PedroMJ
banner
pedromj.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
PedroMJ
@pedromj.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Researcher in #computerscience and #computernetworks at #nict. Currently working in #networkautomation. Also interested in #composablenetworks […]

[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@pedromj on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Reposted by PedroMJ
Forty years ago, 21 people gathered for the first meeting of what became the Internet Engineering Task Force or #ietf . Every day billions of people use the open standards and technologies developed in the IETF. And nearly 8000 volunteer IETF participants from around the world collaborate in […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Happy new year!
December 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
"Faculty would prefer more emphasis on teaching and somewhat more on service than they observed in practice. The largest disconnects were the overvaluation of publication numbers and grants and undervaluation of publication quality in research" #Science #AcademicSky #EduSky

doi.org/10.1007/s442...
Science faculty perceptions of the promotion and tenure process at major research universities in the United States - Discover Education
The tenure and promotion process defines the standards and expectations for faculty at research universities. To explore faculty values and perceptions related to this process, we conducted a survey o...
doi.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@grumpygamer Curiosity: How many LOCs do Death by Scrolling and Maniac Mansion have? Of which primary programming language?
December 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
RE: https://mas.to/@PicardTips/115748200293765853

Do not feel validated when your superiors show they are impressed. They are just following the management manual. We need our own ways to get true validation, or just be happy with whatever we do regardless of other's response.
mas.to
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
@OpenAIRE With a .eu domain and being most members European, this is still an European initiative. Any plan for facilitating other countries to get involved and allow some federation with them to achieve a broader impact?
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
"If you talk on the Fediverse about how great Linux is, everyone will be really sweet to you about it."
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
The number of #offpunk installation on #debian :debian: computers with popularity-contest installed has more than doubled this year to reach the mythical number of… 42 !

https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=offpunk

So here’s how to get started:

$ sudo apt install offpunk […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
Latest Servo release hints at a real Rust alternative to Chromium

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/servo_002_arrives/

As Mozilla stumbles into 'AI everywhere,' you might be glad of a non-Google browser engine

<- by me on @theregister
Servo 0.0.2 hints at a real Rust alternative to Chromium
: As Mozilla stumbles into 'AI everywhere,' you might be glad of a non-Google browser engine
www.theregister.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
For all those boosts about the new release of the Steam Machine: It is nice to see how well Linux suits Valve's goals, and that they continue their commitment to the broad community with Proton, SteamOS, and others.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
RE: https://thisbot.day/@affirmations/115537351839656039

Let's share the lessons learned, so everybody can learn from everyone's mistakes.
thisbot.day
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
Scott Joplin’s music was the soundtrack to Joplin’s early days, his rhythm inspired both its name and creative spirit.
This November marks his birthday, and we’re celebrating with 25% off all Joplin Cloud plans, and even more on the 24th!
Use code: SCOTT25
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
The Largest Roman Mosaic Found in London in 50 Years
In the heart of London, archaeologists working on Southwark Street uncovered the largest Roman mosaic found in the city in half a century. Discovered in 2022 by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), this […]

[Original post on mastodon.online]
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
I want to make the electrical engineering maker community accessible to blind people.

#blind #maker #ee #electricalengineering #fosh #FOSS
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
I turned in all of my Apple devices yesterday, which was my last day of work at Apple. As was true 9 years ago before I joined Apple, I have returned to having zero Apple products.

#Apple #appleboycott #monopoly
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
I won't stop #Protomen posting until Act III is fully out and dropped. Calling Out is a great song. #Music #RockOpera

youtu.be/z2Wh3hq2EPQ?...
October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
🎉 Happy 30th Birthday to OpenBSD!

Alongside Linux, it’s the OS that’s had the biggest impact on my professional life; shaping how I think about security, simplicity, and clean design.

#openbsd #unix #înfosec
October 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
This body is mine…
October 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/115382731463724830

Ancient earthers already had good taste for music...
mastodon.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
mastodon.social
October 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Reposted by PedroMJ
@timbl @w3c Tim Berners-Lee, in his book, also neatly summarizes the debate on the future impact of AI, on the web and on everything. Importantly, he asks the question how would we like the world with #ai to be in the best scenario? Unless we think that through, we probably won't even get near […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
October 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM