Just finished up with the #repairCafe at the library.

I was main for bicycles and backup for laptop repair and Linux Install.

I managed to:
- tune a derailleur on one bike
- attach a kickstand to another
- swap out fresh tires and inner tubes for a third (and taught the family how to do and supervised them while they did the second tire!)

As backup for laptop repair, I helped diagnose and find a mitigation for a set or USB headphones/mic that was only pushing sound through one speaker.

I also met a lot of folks throughout town. Talked to some city organizers and officials. Talked to other groups and folks and had a great time.

The other repair stands besides my bicycle station were:
- A sewing and mending station
- An electronic / appliance repair station
- A historical preservation station
- A furniture repair station
- A laptop repair and Linux install station
- A kids section with coloring and activities

It was a good day.

#solarPunk #libraries

I'm preparing slides and a complementary #Kubernetes operator for the upcoming #Labortage.

https://pretalx.das-labor.org/labortage-2026/talk/WDR9S9/

I hope it will be interesting to people. :-)

👩‍💻✨🦀

@JackMexa4 @bich @susiemagoo @blogdiva

Except it also makes everything worse for everyone -- including them, just not as much.

Also, anyone who would vote for something just because [they think] it's good for them even if they know it's terrible for everyone else is still f‼️cked up.

LOL. Thanks, but no thanks.

@ai6yr I have had the cop stationed at the ED come to my unit to help security roll a 12 year old boy

#ACAB

My current plan is to write unit tests using Sub-Viewports that each have a small wrapper shader to draw the result of the tested functions to e.g. 256x256px textures, which I can then compare against snapshots. Depending on the effects of different hardware/driver environments, it might be necessary to check that for some threshold t:

vec3 res = abs(result - snapshot);  // residuals
max(res.r, res.g, res.b) < t

This could technically also allow for assertion functions (one condition per pixel), but getting any kind of usable error messages would mean a ton of work, so I don’t think that it’d be worth it - though I am tempted :)

@fitheach @ionafyfe Terris is a great photographer.

@Ncstarguy airport chickens needs to be an entire coffee table book

#DanaWhite is now trending across Mastodon

#FediBookFair is now trending across Mastodon

I can finally read digital books now that I can use @natpanferova's new app Whio with its special accessibility features for dyslexia.

I can configure it to adapt the spacing between letters and letter weight, and add an underline guide. This has a profound impact for me, as my eyes and mind can now scan along a line without missing letters and words.

Here is some info about its features: https://nilcoalescing.com/apps/whio/

#IndieDev #Dyslexia #iOSApps #ePUB

Invisible software that becomes a lightweight frame that supports human creativity and achievement.

Silent, unobtrusive, yet always helping exactly when needed and no more than that.

It really can be like that. And you could be a part of making that kind of software too... oh... were things ... different.

*continues to cry at the bar*

Sorry, no sheep available.
How about some airport chickens?

#DyddDefaidodon #DefaidodonDay
#NotActuallySheep

@artcollisions Oh wait, Adrian the maintainer of BOSL?? Worlds colliding! I’ve been using it for a while now!

@lowqualityfacts

🤩

Thanks to everyone who's replied! From the messages so far:

Fedi favorites:
Duluth Trading Company
LL Bean

Cautioned against:
J.Jill — quality has gone down recently.
Lands End — sold to private equity within the last year.

And others to look into:
Coldwater Creek
North Style
Talbots
JC Penney
Old Navy
Costco
Maggie's Organics
Uniqlo
Christopher & Banks
Eileen Fisher, a B Corp

And then there's Appleseeds, which has returned after disappearing. It used to be a go-to for me, but I wonder if the quality stayed the same as before.

Note that Etsy is probably out unless you have a specific vendor to recommend, given all the problems there.
https://www.wired.com/story/etsy-is-in-its-flop-era-and-sellers-are-fleeing/

This site warns about companies that are no longer good — and points to some which are:
https://ledger.worseonpurpose.com/

Also note: Per the rules of this program: All gifts must be new with tags.

(Edited to add some to the list of ones to look into, and to mention Appleseeds and WorseOnPurpose.)

US Treasury moves to cut crypto exchange MEXC off from the US financial system, alleging $16B+ in illicit flows, including Russian and Iranian sanctions evasion (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/11/07/u-s-treasury-moves-to-cut-off-crypto-exchange-mexc-over-usd16-billion-in-alleged-illicit-flows
http://www.techmeme.com/261107/p16#a261107p16

Your move, Microsoft.

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vavujdimklarcdz7eq2pgptb/post/3mzqvibmjkb2q

@neauoire whats this os?

About 2,000 people attend Stop the AI Data Centre rally in Halifax
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/data-centres/about-2000-people-attend-stop-the-ai-data-centre-rally-in-halifax/

By Suzanne Rent