**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 29, 2021, 03:04

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 29, 2021, 03:04

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

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Jul 29, 2021, 03:04

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

TIL that you can adopt a unicode character and that Catalyst IT is a gold sponsor of the copyleft symbol 🄯 https://www.unicode.org/consortium/adopted-characters.html#g1F12F

**Eliot B** · Jul 27, 2021, 21:38

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**bartholin** @bartholin@lainchan.gay · Jul 27, 2021, 21:38

Jul 27, 2021, 21:38

bartholin @bartholin@lainchan.gay

Topology is witchcraft

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**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 28, 2021, 03:55

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 28, 2021, 03:55

Jul 28, 2021, 03:55

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Latest SMBC, the fable of the CO2 and the nuclear missile https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fable

**Eliot B** · Jul 27, 2021, 08:17

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**Ｓｔｅｌｌａｒ ** @Stellar@fedi.absturztau.be · Jul 27, 2021, 08:17

Jul 27, 2021, 08:17

Ｓｔｅｌｌａｒ  @Stellar@fedi.absturztau.be

Americans be like global warming is not real but like its their rivers that's gonna be fiction soon

(california 3 years ago vs 3 month vs today)

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**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 25, 2021, 22:37

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 25, 2021, 22:37

Jul 25, 2021, 22:37

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Just saw this while browsing a job ad: "Our client is looking for nice-natured, bubbly, dexterous & meek candidates" meek? MEEK? What on earth?

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 09:44

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 09:44

Jul 23, 2021, 09:44

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

I'm not a fan of religion, but have to say that the contrast between this Auckland church becoming a vaccination centre and what I hear about evangelicals in the USA is stark. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/seven-sharp/clips/south-auckland-churches-become-vaccine-centres-in-fight-against-covid-19

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 05:11

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 05:11

Jul 23, 2021, 05:11

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

@nonetrix rocket.chat

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 05:08

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 05:08

Jul 23, 2021, 05:08

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

"When one door closes another opens" - that explains why it is always cold and draughty in the house...

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 05:08

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 23, 2021, 05:08

Jul 23, 2021, 05:08

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Seems all the news channels assume we know what sport the "OlyWhites" play. It is football BTW

**Eliot B** · Jul 22, 2021, 10:21

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**Rysiekúr Memesson** @rysiek@mastodon.technology · Jul 22, 2021, 10:21

Jul 22, 2021, 10:21

Rysiekúr Memesson @rysiek@mastodon.technology

Hey, #Fediverse, do you use (say, at least once per week) any Mozilla products?

Context: some people are claiming "nobody uses Mozilla's products anymore". I'd like to see if that's actually true.

47% Yes, Thunderbird.
90% Yes, Firefox.
5% Yes, something else (what)?
5% No, not at all.

**Eliot B** · Jul 22, 2021, 21:49

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**Incident Creator** @vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 22, 2021, 21:49

Jul 22, 2021, 21:49

Incident Creator @vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Anyone else wondering which strain of #Covid will win the #Tokyo #Olympics?

**Eliot B** · Jul 21, 2021, 19:56

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**guiot** @mxmxyz@merveilles.town · Jul 21, 2021, 19:56

Jul 21, 2021, 19:56

guiot @mxmxyz@merveilles.town

"[free software is] free as in 'free puppies', not 'free beer'. Adopting open source solutions, like adopting a puppy, involves some time spent on care and feeding."

, found this passage yesterday while reading Trevor Owens's "the theory and craft of digital preservation" and I won't stop thinking about it for a while, probably

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 22, 2021, 21:57

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 22, 2021, 21:57

Jul 22, 2021, 21:57

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Why are my toaster elements live even when the lever is up?

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**Eliot B** · Jul 21, 2021, 05:51

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**Dave Lane** @lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 21, 2021, 05:51

Jul 21, 2021, 05:51

Dave Lane @lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Fascinating. A good read for all those FOSSy Microsoft lovers. https://drewdevault.com/2020/08/27/Microsoft-plays-their-hand.html

**Eliot B** · Jul 20, 2021, 16:03

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**Devine Lu Linvega** @neauoire@merveilles.town · Jul 20, 2021, 16:03

Jul 20, 2021, 16:03

Devine Lu Linvega @neauoire@merveilles.town

Too few people are familiar with Energypedia 🌱
https://energypedia.info/wiki/Main_Page

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 20, 2021, 22:44

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 20, 2021, 22:44

Jul 20, 2021, 22:44

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

@vik wait until your neural lace needs an update...

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 20, 2021, 22:40

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 20, 2021, 22:40

Jul 20, 2021, 22:40

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

TIL that Argentina has its own educational linux distro https://huayra.educar.gob.ar/

via https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/web/statuses/106615256370952051

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 20, 2021, 22:28

**Eliot B** @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 20, 2021, 22:28

Jul 20, 2021, 22:28

Eliot B @bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz

@robertfromont Great thread thanks Robert, I don't think I've read all of those yet. The Dispossesed and Paradises Lost are two of my favourites from your list.