@kev your email this morning was wonderfully great and I really appreciated the descriptions. I haven't watched the referenced videos yet, but it reminds me of the same energy in these lovely classics that I trot out every once in a while in conversation. A deep understanding of what's actually […]

Query: I'm seeing more and more "I'm trying #linux" videos out there and most of them have people installing applications via the command line & I'm curious: does anyone have any theories about why this is? I know there are some contributors on here (thank you) and I'm really curious. Is it a […]

Today I'm parsing datasets with #python and #pandas and coming to the conclusion that it would be convenient to be better versed in #matplotlib (or something else to produce charts from dataframes). Does anyone have any personal recommendations to quickly get myself up to speed and producing […]

Stop Google from limiting APK file usage https://keepandroidopen.org/ Google is attempting to block the use of side loaders and APK files to download apps outside of their play store by requiring developers to submit their IDs and addresses. Having Android act like iOS is deeply troubling!

Join the Fedora 43 Release Party on Fri, Nov 21! It's a virtual event where you can hear directly from contributors and hang out. Good for anyone who wants to learn more about how Fedora is made! Register (it's free btw) […]

Dear Linux nerds: What macOS client application do you use for accessing your remote Linux server? I'm using NoMachine, and it works I guess but boy howdy is it a cranky bear.

I finally found the issue and tracked down the extra set of [ ] that was causing the problem.

Fediverse admin, moderator and community manager efforts resolve the overwhelming majority of issues before most are even aware of them. Let's hold moderation to high standards, while also extending the respect and support these volunteers deserve. Send your mod team some love today. They’ve […]

A gentle reminder: much like tech support, moderation is most visible when something goes wrong. The vast majority of moderation work - unseen, unpaid, and often unacknowledged - quietly contributes to a safer, more welcoming experience for everyone. There is no justification for careless or […]

Medvedenko: Why do you always wear black? Masha: I am in mourning for my life. I am unhappy. https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/anton-chekhov/the-seagull/constance-garnett

Chris Thile on playing a challenging piece of music "imperfectly." "I'm going to have to ... remember that I play music -- that's what I do & that's all I'm doing here & it doesn't have to be perfect. You know who could do it perfectly is AI & that's exactly what no one is coming to the concert […]

I've just received word that my beloved #printer (a Brother HL-2140) has apparently succumb to years and years of use. This was a B&W only printer that served me well through much of grad school and into general use with kids. I'm very interested in good recommendations for printers (or […]

As free Windows 10 support ends today, consider upgrading to a Linux operating system! You will continue to be protected with security updates, but you will also gain total freedom for your device. Doesn't have to be Fedora - look around for the Linux distro that works for you. :) Learn more […]

Really nice talk by @evan about cooperative models for governance with a shout out to @ntnsndr for his excellent book “Governable Spaces” #fediday

Everything being as it is I was happy to see my favorite children's musician post a new acoustic recording. I think you'll like it too. "Whole Lotta Love in This World" - by Justin Roberts https://youtu.be/7snFQ_pR3uU

Just beat Quickie World 2. Great fun. https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=19279

Finished this short hack today. Really fun levels that I found challenging. https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=23814

Had an old mouse stop left-clicking reliably. I found it surprising how annoying that was when doing design work.

#question If I were looking for historical information (19th Century) about specific #irish immigrants in Leeds County in Ontario, Canada does anyone know where I might start looking? Is information like this published online by the county or province or is this something that local libraries […]

One of my coworkers refers to Open Source as “the most incredible thing humanity has ever accomplished.” When he says that, he’s not making a socioeconomic or political statement, nor is he ignoring technical shortcomings. Rather, he is making an observation about how millions of people have […]

I've been enjoying Emma Harner so much this week. Can't get this #song out of my head... So much so that I've had to learn it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9eKqBFghOI

The days are blending together again.

Following the #fediforum conversations about how to message what the #fediverse is to people, the last 5 minutes of this video makes a good roundabout pitch... but you'll have to watch the rest of the video to have it make sense. https://youtu.be/9euKCrTyMEc?feature=shared

Going to try to enjoy today. Been a while since I explicitly had such a simple intention.

@mairin My aunt is doing a family photo album and she's wanting to include some stamps and she showed these to me and I thought I wonder if Mo did any of these. Did you do any of these?

We need to separate identity from servers in the ActivityPub world. It's time. I should be able to have a single identity and use it with lots of servers from Mastodon to Lemmy and beyond. Then, various instances could reflect different communities with different people in them, different […]

If I wanted to self-host a CalDAV/CardDAV server basically just for myself, what are my options? #selfhosted #homelab

The recordings of the keynotes, and the movie premiere, from FediForum June 2025 are now online. You can find them from https://fediforum.org/, our PeerTube https://spectra.video/@fediforum and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlI78hhgYh_oSg8Wws2m66YuRObWa7lJf channels […]

Working on the FediForum notes from last week's so we can publish them. What an amazing set of expertise is in those notes! So much I'm learning by reviewing them! In the meantime, check out the notes from previous FediForum events, now conveniently ordered by topic: https://fediforum.org/topics

What stories should be told about the Fediverse? Use the #feditellastory hash-tag to discuss it. #fediforum

@mediarevolution Hello!

@[email protected] - Thanks so much for taking the lead on hosting and for the idea yesterday. It was a great session!

If you've got a story about joining or helping others join the fediverse we'd love to hear your stories @ #feditellastory Emerges from #fediforum session today.

Really good discussion on youth platforms and parental controls at #fediforum session today.

Day 3 of #fediforum is starting up with some demos! Up first, Encyclia, a way to share ORCID data on the fediverse. Follow at @encyclia https://encyclia.pub/

Just letting great #music emotionally destroy me #today

Here's video, slides and a detailed annotated transcript from my talk at this week's AI Engineer World's Fair conference in San Francisco - "The last year six months in LLMs, illustrated by pelicans on bicycles" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/6/six-months-in-llms/

@K_REY_C have a read of the OAuth session notes, that's an area of work I focus on :)

Another desire: Fediverse SSO #fediforum

Common theme in most of the sessions I've been on has been the necessity to integrate truly "private" vs. "public" frames - completely separate - on fediverse, and have that usability be both obvious and from a UX/UI perspective unable to get it wrong. This has been true in conversations about […]

I just filled out the Python Packaging Ecosystem Survey and you should too! https://anaconda.surveymonkey.com/r/py-package-2025 If you've ever typed "pip install X" or clicked the install button on an IDE, you've interfaced with the Python packaging ecosystem. Please don't worry that you […]

We are in the middle of the #fediforum speed demo track. A New Social just announced Bounce, the first-ever migration tool of accounts between #atproto and #activitypub. You can keep your followers across networks! https://anew.social/

Ben Pate just showed off new payments and e-commerce features for Bandwagon at #fediforum https://bandwagon.fm/

#fediforum speed demos are absolutely wild. It's 100% signal, 0% noise.

at my 1st #fediforum

#blender messing about with the word Hope and geometry nodes.

At #PyConUS #PyCon I'm facilitating 2 Open Spaces on Sun., May 18th Still on #Python 2? 11am-noon A supportive and nonjudgmental discussion Beautiful Soup: Ask Me Anything: 2-3pm An open questions session with the maintainer of the screen-scraping library us.pycon.org/2025/events/... has details