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Mike Gerdts
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Software engineer working for NVIDIA. What I say here is me speaking for me, not my employer. Sometimes while not hacking for work or fun, I try to find fun places to go #hiking.
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Dog Noise GeneratorMy favourite piece of internet today is the theory that Jesus was actually a type of yeast.
Turns water into wine
Floats on water
Makes bread for 5000 people
Put in a cave for 3 days and lo - he has risen!
Jesus was a sourdough starter.
Also this would imply: We should be calling him 'Mother' not 'Father'
Rob ๐Hello, RANDOM PERSON! The slides from my #EverythingOpen #EO2026 talk "The unreasonable cost of open source contribution" are now up at https://robn.au/open-source-cost . The slide notes have something very close to a transcript (I write my talks out in long form) if you want the talk parts and can't wait for the video (hopefully within a few weeks)!
The response has been kind, thoughtful and heartwarming. I've had so many interesting conversations today with people that had their own stories about their time in open source, or their reasons for not contributing more. A couple of Proper Community Organiser people that I look up to gave me encouraging feedback, which made me giggle just a little bit.
I'm still very uncomfortable about the money specifics in particular, which is partly why it's taken a day to post this. But so far everyone has been gracious and capable of nuance, so I have hope that it will continue to be understood, and provide a bit of cover and permission for others to talk about their own experiences and help flesh out the size and scope of the problem we face. If the conversation goes that way, it'll be a reward that far outweighs the risk.
I dunno if open source in its current form can be saved, but if the people I've talked to today will be there for the next thing, maybe it won't matter ๐
Iโm seeing an increasing number of duplicate posts in my feed caused by people having multiple fediverse accounts and cross posting interesting hashtags between them. Is there a reason people are doing this?
This isnโt the most spectacular #aurora photo of the night but it illustrates how light the landscape was from aurora light. It was odd to walk trails on a moonless night, 5 hours after sunset, with no flashlight. These auroras were not visible to the naked eye, but the sky behind me had a faint red glow.
Derrick Mayoleth
AI6YR BenSigh, I would be more likely to donate to one of the local nonprofits if they would STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL EVERY WEEK BEGGING FOR MONEY.
I understand they need to raise money, but it is frustrating to see them using it so much junk mail. Once I get 10-12 pieces of junk mail, I feel like it's not worth donating if they are spending all that money on junk mail.