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Unfortunately, our venue has not allowed us to bring food to this social; we hope to be able to offer food in the future!

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Floxford @floxford.org · 23h

After the Summer break, we're back with another social, free for everyone in the city of Oxford! Summer Common Room, Magdalen College, 18:00-19:30, 14 October. Details: events.floxford.org/event/free-soft… - Come whether […] [Original post on mastodon.me.uk]

A poster:

Free Software & Open Source Social

Wednesday 14 Oct 2026, 18:00 - 19:30 (or drop in within these times)

Summer Common Room
Magdalen College
Oxford
OX1 4AU
Free and Open to All in Oxford city
No Registration Required

More information @ floxford.org

- Come whether you're a newbie or obsessed, technical or non-technical!
- Learn or chat about more collaborative, equitable, and liberatory computing.
- Celebrate KDE's Anniversary if you use Plasma Desktop, Krita, or Kdenlive.
- Pizza and snacks will be provided.

Our code of conduct applies: ﬂoxford.org/coc. See ﬂoxford.org/acknowledgements for transparency details. Contains various trademarks: see https://ﬂoxford.org/tm. Tower Photo CC-BY-SA-2.0 © Steve Daniels via Wikimedia Commons and Mascots Photo CC-BY-4.0 © David Revoy via Pepper&Carrot. Which mascots in the tower can you name?

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 09/10/2026

@david @floxford I've been in Oxford for around 30 weeks cumulatively, and at least in the centre I haven't seen any oxen.

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 09/10/2026

@floxford For people seeing my cross-post on Bluesky, please follow bsky.app/profile/floxford.org

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 09/10/2026

If you follow me for the Free/Libre and Open-Source Software (FLOSS) events in Oxford and online, please follow @floxford instead. We're now called Floxford, have a brand, and that account will be dedicated to our community group. Otherwise, we will continue as before! #Floxford #FLOSS #FOSS […]

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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

⚠️ #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY A series of ongoing phishing campaigns are actively targeting people using fake verification and support accounts. Admins will never contact you publicly for verification or access issues. Never open links from unsolicited posts […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

Example of a phishing post, including the text "ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍꜱ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪʀʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ.

ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴏʀᴇ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴠɪsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ, ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ."

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Plans have been unveiled for a network of cycle routes linking nearby towns and villages to Oxford, backed by county and city councils – and unusually, the University of Oxford. The Oxford Greenways would connect 200,000 residents to the city on traffic-free paths. oxfordclarion.uk/oxford-green...

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Oxford Greenways: a cure for congestion?

How far would you be prepared to cycle to work? Research suggests that, for most people, 2 to 5 miles is the sweet spot. That's 10 to 30 minutes each way. Enough for health benefits, but not too tiri...

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 29/09/2026

[rant] In my honest opinion, requiring someone to put their title (Ms., Mr., Mx., Dr., etc.) on a form is ridiculous, whether or not you have gender neutral options.

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 26/09/2026

(My comments on freedom/openness of the models are definitely not exhaustive and may be wrong.)

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 26/09/2026

#askFedi Do you know of speech-to-text live transcription models that: 1. perform OK for lightly technical English speech, in near-real-time, 2. have available (ideally libre/open-source) training data, libre/open-source training code, libre/open-source inference code, and/or libre/open-source […]

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 24/09/2026

#AskFedi Hi, does anyone know whether the #FOSSY code of conduct is itself CC0-licensed, CC-BY-SA, or under some other license? 2026.fossy.ca/attend/code-of-conduct "We borrowed heavily from the SeaGL and North Bay Python Codes of Conduct which are based on this template and include […]

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 21/09/2026

Here's another of those screws (bottom-left) next to a screw that worked with my PH-00 screwdriver. Is it just a PH-000 screwdriver that's needed, but by mistake Dell called it PH-01?

The screw in question has a smaller cross than the PH-00 screw.

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 21/09/2026

Does anyone know what size screwdriver this screw needs (it's something smaller than Phillips #00)? Dell's manual ( […] [Original post on social.coop]

A cross-head screw next to a ruler. The cross is around 2mm in diameter, and the arms of the cross are less than a millimetre thick.

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 21/09/2026

@anthrolog For (1), one of their criteria is: > only "full-day" events. As a rule of thumb, that means events that happen at least 6-8 hours or more. We should keep it on our radar but I don't think we can advertise ourselves there yet.

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I took a picture of this sign in 2022 and it’s gotten a lot less funny ever since

Attention! Pay machine. Do not pay any person

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 19/09/2026

@Ruhrnalist A bit late, but I was in Dorset in the Southern United Kingdom; the crescents were due to diffraction through tree leaves. Thanks for the analysis! (for the reference my image is licensed CC-BY-SA-4.0-or-later so people are welcome to share it noting that.)

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 19/09/2026

@anthrolog ...and should I specifically mention Paula and/or ask about all potential speakers?

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 19/09/2026

@anthrolog Should I mention that Nextcloud talk, and/or keep the scope open?

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 19/09/2026

@anthrolog ...though I think the Linux Foundation (and thus LF Europe) is quite big and professional so it might be harder to get a response...

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

not to be confused with quesadilla

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../../../../../etc/passwd @unnick.booping.synth.download.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

TIL the word "mesmerized" was just named after like. a guy. named mesmer

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Lucie / minute @mntmn.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

currently rendering some renders for the mnt reform next handbook :3

a rendered, partially opened up mnt reform next laptop hardware assembly. batteries are pink

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Nemoralis @neriman.wikis.world.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

WMF staff have voted 158–14 in favor of union representation 🎉 🎉🎉 WMF says it respects the result and will proceed with good-faith collective bargaining. Huge thanks to everyone who helped spread the word! NLRB results: www.nlrb.gov/case/20-RC-391740 WMF […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

I think a lot about bell hooks writing that the first act of violence society demands of men is to cut out their own softness: "The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic […]

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Anthropy @anthropy.mastodon.derg.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

@ManyRoads honestly agreed, that was kind of half the point actually! therefore, Occam's razor works much less than you'd expect, it is limited to cases where your intuition overlaps with that of others, and the specific science in the case of science

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🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦:nonazis: @manyroads.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

@anthropy TBH I think you are wrong on all points... there are no such things as: 1. objective biases 2. Universally understood science But, that's just an old grumpy guy talking.😉

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Anthropy @anthropy.mastodon.derg.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Occam's razor only works if you assume everyone's biases are objective. Which is to say, it works a lot better in situations talking about universally understood science, than something like politics. "Simplest explanation" can be very subjective. What one person believes might not be shared […]

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 18/08/2026

[uspol] RE: mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/1171… This is just an anecdote so limited as evidence goes, but matches my experiences. I've seen people calling Trump the "least bad option", or focusing on the perceived evilness of "wokism" rather than anything good about Trump […]

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 17/08/2026

@keefeglise Apparently that should reduce again to £2 in 2027 (if I read correctly): www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cdx7z2wwe7qt

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 17/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@opensourcedesign/1… #getfedihired We're commissioning a logo for our local free/libre and open-source software group. You're welcome to submit a sentence of ideas via email! #floxford

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 16/08/2026

I decided to pay something, not nothing, because I believe we should #PayForFreeSoftware when we can comfortably afford it. Nevertheless, our organisation is unincorporated and fundless so I only planned to give compensation, not a full wage.

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 16/08/2026

#AskFedi Should I pay £15-25, greater, or a negotiable range for a logo, wordmark, and basic branding for a volunteer community group? I'm commissioning a these for our volunteer-run free and open-source software group, and paying out of my own pocket. I set the price range to £15-£25, which is […]

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AngharadHafod @angharadhafod.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

What great big eyes you've got, Grandma. #Eclipse

A woman's shadow against a white wall, with two large thin crescents around the location of her eyes.

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Bodil @bodil.lol · 13/08/2026

Good morning and happy Bindependence Day! If you're eligible to vote in the Clacton by-election, please make your vote COUNT today!

Count Binface, rampant, in front of the Palace of Westminster.

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 12/08/2026

I forgot to buy eclipse glasses, but saw the eclipse anyway via shadows on the wall. So lucky! #eclipse #solareclipse #eclipse2026

Golden crescents scatter over a rectangular section of a dark brown wall, giving it a feathery texture. It's the eclipse naturally projected through a window.

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 12/08/2026

[s***post] Using two binary gender symbols to signify a single gender-neutral #toilet is common but seems strange to me (why not use some icon related to a toilet)? Therefore, I propose these new meanings for the symbols, based on reading them in #Polari. 🚹🚺: omi-palone toilet, i.e. a toilet […]

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

A few less widely known things about #Singapore on the occasion of its 61st birthday. 1. We have urban otters! They disappeared briefly but you can now see them lots of places. There are various families named for the location they’re from, almost like mafia family names. ‘Bishan otters’ and […]

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 08/08/2026

@Edent @nlnet Great news and a great project!

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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

I've just been awarded a grant from @nlnet's NGI0 Commons Fund for one of my open source projects 😃 nlnet.nl/project/ActivityBot

nlnet.nl

NLnet; ActivityBot

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Dr. Victoria Grinberg @vicgrinberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

So: I have friends coming over and I need vegan recipes for a starter and a main that use no chili and no peppers of any kind. And no mushrooms. And no tofu. Ideas? Especially the main is... interesting, so far. I think I have one dish in my repertoire; I rely on chilies a lot. Explicitly not […]

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Oliver Geer @ogeer.org · 31/07/2026

@liaizon The main codeberg.org's down now as well (503 Service Unavailable). #codeberg The Fediverse instance you mentioned has a status message; I've attached its Firefox machine translation. It doesn't state any cause such as denial of service, except that […] [Original post on social.coop]

❌ **Failure of proxmox-01**: social.anoxinon.de

Message

social.anoxinon.de is currently unavailable. Cause: Outage of the underlying host (proxmox-01). We're already at the fix.

Log

NVME of the Hetzner Root Server failed. Exchange is ongoing.

Restore of the VE is addressed.

Simultaneous failure of both root NVME. Exchanges.

The restore determined that an important directory did not secure, will see if a second backup variant that we still had, reached here.

Backup of the second variant via BorgMatic is on the recovery. But will break through the extent for some time.

2027-07-31

RAID1/5/6/* is not a backup and a backup should be complete. Our backup was not and had a gap, the DB. We are currently looking at it. You are welcome to use XMPP at xmpp: anoxinon@conference.anoxinon.me ? join in the discussion. Today is also only the 2. Day after the disaster and we go through all the backups again, whether something is hidden in one.

Date Created: 2026-07-30 09:32:08 (a day ago)
Last Updated: 2026-07-31 10:14:20 (6 hours ago)

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