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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Belated Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節) greetings!
🥮 Mooncake's #unicode code point is U+1F96E.
https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17024-mooncake-emoji.pdf

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 5d

If you see a website not working on #firefox but working fine on other browsers, please report the website to Webcompat! 🐛
https://webcompat.com/

Bug reporting for the web | webcompat.com

Open source community for web compatibility. Report bugs from websites or for browsers and help us move the web forward.

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 6d

#reddit AMA with #firefox leadership will be on Monday, October 6! 🦊
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1ntui9x/upcoming_ama_with_firefox_leadership/

clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Non vendor-specific tech conference suggestions *outside* of the US, please.
I enjoyed Confoo from Montreal and some talks from GitNation.
Here are some events that I may enjoy: PyCon, EuroPython, FOSDEM, Craft Conference, Better Software Conference, /dev/mtl.
It'd be great if the city is within […]

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 14d

Who gets #spam on #github? I have gotten spam comments, spam issues and spam approves on my repositories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBcY3W5WgNU

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Kagami is they/them 🏳️‍⚧️ @krosylight.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16d

https://github.com/gitcoinco-mail-notification is a spammer that abuses issue notification system to send a false GitHub official-looking email.

Go block it now.

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 24d

Not a super secret setup on my work laptop. You can contribute to open source software, too!
https://clarmso.ca/blog/2025/09/software-work-laptop/

Software on my work laptop (2025 edition)

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Sep 5

What I did in summer 2025: I went to the Raspberry Pi store. It is a real thing. A few folks thought I was kidding. Here is my proof. 100% guaranteed not AI generated.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/raspberry-pi-store/

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Sep 5

You can be in tech and be crafty. Here's a simple #firefox logo cross stitch pattern. 🪡
Pattern created using FlossCross (https://flosscross.com/).

One-colour Firefox cross stitch pattern.

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Aug 21

In the late 2010s, I got timed take-home tests for job openings. The tests tested the people's ability to recall the API of a language framework, say Java binding of Selenium. I withdrew my application from all of them: I wasn't interested to be a walking encyclopedia.

AI probably could pass […]

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Aug 15

@plwt Yes, this is near Trinity College in Cambridge UK.

clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Aug 15

Post vacation #firefox wallpaper mood 😃

Firefox homepage with River Cam wallpaper

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Jun 29

2025 answer: Use AI to translate a webpage.

clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Jun 28

Irony on making the website's information accessible by all: The translate button says "Translate". I have seen a few websites doing so, therefore I am not pointing out a specific one.
Any icons here is better than the word "translate".
https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/translation

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Jun 16

No one argue with me on this subject after a few days. Good. You all got the message. 😀

clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Jun 10

Yay custom wallpapers on Firefox desktop new tab screen!
(Photo credit: Pixel 7 and me)
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-your-wallpapers

Firefox new tab screen featuring Niagara Falls ON.

Firefox new tab screen featuring a view from the plane departing Switzerland.

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Jun 2

I vibe coded a Jekyll theme with lots of help from ChatGPT and Github Co-pilot! 🎉
https://github.com/clarmso/clean-vibe-theme

GitHub - clarmso/clean-vibe-theme: Simple Jekyll theme with a blog vibe coded by AI

Simple Jekyll theme with a blog vibe coded by AI. Contribute to clarmso/clean-vibe-theme development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · May 26

I just learned, via a mutual, that cron, the job-scheduling command-line utility, is celebrating 50 years this month.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron

(In case anyone cares for this sort of thing on here.)

#cron #anniversary

cron - Wikipedia

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · May 26

My request to AI: Please add the ability to transpose a score.
Renaissance music may be performed in a different key. The composers are dead for hundreds of years so the work is in public domain. Transposing a score is rudimentary music theory. The task is highly algorithmic suited for automation. 😉

ChatGPT could not transpose a score for me.

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Eleanor Saitta @dymaxion.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · May 18

When I say that I can't recommend third-party forks of either Firefox or Chrome for real world use, this kind of thing is why. *This* is the bar for what the security team for a browser needs to be able to do. A fork where the entire technical team is ten people that can't even keep up with […]

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · May 17

The answer for "Where do you live?":
French: "I live in France."
Brazilian: "I live in Brazil."
Indian: "I live in India."
Australian: "I live in Australia."
etc etc
American: "I live in California!"

Why do the Americans assume others to know about the states? The French do not assume others to […]

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Feb 26

When #Slack is down, people want to tell others that "Slack is down" using Slack. 🤷‍♀️

clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Feb 15

🇨🇦"I AM CANADIAN" rant never gets old! 🇨🇦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMxGVfk09lU

clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Feb 15

🇨🇦 I could hit the buzzer in under 1 second for ALL questions! 🍁
#canada #FlagDay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAdDUD6L1nc

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clarmso @clarmso.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Feb 6

@flyingsquirrel 1080p is a reasonable expectation. I also aim to share specific applications, but I realize it's not always possible.