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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3w ago

Wondering if people would sign this petition. There is a proposed massive #datacentre on the beautiful banks of the Menai Straits in N #Wales. There's so much wrong with thia. It's a SAC (special area of conservation). The nationalised water company Dwr Cymru have raised objections that there isn't a plan for the water... one director of the company has previous charges for 6 environmental crimes... read more on the link! Boosts welcome. #AI #LLM #environment #cymru https://www.change.org/p/menai-data-centre-say-no/

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

This is nuts. #huggingface have just scraped the entirety of #github. https://huggingface.co/spaces/HuggingFaceCode/in-the-stack

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Am I in The Stack? - a Hugging Face Space by HuggingFaceCode

Enter your GitHub username or organization name to see whether any of your repositories are included in The Stack v3 dataset. The app lists any matching repositories and provides a ready‑to‑use lin...

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

KLAXXON! Issue 5 of #SOURCE magazine has just been released into the wild! As ever it's pay as you feel, opensource, and the theme this time is #Rockets! Stepping through designing and simulating a rocket with #Openrocket and then making rocket parts with @freecad@social.freecad.org DL here and feel free to tell everyone! https://sourcemag.co.uk/

sourcemag.co.uk

SOURCE Magazine

Browse the latest issues of SOURCE Magazine online.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

For todays #FreeCADFriday and my #mayke I've made a little #bike accessory. I often end up lashing things on top of my rear rack (waterproofs mostly!) and they often obscure my light that used to live on my seatpost. I've whipped up a little #freecad doohickey and #3dprinted it in PETG. It can be loosened and rotated to the side or underneath depending on what I'm carrying. Pleased with it! #biketooter I shall publish the files somewhere soon!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

I've just made a tiny video as I ran out of time to explain a thing to @robives@mastodon.social in @cccpresser@chaos.social brilliant @freecad@social.freecad.org workshop at #EMFcamp it's about the sketcher workbench and how external projections can sometimes cause "wire not closed" errors. I saw a few in the room so here is a very quick primer! #FreeCAD https://makertube.net/w/ftRLmrNB1ghrpWpYWScfvQ

FreeCAD Sketcher: external projection tips

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FreeCAD Sketcher: external projection tips

Spotted this as an issue a couple of times for some participants in a beginners workshop at EMF camp and thought I

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Quiet one at the #repaircafe today. My favourite fix was this little Mario night light where my young fixer buddy Leo did a lot of the work. #EachOneTeachOne

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@jamesb@fedi.duckduckpigeon.co.uk it's pretty robust... available from "Insert --> OLE Object" drop down.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Lol wrong kit (small birdwatching scope on camera tripod) but had a lovely time looking at the moon with Seren trying to take pics with her mobile down the eyepiece! Not high end but breathtaking still! Recent @emily_s@mastodon.me.uk emf telescope experiences inspiring this!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@alice@lgbtqia.space darn sorry to hear this...random space pic of my dog looking loony any cheer?

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@slyka@pawb.fun at risk of overdramatic statement... it makes my piss boil.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Super pleased to write and post the winner announcement post for @freecad@social.freecad.org first ever #community #design competition which I co-ordinated. Not quite the end of the work on the project but good to have a first iteration of the process done and dusted. Also ace that the outputs are cleanly designed and needed parts for #openscience, and all licensed with the great #opensource #CERN OHL V2 licence means that they actually may make a difference in the world. Nice! https://blog.freecad.org/2026/07/06/freecad-community-design-competition-2026-the-results/

FreeCAD Community Design Competition 2026: The Results!

FreeCAD News

FreeCAD Community Design Competition 2026: The Results!

Recently we ran our first FreeCAD Community Design competition. Our idea was to challenge people to use FreeCAD to design something useful for another open source community. We chose the theme of O…

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

In yet another work related convo about #LLM and dev usage. Pondering post the #Anthropic payout and the reactions and discussions this week around #huggingface/ #github scrape, I wonder if future litigious stuff should focus more on enforcement/takedown and removal of scraped stuff rather than recompense? Technically more challenging but I suspect the 1.5B doesn't actually deter Anthropic that much.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@libreoffice@fosstodon.org well this blew up! Do scan that QR code and take a look at my pay as you feel opensource magazine!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Any #NorthWales people... I'm setting up an evening of talks and informal workshops on #OpenStreetMap in #Bethesda on Aug 11th. Do come and join us! #opensource

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Back on more local patrol with the hooligans. #dogsofmastodon

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Todays #mayke is exploring making a minimal version of my enormous "Planstation" portable standing desk out of this interesting Fjallraven paramedic admin pouch. I've replaced the thin flexi whiteboard plastic with some ply to make a rigid shelf.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@deshipu@fosstodon.org I'm codeberg these days but its not the perfect solution.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@admin@mastodon.slightlycyberpunk.com ha did not know this either! My QR cup runneth over today!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Yeah yeah I am working on a Sunday... but come on... it's to announce #FreeCAD's most incredible feature to date... https://social.freecad.org/@freecad/116906703302458808

social.freecad.org

FreeCAD: "New Addon; Banana For Scale! Take a seat, mark t…" - Mastodon

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Laura@social.coop @huffeec@does.social It's all good... despite having a bilingual household my Cymraeg is pretty poor. Place names are an easier achievement that can make all the difference. But yeah different places have less/mor tolerance for this stuff... Conwy less bothered about it, Bethesda, where I am, quite motivated :)

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@joeycastillo@mastodon.social @crowdsupply@hachyderm.io man massive love to you for this. What a voyage. X

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@georgramer@mastodon.social @libreoffice@fosstodon.org awesome we have choices of opensource tools.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@Extelec@mstdn.social @kicad@fosstodon.org ha solid effort!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@edmoore@mastodon.world I don't but maybe I should!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@amcewen@mastodon.me.uk @Laura@social.coop @huffeec@does.social ha touche!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Laura@social.coop @huffeec@does.social deffo gonna have to rally to get you lerpool lot using proper place names! You aren't our colonial oppressors! However I concur Mynydd Parys on Ynys Mon an excellent spot (i used to live near there!) :)

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Twas last Friday I sent the "please delete my store, account and data" email to @tindie@hackaday.social which is the official route to leaving... It's still all there and no response as yet.#tindie

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Tindie Maker Marketplace (@tindie@hackaday.social) - hackaday.social

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@bonkers@nerdculture.de @libreoffice@fosstodon.org my partners company did a run of mugs using some random online generator to make the QR code... unbeknownst to them it ran through their website and actually made a custom url which timed out after 6 months... sneaky!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@theron29@witter.cz @libreoffice@fosstodon.org the QR url is mention in the alt text.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@mmu_man@m.g3l.org @libreoffice@fosstodon.org huh that sounds a very useful feature request. The insert OLE tools are available in the same format across all the Libreoffice suite which is a start.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Lunch hour helping Charlie rehearse for a small charity gig tomorrow night. He's nervous bless him.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@tindie@hackaday.social Hey it was 25th of April I sent a "please delete my account and data" email to hello@tindie.com. My account is still there. Please advise how to actually leave? #tindie

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@prokoudine@mastodon.social @GIMP@floss.social but Nvidia didn't steal my work.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@prokoudine@mastodon.social they sold OpenAI some systems in 2016. They formally/strategically partnered OpenAI last year. They partnered/patroned Blender in 2019.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@shieladixon@oldbytes.space so awesome!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@sebastian@schottkydio.de I met the thames valley reprap crew at a few events back in this era... such an awesome time!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@triffen@beige.party its a thread cutter. You carefully turn it into a specific size hole to cut threads into metal. Handy and fun skill!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@yvan@toot.ale.gd ha yep they are unrelated in the poll intent... I'm working on a project that needs a 3d printer but could also need a tap for a metal part, weirdly the tap might be more pf a technical barrier than the printer! So I might design out the tapped hole!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@prokoudine@mastodon.social palantir next?

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@prokoudine@mastodon.social not at the time they paid into Blender.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@partofamultipack@mastodon.social @Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social Yeah I just print over USB to mine as I'm on a shared network in my workspace. Deffo makes life a bit simpler and more secure.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@smithkevinc@universeodon.com another one I never knew! :)

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@amenonsen@flipping.rocks indeed!

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@hackaday@hackaday.social such a good video in that post.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@prokoudine@mastodon.social Byddwn i'n tueddu i beidio â chwilio am fwy o drafferth yn yr amseroedd hyn.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@jsonsingh@mastodon.social @libreoffice@fosstodon.org glad it's useful.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz is it the thing where some pins are already allocated to SPI? I had that recently with a LinuxCNC on Pi build. I had to adjust the gpio config.

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz did you do these steps?

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concretedog @concretedog@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@sebastian@schottkydio.de ha this sounds excellent fun! The background to this is I am designing a 4 axis hot wire foam cutter and I kinda suspected that the 3D printing might be not a problem for many, but that an M5 tap might be a problem. I'm designing out the need to tap a metal part!

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