English speakers of the fedi. In a software with the interface in English, Reading a menu with verbs such as Save, Open, Close, Edit, Format etc., do you read them as imperative (an order: "do this") or as an infinitive (the "base form" of the verb, like "to do this")?

Are you a native speaker or have English as a second language?

#Dev #ux #ui #software #interface #translation #uiux #uxui #gui

We blogged earlier today about MbDFEM, some amazing new functionalitly being built into the #FreeCAD ecostsytem. MbDFEm combined Multibody Dynamics with FEM for some amazing analytical capabilities. Read more here. #CAD #FEM #MbDFEM #Calculix #Opensource

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/02/27/amazing-multibody-dynamics-with-fem/

OK, that works... Quite impressed with @jlc3dp

The PCB with LEDs to go inside is expected tomorrow.

Update: Someone asked me if this image was real, not AI, or proof of concept: FFS, it is a real photograph I took of a real 3D print!

And yes, I am mastodon only now, so bloody well boost 🙂 thanks. Yes, thank you.

P.S. never expected "bloody well boost" to work. Extra cool. Thanks all.

#stargate #openscad #stl

En saisissant un tribunal zurichois contre «Republik», Palantir attire l’attention de la presse internationale
La société américaine d’analyse de données exige la publication d’un droit de réponse. Le média alémanique avait révélé en décembre comment Palantir a tenté, sans succès, de séduire les autorités suisses

https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/en-saisissant-un-tribunal-zurichois-contre-republik-palantir-attire-l-attention-de-la-presse-internationale

The Jolla Phone is booting up! As of late last week we got the very first functional samples completed with real mechanics, electronics, the SoC, modem, user-replaceable battery and everything together.

Very quickly from there we organised a two-day hackday in Tampere to pull it all together. Please see our post in the forum with lively pictures! Enjoy ❤️

https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/27821

#Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #European #PrivacyFirst #Linux #CommunityPowered