I’m looking for my next challenge in some intersection of open source, community, and developer advocacy! I am passionate about helping others and doing good with technology, in particular—thus I’m especially interested in working with a non-profit or strongly value-aligned organization.

I’ve loved my work with nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqva75dypdz9yhstrf9p07c0lk2hs2nt0xnnt4tmmlmrqej5qx8nkq5erd7c, but unfortunately due to strategic decisions, my particular role won’t exist in the coming months.

https://cassidyjames.com/resume

#GetFediHired #FediHire #OpenToWork #jobs #cv

My partner heard of the Camp Snap camera which is a new camera made specifically to emulate a disposable point and shoot experience for kids at camps, and explicitly doesn’t have a screen which I find neat—but reviews are mixed and it feels weird to buy a newly-produced thing when surely there are a bunch of old digital cameras sitting around at thrift shops… right?

I visited every thrift shop within a 30-min drive of my house and found one… which didn’t work. 😭

#photography #digicam #digicams

My six-year-old has a cheap Bluey-themed digital camera, and it has been great for capturing things from their perspective and starting to learn a bit about photography without just being glued to a phone… but the quality is BAD. Like, worse than 20-year-old digital point and shoot cameras bad.

Sooooo I have started down the rabbit hole of “vintage” (seriously?) “digicams” (really?).

#photography #digicam #digicams

Friday night? Perfect time to drop a blog post that might sound like clickbait, but that I genuinely hope can help forge a path forward while making everyone happy—or at least pissing everyone off equally (sometimes the best you can ask for!)

https://cassidyjames.com/blog/gnome-foot-logo-rebrand/

#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux #GNOMEdesign

Something fun we’ve been doing at nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqdwl80nvcshpn3ups7p5s7kpar5ndesn57sj4777x6l2yg6khlh8qk2jxdd is running learning programs where we help learners get used to actual open source collaboration—with video games!

WAIT

Not “educational games” or “gamified learning”—no, actually contributing to a real game using real open source workflows. Here are some fun results from one cohort so far; check out the Extra Levels in Everlasting Candy, an extension of the open source game Candy Wrapper:

https://endlessm.github.io/everlasting-candy/

#GodotEngine #GameDev #OpenSource

What am I designing and printing? 🤔

#3Dprinting

Is anyone in desktop Linux excited by the possibilities of “AI,” e.g. image generation, large language models, machine learning—especially focused on on-device, responsible implementation?

I feel like it’s been a decade of “well, if we could train an ML model, we could do X…” on the Linux desktop, but now so much of that work is tainted by the current “AI” craze.

Can’t we still have nice “smart” features?

Can anyone familiar with GNOME, NetworkManager, Fedora Silverblue, or Intel network cards help?

I have an Intel NUC running Fedora Silverblue 40 with GNOME 46. It’s connected to Ethernet but at some point I connected it to Wi-Fi. Since the Ethernet connection gives better performance—and I don’t want unnecessary interference—I turn off Wi-Fi in GNOME. Whenever I reboot, both Ethernet AND Wi-Fi are disabled. If I leave Wi-Fi enabled, both remain enabled when I reboot.

#Fedora #Silverblue #GNOME

White people in ski town: dear Native American, please come paint art about the struggle of native peoples

Lakota artist: paints a piece referencing Palestine, with proceeds supporting the UN Crisis Relief Fund

White people in ski town: stay in your lane!

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/10/danielle-seewalker-artist-residency-gaza-vail/

#Colorado #Palestine #Gaza #Israel

The best way to show someone how great modern Linux has gotten is to have them set up a new computer dual booting Windows and Linux. I’m helping some colleagues out and the only complaints are with Windows, not Endless OS. 😝

#Linux #GNOME #EndlessOS #Windows #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS

What's the recommendation for a library-based music player on GNOME these days? Rhythmbox and GNOME Music both seem largely unmaintained—am I reading too much into that?

#GNOME #Linux

I just got the Android 14 update on my Pixel Tablet!

#Android #Android14 #Pixel #GooglePixel #MadeByGoogle #TeamPixel #PixelTablet

nostr:npub183n8fp0xavfvuejszsfzkf44af77j6xfgmk33k2whm7ktflcr4jqswtahh that would work! I don't have koozies but maybe that's a reason to have some…

nostr:npub1d76s7zapvltswuyrayjk9kwey4jqkja0frtkfxkarszf0fykjzwq93897u unfortunately it’s SUPER dependent on the specific hardware and oftentimes the bootloaders are locked down. I believe it’s similar to the state of Android phones where a few with unlockable bootloaders exist, but the vast majority require an exploit if they can be reflashed at all.

This is where I feel like Right to Repair regulation should require reflashability at least after the EOL date, but also I feel like congresspeople would not understand the concept at all…

On the one hand, I applaud improving access to devices for kids—on the other, we have seen this play out before:

🚫 Chromebooks are *still* nearly useless for kids when they’re offline

🛜 Internet access is over-reported due to social stigma when self reporting, and “a kid can walk to a coffee shop” often counting as broadband access

🔒 Ecosystem lock-in means Google gatekeeps what “real apps” can be easily used

💀 In three years, these devices will likely be unsupported

https://9to5google.com/2023/08/04/google-chromebook-mongolia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon