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Bonfire Social is a kind of social network construction kit that federated via ActivityPub and plans bridging via @anew.social

They’re doing a crowdfund bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfir...
Bonfire Social 1.0 is here, back the community‑funded roadmap
We're releasing Bonfire Social 1.0 and launching a crowdfund so communities drive what we build next. Back it, share it, and help move the social web from closed platforms to open networks.
bonfirenetworks.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
DANK for Hyprland looks great!
youtu.be/iqYiCpDY54E

#linux #opensource #hyprland
THIS IS NEW ARCH LINUX HYPRLAND SETUP (Ft. DANK Material Shell)
YouTube video by Ksk Royal
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Tor Browser glow up is real
blog.torproject.org/new-release-...
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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i guess i'm doing cyberdecks now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

read about me messing around with computer parts and linux in my new blog post: ellesho.me/page/website...
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Introducing iiSU
YouTube video by UsagiShade
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Testing this out. Really interesting approach.
⌨️ Introducing: Raycast Keyboard for iOS

Our custom keyboard puts dictation, AI commands, snippets, and quicklinks at your fingertips

Get it today 👉 raycast.com/ios
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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It's here! 🔥 Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn: Your digital workspace, ready in no time

🫧 Global redesign & new Office UI
💪 Performance boost
🧠 AI Agency tools
💬 Talk threads & live transcription
📅 Calendar updates
... and more!

👇 nextcloud.com/blog/nextclo...
September 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Lightweight, #opensource, on-device speech to text app. Trigger with a keyboard shortcut and automatically paste what you’ve said into whatever text box you’re already typing into.
handy.computer
Handy
Handy is a cross platform, open-source, speech-to-text application for your computer
handy.computer
October 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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how's everyone been around here? i've been mostly offline, spending a lot of time tinkering with linux so there aren't many new front facing homepage changes, just little behind the scenes edits.

if you want to read about my recent linux adventures, here's a new post: ellesho.me/page/website...
September 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:

• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
DNS verification is the number one feature of Bluesky.
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today the availability of a 1TB SSD priced at $70, completing their official storage lineup alongside existing 256GB and 512GB models. The new Raspberry Pi SSD features PCIe Gen 3 compliance and targets... #raspberrypi #linux
Raspberry Pi Foundation Launches 1TB SSD for $70, Expanding Official Storage Options
Keep reading on RaspberryTips.com
raspberrytips.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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an important PSA from @atpota.to for moments such as these
September 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Read this investigation on US tech companies played a major role in designing and building China's surveillance state, by @dakekang.bsky.social and @yaelwrites.com apnews.com/article/chin...
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
apnews.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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This is why I care so much about decentralization and authoritarianism-resistant technology
they want a future in which technology enables domination, not freedom
September 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
DuckDuckGo subscription is a cheaper way to access ChatGPT and Claude, anonymously, and includes some other nice privacy features.

spreadprivacy.com/ai-subscript...
The DuckDuckGo subscription now includes more advanced AI chat models
Access more advanced AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others in Duck.ai as part of the DuckDuckGo subscription, formerly called Privacy Pro.
spreadprivacy.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If @github.com gave everyone a subdomain and let them easily connect it to their Bluesky DNS record, it would probably lead to an influx of devs to @bsky.app

Just thinking out loud here.
September 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Have you ever wished your mouse cursor on Windows, Mac, or Linux could be the hand cursor from the Wii?

Now it can be!
primmr.dev/projects/wii...
Primm - Wii Pointer Cursors
High Quality Wii Pointer mouse cursors for your desktop, as well as hi-res Wii Pointer images.
primmr.dev
September 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oh thank gawd
📢 v1.107 is rolling out now!

We've done what was previously thought to be impossible: you can now add image or videos to your post using one magical button.

Just one step in making posting simpler and more enjoyable.
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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OK! Today's the day! Kicking off the home for the #PrivateDataWG in the new @atprotocol.dev hosted Discourse forum

Thanks to @ngerakines.me for spinning up the infra, including login with ATProto powered by AIP

If you're interested in Private Data, login and introduce yourself.
Introductions and kick off
Hello! It’s time to kick off the Private Data Working Group! The goal of this group is to coordinate on implementations, documentation, interop of private data solutions for AT Proto. This may be off...
discourse.atprotocol.community
September 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
There’s so much potential here.

#science #ev #solar
youtu.be/Wf84NJSiAeU
How CATL Made Batteries 90% Cheaper (And What Happens Next)
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM