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Is anyone looking for good first-timer OSS contributor issues? Crell/Serde has a few tagged "good first issue" if you're interested.
https://github.com/Crell/Serde/issues?q=is:issue state:open label:"good fir…

Crell/Serde
Robust Serde (serialization/deserialization) library for PHP 8. - Crell/Serde

Wow, C2PA Content Credentials working in the wild. In Chrome, anyhow. If you install this extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/c2pa-content-credentials/mjkaocdlpjmphfkjndocehcdhbigaafp and then visit a page on …

C2PA Content Credentials - Chrome Web Store
Verify and display manifests for images, audio and videos embedding C2PA Content Credentials.

Writer Stephanie Wambugu on speaking across generations
#creativity
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Writer Stephanie Wambugu on speaking across generations – The Creative Independent
Writer Stephanie Wambugu discusses the conflict of art-world representation, acting as a vessel of human emotion, and resisting trend forecasting.

Filings: Bengaluru-based fintech Cred, which offers rewards for paying credit card bills and more, raised ~$72M at a $3.5B valuation, down from $6.4B in 2022 (The Economic Times)
https://ec…

Cred raises fresh funds from GIC, others; valuation cut by 45% to $3.5 billion
The fintech major was valued at $6.4 billion in 2022 during its last major fund infusion. The current fund infusion is in the form of primary capital, which means that existing investors have not sold any shares in this round. The drop in valuation was in line with the company's plans to list in India over the next two years, people in the know said.

Null is problematic, but why? Let's see why, and let that guide us to new alternatives. #PHP
https://peakd.com/hive-168588/@crell/much-ado-about-null

Writer Andrew Aydin on being persistent with your vision
#creativity #vision

Writer Andrew Aydin on being persistent with your vision – The Creative Independent
Author Andrew Aydin on having faith in your work, manufacturing lightning bolt moments, and why comics are an inherently positive medium.

I just tagged a new release of AttributeUtils for #PHP!
Version 1.3 includes support for reading reflection in sub-attributes, as well as improved type analysis support in TypeDef.
The new version is just a `composer update` away!
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Making room to create
#creativity #artist
https://muz4now.com/2014/making-room-t

Making room to create
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Seriously, who decided that "request," "response," and "result" should all begin with the same two letters? Damnit, English, could you spare *one* second for folks trying to write HTTP handling logic?
#Programming #PHP

Meanwhile, Trump shut down Voice of America.
The evidence sure looks like Trump is a Putin puppet, whether he realizes it or not.
https://journa.host/@timkmak/114846266513311439

Tim Mak (@timkmak@journa.host)
Attached: 1 image Russian propaganda is increasing in #Africa, says Ukrainian intel. Russian media broadcast in Africa is now in 40+ African countries in 6 languages. This comes as Russian mercenaries continue to operate on the continent and #Russia tries to increase their influence in the region. https://nv.ua/ukr/world/geopolitics/vpliv-v-africi-rosiya-naroshchuye-prisutnist-i-vpliv-50529458.html