Mapping Party at Mylapore Market — May 17th
We had a small but productive mapping party at Mylapore Market on May 17th, with three mappers hitting the streets to capture what's on the ground.
Between 3 of us, we pushed 57 changesets across the area. Shops and places got the most attention with 96 edits — names, types, opening hours, whether they still exist.
🎉 Namma Chennai's FOSS fest — **TOSSConf26** — is on **July 11th, 2026**! Stall registrations are OPEN! 🐧
Got a project, tool, or idea? Demo live, get feedback & grow your contributor base. Devs, orgs, college groups & indie creators welcome. 1–3 members per stall. Linux-only demos (machine provided if needed 🙌)
**Register →** https://forums.tamillinuxcommunity.org/t/call-for-foss-stalls-tossconf26/3314
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Dear FOSS Enthusiast, We’re excited to announce TOSSConf25, Tamil Nadu’s Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) conference, happening on July 11th, 2025! As part of the celebration of open knowledge and community collaboration, we are opening up stall registrations for developers, contributors, and organizations involved in FOSS. Whether you’re a • FOSS tool developer • Maintainer of an open source project • Indie creator of FOSS-based games • Organization contributing to or promoting open ...
Interesting article in BBC on how usage of LLMs is affecting or lowering our cognitive abilities.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260417-ai-chatbots-could-be-making-you-stupider
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