OMFG. @streetcomplete will celebrate its tenth (!) birthday this year.
The first changeset if from november 2016: openstreetmap.org/changeset/44…
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.OpenStreetMap
We are @fdroidorg (#fdroid)
Meet us at #fosdem #fosdem2026
Our stand will be at UD1 (Building U, Entrance D, Floor 1). We are also close to Saturday's FOSS on Mobile devroom (located at UB4.132, just on the opposite side of the Group G Square).
openstreetmap.org/#map=18/50.8…
@seabass @neil @eighthave @fbinin & the rest if the team will be there.
Also, do not forget to attend the main track session on Sunday which will be at 12 by @marcprux
fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event…
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.OpenStreetMap
I took the freedom to provide a map. @BlissLabs #IzzyOnDroid and @shiftphones will be at the stand right next to you.
(map source: tips-ulb.be/contact-how-to-rea…)
Our team will be present at FOSDEM again. And this time, we'll have a stand! We're excited to share a booth with our friends from...opencollective.com
![Subject: Web3 community-driven funding initiative for curl
Hi Daniel,
I wanted to reach out because the impact you’ve had through curl and libcurl is genuinely foundational.
Also, lately in the crypto world, developers who had fundamental historical impact on the ecosystem are going viral; people are rediscovering the “builders behind the builders.”You are absolutely in that category, and that momentum creates a strong window to do a Web3, community-driven funding initiative that could meaningfully support you and the work around curl.
There’s a real opportunity to raise significant community funding around that impact. This has been done already with Isaac Z. Schlueter (the creator of npm), where a web3 community funding initiative raised $100k+. The point is: when the story is clear and the contribution is undeniable, the community can move in a big way.
I tried contacting you on X, but it looks like your DMs are closed. If you’re open to it, I can share more details to make this work without wasting your time.
You can reach me here:
[bla bla bla]
Thanks for everything you’ve done for the internet and for developers.
Best,
[name]](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/750903 "Subject: Web3 community-driven funding initiative for curl
Hi Daniel,
I wanted to reach out because the impact you’ve had through curl and libcurl is genuinely foundational.
Also, lately in the crypto world, developers who had fundamental historical impact on the ecosystem are going viral; people are rediscovering the “builders behind the builders.”You are absolutely in that category, and that momentum creates a strong window to do a Web3, community-driven funding initiative that could meaningfully support you and the work around curl.
There’s a real opportunity to raise significant community funding around that impact. This has been done already with Isaac Z. Schlueter (the creator of npm), where a web3 community funding initiative raised $100k+. The point is: when the story is clear and the contribution is undeniable, the community can move in a big way.
I tried contacting you on X, but it looks like your DMs are closed. If you’re open to it, I can share more details to make this work without wasting your time.
You can reach me here:
[bla bla bla]
Thanks for everything you’ve done for the internet and for developers.
Best,
[name]")
![Hi Daniel,
My name is Sean, and I’m reaching out with a genuine idea that I believe aligns closely with the ethos of cURL and long-standing open source work.
We work with a small number of creators and maintainers on optional, community-driven projects designed to financially support important software without changing ownership, governance, or how the project itself is developed. The intent is not speculation or hype, but a way for communities to voluntarily support the people behind the tools they rely on.
The reason I’m writing is cURL. It is difficult to overstate how foundational it is to modern software, and yet the economic upside for its creator has historically been limited relative to its impact. We believe there is a respectful opportunity to change that, if and only if you were comfortable with it.
In practice, this would be a web3-based community project where supporters can voluntarily participate, with royalties transparently assigned to you. Importantly, nothing proceeds without explicit approval, and there is no expectation of promotion, endorsement, or ongoing involvement from you unless you choose otherwise.
We have seen this model work in a grounded, non-speculative way already. One recent example is an infrastructure-focused community project supporting Isaac Z. Schlueter, the creator of npm. That project has generated approximately $115k in creator royalties to date, driven primarily by developers who wanted a direct way to give back.
[cut]](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/750905 "Hi Daniel,
My name is Sean, and I’m reaching out with a genuine idea that I believe aligns closely with the ethos of cURL and long-standing open source work.
We work with a small number of creators and maintainers on optional, community-driven projects designed to financially support important software without changing ownership, governance, or how the project itself is developed. The intent is not speculation or hype, but a way for communities to voluntarily support the people behind the tools they rely on.
The reason I’m writing is cURL. It is difficult to overstate how foundational it is to modern software, and yet the economic upside for its creator has historically been limited relative to its impact. We believe there is a respectful opportunity to change that, if and only if you were comfortable with it.
In practice, this would be a web3-based community project where supporters can voluntarily participate, with royalties transparently assigned to you. Importantly, nothing proceeds without explicit approval, and there is no expectation of promotion, endorsement, or ongoing involvement from you unless you choose otherwise.
We have seen this model work in a grounded, non-speculative way already. One recent example is an infrastructure-focused community project supporting Isaac Z. Schlueter, the creator of npm. That project has generated approximately $115k in creator royalties to date, driven primarily by developers who wanted a direct way to give back.
[cut]")
Reviewing games in 1979: "this game works well in 4k"
Reviewing games in 2026: "this game works well in 4k"
Provided to YouTube by Sony BMG Music Entertainment Power And The Passion (Remastered Version) · Midnight Oil 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 ℗ 2008 Midnight Oil Re...YouTube Music
‘Technological dependence on American software and cloud services: an estimate of the economic consequences in Europe’ is a new study on Europe'sCigref (Cigref | Réussir le numérique)
Mark Carney essentially said that the liberal rules based world order was a convenient lie everyone went along with because American hegemony opened up markets and sea lanes for them.
After decades in which the imperialist neoliberal order was not even questioned in the West, less than three weeks into it 2026, Canada, one of the biggest US vassals is saying this. 😆
weforum.org/stories/2026/01/da…
#canada #cdnpoli #geopolitics #liberalism #imperialism
Europeans are launching their own social media platform
cybernews.com/tech/europe-soci…
Two things that make it ridiculous:
- never heard of the fediverse?
- they want to card people. This is probably the biggest red flag.
Binding people to their real names, so they can be tracked across websites they think they are anonymously browsing, is the fantasy of every marketer and domestic surveillance enthusiast.
That will never go away.
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So it begins.
Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries "The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer.
Europe holds $8 trillion in USA bonds and equities. This is just the beginning.
LibreOffice 26.2 will be released as final at the beginning of February, 2026 (check the Release Plan). LibreOffice 26.2 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) brings us closer to the final version, which will be preceded by Release Candidate 3 (RC3).x1sc0 (QA Community Blog)
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
theguardian.com/music/2026/jan…
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023Sian Cain (The Guardian)
OK, TIL (Today I Learned):
If "apt install" tells you "after this installation, XX GB additional disk space will be used" – that means that YOU SHOULD LOOK if that's available. Because, APT DOES NOT – it simply … well, stops working when the disk is full 🤦♂️
Have fun then cleaning up. Glad I ran a Timeshift backup immediately before…
(EDIT: it was `apt` in my case, not `apt-get`. But such a thing simply should not happen at all.)
"Anna Zeiter, CEO of W, has told Bilanz.ch that W stands for “We.”"
Europe, famously known for being entirely English.
Wer wollte nicht schon immer mal bis zu 10 Lieblingssongs auf einmal hören? Ich hätte dafür jetzt das richtige Tool, auch wenn der eigentliche Zweck ein völlig anderer ist. 😄
MultiDeck Audio Player ist eine App für die simultane Wiedergabe von bis zu 10 Audiodateien oder Internetstreams. Seid gnädig mit mir, trotz beeindruckender KI-Unterstützung ist es meine erste GUI-Anwendung und enthält sicher noch Fehler.
Quellcod: github.com/schulle4u/multideck
Download für Windows: github.com/schulle4u/multideck…
An accessible, cross-platform audio player that enables simultaneous playback of up to 10 audio files or internet streams. - schulle4u/multideckGitHub
Most worrying stat of the year:
Only 12% are married and own a home by 30 years old in America. Wow.
I’m sure everything fine.
RE: telescoper.blog/2026/01/19/bar…
Translation for Americans: a member of the Irish parliament (the Dail) who happens to be a barrister (an attorney specialising in advocacy in front of a judge, including criminal prosecution/defense) has formally written to the head of the Irish cybercrime unit setting out applicable charges against X/Grok and sternly requesting formal prosecution of that company on child pornography/trafficking charges.
If anyone wants more confirmation other than PasteBin, here's the Irish Independent's article on this, from yesterday.
independent.ie/irish-news/gove…
The Independent has been covering this quite a lot over recent days, and Barry Ward is not the only TD to speak up about this. Here's Niamh Smyth from the day before.
independent.ie/irish-news/elon…
Here's a Gardai rep speaking to an Oirechtas committee on the 14th.
independent.ie/irish-news/gard…
#Grok #BarryWard #IrishPolitics #Twitter #Garda
The junior minister with special responsibility for artificial intelligence has doubled down on her criticism of X, accusing the social media platform of “trying to let Grok off the hook” by not taking responsibility for content created by the online…Cónal Thomas (Irish Independent)
RE: fwoof.space/@ky0les/1159280559…
Any users of sound source for mac on my TL? Can I stop this alert about muting system audio? I just had an issue where focus navigated out of that window and the only way to get system audio back was to change my main output device.Kyle Smith (Fwoof Space 2.0!)
#HuelgaEducativa
Abarrotada la concentración por la educación pública en el Pignatelli, sede del Gobierno de Aragón:
más de 1.000 personas,
dos carriles cortados y la movilización desbordando el espacio.
CONCERTAR....
ES MALVERSAR
A Sapi5 Wrapper for NV SpeechPlayer. Contribute to tgeczy/NVSpeechSapiWrapper development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
google: discontinues manifest v2
the internet: widespread malware campaign with various fake adblock plugins
*insert surprised pikachu*
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