Eric Buijs @ericbuijs@fosstodon.org

A great example of how user/developer collaboration can be extremely valuable for
moving projects forward.

freecad.mp4

https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/fosdem/2021/D.cad/freecad.mp4

#foss #FOSDEM21 #FreeCAD #opensource #cad #design

PSA
* #FreeCAD 0.19 official release is approaching, after 23 months of development
* Ubuntu daily PPA is soon to get updated OCCT libraries (from 7.3.0 to 7.5.1) which should prevent some crashes, a benefit from a FreeCAD contributor who patched the OCCT source code. The packages are already uploaded, last night's builds of FreeCAD failed because of unmet dependencies with netgen, a separate issue. Up to now netgen support had been disabled...

Would you recommend a #Creality #CR10 for entry-level #3dprinting (budget around 300 Euros)? Any caveats, alternatives?
Asking for someone...

https://m.dcentralisedmedia.com/?node/pubsub.do.nohost.me/dcentralised-media/easy-self-hosting-setup-in-the-cloud-xmpp-included-s3zHwb

#XMPP #Yunohost #Movim #pubsub

@lps
https://video.fosdem.org/2021/

Fantastic talk about the development of #penpot the open source design app! I had no idea it's the same developers who develop Taiga:)

https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/fosdem/2021/D.design/penpot_design_freedom_for_teams.mp4

#FOSDEM21 #taiga #foss #opendesign #design #UI #UX #opensource
@penpot

There was a call to action at the end:

- give it a spin

- give feedback

- spread the word

(1/2)

1. Keep the only planet we have in as pristine a condition as we can

2. Find another planet to halve our risk of extinction

Capitalists: Fuck #1, but #2 sounds like fun.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HeBdfv2QTqo

I'm thinking of getting a 3d Printer to play around with. I'd like something that has decent quality.

I'm overwhelmed by the various options. I've so far discovered at least 9 different types of print technology.

Can anyone with any experience of 3d printers help guide me to get the right type of machine?

#3DPrinter #AskMastodon #AskFediverse #Help #3dPrint #3dPrinting

@ericbuijs
@retiredguru@social.linux.pizza
I just stumbled upon this. A presentation of realthunder's work. Might be interesting to watch. Now if I could remember about it. Gonna be late here though, 22:00 (10PM) next Sunday my time.

#FreeCAD #fosdem

https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/freecad/

#GoodRead « I have never used #WhatsApp, and never will. Despite this, I still feel the need to write an article about WhatsApp since it’s the perfect case study to help understand a class of businesses models I call #UserDomestication. The domestication of users is high on my list of problems plaguing the human race, and is worth a detailed explanation. » by @Seirdy

> https://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html
> gemini://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi

In the last year Google has banned: the Element app, the LBRY app, and several Fediverse apps. If you get all of your apps from a single corporation, be it Google or Apple, you should make an effort to change that.

If you have an Android phone F-Droid is an alternative app repository, and it’s very easy to install! All of the previously mentioned apps have been available from F-Droid throughout being dropped from the Play Store.

If you have an iPhone, please consider other options for your next device. Apple does not respect you enough as a user to consider you possibly more capable of deciding what you should install on your phone than they are. That is absurd; please stop rewarding this behavior with your money.

Looking to de-google your life?

https://nomoregoogle.com/

Want to get your data before you do?

https://justgetmydata.com/

Want to be more private in the internet? Not just de-google?

https://justdeleteme.xyz/

Good luck!

I'm seeing a lot of new #Peertube instances these days, this is great!
But please remember that with the great power of #federation granted to us by PeerTube also comes great responsibility.
Unfortunately, PeerTube is also used to promote dangerous #disinformation and #conspiracy theories, as well as hateful content.
Please report bad actors to @PeerTube_Isolation and keep your blocklist up to date thanks to this list https://peertube_isolation.frama.io/list/

My tribute for Patrick Lee Archibald, July 23, 1961 ~ January 5, 2021 (age 59), my #Cycling friend: 🌞🚴‍♂️🕊️🐢❤️

Dutch: https://constantiaoomen.com/2021/01/24/patrick-lee-arcibald-pla-23-juli-1961-5-januari-2021-59-een-engel-is-een-engel-geworden/

English:

https://constantiaoomen.com/2021/01/24/patrick-lee-archibald-pla-july-23-1961-january-5-2021-age-59-angel-has-become-angel/

@aral @dsfgs @actualsteerpike No, Bitcoin is not a "net positive for the globe".

Bitcoin set out to disintermediate the banking system, but it failed.

What it produced was a horrendously inefficient energy-guzzling monstrosity, which only really empowers people who already had a lot of money in the economy prior to Bitcoin's invention. The usual suspects got richer out of Bitcoin and the banking system wasn't obsoleted by it.