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  Well produced walk through of how Apple and other big tech lock up #righttorepair https://youtu.be/NG-lLt5X3Rs?si=vY4Lt6BgYkbX4Imr Pairs well with https://youtu.be/iZxbaCNIwg8?si=tsYgvueF3VPJ1ccH Q&A at the end is worthwhile, several leads to fruitful exploration. Let's go #canada

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  Digitalize grandpa's (or yours!) old film camera https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/04/12/your-dusty-film-camera-can-shoot-26mp-digital-no-modifications-needed/amp/

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  History always happens fast, and always has. It's just that when we teach it we skip over all the events and technologies we don't care about in this moment. The digital revolution is happening with the same cadence as print did 550 years ago. Ada Palmer, at ~1hr https://youtu.be/PAIhVfGbREA?si=xXX1dUYtO4krVBv3 This woman is the best #history teacher I never had, bar none. Until now. For 2 hours she says something every minute or two that straightens my spine with insight.

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  💥 Cardboard Wars from 20th Century Box is FANtastic 💥 https://youtu.be/ulVscDewRPI?si=aoYZTrm3TrPy5BUx It's #starwars #fanart worth your time. So glad I waited to watch with family on the big TV. We haven't laughed this hard together in years.

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  Help tell Bambu Labs and any other corporation that changing terms of service after purchase will not be tolerated https://youtu.be/qLLVn6XT7v0?si=CeUH5sY-WurzR3pQ #3dprint #opensource #diy #righttorepair

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  @Amgine@mamot.fr yeah rsync is right up there in the permanent tool kit! For unattended scheduled work it's the bomb. This scenario ☝️ is for a one-time download from a vendor, so the GUI pick and choose of files was a plus, and I'm pretty sure there's no rsync daemon on their server (not that I asked tho).

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  @jerome@jasette.facil.services ?

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  The Rhubarb Compendium, Dan Eisenreich's 30-year labour of love (1994–2024), with hundreds of recipes, growing guides, varieties, history and folklore, It went dark when rhubarbinfo.com lapsed and became a casino redirect. I rebuilt 221 pages from #internetarchive snapshots, every entry linking back to its original URL and Wayback timestamp. Content stays under its original CC BY-SA 3.0 US license. 🥬 https://maphew.github.io/rhubarb/ 🛠️ https://gi...

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  #Astral acquired by OpenAI? Oh no no no. You don't need them, they need you. Aw man. I'm bummed. I'm sure you thought long & hard. Charlie Marsh it's your company and ruff and uv and ty are your tools, your decision, obviously. But but but. Argh. Astral is-was enough on its own! We need to tilt away from monopolies not into them :-/ #python

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81StJaRCGjw Wow! I didn't know a man could sing that cleanly in such a high register. I kept wondering if it was lip synch -- until watching some of "what is a countertenor' in the description.

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  Todays Score: 30 pts for FreeFileSync vs WinSCP 3 pts. Estimated time to transfer ~1TB over sftp? 16 hrs vs 5-7 days. I'm a bit sad, since I quite like WinSCP and have used it for years, but also happy, because I also like FreeFileSync, and have paid for it several times over the years even though it's free. I'll keep using them both indefinitely, they do different things with some overlap. You should use them too, but do test which for when! https://freefilesync.org/ htt...

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  I've encountered #canadaland podcast a few months ago. I keep coming back to listen to more, and eventually became a subscriber. So they're worth banging on about, at least a little. Check 'em out #canada! you might appreciate also https://www.labs.canadaland.com/share

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  https://www.localfirstconf.com/ #localfirst conference. Looks awesome, I'd love to go. My problem? It's not local 🙃 LoL

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  "start wondering what a world without apps might look like, things get interesting. For most of the history of computing, software organised data. But when AI begins dissolving those walls, the natural alternative appears: data organising software. Right now I cannot process the data locked inside my apps in any way other than what the owners of those apps permit. We’re so used to this that it barely even occurs to us that things could be different. But imagine something [else]" -- h...

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  @fdroidorg@floss.social @marcprux@mastodon.social To: info@competitionbureau.gc.ca I'm writing to register my deep concern with Google's intention to block users from installing software WE choose on devices we own from sources WE choose to trust. https://developer.android.com/developer-verification I'm fine with custom software installs being blocked by default, the security concerns are very real. I'm NOT fine with it being blocked entirely unless the developer registers w...

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  #handmade software expo, June 6 in #vancouver BC. https://handmade.network/blog/p/9113-announcing_the_handmade_network_expo%2521#30635 I'd love to go! hmmm, the wheels are turning, that's only 2400 km after all

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  Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/the-world-factbook/ "... > One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they decided to stop maintaining this publication, which has been their most useful public-facing initiative since 1971 and a cornerstone of the public internet since 1997."

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  For sale: One 150 year old Bechstein grand piano:$15 History Hunter: Priceless Klondike artifact saved from the auction block | #Yukon News https://yukon-news.com/2026/02/07/history-hunter-priceless-klondike-artifact-saved-from-the-auction-block/ We can't save everything, or there's soon no place for living. Neither should we let all our past crumble to fragments unchallenged. It's difficult, maintaining a balance. Still, I'm glad this piece has been rescued, agai...

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  Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside. Then, all the animals started playing with it https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/wild-mice-hamster-wheel-study-play/ "Over a span of three years, the team recorded over 200,000 [wild] animal visits [mice, frogs, rats, shrews, & slugs] and analyzed more than 12,000 video clips of animals interacting with the wheels. Some individuals showed remarkably consistent behavior—one mouse ran for an astonishing 18 minutes!&amp...

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  Greek and Roman statues were not just painted and adorned, but also perfumed, and clothed in textiles and jewellery https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/15/greek-statues-paint-dress-perfume/ Speaks to a very different experience of and relationship to rock and stone people than I have had. To this date anyway.

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  Hah! Great slides! I've only listened to @pluralistic@mamot.fr speeches so far. Didn't know what I was missing https://youtu.be/39jsstmmUUs?si=JWtQwFknbTCla_ct (Newly refreshed wish, a podcast app mode that shows visuals. Note: distinct from video. More like those record / cassette tape + story books from prior century: when you hear the beep, turn the page)

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  #WorldRadioDay is back on February 13th, exploring the exciting frontier where radio meets artificial intelligence! This year’s theme, endorsed by UNESCO, explores how AI is shaping the future of broadcasting. Whether you’re in the #Yukon or tuning in globally, join online - https://yukonstruct.com/event/world-radio-day/