Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven

@asmodai
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Professional problem solver; DevOps; buddhist, dreamer and sometimes thinker (he/him)

You cannot solve social problems with technology.

We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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Websitehttps://www.in-nomine.org/
GitHubhttps://github.com/ashemedai
GitLabhttps://gitlab.com/ashemedai

Protecting biodiversity starts with understanding what puts it at risk. ๐ŸŒฟ

A recent survey shows clear awareness of the main threats facing nature, from pollution to land-use change and infrastructure development.

Europeans want to keep restoring and protecting nature across Europe. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’š

More โ†’ https://link.europa.eu/NmHyRg

We're happy to share that 67 free and open source projects have been awarded NGI Zero support. We want to thank them for their contribution to fixing the internet by righting one wrong at a time.
The projects will receive financial and practical support from the NGI Zero Commons Fund, NGI Taler and NGI Fediversity.
All programs kindly made possible with funding from the @EUCommission by way of @EC_DIGIT

Come over to meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260616-67-new-projects.html
#NGI #NGI0 #FOSS

NLnet; 67 Open Technology Projects awarded NGI grants

XBox: let's buy all these studios!

Xbox: let's shutter all these studios!

Alissa White-Gluz joining DragonForce was not on my bingo card for this year.
When the EU passed its corporate sustainability law in 2023, it was hailed as a game-changer that would hold companies accountable for abuses in their supply chains. But the legislation was quickly diluted after industry lobbying. Journalist Hans Wetzels obtained leaked documents suggesting that the U-turn was largely driven by pressure from Washington. https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/podcast-us-lobbying-helped-derail-europe-supply-chain-law
Podcast | How US lobbying helped derail Europeโ€™s supply chain law

When the EU passed its corporate sustainability law in 2023, it was hailed as a game-changer that would hold companies accountable for abuses in their supply chains. But the legislation was quickly diluted after industry lobbying. Journalist Hans Wetzels obtained leaked documents suggesting that the U-turn was largely driven by pressure from Washington.

Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism
NASA sure pulling the bombastic orchestra out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QONgJurkigk
Introducing Artemis III

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"A common refrain among developers: YAML is bad and TOML is good. This post argues otherwise, tracing the history of configuration formats, examining what YAML 1.2 actually fixed, and introducing py-yaml12, a new Rust-backed Python library for working with the modern spec"

In Defense of YAML

https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05-21_in-defense-of-yaml/

In Defense of YAML

A common refrain among developers: YAML is bad and TOML is good. This post argues otherwise, tracing the history of configuration formats, examining what YAML 1.2 actually fixed, and introducing py-yaml12, a new Rust-backed Python library for working with the modern spec.

Posit Open Source

Hereโ€™s an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of yourwill REALLY appreciate.

Itโ€™s so good, I had to make a video.

I loved that I could pick up any piece of Go code and could understand it. Some of the language's more recent additions and proposals are quite at odds with that.

Grateful for @robpike's stewardship of all those years and putting comprehension at the front.

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Welcome to the Horizon family, Australia!

We have successfully concluded negotiations on Australia's association to Horizon Europe, the EU's flagship research and innovation programme.

From 2027, Australian researchers and organisations can:
๐Ÿ”ถ Take part in Horizon Europe projects
๐Ÿ”ถ Join and lead collaborative research teams
๐Ÿ”ถ Work alongside partners from across Europe

A partnership driven by innovation.

More: https://link.europa.eu/MvtmJ8