I didn't expect "using a Torrenting client to seed US government scientific datasets because the policy settings are erasing years of research" on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
You wouldn't download America's scientific research output would you?
EDIT: Several people have contacted me for the link.
(Better link)
and follow @SafeguardingResearch
De-google-ify Internet
Amazing campaign by the French not-for-profit association Framasoft.
The De-google-ify Internet project offers 26 ethical and alternative online tools that may be used by everyone.
They build open source alternatives to many Google services like Youtube, Agenda, Docs, Forms, Maps etc, as well other services to replace Doodle, Facebook Event, Github, Zoom, Slack and much more!
Check their beautiful website, watch the videos to know more about their work and follow them here in Mastodon:
https://degooglisons-internet.org/
#europe #opensource #europeanalternatives #EUtech #boycott #degoogle #google
Dang, videogame graphics these days are hardcore. I remember being more than satisfied with DOOM back in the day and now each leaf and pebble looks realistic with fancy lighting effects everywhere.
@brandon Have you messed with Qubes OS? I've been considering setting a machine up with it to see how it goes.
@brandon Yeah focusing on containers is a reasonable approach. I usually lean the opposite and try to be as close to the metal as possible with as few dependencies or little sophistication I can get away with. Usually just to speed up boostrapping on raw machines with limited configuration. Fish is neat! I've just pimped my bash to be less painful :P
I think I'm warming up to using local LLMs for helping me code. I don't trust them for large scale code generation but it's started saving me some time in looking up syntax and docs via DuckDuckGo. I still need to look up docs for most of the work I do but not so much for common use cases you'd find on stack overflow.
@villares Neat. For sandboxes I like to use JupyterLite in browsers to skip having to install anything natively.
@carlos Sweet, thanks for the link!
Occult Enby that's making local-first software with peer to peer protocols, mesh networks, and the web.
Exploring what a local-first cyberspace might look like in my spare time.