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Clemens Schmid
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Computational archaeologist at MPI EVA. #aDNA, #linguistics, #archaeology, #gis, #rstats, #haskell

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clemensschmid.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@pandoc/116011707001692685

This is amazing! Such a neat interface for a common task, so easily accessible. I wonder how this was implemented and if I could use something like this for my own haskell projects.
pandoc.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy pandoc @pandoc.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d
“pandoc for the people”, the pandoc wasm web-app, is now available at https://pandoc.org/app/
It allows to run any kind of document conversion that pandoc supports in the browser. The documents never leave the computer, thus ensuring *full privacy*.
Conversions to pdf are done via Typst […]
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fosstodon.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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pandoc.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
“pandoc for the people”, the pandoc wasm web-app, is now available at https://pandoc.org/app/
It allows to run any kind of document conversion that pandoc supports in the browser. The documents never leave the computer, thus ensuring *full privacy*.
Conversions to pdf are done via Typst […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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joeroe.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
Ironically a few weeks after reading this excellent piece from Dariusz Jemielniak, I've 'retired' from #wikipedia, which I've been editing for more than half of my life:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00075-0

Academics absolutely should take Wikipedia seriously as the single most […]
Original post on archaeo.social
archaeo.social
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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oshistory.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy
Bereits Mitte Januar kamen die erfreuliche Nachricht für Freundinnen und Freunde #historischer #geodaten #hgis aus #bayern: Die topografischen Karten in den Maßstäben 1:25.000 bis 1:100.000 stehen nun unter einer freien CC-BY 4.0 Lizenz zur Nutzung bereit 🎉 👇 […]
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fedihum.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
And as a friendly reminder, we hold monthly meetings where we host amazing speakers, organize collectively-maintained projects, and discuss all things relating to scripting languages in archaeology! (we also sometimes spill out into other #digitalarchaeology and #ComputationalArchaeology topics […]
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archaeo.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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bjornw.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Have you ever tried to contribute to an EU opensource project hosted at

https://code.europa.eu?

I did and failed.

Why?

#digitalautonomy #digitalsovereignty #opensource #eu #tech
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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caa-int.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
Elections to the 3D Analysis SIG committee will be held at #caa2026. Details below if you're interested in joining, and more info about the SIG can be found here: https://caa-international.org/special-interest-groups/3d-analysis/
3D Analysis SIG board elections The members of the 3D Analysis SIG Board are elected for a minimum term of 3 years with the right to be re-elected for a second term. All Board positions will be open to interested eligible candidates. 1. General Information about the Board of CAA-GR The 3D Analysis SIG provides a platform for bringing together researchers and practitioners to address the methodological, technical, and theoretical challenges of working with 3D data, from acquisition to analysis and dissemination. The task of the Board is to meet regularly for the purposes of the SIG. 2. Call for Candidacies The current interim board is launching the election procedure for new Board members. All eligible candidates are invited to apply for a Board position. The election of the Board shall take place at the General Meeting of the SIG during the CAA2026 in Vienna by show of hands. Submission of candidacy: Candidates should notify the current members of the 3D SIG Board for their willingness to stand for election by sending an email to the SIG’s email address (3d.analysis@caa-international.org) by Monday, 16 February 2026. In their email, the candidates should include a letter of intent (max. 1 page) and a short CV (max. 1 page) with webpage address and ORCHID-ID. 3. Important Dates Candidacy period open: 2 January 2026 Deadline for candidates: 16 February 2026 Voting: CAA2026 conference, Vienna, 31 March – 4 April 2026 4. Board Members Positions and Responsibilities The 3D Analysis SIG is administered by six Board members. The Chair provides coordination for the group. The Chair is responsible for making sure that the SIG’s activities are planned effectively, conducted according to the CAA-International constitution and that matters are handled in an orderly, efficient manner. They must be willing to commit a not insubstantial effort to the building of the community over the duration of their tenure. Apart from the Board’s Chair the remaining 5 positions have undifferentiated roles, to be further attuned by the newly elected board. Board members are expected to share steering responsibilities and workload as much as possible. All Board members act as representatives of the 3D Analysis SIG community in CAA International conference meetings and activities. They are expected to attend the CAA-International and National Chapters conferences to the best of their ability and work in connection with the relevant CAA-International committees to actively promote and coordinate the 3D Analysis SIG activities. At least one position on the Board is reserved for a PhD student. Candidates should indicate whether they opt for the Chair position. Geographic diversity is encouraged to enable broad international participation, and presence in forthcoming CAA International conferences.
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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nycki.bark.lgbt.ap.brid.gy
I'm #colorblind and I use https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/ frequently.

Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
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bark.lgbt
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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team.idw-online.social.ap.brid.gy
Gibt es eine umfassende Übersicht über Mastodon-Instanzen (nicht Konten) aus Deutschland, die aus Wissenschaft, Hochschulen, Forschung und Bildung heraus betrieben werden?

Hintergrund: Der idw steht regelmäßig im Austausch mit den Instanzbetreibern u. a […]

[Original post on idw-online.social]
Elefant sucht Mastodon Instanzen im Wisskomm Bereich
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
🗺️ fastfocal: fast moving-window and point extraction for rasters in R, optimized for large windows and common focal stats via FFT. Built on terra.

https://cran.r-project.org/package=fastfocal

#rstats #giscience #rspatial
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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midacre.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Coprolites aren't my favorite fossil but they're a solid number two.

#dadjokes #paleontology
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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jfy133.genomic.social.ap.brid.gy
Asking the #OpenScience Hivemind: been spending the last couple of weeks discovering that a lot of tools that I use, that download databases stored on #zenodo, are failing with 403. But downloading the file manually via a `wget` command works... It happens regardless of which network I'm on […]
Original post on genomic.social
genomic.social
January 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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joeroe.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
Teaching introductory archaeology is so fun. You get to flit back and forth between theory and practice and introduce students to many different skills. And get out in the fresh air!

My preparation for next semester's first year course includes organising two excursions, coordinating with a […]
Original post on archaeo.social
archaeo.social
January 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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johl.mastodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
This is so niche and yet so relevant to my interests: "Kip is an experimental programming language that combines Turkish grammar rules with a type system. Case endings, vowel harmony, and other Turkish morphological features are an integral part of Kip's type-checking process." […]
Original post on mastodon.xyz
mastodon.xyz
January 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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hongminhee.hollo.social.ap.brid.gy
I've spent a long time asking myself why open source matters so much to me, why I keep coming back to it. I once joined a company purely because they promised I could do open source full-time (it didn't turn out well). Before that, I was doing open source inside and outside of regular jobs. And […]
Original post on hollo.social
hollo.social
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
✅ Testing your code involves including additional logic to test whether your code is operating as you expect it to. Aside from supporting users with different computational environments, they’re a great way to slow down and think about the code you’re writing and whether it supports your goals […]
Original post on archaeo.social
archaeo.social
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://archaeo.social/@zackbatist/115894441545778394

✨ Advertisement block for open-archaeo.info ✨
It's your first resource if you are looking for a software tool to solve your #digitalarchaeology or #ComputationalArchaeology problem. And if you know a good one: Have a look whether it is […]
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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joeroe.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
Unfortunately mostly what I've been doing so far in #digiarchmaintainathon week is maintaining my sanity in the face of university bureaucracy.

But with what's left I will try to get my #rstats package wrapping the #intchron chronological data API ship-shape and ready for CRAN […]
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archaeo.social
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
📈 We’ve showcased many great projects throughout the week, many of which are developed by junior researchers and volunteer labour. If any of these are especially interesting to you, consider reaching out to offer support! This can take the form of contributions to the code base, helping promote […]
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archaeo.social
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
🤖 Continuous integration (CI) automates tasks that always need to be done after you update your codebase e.g. building a software, testing, generating documentation, or producing accessible outputs. This is great, as it ensures robust software development.
Want to learn more? Check out our short […]
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archaeo.social
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
🌐 Do you publish your code properly?

While commercial platforms like GitHub and GitLab may provide very useful collaboration features, they should not be trusted as long-term stewards of software or data. Professional archives are better suited for this. There are some options. Check out our […]
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archaeo.social
January 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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j12t.org
ActivityPub standardization is back! The #W3C just announced a new Working Group to evolve #ActivityPub and #ActivityStream and related standards! This is extremely good news. It's not like all the world's federated social media protocol problems were already solved! lists.w3.org/Archive...
January 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
📚 Plenty of research has been done to encourage better software engineering practices, among archaeological and non-archaeological researchers alike. We compiled a brief list of papers addressing challenges in this space, and we encourage you to take a gander […]
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archaeo.social
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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zackbatist.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://archaeo.social/@CAA_SSLA/115893524040726408

Yesterday I updated the roadmap for open-archaeo, which is a list of open source archaeological software and resources (https://open-archaeo.info). while it's fairly comprehensive, it could really benefit from a focused attempt by people […]
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy
🐾 A roadmap is a documented plan of action that structures future work. Having a checklist of things to do (and already done!) can help garner momentum while also making your plans more transparent for prospective users.

Roadmaps should document what features are planned over short- and […]
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archaeo.social
January 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM