⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

Finally had time to post about some of the Dutch gov's open source projects and efforts to become more digitally sovereign.

Tldr: we're heading in the right direction, but we need to work on a gov-wide strategy instead of relying on individual projects.

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #foss #ospo

https://ginaplat.com/posts/20251031-digital-sovereignty-and-gov/

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I dressed up as a UDP packet for Halloween……but I don’t think anyone got it. 😅🤭

A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com

"In August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google." What this means for your rights, and how you can help: https://keepandroidopen.org

There’s Nothing Boring About Web Search on Retro Amigas

https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/theres-nothing-boring-about-web-search-on-retro-amigas/

So Prince Andrew’s punishment is to move from a 20 bedroom house he paid zero rent for, to basically slumming it into a 10 bedroom house he will pay no rent for.

Wow. Poor guy.

This is the future I was promised in 1996. Email on the #appleNewton

#newton #retrocomputing #geek #apple

My old employers are hiring technical talent in the UK. Fully remote / hybrid (London).

* Senior Data Engineer
* Senior Security Engineer (Developer)
* Engineering Manager - (Genetic Data)

And several more.

Great team with an amazing mission. All the jobs are listed at:
https://apply.workable.com/our-future-health/

(I don't work there any more so can't answer specific questions about the roles.)

You wanna know what time it is?

𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑨 time!