DELIGHTED to say that my latest tech history column is live on Every and they've made this one free-to-read.
Because it covers one of the most overlooked founders of the golden age of computing: Lore Harp McGovern, founder of Vector Graphic who pioneered small/medium business computing.
She deserves to be better known. Certainly deserves more than a single paragraph on Wikipedia. Read and spread the word #computing #history https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-woman-that-tech-history-forgot
@vanillaos One thing I do appreciate about Vanilla OS is their consistent dedication to Legendary DE and the April 1st holiday.
The eldest among us remember the First Web, before search engines were Good Actually. They used secret magics to make sense of the chaos that was the First Web.
Site directories.
Web rings.
Home pages linking to trusted sites.
Homework study notes.
Now that the Search Engines have fallen it is time to bring those ancient tools back, for ourselves and the youngest among us who never knew the First Web.
@Lana very interesting point!
Just saw STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) on 35mm at the Paris Theater in NYC.
There’s nothing better than Hitchcock on the big screen w/ a responsive crowd!
⚪ Kurz noch vier... Lieblingsfotos ?
🟤 Four more... Favorite photos ?
📷 by Artist: #ChrisFroese in Loc.: #Bystrzyckie Poland 🇵🇱 - Title: "Kradzież księżyca" - ("Stealing the moon" /"Den Mond stehlen" - #Art #Streetart #PhotoArt #Fotografie #Photography #Nature #Moon #Artist ➡️ #APhotoLove Website: https://crisfroesepics.com/
What are some of the biggest threats to open-source data science today? Posit's Wes McKinney joins Ken Jee's Nearest Neighbors podcast, discussing that topic & more.
If you're curious about where open-source tooling for analytics is headed, and threats to keeping analytics best practice open, you should definitely have a listen.
Many people affected by the recent blocking of #Telegram in 🇪🇸 Spain are looking for alternatives - especially decentralized ones.
#Snikket is one of those alternatives, and fully open-source. However, our Spanish translations are lacking, which can lead to a poor experience for our #hispanohablante friends.
If you think you could help us with translation, please reach out 🙂
Help the FSF in its campaign to end DRM in education, whether that be DRM-free music, textbooks, or elsewhere. Invest in a free future by donating to the FSF today and help us reach our goal of collecting $425,000. https://u.fsf.org/41e #LearnLibre #DRMFree #EndDRM #Education
I’ll let you in on a secret: I love sporadically updated weblogs. I subscribe to over 1200 feeds and most of them are sporadic or even technically “inactive”. Months often pass between updates
It means that every post published was important to the writer
Back in the days of snail mail, letters that began with “It’s been a while since I last wrote to you” were the ones people cherished the most
You don’t need to post every day or even every week to have a blog that matters
@tess It really resonates with me how Porter and Gehl describe the issue as the need to increase political competition
Hello, #Ubuntu and #Linux enthusiasts! 🐧✨
We're thrilled to announce UbuCon North America 2024 in Green Bay, WI!
Stay tuned for updates! #OpenSource #Linux
https://opencollective.com/ubucon-na/events/ubucon-north-america-2024-8919b284
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/announcing-ubucon-north-america-2024-call-for-sponsors/42902
@endDRM Digital preservation is a big interest of mine as well. Have you seen any explanation for why one can in some places buy DRM-free music (eg even in iTunes) and video games (GOG), but there is no place to buy such movies or TV shows? I know I can “buy” shows on Amazon Video, but I would pay someone significantly more for a DRM free version and there isn’t even an option!
"It's not easy being an anti-DRM activist, especially heading into 2024. Not content with locking down software and streaming media, the massive corporations peddling this unjust technology have even extended their reach into the world's libraries. OverDrive is the worst of these offenders..." Read the full article about IDAD 2023: https://u.fsf.org/421 #LearnLibre #EndDRM #Libraries #ebooks #DayAgainstDRM
Economist. Antitrust policy; industrial organization; history of economics