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StromAmpel: An application using an AZ-Delivery ESP8266MOD 12-F to display the current electricity mix for Germany in a traffic light kind of way ( codeberg.org )

Inspired by this Mastodon account, I programmed an ESP8266 microcontroller to act as a traffic light, indicating the current electricity mix. Check it out on Codeberg! It uses an API from the Fraunhofer Institute and the parts cost around 5€. In my shared flat we use it as an indicator on when to run demanding devices, like...

European Parliament’s version of the CRA threatens cybersecurity and open source development ( blog.mozilla.org )

We ask members of the ITRE Committee to consider the implications the current text can have on open-source development in Europe. At a minimum, we call for a public debate on the CRA at Plenary level before negotiations start with the Council and Commission.

Open Book abridged version is an open source 4.2″ E-Ink screen ereader now built around a Raspberry Pi Pico ( hackaday.com )

The Open Book project pairs a 4.2″ E-Ink screen with microprocessors we all know and love, building a hacker-friendly e-reader platform. Two years ago, this project won first place in our Adafruit Feather contest — the Feather footprint making the Open Book compatible with a wide range of MCUs, giving hackers choice on which...

Cross-Platform Open-Source Fluent Reader is my current best choice for an offline RSS news aggregator ( github.com )

I’ve happily been using self-hosted web-based FreshRSS for a while now. I chose it mainly because it suited my needs, and when I travelled regularly, I could work from the same shared source of articles. But the last while I’ve noticed some feeds lag really slowly with fetching the feed content (it may be my slowish hosting...

The most popular licenses for each language in 2023 ( blog.opensource.org )

The 2023 report of the licenses in use by the biggest package managers highlights the need to educate developers on the importance of licensing information. While many developers know that Open Source software forms the backbone of modern development, the data shows that much of their software is shared (and most likely also...

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