Lydia Pintscher

RE: @metabrainz@mastodon.social

Today the world has lost a light 😢 Rob was a good friend and amazing human being. His passion for open communities, open data and music was infectious and unmatched. If you have never had a chance to meet Rob, please take a moment to read these two pieces by him to understand the difference he made in the world:
* his essay in Open Advice about how not to start a community: http://open-advice.org
* the story about using a cake to get your project paid by Big Tech: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2013/12/05/using-cakes-for-social-engineering/

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The CIA World Factbook has been a reference work for many, including Wikipedia for many years. It's been killed. Just like that. But facts still matter! Can we rebuild something better on top of @wikidata@wikis.world? Hit me up if you're interested!

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/07/nx-s1-5702494/cia-world-factbook-dead

At FOSDEM today, @AleixPol@fosstodon.org is talking about 30 years of @kde@floss.social, what we achieved and where we are heading now. Stay tuned for more celebration throughout the year!