Gharbeia, Ⓐ
@gharbeia.org
Turtle trainer
& wordsmith
#FOSS, #decentralisation, #wikis, #archives, #openknowledge, #localisation, #techForPublicGood, #autonomism, #naturism and justice […]
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#FOSS, #decentralisation, #wikis, #archives, #openknowledge, #localisation, #techForPublicGood, #autonomism, #naturism and justice […]
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Diese Petition fordert, ehrenamtliche Arbeit an Open-Source-Software rechtlich wie klassisches Ehrenamt zu behandeln – mit steuerlichen Vorteilen.
https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/anerkennung-von-open-source-arbeit-als-ehrenamt-in-deutschland
https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/anerkennung-von-open-source-arbeit-als-ehrenamt-in-deutschland
Anerkennung von Open-Source-Arbeit als Ehrenamt in Deutschland - Online-Petition
Open-Source-Software bildet heute das Fundament großer Teile der digitalen Infrastruktur – in Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Forschung und im täglichen Leben. Selbst im aktuellen Koalitionsvertrag der Bundesregierung wird Open-Source-Software als elementarer Baustein zur Erreichung digitaler Souveränität genannt. Dennoch wird die Arbeit, die tausende Freiwillige dafür leisten, in Deutschland steuer- und förderrechtlich nicht als Ehrenamt anerkannt. Dieses Ungleichgewicht zwischen gesellschaftlicher Bed
www.openpetition.de
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Diese Petition fordert, ehrenamtliche Arbeit an Open-Source-Software rechtlich wie klassisches Ehrenamt zu behandeln – mit steuerlichen Vorteilen.
https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/anerkennung-von-open-source-arbeit-als-ehrenamt-in-deutschland
https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/anerkennung-von-open-source-arbeit-als-ehrenamt-in-deutschland
I do not twitch or stream, but I find the concept of the audience influencing the game interesting:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/359960/Choice_Chamber/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/359960/Choice_Chamber/
Choice Chamber on Steam
Choice Chamber is a real-time, crowdsourced, procedurally generated game where your fate is in everyone else's hands.
store.steampowered.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I do not twitch or stream, but I find the concept of the audience influencing the game interesting:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/359960/Choice_Chamber/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/359960/Choice_Chamber/
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TIL that #alexandria (EG) operates the oldest tramline in the #middleeast and #africa. Operations started on January 8th, 1863.
It is also one of the very few networks that uses double-deck cars […]
[Original post on social.librem.one]
It is also one of the very few networks that uses double-deck cars […]
[Original post on social.librem.one]
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
TIL that #alexandria (EG) operates the oldest tramline in the #middleeast and #africa. Operations started on January 8th, 1863.
It is also one of the very few networks that uses double-deck cars […]
[Original post on social.librem.one]
It is also one of the very few networks that uses double-deck cars […]
[Original post on social.librem.one]
و لا نزال لا نعرف أي شيء عن حدود المعلومات التي تحتفظ بها شركات المحمول عن زباينها و لا حدود نفاذها إلى بيانات السجل المدني كما تدل الشواهد، و الآن تُضاف إليها البيانات البيومترية […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
و لا نزال لا نعرف أي شيء عن حدود المعلومات التي تحتفظ بها شركات المحمول عن زباينها و لا حدود نفاذها إلى بيانات السجل المدني كما تدل الشواهد، و الآن تُضاف إليها البيانات البيومترية […]
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More demolitions of Bedouin homes, this time in Ka'abiyye, in Northern Israel.
Inside or outside the green line doesn't matter. Israel's ethnic cleansing targets Paleatinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and within Israel's recognized border […]
Inside or outside the green line doesn't matter. Israel's ethnic cleansing targets Paleatinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and within Israel's recognized border […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
More demolitions of Bedouin homes, this time in Ka'abiyye, in Northern Israel.
Inside or outside the green line doesn't matter. Israel's ethnic cleansing targets Paleatinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and within Israel's recognized border […]
Inside or outside the green line doesn't matter. Israel's ethnic cleansing targets Paleatinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and within Israel's recognized border […]
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Today is the day! Happy #Halloween everyone! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today is the day! Happy #Halloween everyone! 🎃
Also, Sprecher aller Varianten des Deutschen bilden in ihrer Alltagssprache den Laut /χ/ (auch bekannt als Ach-Laut) mühelos, reichlich und allgegenwärtig.
Dennoch
sprechen sie das ch in TutAnchAmon als /ç/ (auch bekannt als Ich-Laut) aus.
Gibt es eine Erklärung dafür?
Dennoch
sprechen sie das ch in TutAnchAmon als /ç/ (auch bekannt als Ich-Laut) aus.
Gibt es eine Erklärung dafür?
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Also, Sprecher aller Varianten des Deutschen bilden in ihrer Alltagssprache den Laut /χ/ (auch bekannt als Ach-Laut) mühelos, reichlich und allgegenwärtig.
Dennoch
sprechen sie das ch in TutAnchAmon als /ç/ (auch bekannt als Ich-Laut) aus.
Gibt es eine Erklärung dafür?
Dennoch
sprechen sie das ch in TutAnchAmon als /ç/ (auch bekannt als Ich-Laut) aus.
Gibt es eine Erklärung dafür?
Community Networks and Community Infrastructures bridge the digital divide and create affordable connectivity and first class Internet participation for underconnected communities.
The Internet Society (ISOC) is currently selecting its Special Interest Groups (SIG) for 2026-2027. The five […]
The Internet Society (ISOC) is currently selecting its Special Interest Groups (SIG) for 2026-2027. The five […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Community Networks and Community Infrastructures bridge the digital divide and create affordable connectivity and first class Internet participation for underconnected communities.
The Internet Society (ISOC) is currently selecting its Special Interest Groups (SIG) for 2026-2027. The five […]
The Internet Society (ISOC) is currently selecting its Special Interest Groups (SIG) for 2026-2027. The five […]
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Breaking free from the Atlassian Jira & Confluence lock-in. I'm excited to speak at @nextcloud Enterprise Day in #copenhagen on October 22!
After March 28, 2029, #jira Data Center licenses will expire.
Are you looking for a feature-rich alternative that also […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
After March 28, 2029, #jira Data Center licenses will expire.
Are you looking for a feature-rich alternative that also […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Breaking free from the Atlassian Jira & Confluence lock-in. I'm excited to speak at @nextcloud Enterprise Day in #copenhagen on October 22!
After March 28, 2029, #jira Data Center licenses will expire.
Are you looking for a feature-rich alternative that also […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
After March 28, 2029, #jira Data Center licenses will expire.
Are you looking for a feature-rich alternative that also […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
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Signal does not work for me. Apparently @signalapp is being hosted by AWS?
Given that AWS has a major outage & Signal is down for me.
This is a perfect example why Signal still is too much of a single point of failure.
We must demand a decentralized Signal and/or explore other alternatives […]
Given that AWS has a major outage & Signal is down for me.
This is a perfect example why Signal still is too much of a single point of failure.
We must demand a decentralized Signal and/or explore other alternatives […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Signal does not work for me. Apparently @signalapp is being hosted by AWS?
Given that AWS has a major outage & Signal is down for me.
This is a perfect example why Signal still is too much of a single point of failure.
We must demand a decentralized Signal and/or explore other alternatives […]
Given that AWS has a major outage & Signal is down for me.
This is a perfect example why Signal still is too much of a single point of failure.
We must demand a decentralized Signal and/or explore other alternatives […]
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Now is another great moment to ponder if making your business rely on Amazon is a great idea.
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Now is another great moment to ponder if making your business rely on Amazon is a great idea.
Papers in social sciences are full of filler. The common writing style has the following structure: 1) a researcher is talking about how they "will demonstrate/show/analyse" or "present/propose" 2) "in this article/through this research/book" a 3) thesis/relationship/phenomena".
Layers 1 and 2 […]
Layers 1 and 2 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Papers in social sciences are full of filler. The common writing style has the following structure: 1) a researcher is talking about how they "will demonstrate/show/analyse" or "present/propose" 2) "in this article/through this research/book" a 3) thesis/relationship/phenomena".
Layers 1 and 2 […]
Layers 1 and 2 […]
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Israel gives us daily reminders that ethnically cleansing Palestinians isn't limited to Gaza and the West Bank. It's also ongoing within the recognized borders of Israel.
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Israel gives us daily reminders that ethnically cleansing Palestinians isn't limited to Gaza and the West Bank. It's also ongoing within the recognized borders of Israel.
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I've published a new blogpost on the question of what "shâdhdh" of Qira'at mean. You can read it here:
phdnix.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/m...
phdnix.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/m...
Making Sense of Šāḏḏ: Single Strand Transmissions
In his work on the emergence of the category of Šāḏḏ reading, Shady Nasser has suggested that there are a number of factors that may play into certain transmission paths to later come to be conside…
phdnix.wordpress.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I've published a new blogpost on the question of what "shâdhdh" of Qira'at mean. You can read it here:
phdnix.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/m...
phdnix.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/m...
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I am really saddened by the news of Ahmed Mekkawy's @linuxawy passing. This is not just a great loss to his family and friends, but to the Free/Open Source Software community as a whole. He made significant contributions to the local Linux User Group (#eglug) and other grassroots initiatives […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
October 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Liberal Zionist myth #728: Israeli settlement and ethnic cleansing only happens in territories occupied after 1967 and does not happen within 1948 borders […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Liberal Zionist myth #728: Israeli settlement and ethnic cleansing only happens in territories occupied after 1967 and does not happen within 1948 borders […]
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Contrary to the now standard Arabic pronunciation apparently in the mid third century AH in Kufa, pronunciations with ʾimālah of ʾalifāt maqṣūrah spelled with yāʾ was still widely considered 'good' and 'eloquent'.
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Contrary to the now standard Arabic pronunciation apparently in the mid third century AH in Kufa, pronunciations with ʾimālah of ʾalifāt maqṣūrah spelled with yāʾ was still widely considered 'good' and 'eloquent'.
Philomena Cunk for UNICEF
October 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Philomena Cunk for UNICEF
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This chapter has now been out for more than six months and thus magically becomes #OpenAccess:
scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/...
scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/...
Ṯamūd: Reading traditions | Scholarly Publications
scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl
October 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This chapter has now been out for more than six months and thus magically becomes #OpenAccess:
scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/...
scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/...
If you try to #translate "Two hundred and sixty four thousand, and five hundred and twenty one" to #german using #deepl, it will embezzle one, while at the same time showing the number correctly in digits.
I couldn't reproduce this in any of the other five languages that I can decipher.
#ai
I couldn't reproduce this in any of the other five languages that I can decipher.
#ai
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If you try to #translate "Two hundred and sixty four thousand, and five hundred and twenty one" to #german using #deepl, it will embezzle one, while at the same time showing the number correctly in digits.
I couldn't reproduce this in any of the other five languages that I can decipher.
#ai
I couldn't reproduce this in any of the other five languages that I can decipher.
#ai
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The great Dr Jane Goodall, ethologist and campaigner for great apes and much else, has died at the age of 91.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The great Dr Jane Goodall, ethologist and campaigner for great apes and much else, has died at the age of 91.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.