Vincent Cloutier @vincent@librem.one

worm de-horser

I'm convinced most of the adults who told me wiki is unreliable, now use viral
facebook posts for most of their news sources.
-Sharplynormal, Dec 2015

There are 1,152,960,944 lines of code in Debian bullseye. #ReleasingDebianBullseye

Purism Convertable Note Offering: They are looking for investors. Probably quite risky based on what we have seen from Purism so far, but make your own opinion: https://wp.puri.sm/ir/convertible-note/ #linux #smartphone #linuxphone #purism #investment

‘Can I get you something to drink, Monsieur Sartre?’ the waiter asked.
‘Yes, I’d like a cup of coffee with sugar, but with `None::<Cream>`’, the philosopher replied.

A few minutes later, however, the water returned and said,

‘I’m sorry, Monsieur Sartre, but we haven't found `Cream` — how about with `None::<Milk>`?’

(#rustlang)

And that’s how code comments work

Another day of unprecedented heat in Western North America,... http://dlvr.it/S2lqH9

OrganicMaps is Android and iOS offline maps for travel without trackers or ads: https://organicmaps.app/ #android #offline #foss #fdroid #maps #privacy

"Moderna to take mRNA HIV vaccine into Phase 1 trials this year"

HIV. Vaccine. 💪

https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2021/04/15/Moderna-to-take-mRNA-flu-and-HIV-vaccines-into-Phase-1-trials-this-year

#ThisIsFine

"Why Lichess will always be free"

This is our unbreakable promise to you, our users:

- Lichess will never have ads
- Lichess will never sell our user’s data
- Lichess will always be 100% free of charge

🥰🥰🥰

https://lichess.org/blog/YF-ZORQAACAA89PI/why-lichess-will-always-be-free.

TeCh Is NeUtRaL…

I assumed that if GPT-3 generated pickup lines, they would be terrible because they would be something like human pickup lines. Instead, they are terrible for more delightful reasons.
https://janellecshane.substack.com/p/gpt-3-tries-pickup-lines?r=1lic4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

Interesting - putting a value on the contribution of FOSS developers... TL;DL -> $100s of billions contributed to the economy. https://www.zdnet.com/video/open-source-developers-contribute-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars-to-the-economy/

It's illegal to enter buildings in the zone as most of them are completely unstable, and due to a new zone administration there's typically no bribing your way out of a situation. Sometimes in the most unsuspecting places you may find street art left behind by a Stalker who risked arrest for something many will never see. Somewhat of a real life Easter egg, or a subtle nod to defiance: "You're not suppose to be here."

Location: Chernobyl Exclusion-zone, Ukraine. 2019.

#theCartographer

LOL Drew Devault pissed off at end users not liking Wayland because it does not work properly, calling them liars. What a delicious person. https://drewdevault.com/2021/02/02/Anti-Wayland-horseshit.html #linux #wayland

Use open platforms — or else

https://drewdevault.com/2021/01/28/Use-open-platforms-or-else.html

#discord #federation #matrix #xmpp

Linux is Beautiful (video): https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/l233rc/oc_linux_is_beautiful/ #linux #customization