you are too.

This is not politics, this is not a meme, and this is not a drill: this is your country. The Fascists they are on the move.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute

Not lawmakers, not judges in court, not the media, but these people sitting out in this snowy weather are the ones who uphold #democracy in #Korea.
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxNEGPJnxqY-MMYxqnuYrcdqfMbPQx93X6

Yes, I really really like the trains. 🤣

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #鉄道 #KTX #Korea

한국의 산사에는 층층이 아름다움이 쌓여 있다.

#photo #photography #사진 #写真 #산사 #山寺 #Temple #Korea

President Yoon’s letter to Pro-Yoon protestors gathered near his residence https://www.byteseu.com/613740/ #Korea #SouthKorea

President Yoon’s letter to Pro-Yoon protestors gathered near his residence https://www.byteseu.com/613740/ #Korea #SouthKorea

Spot the error.
#Belgium #Korea

I am open to your hiring requests.

https://github.com/gnh1201/welsonjs/discussions/167

#hiring #opensource #korea

📚🖋️ #JohannesGutenberg is commonly perceived as the inventor of #printing, yet, #Asia pioneered printing centuries earlier. From the #DiamondSutra of 868 CE from #China to #Korea's metal movable type predating #Gutenberg's Bible by 80 years, Asia's innovations laid the groundwork for global information exchange. Inspired by a visit to the #GutenbergMuseum in #Mainz, I explored the fascinating history of printing in this article:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024/2024-12-22-chinese_and_korean_bookprinting/

#WeekendStories #histodons

South #Korea Martial Law and WelsonJS Project

https://github.com/gnh1201/welsonjs/discussions/163

Today in Labor History December 12, 1945: The U.S. Army Military Government (USAMG), which occupied and controlled the southern half of the Korean peninsula from 9/8/45-8/15/48, outlawed the People’s Republic of Korea, which was occupied by the USSR. The USAMG banned strikes and opposition movements and starved civilians, leading to a deadly cholera outbreak and exacerbating popular discontent. Less than a year later, the Communist Party organized a General Strike. Deadly repression against the strikers further worsened discontent, leading to the Daegu and Jeju uprisings, in which thousands of workers were slaughtered by Korean forces, directed by U.S. advisors. In Jeju, up to 30,000 people, 10% of the entire population, were executed.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #korea #genocide #massacre #starvation #strike #ussr #soviet #GeneralStrike #repression #korea #jeju #communism

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Korean parliament blazing through resolutions targeting the president https://www.byteseu.com/546730/ #Korea #SouthKorea

Tomorrow in this hour, Korean National Assembly will vote the impeachment of President Yoon.

We concerned about 2nd martial law. We wish we can take back the democracy.

#korea #democracy

A woman lies under the wheels of a bus transporting martial law forces in #seoul #korea

Imagine the level of organization required to:
👀 see the news of martial law at 10:30pm
🤬 decide to go to the national assembly to defend it
✊️have comrades to go with
🇰🇷 already have a banner to bring
💪have the courage and commitment to lie down under a bus
🧠 realise this will be photographed so place the banner where it is visible
📷 clear out of the way for photos

#coup #democracy #organize

korean confederation of trade unions announce INDEFINITE GENERAL STRIKE (1.1 million members) until #Yoon is out of power. Full text of declaration in link below.

Read link for details about hundreds of union leaders attacked or imprisoned by yoon administration

#UnionStrong #1u #kctu #민주노총 #윤석열퇴진 #korea #democracy

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/12/03/18871218.php

#촛불행동 #CandleLightMovement call protest today (4th dec) 6pm outside front gates of national assembly #seoul #korea

Demand immediate impeachment of insurrectionist #Yoon

#윤석열퇴진 #체포하라

GENERAL STRIKE ANNOUNCED

Trade union confederation announces general strike

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has announced a general strike in response to Yoon’s declaration of martial law and called for the president to resign, according to Korean media.

“We will go on an indefinite general strike until the Yoon administration steps down,” the union said in a statement.

The union drew a connection to the martial law order and previous efforts by military forces to undermine democracy, which often included attacks on organised labour.

“Martial law was the means chosen by Park Chung-hee, Chun Doo-hwan, and the military dictatorship to destroy democracy and human rights in order to extend their power,” KCTU said

#korea #southkorea #unions

Sapsali , the dog in Korean TV-drama "Alchemy Of Souls " .

"A dog that chases away evil spirits and misfortune".
Sapsali has a rich history going back to Silla , 230 AC.
Kept by aristocrats first, later by commoners.
Appearing in many legends and myths, almost extinct in the 1990 ' s
Saved by Dr. Ha Ji-hongs, who brought it back from the last 8 dogs remaining.
Sapsali is a protected race now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapsali

#Kdrama #AlchemyOfSouls #dog #Korea #Mythology #legend #folklore

Hi! Reposting my intro: I'm a designer, software developer, & VFX artist. I've made short films and edu games, some with motion capture, mixed reality, & other weirdness. Sometimes I make art robots. Formerly research faculty at Parsons, systems designer at American Museum of Natural History, dev at HuffPost, then freelance building interactives for museums & cultural institutions. Nerd dad. Living in Korea!🌹
#museum #games #education #technology #korea #design #introduction #vfx #blender3d

We're looking for a capable Events & Operations Manager for our newsroom in #Seoul, joining the team that produces @nknews and @koreapro. Please share with anyone you think may be a fit, or apply if you are interested yourself!

https://www.nknews.org/opportunities/

#Korea #Journalism #Operations #EventManagement #Jobs #Hiring #NorthKorea

HOW #RUSSIA PAYS DPRK FOR SOLDIERS: North #Korea will receive 600,000-700,000 tonnes of rice from Russia, advanced #space technology, and its soldiers, which will fight alongside the Russians, will receive a salary of $2,000, South Korean #intelligence reported.

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241103050116

Some of these food translations are pretty funny - I can see why the govt thinks they’ll interfere with food tourism 😅 #Korea #Korean

https://asianews.network/seoul-launches-campaign-to-correct-mistranslated-korean-food/

a black stone beach in Jeju Island, Korea.

#photography #photographs #사진 #写真 #Jeju #Korea #제주

Summer beach in Gangjin, Jeonnam, Korea.

#photographs #사진 #写真 #Gangin #Sea #Korea

외지고 낡았어도, 잠깐일지라도, 사랑은 오롯하다.

#photographs #사진 #写真 #Seoul #korea

Sunamsa in Suncheon, Jeonnam, Korea.

#photographs #photography #Temple #Korea #Suncheon #사진 #写真

Daewonsa, Bosung, Jeonnam, Korea.

#photography #korea #temple

亚洲 Radio, una estación de radio online hecha por @rinku_gmv y por su servidora que transmite #musica_asiatica las 24 horas del día, los 365 días del año. Sin comerciales. Sin interrupciones.

Síguenos en @yazhouradio

Y visita nuestra página web
https://yazhouradio.autumn64.xyz/

#kpop #music #jrock #asia #asianmusic #yazhouradio #drama #korea #japan #china

Good morning to readers, #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

South #Korea is quietly becoming one of Ukraine's vital military aid partners.

And Ukrainians are repaying with a fierce obsession for Korea’s culture.

Meet Oleksandra and Rita, who bonded over their shared love of #K-pop.

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, and @hollo, a fediverse microblog for single users.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文/#漢文)!

#introduction

Congrats, @koreapro!

https://podcasts.feedspot.com/south_korea_business_podcasts/

#korea #southkorea #podcast

30,000 union workers for Samsung in Korea are on strike. That’s 24% of its workforce.

They planned on striking for 3 days, but when negotiations were refused the workers said their strike would be indefinite.

Power to the people. ✊🏻💪🏻🔥

#Korea #Samsung #Tech #Technology #Strike #Union #LivableWages

"25 Korean movies to watch before an American remake ruins them"

https://lifehacker.com/entertainment/the-best-south-korean-movies-streaming-now?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

#Movies #Korea

I wish there was a #fedidev meetup in #Korea too…