Mastodawn

For many people, the #Linux vs #Windows vs #Mac debate is a privilege — it assumes you can choose. But working with the Computer Upcycle Project, I've seen the real choice is often Linux vs no computer at all.

~95% of donated computers are "too old" for Windows 11 or macOS. Linux installs on them anyway, adding 10+ years of life to machines #Microsoft and #Apple called trash.

This isn't Linux vs Windows. It's Linux vs e-waste.

Dave in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿3d ago

Someone made a petition to University of Aberdeen's University Court about the "Adapting for Continuing Success" change program being rushed through the uni, if you want to read about it and consider signing:
https://www.change.org/p/open-letter-to-university-of-aberdeen-court

Sign the Petition

Open Letter to University of Aberdeen Court

Change.org

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Dave in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mar 15

@HeathrTurnr
What a cool job!

Dave in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mar 15

Heather Turner

Mar 15

Hello 👋🏻

I'm a Principal Research Software Engineer in Advanced Research Computing at the University of Birmingham, UK.

I lead the international project “Enabling the next generation of contributors to R” and manage research software development projects at UoB.

* R Core member
* Chair of R Contribution Working Group https://contributor.r-project.org/
* Chair of R Forwards https://forwards.github.io/

R Contributor Site – R Contributor

A site for people interested in contributing to R core - the code and documentation that gets distributed as base R.

R Contributor

Dave in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mar 15

רִבְקָה | Rebekkah Mar 14

And again we are seeing almost daily attacks against Jewish institutions across the world. Bombs. Arson. Shootings. Cars being crashed into buildings. Against synagogues and schools.

And again the world only has one message for us: you do not deserve any sympathy. You deserve this. It is your fault for being Jewish.

When will the rest of the world understand that we can only be safe and well if we stand together?

שבוע טוב

Dave in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mar 15

kim_harding ✅Mar 15

Say no to Palantir in the NHS
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.