Today we learn that Saudi crown prince MBS may have been involved in the murder of Khashoggi, but that he and Macron share a passion for Dragon Ball Z. So now there will be a Saudi Dragon Ball Z theme park near Paris. French officials see this as proof that France remains attractive to investors. https://nos.nl/l/2628196

A sanctioned vessel that was previously reported to have transported weapons for Russian mercenaries has been traversing ports on the African west coast since March, exhibiting what experts told Bellingcat was an unusual set of movements and behaviours. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/2026/08/25/patria-sanctioned-russian-vessel-russia-us-africa-cameroon-gabon-lagos-nigeria/?utm_source=mastodon

I'm imagining an alternative MBA program with exercises like,

"Estimate the total negative impact of a last-minute all-hands meeting as a function of org complexity"

and

"Design a management system that is resilient to the fact that you promoted the wrong person."

Not happy about AI in OpenSCAD (or open source)?

Leave a comment...

https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/6958#issue-5184643860

#OpenSCAD #AI #FuckAI #NoAI #OpenSource #Slop

T.R. Napper on the importance of reading for writers.

Reading changes the structure of the brain, and for the good. But here’s the rub: a digital addiction also changes your brain, and for the ill.

https://nappertime.com/the-golden-rule-of-becoming-a-better-writer

#reading #writing

Zeehonden! Vier zeehonden!

#leiden #katwijk

@JenJen

Or they're just desperate for members. Don't rule that out :)

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Happy Birthday #Linux 🎉🐧

On this day, Linus Torvald first posted that he was working on a small and free operating system and now, 35 years later, it has become one of the most popular platforms on the planet.

If Linux's story shows us one thing, it's this: Together we can fight for a better internet ✊

#FOSS #OpenSouce

Let us know your other favorite open-source solutions in the comments down below 👇

Immer diese öffentlichen Halluzinationen, dass Vlad oder Brump noch auf irgendwas Rücksicht nehmen müssten. Vlad schnupft über tausend Untertanen am Tag, der muss nicht auf "nach der Wahl" warten, bis er noch mehr Rekruten aushebt. Brump entscheidet je nach Tagesform und ballert zwischendurch Bro-Pix mit Kim Yong Un raus.

@Edent i guess i can find the MoU somewhere in nlnet ... is the reasoning attached?

@Tutanota

I really enjoy using Linux on my machines at home. Currently I'm using Solus with the KDE Plasma desktop.

I love that there are so many options for users.

☝️Two follow up thoughts from the conversations on this thread:

Patience.
For a lot of people, this is their first foray into non-compliance. They are going to start with small things within their comfort zone. This isn't a failure to do bigger things, this is training for it.

Self compassion.
If you are finding yourself angry at how little others are doing, you may be burned out. Rest is resistance too, as is pivoting to joy or humour in how you protest.

@_elena I would buy it.

Gentle reminder, when someone is sharing some small piece of resistance they have done, DO NOT SHIT ON IT. Do not tell them it isn't enough or it's still bad because blah blah other stuff...

Everyone is tired and overwhelmed and trying to find some accessible way they can push back. Cheer that!

Celebrate the small; celebrate the imperfect.

No single action is gonna solve everything, but a whole bunch of small actions start the sea change.

Don't punch down when we all need lifting up.

Air to Ground Message:

UPDATE MARRIED COUPLE ONE CAUGHT OTHER CHEATING THEY ARE SEPARATE AND SEEM OK

Area: Jersey Shore, NJ, USA
Type: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Wing)
A: #a820a90f006
F: #f96b718ab89

#acars #vdlm2

Job offer:
I'm looking for someone to do motion graphics from type specimens. The design of the specimen is already done, but it all needs to be animated. Transitions, variable font magic, etc. Ping me here or send me an email at jeremy @ nan . xyz .

Share if you know someone up for the job. Thanks!

The last months, in a rather large amount of effort, Håkon Vågsether has been able to port GNU Radio 3 from Qt5 to Qt6.
These are the kinds of changes a project *has* to do, whether it wants to or not, because if it doesn't, it will fall out of Linux distributions, it will become hard to install, and hence its core mission hurts. On the way, numerous bugs in the original code have been found, and worked around / fixed.
Thanks, Håkon!

And: This paves the way to a coming GNU Radio 3.11 release!