I'm just making a note of this because I'm old enough to remember and a lot of people aren't – I saw someone claim that Google stole the name Chrome "from Firefox's internals", which makes no sense.

Back in the early 2000s, "chrome" was common programmer slang for "user interface". Like in general. Any user interface at all was "the chrome." I have no doubt Firefox's older source code refers to it as chrome, because I'm pretty sure I was referring to UI as "chrome" in my own university homework assignments at the time.

The term became much less common after Google Chrome launched because it became too confusing. Google's own claim is that the name was inspired by sports cars, and the programmers found it funny because having less "chrome" in the UI sense was an explicit goal. Whether that's true or not: they definitely didn't spitefully steal some secret Firefox codeword???

The above post is not to be construed under any circumstances as general approval of Google and everything they have ever done ever, and anyone yelling at me about how I'm a bad member of their religion because I said this SPECIFIC accusation is ahistorical will be blocked to the moon and back.

Jetzt mache ich sogar schon als Engel auf dem #39C3 homeoffice...

(Subtitle Engel haben keine dedizierte work-area, also an der Assembly arbeiten.)

#39C3 Day 2 at XMPP / GNU Boot / Replicant assemblies 😀 (we share the tables!)

#xmpp #gnu #gnuboot #replicant #39C3

my latest blog post, which feels kinda like a work in progress, but helped me organize some of my ideas about this somewhat cryptic klezmer's mutual aid society.
alte.klezmor.im/2025/12/28/som…

#klezmer #immigrationHistory #NYhistory #MutualAidHistory #MusicHistory #ResearchBlog

#Ottawa

With the ice storm announced... What are your plans if you lose power for multiple days? At our old house we had a firewood fireplace. But we kinda have no backup plan here :/

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✔ Say you search for something and there's a list of smart results.

You have a toggle that enables something like 'strict keyword matching' - which means any result not having those keywords will be dealt with.

👀 Catch: Keep in mind that often search results can be indirectly related to what you looking for without containing those keywords.

Question is, how would you like them dealt with?

#askfedi #userresearch #ux #ui #linux #youtube #google #browsers #webdev #enshittification #firefox #chrome #writing #cooking #accessibility

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I've built a tiny tool to migrate todo.sr.ht trackers to Codeberg. Maybe it can be useful to others.

codeberg.org/emersion/srht2for…

(It's very very slow due to Codeberg rate limits.)

srht2forgejo

Migrate todo.sr.ht tickets to Forgejo

^Codeberg.org

FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Speakers

I have been trying to create a list for #fosdem26 and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at #fosdem26 please send them my way. I will update this thread with the list of confirmed speakers.

The Fosdem 26 social web track List:

@pfefferle
@andypiper@macaw.social
@andypiper@flipboard.com
@evan @evanprodromou
@haubles
@mapache
@darius
@bjoernsta
@django
@resieguen
@openforfuture
@iusondemand
@cwebber
@tsyesika
@zzepposs
@melaniebartos
@Pepijn
@Floppy
@tobias
@mayel
@ivan
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
@samvie
@benpate
@neiman
@hongminhee@hollo.social

Social Web Track

fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track…

Boosts are also appreciated!

P.S. Special thanks to @liaizon for the suggestions.

#askfedi #activitypub #fosdem

FOSDEM 2026 - Social Web

^fosdem.org

Biais bibliothécaire mais quand tu entends : les BD c'est cool mais 25 euros la BD ça fait chier

Solution : go à la bib on est là pour ça (entre autre)

Friend: Ugh.

Me: What now?

Friend: This bank app. Ugh!

Me: What about it?

Friend: It says the password is weak. My memory is weak too, let me keep this password.

Me: My friend, let me introduced you to KeePassXC, a free and opensource password manager for Windows/Linux/macOS desktop and Android (KeePassDX/KeePass2Android) app. There is also KeePassium for iOS which is free and has a pro version too. You can do cloud sync if you want.

Friend: Naa. That is too much work.

Me: 😶

In 1991, a uni student from Finland started a "hobby" project because he couldn't afford to pay expensive Unix license that could run on a commodity hardware. At the time, he told on the mailing list that his project wouldn't be anything "big or professional."

It turned out that he was totally wrong.

Happy 56th Birthday to the creator of Linux kernel and git, Linus Torvalds! May you live healthy and happy forever. Thank you for all your hard work and providing us employment and keep it FLOSS😊

My laptop is set up about six feet away from the nearest wireless access point. For various reasons, I can't use Ethernet in the part of this house where I am most of the time.

There is no good reason why I am seeing latency spikes up to 200 MS, not to a remote server in Australia, not to my first internet hop, not even to my local router, but the access point itself.

I HATE WIFI!

Time for spectrum analysis and junk, I guess.

There's a new Fediverse music streaming service showing music videos by small independent artists with their permission. You can view the channel at:

➡️ tv.theindiebeat.fm

It's like the old-style MTV but for the Fediverse 🙂

You can follow the channel at:

➡️ @TIBtv

The service runs on @owncast and you can find out more about OwnCast at:

➡️ fedi.tips/owncast-live-streami…

#Music #OwnCast

OwnCast: Live streaming and chat on the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Wie zu erwarten und von mir schon im Vorfeld kritisiert war der Barrierefreiheitsvortrag beim #39c3 ganz großer Unfug und voller fachlicher Fehler, die für Inklusion eher schädlich und teilweise sogar Ratschläge für illegales Verhalten sind.

Wir machens besser, führen Details aus und stellen quasi alles richtig. Heute 17:00 live auf Twitch mit einer Reaction bei @bommel: twitch.tv/bommel

bommel - Twitch

glitches are my specialty / fluffy on the outside, tender on the inside / second most infectious laugh // I am a variety streamer for all things fun: gaming, crafting, talks, reactions - whatever is the best for my current situation

^Twitch

Mám dvě zprávy:

1. Na #skyshowtime je celý seriál #xena

2. Na základě prvního dílu se mi zdá, že je to mnohem blbější než jsem si pamatoval