This Week in Matrix is out 📰 featuring a #MatrixLive conversation with @JadedBlueEyes from #Continuwuity; a surprise chart 📈 (!); and, some interesting new ecosystem projects 🤖

https://matrix.org/blog/2026/08/07/this-week-in-matrix-2026-08-07/

Here's my current range of #8bit #retrocomputer badges and keyrings made from printed circuit boards, as shown here when I was at the Retro Computer Museum back in June.

UK ordering at: https://www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm
(Discounts if buying a few - see the Pic 'n' Mix options!)

It all helps add a few pounds to my development fund for creating new hardware and software that I've got in the works for a range of systems, including the SAM Coupe - the main system I've been developing for now for over 33 years.

#samcoupe #zxspectrum #commodore64 #dragon32 #computing #computers

Do you use/like Airtable?

Time to find an alternative. Sorry about that.

https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-pulse-bending-spoons-acquisition-strategy/

For those of you in south west London and environs, Kingston University has the Archive of Retro Computing on display again!

https://arcatku.org/event/arc-annual-showcase-event-2026

We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek!

In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon.

This week was tremendously helpful for us, and we're grateful to everyone who participated.

Here's what we learned:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenSocial

RE: https://mastodon.social/@concretedog/117043609470432664

Consistently a great read, and made by a great human! 🚀

Wir wollen mit Dir das Internet retten!

Nach einem heissen Aufbauhalbjahr sucht #SaveSocial einen

TEAMPLAYER für die digitale Rebellion:
eine*n Kommunikations- & Community-Expert*in.

Alles weitere findest Du in unserer Stellenausschreibung:
https://savesocial.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Stellenausschreibung-Kommunikation.pdf

Kennst Du jemanden, auf den die Ausschreibung zutrifft? Dann gib´ sie gern weiter!

(Mastodon, kannst Du Stellenausschreibung? Teilen hilft, Danke!)

#FediHire #diday #didit #dutgemacht

@Edent no testing in prod

Celebrate the upcoming #bandcampFriday with our friends at @labr #loveabrotherradio

Last Bandcamp Friday with @brothersoul feautured @dgar and it went so well that we've all been working together with @DJUpNorth to promote the next show.

Submissions have been incredible! There's still time to submit your tracks to programming@labr.online

Get ready, because it's coming THIS FRIDAY! August 7th, 2026 at 10PM BST/5PM EDT/7AM (Saturday morning) AEST on https://stream.labr.online

What’s the best convention for multiple #ActivityPub accounts for the same person?

I’ve got @si@ramblingreaders.org for my reading tracking.
There’s also @si@truefans.social for podcast engagement.
This one for manual updates.

Are other folks aggregating feeds into one?

Can I ask what accounts software freelancers and indies are using here? #Accounts #Indie #Freelance

What would you like me to talk about?

After two successful streams on @live before the summer, focusing only on the sound, I am planning to make a season of similar streams.

Call it a radio show if you want.

I will play recordings of unreleased music and hang out in the chat.

One regular segment will be called Walkie-Talkie, where I reflect on a topic and talk about it, similar to this: https://kristofferlislegaard.com/blog/2024-12-02-exploring-the-physical-space/

I already have some plans, but please suggest topics for me to reflect on :)