Hurtigruten expands Nordic touring with first Iceland visit | Cruise News
Hurtigruten, best known for its Norwegian Coastal Express (ferry cruises), has expanded its tour portfolio with three new landāandāsea programs aimed at NorthBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
How We Built a $10K Backyard Koi Pond in 1 Night (Timelapse!)ā - All For Gardening
Watch pros transform a muddy hole into a stunning backyard koi pondācomplete with waterfall, aquatic plants, and vibrant fishāin under 2 minutes! š„ PerfectGardener (All For Gardening)
United States finalises new rules to fast-track seabed mining permits
Under the changes, companies will face fewer hurdles, with the number of required environmental assessments and public consultation periods cut in half.
And on top of that, US officials have announced a minerals survey covering some 30,000 square nautical miles off American Samoa.
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United States finalises new rules to fast-track seabed mining permits
The United States Government's plan to launch deepāsea mining is showing no signs of slowing down with more than 10 applications received for exploration and extraction licences.Lucy Cooper (ABC Pacific)
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For the tiny island called "the tip of America's spear" in the Pacific, it can be hard to say no to the United States government.
So Guam's governor, Lou Leon Guerrero, expects a tough fight as the US territory pushes against a Trump administration-backed move towards opening nearby waters for deep-sea mining.
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Trump administration eyes US Pacific territories as it moves towards deep-sea mining
A Trump administration push to begin deep-sea mining is gathering momentum ā and stirring alarm in United States Pacific territories.Lucy Cooper (ABC News)
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In a Holding Cell with a Transgender Migrant
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"The politics of the humane opposes, contradicts, and combats the politics of profit, the politics of the machine, and the politics of spectacle. It is a method of engagement, consciousness-raising, and ultimately, leadership that seeks to reorient social relations and institutional policy so that they are no longer imprisoned by the cruelty of racism and other
Siemens Healthineers opens ā¬10m R&D Centre in Swords Ireland, news for Ireland, FDI,Ireland,
Siemens Healthineers has officially opened a new Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay Instrument Research & Development in Swords, Ireland.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Marga Manterola's raises the issue of burnout:
Free as in Burned Out: Who Really Pays for Open Source?
live now here: live.fosdem.org/watch/janson
#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #burnout #tech
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Free & open source software development is work, says Manterola.
You may do it because you love it. Because you want to make the world a better place.
But it's still work.
If you're developing the software in your spare time, you are paying the cost of development upfront.
With your spare time.
Margola discusses 2 models for getting money for free software development:
- Charge for features. This has its problems.
- Open core (ā FLOSS)
'Open core' is like the free waiting area in an airport, where the full, non-free enterprise version gives you access to the VIP lounge
Some other alternatives for getting money for open source development:
- Crowdfunding and donations, e.g. through github sponsors (Microsoft), open collective
- Government money, e.g. through NLNet
- Donations from companies, such as through Open Source Pledge
- Get regular work time allocated for open source development
Open Source Pledge
Open Source software powers the world, but who supports the maintainers? We do.Open Source Pledge
It's not enough, says Margola.
It may require you to do pretty much a second job maintaining FLOSS, which isn't an option for many (and potentially also not sustainable)
The utopia, according to Margola, would be that everyone who wants to would be able to get paid a full wage for their work
Is this indeed a utopia? Would this be the desirable endpoint? 
Money changes everything. What would this mean for voluntary work?
I think the second point "toxic behaviour from community members wearing developers down" needs to be rephrased to: "Toxic discussion culture...". I think this is important, because aggression can be initiated by developers, too.
Example:
User: I identified a problem in feature xy, which I think should be looking like this...
Developer: You have no idea what you are talking about
User: [is insulted, either leaves discussion, or responds]
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- not allowing others to become co-maintainers.
I've seen it at least once that one person was trying to personally manage a project way too large for one person, with multiple enthusiastic helpers without merge rights,
Estonia plans to create smaller pig farms to reduce swine fever outbreak risks | News
The Estonian state plans to create smaller pig farms in the future to protect farmers against African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, but the continued spread ofBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Die 10 Gebote der GleckÅæteinhĆ¼tte
Finde ich toll, mit langem Ā«ÅæĀ».
Die Apple Texterkennung kennt das natĆ¼rlich nicht und macht daraus ein Ā«fĀ» š
Was ich aber am witzigsten finde, wie aktuell das alles ist. Ā«PresseĀ» mĆ¼sste man heutzutage nur durch Google/Tripadvisor/whatever ersetzen š
Quelle: Ā«Die AlpenĀ» (Zeitschrift)
Vi siete persi la presentazione di Fedimedia Italia al Fosdem 2026? Nessun problema, eccola qui peertube.uno/w/qFJMHWMqj1pgAfNā¦
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Budget proposes penalties for crypto firms over lapses in transaction disclosures
Under Section 509 of the Income Tax Act, crypto exchanges and intermediaries are required to submit periodic statements detailing crypto-asset transactions to the Income Tax Department (India).ETtech (Economic Times)
Alexander SkarsgĆ„rd and his Oscar-nominated dad help āSNLā hit its 1,000th episode
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-01-31/alexander-skarsgard-snl-1000th-episode-recap?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Alexander SkarsgƄrd and dad Stellan help 'SNL' hit 1,000th episode
The actor hosted the show for the first time, bringing along his father Stellan SkarsgƄrd, who appeared in two skits with him.Omar L. Gallaga (Los Angeles Times)
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