Mastodawn

Tired of "free" QR code generators that are full of ads and trackers, that share your data, and that want to sell you something? Me too. Here's my act of resistance: I made a one-page site that works entirely in your browser to generate a simple QR code. And that's all it does. You can download the HTML page and run it locally, even. Read the source; nothing up my sleeves. Just a QR code.

My offer to you -- I will continue to pay for the domain name and web hosting for it, myself. If you find it valuable, you can pay it back by creating your own useful thing for the world and releasing it for free. Let's take back the friendly web, one vexingly-monetized utility at a time!

#QRcode #Free #FriendlyWeb #Resistance

Just a QR Code

Tobias van Beek May 24

Tom Morris May 24

Nick Clegg says that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry, according to The Times.

Okay, maybe let it die then. Maybe we can get back to building tech that actually works rather than hyping up hallucinating plagiarism machines in order to fluff up corporate quarterly reports.

If generative AI just went away tomorrow, it would be a net positive for the world.

Tobias van Beek May 12

Joplin May 9

Joplin Feature: Multi-Window Support 🖥️
🔄 Work smarter with multiple note windows! Open several notes at once to compare content, multitask efficiently, and boost your productivity in Joplin.

Tobias van Beek May 2

Laravel Githash version 1.8.0 is released! 🎉

This adds Laravel 12 support

The package is to get the current git hash (short or long) in your #Laravel application.

https://gitlab.com/tjvb/laravel-githash

#Laravel12 #PHP #Git #release

tjvb / Laravel GitHash · GitLab

GitLab.com

GitLab

Tobias van Beek May 1

I released version 4.6.0 for Laravel Mail Catchall

This version adds support for #Laravel 12

This package helps you to forward all the mail from your Laravel application to a specified address and have the information about the original receivers added.

https://gitlab.com/tjvb/laravel-mail-catchall

#PHP #release #Laravel12 #package

tjvb / Laravel Mail Catchall · GitLab

Catch all the mail in Laravel and redirect it Mirrored to https://github.com/TJVB/laravel-mail-catchall

GitLab

Tobias van Beek Apr 24

brendt Apr 24

Mark your calendars: on June 17th we'll celebrate PHP's birthday with PHPverse: a free and online event for the whole community!

You can check out the details and register here: https://jb.gg/phpverse-brent

#php

JetBrains PHPverse 2025 – Online Event Celebrating 30 Years of PHP

Join us for a free virtual event as we celebrate PHP’s 30th anniversary with top experts and thought leaders. Enjoy insightful talks, exciting announcements, and a look at the future of PHP development.

JetBrains: Developer Tools for Professionals and Teams

Tobias van Beek Apr 16

Show thread

Bert Hubert NL 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦Apr 16

Wijze woorden van de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. "Is dit wel normaal?" https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-waarschuwt-50-organisaties-om-misleidende-cookiebanner

AP waarschuwt 50 organisaties om misleidende cookiebanner

De AP maant 50 organisaties hun misleidende cookiebanner aan te passen of te stoppen met het volgen van hun bezoekers.

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens

Tobias van Beek Apr 14

PHP_CodeSniffer Apr 14

Live stream starting in ... 5.... 4... 3... 2... 1... and we're live!

https://whereby.com/phpcs

Whereby

Easy video meetings with no login or downloads. Video conferencing with screen sharing, recording and much more.

Whereby

Tobias van Beek Apr 4

PHP_CodeSniffer Apr 4

PHP_CodeSniffer 4.0 is coming soon!

Interested in a sneak peek ? Join the live stream at any time on April 14, 15, 17 or 18.

Read the open invitation for all the details: https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/924

PHPCS 4.0: Open invitation to join live stream April 14, 15, 17 and 18, 2025 · Issue #924 · PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer

As previously announced in #120, to have confidence in the PHPCS 4.0 release, I have been working behind the scenes to recreate the 4.0 branch as a fresh, improved branch with atomic and comprehens...

GitHub

Tobias van Beek Mar 30

Craig P Mar 28

Anyway, if people come back to Mastodon because BlueSky degrades, just say how nice it is to see them.

Don't punish them for having left, don't say they came 'crawling back'. Follow this rule: don't punish behavior you like to see.

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