Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Recently I was invited to present on long term software development. I asked around for people's experiences here on Mastodon, and you delivered in spades! Please find here the collected wisdom in blog post form. Likely relevant for everyone shipping software that has to stay viable for a decade or more: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/on-long-term-software-development/

In 1983, asteroid 4147 Lennon was named in memory of John Lennon. A few years later, asteroids 4148 McCartney, 4149 Harrison, and 4150 Starr were named after the rest of the Beatles.

#science #sciencefacts #thebeatles #johnlennon #georgeharrison #paulmccartney #ringostarr #asteroids #beatles

Wednesday's #DENvsCIN injury report:

📰 » https://bit.ly/3Pd6WJe

Good to see that @creativecommons quietly discontinued their X account in November, focusing instead on Mastodon and #Bluesky.

I hope we'll soon see more of the #Wikimedia movement do the same. A few chapters (notably Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland) have done so, but Wikimedia Foundation still maintains a very active presence on X, as do most chapters.

Civil society must discontinue its presence on a platform that's become weaponized to promote hate and authoritarianism world-wide.

BOOST A TOOT!

you know what would be a great christmas present?

a job

Bill Bergey, All-Pro linebacker and Philadelphia Eagles legend, dies aged 79 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/25/bill-bergey-dead-philadelphia-eagles-linebacker?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

HOLIDAY TOUCHDOWN FOR TRAVIS‼️

https://www.europesays.com/1716189/ Does anybody know where this 1924 photo was taken in Norway? #norway

@zleap @petergleick I think we should be making at least a small donation to the Wikipedia foundation. I don’t believe that Musk can shut them down.

Elon Musk has ordered everyone to stop donating to Wikipedia.

I never started, until this morning.

https://donate.wikimedia.org is the link, if anyone feels like disobeying a direct order from a billionaire jerkwad.

Did you know you can download an entire copy of Wikipedia for use offline? Takes some storage space but there are text-only or (larger) versions with images.

https://www.howtogeek.com/260023/how-to-download-wikipedia-for-offline-at-your-fingertips-reading/

When it comes to free speech, as with many things, Elon Musk is a liar. He doesn’t want free speach. He wants the speech that favours him to be unfettered, and the speech that’s critical of him or his preferred narrative suppressed. He wants speech that he can control.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/post/3le5okpdjn22x

Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts! #SaveLibraries

Why would you use a proprietary communication tool like #WhatsApp when you also could use an open source tool like #Signal. May the #foss be with you. #floss #opensource
Have you already formed a team for our Hackathon? https://os-sci.com/event/international-hackathon-14/register

Meta’s ecosystem doesn’t foster communities; it farms users for data. Threads proves they’ve learned nothing after two decades.

Major Biometric Data Farming Operation Uncovered https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/major-biometric-data-farming/

Is it just me or is email federation slowly dying? I've encountered three different organizations this year which require me to have a GMail, Outlook or Yahoo email address in order to RECEIVE emails from them. What's going on?