WikiResearch is a newsletter covering the latest academic research about Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia. You can follow at:
The WikiResearch newsletter archive is at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter
#WikiResearch #Wikipedia #WikiData #WikiMedia #Academic #Academia #Research #Paper #Papers #Study #Studies #Computing #Sociology #Education #Internet #Online #Data #Networks #Science #Newsletter #Newsletters
Reproducible Builds aims to make it easier to check the source code of free and open source software. You can follow the project at:
The project's website is at https://reproducible-builds.org
Reproducible Builds promotes tools and practices to help verify that open source code has not been altered before its distribution.
#ReproducibleBuilds #FOSS #OSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Dev #Security #InfoSec #ComputerSecurity #Computing #Programming
LibreCast aims to provide a next generation internet with better privacy, more decentralisation, less spam and better energy efficiency by using "multicast". You can follow at:
➡️ @librecast
The website is at https://librecast.net
You can see a brief overview on its funding page at https://nlnet.nl/project/LibrecastLive
For a clearer explanation of what multicast even means, see the video at https://spectra.video/w/qd4Tn4wXg9JM34UPSQtgXM
#LibreCast #MultiCast #Internet #Technology #FOSS #Computing #Privacy #Environment #Dev
Charm make free open source command line interface apps, libs and back ends. You can follow at:
➡️ @charm
Their website is at https://charm.sh
#Charm #CharmSH #CharmBracelet #CLI #CommandLineInterface #CommandLine #CommandLines #Terminal #Terminals #Programming #Computing #Dev #Software #Apps #Development #SoftwareDevelopment
May Contain Hackers 2022 is a "hacker camp" festival in the Netherlands based in a holiday village. It's taking place in August 2022, you can follow at:
➡️ @mch2022camp
The website for the event is at https://mch2022.org
(Just for clarity, the term "hacker" here doesn't mean criminals! It just means people who enjoy getting to know how software/hardware/whatever really works, tinkering with it etc, kind of like "lifehacks".)
#MayContainHackers #Events #Technology #Computing #Netherlands
Computertruhe e.V. are volunteers in Germany who repair abandoned computers so they can be donated to charity.
You can follow their main account and also several local branches:
➡️ @computertruhe (main account, in German)
➡️ @@ComputertruheBerlin (Berlin branch, in German)
➡️ @ComputertruheChemnitz (Chemnitz branch, in German)
➡️ @ComputertruheMuenchen (Munich branch, in German)
Their website is at https://computertruhe.de
#Computertruhe #NGOs #Deutsch #Computing #Germany #Activism #Hardware
FOSDEM (Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting) is a major annual event featuring talks and workshops on free open source software. It's held in Brussels, Belgium.
You can follow at:
➡️ @fosdem
The official FOSDEM website is at https://fosdem.org
The event is free and run by volunteers.
#FOSDEM #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Events #Conferences #Conventions #Cons #Computing #Dev #SoftwareDevelopment #Software
Pulsa Una Tecla is a Spanish-language retrogaming blog, focusing on the 8-bit home computers and games consoles of the 1980s. You can follow at:
➡️ @pulsaunatecla (in Spanish)
The blog itself is at https://pulsaunatecla.com
#PulsaUnaTecla #RetroGaming #Computing #ComputingHistory #Gaming #Games #VideoGames #8Bit #1980s #Retro #Spanish #Español #Espanol #Blog #Blogs #Commodore64 #ZXSpectrum #AmstradCPC #MSX #VideoPac #AtariVCS
Manjaro ARM is a form of Manjaro Linux for ARM-based devices such as the PinePhone or Raspberry Pi. You can follow at:
➡️ @ManjaroARM
There's more info about it on the Manjaro site at https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Manjaro-ARM
#ManjaroARM #Manjaro #ManjaroLinux #ARM #Linux #Distros #GNULinux #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Computing #RaspberryPi #PinePhone #PineBook #OS #OperatingSystem #OperatingSystems
Pine64 make low-price Linux-based smartphones, computers, smartwatches etc. You can follow them at:
➡️ @PINE64 (main account)
➡️ @pine64eu (European online shop)
➡️ @pine64tilvids (video account)
Their site is https://www.pine64.org
Pine64 hardware is for tech fans who like to customise their devices, and made in collaboration with the user community. They're not intended as "daily drivers".
#Pine64 #PinePhone #Technology #Smartphones #Smartwatches #Computing #Hardware #Linux #FOSS #Business
Ramokromok posts news and articles about retro gaming and retro computing. You can follow at:
➡️ @ramokromok
The website is at https://ramokromok.com
#Ramokromok #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #Computing #History #Blog #Blogs #Gaming
Open Tech Vids posts creative commons and public domain videos about technology. You can follow at:
If the videos aren't visible from your server yet, you can see them all at https://tilvids.com/a/opentechvids/videos
(If you followed before March 2022, please read this post - https://mstdn.social/@feditips/107916542161347338)
#OpenTechVids #Tech #Technology #Videos #Video #CreativeCommons #CC #PublicDomain #PD #Computing #ComputingHistory #History
Hare is a new programming language currently under development, you can follow at:
➡️ @hare@fosstodon.org (main account)
➡️ @hare@qoto.org (community account)
The Hare developers describe it as:
"a systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust" and "well-suited to ... low-level, high performance tasks"
...and apparently it fits on a 3.5 inch disk! 💾
There's more info on the official website at https://harelang.org
#Hare #HareLang #ProgrammingLanguage #Programming #Dev #Computing
OMG! Ubuntu! is a long-established news site about Ubuntu and other forms of Linux, as well as free open source software in general. You can follow at:
➡️ @omgubuntu
The website is at https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk
#OMGUbuntu #Ubuntu #Linux
#GNU #GNULinux #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Computing #OS #News #ComputingNews
Adam is a pixel artist who creates images within the technical constraints of the ZX Spectrum computer of the 1980s. You can follow at:
The Spectrum hardware couldn't cope with more than two colours next to each other, so the art based on it has a very distinctive look.
#Adam #PixelArt #Pixel #Art #PixelArtist #PixelArtists #Computing #ZXSpectrum #DigitalArt #8bit #Computers #1980s #Retro #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory
The Spritely Project is developing the next generation of Fediverse standards, including distributed programming and virtual worlds. You can follow the project at:
The lead developer is one of the authors of the ActivityPub standard upon which the current Fediverse is built:
➡️ @cwebber
You can find out more about Spritely on its website at https://spritelyproject.org
#Spritely #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Computing #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Programming
Veronica Explains posts guides about Linux, computing and random tech. You can follow at:
➡️ @vkc (main account)
➡️ @veronicaexplains (video account)
Veronica also has a website at https://vkc.sh
If the videos aren't visible from your instance yet, you can see them at https://tilvids.com/a/veronicaexplains/videos
#Veronica #VeronicaExplains #Linux #Computing #Tech #Technology #Videos #PeerTube #PeerTubers
V Brigham is a veteran programmer for the Commodore 64 home computer from 1982, who nowadays posts in-depth videos about developing software on the C64.
You can follow at:
➡️ @v_brigham
If the videos aren't visible from your instance yet, you can see them all at https://tilvids.com/a/v_brigham/videos
#VBrigham #Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore #Programming #Dev #Software #Development #1980s #80s #8Bit #BASIC #Retro #History #Computing #ComputingHistory #HistoryOfComputing #Videos #PeerTube
PenPot is a free open source design and prototyping platform. It works through a web browser and uses open standards, so it can be used collaboratively and on any OS.
You can follow at:
➡️ @penpot
PenPot is now in beta testing, find out more at https://penpot.app
(PenPot used to be called Uxbox)
#PenPot #UXBox #Design #Prototyping #AppDev #Dev #Software #Development #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Computing #SVG #SelfHosting #Productivity #Office #WebApps #WebApp
Floating Cheeses is a project that aims for reliable Python packaging. You can follow the main account at:
➡️ @cheeses
They also have a PeerTube video channel at:
➡️ @ipwhl
The project website is at https://man.sr.ht/~cnx/ipwhl
(Thank you to @xarvos for giving headsup and info about Floating Cheeses)
#FloatingCheeses #Python #Programming #Dev #Software #SoftwareDevelopment #Computing #Packaging
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