Mastodawn

@ewon_c @selea people... or bots harvesting data for AI training? 🤔

Remember the long-since-expunged Android philosophy? "We also wanted to make sure there was no central point of failure, where one industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other." Because the Wayback Machine remembers (https://web.archive.org/web/20140702115900/https://source.android.com/source/index.html)…

quent Feb 5

#EverythingOpen thanks for making all the great presentations available online and so quickly!
Many talks I missed and finally managed to see
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI3yu3oBYCpgqhrsZJ07U1UJacYO5TvL4

Everything Open 2026

Talks from Everything Open 2026, an open technologies conference run in Canberra, ACT, Australia from 21-23 January 2026.

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quent Jan 23

Emma Davidson Jan 23

The volunteers at #EverythingOpen at University of Canberra this year did a stellar job. Thank you!
#eo2026

quent Jan 22

PyCon AU Jan 21

Are you at @everythingopen this week? Say hi to @gdayitsjack and @chelsea and grab a #pyconau sticker!

Our call for specialist tracks closes soon too! If you have an idea for a track now is the time to let us know!

Check out https://2026.pycon.org.au/specialist-tracks/ for more details (or snag a blind bird ticket!) and catch Jack and Chelsea on-site before Friday!

quent Dec 17

Dec 11

You can refuse to provide official ID or biometric data for social media accounts requiring age verification.

Actually, I bet if everyone did refuse, and let their account dormant for a couple of weeks, you would suddenly see American Big Tech transforming into the fiercest defender of your privacy rights, using their powerful network of lobbyists to fight these invasive government regulations.

They need you more than you need them.
Force them to work for your rights.
Do not comply.

#Privacy #AgeVerification #Biometrics #AusPol #USpol

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quent Dec 17

@benschwarz
Glad you kept your eyes opened. I'm not for CCTV everywhere but some extra ones traffic lights would help to report those dangerous idiots.

quent Dec 12

@muunsyr
#cheerlights red

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quent Oct 22, 2024

@benschwarz
That and extensions such as uBlockOrigin not able to perform extensive ad blocking because of manifest V3.

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quent Sep 3, 2024

@TFG
You can also download the whole dataset / source in vector format if you prefer but you'll have to render and generate tiles yourself. You can download the whole source in raster too but you'll need to include it in different zoom levels.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/export

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