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Power lines of Germany revisited, this time showing both OSM and derived power lines.

Should have done this from the start but was afraid it'd take too long to render this many lines. Guess not! :)

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale

Morning Sheep Time

Bit of a thaw this morning, although not as much as I'd like. Snow is picturesque for a while but it covers up important grass and keeps the sheep in the stables. Panda butting for cuddles as usual.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_mGZMW-9tk

#defaidodon #sheepofMastodon #sheep

@rysiek
Mobile first... (I'm not aware of any reputable RSS readers for mobile, as I suspect most people aren't, and I'd be quite interested in recommendations tbh... )

I'm pretty sure this is right:

Don't look for investors to teach them about your problem, look for people passionate about your problem who happen to have access to capital.

The latter is very difficult, the former is soul-wasting.

Another to add to the list of things ruined by sparkling autocarrot.

A wedding. Well actually not legally a wedding anymore, cos sparkling autocarrot.

https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/07/court-zwolle-rules-couple-married-chatgpt-written-ceremony

@ripienaar @ace if only there was a way to include only teasers in RSS/Atom feeds!

@grahamperrin We commented already on reddit, that we do not have sufficient in-house expertise to properly support this operating system. If we offer a pre-installed image, it comes with certain customer expectations. And the demand for FreeBSD has been pretty low so far. But, we can pass on a +1 for the customer wish list if you want. -Lea

Walz: "What Trump tweeted the other night put the Hortman children at risk. They have to look at security. Put my family at risk again. What he's doing the Somali community is absolutely unconscionable ... for God's sake, the children of a murdered Speaker. And [Republicans] can't speak up and say 'this is wrong. Stop it.'"

@nileane Someone explaining that you wouldn't have any problem if only you used Linux in 3… 2… 1…

@endolexi Thanks for sharing this. We will note this for the next update!

After a year defined by AI slop, unresolved questions about training data, regulation, measurement, money and jobs will shape whether artificial intelligence delivers real value or deepens societal risk in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/07/world/six-ai-questions-for-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #jobs #2026

One of our developers just spent an hour assessing and reviewing a pull request on one of our security projects in Rust. About 2000 lines of code changed, backed by a 200 line description which, luckily, explicitly stated: "I am not a Rust developer or security expert" and "This code was generated with assistance from Claude".

I asked "Why did you spend an hour on this?" and they replied "This seemed to be coming from a young, enthusiastic coder trying to do their best for an open source project. I didn't just want to shut the door in their face without a proper explanation."

This made me think. There's a lot of AI-slop bashing, and sure, we now definitely need a policy too to protect ourselves from it becoming a time sink. But I think we shouldn't forget the often good intentions that are behind these contributions. There is an educational aspect here as well, especially for a younger generation of software developers who think AI gives them programming powers beyond their wildest dreams.

We honestly welcome contributions, but as guardians of our code base we often feel that the timing doesn't quite line up with our planning, the design choices don't quite match the existing or desired architecture, and now, with AI, it becomes easier than ever to put a lot of code on our doorstep to review. Contributors may feel they're doing something good, without considering the consequences on the receiving end.

So, I think our contributing guidelines should start with "Before you start coding, talk to us first."

#Compassion #MentalHealth #OpenSource #AI #AISlop #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductManagement #rustlang

Washington Tightens Grip on Venezuela’s Oil Industry
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-07/washington-tightens-grip-on-venezuela-s-oil-industry?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business @business-bloomberg

RE: https://chaos.social/@fragdenstaat/114591285425222373

Juristisch ist der Fall Oury Jalloh abgeschlossen, doch auch 21 Jahre später muss der Umgang mit Beweisen & der Aufklärungswille der Staatsanwaltschaft hinterfragt werden. Erst letztes Jahr belegte das unabhängige Recherche Zentrum, dass relevante Telefonmitschnitte nie Teil der Ermittlungen waren.

If you put a gun to my head I'd prefer hearing about your dream to what music you are listening to.

@thorsten4future @vogelchr @christianschwaegerl
Gut finde ich dazu auch
https://www.thewarnroom.com/

Dal Mic 272mila euro per acquisti opere contemporanee per musei statali - Arte - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/arte/2026/01/07/dal-mic-272mila-euro-per-acquisti-opere-contemporanee-per-musei_14cf2082-2108-46fc-8133-d93c55e30b76.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Spettacolo e Cultura @spettacolo-e-cultura-AgenziaAnsa

@generalespecifico a me invece hanno insegnato che se fai il capo i meriti vanno riconosciuti alla squadra di cui sei responsabile, le responsabilità e le colpe sono tue. E' quello che avviene nello scoutismo quando si lodano i ragazzi quando fanno cose belle mentre i capi rispondono dei problemi di fronte alle famiglie che li affidano a loro.

@firefoxwebdevs @mawhrin @zzt @yoasif @fmasy @Rycochet @davidgerard Since you have not provided options for the opinion that people will have here, and included one for 🤦 the results can not be correct..