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@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-05-26 18:37:03

“…prejudice blocking online creators & indie filmmakers from traditional distribution outlets is still occurring, but…model is broken. The glass is forever cracked. Fans, Creators & audience-community productions now play a center role in launching & developing new talent (that’s you!)…if you want to continue to be a storyteller you must make your own films & TV, or at the very least, surround yourself w/those who do.”

“Make your own film”
The film industry is ever evolving and audience-community driven productions are the future.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-07-25 15:06:03

Over the past decade, communities have detected volatile organic compounds in their water distribution systems following wildfires,
as a result of damage and depressurization.
Together, these studies first outline a comprehensive experimental framework
— developed to quantify the effects of localized (single-structure) water system depressurization as a mechanism for VOC contamination in water systems following wildfire events
— and then apply that framework to gath…

Learn About Water System Contamination After Wildfires
Two peer-reviewed journal articles investigate volatile organic compound contamination after water system depressurization.

@drgeraint@glasgow.social
2026-07-23 21:53:47

"Swinney said Burnham's stated desire to devolve further powers around the UK was something he welcomed."
A major failing of the Scottish Government has been its failure to devolve more powers to local authorities. There could have been massive reform of local taxation if Holyrood hadn't refused to devolve that power.
Hopefully there will be more subsidiarity arising from Burnham's devolution agenda and engagement with the Scottish Government.

Burnham tells Swinney independence is 'off limits' at Glasgow Commonwealth Games meeting
The heads of the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments came together ahead of the opening of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-05-25 11:03:44

Interesting but I wonder about the volume needed and therefore potential impact on marine and shoreline ecosystems.
Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
nation.cymru/news/welsh-resear

Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the material, created using seaweed extracts, could offer a more sustainable alternative to conventional plastic films widely used in the food industry. The findings, published in the journal […]

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-09 13:30:38

Ollama, which helps developers run open-weight AI models locally, raised a $65M Series B led by Theory Venture, following a $15M Series A led by Benchmark (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/popu

Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users | TechCrunch
Benchmark-backed Ollama has amassed 176,000 stars, and nearly 17,000 forks on GitHub by helping developers easily run AI on their PCs.

@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
2026-05-27 05:17:15

Anything great morning.
So now #Typer, the NIH #Python CLI library, decided to start bundling #Click. Why? Of course there's a lot of marketing bullshit behind it. Which ofc means they just don't want to be bothered about following the API, and take the easy way out.
Honestly, there is not a single week when I learn to hate Python even more. Slop-driven development.
EDIT: and ofc they immediately broke compatibility with vanilla click.
#Gentoo

@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-07-14 19:01:01

A few highlights from the Turkish-Persian section of a random carpet symbolism book I skimmed while stopped at a random library in New Jersey a couple days ago

Tree of life: one of the oldest and most universal symbols of mankind. It supports the sky, and provides a path from earth to heaven. In different cultures it is called by names such as haoma, asherak, yggdrasil, irminsu or asvattha. Thus, one often sees it in prayer rugs, as a reminder of the passage from this existence into a higher life.
Diamond or Lozenge: It has been conjectured that this omnipresent motif in Anatolian kilims is a male triangle attached to a female triangle, and thus signifies creation. There are doubtless many interpretations. A diamond surrounded by hooks is called in Turkish kirkbudatz, 'forty branches'. Among some semi-nomadic pastoral (terekme) tribes of Azerbaijan, a favourite symbol is a large diamond, signifying woman. Smaller diamonds within the large one signify a pregnant woman or her progeny. A …
Celestial creature: Recognizable because flames appear from flanks or shoulders.
Arabesque or Tendril: The basic unit of the arabesque, a favourite Islamic decorative theme, may be described as a split leaf seen in profile, called islimi in Persian. Derived from a Sassanian motif, it developed under the Abbasids in the ninth and tenth centuries, and matured under the Seljuks in the twelfth and thirteenth. It became central in Turkish and Persian carpet design only after the fifteenth century. In its fascinating fully developed form one sees interlaced lattice systems of sp…
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social
2026-05-19 09:05:52

TotalEnergies, the successful bidder for German North Sea and Baltic Sea offshore wind sites, may not end up building them. Following the withdrawal of US offshore wind projects under pressure from Trump, does this make the company the largest non-developer in the sector?
tagesschau.de/inves…

Energiewende: Riesigen Offshore-Projekten droht das Aus
Vor drei Jahren hat TotalEnergies Milliarden geboten, um große Windparks vor der deutschen Küste zu bauen. Nun will das Unternehmen nach Recherchen von NDR und SZ die Flächen offenbar zurückgeben - mit Folgen für den Netzausbau.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-18 16:41:06

Apple opens iOS to alternative app marketplaces in Brazil and changes App Store commission structure following a settlement with competition watchdog CADE (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
9to5mac.com/2026/06/18/apple-a

Apple announces major App Store changes for Brazil - 9to5Mac
App developers can now distribute apps through alternative app marketplaces in Brazil, as part of a broader set of changes in the country.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-16 10:44:56

SEC filing: SpaceX agrees to acquire Anysphere in a merger valuing the Cursor-developer at $60B, expected to close in Q3 2026 (Reuters)
reuters.com/legal/transactiona