Jose Varela @escapist@unshaped.space

How much information are you handing over to social media companies? https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/protecting-yourself-social-networks source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1058863896222564352

Jean Rintoul wants open source biomedical imaging for everyone https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1058867055179444224/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1058867055179444224

someone over on my Tapas wall requested if I could a more grown up teenage version of Nene, so here goes! °-°)/
This is inktober no. 15 even though we're in november now, I'm gonna finish 31 NBS drawings

#inktober2018 #illustration #drawing #art

New exemptions to section 1201 of the DMCA will help more creators and technology users, but they don’t save the law from being an unconstitutional restraint on freedom of speech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/new-exemptions-dmca-section-1201-are-welcome-dont-go-far-enough source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1058894599253618688

#Liverpool runs #rightwing extremists who were planning a march out of town https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/03/liverpool-runs-far-right-marchers-out-of-town

Only the bravest hackers will trust their lives to this DIY nitrox analyzer. https://hackaday.com/2018/11/03/arduino-nitrox-analyzer-for-the-submarine-hacker/ source: https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1058901807286681600

My bank account is overdrawn by $40 and we're gradually running out of food.

Toss us a few kofi's to help pay back what we owe?

ko-fi.com/charlotte

British, dead, and not fictional. Pick your favourite scientist for the fifty pound note. https://hackaday.com/2018/11/03/whos-going-on-your-fifty/ source: https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1058675283648241665

https://mastodon.social/media/pLB1RSjMH8ynUZmSMI8

Hey everyone! Today is the day; I'm raising at least $200 for Children's Hospital in New Orleans. I'll be playing Overwatch for the next 12-ish hours, so feel free to stop on by and donate, or just say hi and/or make fun of my bed head.

https://www.extra-life.org/participant/329881

Hope yall have a great rest of the day, and thanks again!

I present to you: overflower fluffy coat. Shell fabric is designed by my #generative code. Each flower is unique. And of course it has pockets!

Some more book-related #alternatives:

https://inventaire.io - Community for swapping books powered by libre software & WikiData, follow them on here at @inventaire

https://libreture.com - eBook storage site with social features, follow them on here at @kevinbeynon

https://openlibrary.org - Huge non-profit online library with downloads for PD books and lending for non-PD titles.

https://calibre-ebook.com/ - Open source eBook organiser/editor and format converter

#Books #eBooks #Literature

Did you know the word companion comes from an old French word that literally translates to "someone you eat bread with"

tired: voting
wired: direct action
inspired: building parallel community support structures independent of the state and capital

thankyou for all the support!

This is enough to pay back what we owe, and for groceries for quite some time

Take that old analog cell phone out for a test drive with modern SDR hardware. https://hackaday.com/2018/11/03/revive-that-old-analog-cell-phone-with-sdr/ source: https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1058720524770123776

One may RENT things from a business, but
BORROWS things from library.

Libraries, in general, ARE NOT businesses; they are cultural institutions.

Please enforce this distinction by using the appropriate verb, because the more people think of them as businesses they more likely they are to become businesses — to the detriment of the community in which they are situated.

Thank you for reading.

FYI, I'm now running the Deep-sea Mining Observer. The only trade journal dedicated to tracking the progress of the deep-sea mining industry.

DSMObserver.com