Otto

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Google Summer of Code 2025 projects announced! Thrilled that 9 students got approved for #Debian. I'll mentor 2 to enhance #GitLab CI for 27,000+ git repos on salsa.debian.org https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/organizations/debian #GSoC #OpenSource

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Career news: I've left AWS to dedicate the time to full-time #OpenSource development, focusing on #Debian, #Linux, and critical digital infrastructure. Why? Open source has won, now we need to focus on *maintaining* it 🛠️ Read more at https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/full-time-open-source-developer/

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Besides Farcaster, do you know what ActivityPub, AT Protocol, Lens and Nostr are? Check my latest https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/distributed-social-media/ about the state of decentralized social media in 2025, with stats 📊 #decentralized #fediverse #web3

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I minted an amazing @giveth POAP! /poap

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I've begun exploring Beeper to manage my Telegram, WhatsApp, and #Matrix messages in one app. It’s impressive – and #opensource too. Have you used it? Could this be the ultimate solution for messaging app sprawl? https://www.beeper.com/

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😆 `ssh starwarstel.net`

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Are you in Vancouver and keen to learn cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs? There are still a few spots left at the workshop this weekend by @wanseob from the @ethereumfndn Details: https://lu.ma/al7b7sox #Cryptography #ZeroKnowledge #Ethereum

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Heading to #FOSDEM2025? Join thousands of fellow open source enthusiasts! I'll be there - hit me up if you want to meet up and chat about code, community, or anything in between! 🙌 #OpenSource #Database

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On the path to becoming a Debian Maintainer? Start building these 10 habits to guarantee your success! 🚀 👉 https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/debian-maintainer-habits/

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Daimo is one of the easiest to use crypto wallets out there. Love the simplicity! Try it out

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In an AI vector database benchmark by Mark Callaghan, it seems MariaDB significantly outperforms the competition. Check out https://smalldatum.blogspot.com/2025/01/evaluating-vector-indexes-in-mariadb.html

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📖 How do modern #Debian source package repositories work? What git structure allows optimal software provenance, where the origin of every code line is known? Check out my latest post: https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/debian-source-package-git/ #Linux #OpenSource #Git

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Amazon RDS for MariaDB 11.7 is now available, introducing vector support for enhanced AI capabilities and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/01/amazon-rds-mariadb-innovation-release-11-7-rds-database-preview-environment/ #AWS #MariaDB #AI #RAG

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Why is it that @superbridge gives me consistently about half smaller ETH gas fees compared to other bridges? How can they be so much better than the rest? 🤔

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LLMs are huge statistical machines that have devoured the entire internet. Now, can they predict financial trends? 🤔 https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/ai-language-models-financial-forecasting/

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⬆️ Check these 8 tips to communicate more effectively and stand out as a professional in writing: https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/writing-tips-for-software-professionals/ /founders /career /growth

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I am proud to see ten engineers from my team at AWS acknowledged in https://mariadb.org/mariadb-11-4-2-and-mariadb-11-5-1-now-available/ and four in https://blogs.oracle.com/mysql/post/mysql-90-is-out-thank-you-for-your-contributions for their open source contributions. It's gratifying to see the fruits of our labor after three years of championing this together with all the folks at AWS. To see what else AWS does in /opensource, visit https://aws.amazon.com/opensource/

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Looking for a Google Podcasts alternative? Check out https://antennapod.org! I tried using YouTube Music and Spotify, but both lack basic features like automatically removing listened podcasts from the queue. Recently, I discovered AntennaPod, which supports importing your existing subscriptions from Google Podcasts via OPML files and includes all the features you'd expect from a top-notch podcast app. Plus, it's open source! /opensource /podcasts

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Happy 9-year anniversary Ethereum!

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👏 Switzerland has passed a new federal law requiring all government-funded software to be open source, embracing the "public money, public code" principle. Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/switzerland-now-requires-all-government-software-to-be-open-source/ #opensource #publiccode

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