Canadian software engineer living in Europe.
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Canadian software engineer living in Europe.
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The carbon pricing debate is somehow getting worse (www.cbc.ca)
Never wait in the school car line again. Here’s how. For the first time in decades, a small but critical mass of children are riding their bikes safely to school again in the US. (wapo.st)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/10212084...
Open Source for Climate Podcast (ossforclimate.sustainoss.org)
We are excited to announce the launch of a new podcast showcasing the transformative power of “Open Source for Climate” and the people and stories behind it. The open source movement is the key to bringing trusted knowledge, technology and collective action.
collaborative map software?
Avenza seems to be the go-to app. It works pretty well and all, but I’m wanting to know if there’s any software available that can allow a team of people to simultaneously access and make edits/notes to a geo-referenced map. It also need to have kind of the same base functionality of being able to show your current location...
Malicious Go Binary Delivered via Steganography in PyPI (blog.phylum.io)
Pi-C.A.R.D, a Raspberry Pi Voice Assistant (github.com/nkasmanoff) (github.com)
github.com/nkasmanoff/pi-card...
Why No One Wants to Live in Canada (www.youtube.com)
Canada boasts the 9th largest economy, pristine environmental standards, a robust legal framework, universal healthcare, world class education, and numerous …
Taking your ideas for my next linux app
I’m bored and want to practice my Rust skills. I am the creator of open-tv. If you have any idea for a linux desktop app, even if it seems quite complex, I will take it.
Searching for the "most representative" Star Trek episode
Whenever I see a conversation along the lines of “what episode should I show my friend/partner/etc. to get them hooked on Star Trek,” the suggestions are pretty predictable - your “best” episodes that are regarded to represent the franchise at its peak....
Canada abstains from UN assembly vote backing Palestinian bid for membership
cbc.ca/…/un-palestinian-request-canada-vote-1.720…
A Justin Trudeau Ally Nearly Quit the Party Over its Israel Policy (www.politico.com)
Anthony Housefather, an outspoken Jewish MP from Montreal, toyed with leaving his party to join the Conservatives after most of Trudeau’s Liberals voted in favor of a non-binding motion in the House of Commons that took direct aim at Israel. It’s the latest example of how the conflict is straining center-left politics across...
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for carbon that was never captured, report finds (www.cbc.ca)
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that never happened, allowing the company to turn a profit on its fledgling carbon capture and storage project, according to a new report by Greenpeace Canada....
Canada Post lost $748 million last year, warns of "critical" financial situation (www.cbc.ca)
Speaker kicks Poilievre out of the Commons after he calls PM a 'wacko' in tense question period exchange | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Day Of Mourning: “Almost 5 Workplace Deaths A Day In Canada” (thenorthstar.media)
28/04/2024 — Over 40 years ago, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) passed a resolution to begin honouring April 28th as a memorial day for injured or
The hyper-clouds are open source's friends (www.theregister.com)
What're some of the dumbest things you've done to yourself in Linux?
I’m working on a some materials for a class wherein I’ll be teaching some young, wide-eyed Windows nerds about Linux and we’re including a section we’re calling “foot guns”. Basically it’s ways you might shoot yourself in the foot while meddling with your newfound Linux powers....
So, I want a t-shirt to show off love to open source. I need some org to buy it from (so my money counts). I also want it to have a clear message to regular people.
What’s your pick?
Stopping a badly behaved bot the wrong way.
I host a few small low-traffic websites for local interests. I do this for free - and some of them are for a friend who died last year but didn’t want all his work to vanish. They don’t get so many views, so I was surprised when I happened to glance at munin and saw my bandwidth usage had gone up a lot....
What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for?
It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you’d love alternatives for?
Open source alternative to Internet Download Manager
Hello everyone! I want to ask some recommendation of open source alternative to IDM with these feature:...
Team-Kodi PPA officially retired, switches to Flatpak (kodi.tv)
The most cost effective measure to beat climate change is building bike infrastructure (www.youtube.com)
Project Drawdown has characterized a set of 93 technologies and practices that together can reduce concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It’s a gigantic project with a lot of data and analyses....
recommendations for desktop Lemmy client?
Looking for a Lemmy client for my desktop, archlinux. Was hoping for a good community recommendation and preferably open source.
Adding license after some time with no license?
I have previously written a lot of code that is hosted on a public repo on GitHub, but it never had a license. It was written as part of my work while working for a non-commercial academic entity, and I would like to add a license before the link to the repo will be included in something that will be made public, potentially...
“the lesson *I'm* choosing to take from xz, as an oss maintainer, is that anyone trying to pressure or guilt me into doing something should immediately be told no, for security reasons” (crabby.fyi)
So I wanted to opensource my website, but I have some questions.
Can I opensource it in a way where changes is not open to the public?...
backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to ssh server compromise (www.openwall.com)
Stat Can Data Raises More Concerns About ‘Non-Lethal’ Israel Exports (www.readthemaple.com)
Amid a lack of precise information about Canadian military goods being sold to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have repeatedly claimed that only “non-lethal” goods have been authorized for export since October 7....
What lesser known free and open source software do you use daily to improve your life?
For me it is the note taking/PKMS tool SilverBullet.
Malicious KDE theme can wipe out all your data (www.reddit.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/13397700...
General Advice for shell scripts
What do you advice for shell usage?...
The rise of Romana Didulo, self described 'Queen of Canada', and what she's up to now (www.ctvnews.ca)
GitHub - omegaui/linux-voice-control: Your personal, fully customization, Linux Voice Control Assistant. (github.com)
What's your favorite terminal?
I’m looking for a new terminal. What’s your favorite one and why? Which one is popular?
Scam bitcoin Snap app! (popey.com)
A Bitcoin investor was recently scammed out of 9 Bitcoin (worth around $490K) in a fake “Exodus wallet” desktop application for Linux, published in the Canonical Snap Store. This isn’t the first time; if nothing changes, it likely won’t be the last.
Blocking Pornhub access in Canada an option, owners say. Here’s why (globalnews.ca)
A House of Commons committee is set to study legislation proposed by Independent Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne that would require Canadians to verify their age to access porn online.