modrobert @modrobert@qoto.org

Happy 2026!

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Curiosity Sends Holiday Postcard from Mars https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/curiosity-sends-holiday-postcard-from-mars/ #NASA #CuriosityRover #Mars

This simple Linux tool lets you try multiple distros safely on one desktop - for free
https://www.zdnet.com/article/distrobox-test-multiple-linux-distros-in-containers/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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I'm working on improving on the Kap documentation, and I'm going to write (or maybe make a video) about how to work with external data, and I want to have a practical example.

I'm looking for some publicly available dataset in tabular form (CSV or spreadsheet format) that contains some interesting data that I can use in the examples. Preferably there are some interesting calculations that can be made on said data as well.

I want to demonstrate simple aggregations, grouping, sorting and visualisation of the data.

It's much nicer if I can show something that has some practical use than just generate some random data.

I might want to use the same data to demonstrate SQL integration too. Any suggestions on data and calculations that I can show would be appreciated.

Moving Mousepad Is An Elegant Aimbot

https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/moving-mousepad-is-an-elegant-aimbot/

NEW – Sweden: Storm knocks down Gävle Goat
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/gavleborg/har-blaser-gavlebocken-omkull-under-stormen-johannes

Merry Christmas! 🎄✨ All music at https://lukhash.bandcamp.com is now FREE to download 🎁 It’s also DMCA-safe if you want to use it on your Twitch streams 👾🎶 Hope you have a great time! 🎄❤️

Tonight you will be visited by three ghosts.

Happy Christmas All!

Proton has handed over 32,076 users' data to governments since 2017.
Their own transparency report states a 94% compliance rate in 2024.
"Swiss privacy" is a marketing slogan, not a protection.

Ahoy gives us 2001 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwnphd_QUXo
#RetroGaming

Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Learn how to fight back at our new Age Verification Resource Center: https://www.EFF.org/Age.

W5: The Soul Nebula https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251217.html #APOD

US Harthouse Tour 1993. RIP Pascal FEOS

Can you imagine r2 without memory leaks? Because i’m getting there 😎

I notice people posting about trying to get a job, so here's hoping that an appropriate candidate reads this.

My employer is looking for someone with devops skills (Linux, databses, networking and development) who's willing to work in Singapore.

The job involves supporting customers (mostly banks) running financial software.

Let me know if you want to know more.

Not sure what hashtag to use for this, so feel free to boost.

After Decades, Linux Finally Gains Stable GPIB Support

https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/after-decades-linux-finally-gains-stable-gpib-support/

Rust is the new forkbomb. Cant say how many times i had to reboot my i7 32GB ubuntu because “cargo b” was just killing the whole system

// Bonfire
#define r(a)*=mat2(cos(a+vec4(0,33,11,0))),
void main(){float i,t,a,n,w,o,d=1.;for(vec3 p,q,k;i++<5e1&&d>.001;o+=d>n?d=abs(n)*.4+.05,1./d:exp(3.-length(k)*.6),t+=d*.5)for(k=normalize(vec3(P+P-R,R.y))*t,d=k.y+=6.,k.z-=15.,w=.0025,a-=a,n=.96*length(k.xz)+.27*k.y-5.34;a++<9.;w+=w)p=k,p.zx r(a*2.4)q=p,q.y-=a*T,n+=abs(dot(sin(q*.7/w),q-q+w)),p.z-=5.,p.zy r(atan(a*.18))d=min(d,max(abs(p.z+5.)-5.,max(abs(p.x)*.9+p.y*.5,-p.y)-.3));O=vec4(tanh(o*vec3(9,3,1)/5e2),1);}

#shader #demo #glsl #art

LGR is feeling christmessy again :)
Pac-Guy Christmas: Kilk & Play Freeware, Sketchy at Retail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXlqb3a4U4M
#RetroGaming #ItsTheSeason