home garden / open source

https://blackgirlbytes.dev/conquering-the-fear-of-contributing-to-open-source

• very encouraging post about how to contribute to open source for the first time!
• (2023-05-28) I’m still looking to make my first contribution but this post made me feel like I’m not the only one who’s nervous about it.

https://www.firsttimersonly.com/

• as the site implies, go here to find open source projects that are specificaly looking for newbies and/or first timers. i’ll share my experience if i take advantage!

https://blackgirlbytes.dev/from-zero-to-hero

• concrete steps you can take to help get to that first contribution. there are also some helpful tips to make your life as an open source contributor - and general github user - a little bit easier

https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/

• one of the most comprehensive webistes around on contributing to open source. there’s of course sections on finding projects and what you can contribute, but they even have sections on gettting paid or creating a code of conduct.

https://www.opensourcealternative.to/

• allows you to find an open source alternative for close to any type of software and/or website you could imagine. it’s even separated by domain and function

https://github.com/pretzelai/pretzelai

• (2024-05-03) quick and dirty way to play around with any csv data you find. I did try to use a CSV file from my desktop and it wouldn’t come up. but that may be just because I was using Windows. dang Windows

https://hunden.linuxkompis.se/2024/08/22/my-distraction-free-way-of-following-channels-on-youtube.html

• I started using Inoreader to follow the RSS feeds of all my favorite writers and bloggers that publish such a feed. I do have a number of content creators on tiktok and youtube who I would love to add to a similar type of feed for video content. I’ll have to make some time for this. I’ve enjoyed curating a little collection of my favorite writers, artists, etc., and not just relying on The Algorithm to feed me endlessly.

https://simplyexplained.com/blog/how-i-built-an-nfc-movie-library-for-my-kids/

• i didn’t fully understand everything that was happening in this article, but I’ve thought about how I would recreate a home video library in the digital age. The trick is creating one that doesn’t rely on a Google or another platform that could just pull the rug out from under you and decide that movie isn’t yours anymore. This would be fun to try an implement on a small scale.