I'm nearing the end of a two-month residency at MakerLabs, a community fabrication space here in East Vancouver. I'll write and share more about it online soon, but if you're in the Lower Mainland, please come out this Wednesday, February 25th from 7-8:30pm to see what I've been up to, along with the rest of the cohort!
Link + RSVP: eventbrite.ca/e/tools-for-chan…
Tools for Change Showcase & Meetup
Come see what our residents have been up to and learn about the Tools for Change residency program.Eventbrite
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Tapanuli Orangutan Pongo tapanuliensis
Act now and save the Tapanuli Orangutan – boycott palm oil! Fewer than 800 individual animals remain alive due to palm oil and timber deforestation.Palm Oil Detectives
If you were previously on the electoral register for the old NUI and Trinity Seanad constituencies and want to retain your vote you have to re-register for the new Higher Education Constituency - this replaces the old constituencies and there is no automatic transfer of your vote to the new register. Deadline is this Thursday
If you are a graduate of a third level institution that wasn't previously eligible to vote, you may be now. Same deadline applies
One of the best shows on national Irish Radio is 'The Blue of the Night'. It's about as concrete a definition of 'eclectic music' that you can get. I've heard everything on there from jangly bluegrass to haunting electronic trance to Himalayan throat singing.
I just found out the host, Bernard, is on Mastodon: @BernardBlue
Lyric FM Monday-Thursday 9-12pm.
rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/blue-of-t…
(edited to add the web link)
The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke - RTÉ lyric fm
The Blue of the Night connects different musical landscapes - bringing you on a journey through centuries, genres and soundscapes. Musical treasures from the ancient to the contemporary. Producer: Áine GallagherRTE Radio
How do we ensure that the #opensource components we build upon are also sustainably maintained? 🤔
@opensource organized a conference on Open Source Procurement today.
70% to 90% of all software contains open source components. 60% of those are run by 1 person. That's a fragile ecosystem.
With a purchasing volume of 116 billion euro, the Dutch gov can make an impact - if they reserve a portion of funding for open source projects in every procurement (MVOI).
More info: lnkd.in/eKD7xBS2
Meanwhile, thousands of commenters in an alternate timeline...
"I use Arch Freax BTW!"
"I'd like to inject here for a moment. What you call Freax is actually GNU/Freax..."
Get A Plague Tale: Innocence & Requiem, Evil West and more in the Focus Entertainment Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/get-…
Get A Plague Tale: Innocence & Requiem, Evil West and more in the Focus Entertainment Humble Bundle
Get some quality games from Focus Entertainment in the new Humble Bundle, all of them should work well on Linux / SteamOS too thanks to Proton.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
RE: mograph.social/@ephemeral/1159…
I can't wait to see what results from this project, just up the road from me 👇
Last November I was approached by Dublin City University (DCU) to be one of five artists in residence creating work for a project called SEED.The brief is to create an artwork that presents complex environmental data without prioritising the sense of vision in the artwork. As a **visual** artist, this is obviously a challenge.
Even more challenging – it is at the artists' discretion what data to use. Sometimes having no limitation on a project can just make it more daunting.
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Southern right whales are having babies less often, but why?
This reproductive slow down seems closely linked to climate-driven changes in the remote Southern Ocean.The Conversation
A look at lightweight OpenClaw alternatives that run on Raspberry Pi and ESP32 devices.
itsfoss.com/openclaw-alternati…
#opensource #ai #diy
OpenClaw Alternatives That You Can Run on Raspberry Pi Like Devices
You don't need a MacMini for running OpenClaw. These alternative projects can run on SBCs and ESP32 microcontrollers.Edmar Pereira (It's FOSS)
Sometimes I think my #solarpunk ideas are very original. Decentralized countries. 3D printers manufacturing anything. Biophotovaltic panels that grow in backyards to power homes. And then I read an article like this and I remember that a lot of other writers like me are reacting to our present dilemmas and troubles, and we probably grew up on the same kind of scifi stories so we most likely end up with the same solutions. See #books to read inside.
motherjones.com/environment/20…
#bookstodon
Tired of dystopian sci-fi? You might like Solarpunk.
A recent literary genre imagines what happens when our climate changes—and so do we.Mother Jones
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Victoria crowned pigeon Victoria goura
Meet the Victoria crowned pigeon, the world’s largest pigeon species with royal roots and some unique quirks. Not only are they named after Queen Victoria, but they’re also close relati…Palm Oil Detectives
The netizens of Colorado take note. 👇
itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-…
US State Colorado Wants Operating Systems to Tell Every App How Old You Are
A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hero…
#HeroicGamesLauncher #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #SteamDeck
Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes
Heroic Games Launcher is one of the best ways to run games from Epic Games Store, GOG and more on Linux / SteamOS - with a new v2.20.0 bug-fix release out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Kerbal Space Program spiritual successor Kitten Space Agency now has a Linux version gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kerb…
#KittenSpaceAgency #KSP #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux
Kerbal Space Program spiritual successor Kitten Space Agency now has a Linux version
Kitten Space Agency is a promising upcoming space simulation game that's pretty much a spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program and now for Linux too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Cosplayer at #autumn #Toguchi #cosplay #festival (November 16th, 2025). Supposedly Mizi from “Alien Stage” animation series.
#ToguchiAutumn #Toguchi2025
#photo #photography
#cosplayer #portrait #people
#darktable
#creativecommons #ccbysa
Intel hiring GPU driver engineers for Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/inte…
#Intel #Linux #Drivers #LinuxGaming
Intel hiring GPU driver engineers for Linux
It's not just NVIDIA hiring to improve their Linux graphics drivers, as Intel are also looking for multiple new driver engineers.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Finally some good food 😌
Could this mean they're seeing more OEMs dipping into Linux hanhelds? That'd be nice 🤔
NVIDIA hiring Linux driver engineers to help with Vulkan, Proton and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvid…
NVIDIA hiring Linux driver engineers to help with Vulkan, Proton and more
NVIDIA have multiple job listings available for Linux developers - this could be your chance to improve Linux gaming if you have the skills.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Although the fact that they think about it, could be telling, especially after the news about OpenAI.
Is there a bubble about to pop?
Mesa 25.3.6 released as the last bug fix for this driver series gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa…
#AMD #Linux #RADV #Vulkan #Mesa #OpenSource
Mesa 25.3.6 released as the last bug fix for this driver series
Mesa 25.3.6 has released and is the last planned bug fix for this driver series, with the developers now moving on to focus on Mesa 26 and beyond.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 11.3 released with vkd3d and Mono upgrades gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/wine…
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
Wine 11.3 released with vkd3d and Mono upgrades
Wine 11.3 is here bringing more compatibility fixes for running Windows apps and games on Linux systems.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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An app to keep you efficient. 👩💻
itsfoss.com/super-productivity…
#opensource #productivity #android #ios
A Powerful To-Do App for Android That Collects Absolutely None of Your Data
It handles time tracking, Jira sync, and Pomodoro timers without going after its users' data.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
I hope that some people will love this.
I'm not going to use it. Computers should be efficient. People should be effective.
There is a difference. 😉
I think the speckled (?) Hens are Plymouth Rock chickens...
They look huge compared to.my "bantam" Silky "black meat" chickens.. After a feast of soup and BBQ worked up.by 2 guys from the countryside of the Phillipines I want to raise some big birds.. The Silkies can be like pets, companions, incubators and the other breeds can serve as multinational community building feasts...
#BackyardChickens #PlymouthRockChickens #ChickenBreeds ? #ChickenTypes
Oooooooh! A new Alasdair Beckett-King!
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DHS Subpoenas For Criticizing The Government
So In Trump's World The First Amendment Is NOT Universal or Even Alive Apparently
#OurModernTimes #DHS #FirstAmendmentRights #SecretSubpoenas #FascismIsFascism
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Someone just pointed out to me something very true to my experience—that the chrono timeline is easily gamed by frequent posters. Is there any fix for that, other than just unfollowing?
Edit: unfollowing *and muting*, which places the burden on the user rather than the UX.
The UI could group the posts and just show a few from each person, with the option to click to see more. The user only sees one post from each followee per hour, with a small button underneath “click for 147 more”.
It’s too bad that multi-post “threads” don’t already work that way, at least on my instance.
I've been meaning to recommend this tv series to people. Pro Bono is an immensely entertaining Korean courtroom drama with plenty of humour and heart. Sometimes it leaves the West panting in the dust when it comes to tough issues. I was blown away by the conclusion of the episodes to do with an immigration case. You can see this in English on Netflix.
(yes, there is a little schmaltz, but bear with it)
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