Mastodawn

(the answer is obviously no it's a stupid idea but i had fun)

this ai bubble is going to burst any minute now, and we all know what that means: cheap data centre rack space in huge quantities.

can we use server racks to grow salad instead of swindle? i set out to find out: https://sa.lj.am/rack-mount-hydroponics/

saljam Mar 3

Tom Chadwin Mar 3

RE: https://en.osm.town/@openstreetmap/116165330892920654

This is an immaculately written response. It has calm, quiet authority, and seeks to respond not in the terms of the other interested party, but in a scope of worldwide community openness and empowerment. It does so with complete respect, but without diluting its own perspective. Bravo. (h/t @emily_s for the link)

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saljam Mar 1

here's az777 doing the same. i suspect the planes aren't actually doing this and that this is some artefact of messed up ads-b signal. would be interesting to learn why it's so precisely circular.

saljam Feb 28

remember that bot that used to post about helicopters going in circles? do we need one for 777s doing perfect donuts?

(in this case air india 128 lhr-bom)

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saljam Nov 7

i know they make chocolate fridges that work at a similar temperature range, but those seem to cost a fortune. this is just a cheap old mini-fridge, an esp32, a relay, and a ds18b20 temperature sensor.

saljam Nov 6

"i'm building a room temperature fridge" is not a sentence i ever thought i'd be saying. however, when your kitchen is 28ºc for most of the year it turns out this is actually a useful thing to have.

saljam Oct 28

daniel:// stenberg://Oct 27

The Python Software Foundation shows more spine than every single tech giant in just one single decision.

> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program

In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Op...

saljam Oct 23

do i want to know why they make rack mounts for apple speakers?

saljam Aug 22, 2025

Niléane Aug 22, 2025

UN officially declares famine in Gaza.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/08/22/un-declares-famine-in-gaza_6744612_4.html

Shame on every fucking nation that had (and still has) the power the prevent this.

UN officially declares famine in Gaza

A UN-backed report has confirmed that there is widespread famine in Gaza, the first time a famine has been declared in the Middle East. Israel immediately rejected the findings.

Le Monde