David Curtin @capt_canadia@qoto.org

Switch to Linux for:

🔒 Better security against viruses.
🚀 Customize to your liking.
💻 Great performance, even on older PCs.
🌐 Strong community support.
💸 Mostly free, no hidden costs.
Discover the freedom of computing with Linux! #LibertasTechnologiaPrivitus

Hello! It's the last day to buy A City on Mars during launch week. Sales this week matter because they get you on bestseller lists, which get you sales and press. SO, if you were thinking about buying, we'd massively appreciate if you'd do so today. <3 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/639449/a-city-on-mars-by-kelly-and-zach-weinersmith/

The medium is the message

Introducing GPTs https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts

@pinkyfloyd @rozcakj New Zealand's libraries are doing cool stuff like this.

hamiltonlibraries.co.nz/auaha-…

This space also has a recording studio. The printers and other maker tools are free to use, just pay for the raw materials, and there is full-time staff available to teach you.

Raspberry Pi 5 review – Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm, benchmarks, power consumption, and more

A few days ago I finally went through the Raspberry Pi 5 kit I received last September going through the items and booting it with Raspberry Pi OS bookworm. I’ve now had time to perform more tests to check out the performance with benchmarks and test various features on the Raspberry Pi 5.…
https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/11/05/raspberry-pi-5-review-raspberry-pi-os-bookworm-benchmarks-power-consumption/

Had to make a hard call on #inkscape 1.3.1, a fix that would cause a very small number of macOS users to have all their user interface be tofu (font not found) had to be reverted because it caused all sorts of regressions for every other macOS user (no italics, much worse kerning)

This is the kind of decision that's hard to make because it condemns a small number of users to effectively not be able to use Inkscape 1.3 at all, but for the grace of many more users.

Sorry rare macOS people!

New blog from me: Leading Secondary #Computing
Please boost if you are into Computing #Teaching #Education #EdTech ... #caschat
https://httcs.online/leading/

Study: Students Who Read Print Learn More Than Those Who Read Tablets https://www.techlearning.com/news/study-students-who-read-print-learn-more-than-those-who-read-tablets

Ardie Savea named World Rugby player of the year. Well deserved imho and it seems like he is a genuinely good bloke too #rugby #AllBlacks

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby-world-cup-2023/300998466/all-blacks-star-ardie-savea-named-world-rugby-player-of-the-year-springboks-snubbed

#MakerAdvent will return for 2023
Never heard of this? I countdown to Christmas by releasing a YouTube video everyday. Each video has a maker flavour to it. We can hack microcontrollers, Christmas decorations and I buy random "stuff" from eBay, Aliexpress and now Temu.
Here is the entire 2022 series to give you an idea of what I will be up to.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl7sf03jEHOSe7Vg-m2tsV5lXPvnFd8Vy

Hello everyone 👋 ! We have been on Mastodon for a while but recently moved instances to hachyderm so wanted to provide an #introduction. We are an international organisation teaching foundational #coding and #DataScience skills to #researchers worldwide. We advocate for #OpenScience #OpenSource practices through workshops using our openly available lessons co-developed by our global community. More information: carpentries.org. Excited to be here; thank you for having us!

Proprietary control over education is growing and it is affecting student's rights to information. Watch and share "The University of Costumed Heroes" and fight for young people's freedom. https://u.fsf.org/fsfheroes

Introducing the Whole Earth Index: a nearly complete free online archive of Whole Earth publications. The Internet Archive helped digitize the materials & hosts the collection for all to access. https://wholeearth.info/

Really long day today, but a good one.

It's #Thanksgiving in Canada; I put together an intimate little meal for my loved ones, all based around something different: turkey schnitzel! We all counted our blessings.

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!

Also, I spent 3 hours testing the #Gaggia Classic Pro Evo #Espresso machine, getting re-familiar with an old friend. Snapped lots of photos, recorded lots of numbers and thoughts. Thoroughly caffeinated!

Just learned about the new NZ Bookhub website that came online today - you can search for books across independent booksellers, click-and-collect locally or get books delivered - https://bookhub.nz/.

(I try at least 3 independent booksellers before buying overseas so this will add scope, speed up the process and hopefully help me buy more locally...)

#Books #Booksellers #Aotearoa #NZ

Why does Canada have three of the world's most liveable cities? - BBC Travel https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20231001-why-does-canada-have-three-of-the-worlds-most-liveable-cities

ChatGPT Can Now Browse the Internet - OpenAI says ChatGPT is "no longer limited to data before September 2021." It can n... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/27/215243/chatgpt-can-now-browse-the-internet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai