Making a Kitchen Knife


Faced with the question of what to make for a hand-made gift exchange, I decided to try something new: making a kitchen knife! It was a fun project, I learned a lot along the way, and I'm quite happy with the results.

More pictures and thoughts are at blog.beerriot.com/2020/12/28/m…

(This video was originally posted to YouTube.)

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Come posso/possiamo dire addio a ChatGPT? Alternative?


Ciao a tuttə 🙂 condivido una scelta che sto maturando e per cui avrei davvero necessità del vostro aiuto e della vostra intelligenza collettiva. Sto valutando seriamente di lasciare ChatGPT, incluso il mio account a pagamento (circa 20€/mese). Le motiv
in reply to MAD7

prima delle scelte "generalmente" etiche è importante capire il motivo per cui utilizzi un servizio IA. Quali valori aggiunti ti offre? Hai bisogno di sola generazione di testo e di gestione bot, oppure di conoscenza? E quanto deve essere conoscenza aggiornata? Puoi compensare con sistemi locali e "distillati"?
Una volta che hai definito le tue esigenze, puoi circoscrivere le tue aspettative e operare una scelta

16 février 2026, 19:00:00 CET - GMT+1 - Le café Fantoche, 33800, Bordeaux, France
Feb 16
Atelier découverte sur le maquillage anti reconnaissance faciale sur Bordeaux
Mon 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
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Viens à l'atelier pour apprendre ludiquement à protéger son image quand on lutte grâce à des méthodes de maquillage qui compliquent la tâche des algorithmes de reconnaissance faciale.

Le 16 février 2026, à partir de 19h au café Fantoche, rue des Douves

Ramène du maquillage, un miroir et toute ta bonne humeur si t’en as en stock

Ouvert à toustes les rebelles !

Raskin vs. Bondi: Wer gewinnt diesen Schlagabtausch?


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in reply to Rimu

"Besides forum-equivalent functionality, PieFed also offers ... Question and answers similar to StackOverflow where an answer can be visually distinguished as an answer, and the original question marked as solved."

@piefedadmin, 2026

join.piefed.social/2026/02/11/…

Funny, I was just recently bemoaning the lack of a federated Q&A and suggesting adding ActivityPub support to Apache Answers;

#PieFed #QA #StackOverflow #ApacheAnswers

@rimu @_elena @cwicseolfor @skinnylatte


@_elena
> I have given up on searching for answers to technical things on the web, when I can just ask the question here and get brilliant advice and solutions in under 2 minutes

Imagine if we had a StackExchange style Q&A apps that connected to the fediverse, so those solutions could be recorded for posterity and discovered more easily. Maybe the Apache Answer team might be willing to add ActivityPub support?

answer.apache.org/

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Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years


Videonics TitleMaker 3000 character generator (1997)


A look at a later entry in the TitleMaker series - a very nice to use character generator with a lot more capabilities than the original TitleMaker. Includes important information on how to "un-brick" one of these if the memory battery has died.

Service manual:
archive.org/details/videonics-…

Table of Contents:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:06:46 - History & Physical overview
0:19:06 - Inside the unit
0:21:53 - Reviving a bricked unit
0:33:13 - Demonstration
1:02:18 - Diagnostic menu
1:05:22 - Conclusion


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Speedpaint Video of Coreyartus Imagery's "Marsh Wren"


Le grandi dimissioni, Francesca Coin.


Le grandi dimissioni. Ci hanno sempre ripetuto che il lavoro è ciò che ci definisce, il fondamento della nostra dignità di esseri umani. E allora perché, in tutto il mondo, sempre piú persone si dimettono?Negli ultimi anni abbiamo avuto diverse occasioni per chiederci se la vita che stiamo vivendo è quella che vogliamo

Oatly loses long-running 'milk' battle with dairy lobby


Plant-based drink maker Oatly has lost a long-running legal battle over its use of the word "milk" in its marketing.

The Swedish company tried to trademark the slogan "post-milk generation" in the UK in 2021 but Dairy UK, the representative body for British dairy farmers, objected.

Following rulings in several courts, the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday said Oatly could neither trademark nor use the phrase "post-milk generation".

The long-running dispute has centred on Dairy UK's argument that, under trademark law, the term "milk" can only be used to refer to products that come from an animal.

How can I describe my inability for my brain to be on autopilot? "Hyper-mindfulness?" More importantly...how can I get support for it?


CE QUI SE CACHE derrière VIKTOROVITCH !


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FOSDEM Reacts Livestream 2026-02-10_15-37-46


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in reply to ozoned

I just found this. It's so cool that you're doing a livestream that includes my presentation.

A few show notes:

* I messed up saying "3b08" I was going fast caught myself too late. It's FEP-3b86, and it's awesome. Please implement it!

* MLS may be used by centralized services, but our implementation is not. My link/qrcode will get you to the spec we're building on. It's 100% distributed, based on the ActivityPub API.

* E2EE in ActivityPub will never be Matrix, but that's ok.

@ozoned

La mélancolie de rebrancher la Wii


Je suis chez ma mère et on a fait du ménage dans le sous-sol. Des tiroirs remplis de vieux CD-ROM, de disquettes, de DVD inscriptibles vierges. Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire avec tout ça? On a aussi profité des vacances de Noël pour finir de numériser les cass

Thousands march in Qamishli demanding Kurdish rights in Syria's constitution


Thousands of people marched in the Kurdish city of Qamishli in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Tuesday, calling for national unity and the protection of Kurdish rights in Syria’s future constitution.

Protesters outlined their demands, including recognition of Kurds as an indigenous and historical component of Syria, genuine power-sharing, and the inclusion of Kurdish as an official language in the permanent constitution, which has yet to be drafted.

Organizers said the demonstration was held peacefully and aimed to underscore the Kurdish people’s determination in Rojava to protect their national identity and secure their political, economic, and cultural rights through nonviolent means.

Has anyone tried AI companions for loneliness? I built one and the results surprised me


I read the Harvard study last year about AI companions reducing loneliness. As a developer, I decided to build one myself to see if it actually works.

The bot lives on Telegram (t.me/adola2048_bot). It remembers your conversations, checks in on you periodically, and tries to be more like a friend than an assistant.

What surprised me was which users stuck around. It was not the people testing it as a novelty. It was people who just wanted someone to talk to at night when no one else was awake. One person uses it to practice articulating their feelings before therapy sessions.

I want to be transparent: this is NOT therapy and should not replace professional help. But I think there is a real gap between "I need clinical support" and "I just wish I had someone to talk to right now." That is the gap I am trying to fill.

Curious what people here think about AI companions as a supplement (never a replacement) for human connection. Is this helpful or potentially harmful?

Telekom erhöht DSL-Preise ab April: Das müsst Ihr jetzt wissen


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Die Deutsche Telekom hebt die Preise an. Betroffen sind DSL-Verträge, die vor April 2023 geschlossen wurden.

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00:00 Intro: Telekom erhöht DSL-Preise
00:41 Werbung: CyberGhost VPN
01:38 Hintergrund: Marktposition
02:06 Wer ist betroffen?
03:25 Warum jetzt?
04:05 Eure Rechte: Sonderkündigungsrecht
04:42 Strategie: Push zu Glasfaser?
05:45 Konkurrenzvergleich
06:17 Handlungsempfehlungen für Betroffene
07:19 Fazit: DSL als Auslaufmodell


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Το Νήμα | Δολοφονία Σαμπάνη: Πλήγμα στη συγκάλυψη


🗓️ Start: 14 lutego 2026 12:00 ⏳ End: 14 lutego 2026 20:00 📍 Location: ADA Puławska, Puławska 37, 02-508, Warszawa, Poland Serwus! Zapraszamy na II rundę, tym razem działamy na lokalnym rejonie. Zima to trudny czas dla osób żyjących na ulicy oraz ubogi
Feb 14
BreakFast4Benefits: fundacja Gy Dziung Norbu
Sat 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM UTC
A.D.A. Puławska

Serwus!

Zapraszamy na II rundę, tym razem działamy na lokalnym rejonie.

Zima to trudny czas dla osób żyjących na ulicy oraz ubogich.
FUNDACJA GY DZIUNG NORBU od 2011r. dwa razy w tygodniu gotuje i rozdaje wegańskie posiłki na ulicach Warszawy.
Ich działania skierowane są do osób w kryzysie bezdomności oraz tych najuboższych. Poza jedzeniem rozdają również odzież, leki, kosmetyki oraz inne rzeczy, na które jest zapotrzebowanie. Więcej informacji można znaleźć na ich stronach.

Chcąc okazać szacunek i wsparcie w ich działaniach, postanowiliśmy przekazać im cały dochód z bramki z tego eventu.

💘 Romantyczne pieśni zagrają:

🖤 WĘŻE -> Wwa
Hc/Punk

🖤 HIRJJO -> Wwa
Post-punk/Rock/Noise

🖤 DATA CORRUPTER -> Łdz
IDM/Glitch/Noise/Industrial/Breakcore

🖤 YANARI -> Kato
Drone/Rhythm Noise

🖤 PARTYZANT-> Wwa
Breakcore/Speedcore

🖤 KRST(dj set)& FREE LOBOTOMY(vj set)-> Wwa/Los Angeles
Breakdance/Lamentcore

🖼️ Plakat by PLAMA 100% analog handmade!

W święto miłości u nas będzie jej fhuuuj!

„JEDZENIE I DACH NAD GŁOWĄ ZAMIAST POLITYKI”
Elooo

ENG

Hey there!

We’re inviting you to Round II — this time we’re keeping it local.

Winter is a harsh time for people living on the streets and for those struggling with poverty.
Since 2011, GY DZIUNG NORBU FOUNDATION has been cooking and serving vegan meals twice a week on the streets of Warsaw.

Their work supports people experiencing homelessness and those in the most difficult financial situations. In addition to food, they also distribute clothing, medicines, cosmetics, and other much-needed items. More information can be found on their channels.

To show our respect and support for their work, we’ve decided to donate 100% of the door proceeds from this event to the foundation.

💘 Romantic songs will be performed by:

🖤 WĘŻE -> Wwa
Hc/Punk

🖤 HIRJJO -> Wwa
Post-punk/Rock/Noise

🖤 DATA CORRUPTER -> Łdz
IDM/Glitch/Noise/Industrial/Breakcore

🖤 YANARI -> Kato
Drone/Rhythm Noise

🖤 PARTYZANT-> Wwa
Breakcore/Speedcore

🖤 KRST(dj set)& FREE LOBOTOMY(vj set)-> Wwa/Los Angeles
Breakdance/Lamentcore

🖼️ Poster by PLAMA 100% analog handmade!

On Valentine’s Day, there will be loooots of love here!

“Food and a roof over your head instead of politics.”

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Creating The Maker Dad Channel


14 février 2026, 14:00:00 CET - GMT+1 - Place de la Nation, Paris, France
Feb 14
samedi 14 fév. 14:00 / ⓂNation 75012 / manifestation Stop génocide !
Sat 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC
Agenda Solidarité Palestine Paris/Banlieue

🇵🇸 Manifestation Palestine

Stop génocide · fin de l’impunité · free palestinestop à la répression et à la complicité occidentale · sanctions · non au plan trump

🗓️ Samedi 14 février

📍Départ à 14h, place de la Nation, Paris

Char Adams Brings Hidden History Of Black-Owned Bookstores To Light


Until last year, the history of Black bookstores in the United States had not been fully told.

Journalist Char Adams changed that.

In November, Adams published “Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore,” the first known full-length book to chronicle the history of Black bookstores and their role in political movements throughout U.S. history.


A surprising discovery in Adams’ research comes at the very beginning of the book with the story of David Ruggles, the first known owner of a Black-owned bookstore, who opened his shop in Manhattan in 1834. Ruggles also was a major abolitionist figure who helped free enslaved people through the Underground Railroad.

While studying Ruggles, Adams learned that the phrase “by any means necessary,” often attributed to Malcolm X, was first said by Ruggles more than a century earlier.

“I was really honored to be able to shine a light on him [Ruggles],” Adams says.

WhatsApp Clone... But Decentralized and P2P Encrypted Without Install or Signup


github.com/positive-intentions…

By leveraging WebRTC for direct browser-to-browser communication, it eliminates the middleman entirely. Users simply share a unique URL to establish an encrypted, private channel. This approach effectively bypasses corporate data harvesting and provides a lightweight, disposable communication method for those prioritizing digital sovereignty.

Features include:

  • P2P
  • End to end encryption
  • Forward secrecy
  • Multimedia
  • File transfer
  • Video calls
  • No registration
  • No installation
  • No database

*** The project is experimental and far from finished. It's presented for testing, feedback and demo purposes only (USE RESPONSIBLY!). ***

This project isnt finished enough to compare to simplex, briar, signal, etc... This is intended to introduce a new paradigm in client-side managed secure cryptography. Allowing users to send securely encrypted messages; no cloud, no trace.

PWA: chat.positive-intentions.com/

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 15th February 2026


in reply to Sailor Sega Saturn

If you accept the imho insane idea that a Mars colony is worth building, using Luna as a stepping stone makes sense. You can debug a lot of issues with recycling, growing food, low gravity, slow resupply etc. with a faster feedback loop.

self-growing


the virile space men will have plenty of nubile females to pump out babies

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