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Sultana del Norte has the UID MX000033.

Sultana del Norte is:
Space NL is a citizen-led, open-source project for the development of experimental rockets in Mexico. Its goal is to democratize access to space technology, enabling anyone—individuals, schools, or communities—to build, modify, and launch their own rocket.

Find it in the directory!
https://certification.oshwa.org/mx000033.html

I know I'm late to the party to be finishing @karenhao's Empire of AI Now. But now that I've finished the book, I can tell you that it is nothing short of a masterpiece. It needs to be required reading for everyone in the tech industry, or anyone who wants to be in the tech industry.

The book also articulates why I've had such an aversion to OpenAI since its inception in 2015, more so than any other tech company.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/

Mastodon is happy to be recognised as a #DigitalPublicGood by @dpgalliance - alongside many other incredible #OpenSource projects. Find out more in our blog post. #UNOpenSourceWeek

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/mastodon-dpga

It's time for today's last (not least!) session - and the very last session of a packed #UNOpenSourceWeek.

Julian Stirling of the Humanitarian Technology Trust kicks off "Open Technologies in Healthcare" with a presentation on a 3d-printed #OpenHardware microscope.

Incredibly interesting, great example of open tech for social good, check out the website: https://httrust.org/.

Sitting down for a lunch interview is definitely an interesting experience! Leaving the roughly two-hour conversation with George Hammond, I felt like we'd covered good ground but had no idea what of that would make it into the piece. In the end, I think this covers it pretty well, though I (of course) have a couple of quibbles/some context to add.

https://www.ft.com/content/9029cc1c-4a3f-42ca-9939-f3ef8e8336ae

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Your periodic reminder that not only is using hue as the sole way of differentiating things in a document an accessibility issue, it also renders the information inaccessible via a greyscale display or printer. Not everyone reads on screen, not all screens display colour, and not everyone who prints wants to print everything in colour.

Transparency as a substitute for governance: on Nature’s open review process

https://wp.me/paGQY4-ps

@carnage4life Thanks for sharing! Can you credit and link to its source? Or did you draw it?

🔥 Save the date! 🔥

"What does Governance mean to us in Research and Open Science?"

📅 30 June 2025, 15 - 16:30 UTC+1 (UK time)

Featuring: @Neil Chue Hong, Simon Hettrick, Riva Quiroga, @oscarseip, and @malvikasharan

This first fireside chat will feature insights from SSI leadership and Fellows, alongside leadership from The Turing Way.

Sign-up on this form: https://forms.gle/d2vuQcpoXJpDP1QQ6

🔥 This year, we are launching a brand new series of The Turing Way Fireside Chat Series in collaboration with the Software Sustainability Institute (@SoftwareSaved)! 🔥

📝 Mark your calendar and 🔗 register to attend some or all the sessions: https://the-turing-way-fireside-chats.start.page

Statement from the PCI RR Managing Board on ... the decision by Wiley to refuse preprints that have been peer-reviewed by PCI/PCI RR https://osf.io/tn8mh

This is a deeply problematic decision!

This decision is not only PCI-hostile. It has far-reaching preprint-hostile consequences.

I hope this is all based on a big misunderstanding that Wiley will soon be able to resolve. Wiley should rapidly rectify its highly problematic decision.

@cwts @RoRInstitute @MetaROR @PeerCommunityIn

🎙️ Have you heard Future Knowledge?

This new podcast from the Internet Archive and Authors Alliance explores how knowledge is created, shared, and preserved in the digital age.

🎧 Listen & subscribe: https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/

🔗 Explore archived episodes: https://archive.org/details/future-knowledge

Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3

@_elena Thanks for the update!
Bug report: I just noticed that the "For more info...." link is chopped of in the video description and not clickable. Might need to fix! :)

Here is the four-step process behind the cover picture for Peertube's crowdfunding campaign, which ends in a few hours. I'm really happy that the 'Livestream from your mobile' goal was reached!

:pt_happy: The campaign: https://support.joinpeertube.org/en/

📦 Artwork source: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/artworks/framasoft.html

Good news from #OSMI! We’ve secured additional spots for in-person participation at the upcoming conference “#OpenScience: Monitoring Progress, Assessing Impact” in Paris!

If you’ve been on the waiting list, check your email, you may now have the opportunity to join us onsite.

This is made possible thanks to the generous support of our new sponsors: the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Inria

There’s still time to join us virtually!

🔗 Learn more: https://pathos-project.eu/conference-on-open-science-monitoring-progress-assessing-impact

Good morning Fedi friends!

This is the last week my wonderful interns @samaaberg and @patel.riyen are here in Paris 🥲

We're currently creating short extracts of the Fedi promo video that anybody could use on their own social media accounts. We'll share them by Friday.

And Sam & Riyen just talked me into uploading the video to YouTube, to spread the message far and wide. Here we go: https://youtu.be/YRJHIJy5Nno

Adding more subtitles by volunteers (Polish, Catalan, etc.) soon! ❤️

FediForum Keynote: Cory Doctorow

https://spectra.video/w/7wEFKqfZSPWZyFtbBHRUCs

This felt too valuable not to share. Braille-labeled maps of washrooms to help people find and use facilities in the washroom. Everyone deserves to get in, do their business, wash their hands, and get out in peace and safety.

This seems valuable for all public spaces.

#Blind #Accessibility

@pluralistic at #Fediforum! https://spectra.video/w/7wEFKqfZSPWZyFtbBHRUCs