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A Firefox addon for putting prices into perspective
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Apr 4, 2025
Using linkhut to signal-boost my bookmarks #OpenSource #WebDev #Bookmarks
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Mar 27, 2025
Using linkhut to signal-boost my bookmarks
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Mar 27, 2025
Please stop externalizing your costs directly into my face #OpenSource #Software #Ethics
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Mar 17, 2025
Please stop externalizing your costs directly into my face
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Mar 17, 2025
A holistic perspective on intellectual property, part 1 #IntellectualProperty #Law #Philosophy
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Feb 13, 2025
A holistic perspective on intellectual property, part 1
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Feb 13, 2025
Join us to discuss transparency and governance at FOSDEM '25 #OpenSource #Community #FOSDEM
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Jan 23, 2025
Join us to discuss transparency and governance at FOSDEM '25
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Jan 23, 2025
FOSDEM '25 protest #FOSDEM #Protest #OpenSource
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Jan 20, 2025
FOSDEM '25 protest
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Jan 20, 2025
No billionaires at FOSDEM #OpenSource #Community #Ethics
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Jan 16, 2025
No billionaires at FOSDEM
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Jan 16, 2025
Neurodivergence and accountability in free software #OpenSource #Neurodiversity #Community
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Sep 25, 2024
Neurodivergence and accountability in free software
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Sep 25, 2024
Rust for Linux revisited #Rust #Programming #OpenSource
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Aug 30, 2024
Rust for Linux revisited
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Aug 30, 2024
So you want to compete with or replace open source #OpenSource #Community #SoftwareDevelopment
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Jul 16, 2024
So you want to compete with or replace open source
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Jul 16, 2024
Writing a Unix clone in about a month #Programming #Software #Unix
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May 24, 2024
Writing a Unix clone in about a month
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May 24, 2024
Copyleft licenses are not “restrictive” #Copyleft #OpenSource #License
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Apr 19, 2024
Copyleft licenses are not “restrictive”
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Apr 19, 2024
FDO's conduct enforcement actions regarding Vaxry #OpenSource #Community #Moderation
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Apr 9, 2024
FDO's conduct enforcement actions regarding Vaxry
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Apr 9, 2024
Why Prusa is floundering, and how you can avoid their fate #OpenSource #Business #Tech
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Dec 26, 2023
Why Prusa is floundering, and how you can avoid their fate
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Dec 26, 2023
Richard Stallman's political discourse on sex #FreeSoftware #Philosophy #FOSS
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Nov 25, 2023
Richard Stallman's political discourse on sex
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Nov 25, 2023
Can I be on your podcast? #Podcasts #Interviews #ContentCreation
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Nov 9, 2023
Can I be on your podcast?
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Nov 9, 2023
On "real name" policies #Privacy #Identity #OpenSource
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Oct 31, 2023
On "real name" policies
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Oct 31, 2023
Going off-script #Tech #Software #Development
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Oct 13, 2023
Going off-script
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Oct 13, 2023
The forbidden topics #Tech #OpenSource #Community
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Sep 29, 2023
The forbidden topics
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Sep 29, 2023
Hyprland is a toxic community #Community #OpenSource #SoftwareDevelopment
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Sep 17, 2023
Hyprland is a toxic community
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Sep 17, 2023
AI crap #AI #Tech #Opinion
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Aug 29, 2023

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