Mastodawn

Hello! We are Edinburgh Linux Cafe, joining Mastodon was something we meant to do for a while but never got around to. We are a small but dedicated group helping people to install Linux on their laptops. Our interests are Linux (obviously), repair, reuse, and bicycles. Amazing to see that we have actually been mentioned already (👋 @DoomsdaysCW )!

David Wyld 3d ago

RichBartlett

Oct 8

I keep hearing a lot about 'British Values', and as someone born and educated in Britain I'm not entirely sure what those values are, or who gets to decide what they are. I went to our governments website to find out, and it appears British Values are comma separated. Glad I cleared that up. #british #culture

David Wyld 5d ago

RRS Sir David Attenborough 5d ago

RRS Sir David Attenborough Webcam via https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/images/webcams/rrs-sir-david-attenborough-webcam/

Current location: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9798222

#RRSSirDavidAttenborough #boat #view #webcam #BoatyMcBoatface

David Wyld Mar 16

Jack Mar 16

Do I know any academics or pubic sector people who are going to the #royalstatsoc annual conference in september who are also handy with #git or #github? (or whatever gitlab, etc etc)

David Wyld Mar 13

We're looking for a team lead to come and join us in the Digital Innovation Team at the British Antarctic Survey.
We're a team of RSEs collaborating with researchers, engineers, mapping specialists and operations teams across BAS and externally.
Closing date is 9th April.
The contract is for four years in the first instance.

Advert: https://fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/UKRI-Careers/job/2092

Get in touch with any questions!

Research Software Engineering Lead

British Antarctic Survey BAS 26/38 Contract type - Fixed-term appointment – 4 years Location - Cambridge Salary F S1 £67,409 – £74,149 Closing date - 9 April Interview date - 5 May

UKRI

David Wyld Mar 7

Lin Nah Mar 7

Are you in France with a cat that used to live in Aotearoa NZ and the cat is missing?

A cat found in Antony France with a NZ chip. Someone posted in reddit hoping to reunite the cat with the cat''s owners/slaves.

Post with pic:

https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1rm8cnc/nz_pussy_found_in_france/

Apparently also posted in NZers in France fb page.

#cat #cats #lechat #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZ #Nouvelle-Zélande #France #francaise

David Wyld Mar 3

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Frederik Elwert Mar 3

We’re looking for a Research Data Engineer (m/f/x) (3,5 years). If you have a #DigitalHumanities profile with experience in #TEI encoding, #OCR / #HTR, and #IIIF (or any of those and are willing to learn the rest), get in touch! The full time position can be split, so if (for whatever reason) you’re interested in part-time work, we’re happy to discuss this. Boosts welcome.
https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/a605b2652e32bf86489d18e09c0709d084d759f41
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Research Data Engineer (m/f/x)

David Wyld Mar 3

Maëlle Salmon Mar 3

Today, I gave a talk about what to replace git checkout with:

🌳 git switch to change branches
↩️ git restore to restore a file to a given state

Including demos of the commands with {saperlipopette}

https://masalmon.eu/talks/2026-03-03-bye-git-checkout/

David Wyld Mar 3

Sarah Dal Mar 3

At my Outdoor First Aid training, the trainer spent time showing everyone how to get What3Words app to display 8-figure OS Grid Refs. I really wish the OS app was just slightly better at showing your location.

Everyone on the course loves W3W. The trainer did go through in detail why OS was better than W3W for mountain rescue, which was great, and he expressed frustration that the ambulance service will only accept postcodes and W3W.

Can't wait for #What3Words to go bust 😬

David Wyld Mar 2

Marion Mar 2

The Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS) at the University of Cambridge is searching for a Senior Research Software Engineer.

We are particularly looking to recruit someone experienced with developing data-driven models and emulation.

Key points:
Closing date: 20th March
2 year fixed-term position in the first instance
Salary range: £47,389-£59,966
Hybrid working supported

Full details and application here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-research-software-engineer-iccs-fixed-term-vc48891

Senior Research Software Engineer (ICCS) (Fixed Term)

In the face of the present climate crisis, there is pressing need for skilled software engineers to aid climate scientists in delivering a new generation of

University of Cambridge

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