Git can do more than handle code, you know.
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#opensource #git #writing
Git Isn’t Just for Developers. It Might Be the Best Writing Tool Ever
Plain Text, Git, and the Long Afterlife of Written Work.Theena Kumaragurunathan (It's FOSS)
This Linux driver looks to catch malicious USB devices before they do any damage.
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A New Linux Kernel Driver Wants to Catch Malicious USB Devices in the Act
If adopted, this kernel module would detect when a plugged-in USB device is acting suspiciously.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
We wonder if Firefox's decision to add a free VPN and AI can bring back lost users. 🧐
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Can Free VPN and AI Save Firefox From Decline?
Mozilla is betting on free VPN and AI to revive Firefox browser. Can this bold strategy bring users back or is it too late already?Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
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For if you missed it, @Tobias hidding in plain sight at #FOSSDEM2026 giving a talk about #friendica.
friendica - hidden in plain sight since 2025
Two new Proton launches that might interest you.
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Proton Launches Workspace and Meet, Takes Aim at Google and Microsoft
These two launches ought to keep Big Tech on their toes.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
This map shows the cost of charging an EV at home across the U.S. Home-charging is significantly cheaper in all 50 states than fueling a car with gasoline.
Source: Yale yaleclimateconnections.org/202… #energy #uspol
What’s cheaper: Fueling your car with gas or electricity?
Here’s the answer for every U.S. state.Karin Kirk (Yale Climate Connections)
Living in Australia, this is a little different from the way people here think about it.
Buy a EV with range which only needs charging on weekends. Let the solar panels do that for you during the days when you are home. The grid needn't see a watt.
You're paying the bank about US$1000 a year for four years for the panels. So about US$19 per 'tank'. After that it is $0 for at least 10 years. That's ignoring any benefit from the reduction in home electricity use as seen by the grid meter.
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Seeing Forest As Merely A Carbon “Commodity”: Dangerous Greenwashing
Commodifying forests as merely an investment for ‘carbon credits’ has many dangerous loopholes that human rights to indigenous peoples, take action!Palm Oil Detectives
Sinu Parakeet Pyrrhura subandina
Help find the Sinu Parakeet. With no confirmed sightings since 1949, these vibrant parrots may already be extinct, victims of relentless palm oil expansion.Palm Oil Detectives
It’s that time of the year again! The course “introduction to cloud as infrastructure: the effects of the new business of computing on practice”, takes off April 22 for 8 weeks for the 5th time!
If you can trek down to delft, you are welcome to join. Course capped at 40 students, priority goes to Master students. Please help spread the word!
#cloudsarenotanoption
#programmableinfrastructuresproject
@tudelfttbm @tudelft
Bear Cuscus Ailurops ursinus
The Bear Cuscus also known as the Sulawesi bear cuscus is an unusual and charming marsupial, named for their thick, dark, bear-like fur. Found only on the island of Sulawesi and nearby islands, thi…Palm Oil Detectives
Someone at the gym remarked on my "strange phone" this morning.
I think I might be the only person with wired earbuds, I hadn't noticed until today. For the past 15 years, I've used this little audio recorder as music player, I see a lot of people scrolling feeds between their sets instead of taking a moment to actually breath. Honestly, I think this is a better way to enjoy music while working out.
sony recorders have the highest quality mics out there.
I have the PCM-M10 and you'd be hard pressed to find anything of that quality at that price point today.
Anyone know if there's a way to turn off noddy mode on the newer Firefox builds please?
I don't want to be told "Looks like there’s a problem with this site", I want it to say "500" or "connection refused", etc.
Y'know, like it used to, when it was more useful.
(Please don't tell me not to use Firefox, it's in my workflow for this project and I don't have time to stand up a new toolchain right now.)
You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
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Is #mastodon becoming an echo chamber? This post from @carnage4life has me questioning our community. The Mastodon team is finally getting some traction, the product improvements are increasing, The #UX is improving, yet people posting on multiple platforms are making comments like this. It's confusing.
I *know* people here don't want this to be a classic social media-clone but we'd *like* journalists to be here right? They aren't coming with examples like this!
As this conversation is spiraling a bit I want to make a few things clear:
1. I'd like Mastodon to be MORE inclusive and bring in more voices
2. Some people don't seem to want that
3. This is core problem to solve: How do we let more in, but not "pollute" your feed?
4. The solution is NOT "gatekeeping", revelling in the fact that AI journalists aren't welcome
5. This is the same reason we lost "Black Twitter" when it came over in 2022
Yes, a lot of you don't want AI posts in your feed (or pick any other topic) but the solution isn't to keep "AI People" from joining Mastodon, any more than it is keeping marginalized communities off of Mastodon.
@Gargron That is a personal choice and one which I totally respect. But I do think Mastodon should be big enough, and open enough, to allow an "AI community" to form, even thrive.
Too many people in my replies don't seem to agree with that.
@Gargron I just came back to my Mastodon account and one of the first things I see is people who have an interest in something being compared to puppy-killers by the "head" of Mastodon.
<turns it back off again>
@Gargron It already allows that. The culture simply isn’t permissive of it. But that has nothing to do with the technology.
Mastodon is a system which attracts certain audiences because of its values and choices. Those are different to other systems. That’s perfectly fine. That’s good.
We don’t need to seek an audience with the same make up as other services. We need to work on systems that have the values we care about. Nothing more.
@mattwilcox @Gargron But that is a slippery slope. I realize this might seem contentious but I believe it's is exactly the same mechanism that chased away black twitter in 2022. If we celebrate our culture, to the point that we are happy we are excluding others, it can cut both ways.
"Being inclusive" is like being "ethical" it only matters when things get hard.
@Gargron As a general observation, I think asking for "civility" is often the equivalent of a "code smell":
Sure, there are cases where it may be appropriate in the current context. However, I suspect that more often than not, it's a sign that one is brushing aside some oppression-related complaint (often from a position of relative power in the situation).
I think it's a good idea to always pause before writing about "civility", and let the matter bounce around in one's head for a while.
Off on holiday for a week so won’t be anything on @gamingonlinux next week.
See you on the other side 👋
An #AnalogPhoto from my trip to #Japan in 2025.
Location: #Higashiosaka ward, #Osaka
The #film is expired #Kodak #Vision2 250D, camera: #NikonF65, lens: #Nikkor AF-S #35mm f/1.8G
#photo #photography #FilmPhotography
#autumn #city #outdoors
#street #StreetPhotography
#darktable
#creativecommons #ccbysa
Leopard Panthera pardus
Of all the great cats prowling the wild, few inspire as much awe and fascination as the leopard Panthera pardus. Sleek, powerful, and enigmatic, leopards are found across a staggering range—from su…Palm Oil Detectives
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Keel-billed Toucans have dazzling rainbow-coloured bills and are iconic to South America. Threats include hunting, palm oil and meat deforestation. Take action!Palm Oil Detectives
What if AI Just… Stopped?
#OurModernTimes #AI #Internet #ComingFinancialCrash #Scammers #Grifters #Thieves #SuperVillains #HumanitysLoss
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Floating cities of logs: can the ‘lungs of Africa’ survive its exploitation?
The Congo River basin is one of the planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems. But it is also home to a growing population and relentless trade in timber and charcoalHugh Kinsella Cunningham (The Guardian)
Algae has a yum 'umami' flavour and a superb nutrient profile, especially for #vegans. It doesn't cause #deforestation either! Replacing #palmoil with #algae makes sense for rainforests #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #Together4Forests
Half Asleep Chris is my top favourite YouTube subscription! This "Cats vs Dominoes" episode is promotional of his new book. Just remember that it's a book for kids published by an educational publisher! But let me say, the sounds of everything falling in turn throughout the house is very ASMR!
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Kevin Karhan
in reply to It's FOSS • • •so is this like #SilkGuardian but reverse?
#BadUSB #USB #ITsec #InfoSec #OpSec #ComSec
Archie1
in reply to It's FOSS • • •A malicious program or malicious USB devices can mimic human keystroke timing entropy along with plug-and-type latency.
This only highlights the lack of preventive and security suites on Linux.