kiltedtux (@kiltedtux@mastodon.social)
Hackaday: Y-zipper: 3D Printing Flexible–Rigid Transition Mechanism for Rapid and Reversible Assembly
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/13/y-zipper-3d-printing-flexible-rigid-transition-mechanism-for-rapid-and-reversible-assembly/
#linux #opensource #tech
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omgubuntu (@omgubuntu@floss.social)
KDE receives grant to help improve QA infrastructure for Plasma and KDE Linux, as well as bolster its PIM capabilities.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant?v2
#kde #sovereignTechFund #openSource
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AAKL (@AAKL@infosec.exchange)
According to Wikipedia, the "Sovereign Tech Agency is a subsidiary of the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, aimed at providing financial support to open-source software."
9to5Linux: KDE Receives Over €1M from Sovereign Tech Fund for Software Development https://9to5linux.com/kde-receives-over-e1m-from-sovereign-tech-fund-for-software-development @9to5linux @mariusnestor #Linux #opensource
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tonalux (@tonalux@mastodon.social)
Open any modern audio DAC chip, ESS Sabre, AKM, Cirrus, the one in your iPhone and the converter at the end of the chain isn't 24-bit. It's 1-bit, switching at several megahertz. Here is the math that makes that work.
https://tonalux.org/blog/sigma-delta-modulation-1bit-dac
#MusicProduction #SoundDesign #AudioEngineering #AudioDev #PluginDev #CreativeCoding #OpenSource #DSP
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maik (@maik@norden.social)
München setzt mit der neuen Koalition aus Grünen, SPD und FDP auf #digitaleSouveränität und will #OpenSource zum Standard der städtischen Software machen. Das IT-Referat wird zum Digitalreferat, das Open Source Program Office gestärkt und auf Einsparungen bei Lizenzkosten sowie Datenschutz nach Privacy by Design gesetzt. https://www.heise.de/news/Muenchens-IT-Wende-Open-Source-ist-fuer-die-neue-Koalition-der-Normalfall-11292444.html?seite=all
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kiltedtux (@kiltedtux@mastodon.social)
OMG Ubuntu: KDE gets €1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant
#linux #opensource #tech
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kiltedtux (@kiltedtux@mastodon.social)
QuantumBytz: The New Efficiency Era: How Smarter Infrastructure Is Making Compute Cheaper, Faster, and More Accessible
https://www.quantumbytz.com/articles/the-new-efficiency-era-how-smarter-infrastructure-is-making-compute-cheaper-faster-and-more-accessible
#linux #opensource #tech
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vk6flab (@vk6flab@mastodon.radio)
RE: https://mastodon.radio/@vk6flab/116568311450964822
Inkscape supports German petition to recognize Open Source volunteers
#petition #opensource #volunteering #inkscape
https://inkscape.org/news/2026/05/13/inkscape-supports-german-petition-to-recognize-ope/
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hibbittsdesign (@hibbittsdesign@mastodon.social)
Excited to share that the latest preview of my open-source project, Grav Helios Open Reader, is now available!
A plugin that transforms the Grav Premium Helios theme into a web-first platform for open textbooks, course readers, and OER guides. Save My Place, reading progress, OER callout blocks, and fully portable #Markdown content files you fully control.
Demo:
https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-open-reader/
With Parts demo:
https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-open-reader-parts/
GetGrav.org download:
https://getgrav.org/downloads/skeletons
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ar_do (@ar_do@mstdn.social)
Hey amazing Mastadon tech community! Does anyone else uses Linux and has to switch between computers connected to the same monitors using a KVM (or has a different solution)? I'm running into trouble getting a KVM to play nice with Ubuntu. Details identical to this AskUbuntu post https://askubuntu.com/q/1563083/2384965 #ubuntu #OpenSource
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techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
Audemars Piguet and Swatch made a $400 ‘pop’ pocket watch
The pink, yellow, and teal Otg Roz is one of the Royal Pop’s eight unique designs. | Image: Swatch Following a series of cryptic newspaper ads and Instagram teasers that had watch fans speculating about its next collabo…
https://www.theverge.com/tech/929625/swatch-audemars-piguet-x-swatch-royal-pop-pocket-watch
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]
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linuxiac (@linuxiac@mastodon.social)
PipeWire 1.6.5 fixes muted audio output issues, improves jack detection behavior, and adds more PulseAudio server hardening.
https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-6-5-multimedia-framework-fixes-muted-audio-output-issues/
#pipewire #opensource #multimedia
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