Laying a cable at the Brooklyn Bridge.
From "Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics," vol. 1 edited by Park Benjamin, New York: 1880

American marine steam engine.
Norman, from "Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics," vol. 1 edited by Park Benjamin, New York: 1880

The Corliss gear-cutting machine.
Norman, from "Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics," vol. 1 edited by Park Benjamin, New York: 1880

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AP: Remember public phones? The Masters still offers old-school devices as alternative to cellphones

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Attending the Masters for the first time was a new experience for Thomas Abraham, and it wasn’t just about the golf.

The 16-year-old from Houston had the rare opportunity to use a public telephone for the first time.

https://apnews.com/article/masters-cellphones-augusta-national-5bf892f6e12ca8a0987807cbe48b287c

@tomgauld.bsky.social on moving fast & breaking things...

warning signs we all need

SS La Champagne—deck layout.
Victor Rose, from "Les merveilles de la science," supplément 1 by Louis Figuier, Paris: [after 1887]

So far, I have been delving into the #Web3 and #crypto debate only superficially, as the very few notions I got led me to abhor any kind of technology related to the #blockchain.

Since I started my new job at @dweb, though, I am finding myself revisiting my position by deepening my knowledge on the topic. I am mostly drawing the same conclusions—crypto is terrible—yet I am glad I am learning more also on what I am very critical about.

I am particularly thankful to @mai for writing this article, which I believe is a great starting point to develop an informed opinion.

Above all, as mai points out, nothing is all-bad, and there are for sure ideas and practices that can be learned (as cautionary tales in the worst case scenarios) even from problematic technologies, communities, and/or founders.

Klingert's diving machine.
P. Broux, from "Les merveilles de la science," vol. 4 by Louis Figuier, Paris: 1870

Halley's diving bell.
P. Broux, from "Les merveilles de la science," vol. 4 by Louis Figuier, Paris: 1870

Riehle testing machine.
From "Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré" under the direction of Jules Trousset, Paris: 1885-1891

Engraving machine.
From "Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré" under the direction of Jules Trousset, Paris: 1885-1891

Gramme machine.
From "Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré" under the direction of Jules Trousset, Paris: 1885-1891

May I just say so myself that I‘m loving playing with Kitten¹ to build Domain² (shown below) and Place³.

¹ https://kitten.small-web.org
² https://codeberg.org/domain/app
³ https://codeberg.org/place/app

The American locomotive.
Norman, from "Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics," vol. 2 edited by Park Benjamin, New York: 1880

As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.

"Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence

https://edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-are-going-rogue-here-is-what-europe-should-do-now

Lithographic power press.
From "Hoe & Co.'s Catalogue of Printing Presses and Printers' Materials," New York: 1881

Geared copper-plate press.
From "Hoe & Co.'s Catalogue of Printing Presses and Printers' Materials," New York: 1881

Latest comic. A British consumer rights group examined unnecessary data harvesting by “smart” devices, including air fryers connected to phone apps. While these devices may not pose the greatest privacy risk in our everyday lives, they are part of a growing Internet of Things capable of collecting data when and where we least expect it.

Workers Moving Oil Barrels.
Edmond Morin, from "Les grandes usines," vol. 2 by Julien Turgan, Paris: 1869

Tobacco choppers.
Edmond Morin, from "Les grandes usines," vol. 2 by Julien Turgan, Paris: 1869

Chappe telegraph.
From "Le magasin pittoresque," vol. 8, collective work, Paris: 1840

"The underrepresentation of women in open-source software is frequently attributed to women’s lack of innate aptitude compared to men"

Ah yes, that's definitely the reason. For sure. Definitely.

Also... "First, I infer the gender of users from their usernames and the information provided on their profiles, labeling users as feminine, masculine, ambiguous, and anonymous."

This research is dodgy as anything.

https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/29/1/zmad049/7596747

📢 Big News!

Today, we’re announcing that Flipboard is beginning to federate our publisher partner accounts in Brazil and expanding federation in Canada, Germany and the U.K.

Now, people in the fediverse can follow 150 newly federated publisher accounts and 2,000 topically curated Magazines about everything from politics and world news to sports and travel.

Read more in our announcement here:

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-expands-federation-in-brazil-canada-germany-and-u-k/

For a full list of federated accounts to follow, visit the Flipboard directory:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU

Follow our Mastodon accounts in Brazil and Germany to discover Flipboard accounts to follow and keep up with the day's news:

@FlipboardBR

@FlipboardDE

And as always, tell us in the comments what you think!