VM (Vicky) Brasseur

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2026-03-22 20:22:29 GMT

Do you have any fave body-positive fitness/health RSS feeds?
(RSS only, please)
#RSS #fitness #health #BodyPositive #BoostPlease

2026-03-01 18:30:40 GMT

Who could possibly have foreseen this? Aside from anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention?
"One of the codebases…contained 2,675 distinct licensing conflicts, indicating the complexity of managing IP has grown exponentially…the mean number of vulnerabilities in code has nearly doubled since last year. Eighty-seven percent of the codebases had at least one vulnerability, 78% had high-risk vulnerabilities, and 44% had critical-risk vulnerabilities."
https://sdtimes.com/ai/report-open-source-licensing-conflicts-hit-an-all-time-high-as-organizations-struggle-to-audit-ai-generated-code-for-ip-risks/
#OpenSource

2026-02-17 04:28:13 GMT

Saw a Linkedin post from someone saying their job is now being a (headcount-unlimited) manager of agents who program things poorly but can be reprimanded and fired easily.
They saw this as a fantastic thing. I honestly felt ill reading it, partly because previously I'd believed this person ethical. I was wrong.
"They do bad work but I can yell at them and 'fire' them easily" is a structurally unsound basis for building products, regardless of the medium used for that construction.

2026-02-02 18:56:09 GMT

However your week is starting, it could always be worse.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-02/a-24-year-old-frenchman-shows-up-at-hospital-with-a-world-war-i-shell-lodged-in-his-rectum.html

2026-01-25 20:28:23 GMT

Do you feed your dog Raaw Energy dog food?
Stop ASAP and replace the food. The FDA has found the food is contaminated and the Raaw Energy company has not complied with a request to recall it.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/dog-food-company-refuses-to-recall-products-after-fda-finds-multiple-pathogens/
#DogsOfMastodon

2026-01-21 05:29:02 GMT

Today there was a kei truck* parked at my library and I am now emotionally invested in finding out how I can get one.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_truck

2026-01-19 17:42:11 GMT

Mozilla wants your input. Please provide it.
https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201
Here's mine.
#OpenSource #OpenWeb #Privacy #AI
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2025-12-12 00:55:50 GMT

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@nprofile…f5ux @nprofile…06lh Do you prefer cotton or silk for your white gloves? 🧌

2025-09-29 19:57:35 GMT

That's…not how #copyright works. It's, like, the complete opposite.
"OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator that creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear, according to people familiar with the matter."
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-new-sora-video-generator-to-require-copyright-holders-to-opt-out-071d8b2a

2025-09-04 03:17:02 GMT

This raw and candid post was gutting to read. The tariffs are only just starting to take effect but already are starting to devastate some industries. In this case, it's #wool and #FiberArts.
"The ripple effect of this and the fact that it will likely be a persistent problem, is catastrophic to the entire global industry."
https://fossilfibers.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/not-your-normal-blog-post-this-just-sucks/
#uspol

2025-08-28 15:17:56 GMT

Hey there, #LazyFedi!
Have any of y'all used and can recommend any #TechWriting consultancies?
An org w/which I work is looking to pay for a whole lotta docs improvements and needs a group to do it.
[Edit/Clarifications]
• Consulting firms, not individuals (unless part of a firm)
• You must've _used_ the firm
(boosts welcome!)

2025-08-24 18:00:11 GMT

"Doing a calculation using a chatbot, one of the most-used functions, is several million times more energy intensive than using a calculator and significantly more likely to be flat-out wrong. Doing it using ‘reasoning’ models is more likely to be accurate, but tens of millions of times more energy intensive. It’s the single worst form of tech-executive-anxiety-induced digital bloat that has ever occurred."
https://ketanjoshi.co/2025/08/23/big-techs-selective-disclosure-masks-ais-real-climate-impact/

2025-08-24 16:57:45 GMT

This governance work by @nprofile…hnen is truly top notch. The evolution of their governance as the project grows and matures is exactly the way a #FOSS community should operate.
https://pyladies.com/blog/A-New-Era-of-Transparency/transparency/
#OpenSource #Python

2025-08-15 16:21:20 GMT

"As a psychologist who studies workplace performance and well-being, I’ve seen abundant evidence that overworking employees can actually make them less productive. Instead, research shows that when employees have the time and space to lead a fulfilling life outside work, such as being free to spend time with their families or pursue creative hobbies, it improves their performance on the job"
https://theconversation.com/when-workers-lives-outside-work-are-more-fulfilling-it-benefits-employers-too-260772

2025-08-14 16:49:09 GMT

"All told, the report found that adopting industrial heat pumps would mean the country could avoid 13 million lost school days and 3.4 million lost work days, as clearer air results in fewer asthma attacks and other health problems."
https://grist.org/energy/installing-heat-pumps-in-factories-could-save-1-5-trillion-and-77000-lives/

2025-08-10 19:52:21 GMT

The number of for-profit execs w/whom I've worked who acknowledge the importance of this "units used" concept is disturbingly near zero.
The number of those who call themselves "strategists" is high.
I guess I've found the bozos.
Kudos to @nprofile…gffv
& @r0ml for the post.
https://blog.glyph.im/2025/08/r0mls-ratio.html

2025-08-10 19:44:54 GMT

Perhaps don't launch businesses that rely on breaking the law? Just a thought.
'If the appeals court denies the petition…the emerging company may be doomed. As Anthropic argued, it now "faces hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages liability at trial in four months"…that involves "up to seven million potential claimants, whose works span a century of publishing history," each possibly triggering a $150,000 fine.'
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/
#copyright #ai

2025-08-10 18:45:31 GMT

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@nprofile…rak3 Just like they outright dismiss the very valid reasons one may have for avoiding consuming animal-based products or being skeptical of them?

2025-08-10 18:17:46 GMT

"…studies show that three of the main reasons people choose veganism each have a parallel in #AI avoidance: Ethical concerns, environmental concern, personal wellness."
https://theconversation.com/ai-veganism-some-peoples-issues-with-ai-parallel-vegans-concerns-about-diet-260277

2025-08-04 17:05:29 GMT

"An international scientific review, published this Sunday in The Lancet, has compiled all the known harms caused by exposure to plastics and issued an important warning: there is now sufficient evidence that living surrounded by these polymers poses 'grave, growing, and under-recognized' risks to humans at all stages of life."
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-08-04/anatomy-of-the-known-health-damage-caused-by-plastics-grave-growing-and-under-recognized.html

2025-08-04 04:33:48 GMT

Excuse me, what?
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/08/colonel-colon-and-his-league-of-fecal-fighters/

2025-07-31 15:43:37 GMT

Not now, radioactive wasps!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/31/radioactive-wasps-south-carolina-nuclear-waste

2025-07-25 18:44:02 GMT

"The San Francisco-based @nprofile…5r3x now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public — even as ongoing legal challenges pose an existential threat to the organization."
https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean

2025-07-09 15:11:47 GMT

FYI for #Perl folk: mst (Matt S. Trout) has crossed the rainbow bridge.
https://www.shadowcat.co.uk/2025/07/09/ripples-they-cause-in-the-world/
#RIP

2025-07-07 04:59:45 GMT

The same people who stomp their feet, shake their fists, and shout "pay the maintainers" are the ones who think it's "ironic" that my two books about #OpenSource cost money. 🙄
You can find (and hopefully buy) those books here: https://fossbooks.com

2025-07-01 21:50:35 GMT

"Liberation that excludes people is just gatekeeping with a mask. If you want to call it freedom, then build a system that doesn’t slam the door on the people who need it most."
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #UX #Accessibility #disability

2025-06-29 18:07:16 GMT

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@nprofile…6wvs I'm not a weaver. What's a "pick" in this context?

2025-06-29 17:26:20 GMT

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@nprofile…6wvs 70wpi is SO SMOL. I hope you have a spare loom to set up for easier projects you can switch to while you're working on this one, since I think it'll be consuming that large loom for quite a while.

2025-06-29 17:11:27 GMT

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@nprofile…6wvs Ooh, warping frame right on the loom. That saves so much space over the floor models I've seen.
Also: you're a helluva husband. <3

2025-06-26 20:27:13 GMT

In the past two months I’ve caught up on sleep, made my yearly pilgrimage to Montreal, hosted guests, and done a little work for the fantastic folks at Open Robotics. I’m feeling much better following my months at Semios and can once again turn my mind to all things #strategy, #operations, #business, and #OpenSource.
https://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2025/06/on-with-the-show
#FediHire #GetFediHired #plsBoost

2025-06-23 21:54:13 GMT

I'm excited to share that Forge Your Future with #OpenSource is now available in Japanese, published by KADOKAWA Corporation! 🇯🇵
https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/302504000645/

2025-06-14 17:00:46 GMT

Happy Worldwide #knit in Public Day from the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal!
#knitting #f1 #wwkipd
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2025-06-06 04:37:51 GMT

"The legacy #sewing pattern brands Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, and Vogue, commonly referred to as the Big 4, have been sold to a liquidator…IG Design Group cited the impact of tariffs imposed by the US as a factor."
https://craftindustryalliance.org/parent-company-of-the-big-4-sewing-pattern-brands-sold-to-a-liquidator/

2025-06-04 17:03:48 GMT

"Direct File has been called a 'free, easy, and trustworthy' piece of software that made tax filing 'more efficient.' About 300,000 people used it last year as part of a limited pilot program, and those who did gave it incredibly positive reviews, according to reporting by Federal News Network."
https://www.404media.co/directfile-open-source-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kil/
#OpenSource

2025-05-27 16:00:41 GMT

“There are at least 34 documented stories of #transgender saints’ lives from the early centuries of Christianity. Originally appearing in Latin or Greek, several stories of transgender saints made their way into vernacular languages”
https://theconversation.com/christianity-has-long-revered-saints-who-would-be-called-transgender-today-254769

2025-05-26 17:23:54 GMT

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@nprofile…09m3 @nprofile…h6ps Also on Mastodon! 🦉
https://earthstream.social/@owlsintowels

2025-05-17 18:16:29 GMT

“The big vision is to move past the reliance on any single country’s investment in this core life sciences infrastructure: It’s not to have a duplicative, parallel structure in Germany, nor to simply transplant a centralized system from the US to Germany. The goal is a fully #OpenSource, #federated, safety net, embedded within the international community, with a strong global network of support.”
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/

2025-05-11 17:47:28 GMT

“Engineers and computer scientists, please defend humanities research just as loudly as you might defend research in STEM fields. Why? Because if you take a moment to reflect on your training, conduct, and professional identity, you may realize that you owe much of this to the humanities.”
https://spectrum.ieee.org/engineering-and-humanities

2025-05-05 03:37:52 GMT

I'm really (well, kinda; well, actually not at all) sorry to do this to y'all, but Princeton University Press has nearly all their books 50% off right now.
There's a whooooole lotta interesting things to read in there…
https://press.princeton.edu
#Bookstodon

2025-05-05 02:42:23 GMT

“The dark patterns and disregard for consent has been endemic in tech for too many years.”
https://soatok.blog/2025/05/04/tech-companies-apparently-do-not-understand-why-we-dislike-ai/

2025-05-05 02:26:06 GMT

Great stuff from @nprofile…s24z
“Start with a good README, clear getting started instructions, and some key usage points, and you won’t go far wrong…Documentation is one of the most valuable and transferable skills for developers too, so it’s very much worth your time and effort personally as well as for the project.”
https://lornajane.net/posts/2025/just-enough-docs
#OpenSource

2025-05-05 02:24:16 GMT

“At the top of the list, Saudi Aramco and Gazprom have each caused a bit more than $2 trillion in heat damage over the decades, the team calculated in a study published in Wednesday’s journal Nature. The researchers figured that every 1% of greenhouse gas put into the atmosphere since 1990 has caused $502 billion in damage from heat alone, which doesn’t include the costs incurred by other extreme weather such as hurricanes, droughts and floods.”
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-liability-lawsuits-damage-trillions-5ad21e47b2aa16cc90cb7669f56297f1
#ClimateCrisis

2025-04-26 17:44:05 GMT

Your doctor called. They said you’re not getting enough beans in your online diet. Here, have a serving of pinks.
#Caturday
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2025-04-25 17:09:21 GMT

This is a _very_ cool project that just landed on @nprofile…e06c. Had I not been laid off last week (hire me! #GetFediHired) I'd definitely order one.
"Using its high-quality sensors, Air Lab measures CO2, temperature, relative humidity, air pollutants (VOC, NOx), and atmospheric pressure. The device can record measurements for multiple days, which you can analyze directly on-device—no computer or smartphone required.”
https://www.crowdsupply.com/networked-artifacts/air-lab

2025-04-16 17:47:14 GMT

This week Semios/Almanac laid off an estimated 10% of headcount, including yours truly just today.
It wasn't a surprise, but that doesn't make it suck less.
Which is to say: I'm now 100% available for full time, contract, paid speaking, board, advisory positions. #OpenSource, #BusinessStrategy, #BizOps, #Standards, #Leadership, etc.
CV: http://vmbrasseur.com/resume.pdf
#GetFediHired #FediHire #PleaseBoost

2025-04-14 19:19:19 GMT

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@nprofile…xyvy @nprofile…p9vq @nprofile…hmru Hey there, folks. Please remove people to whom you're not replying. Not all of us need to be in this conversation.
Many thanks.

2025-04-14 17:44:13 GMT

“Paper receipts from major retailers in the US are so laden with bisphenol S that holding one for 10 seconds can cause the skin to absorb enough of the highly toxic chemical to violate California’s safety threshold, new research has found.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/14/paper-receipt-chemical-bisphenol-s

2025-04-10 16:43:47 GMT

Today's the day! My latest book, Business Success with #OpenSource, is _finally_ IN PRINT!
Learn all about Open Source, #FreeSoftware, #licensing, and how you can bring it all together as elements of a rock solid #business #strategy. Learn about and secure your #SoftwareSupplyChain, release and contribute to projects, and be a good corporate citizen and steward of this shared resource.
Check it out and order here! (ebook or paper) https://fossbiz.com
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2025-04-10 02:59:48 GMT

Timeline rest stop.
Pause to boop the snoot.
#CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon
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2025-04-08 17:48:22 GMT

This is some 🔥 stuff that more people need to hear and think about.
Conference orgs: Get this talk on your keynote stage, please.
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS
https://social.coop/@chrisjrn/114303539652169515

2025-04-08 16:48:47 GMT

“Agricultural employers who provide farmworkers with health insurance earn higher profits, even after accounting for the cost of that coverage. In addition, farmworkers who get health insurance through their employers are more productive and earn more money than those who do not.”
https://theconversation.com/providing-farmworkers-with-health-insurance-is-worth-it-for-their-employers-new-research-253200

2025-04-02 00:08:19 GMT

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@nprofile…6wvs Yeah! I've never been to Madrid before, so I'm especially looking forward to this one!

2025-04-01 19:36:28 GMT

1TB on something smaller than a fingernail.
1999 me is screaming, waving, and fainting away like a 1960s Beatles fan.
https://social.vmbrasseur.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/264/387/442/695/921/original/e90476e1cf4e363d.jpeg

2025-04-01 18:24:16 GMT

Yaaaay, it’s finally public so I can share that I'm keynoting at #CodemotionMadrid25! 🇪🇸
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/codemotion_codemotionmadrid25-codemotionmadrid-opensource-activity-7312868612963295232-XJbR

2025-04-01 02:40:10 GMT

I am privileged to know so many truly superb people, & many of the best of them are trans.
Each day they fight for their existence. To prove their worth in a world blinded by bigotry, they not only succeed in their professions, they excel.
This effort is exhausting, yet with our help it will have an end. See them as the people they are & lift them up in their bravery. If we're there for them, maybe if we're fortunate one day they won't need our support.
We see you.
#TransDayOfVisibility

2025-03-31 23:21:41 GMT

“In a new review published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change, scientists have issued an urgent warning that the fossil fuel industry and its products are driving intertwined crises threatening humans, wildlife and our shared future on this planet.”
https://www.ecowatch.com/fossil-fuels-impacts-climate-health-biodiversity.html

2025-03-26 19:30:30 GMT

“There’s a new #documentary celebrating the history and impact of #libraries heading to PBS, and the trailer released today touches on the unequivocal positive impact they—and the #librarians who work there—have on communities.”
https://reactormag.com/trailer-for-free-for-all-the-public-library-confirms-libraries-are-very-very-good/

2025-03-20 16:01:02 GMT

Today, thanks to @nprofile…cvp4, I learned about Owls in Towels: https://owlsintowels.tumblr.com/
And now you know about it, too. You're welcome. 🦉

2025-03-19 16:00:12 GMT

“There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together ‘artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and beyond to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status.’”
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/video-game-workers-in-north-america-now-have-an-industry-wide-union-130024730.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3c2JsdXIuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG8WJYxynWjMtsTO6VTexPGAAjQwHxJjpHDOtSrpBBwrBAosXCXU6QhjdJEO3pJUmx5Wy9nAhSY0N_78svniE3_zPRM3wsftJNUKc5_oyuTtcyDMamCE40mTxFGDw1qbWgNYt5jJzQ2ZV0C3A4y6ebMOwM8n-tieHXUzbIWwFQMy

2025-03-14 17:23:37 GMT

Really looking forward to announcing the keynote invitation I just accepted. 😍
Do you have an event or podcast where you need a speaker about #business, #OpenSource, or the business of open source? Drop me an email! Let's talk!
https://www.vmbrasseur.com/about/#contact

2025-03-12 17:37:01 GMT

Dear conference organisers,
Please stop hosting your events in Texas (yes, even Austin).
It's become far too dangerous for a lot of people to attend the event, and many of the rest of us will avoid it to support our besieged LGBTQA+ colleagues.
https://masto.ai/@n0m0time/114150270163428794

2025-03-11 01:13:47 GMT

Broken clock. Twice a day. Etc etc.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/10/rfk-jr-kennedy-health-fda-trump

2025-03-07 15:50:03 GMT

It's #BandcampFriday!
Go forth and make an artist’s day by buying some music!

2025-03-06 21:37:30 GMT

At my yearly checkup yesterday, I asked my dr for a measles serology test & learned that I really need a refresher to that vax. Which I'm getting this afternoon. 💪💉🥰
This post is a public service announcement that if it's been a while since you got ‘em, you, too, can ask for serology tests for your vaccinations.
https://social.vmbrasseur.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/117/643/317/635/905/original/5b53be0180f2dd8d.mp4

2025-02-28 03:15:29 GMT

And with the return of the layout review, my work is literally (in two senses) complete on "Business Success with Open Source". It'll be in print next month! Be a hero and preorder it from your local bookstore, Bookshop, or Amazon!
https://bookshop.org/p/books/business-success-with-open-source-strengthen-your-business-with-free-and-open-source-software/37600026aceef651?ean=9798888650493&next=t&next=t
#BoostPlease?

2025-02-27 16:26:30 GMT

Well, this is worrying.
“If the appellate court upholds that decision, which endorsed database maker Neo4j's right to amend the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3, governing the use of its software with new binding terms, current assumptions about the enforceability of copyleft licenses will no longer apply.”
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/27/adverse_appeals_court_ruling_could/
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Licensing #FOSS

2025-02-25 00:26:43 GMT

Yessssssss. Go, @nprofile…cdjh!
https://brittlepaper.com/2025/02/nnedi-okorafor-to-edit-the-best-american-science-fiction-and-fantasy-2025/

2025-02-17 20:59:14 GMT

A thought-provoking alignment of headlines in my RSS reader just now. 😓
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2025-02-10 17:14:50 GMT

"A new paper from researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University finds that as humans increasingly rely on generative AI in their work, they use less critical thinking, which can ‘result in the deterioration of cognitive faculties that ought to be preserved.’”
https://www.404media.co/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared-3/

2025-01-10 17:21:00 GMT

So…what happened that the #FSF founders/board felt the need to publish this rambling, back-patting, perplexing post?
It reads rather like a CYA.
https://www.fsf.org/news/anchoring-the-fsf-in-its-values

2024-08-25 23:44:40 GMT

After years of discrimination, US makes a historic $2.2 billion payout to Black farmers
“The payouts were made to over 23,000 farmers across the country are an “acknowledgement” of the long and documented history by the USDA toward Black farmers, Biden said in a statement. Most went to farmers in Mississippi and Alabama and ranged from $10,000 to $500,000.”
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/22/after-years-of-discrimination-us-makes-a-historic-22-billion-payout-to-black-farmers/

2024-08-16 18:58:46 GMT

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@npub1rky…0xq2 That hides it completely though, doesn't it? Rather than closing it down to the “Filtered: $filtername" banner?

2024-07-24 01:10:30 GMT

The @npub1xzp…x4fk Pocket Reform has arrived and it's cute as the metaphorical button. 😍
https://social.vmbrasseur.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/838/798/685/198/821/original/0617861d9abdad39.jpeg

2024-07-23 04:34:33 GMT

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/investment-2
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2024-07-22 14:20:07 GMT

I’m excited to announce that as of today I’ve joined Semios to lead #OpenSource strategy and start an open source program office (#OSPO).
https://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2024/07/hello-semios
#AgTech

2024-06-02 15:32:10 GMT

Solar Passes 100% of Power Demand in California
For 56 days in a row, electricity from solar, wind, and water (hydro) power has exceeded 100% of power demand on California’s main grid for part of the day. Also, going back further, that has been achieved in 80 out of the last 86 days. That is since early March (International Women’s Day), late winter.
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/solar-passes-100-of-power-demand-in-california/

2024-05-16 18:25:57 GMT

Look.
I know you're trying to be helpful and accommodating. And it's kind of you to try.
But when your "must plan or will stress" friend asks for guidance, answering with something like, “oh, just whatever” is only going to make them spend the next week over-optimising for every possible eventuality.
Boundaries are good, actually. Please give them something to work with.

2024-03-01 16:57:41 GMT

Unionized YouTube Workers Learn Google Laid Them All Off During City Council Meeting, from @npub1n6l…zmz9
https://www.404media.co/unionized-youtube-workers-learn-google-laid-them-all-off-during-city-council-meeting/

2024-02-28 23:46:21 GMT

Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
In addition to brain fog, COVID-19 can lead to an array of problems, including headaches, seizure disorders, strokes, sleep problems, and tingling and paralysis of the nerves, as well as several mental health disorders.
https://theconversation.com/mounting-research-shows-that-covid-19-leaves-its-mark-on-the-brain-including-with-significant-drops-in-iq-scores-224216

2024-02-12 04:51:34 GMT

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@npub1zaw…tdg8 Congratulations! Next up: make the crust as well. You've got this. 💪

2024-02-07 21:13:32 GMT

Who's self-hosting their #git repos and what are you using for that?
#asktodon #askMastodon #plsBoost

2024-01-16 20:33:07 GMT

Anyone have recommendations for local music players (mp3, not flac) for Apple Silicon #macOS?
For-cost A-OK, but subscription apps are a big NO.
Only recs for things you've personally used, please.
(read: assume I know how to do a web search)

2024-01-08 22:12:39 GMT

OpenAI: 'Impossible to train today’s leading AI models without using copyrighted materials'
Whose fault is that, eh?
Don't take it out on the creators if _you_ didn't make a product that can function without stealing.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/08/midjourney_openai_copyright/

2023-12-22 19:48:52 GMT

@npub1jpp…u59l Remote PHP job here: https://me.dm/@viktor/111625306485758798

2023-12-19 23:42:10 GMT

Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras
"The conclusion is inescapable. The Babylonians knew the relation between the length of the diagonal of a square and its side: d=square root of 2," mathematician Bruce Ratner writes in a paper on the topic.
https://www.iflscience.com/pythagorean-theorem-found-on-clay-tablet-1000-years-older-than-pythagoras-72091
#math #maths

2023-11-17 18:41:56 GMT

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@npub13vv…0sze Paging @npub12eh…vgsn to the white courtesy phone.

2023-11-02 19:07:49 GMT

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@npub1zaw…tdg8 @npub1ymk…zkfr Ah, yes. The "free as in freedom" coffee.

2023-10-23 03:54:31 GMT

Average Tailpipe Emissions Today Higher Than They Were 10 Years Ago
Tailpipe emissions are higher today than they were ten years ago, thanks to the increasing number of SUVs on the road.
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/22/average-tailpipe-emissions-today-higher-than-they-were-10-years-ago/
#ClimateCrisis

2023-10-17 23:13:03 GMT

The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
Man the Hunter has dominated the study of human evolution for nearly half a century and pervaded popular culture. It is represented in museum dioramas and textbook figures, Saturday morning cartoons and feature films. The thing is, it's wrong.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-theory-that-men-evolved-to-hunt-and-women-evolved-to-gather-is-wrong/

2023-09-29 16:10:07 GMT

#SciFi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science
#ScienceFiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view #science.
https://theconversation.com/sci-fi-books-are-rare-in-school-even-though-they-help-kids-better-understand-science-213436

2023-09-14 19:13:47 GMT

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@npub13vv…0sze Not articles as such, but @npub1xcy…z2cx created a tool that turns epubs to audio: https://github.com/aedocw/epub2tts

2023-09-09 20:32:44 GMT

Sun's out, tum's out.
#Caturday
https://social.vmbrasseur.com/system/media_attachments/files/111/037/091/792/626/130/original/2e4e3930b9fe6f84.jpeg

2023-08-25 16:37:45 GMT

Lockdowns, Masks, And Social Distancing "Unequivocally" Help Stop The Spread Of #COVID
The Royal Society has issued a report examining the effects of various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) – not vaccines or medications – in reducing the spread of COVID-19, and their results are conclusive: wearing face masks, social distancing, and lockdowns “unequivocally” lowered the spread of the disease.
https://www.iflscience.com/lockdowns-masks-and-social-distancing-unequivocally-help-stop-the-spread-of-covid-70408

2023-08-05 20:32:46 GMT

I know it’s difficult to resist, but please do not boop the sleeping kitty.
#Caturday
https://social.vmbrasseur.com/system/media_attachments/files/110/838/911/064/986/660/original/34f1f9c7cfbff50f.jpeg

2023-08-05 15:19:37 GMT

New long-term modelling shows effectiveness of consistent mask-use
“The findings of the present study indicate that more consistent mask use rather than waiting until there is a large wave of #COVID cases is more effective at reducing COVID-19 burden in the population,” Howe said.
https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-events/new-long-term-modelling-shows-effectiveness-of-consistent-mask-use

2023-08-04 21:14:21 GMT

Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded
U.S. #journalism needs to be treated as a “public good” like roads, schools and bridges
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/journalism-is-a-public-good-and-should-be-publicly-funded/

2023-07-08 15:19:38 GMT

For the First Time Ever, Human Rights Campaign Officially Declares ‘State of Emergency’ for #LGBTQ+ Americans; Issues National Warning and Guidebook to Ensure Safety for LGBTQ+ Residents and Travellers
https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/for-the-first-time-ever-human-rights-campaign-officially-declares-state-of-emergency-for-lgbtq-americans-issues-national-warning-and-guidebook-to-ensure-safety-for-lgbtq-residents-and-travelers