pierotofy
@piero.dev
Creator of WebODM, LibreTranslate, OpenSplat, co-founder of OpenDroneMap and a few others. piero.dev
Checkmate of the evening.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Checkmate of the evening.
Workflow improvements with GCPs on WebODM Lightning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Qf...
WebODM Just Got Smarter: New Checkpoint System and GCP Upgrades End to End!
YouTube video by Avios Media
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Workflow improvements with GCPs on WebODM Lightning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Qf...
WebODM Lightning walkthrough: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOo...
Yates - WebODM Lightning Walkthrough
YouTube video by Texas Drone Company
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
WebODM Lightning walkthrough: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOo...
Reposted by pierotofy
First result creating a 3D model from #drone photos, Southsea Castle #Portsmouth #OpenDroneMap from 225 shots.
October 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
First result creating a 3D model from #drone photos, Southsea Castle #Portsmouth #OpenDroneMap from 225 shots.
Whipped out the soldering iron after many years, glad to see I haven't lost the touch, those were some small pins.
September 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Whipped out the soldering iron after many years, glad to see I haven't lost the touch, those were some small pins.
Reposted by pierotofy
I'm testing @libretranslate.com as my default translator - so far so good
I've created small extension for Chrome-based (e. g. @brave.com) browsers that allows to translate highlighted text using LibreTranslate: codeberg.org/DamianAntono...
also I wanted to try out hosting code using: codeberg.org
I've created small extension for Chrome-based (e. g. @brave.com) browsers that allows to translate highlighted text using LibreTranslate: codeberg.org/DamianAntono...
also I wanted to try out hosting code using: codeberg.org
LibreTranslateChromeExtension
Small extension for Chrome-based browsers that allows to translate highlighted text with https://libretranslate.com
codeberg.org
September 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm testing @libretranslate.com as my default translator - so far so good
I've created small extension for Chrome-based (e. g. @brave.com) browsers that allows to translate highlighted text using LibreTranslate: codeberg.org/DamianAntono...
also I wanted to try out hosting code using: codeberg.org
I've created small extension for Chrome-based (e. g. @brave.com) browsers that allows to translate highlighted text using LibreTranslate: codeberg.org/DamianAntono...
also I wanted to try out hosting code using: codeberg.org
Reposted by pierotofy
I'm currently looking for a remote senior software engineer job if anyone is hiring. I'm experienced with Python, Java, C++, Linux, and Git. Salary range $135k-$200k.
September 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I'm currently looking for a remote senior software engineer job if anyone is hiring. I'm experienced with Python, Java, C++, Linux, and Git. Salary range $135k-$200k.
Large 3D models improvements in WebODM: webodm.net/blog/large-3...
WebODM Lightning: Large 3D Models Improvements
Large 3D textured models are now compressed for better display in the browser.
webodm.net
September 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Large 3D models improvements in WebODM: webodm.net/blog/large-3...
Sometimes stuff is just bananas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bma...
September 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sometimes stuff is just bananas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bma...
Customized greeting now live on webodm.net (change the name from the dashboard).
September 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Customized greeting now live on webodm.net (change the name from the dashboard).
Finally found time to collect and group all my old blog posts about WebODM/ODM. What stands out is that it took so long to get where the software is today, mostly by trial and error piero.dev/category/web...
WebODM » Piero Toffanin's Blog
piero.dev
September 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Finally found time to collect and group all my old blog posts about WebODM/ODM. What stands out is that it took so long to get where the software is today, mostly by trial and error piero.dev/category/web...
Reposted by pierotofy
LibreTranslate 1.7.3 is out, now with Python 3.13 support: github.com/LibreTransla...
Release 1.7.3 · LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate
What's Changed
Fix --url-prefix by @SuperSandro2000 in #830
Fix permissions error when running CUDA Docker by @enoch85 in #834
update the regular docker compose file by @enoch85 in #835
PDF suppor...
github.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
LibreTranslate 1.7.3 is out, now with Python 3.13 support: github.com/LibreTransla...
A satisfying README update for ClusterODM.
August 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A satisfying README update for ClusterODM.
Caught red-handed.
Suspicious PR in LibreTranslate turns out to be AI. These things are so, so, so annoying as a maintainer and it's getting worse.
Suspicious PR in LibreTranslate turns out to be AI. These things are so, so, so annoying as a maintainer and it's getting worse.
August 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Caught red-handed.
Suspicious PR in LibreTranslate turns out to be AI. These things are so, so, so annoying as a maintainer and it's getting worse.
Suspicious PR in LibreTranslate turns out to be AI. These things are so, so, so annoying as a maintainer and it's getting worse.
Reposted by pierotofy
Je vous propose un peu de lecture sur pourquoi vous devriez lancer votre blog.
J'ai voulu au travers de cet article faire un petit point historique, les réseaux sociaux aujourd'hui, les avantages d'avoir un blog et quelques conseils pour vous lancer!
themimitoof.fr/pourquoi-vou...
#blog #blogging
J'ai voulu au travers de cet article faire un petit point historique, les réseaux sociaux aujourd'hui, les avantages d'avoir un blog et quelques conseils pour vous lancer!
themimitoof.fr/pourquoi-vou...
#blog #blogging
Pourquoi vous devriez lancer un blog
Après avoir relancé mon blog, je me devais d’essayer de vous convaincre à votre tour de lancer votre propre blog dans un contexte auquel les réseaux sociaux deviennent de plus en plus toxiques et où l...
themimitoof.fr
August 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Je vous propose un peu de lecture sur pourquoi vous devriez lancer votre blog.
J'ai voulu au travers de cet article faire un petit point historique, les réseaux sociaux aujourd'hui, les avantages d'avoir un blog et quelques conseils pour vous lancer!
themimitoof.fr/pourquoi-vou...
#blog #blogging
J'ai voulu au travers de cet article faire un petit point historique, les réseaux sociaux aujourd'hui, les avantages d'avoir un blog et quelques conseils pour vous lancer!
themimitoof.fr/pourquoi-vou...
#blog #blogging
Some of the cool stuff you can do with WebODM: youtube.com/shorts/UL0O1...
Awesome WebODM tools that make pre GIS analysis prep work much easier #geowingacademy #drone #webodm
YouTube video by GeoWing Academy Online Drone GIS Training
youtube.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Some of the cool stuff you can do with WebODM: youtube.com/shorts/UL0O1...
Reposted by pierotofy
We're working on an updated OpenDroneMap website and we want to showcase datasets from OpenDroneMap enthusiasts there.
You’ll be credited on the website, your cool work shown off, and we’ll be able to highlight the cool stuff that OpenDroneMap can do!
community.opendronemap.org/t/cool-datas...
You’ll be credited on the website, your cool work shown off, and we’ll be able to highlight the cool stuff that OpenDroneMap can do!
community.opendronemap.org/t/cool-datas...
August 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We're working on an updated OpenDroneMap website and we want to showcase datasets from OpenDroneMap enthusiasts there.
You’ll be credited on the website, your cool work shown off, and we’ll be able to highlight the cool stuff that OpenDroneMap can do!
community.opendronemap.org/t/cool-datas...
You’ll be credited on the website, your cool work shown off, and we’ll be able to highlight the cool stuff that OpenDroneMap can do!
community.opendronemap.org/t/cool-datas...
Any chess player here on Bluesky that plays at a local venue / club?
August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Any chess player here on Bluesky that plays at a local venue / club?
Community Discussion, or Free Tech Support? piero.dev/2025/08/comm...
Community Discussion, or Free Tech Support? » Piero Toffanin's Blog
piero.dev
August 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Community Discussion, or Free Tech Support? piero.dev/2025/08/comm...
Let's go! Another one joins the club. netbird.io/knowledge-hu...
NetBird Is Embracing the AGPLv3 License
We are announcing the transition from the BSD-3 license to the AGPLv3 license.
netbird.io
August 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Let's go! Another one joins the club. netbird.io/knowledge-hu...
I'm taking a break from my role of ODM maintainer. Full announcement here: github.com/OpenDroneMap...
Maintainer needed · Issue #1903 · OpenDroneMap/ODM
I think it is time that I take a break from my role of maintainer from the ODM repository. I have volunteered for the position for several years and it's been a lot of fun. ODM might just be the mo...
github.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm taking a break from my role of ODM maintainer. Full announcement here: github.com/OpenDroneMap...
Launched another FOSS project, this time for automating over the board chess tournaments! github.com/TBChess/TBCh...
github.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Launched another FOSS project, this time for automating over the board chess tournaments! github.com/TBChess/TBCh...
Seems like the idea of selling FOSS binaries is finally catching on: opensourcemaintenancefee.org
Simple. Sensible. Sustainable.
Directly fund your maintainers with the Open Source Maintenance Fee.
opensourcemaintenancefee.org
July 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Seems like the idea of selling FOSS binaries is finally catching on: opensourcemaintenancefee.org
Reposted by pierotofy
![4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 with ponytail flanked by person with short hair and another person speaking into microphone at podium] PERSON 1: In the early 2010s, researchers found that many major scientific results couldn’t be reproduced. (2) PERSON 1: Over a decade into the replication crisis, we wanted to see if today’s studies have become more robust. (3) PERSON 1: Unfortunately, our replication analysis has found exactly the same problems that those 2010s researchers did. (4) [newspaper with image of speakers from previous panels] Headline: Replication Crisis Solved](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreibwuu57ullc7vacjyno6c5z3gtyakkg2qub6cn3dbbjdpn2kaowmi@jpeg)
July 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Another success for "just sell something". carlosbecker.com/posts/codeco... which I've written about in 2019 piero.dev/2019/04/how-...
Building GoReleaser: from shell script to paid product | Carlos Becker
In this post, I want to share the history behind GoReleaser,
how we got here, lessons I’ve learned along the way, and what’s ahead.
carlosbecker.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Another success for "just sell something". carlosbecker.com/posts/codeco... which I've written about in 2019 piero.dev/2019/04/how-...