Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@qoto.org

“Not only has funding dried up for cash-burning start-ups over the last year, but now, fraud is also in the air, as investors scrutinize start-up claims more closely and a tech downturn reveals who has been taking the industry’s “fake it till you make it” ethos too far.” 🔥 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/business/silicon-valley-fraud.html

Valve rolls out Proton 8.0 to further improve Steam Deck and Linux gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/04/valve-rolls-out-proton-80-to-further-improve-steam-deck-and-linux-gaming/ #SteamDeck #Linux #Proton

Please boost.

Brits start 'em young with 20% of tots 'owning' a smartphone - And what are they doing with them? YouTube, lots of YouTube Nestled in UK regulator Ofcom... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/04/17/uk_toddler_phone_ownership/

Communication designer Chris Messina, who in 2007 came up with the idea of using hashtags on Twitter, has now left Twitter because of Elon Musk.
#riptwitter

A Nigerian living in the UK has "discovered" a new lake and named it Iyi Ojemba.

Mazi Uba Acho, a native of Igbo Naton in W Africa, highlighted the absurdity of the colonialist mindset that sought to claim discovery of places already known to locals. He cited Mungo Park's claim to the River Niger in Nigeria and David Livingstone's claim to the Zambezi River, Zambia, and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

#colonialism #africa #UnitedStatesOfAfrica

A Tonya Harding comic book exists!

Just look at the cover!

I’m not sure that BBC pay-walking BBC content behind Brit Box is really acceptable.

I’m paying for a tv license that finds their output, so surely it should all be available up front to paying license holders?

It light be legal, I assume, but it’s certainly not ethical.

“Mastodon has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of Twitter’s ongoing meltdown, and since I started seriously using it late last year, it’s won me over.” https://www.theverge.com/23673125/mastodon-separate-tags-hashtag-navigation-accessibility

Colored droplets in corn syrup seemingly blended together can be returned to their original state by reversing the direction of mixing, a form of laminar flow called "Stokes flow".

Video credit: UNM Physics & Astronomy
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokes_flow

You don't need to use link shorteners on Mastodon!

All links on Mastodon count as 23 characters towards your post limit, no matter how long the links actually are.

Link shortener services like bit.ly, t.co etc track users who click on their links, so Mastodon removed any practical need to use them. If you still use link shorteners on Mastodon, it will be obvious to everyone that you are just doing it for tracking purposes.

More info at https://fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-shorteners-on-mastodon

Ever seen a neofetch (https://www.cyberciti.biz/howto/neofetch-awesome-system-info-bash-script-for-linux-unix-macos/) on REAL HARDWARE? Thanks https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/12o5937/ever_seen_a_neofetch_on_real_hardware/

Media are calling the Fediverse a failure because they want it to fail—and they believe if they repeat the same narrative, it will some day come true.

But they were wrong about the Internet in 1995 when they called it a novelty.

They were wrong about social media in 2008 when they called it a fad.

They are wrong about the Fediverse now.

11 million people are here now.

12 million people will likely be here next month.

Most startups wish they could “fail” like we do!

Made a little Python script that pulls your current Mastodon follower count and updates a sensor in Home Assistant with the number every 30 mins. It’s all wrapped up in a Docker image. Would anyone be interested if I was to release it? #docker #python #weekendproject