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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

When the Old Constraints Disappear... AI makes almost anything possible. That makes it more important to ask what still matters. jsamwrites.substack.com/p/when-the-… #Wikidata #Wikipedia #AbstractWikipedia #Wikifunctions

$Julia fractal · From John Samuel’s multilingual programming experiments$

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

After exploring Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia to document Pride during Pride Month, I’m now testing another parallel approach: what would a scaled-down, Wikifunctions- and Wikibase-powered Abstract Blog look like? Glad to share some initial […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia have immense, still underexplored potential for smaller-language Wikipedias and multilingual Wiktionary projects. Here, I show how French conjugation tables can be generated automatically. #AbstractWikipedia #Wikipedia #Wiktionary

Abstract Wikipedia entry on French conjugation

Functions used to generate Abstract Wikipedia content

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

Some weeks ago, I wrote about my experiments with Abstract Wikipedia. Things are advancing. This year during Pride Month, much of my Wikimedia focus is on Abstract Wikipedia, Wikifunctions, multilinguality, and how we can make knowledge accessible across […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026

Pourquoi créer un nouveau langage de programmation ? Un nouveau langage de programmation ! Encore un de plus ? À quoi sert-il ? N’en existe-t-il pas déjà suffisamment ? laplumedejsam.substack.com/p/pourqu… #programmation #langages #multilingual #programming #dev

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2026

What if a programming language really spoke our human languages? I wrote about how a side‑project on numerals slowly turned into a multilingual programming language spanning 17 languages […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Fractals made with multilingual programming language

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

I’m happy to share that Queer Memory - an application to showcase queer history around the world is now live (powered by Wikidata). It is currently available in English, French, and Spanish. If you have a moment, I’d really appreciate your feedback […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Queer Memory - Application for understanding Queer History of the World

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/11/2025

La quatrième édition de Mois de l'histoire LGBTQ+ aura lieu en novembre, entre le 1er et le 30 novembre. The fourth edition of Francophone LGBTQ+ history month starts today till November 30 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2025

What a successful multilingual Editathon during Wiki Loves Pride 2025 !! 🌈 🌈 Thanks all who could contribute and improve the LGBTI+ subjects on Wikipedia in June. 🙏 1. 285 articles in English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Wiki_Lo… 3. 152 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2025

With just 2 days left, this year's multilingual Wiki Loves Pride is showing some awesome results. Recall, contests are being held on four Wikimedia Projects. So far, the numbers are (article creations/modifications) : 1. 355 photos on Commons […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2025

Wiki Loves Pride has started. This year, you can contribute to four different Wikimedia Projects : Commons, English, French, and Spanish Wikipedias. 1. Commons : commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign… 2. English […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2025

Another week of experiments with cellular automata—who would have thought that adding color to those dull textbook examples could bring them to life and spark creativity? […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Rule 182 of the circular 1D cellular automata with layered rule generation, multiple colors, circular shaped points and starting initial points in the middle

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2025

Exploring cellular automata with seeds in bottom quadrants has revealed some stunning results! Certain rules created mountain formations with beautiful reflection effects. I am surprised how gradient colors transform these simple rules into dynamic […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Results from rule 129 of Cellular Automata with gradient colors

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2025

The video of my #FOSDEM talk "From Open Collaboration to Customized Control: Transitioning from Wikidata to Wikibase" is now live. That was faster than I had expected. Kudos to the FOSDEM team and volunteers!!! […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2025

The slides of my talk at FOSDEM 2025 are now available. Not all data can be put on Wikidata, because it may be personal or institutional, possibly available only with restrictive licenses. The talk focused on transitioning from Wikidata to Wikibase - from […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

FOSDEM Talk on Transitioning from Wikidata to Wikibase

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

I really love Pixelfed's Portfolio option. Minimalist, but beautiful!! Pixelfed Portfolio: portfolio.pixelfed.social/jsamclicks And you can see my photography here: Pixelfed: pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/51478… #pixelfed #fediverse #mastodon

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John Samuel @jsamwrites.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/11/2024

Le mois de novembre se termine, marquant la fin de la troisième édition du Mois de l'Histoire LGBTQ+ 2024. 30 jours d'engagement, avec une ou plusieurs contributions chaque jour ! Découvrez les résultats obtenus sur les projets Wikimédia francophones […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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