Die Hessen haben 93% in @wikidata :
https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/6976
Aber die Niedersachsen noch nicht einmal 58%?
https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/6981
(dafür haben sie aber insgesamt mehr...)
Die Hessen haben 93% in @wikidata :
https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/6976
Aber die Niedersachsen noch nicht einmal 58%?
https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/6981
(dafür haben sie aber insgesamt mehr...)
Today, I celebrate 20 years of Vienna, the open source macOS RSS reader.
https://www.vienna-rss.com/blog/news/2025/07/07/Celebrating-20-years-of-ViennaRSS.html
Great! A bunch of us here wanted it. Now it exists. 👍
It's a "dark archive" of the arXiv - a non-public backup to save the data in case of attack by hackers or the US government. The arXiv, I hope you know, is the biggest source of modern math and physics papers.
Who got the job done? The TIB: the Technische Informationsbibliothek, run by the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, in Hannover, Germany.
They write:
"The TIB has now set up a so-called dark archive for the arXiv content in order to be able to make the backed-up data accessible if the data stored in the USA is lost. The archive functions as a silent reserve: the complete copy of the content is stored decentrally at the TIB, but is not publicly accessible. This means that the data stock – almost 10 terabytes – is protected against potential outages and can be activated in an emergency.
The TIB is currently working on processes to keep the archive up to date: new submissions and updated versions must be backed up regularly in order to preserve the state of research as completely as possible.
“Building a Dark Archive is an expression of our longstanding commitment for a reliable, international academic provision, and as a partner of arXiv. Even though the Dark Archive today only works in the background, it is a key element in safeguarding digital research contents in the long term, because in case of a crisis, we could open the archive,” explains Dr Irina Sens, Deputy Director of the TIB."
We should call it the darXiv.
More details here:
https://blog.tib.eu/2025/05/14/protecting-science-tib-builds-dark-archive-for-arxiv/
Research and science are international; it is not for nothing that we speak of international specialist communities. Although a service such as arXiv is operated by an institution based in the USA, namely Cornell University, it is used by researchers worldwide. Part of arXiv‘s funding has also been internationalised since 2010 with the introduction of arXiv membership. The TIB finances the German contribution together with the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HGF) and the Max Planck Society (MPG). The TIB has now set up a so-called dark archive for the arXiv content in order to make the backed-up data accessible in the event that the data located in the USA is lost.
Holy shit! I've found a contactless payment app which works on #GrapheneOS!
Google Wallet refuses to play nicely with nonofficial OSes.
All UK credit card providers seem to go via GPay.
But Curve - the virtual card app - works perfectly! I added my credit card, set up their contactless wallet, and just paid for a bun using NFC 😃
Only works with Visa & MasterCard, but that's good enough for me.
Obligatory referral link (sign up and get £10). https://www.curve.com/join#D4MK9ZKN
Omgggg!! I just discovered that Project Gutenberg has an automated feed on #Mastodon where they post new books they add!
Go follow them: @gutenberg_new
Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Mastodon can do it.
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in the comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated.
The market is *dead* for freelancers and a big part of that (in my opinion) is fragmentation. Let's get that network effect *back*.
For the historic video clip fans: FedFlix!
(not by me, or related to WikiFlix;-)
Despite heavy technical resistance, I managed to scrape most of the Worcester Art Museum artists into Mix'n'match:
https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/6964
Anyone up for creating a @wikidata property? ;-)
I just published v0.1.9 of the #Wikibase REST API #rustlang crate. This now implements the new simple API search.
https://crates.io/crates/wikibase_rest_api
CC @wikidata