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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 3d

And tiny penguin stickers on the super key

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 6d

40% of what wasn't closed...

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 7d

I was just thinking, "do we normally have this many acorns?" as is swept the path by the sluice. Glad to know I'm not going mad.

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 9d

"... terrified its backbenchers would demand permanent nationalisation, which ministers have ruled out. The Treasury’s strong preference is for a “market-led” solution"

There is no market without competition. Call it what it is:
"Private-monopoly-led". Does this sound good?

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Jeremy Wright @wrightjmf.bsky.social · 9d

The OpenFlexure microscope was featured in this month's Raspberry Pi magazine. #OpenHardware #OpenSource #OpenScience

openflexure.discourse.group/t/we-are-in-...

We are in the Raspberry Pi Magazine

OpenFlexure is featured in this month’s Raspberry Pi magazine thanks to Jo Hinchliffe! I think you need to buy a copy to read it, or wait until next month for it to be freely available. Jo also w...

openflexure.discourse.group

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 11d

Really excited by this. I have a graveyard of too-unreliable-to-use, too-nearly-working-to-throw-away printers.

A printer I can easily repair is a dream 😻

Adrian Bowyer @adrianbowyer.bsky.social · 11d

I've always thought that the need for a fancy paper transport in printers was unnecessarily complicated and fault prone. Why not just have a roll and a guillotine?

Now, here comes:

www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/o...

Open Printer

Finally, an open hardware printer you can actually understand, repair, and upgrade

www.crowdsupply.com

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 11d

Not sure I'd want the flag, but maybe a print of Farage holding said flag in front of a vandalised mini roundabout [insert/replace with a witty idea by someone with more imagination than me].

Thinking about it, not sure where one hangs a print with Farage🤮? With the bog roll maybe?

julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 14d

Urg, I get loads of emoji emails from certain people. I didn't know what program they were using, now I do. What an anti-feature.

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 23d

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 24d

😢 Why live in Gamboa if you don't love the incredible and unique wildlife?

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 26d

Is this going to be before or after the metaverse takes off?

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 28d

At this point it is too late to blame an advisor and throw them under the bus. Sometimes things are just Keirly wrong and the change need to come from the top

julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · 29d

Urm no. They poop styropoop. But don't worry we have caterpillar that eats styropoop, and poops sytroturd. Sytroturd only last in the environment for less than 3 thousand years, so it is biodegradable

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · Sep 12

Latest beautiful mothbox boards just arrived! Can't wait to test them! ( / Also terrified to test them)

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Sep 5

"become"?

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 29

Honestly, I think it would be more difficult to find an aisle that, if consumed in entirety, would not lead to death.

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today was the day I killed sponsored stories in my Firefox. I kept them as long as I could, I know Mozilla needs funds; but at some point there is too much dangerous non-scientific crap.

@mozilla.org sort yourselves out. I want you to have money, but only if you have a shred of integrity

julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 22

No peanuts anymore, just a bag with 5 and a half broken tiny sour cream flavour pretzels.

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 16

Even grumpy old me - who isn't a fan of certs (we will talk more later, the next few weeks are burn-out crazy) cannot understand how pushing for people to be open is unethical.
It isn't like Prusa started this movement. RepRap was in full swing, Prusa benefited hugely from the open work of others.

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 14

Prusa had certs though.

I'm not sure certification shows commitment. OSS tends to only certify licenses not projects. There is so much community commitment in many projects.

Too many OSHW projects are a one off source dump, certified or not.

We need to focus on accessibility to contributing

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 14

Sorry! I came one a bit strong by reflex. I tend to get people trying to push me to get an OSHWA cert about 10 times a year.

I realise you were just pointing to useful related info.

I think the response to the specific points is too nuanced for 200 chars. One day I'll write it in detail.

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hence why I would like something that registers open innovation in a way patent offices can see without the legal implications of a certification

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 14

My point was that I'd never get one due to the cost implications of needing to be party to a contract in US law. We had UK universities refuse too.
Honestly I don't really need a certificate to say OpenFlexure is open source, it has been built all over the world, the community contribute..

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 14

The OSHWA certification agreement:
certification.oshwa.org/license-agre...

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julianstirling @julianstirling.bsky.social · Aug 14

But I am not signing a contract in US law, especially not one that puts a possible clause of large fines.

OSHWA cert should never have been written as a contract and certainly not in US Law.

My freelance insurance would go up by a factor of 10 if I had any contracts in US law.

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