John Merchant

@johnmerchant
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πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ’» Software Engineer / Consultant
🏭 Whyalla, South Australia
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Reintroduce Regional Passenger Train Services from Adelaide to the Iron Triangle & beyond - Sign the Petition! chng.it/J5hCYsLznJ

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Reintroduce Regional Passenger Train Services from Adelaide to the Iron Triangle & beyond

Change.org

#Mastodon 4.3 is out! πŸŽ‰ We've made notifications easier to manage and improved the look and feel of the whole app across the board. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! See what you can expect once your server upgrades:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/mastodon-4.3/

Mastodon 4.3

Grouped notifications, notification filtering, better onboarding and a refreshed look await in this new release of our decentralized open-source social media software.

Mastodon Blog
Mark Zuckerberg basically just confirmed that your feeds will soon be full of AI-generated content. Another reason the fediverse needs to exist: so that you can follow humans. https://www.theverge.com/24253481/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-ar-glasses-orion-ray-bans-ai-decoder-interview
Why Mark Zuckerberg thinks AR glasses will replace your phone

The head of Meta on AR hardware, why he’s shifting away from politics, and what’s next in social networking.

The Verge

Join me in supporting a ban on conversion practices in South Australia

https://equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/south-australians-need-protecting-now/

Demand SA Take Action

It's time SA take action to protect our community.

Equality Australia

By T. Ryan Gregory @TRyanGregory

If anyone says "It's all still Omicron", "The current variants aren't that different", "SARS-CoV-2 is running out of evolutionary space", or "The current wave is finally over!", show them these.

Source: https://x.com/TRyanGregory/status/1829892694396838369

@auscovid19

T. Ryan Gregory (@TRyanGregory) on X

If anyone says "It's all still Omicron", "The current variants aren't that different", "SARS-CoV-2 is running out of evolutionary space", or "The current wave is finally over!", show them these. 🧡

X (formerly Twitter)
Hello world! #DDDAdelaide is back for 2024. Join the Adelaide tech community for a day of talks, networking, and  amazing food πŸ€€ Stay tuned for more details. We can't wait to see you there! πŸš€βœ¨
Automating the jokes inside Christmas crackers

This is pretty neat!

"A collection of modern/faster/saner alternatives to common unix commands."

With nice animated screenshots, so you can see what they offer : https://github.com/ibraheemdev/modern-unix

GitHub - ibraheemdev/modern-unix: A collection of modern/faster/saner alternatives to common unix commands.

A collection of modern/faster/saner alternatives to common unix commands. - ibraheemdev/modern-unix

GitHub