Finally got a 3d printer, but the first thing I wanted to print… the model is 400$usd. It’s a piece of machinery I repair at work. I just wanted to print it as a decoration for my toolbox but that is almost week’s wages after taxes for me so :( Maybe I can find it on the high seas ?
Nice. I dunno if there even is such a thing as trackers for STL files, I do know some places where you can find files from specific topics like warhammer minis and so on; but other than that I wouldn’t know where to find such a thing
The whole “bovine” joke was hilarious on one hand and a little horrifying on the other. It got me thinking: how would I feel if an animal I was about to consume came up to me enthusiastically conveying its consent for being eaten? I will be horrified, just like Arthur! But why?...
Plant sensing is well established scientific fact, but that’s not all. Experiments show they can learn from experience and remember things. Their intelligence is mostly hormonal so their reaction times is about 1 or 2 orders of magnitude lower than animals. Information processing happens in their system of root apexes, so that’s their “brain”
Hey fellow book lovers! I want to read books/classics from all over the world. Please recommend me favorites from your home-country, something you would want others to know/to read. Already looking forward to your suggestions!
I mean home manufacturing is cool and all, but in the short term open source hardware has the potential to create a lot more competition in traditional manufacturing. Most big tech rely on IP nowadays, without it there would be more competitors to drive prices down and increase supply. Home manufacturing is more in the far future IMO
I mean, exactly how invasive are default operating systems? (Like Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Android, iOS) Do they log your keystrokes, log passwords, capture screen, upload your photos, videos, or audio? (Assuming you aren’t a target of government) Is it even possible for the average person who doesn’t feel comfortable...
" I run Anna’s Archive, the world’s largest open-source non-profit search engine for shadow libraries, like Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, and Z-Library. Our goal is to make knowledge and culture readily accessible, and ultimately to build a community of people who together archive and preserve all the books in the world … In...
What are the best trackers (and other sources) for pirating 3D objects ?
Finally got a 3d printer, but the first thing I wanted to print… the model is 400$usd. It’s a piece of machinery I repair at work. I just wanted to print it as a decoration for my toolbox but that is almost week’s wages after taxes for me so :( Maybe I can find it on the high seas ?
Open Hardware AndroidTV
Do you know if there is any open hardware alternative for products like Roku, Chromecast, Apple TV etc. ?
The "bovine" joke in The Restaurant at the end of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series)
The whole “bovine” joke was hilarious on one hand and a little horrifying on the other. It got me thinking: how would I feel if an animal I was about to consume came up to me enthusiastically conveying its consent for being eaten? I will be horrified, just like Arthur! But why?...
Looks like Facebook is following youtube with anti-adblock measures. (infosec.pub)
I don’t really use facebook anymore so couldn’t care less; but so happened to log in today to change my password and saw this on my front page.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? (lemmy.ml)
Privacy = no free speech (lemmy.ml)
Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won’t make (arstechnica.com)
Books from around the world
Hey fellow book lovers! I want to read books/classics from all over the world. Please recommend me favorites from your home-country, something you would want others to know/to read. Already looking forward to your suggestions!
System76's first in-house Laptop Virgo will have a open source Motherboard design. Licensed under GPLv3 (fosstodon.org)
Noob Question: If you aren't willing to deal with custom OSes like Linux (for computers) and Android Custom Roms (for phones), do you just not have any privacy at all?
I mean, exactly how invasive are default operating systems? (Like Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Android, iOS) Do they log your keystrokes, log passwords, capture screen, upload your photos, videos, or audio? (Assuming you aren’t a target of government) Is it even possible for the average person who doesn’t feel comfortable...
How to run a shadow library: operations at Anna’s Archive (annas-blog.org)
" I run Anna’s Archive, the world’s largest open-source non-profit search engine for shadow libraries, like Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, and Z-Library. Our goal is to make knowledge and culture readily accessible, and ultimately to build a community of people who together archive and preserve all the books in the world … In...