TheEvilSkeleton 🇮🇳 🏳️⚧️
@theevilskeleton.social.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy
I am an Indian transgender individual from Montréal, Canada.
I write articles and responses for educational purposes; and maintain Upscaler, Refine […]
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I write articles and responses for educational purposes; and maintain Upscaler, Refine […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.treehouse.systems/@TheEvilSkeleton, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Me 3 years ago: "I wish I could trade some of my motivation to write articles for motivation to code"
Me today: "I wish I could trade some of my motivation to code for motivation to write articles"
Me today: "I wish I could trade some of my motivation to code for motivation to write articles"
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Me 3 years ago: "I wish I could trade some of my motivation to write articles for motivation to code"
Me today: "I wish I could trade some of my motivation to code for motivation to write articles"
Me today: "I wish I could trade some of my motivation to code for motivation to write articles"
Yoooo GNOME Settings has removed the X11 backend!!!
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3269
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3269
Remove x11 backend (!3269) · Merge requests · GNOME / Settings · GitLab
With GNOME 50 we will no longer be supporting an x11 session, so remove all the leftover code. See
gitlab.gnome.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yoooo GNOME Settings has removed the X11 backend!!!
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3269
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3269
Me in math class 5 years ago: "dude, why am I learning logarithms, when will this ever be applicable in the real world"
Me recently: `BASE_DURATION * log2 (1 + height / (BASE_DURATION * M_PI)) + BASE_DURATION`
(Don't ask why this equation "works" or why a specific number or constant is there […]
Me recently: `BASE_DURATION * log2 (1 + height / (BASE_DURATION * M_PI)) + BASE_DURATION`
(Don't ask why this equation "works" or why a specific number or constant is there […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Me in math class 5 years ago: "dude, why am I learning logarithms, when will this ever be applicable in the real world"
Me recently: `BASE_DURATION * log2 (1 + height / (BASE_DURATION * M_PI)) + BASE_DURATION`
(Don't ask why this equation "works" or why a specific number or constant is there […]
Me recently: `BASE_DURATION * log2 (1 + height / (BASE_DURATION * M_PI)) + BASE_DURATION`
(Don't ask why this equation "works" or why a specific number or constant is there […]
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Question for any blind desktop Linux users, particularly GNOME users, out there: What are the remaining practical issues with running Orca in a Wayland-based GNOME session? I'm guessing inability to synthesize mouse clicks is the main one.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Question for any blind desktop Linux users, particularly GNOME users, out there: What are the remaining practical issues with running Orca in a Wayland-based GNOME session? I'm guessing inability to synthesize mouse clicks is the main one.
Reposted by TheEvilSkeleton 🇮🇳 🏳️⚧️
Mutter is finally ready to drop X11 backend from #gnome!
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/4505
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/4505
Drop the X11 backend (!4505) · Merge requests · GNOME / mutter · GitLab
Completely drops the whole x11 backend. Still an open question when to merge this but also I have to figure out what is needed to change...
gitlab.gnome.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Mutter is finally ready to drop X11 backend from #gnome!
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/4505
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/4505
If you are not yet convinced that Fedora Flatpaks is a hostile 'alternative' to Flathub, here's a good one for you:
An indeterminate amount of their packages are, in fact, directly based on existing manifests from Flathub. Not by manually inspecting code themselves; rather, by running a script […]
An indeterminate amount of their packages are, in fact, directly based on existing manifests from Flathub. Not by manually inspecting code themselves; rather, by running a script […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If you are not yet convinced that Fedora Flatpaks is a hostile 'alternative' to Flathub, here's a good one for you:
An indeterminate amount of their packages are, in fact, directly based on existing manifests from Flathub. Not by manually inspecting code themselves; rather, by running a script […]
An indeterminate amount of their packages are, in fact, directly based on existing manifests from Flathub. Not by manually inspecting code themselves; rather, by running a script […]
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I'm a monthly donor to my local food bank, but with Republicans leaning into their "let them starve" fetish, I made my regular contribution twice this month. Please support your local community however you can.
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm a monthly donor to my local food bank, but with Republicans leaning into their "let them starve" fetish, I made my regular contribution twice this month. Please support your local community however you can.
The autistic urge to create a static site generator to turn my personal website into a dedicated theme because every option out there either has terrible docs, lacks so many features, or is written in Ruby :(
November 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The autistic urge to create a static site generator to turn my personal website into a dedicated theme because every option out there either has terrible docs, lacks so many features, or is written in Ruby :(
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Reposted by TheEvilSkeleton 🇮🇳 🏳️⚧️
I gave a short talk at the #ubuntusummit about funding @gnome! Watch it to learn about how GNOME is actually funded, and what we’re doing to help ensure it stays sustainable. 👀
https://www.youtube.com/live/bEEamxJ60aI?t=7h47m29s
#ubuntu #linux #gnome
https://www.youtube.com/live/bEEamxJ60aI?t=7h47m29s
#ubuntu #linux #gnome
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I gave a short talk at the #ubuntusummit about funding @gnome! Watch it to learn about how GNOME is actually funded, and what we’re doing to help ensure it stays sustainable. 👀
https://www.youtube.com/live/bEEamxJ60aI?t=7h47m29s
#ubuntu #linux #gnome
https://www.youtube.com/live/bEEamxJ60aI?t=7h47m29s
#ubuntu #linux #gnome
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off to a 30-day vipassana course tomorrow. goodnight, internet. see you all on november 20th.
in the meantime, i am still looking for f/oss work — preferably in or around the linux desktop. if you liked the changes i made to the @gnome foundation in the few months i was there, email me.
in the meantime, i am still looking for f/oss work — preferably in or around the linux desktop. if you liked the changes i made to the @gnome foundation in the few months i was there, email me.
October 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
off to a 30-day vipassana course tomorrow. goodnight, internet. see you all on november 20th.
in the meantime, i am still looking for f/oss work — preferably in or around the linux desktop. if you liked the changes i made to the @gnome foundation in the few months i was there, email me.
in the meantime, i am still looking for f/oss work — preferably in or around the linux desktop. if you liked the changes i made to the @gnome foundation in the few months i was there, email me.
This is, unironically, by far the best analogy I've read about paradox of tolerance:
> When you let smelly people in the tent, most other will leave, eventually leaving you with just the bad smell.
https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986/322?u=theevilskeleton
> When you let smelly people in the tent, most other will leave, eventually leaving you with just the bad smell.
https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986/322?u=theevilskeleton
Framework supporting far-right racists?
When you let smelly people in the tent, most other will leave, eventually leaving you with just the bad smell.
community.frame.work
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is, unironically, by far the best analogy I've read about paradox of tolerance:
> When you let smelly people in the tent, most other will leave, eventually leaving you with just the bad smell.
https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986/322?u=theevilskeleton
> When you let smelly people in the tent, most other will leave, eventually leaving you with just the bad smell.
https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986/322?u=theevilskeleton
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I've been thinking about creators and distributors. picture a woodworker who crafts a perfectly balanced, minimalist chair. a furniture store loves it and starts selling it. but, to "match their brand", the store paints every chair bright green
customers see a green chair. they don't know the […]
customers see a green chair. they don't know the […]
Original post on tech.lgbt
tech.lgbt
October 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I've been thinking about creators and distributors. picture a woodworker who crafts a perfectly balanced, minimalist chair. a furniture store loves it and starts selling it. but, to "match their brand", the store paints every chair bright green
customers see a green chair. they don't know the […]
customers see a green chair. they don't know the […]
It's wild (and unsurprising) to me that journalists act tough when they have ample opportunity to negatively comment on accessibility, but don't ever mention accessibility wins.
Despite all the noise I made with accessibility on GNOME Calendar, no journalist has gone further than "better screen […]
Despite all the noise I made with accessibility on GNOME Calendar, no journalist has gone further than "better screen […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's wild (and unsurprising) to me that journalists act tough when they have ample opportunity to negatively comment on accessibility, but don't ever mention accessibility wins.
Despite all the noise I made with accessibility on GNOME Calendar, no journalist has gone further than "better screen […]
Despite all the noise I made with accessibility on GNOME Calendar, no journalist has gone further than "better screen […]
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#linux folks: I have a patch that I'd like to get merged into `Kconfig` - the GTK4 port I was working on while back. Sadly, it looks like the subsystem has went orphaned recently, and as much as I'd like to step up to maintain it I lack the deeper knowledge about the configuration subsystem […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
#linux folks: I have a patch that I'd like to get merged into `Kconfig` - the GTK4 port I was working on while back. Sadly, it looks like the subsystem has went orphaned recently, and as much as I'd like to step up to maintain it I lack the deeper knowledge about the configuration subsystem […]
Good thing Fedora doesn't package Refine and Upscaler, but I hope I'm doing my part
- https://github.com/vshymanskyy/StandWithUkraine
- https://github.com/TechForPalestine/badges
- https://github.com/vshymanskyy/StandWithUkraine
- https://github.com/TechForPalestine/badges
September 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Good thing Fedora doesn't package Refine and Upscaler, but I hope I'm doing my part
- https://github.com/vshymanskyy/StandWithUkraine
- https://github.com/TechForPalestine/badges
- https://github.com/vshymanskyy/StandWithUkraine
- https://github.com/TechForPalestine/badges
Hey, lately, I've been generally unmotivated to contribute to free and open-source projects because I can't sustain myself long-term. I can't find any local or online job that allows me to make a positive impact and not feel depressed. I am not receiving a sufficient number of donations — the […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
September 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hey, lately, I've been generally unmotivated to contribute to free and open-source projects because I can't sustain myself long-term. I can't find any local or online job that allows me to make a positive impact and not feel depressed. I am not receiving a sufficient number of donations — the […]
Companies keep bragging about how "smart" their smart devices are and keep advertising useless features, yet most, if not all of them can't even restore the time after an outage -.-
September 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Companies keep bragging about how "smart" their smart devices are and keep advertising useless features, yet most, if not all of them can't even restore the time after an outage -.-
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Congratulations to @YaLTeR and @DataTriny for getting screen reader accessibility implemented in the latest release of the niri Wayland compositor, using #accesskit. https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases/tag/v25.08
Release v25.08 · YaLTeR/niri
Niri is a scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor. Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize. A month ago, o...
github.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Congratulations to @YaLTeR and @DataTriny for getting screen reader accessibility implemented in the latest release of the niri Wayland compositor, using #accesskit. https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases/tag/v25.08
Upscaler just reached 200 thousand downloads 🥳
https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.theevilskeleton.Upscaler
#upscaler #upscaling #GNOME #libadwaita #gtk #gtk4 #FOSS #OpenSource #oss #freesoftware #linux #GNU
https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.theevilskeleton.Upscaler
#upscaler #upscaling #GNOME #libadwaita #gtk #gtk4 #FOSS #OpenSource #oss #freesoftware #linux #GNU
August 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Upscaler just reached 200 thousand downloads 🥳
https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.theevilskeleton.Upscaler
#upscaler #upscaling #GNOME #libadwaita #gtk #gtk4 #FOSS #OpenSource #oss #freesoftware #linux #GNU
https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.theevilskeleton.Upscaler
#upscaler #upscaling #GNOME #libadwaita #gtk #gtk4 #FOSS #OpenSource #oss #freesoftware #linux #GNU
As of GNOME 49, GNOME Settings will feature a button for configuring the Orca screen reader!
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3215
#GNOME #accessibility #a11y #orca #screenreader #screenreaders #linux #FOSS #OpenSource #freesoftware
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3215
#GNOME #accessibility #a11y #orca #screenreader #screenreaders #linux #FOSS #OpenSource #freesoftware
August 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As of GNOME 49, GNOME Settings will feature a button for configuring the Orca screen reader!
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3215
#GNOME #accessibility #a11y #orca #screenreader #screenreaders #linux #FOSS #OpenSource #freesoftware
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/3215
#GNOME #accessibility #a11y #orca #screenreader #screenreaders #linux #FOSS #OpenSource #freesoftware
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Playing a bit with some redesign of the public transit itinerary rendering in Maps.
#gnome #maps #gnomemaps #mapstodon #publictransport #gtk #libadwaita
#gnome #maps #gnomemaps #mapstodon #publictransport #gtk #libadwaita
August 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Playing a bit with some redesign of the public transit itinerary rendering in Maps.
#gnome #maps #gnomemaps #mapstodon #publictransport #gtk #libadwaita
#gnome #maps #gnomemaps #mapstodon #publictransport #gtk #libadwaita
[Content warning boost: mention of Islamophobia and genocide in Palestine]
https://hachyderm.io/@paulbiggar/115061993703467832
(and the post: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/36604)
https://hachyderm.io/@paulbiggar/115061993703467832
(and the post: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/36604)
Paul Biggar (@paulbiggar@hachyderm.io)
I raised Sequoia's investment as a Code of Conduct violation for Zed here https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/36604
hachyderm.io
August 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
[Content warning boost: mention of Islamophobia and genocide in Palestine]
https://hachyderm.io/@paulbiggar/115061993703467832
(and the post: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/36604)
https://hachyderm.io/@paulbiggar/115061993703467832
(and the post: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/36604)
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Like, Nautilus is now instant. No loading times between folder changes. How? No idea, probably some new caching logic. But wow
August 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Like, Nautilus is now instant. No loading times between folder changes. How? No idea, probably some new caching logic. But wow