Albin Larsson
@abbe98.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
💯: Wikimedian: tech/Wikidata/maps
🌧: Building open tools and crowdsourcing platforms(govdirectory.org, fornpunkt.se, etc)
☀️: Gardening 🌱, orienteering 🧭 […]
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@abbe98 on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
🌧: Building open tools and crowdsourcing platforms(govdirectory.org, fornpunkt.se, etc)
☀️: Gardening 🌱, orienteering 🧭 […]
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@abbe98 on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Fürs Protokoll: Wikipedia und KI ist ein No-Go. Die Community hat durch ein verbindliches Meinungsbild beschlossen; "Der Einsatz von generativer Künstlicher Intelligenz (im Folgenden kurz: KI) im Zusammenhang mit der Erarbeitung von Inhalten für die Wikipedia ist daher grundsätzlich unerwünscht […]
Original post on social.cologne
social.cologne
February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Fürs Protokoll: Wikipedia und KI ist ein No-Go. Die Community hat durch ein verbindliches Meinungsbild beschlossen; "Der Einsatz von generativer Künstlicher Intelligenz (im Folgenden kurz: KI) im Zusammenhang mit der Erarbeitung von Inhalten für die Wikipedia ist daher grundsätzlich unerwünscht […]
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I’m thrilled to see this feature from GitHub: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-02-13-new-repository-settings-for-configuring-pull-request-access/
Tl;dr it is now possible for repositories to disable pull requests entirely, or to restrict them to collaborators only. #opensource
Tl;dr it is now possible for repositories to disable pull requests entirely, or to restrict them to collaborators only. #opensource
February 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I’m thrilled to see this feature from GitHub: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-02-13-new-repository-settings-for-configuring-pull-request-access/
Tl;dr it is now possible for repositories to disable pull requests entirely, or to restrict them to collaborators only. #opensource
Tl;dr it is now possible for repositories to disable pull requests entirely, or to restrict them to collaborators only. #opensource
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The proposed (and widely used) fediverse logo is now part of the Font Awesome library.
https://fontawesome.com/icons/fediverse?f=brands&s=solid
#fediverse #fontawesome #logo #design
https://fontawesome.com/icons/fediverse?f=brands&s=solid
#fediverse #fontawesome #logo #design
Fediverse Icon | Font Awesome
Fediverse icon in the Brands style. Available now in Font Awesome.
fontawesome.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The proposed (and widely used) fediverse logo is now part of the Font Awesome library.
https://fontawesome.com/icons/fediverse?f=brands&s=solid
#fediverse #fontawesome #logo #design
https://fontawesome.com/icons/fediverse?f=brands&s=solid
#fediverse #fontawesome #logo #design
"This release is delayed because I need to find someone still owning a Windows computer."
- me, just now
- me, just now
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"This release is delayed because I need to find someone still owning a Windows computer."
- me, just now
- me, just now
Professor used toilet to store data, surprised to see it gone after flushing.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04064-7
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Professor used toilet to store data, surprised to see it gone after flushing.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7
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I wrote about trying out LLM models for document transcription, inspired by @benwbrum (and Sara!)
https://cdrhdev.unl.edu/log/2025/comparing-ai-models-for-document-transcription/
https://cdrhdev.unl.edu/log/2025/comparing-ai-models-for-document-transcription/
Comparing AI Models for Document Transcription – CDRH Development
cdrhdev.unl.edu
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I wrote about trying out LLM models for document transcription, inspired by @benwbrum (and Sara!)
https://cdrhdev.unl.edu/log/2025/comparing-ai-models-for-document-transcription/
https://cdrhdev.unl.edu/log/2025/comparing-ai-models-for-document-transcription/
Are there USB-Hubs people can recommend?
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Are there USB-Hubs people can recommend?
Snowman, a static site generator for #sparql backends has had another release!
https://github.com/glaciers-in-archives/snowman/releases/tag/0.8.0
https://github.com/glaciers-in-archives/snowman/releases/tag/0.8.0
Release 0.8.0 · glaciers-in-archives/snowman
Snowman 0.8.0 ⛄ TipHelp us shape Snowman's roadmap, by participating in the Snowman community survey! This Snowman release brings support for making SPARQL CONSTRUCT queries and a large collection...
github.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Snowman, a static site generator for #sparql backends has had another release!
https://github.com/glaciers-in-archives/snowman/releases/tag/0.8.0
https://github.com/glaciers-in-archives/snowman/releases/tag/0.8.0
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🌎 Today, I'm happy to release "First Basemap," a free tutorial that shares one of our most valuable recent innovations at Reuters. https://palewi.re/docs/first-basemap/
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🌎 Today, I'm happy to release "First Basemap," a free tutorial that shares one of our most valuable recent innovations at Reuters. https://palewi.re/docs/first-basemap/
Am I looking forward to GeoJSON export in OpenOrienteering Mapper? Yes!
Do I know what I will do with it? No.
https://github.com/OpenOrienteering/mapper/pull/2457
Do I know what I will do with it? No.
https://github.com/OpenOrienteering/mapper/pull/2457
OgrFileExport: Fix GeoJSON export by dl3sdo · Pull Request #2457 · OpenOrienteering/mapper
The GeoJSON driver doesn't support multilayer creation. Add quirk to enforce single layer export. Closes GH-2314 (GeoJSON export failing - driver quirk).
github.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Am I looking forward to GeoJSON export in OpenOrienteering Mapper? Yes!
Do I know what I will do with it? No.
https://github.com/OpenOrienteering/mapper/pull/2457
Do I know what I will do with it? No.
https://github.com/OpenOrienteering/mapper/pull/2457
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Sweden's biggest daily newspaper runs a big feature on my collaboration with amateur metal detectorists.
https://www.dn.se/sverige/arkeologen-lat-amatorer-med-metallsokare-hjalpa-till-att-utforska-sveriges-historia/
#archaeology #metaldetecting
https://www.dn.se/sverige/arkeologen-lat-amatorer-med-metallsokare-hjalpa-till-att-utforska-sveriges-historia/
#archaeology #metaldetecting
Arkeologen: Låt amatörer med metallsökare hjälpa till att utforska Sveriges historia
I Sverige hindras amatörer från att leta efter historiska fynd. Detektorlagstiftningen är ett problem även för proffsen, menar arkeologen Martin Rundkvist.
www.dn.se
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Sweden's biggest daily newspaper runs a big feature on my collaboration with amateur metal detectorists.
https://www.dn.se/sverige/arkeologen-lat-amatorer-med-metallsokare-hjalpa-till-att-utforska-sveriges-historia/
#archaeology #metaldetecting
https://www.dn.se/sverige/arkeologen-lat-amatorer-med-metallsokare-hjalpa-till-att-utforska-sveriges-historia/
#archaeology #metaldetecting
View during a fieldwork session the other day.
December 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
View during a fieldwork session the other day.
Gentle reminder that testing your ground fault circuit interrupters is something you should do every now and then.
December 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Gentle reminder that testing your ground fault circuit interrupters is something you should do every now and then.
SQLite Playground
A SQLite Playground that runs completely locally
sqlight.dev
December 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@abbe98/115725952178671309
Very happy with today's progress of porting Purple Pen (purple-pen.org) to Linux.
#orienteering
Very happy with today's progress of porting Purple Pen (purple-pen.org) to Linux.
#orienteering
mastodon.social
December 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@abbe98/115725952178671309
Very happy with today's progress of porting Purple Pen (purple-pen.org) to Linux.
#orienteering
Very happy with today's progress of porting Purple Pen (purple-pen.org) to Linux.
#orienteering
Attempting to port the orienteering course setting program PurplePen (.net/WPF based) to Linux.
So far it uses a new Avalonia UI base and it looks like that I have gotten the underlying libraries to both compile and work.
So far it uses a new Avalonia UI base and it looks like that I have gotten the underlying libraries to both compile and work.
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Attempting to port the orienteering course setting program PurplePen (.net/WPF based) to Linux.
So far it uses a new Avalonia UI base and it looks like that I have gotten the underlying libraries to both compile and work.
So far it uses a new Avalonia UI base and it looks like that I have gotten the underlying libraries to both compile and work.
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We currently have three pending CVEs to be announced in the next #curl release (severity low + medium x 2)
All three found with AI powered tooling.
So it is happening.
All three found with AI powered tooling.
So it is happening.
December 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We currently have three pending CVEs to be announced in the next #curl release (severity low + medium x 2)
All three found with AI powered tooling.
So it is happening.
All three found with AI powered tooling.
So it is happening.
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Congratulations, @abbe98 and @ainali for winning the Free Software for Projects of Social Benefit!
https://www.fsf.org/news/2024-free-software-awards-winners
https://www.fsf.org/news/2024-free-software-awards-winners
Free Software Awards winners announced: Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software
www.fsf.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Congratulations, @abbe98 and @ainali for winning the Free Software for Projects of Social Benefit!
https://www.fsf.org/news/2024-free-software-awards-winners
https://www.fsf.org/news/2024-free-software-awards-winners
Today the firm finished migrating of GnuCash, and I'm the only one sad about it.
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Today the firm finished migrating of GnuCash, and I'm the only one sad about it.
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TIL allmaps.org - lots of great svg annotations on historical maps, and help with labeling
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
TIL allmaps.org - lots of great svg annotations on historical maps, and help with labeling
Reposted by Albin Larsson
The postmarketOS v25.12 release is coming closer, which means that once again we need your help with selecting a wallpaper! :blobcatthinkOwO:
Poll is in the comments.
All of them were made by the talented @dikasetyaprayogi, thank you so much!
Poll is in the comments.
All of them were made by the talented @dikasetyaprayogi, thank you so much!
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The postmarketOS v25.12 release is coming closer, which means that once again we need your help with selecting a wallpaper! :blobcatthinkOwO:
Poll is in the comments.
All of them were made by the talented @dikasetyaprayogi, thank you so much!
Poll is in the comments.
All of them were made by the talented @dikasetyaprayogi, thank you so much!
