Linux Platform of Choice: MageiaLinux Linux Desktop Environment (DE) of Choice: KDE Plasma Office Suite of Choice: LibreOffice Open Source Environments/Software Canadian Political Environment that may affect technological advancement. ====================== #librecanada #linux #mageia #opensource

Join us at CHI 2026 this April for an interactive workshop exploring education, information sharing and community in Open Source Hardware (date/time TBA). Learn more: lnkd.in/e_3yPiFk Apply by 12th Feb to be a workshop participant: lnkd.in/edv4WV2z #CHI2026 #HCI #opensourcehardware @chi.acm.org

Perché Linux potrebbe finalmente conquistare il desktop nel 2026, cosa cambia rispetto a Windows. scienzamagia.eu/world-wide-w...

Project Patchouli: Revolutionary Open-Source Electromagnetic Drawing Tablet Hardware #hardware #open-source #drawing-tablet #electromagnetic #emr #digital-art #electronics

Every few years I check in on RiSC-V as it's really the endgame to low-cost open-source patent-free modular CPU hardware designs.

"How late is too late to leave Big Tech?" — I spent 90 minutes with Vishnu from Ente to discuss age verification surveillance, threat modeling, 10 years of Techlore lessons, and how we all can fight back. Pragmatic conversation about staying sane in this fight, check it out: youtu.be/qq1HJdlpWmo/

Prusa Research introduces the Open Community License to protect open source 3D Printing hardware — new rules aimed at addressing… https://ranked.news/eng/prusa-research-introduces-the-open-community-license-to-protect-open-source-3d-printing-hardware-new-rules-aimed-at-addressing-industry-abuses?u=b

wait this actually makes me miss my linux laptop, i need to use it asap 😭

If you’ve only seen the point-and-click side of Linux, the terminal is where the system really opens up. The new 3rd Edition of The Linux Command Line adds nearly 40 pages of updated material, modern examples, and scripts. https://bit.ly/458dEZe

Still looking for a reason to learn FreeCAD? www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jwe... #FreeCAD #OpenSorce #FOSS #CAD #CAM #BIM #3DPrinting #FEA

Pam Bondi wants to pay bounties on political allies, specifying trans gender ideologies www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5wL...

Entex MAC computer. The name makes it almost unsearchable on the Internet. (Entex made the hecka rare Adventure Vision handheld too)

Eupeodes luniger a common hoverfly. #macromonday

#Privacy #Panopticon #ChatControl youtu.be/QqbVjHzLRqs?...

Open Source, Not Corporate AI! AI should belong to everyone—or to a select few! 🤖 Open technology = Innovation for all. ❌ Closed systems = Control by a handful of corporations. Europe must decide now: Do we create or just consume? Wake up, Europe! The future won’t wait! #AI #Art #NFT #AIForGood

linux desktop popularity has SURGED in 2025 according to the only source i pay attention to: pornhub insights

📹 Arch Linux after 9 months of using (I used windows before) #linux #FOSS #CachyOS #Nobara #PikaOS #EndeavourOS tmblr.co/Ze8JKnib5Vz_...

If you spend hours in the Linux terminal, it deserves to look and feel great. The default one gets the job done, but it’s not exactly inspiring or efficient. Over time, I’ve found that with a few clever tweaks, your terminal can look amazing and... #raspberrypi #linux

So much is meant to divide us, but Rev. Sofía Betancourt reminds us this is the time to say yes—yes to each other, to courage, to our shared work. Your gift goes twice as far today, supporting justice, care, and connection across our UU faith. 💛 https://bit.ly/UUA-Give #GivingTuesday #UU

@realtexaspaul.com Happy Hanukkah! 🕎 I'm looking for a humanist, universalist congregation.⚛️🕉️✝️☯️☸️☪️✡️💜 If you are starting a congregation, I would be interested in your church. Could you tell me more?

A note on my friend, Rob Reiner — a man of courage and conviction.

When Hitler declared war on the universities there was an exodus of researchers. The American "century" benefited from the influx of great thinkers. Trump's war on American universities is the end of that century. Canada's century has begun. My latest. charlieangus.substack.com/p/canadas-ce...

My laptop starts with a cool looking desktop and 100+ services and only spent 2 gigs of RAM during startup ✨

I know I'm failing. I knows it's my job to have the words, but I don't. Rob and Michelle Reiner's passing is tragedy enough, but the revelations about how they passed and who likely killed them is too much. I'm stunned and just want to hug the entire world right now. Be well, goodnight.

Antisemitism in Australia - terror attack on Hanukkah 😢🕎

The real danger of AI isn’t some sci-fi Terminator scenario—it’s corporate capture of vulnerable minds, especially children’s. And as Charlie Angus so powerfully lays out in this video, we’re already seeing the fallout: isolation, manipulation, and mental health crises—all by design.

Vacuum Decay - Escaping the End of Physics Itself youtu.be/HMw9D3sOhO0 Discover the science behind vacuum decay, the ultimate cosmic doomsday.

Our beloved Foucault Pendulum has stopped swinging! 😮 So what's going on with this Houston icon? Our Podcast/YouTube manager Johnny Hemberger gives us a breakdown (no pun intended 😉)

So yes, let’s demand “serious regulation NOW”—but the kind that breaks open black boxes, limits extraction and surveillance, and empowers people, parents, and communities. AI doesn’t have to be a war on our children; let's change who controls it and how. 🧵7/7

Cory Doctorow's work on “enshittification” describes how platforms start good for users, then pivot to serve business customers, and finally squeeze everyone to please investors. This pattern is playing out with AI right now. 🧵6/7

Age-verification rules create new surveillance tools but don't address the core problem: who owns and controls the feed logic—the algorithms, data, and incentives. Leaving this in the hands of a few unaccountable corporations keeps us in the same cycle. 🧵4/7

Completely with @charlieangus104.bsky.social on this. AI in medicine, science, and public services could be genuinely transformative, but in the wrong hands it becomes exactly what you call it here: “evil shit, controlled by vile bastards.” 🧵1/7

There is no doubt that AI could be very useful in scientific and medical research. Unfortunately it can also be totally evil shit, controlled by vile bastards. We need serious regulation NOW. @mark-carney.bsky.social @charlieangus104.bsky.social @meidascanada.ca www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ6y...

Before I spent money on yet another Wi-Fi extender, I thought, why not try using a Raspberry Pi? I gave it a shot, and honestly, I was surprised how simple it was to turn it into a signal booster. If you’ve got dead zones at home, this little... #raspberrypi #linux

🚨 State Dept just reverted to Times New Roman—ditching accessible Calibri as "woke." Here's the font history in one image Why backslide? 🧵1/7 #A11y #Typography #Accessibility

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely? hey.paris/posts/appleid/

If a font is ‘too woke,’ democracy’s choked. #Typography #CultureWars #Democracy #DesignIsPolitical #FreeExpression #Fonts #Politics

AI power shouldn’t be locked behind paywalls! 🚀 The open-source alternative (GIMP) puts professional-grade image editing in everyone’s hands—no subscription, no limits. Create freely, share openly. #OpenSource #DesignForAll https://os-sci.com

Edit like a pro, pay like a boss—nothing! 𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗣 puts powerful, open-source image editing in your hands. No subscription, just creativity. 🎨 #OpenSource #DesignForAll https://os-sci.com

8/8 And sign up for updates and additional resources at designforallbook.com #DesignForAll #InclusiveDesign #Accessibility #A11y

Grotesque politics https://wiesmann.codiferes.net/wordpress/archives/41902 #bauhaus #font #frutiger #helvetica #modernism #swissdesign #typography

Accessibility isn’t a checklist, it’s about people. Ian Pouncey challenges us to build websites with real-lives in mind. Read it, reflect, share. www.24a11y.com/2019/making-... #DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #UserExperience #WebForEveryone #A11y

#OpenSource software improved #security through transparency. But #hardware? Still a black box. This #oSC25 #keynote dives into why open-source hardware (especially secure elements) matters for trust, auditability & rapid response. #tropicsquare youtu.be/LK1NwIMHc1g?...

COSMIC's big release, the new Kali Linux, and more: Linux news roundup

Just published an analysis of the significant char/misc updates in the ongoing #Linux 6.19 merge window. Read more: 👉 tinyurl.com/yh293peb

🚨 State Dept just reverted to Times New Roman—ditching accessible Calibri as "woke." Here's the font history in one image Why backslide? 🧵1/7 #A11y #Typography #Accessibility

Some platforms feel like you’re yelling into a noisy ad factory full of bots. Mastodon feels like wandering into this tiny town: small, weird, friendly, and mostly human. The Fediverse is decentralized and open‑source, so the levers of power are spread out instead of locked in one corporate vault.

We've never seen more attacks on digital rights than right now. We've also never had more people paying attention. That's not a coincidence. Keep pushing.

2️⃣ 🎥 Big‑picture explainer (highly recommended): 1984 Is Happening: How 25 States Built It youtu.be/tS6VgM6X0rs Great breakdown of what these laws do, who they really affect, and why “for the children” is being used to normalize mass data collection rather than meaningful protections.