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While transfer students represent one of the most diverse student groups on campus, they usually don't ever get the chance to become a scientist.

Why? Because lab RAships are so massively competitive, acquired in the early years on campus, and limited, our most diverse (and often most deserving, hard-working and incredible) students are systematically less likely and able to access those positions.

Big migration from Microsoft Office to #LibreOffice: The northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein is migrating 30,000 PCs. Learn more in this video from our recent conference: https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/rUh7VLPkmkruarXHKeNGqG #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Raw milk producer optimistic after being shut down for bird flu detection
A second lot of milk was recalled after testing of retail products came back positive.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/12/raw-milk-producer-optimistic-after-being-shut-down-for-bird-flu-detection/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The Code for Science Symposium (#FSKomp24) starts in Hannover!

Over the next 3 days, we’ll dive into the future of software competence in research.

I’m particularly excited about the conversations on publishing research software- can’t wait to learn and connect with brilliant minds!

Let’s make research more open and reproducible with publishing our data and code!

Mornin’. Didn’t realise a formal #introduction was de rigueur on here - my bad. I’m the Bee Guy - the founder of the first and only native wild bee sanctuary on the planet - The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland. Not for profit social enterprise 24/7 365 advocating for our native wild bees. Not about honey bees - they’re fine. Only on here for the #bees & #planet. Heart on my sleeve, head in the stars, feet in a muddy puddle. Big plans. Need your support. Thoughtful brave disruption. Language matters.1/n

Better late than never.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/european-federation-of-journalists-to-stop-posting-content-on-x-386598/

An Apple employee is suing the tech giant to limit access to employee personal devices.

According to the suit, Apple employees who use personal devices for work must allow Apple to install software that grants Apple access to search anything stored on the device or iCloud. The suit says Apple can monitor staff even when they're off duty.

If the employee wins, it could be another win against "bossware" surveillance.

More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/02/an-apple-employee-is-suing-the-company-over-monitoring-employee-personal-devices/

This is one of my favourite dialogs in all of Linux. What application? Who is asking for this information and why? Stop asking questions and give me your secrets.

It’s amazing how it is 2024 and - consistently - our front-line security interfaces still train people to do and accept the very wrongest things.

Hello World :)

I am pleased to present you a small project that I have been working on these last weeks:

MARL (Mastodon Archive Reader Lite) is a small web app that allows you to explore in detail the content of your Mastodon posts archive, including attached files (images, videos, sounds), and with different search options.

https://github.com/s427/MARL

Boosts welcome!

(More info in the post below )

#Mastodon #archive

A Cumulative Culture Theory of Developer Problem-Solving: new preprint

https://www.drcathicks.com/post/a-cumulative-culture-theory-of-developer-problem-solving-new-preprint

As Bluesky grows in popularity among real users, it likewise grows in popularity among those who operate fake accounts for myriad purposes. Here's an article about a network of fake Bluesky accounts with identical biographies.
https://conspirator0.substack.com/p/bogus-accounts-in-the-blue-skies

Anyone have any experience dumping Audible? I've already gotten rid of my amazon prime, and I'm working at getting my job to do the same (I have some supportive co-workers so I think it will work, this is the best way to do the same at you job. Find your allies then work together but not in an obvious way to get your company to stop ordering there.)

Anyway I thought getting rid of audible today would be a nice way to feel like I'm a part of the big Amazon Black Friday strike. 1/

why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/11/29/why-pipes-get-stuck-buffering/

#PSA: amazon workers in multiple countries, including the U.S., are striking for Black Friday to Cyber Monday.

DO NOT CROSS THE PICKET LINE

#Unions #SupportWorkers #SupportUnions #amazon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/25/amazon-protest-strike-black-friday