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FOSS pusher :github: :gitlab_logo:
Retro videogamer :1up:
🌈
"Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful."
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hachyderm.io/@pascallike, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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The Virtue of Finished Things
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]
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mastodon.bsd.cafe
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The Virtue of Finished Things
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]
Just wanted to share a newsletter I’ve been loving: https://olganaval.coach/newsletter/. Olga Naval writes about personal growth and navigating life in a way that feels really honest and helpful. It’s in Spanish, but very easy to translate in-browser.
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olganaval.coach
December 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Just wanted to share a newsletter I’ve been loving: https://olganaval.coach/newsletter/. Olga Naval writes about personal growth and navigating life in a way that feels really honest and helpful. It’s in Spanish, but very easy to translate in-browser.
These days, the average Medium.com technical author publishes at least one article a day... I'll spare you the AI blah blah. But I miss the quality of articles written based on real experiences, sleepless nights, with real joy/pain by humans 🔧🔬
Do I need to revive the habit of discovering […]
Do I need to revive the habit of discovering […]
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hachyderm.io
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
These days, the average Medium.com technical author publishes at least one article a day... I'll spare you the AI blah blah. But I miss the quality of articles written based on real experiences, sleepless nights, with real joy/pain by humans 🔧🔬
Do I need to revive the habit of discovering […]
Do I need to revive the habit of discovering […]
How to make your documents more open with ODF https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/15/guide-to-migrating-from-proprietary-formats-to-odf/
Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF
In the digital world, document formats are essential. Proprietary formats such as Microsoft Word’s DOCX or Excel’s XLSX dominate the workplace, but at the same time they lock users into a specific vendor and its business strategies, which tend to exploit users to the maximum in every way. The Open Document Format (ODF) offers an […]
blog.documentfoundation.org
September 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
How to make your documents more open with ODF https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/15/guide-to-migrating-from-proprietary-formats-to-odf/
Friendly reminder that "only you can tame your hell" ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6njhIj8x3Gw
July 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Friendly reminder that "only you can tame your hell" ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6njhIj8x3Gw
In software design, even the most perfect and elegant designs fall apart when permissions come into play.
July 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In software design, even the most perfect and elegant designs fall apart when permissions come into play.
In questa intervista ci sono alcune delle migliori analisi che abbia mai letto sulla crisi della politica in occidente https://www.radiopopolare.it/confini-di-classe-tra-accesso-e-negazione-della-giustizia-sociale-intervista-a-lea-ypi/
www.radiopopolare.it
May 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In questa intervista ci sono alcune delle migliori analisi che abbia mai letto sulla crisi della politica in occidente https://www.radiopopolare.it/confini-di-classe-tra-accesso-e-negazione-della-giustizia-sociale-intervista-a-lea-ypi/
Live Coding: A User's Manual https://livecodingbook.toplap.org
Live Coding: A User's Manual
Live Coding: A User's Manual, published by MIT Press
livecodingbook.toplap.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Live Coding: A User's Manual https://livecodingbook.toplap.org
Dear Cassandra, I know you can see several alternative futures, but you know that no one will believe you, as usual, dismissing you as an emotional and irrational person. The best strategy to apply is not to panic, decide among the best possible futures which one you can help to realize, and […]
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hachyderm.io
April 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Dear Cassandra, I know you can see several alternative futures, but you know that no one will believe you, as usual, dismissing you as an emotional and irrational person. The best strategy to apply is not to panic, decide among the best possible futures which one you can help to realize, and […]
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The article below (and the Dutch version) received over 100k real visitors. Apparently this does interest us. https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/you-can-no-longer-base-your-government-and-society-on-us-clouds/
It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds - Bert Hubert's writings
The very short version: it is madness to continue transferring the running of European societies and governments to American clouds. Not only is it a terrible idea given the kind of things the “King of America” keeps saying, the legal sophistry used to justify such transfers, like the nonsense letter the Dutch cabinet sent last week, has now been invalidated by Trump himself. And why are we doing this? Convenience.
berthub.eu
March 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The article below (and the Dutch version) received over 100k real visitors. Apparently this does interest us. https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/you-can-no-longer-base-your-government-and-society-on-us-clouds/
March 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM