Hey all, a small links roundup for you of interesting things from around the internet.
Open Code != Working Open
An in-depth post about how a project being open source doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be run in a way open to collaboration. Written specifically about Mastodon by an experienced contributor to the project.
Fat Girls Hiking
A body-positive hiking community! I’ve never heard of anything like it before, so this is extra-badass from my perspective. I didn’t realize that there was body-shaming going on in the outdoors-lover community. That fucking sucks. But at least this place looks like a good start to fighting back against that sentiment.
Brazil National Museum Burns Down
This isn’t so much “casually interesting” as “emotionally and intellectually devestating.” Long story short: the national museum of Brazil burned down, in large part due to a corrupt government slashing its maintenance funding. (The friggin’ FIRE HYDRANTS were empty!) Twenty million artifacts are presumed lost. Everything from ancient South American relics to Roman artifacts and even mummies. There is a project working to preserve records of the museum itself, if you happen to have any photos of the museum or its exhibits.
Photos of 1990s Computer Novelty Mugs
There are several Very Good mugs in the linked Mastodon thread. Enjoy.
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