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Take paper-based #LPI exams at a huge discount at Chemnitzer #LinuxTage 2026, in Chemnitz, Germany, March 29.

€70 (Essentials) / €110 (others) – limited seats! 🐧

Thanks to our partners OSC - LPI Channel Partner and Werner Fischer for sponsoring the discounts!

lpi.org/aytu

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February 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM

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Rory Gallagher

@rorygallagher.com

February 19th in Rory history:
1969 London GB BBC-Studios WS R&B
1972 Bergamo IT La Vigna
1974 Boulder USA Skunk Creek Inn
1975 Auckland NZ Town Hall
1981 Paris FR Palais des Sports (📸 Jacques Mouchet)
1988 Dublin IRL Olympia Theatre
1991 Kawasaki JP Club Citta

February 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM

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Happy B'Day Feb 19 to Smokey Robison legendary Motown hitmaker & songwriter (1940)!

The Tears Of A Clown youtube.com/watch?v=51B5...
You Really Got A Hold On Me youtube.com/watch?v=AdDn...
I Second That Emotion youtube.com/watch?v=mv9c...

#soulmusic #motown #TheBeatles #singersongwriter

February 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM

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Happy B'Day Feb 19 to Sam Mayers legendary blues harmonica player & singer (1936-2006)!

Coming From The Old School youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Live at the Grand Emporium youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Blues #bluessinger #hamonica #elmorejames #ansonfunderburgh

February 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM

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Happy B'Day Feb 19 to Tony Iommi Black Sabbath's
guitar maestro (1948)!

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath youtube.com/watch?v=goE8...
Master Of Reality youtube.com/watch?v=1fqG...
Paranoid youtube.com/watch?v=fWvK...

#ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #heavymetal #rockguitar #gibsonsg #guitarist

February 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM

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Happy B'Day Feb 19 to Alan Haynes acclaimed Texas
blues guitar master (1956)!

Live At The Big Easy youtube.com/watch?v=sTJK...
Wishing Well youtube.com/watch?v=b_NM...
Houston Blues youtube.com/watch?v=SkGE...

#Blues #bluesguitar #stevierayvaughan #bluessinger #fenderstratocaster

February 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM

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Bobby Broom

@bobbybroomguitar.bsky.social

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: On February 25th, I’ll be travelling down south to Tallahassee, Florida, for a concert and masterclass at B Sharp’s Jazz Club with the Florida State University music faculty. Find your tickets via my Link in Bio.

Photo by Mark Sheldon

February 18, 2026 at 11:16 PM

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Ian Scott

@polpo.org

Look what came in the mail 👀
It’s samples of the molded silicone rubber buttons and LED light pipe for PicoIDE! They look and feel great to use. I’m working on improving the color match (just need to find my Pantone book…)

Several sets of silicone rubber button membranes laid out in front of a PicoIDE device that has the buttons installed in it

February 19, 2026 at 1:32 AM

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It's Only Rock & Roll

@itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social

"All the songs we do are basically about one of three things: booze, sex or rock n roll."

Remembering Ronald Belford Scott who died today 19th February 1980 .

#bonscott #acdc #ClassicRock

February 19, 2026 at 8:37 AM

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Sir Michael

@sirmichael.bsky.social

Statement regarding tonight's final 💔

Sir Michael
Statement Regarding Winter Olympics Speed Skating Final

18/2/26

To whom it may concern,

It is with a heavy heart that I publish this statement.

This evening sees the final of the men's Short Track Speed Skating at the Winter Olympics and it is with a heavy heart that I must announce that I will not be competing in it. Please be assured that I have not taken this decision lightly but, for the following reasons, I believe it to be the right one:

- I do not own a pair of skates and feel this would put me at an unfair disadvantage.
- I don't know which direction I'm supposed to skate around the circuit and I would feel very embarrassed if I went the wrong way.
- I've got a check-up with my dentist at 9:15 tomorrow and I don't want to risk not being back in time because it's a very busy practice and it takes ages to get a new appointment. I have suggested that they should hire an additional dental hygienist but so far they have not listened.
- The other skaters might be angry at me for not competing in any of the qualifying rounds.
- I've just checked what outfit speed skaters wear (skin-tight onesies) and I don't think I have one of those and I would feel awkward asking one of my competitors if they have a spare suit that I could borrow.
- I don't know if it's a communal changing room but I have unusually small nipples that I'm a bit self-conscious about and I don't want the other skaters to make fun of them.

I know some people will be disappointed by this news but I ask that you accept my decision and not try to change my mind. Furthermore I ask that you all accept the result of the race and do not discredit the gold medallist's achievement just because he didn't beat me. That is not his fault and he deserves respect regardless.

Thank you and good luck to all the competitors in tonight's race.

February 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM

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Michael Spicer

@michaelspicer.bsky.social

Last year I wrote a short film, two screenplays and three sitcom scripts. Are there any production companies out there who’d like to read any of them? Let me know. Thanks!

February 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM

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CodeWeavers

@codeweavers.com

Dear CrossOver Users,

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CodeWeavers

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#OpenSource
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#GameOnMac
#Apple
#Mac

CrossOver Preview drops today: 9 more Windows games now running on Mac.

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February 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM

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Rory Gallagher

@rorygallagher.com

February 18th in Rory history:
1969 London GB Klooks Kleek
1970 Stockholm SE Konserthuset
1972 Florence IT Space Electric
1973 Brixton GB Sundown Theatre
1974 Denver USA Ebbets Field
1975 Wellington NZ Town Hall
1977 Newcastle GB City Hall
1988 Dublin IRL Olympia Theatre (📸 David O'Connell)

February 18, 2026 at 3:36 PM

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Happy Birthday Feb 18 to Buddy Cage pedal steel guitarist w/ New Riders Of The Purple Sage & Bob Dylan!

Blood On The Tracks youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Adventures Of Panama Red youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Buddy Cage youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#countryrock #newriders #BobDylan #pedalsteel

February 18, 2026 at 12:23 PM

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Happy B'Day Feb 18 to Irma Thomas The Soul Queen of New Orleans!

Don’t Mess W/ My Man youtube.com/watch?v=BP_Q...
It’s Raining youtube.com/watch?v=WJjD...
Ruler Of My Heart youtube.com/watch?v=XqkV...
Anyone Who Knows What Love Is youtube.com/watch?v=G_K9...

#soulmusic #TheRollingStones #singer

February 18, 2026 at 12:23 PM

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Buddy Guy "A Man & The Blues" 1968 Vanguard Records masterpiece! Truly brilliant & essential listening!

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Blues #bluesguitar #fender #fenderstratocaster #ericclapton #jimihendrix #bbking #bluessinger #bluesmusic #muddywaters

February 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM

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rekdt

@rekdt.com

They call me 007..

I am not good at Linux permissions

February 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM

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Rick Swartz

@swartz.bsky.social

If you happen to be in need of the Japanese user manual and BASIC reference for the Sharp PC-1600K (blue and red books), you can download both here:
Blue: drive.google.com/file/d/1hRBY...

Red: drive.google.com/file/d/1p6cs...
#ポケコン

PC-1600_JP_B.pdf

drive.google.com

February 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM

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Paul Stoffregen

@paulstoffregen.bsky.social

JarkkoL has ported their tiled software rasterizer to #Teensy and ILI9341 using just 27kb of RAM, with 4,000 triangles stored in flash, and featuring asynchronous DMA transfer, cluster visibility culling, and texture support.

www.pjrc.com/3d-rendering/

February 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM

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Rory Gallagher

@rorygallagher.com

February 17th in Rory history:
1969 London GB BBC Playhouse Theatre
1972 Rome IT Piper Club
1973 Newcastle GB City Hall
1974 Long Beach USA Long Beach Auditorium
1977 Sheffield GB City Hall
1979 Leicester GB De Montfort Hall
1988 Dublin IRL Olympia Theatre (📸)