vmbrasseur

vmbrasseur, 12 hours ago to random

Oooh… This looks like an interesting book.

Technocapitalism: The Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good by Loretta Napoleoni

https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4601-technocapitalism

vmbrasseur, 1 day ago to random

Dear presenters:

If you're showing off a product/project, please either:

a) Don't use real data, or
b) DO NOT show PII for real people.

ESPECIALLY if the video is going to end up on YouTube afterward.

This is 2024. I'm absolutely flabbergasted that this reminder is still needed in this day and age.

vmbrasseur, 2 days ago to accessibility

Brilliant and overdue. So many people will be able to benefit from this #a11y work.

As a result, the IATP (Illinois Assistive Technology Program) created the Adaptive Chef’s Knife. Unlike existing offerings, it has a high-quality blade and is ergonomically designed so that the user can leverage their forearm while maintaining control.

https://hackaday.com/2024/05/16/adaptive-chefs-knife-provides-better-leverage/

vmbrasseur, 5 days ago to random

My editorial assistant, Basil, has notified me that, pending editing & suggested revisions from my fantastic editor (Adaobi Obi Tulton), the final chapter of Business Success with Open Source is now complete! Many pre-publication tasks remain, but the hardest work is done. 🎉

https://fossbiz.com

vmbrasseur, 6 days ago to climate

“The information and communications technology sector as a whole is responsible for an estimated 2 to 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. By 2040, that number could reach 14 percent—almost as much carbon as that emitted by air, land, and sea transport combined.”

https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-software

#ClimateCrisis

vmbrasseur, 10 days ago to climate

Plastics production alone will doom climate goals

Manufacturing plastics is a highly emissive process. The world needs to shrink production rapidly to stay within the 1.5 °C global temperature rise.

https://www.sequencermag.com/plastics-production-alone-will-doom-climate-goals/

#ClimateCrisis

ramiro, 11 days ago to random

I need a renaissance costume and I'm struggling to find a place that'll sell me a complete set online – I won't do amazon or ali and I figure there has to be some craftsmen / clothier / attiellier who specializes in this I can support?

( Please boost for reach )

vmbrasseur, 12 days ago to knitting

This is mad genius and some impressive #knitting skills:

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/05/althea-crome-miniature-sweaters/

vmbrasseur, 12 days ago to random

Bureau of Labor Statistics releases latest estimate of how much labor receives of national income, showing bleak decline

This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest estimate for the share labor receives of national income for the first quarter of 2024. According to BLS, this income share has declined for non-farm workers from about two-thirds, 64.1% in the first quarter of 2001, to 55.8% in the first quarter of 2024.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/06/workers-income-labor-

vmbrasseur, 14 days ago to random

It’s always a Happy #Caturday when you have hardwood floors.

Animated gif of Basil the orange cat with a toy in his mouth. The toy is attached to a stick by a string. Baz is pulling hard on the string but struggling to get traction on the hardwood floor.

vmbrasseur, 14 days ago to random

How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts

‘Food waste reduction is “an opportunity to reduce costs and to tackle some of the biggest environmental and social issues of our time: fighting climate change and addressing food insecurity,” the authors of the report write.’

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/4/24147350/billions-of-meals-wasted-unep-study-food

vmbrasseur, 15 days ago to knitting

Picking Up Pixels: Rüdiger Schlömer Designs Typefaces for #Knitting

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/05/type-knitting-rudiger-schlomer/

#FiberArts #FibreArts

vmbrasseur, 16 days ago to random

Small publisher closes shop thanks to AI spam

“I am spending four to five hours a week trudging through submissions just to weed out AI-generated trash…Just over the weekend, I rejected twenty obviously AI generated submissions. My inbox is flooded with it.”

https://www.bardsandsages.com/closure-announcement.html

vmbrasseur, 17 days ago to opensource

From now through May 7th, the code 2024Build gets you 50% off both of my books!

• Forge Your Future with #OpenSource : The first/only book on how to contribute to open source projects
• #Business Success with Open Source: How to use, release, contribute to open source strategically & sustainably

Learn more here:

https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2024-04-30.html

#plsBoost

vmbrasseur, 18 days ago to random

This is a fun article.
——

This is How a Pen Changed the World

"When released in 1950, the Bic Cristal cost just $2. Since this vital instrument has continued to be so affordable, world literacy is at 90% today.”

https://hackaday.com/2024/04/29/this-is-how-a-pen-changed-the-world/

vmbrasseur, 23 days ago to random

Heckin' yes! 💪

The Federal Communications Commission made its official vote Thursday to reinstate #NetNeutrality, passing an order titled Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet. This restores, with some changes and protections, the rules passed back in 2015 allowing the FCC to enforce basic rules of connectivity and fairness in broadband.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/fcc-officially-votes-to-reinstate-net-neutrality/

vmbrasseur, 23 days ago to random

In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back

This is the first time in Canadian history that the colonial government has recognized Indigenous title across an entire terrestrial territory, and it’s the first time this kind of recognition has occurred outside of the courts. Experts say it marks a new path toward Indigenous reconciliation.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25042024/british-columbia-haida-nation-land-ownership/

vmbrasseur, 25 days ago to poetry

Black poets, apply for the 25th Annual Cave Canem Prize before May 13th!

“The Cave Canem Prize is awarded annually to the best debut collection of poems submitted by a Black poet.”

https://brittlepaper.com/2024/04/submit-to-the-2025-cave-canem-prize-deadline-may-13/

#poetry

vmbrasseur, 26 days ago to opensource

Did you miss my #OpenSource #Governance by Example talk at #ossna24 last week?

The official video isn't available yet, but my recording of it is! Check it out here:

https://archive.org/details/ossna2024-governancebyexample

vmbrasseur, 27 days ago to opensource

"…this study presents prima facie evidence of a positive effect of general #OpenSource software funding on open source software #security."

https://dfrlab.org/2024/04/18/more-money-better-security/

vmbrasseur, 27 days ago to random

We Need To Rewild The Internet

“When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometimes aren’t obvious until it’s too late.”

Monocultures and single points of failure are red flags for any ecosystem.

https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/

vmbrasseur, 29 days ago to animals

This little monster joined the family two years ago today. 🥰

#CatsOfMastodon #Osgood #AdoptDontShop

A gret and white cat looks fierce as he bites and hold onto his favourite toy.
A grey and white cat sits on a cat tree and looks out a window wistfully.
A grey and white cat looks up at the camera, pausing in his task of ripping up a tissue that he stole from the box beside him.

vmbrasseur, 1 month ago to opensource

To honour #OpenSourceSummit, all books in the @pragprog #OpenSource series are 30% off from now through the end of April. Uossna #ossna2024 #ossna24a great deal on some great books:

• Program Management for Open Source Projects by @funnelfiasco: https://pragprog.com/titles/bcosp/program-management-for-open-source-projects/
• Forge Your Future with Open Source: https://pragprog.com/titles/vbopens/forge-your-future-with-open-source/
• Business Success with Open Source (now in early release beta!): https://pragprog.com/titles/vbfoss/business-success-with-open-source/

Please share far and wide!

#ossna #ossna2024 #ossna24

vmbrasseur, 1 month ago to privacy

“The draft bill would grant consumers new rights regarding how their information is used and moved around by large companies and data brokers while giving them the ability to sue when those rights are violated.”

#privacy

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24124143/lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-comprehensive-digital-american-privacy-rights-act-bill