@Scoobadood

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3D graphics researcher, burgeoning fiction writer, fan of retro computing, electronics tinkerer and curmudgeon.

If you’ve ever had a PET scan then there was a time in your life where you shot antimatter and gamma rays from your eyes.

(Technically many other places too yes but give yourself this win)

You know what WON’T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?

Solar and wind energy

I reminded my #DistributedSystems class today that DNS is a global, decentralized, eventually consistent database with a continuous uptime and client compatibility window of 40 years, and I'm not sure that they were suitably impressed.

"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me, and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor β€” who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."

Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor

#HumanRights #Solidarity #PeopleOverPower #ProtectHumanLife

2025 is the wake-up call for Europe. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

From Microsoft blocking the ICC's email 🚫 to Meta scraping our lives for AI training πŸ€–, the mask is off. If your data is in the US cloud, you don't own it.

Digital sovereignty isn't a luxury anymore; it's a necessity. I wrote a blog post about why we need to reclaim our data and move to European alternatives.

Read the full story:
πŸ”— https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2025/

#Privacy #BigTech #DataSovereignty #Europe #PixelUnion #DeGoogle

Dick Van Dyke recently turned 100 years old and is no longer permitted to play with LEGOs.
πŸ€ͺ accurate
canva is considering bringing affinity to linux as it's one of the highest rated feedback for affinity
https://techcentral.co.za/affinity-for-linux-canvas-next-big-move-could-reshape-the-desktop-software-market/274861/
Affinity for Linux? Canva's next big move could reshape the desktop software market

Canva is seriously considering porting Affinity to Linux - a move that could transform desktop Linux and challenge Adobe.

TechCentral