#fosdem — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #fosdem, aggregated by home.social.
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I remember asking people at the last #FOSDEM about ways to communicate by radio in case of an Internet blackout. I explored a few possibilities, but no one mentioned #mesh networks, even though I'd first heard about them more than 10 years ago from an activist friend living in Pará, near the Amazon rainforest.
A few weeks ago, I bookmarked a video on the topic. I finally watched it yesterday and discovered #Meshtastic. Since then, I've also come across #MeshCore, #Reticulum, and #atak.
When it comes to communication, we seem to enjoy creating many different approaches. I hope these communities will find ways to interoperate and communicate with each other.
P. S. Hashtags counting on the #Fediverse:
- mesh: 14 posts · 13 participants · 5 posts today
- Meshtastic: 42 · 34 · 6
- MashCore: 64 · 54 · 11
- Reticulum: 10 · 10 · 2
- atak: 2 · 2 · 1 -
I remember asking people at the last #FOSDEM about ways to communicate by radio in case of an Internet blackout. I explored a few possibilities, but no one mentioned #mesh networks, even though I'd first heard about them more than 10 years ago from an activist friend living in Pará, near the Amazon rainforest.
A few weeks ago, I bookmarked a video on the topic. I finally watched it yesterday and discovered #Meshtastic. Since then, I've also come across #MeshCore, #Reticulum, and #atak.
When it comes to communication, we seem to enjoy creating many different approaches. I hope these communities will find ways to interoperate and communicate with each other.
P. S. Hashtags counting on the #Fediverse:
- mesh: 14 posts · 13 participants · 5 posts today
- Meshtastic: 42 · 34 · 6
- MashCore: 64 · 54 · 11
- Reticulum: 10 · 10 · 2
- atak: 2 · 2 · 1 -
If you're in need of a thread-safe, native #C++, implementation of #DBus I recommend DBus-ASIO. (As seen at #FOSDEM!)
https://github.com/dbus-asio/dbus-asio #disclaimer #imadethis -
If you're in need of a thread-safe, native #C++, implementation of #DBus I recommend DBus-ASIO. (As seen at #FOSDEM!)
https://github.com/dbus-asio/dbus-asio #disclaimer #imadethis -
We launched the Sovereign Tech Challenge (“Contribute Back”) in my first month, took the #SovereignTechFellowship from concept to pilot, to now 14 new fellows, and just last month brought the #SovereignTechStandards into the world.
Last year I came up with and developed a talk called “Open Source is a Sewer,” previewing it at #FOSSBackstage before giving it at #MonkiGras (thanks @redmonk!) and @lfeurope's #OpenSourceSummit Europe. The premise: open digital infrastructure deserves the same treatment as physical infrastructure, like water and sewage systems, something governments are expected to build and maintain quietly in the background. It's not just a provocative title!
Somewhere along the way, this stopped feeling only like a job and also like being part of a community. A global group of people who care, often invisibly, about the infrastructure holding up the digital world. We see each other at events like #FOSDEM, and I'm looking forward to #UNOpenSourceWeek in a few days. 2/3
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We launched the Sovereign Tech Challenge (“Contribute Back”) in my first month, took the #SovereignTechFellowship from concept to pilot, to now 14 new fellows, and just last month brought the #SovereignTechStandards into the world.
Last year I came up with and developed a talk called “Open Source is a Sewer,” previewing it at #FOSSBackstage before giving it at #MonkiGras (thanks @redmonk!) and @lfeurope's #OpenSourceSummit Europe. The premise: open digital infrastructure deserves the same treatment as physical infrastructure, like water and sewage systems, something governments are expected to build and maintain quietly in the background. It's not just a provocative title!
Somewhere along the way, this stopped feeling only like a job and also like being part of a community. A global group of people who care, often invisibly, about the infrastructure holding up the digital world. We see each other at events like #FOSDEM, and I'm looking forward to #UNOpenSourceWeek in a few days. 2/3
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Nostr - Wouter Constant - FOSDEM 2025
https://youtu.be/Tbt3jL1Ms0w?si=R4W9xggbL7FrEI7W
Constant's presentation about Nostr on #FOSDEM 2025.
Original: https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6452-nostr-notes-and-other-stuff-transmitted-by-relays/
On Nostr: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVVVcDhyQTlaQnNYVjV1R0hlN0kxdkZFRTZ0UXxBQ3Jtc0ttRDN6SHRITmZFMmZlTjY2WnZTUC1iRkJQOEdDLUd1Z1Uwb0pQenBlaE5rbVhmNWE5blhSZEVDZjNNcV9kckxfYzh0Y3ZsQnI5Zy1zUTktM0oyaWhQaUFXNFNyM1l4NUU5bS1mc0RJZk9paUJUZlF4cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnjump.me%2Fnevent1qqsdc37ghsxs05lsjw4fs9x2lqqfu23cxuc6veq6m29jueq9fdy257cppamhxue69uhku6n4d4czumt99uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7rhec5g&v=Tbt3jL1Ms0w#Nostr #OpenProtocol #SocialNetworking #SocialMedia #Fediverse
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@haufegroup it was a blast, and having our own part of the #diday 81 humans followed our invitation and entered the matrix, so the whole community of the @acccgn is able to easily communicate with each other during the year. having "digital twins" of all rooms the acccgn26 became a little #fosdem ;)
kudos to @micheal to support this effort.
cc @bjoernsta our "recipe" was a really short one ;)
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@haufegroup it was a blast, and having our own part of the #diday 81 humans followed our invitation and entered the matrix, so the whole community of the @acccgn is able to easily communicate with each other during the year. having "digital twins" of all rooms the acccgn26 became a little #fosdem ;)
kudos to @micheal to support this effort.
cc @bjoernsta our "recipe" was a really short one ;)
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If you're in need of a thread-safe, native #C++, implementation of #DBus I recommend DBus-ASIO. (As seen at #FOSDEM!)
https://github.com/dbus-asio/dbus-asio #disclaimer #imadethis -
If you're in need of a thread-safe, native #C++, implementation of #DBus I recommend DBus-ASIO. (As seen at #FOSDEM!)
https://github.com/dbus-asio/dbus-asio #disclaimer #imadethis -
@russss If only there was a conference for conference organizers; we could call it #confconf! ;)
But in all seriousness, more conferences are starting to steal our #FOSDEM devroom concept and it's working really well for them; e.g. #IndiaFOSS did so quite successfully last year. Never been at #emf #emfcamp so I don't know the programme and space availability, of course.
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@russss If only there was a conference for conference organizers; we could call it #confconf! ;)
But in all seriousness, more conferences are starting to steal our #FOSDEM devroom concept and it's working really well for them; e.g. #IndiaFOSS did so quite successfully last year. Never been at #emf #emfcamp so I don't know the programme and space availability, of course.
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Hello Fedi! We are Matrix Community Events, a loose group of @matrix enthusiasts interested in representing Matrix at events and running our own events for the community. Our previous adventures include: Matrix Community Summit #MCS, #FrOSCon, c3, #FOSDEM, #GPN, #MRMCD, Matrix Workations, #MatrixConf, CCCamp, #WHY2025, and 8+ local meetups/Stammtische. You can learn more at https://matrix-community.events.
Follow this account for news about MCS, local meetups, chaos events, and more!
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Hello Fedi! We are Matrix Community Events, a loose group of @matrix enthusiasts interested in representing Matrix at events and running our own events for the community. Our previous adventures include: Matrix Community Summit #MCS, #FrOSCon, c3, #FOSDEM, #GPN, #MRMCD, Matrix Workations, #MatrixConf, CCCamp, #WHY2025, and 8+ local meetups/Stammtische. You can learn more at https://matrix-community.events.
Follow this account for news about MCS, local meetups, chaos events, and more!
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Today's the deadine on track submissions for #FOSSY! Don't forget to get yours in! FOSSY follows the #FOSDEM model, with community led tracks, so you all decide what the content of the conference is!
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Today's the deadine on track submissions for #FOSSY! Don't forget to get yours in! FOSSY follows the #FOSDEM model, with community led tracks, so you all decide what the content of the conference is!
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While rumours of a possible owner change of #suse make rounds, check out the #EU_OS #fosdem talk slides at https://eu-os.eu/assets/slides/2026-01-31-fosdem-linux-distro.pdf
#EU_OS encourages all #Linux distributors aiming to offer high #DigitalSovereignty to setup non-profit foundations to increase ownership stability.
Follow @eu_os for updates!
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While rumours of a possible owner change of #suse make rounds, check out the #EU_OS #fosdem talk slides at https://eu-os.eu/assets/slides/2026-01-31-fosdem-linux-distro.pdf
#EU_OS encourages all #Linux distributors aiming to offer high #DigitalSovereignty to setup non-profit foundations to increase ownership stability.
Follow @eu_os for updates!
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Last year, we brought together #CCC, #COSCUP, #eventinfra, #FOSDEM, #FOSS4All Korea, #FOSSASIA, #FOSSNorth, #IndiaFOSS and I am certainly forgetting several.
If in doubt, poke me if you'd fit.
And please help us: like a conference? Make their organizers aware of this.
And, as always, #retoot appreciated!
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Last year, we brought together #CCC, #COSCUP, #eventinfra, #FOSDEM, #FOSS4All Korea, #FOSSASIA, #FOSSNorth, #IndiaFOSS and I am certainly forgetting several.
If in doubt, poke me if you'd fit.
And please help us: like a conference? Make their organizers aware of this.
And, as always, #retoot appreciated!
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If you're in need of a thread-safe, native #C++, implementation of #DBus I recommend DBus-ASIO. (As seen at #FOSDEM!)
https://github.com/dbus-asio/dbus-asio #disclaimer #imadethis -
If you're in need of a thread-safe, native #C++, implementation of #DBus I recommend DBus-ASIO. (As seen at #FOSDEM!)
https://github.com/dbus-asio/dbus-asio #disclaimer #imadethis -
Even more than Gleam community the AS/AP based fediverse faces existential threats where it comes to the promise to lead us towards "the future of social networking", a peopleverse. And #AI poses high danger risks that must be known, so we can anticipate and mitigate them timely.
But above all we have to find ways to constructively collaborate with each in this chaotic grassroots environment we are part of.
#Collaboration and #cocreation at scale, organic growth and sustainable evolution are applied research areas of Social coding commons, where participants add value while working on their own solutions, following their self-interests in alignment with those of other people
To folks who are interested in the general subject matter I addressed above, I recommend watching the talk given by Michiel Leenaars of @nlnet at #FOSDEM last month:
"FOSS in times of war, scarcity and (adversarial) AI" by @michiel
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/FE7ULY-foss-in-times-of-war-scarcity-and-ai/
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Even more than Gleam community the AS/AP based fediverse faces existential threats where it comes to the promise to lead us towards "the future of social networking", a peopleverse. And #AI poses high danger risks that must be known, so we can anticipate and mitigate them timely.
But above all we have to find ways to constructively collaborate with each in this chaotic grassroots environment we are part of.
#Collaboration and #cocreation at scale, organic growth and sustainable evolution are applied research areas of Social coding commons, where participants add value while working on their own solutions, following their self-interests in alignment with those of other people
To folks who are interested in the general subject matter I addressed above, I recommend watching the talk given by Michiel Leenaars of @nlnet at #FOSDEM last month:
"FOSS in times of war, scarcity and (adversarial) AI" by @michiel
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/FE7ULY-foss-in-times-of-war-scarcity-and-ai/
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Hey, #hachyderm --
We totally forgot to publish the availability of the `hachyderm.general` #ansible collection we announced at #fosdem a few weeks ago!
We started by publishing our #postgresql roles that we use to keep the Hachyderm database servers happy and healthy. Included are modules to:
- build postgresql servers in both primary and replica configurations
- configure pgbackrest for full and incremental backups
- publish metrics for consumption by prometheusModules are available on Ansible Galaxy at https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/hachyderm/general/.
Happy Hachyderming (and Ansible-ing and postgresql-ing)!
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Hey, #hachyderm --
We totally forgot to publish the availability of the `hachyderm.general` #ansible collection we announced at #fosdem a few weeks ago!
We started by publishing our #postgresql roles that we use to keep the Hachyderm database servers happy and healthy. Included are modules to:
- build postgresql servers in both primary and replica configurations
- configure pgbackrest for full and incremental backups
- publish metrics for consumption by prometheusModules are available on Ansible Galaxy at https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/hachyderm/general/.
Happy Hachyderming (and Ansible-ing and postgresql-ing)!
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Hey, #hachyderm --
We totally forgot to publish the availability of the `hachyderm.general` #ansible collection we announced at #fosdem a few weeks ago!
We started by publishing our #postgresql roles that we use to keep the Hachyderm database servers happy and healthy. Included are modules to:
- build postgresql servers in both primary and replica configurations
- configure pgbackrest for full and incremental backups
- publish metrics for consumption by prometheusModules are available on Ansible Galaxy at https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/hachyderm/general/.
Happy Hachyderming (and Ansible-ing and postgresql-ing)!
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Hey, #hachyderm --
We totally forgot to publish the availability of the `hachyderm.general` #ansible collection we announced at #fosdem a few weeks ago!
We started by publishing our #postgresql roles that we use to keep the Hachyderm database servers happy and healthy. Included are modules to:
- build postgresql servers in both primary and replica configurations
- configure pgbackrest for full and incremental backups
- publish metrics for consumption by prometheusModules are available on Ansible Galaxy at https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/hachyderm/general/.
Happy Hachyderming (and Ansible-ing and postgresql-ing)!
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Hey, #hachyderm --
We totally forgot to publish the availability of the `hachyderm.general` #ansible collection we announced at #fosdem a few weeks ago!
We started by publishing our #postgresql roles that we use to keep the Hachyderm database servers happy and healthy. Included are modules to:
- build postgresql servers in both primary and replica configurations
- configure pgbackrest for full and incremental backups
- publish metrics for consumption by prometheusModules are available on Ansible Galaxy at https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/hachyderm/general/.
Happy Hachyderming (and Ansible-ing and postgresql-ing)!
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Happy #ilovefs #ilovefreesoftwareday!
Switching to #opensource is the best thing you can gift your organization, your colleagues, your users, and us, the citizens.
This is a hard work, but necessary work. You're not just migrating software - you're building democracy and freedom for future generations.
In case you would like to learn more about leading change from closed source to #FOSS, I shared my best practices recently with the audience at #fosdem https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7YMJST-how-to-lead-change-to-open-source/
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Happy #ilovefs #ilovefreesoftwareday!
Switching to #opensource is the best thing you can gift your organization, your colleagues, your users, and us, the citizens.
This is a hard work, but necessary work. You're not just migrating software - you're building democracy and freedom for future generations.
In case you would like to learn more about leading change from closed source to #FOSS, I shared my best practices recently with the audience at #fosdem https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7YMJST-how-to-lead-change-to-open-source/
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Happy #ilovefs #ilovefreesoftwareday!
Switching to #opensource is the best thing you can gift your organization, your colleagues, your users, and us, the citizens.
This is a hard work, but necessary work. You're not just migrating software - you're building democracy and freedom for future generations.
In case you would like to learn more about leading change from closed source to #FOSS, I shared my best practices recently with the audience at #fosdem https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7YMJST-how-to-lead-change-to-open-source/
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Happy #ilovefs #ilovefreesoftwareday!
Switching to #opensource is the best thing you can gift your organization, your colleagues, your users, and us, the citizens.
This is a hard work, but necessary work. You're not just migrating software - you're building democracy and freedom for future generations.
In case you would like to learn more about leading change from closed source to #FOSS, I shared my best practices recently with the audience at #fosdem https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7YMJST-how-to-lead-change-to-open-source/
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Happy #ilovefs #ilovefreesoftwareday!
Switching to #opensource is the best thing you can gift your organization, your colleagues, your users, and us, the citizens.
This is a hard work, but necessary work. You're not just migrating software - you're building democracy and freedom for future generations.
In case you would like to learn more about leading change from closed source to #FOSS, I shared my best practices recently with the audience at #fosdem https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7YMJST-how-to-lead-change-to-open-source/
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✨ @ozoned is going live on our self-hosted Owncast server! ✨
Join here: https://stream.ozoned.net/#FOSDEM #LinuxDesktop #OpenSource #VODs #owncast #livestream #selfhosted
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✨ @ozoned is going live on our self-hosted Owncast server! ✨
Join here: https://stream.ozoned.net/#FOSDEM #LinuxDesktop #OpenSource #VODs #owncast #livestream #selfhosted
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Another great #FOSDEM talk from Michael Winser at @openssf / #AlphaOmega about the terrible economics of package registries like #NPM #maven #PyPi #RubyGems #crates
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/8WJKEH-package-registry-economics/
Some charts from different registries are at https://go.xwind.io/registry-research-report
The slide below is a take on some of the common "solutions" that people come up with for funding registries (also applicable to non-registry products with large numbers of downloads) and what might happen if you choose them
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Another great #FOSDEM talk from Michael Winser at @openssf / #AlphaOmega about the terrible economics of package registries like #NPM #maven #PyPi #RubyGems #crates
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/8WJKEH-package-registry-economics/
Some charts from different registries are at https://go.xwind.io/registry-research-report
The slide below is a take on some of the common "solutions" that people come up with for funding registries (also applicable to non-registry products with large numbers of downloads) and what might happen if you choose them
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Another great #FOSDEM talk from Michael Winser at @openssf / #AlphaOmega about the terrible economics of package registries like #NPM #maven #PyPi #RubyGems #crates
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/8WJKEH-package-registry-economics/
Some charts from different registries are at https://go.xwind.io/registry-research-report
The slide below is a take on some of the common "solutions" that people come up with for funding registries (also applicable to non-registry products with large numbers of downloads) and what might happen if you choose them
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Another great #FOSDEM talk from Michael Winser at @openssf / #AlphaOmega about the terrible economics of package registries like #NPM #maven #PyPi #RubyGems #crates
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/8WJKEH-package-registry-economics/
Some charts from different registries are at https://go.xwind.io/registry-research-report
The slide below is a take on some of the common "solutions" that people come up with for funding registries (also applicable to non-registry products with large numbers of downloads) and what might happen if you choose them
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Another great #FOSDEM talk from Michael Winser at @openssf / #AlphaOmega about the terrible economics of package registries like #NPM #maven #PyPi #RubyGems #crates
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/8WJKEH-package-registry-economics/
Some charts from different registries are at https://go.xwind.io/registry-research-report
The slide below is a take on some of the common "solutions" that people come up with for funding registries (also applicable to non-registry products with large numbers of downloads) and what might happen if you choose them
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It's been a flurry of activity with the AlmaLinux Leadership Summit, #CentOSConnect, and #FOSDEM—but boy, was it good to meet up with the people we collaborate with all the time! 😍 @fosdem
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It's been a flurry of activity with the AlmaLinux Leadership Summit, #CentOSConnect, and #FOSDEM—but boy, was it good to meet up with the people we collaborate with all the time! 😍 @fosdem
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Containers, cloud, blockchain, AI – it's all the same old BS, says veteran Red Hatter
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/08/waves_of_tech_bs/
After decades in the trenches, this engineer is done with hype cycles
<- by me on @theregister
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Containers, cloud, blockchain, AI – it's all the same old BS, says veteran Red Hatter
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/08/waves_of_tech_bs/
After decades in the trenches, this engineer is done with hype cycles
<- by me on @theregister
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Quick #FOSDEM recap:
The feedback on my Amber‑Lang light‑talk was super useful, and we’ve already started moving forward.
On the Italian Linux Society side, we’ve brainstormed several initiatives for our members; meeting in person always sparks fresh ideas and inspiration.
Next year’s talk? I did so many talk in the past in this event that picking just one won’t be easy (again)!
#Networking #OpenSource #AmberLang #ItalianLinuxSociety #Community #DevLife #TechTalks
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Quick #FOSDEM recap:
The feedback on my Amber‑Lang light‑talk was super useful, and we’ve already started moving forward.
On the Italian Linux Society side, we’ve brainstormed several initiatives for our members; meeting in person always sparks fresh ideas and inspiration.
Next year’s talk? I did so many talk in the past in this event that picking just one won’t be easy (again)!
#Networking #OpenSource #AmberLang #ItalianLinuxSociety #Community #DevLife #TechTalks
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⭐️ Ecco argomenti che abbiamo scoperto ieri:
- Aneddoti di una #hacker dal #Fosdem
- Quanto è difficile disiscriversi dalle #piattaforme? Uno strumento 🔧
- Collirio per sostituire gli occhiali
- Smartglass usati su #donne ignare, da uomini nei corsi per rimorchiare, e poi esposte online
- Varie alternative ispiranti allo #scrolling di #tiktok, un mix di contenuti #crearivi da scoprire.Questo ed oltre nella nuova puntata di #LINKioni, uno show intelligente:
@LINKioni 👈🏽segui❤️ -
⭐️ Ecco argomenti che abbiamo scoperto ieri:
- Aneddoti di una #hacker dal #Fosdem
- Quanto è difficile disiscriversi dalle #piattaforme? Uno strumento 🔧
- Collirio per sostituire gli occhiali
- Smartglass usati su #donne ignare, da uomini nei corsi per rimorchiare, e poi esposte online
- Varie alternative ispiranti allo #scrolling di #tiktok, un mix di contenuti #crearivi da scoprire.Questo ed oltre nella nuova puntata di #LINKioni, uno show intelligente:
@LINKioni 👈🏽segui❤️