Heart Rate Measurement Via Wi-Fi without any skin contact needed “The basic concept is simple enough. One ESP32 is set up to transmit a stream of Channel State Information packets to another ESP32, with a person standing in between. As the person’s heart beats, it changes the way the radio […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/115249590759882908 How very apt for a message about encryption... hidden until revealed by use

Custom Home Assistant Floor Plan Dashboard with Real-Time Controls Do you want a graphical floor plan of your home to show what lights are on or off, whether someone is at your doorbell, etc? There are probably lots more ideas to show the status of many things graphically, and to be able to […]

Pix payments happen in 24/7 real-time, are free, and supported by the Central Bank of Brazil “Launched in late 2020, Pix quickly became Brazil’s most used payment method, sharply eroding the share of cash, cards, checks, bank slips and other forms of payment in Latin America’s largest economy […]

Keratin extracted from sheep’s wool repairs teeth in breakthrough “The finding could support sustainable, low-cost treatments for early tooth decay within the next two to three years, according to the researchers. They reported their findings August 12 in the journal Advanced Healthcare […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115224321548138026 Quote posts are live on Mastodon if you choose to have them enabled

Did a video about my recent trip in the Jimny through the Cederberg Mountains - https://youtu.be/8qwyq7fYsBY?si=BbvvQIjYg4DWbEgi #southafrica

Fediverse users: Follow @bsky.brid.gy to allow #bluesky users to find and follow you. Bluesky users: Follow @ap.brid.gy to allow #mastodon and other #fediverse users to find and follow you. #socialmedia

Mastodon social network is bringing quote posts to the Fediverse “Mastodon is officially rolling out quote posts. Starting next week, you’ll see an option to quote another user by selecting the repost — or “boost” — button, allowing you to add your thoughts to someone else’s post.” I know […]

Lunch in the Cederberg mountains...

New Movie “Python: The Documentary” Traces the Language’s Story “Some things in the open-source ecosystem are absolutely foundational—they’ve shaped it into what we know today. One of the biggest is the Python programming language. And now, it’s giving its global community something a little […]

The Intergalactic Indestructible Shatterproof Travel Scuttle by Phoenix Shaving Recently, my ceramic Crown King shaving scuttle fell in the basin, and has a few hairline cracks on its outer shell which are leaking water now. After doing some searching, I came upon this shatterproof scuttle from […]

Pessimists Archive educates people on and archives the history of technophobia and moral panics Pessimists Archive is a project to jog our collective memories about the hysteria, technophobia and moral panic that often greets new technologies, ideas and trends. Explore the timeline of […]

A Love Letter To Internet Relay Chat — The Original Social Media That Is Still With Us Today “Although kids these days tend to hang out on so-called “Social Media”, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was first, by decades. IRC is a real-time communication technology that allows people to socialize […]

Switzerland releases its own AI model trained on public data and its open source “Switzerland launched an open-source model called Apertus on Monday as an alternative to proprietary models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude, reports SWI as spotted by Engadget. The model’s source code […]

Vodacom wrecked my credit rating without reason – This is how I fixed it I thought I’d tell this story, as when it dawned on me, I found quite a few others complaining online that their credit records were ruined after closing their accounts at Vodacom. I pushed back against my treatment and […]

[URGENT] DEF CON Researcher Exposes How Password Managers Betray Your Trust “Czech security researcher Marek Tóth demonstrated at DEF CON 33 how a single click on any malicious website can steal passwords, credit cards, and 2FA codes from 40 million users of major password managers, with […]

I'm going to do some longer post on our new #data jobs at the City of #capetown over the next day or two. I would greatly appreciate it if you could read, and share with anyone that you think has the right stuff! And also just boost for general reach. Something that we really prioritise, other […]

You want your UPS to be NUT compatible The primary goal of the Network UPS Tools (NUT – see https://networkupstools.org/) project is to provide support for Power Devices, such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Power Distribution Units, Automatic Transfer Switches, Power Supply Units and […]

You can once again buy an official Commodore C64 “Basically, there is a whole gamut of ways to get some part of the C64 experience, ranging from emulator-only to a full hardware DIY or pre-assembled format. Each of which come with their own price tag, starting at $0 for running VICE on your […]

Homepage – An Open Source Self-Hosted Dashboard Homepage is a modern, fully static, fast, secure fully proxied, highly customizable application dashboard with integrations for over 100 services and translations into multiple languages. Easily configured via YAML files or through docker label […]

Various desktop Linux tips for newbies I’m also seeing more and more new Linux users popping up. They’re noticeable for often saying “why did they not do this earlier”. The point is, today’s Linux is very different from 20+ years ago. It generally just installs and works, often looking v […]

Using Signal groups for activism “Things are heating up. Millions of people are taking to the streets against Trump’s rising authoritarianism. Communities around the US are organizing to defend against ICE raids, to protest Israeli genocide, for mutual aid, and for other forms of f ...continues […]

How to Clear RAM Cache, Buffers, and Swap in Linux Without Reboot “Like any other operating system, GNU/Linux has implemented memory management efficiently and even more than that. However, if any process is eating away your memory, and you want to clear it, Linux provides a way to flush or […]

If you find OpenStreetMap a bit difficult to plan off-road routes, try OpenRouteService OpenRouteService (ORS) is an open source route planner service that leverages OpenStreetMap data to provide a variety of routing and spatial analysis services. It actually uses a forked and modified version […]

You can watch YouTube on Jellyfin with TubeArchivist This is quite interesting, especially for those with bandwidth issues or wanting to watch offline (dare I say without ads or tracking…). TubeArchivist actually will run completely self-contained on its own, but there is also a Jellyfin plugin […]

Proton’s New AI Assistant Lumo Offers a Private and Encrypted Chat Alternative On the plus side (not the Plus plan) this is an AI assistant that promises to keep your conversations completely private, even for the free version. “Proton says Lumo doesn’t keep chat logs on its servers, and […]

I’m finally able to use Wayland on an ongoing basis It was the need for Waydroid only working under only Wayland, that forced me to again have another go at Wayland this week on my Manjaro KDE Plasma. Yet again I hit some issues, one or two of which were show-stoppers, but I have finally […]

Harper is a grammar checker that is on-device and open source “When it comes to grammar checking, Grammarly is the premium tool for it. It’s a proprietary tool, and it was among the first one to make a mark as a web-based Grammar checking tool. Then there is LanguageTool that is/was open source […]

Manage Linux Systemd Services Easily With Systemd-manager-tui “Managing services on a Linux system often means typing long systemctl commands or digging through logs with journalctl. But what if you could do all that from a single, easy-to-use terminal interface? That’s where […]

KDE Itinerary is a digital travel assistant with a priority on protecting your privacy This is an open source Linux and Android app, that syncs between devices using services such as KDE Connect, Nextcloud, or DavDroid. It does itinerary planning for various modes of transport and […]

Jack Dorsey interview on the problems with Big Tech social media Really interesting insights into the beginnings of Twitter, and why any company running a centralised social network can be a problem. Investors/VCs = profits = permissions needed ≠ open protocols. He covers the cycle of how new […]

With Waydroid, It Is Easy to Run Android Apps on Linux Now “Want to install and run your favorite Android apps smoothly on your Linux desktop? Give Waydroid a try! Waydroid uses a container-based architecture that lets you run Android applications with near-native performance and deep […]

Bluestar Linux: Arch Power, User-Friendly Polish “While the Linux universe is full of distros—314 active distributions, according to Distrowatch—there are arguably only a handful that strike a good balance between high performance and great aesthetics. One such distro is Bluestar Linux. Those […]

A fascinating listen into the power of Public Relations, and how it became another term for propaganda. Awareness should be the school curriculum. Listen at https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-ep1-fake-experts-and-real-bacon--47148620

My Short Overview Video of the Ships at Sea Simulation Game Experience the thrill of navigating a wide range of ships. In single- and multiplayer modes, immerse yourself in tasks such as service, cargo transport, and commercial fishing as you explore the breathtaking open world of Norway’s […]

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK – No Way I Trust any Social Network with my ID I don’t live in the UK, but my point just is that I would never upload my government ID to any social network. I don’t even like having to upload it to government sites, as they have a tendency to […]

Jack Dorsey made an open source peer-to-peer encrypted Bluetooth messaging app called Bitchat “Twitter co-founder and Block Head Jack Dorsey launched a new peer-to-peer messaging app over the weekend called Bitchat that runs entirely over Bluetooth. Bitchat relies on Bluetooth Low Energy mesh […]

I’m enjoying playing Ships at Sea on Steam Games This is a pretty relaxing simulation game to play. No shooting, or being shot as soon as you respawn! It is pretty well much like Snowrunner, but instead of trucks, you’re doing boat simulation stuff. The start is a bit frustrating (just like […]

CoMaps is a fully open source navigation app that works offline and doesn’t track users “Born out of governance concerns in Organic Maps, CoMaps has been created with a goal of restoring transparency, community control, and privacy-focused navigation. It’s a fully open source navigation app […]

French City of Lyon Kicks Out Microsoft “European countries have been growing increasingly wary of relying on Microsoft for critical government and public sector services. Concerns about data privacy, digital sovereignty, and potential governmental surveillance have led many to question t […]

South Korea Brought High-Rise Fire Escape Solutions To The Masses “When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other viable route of egress from tall […]

EasiShop is a South African comparative groceries shopping service developed by an ex-student from Cape Town “A former Fish Hoek High School learner is using his tech skills to help South African families stretch their grocery budgets. Tinashe Madanire, a 26-year-old student at Stellenbosch […]

I replaced my ISP router with OPNsense months ago, and I don’t regret it at all OPNsense can also be fairly simple to set up if you go with the basics (like most home routers offer). But the great thing is you can also deep dive into it and setup separated VLANs and masses of tweaks and rules […]

Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux “Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991. The new open source tool, built with […]

The British VarEVolt battery fully recharges in 18 seconds — and it just got the green light for mass production I know, news about new battery breakthroughs gets quite boring, as we really don’t any of them really making a difference on the ground. “The RML Group was granted Conformity of […]

Steam Now Has an Overlay Performance Monitor “Steam has added a new performance monitoring tool to its in-game overlay, giving you information about how your games are using your computer’s resources. This should help you spot potential performance problems, although it is currently in beta. T […]

WUD is a better alternative to Watchtower for Docker updates What’s Up Docker (WUD) will notify you of updated Docker container images for installation, just like Watchtower can do, but WUD solves a number of challenges that I have with using Watchtower: Shows a custom descriptive name for […]

This is a good overview of how regex works “Regex is a pattern-matching language; it’s a way to expressively describe patterns that match strings (e.g., words or sentences). For example, say you’re searching your hard drive for an image called foo, but you cannot remember if it’s a JPEG or a […]

ZorinOS is a worthy consideration for Windows users newly moving to Linux The linked article is from a Windows user’s perspective, moving to Linux. The timing is good as many are faced with working hardware, but which is not compatible for Windows 11. ZorinOS is an Ubuntu-based distro, meaning […]