I see some commenters on other posts saying they will buy linux phones due to this, could be good for the ecosystem.

On an unrelated note, Google’s blog post also is soliciting feedback from the public on these changes.

“Please let us know if you have any feedback or questions about the verification requirements.”

https://goo.gle/Android-verification-feedback

What’s going on?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/18/jeremy-corbyn-clashes-zarah-sultana-your-party-split

An extraordinary split has opened between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana in the formation of their new leftwing party, with the former Labour leader suggesting he will take legal action over an unauthorised membership portal promoted by his co-leader.

I know. The author suggests:

Experiment with new-to-you version control systems like Fossil, Mercurial, and Pijul.

The author is:

learning about different version control systems. For example, the differences between Fossil and git revealed a lot of my biases towards git simply because it’s familiar (and Fossil seems really cool). Reading about the theory behind Pijul absolutely bends my brain into knots. I keep trying anyway because conflicts in git are frustrating and I’d like a better solution.

The author says:

It would be nice to move beyond git one day and have a better experience for managing complex codebases, and not on GitHub’s timeline.

Jujutsu is another git alternative I keep seeing around and came to mind reading this:

https://steveklabnik.github.io/jujutsu-tutorial/introduction/what-is-jj-and-why-should-i-care.html

The Butterfield Diet Plan in all its glory for the curious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NjTWvl8x-U&t=6

From the zdnet article linked in another comment:

tech is one thing; business is another. That’s where the RSL Collective comes in. Modeled on music’s ASCAP and BMI, the nonprofit is essentially a rights-management clearinghouse for publishers and creators. Join for free, pool your rights, and let the Collective negotiate with AI companies to ensure you’re compensated.

I guess this is the body that will be leading the enforcement/bringing the consequences

This is similar using nix: https://devenv.sh/

It has a few more features like git hooks and spinning up long-running processes like web servers

Paolo Nutini’s song ‘Iron Sky’ samples this same speech

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Sky_(song)?wprov=sfla1

It’s a bit like using directories/folders to organise your work - you don’t have to have separate projects in separate folders but it really helps the more projects you have going on. Also once you have two Python projects that require different versions of the same dependency things will get messy.

Are you using a virtual env to isolate the environment of the game from the rest ofyour system? There are a few ways/tools to do it but maybe start here:

https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html

I once heard a recommendation that there’s nothing better for neurodivergent people then to spend time with their own. Have a look and see if any places near you do sensory/neurodivergent events. I am thinking of things like cinema screenings and soft play. As awareness seems to be growing in some countries demand is emerging for e.g. low volume cinema screenings, lights turned down, low numbers of attendees etc. Whilst your child might not need all these accommodations there will be other children there who are neurodivergent for them to meet and (hopefully) a higher level of acceptance and understanding amongst all the parents.

If your child has special interests then events focussed on those subjects may attract similar types of children. It’s a bit of a cliche/stereotype but communities like boardgames, pokemon, videogames, train enthusiasts etc often have events/rules/customs that provide clear ways to engage with others even non-verbally. For example there are people running Minecraft servers purely for neurodivergent children.

If you’re really lucky there may even be parent meet ups or workshops in your area that bring neurodivergent kids together and help them to value their difference. Creating a social life independent of school for your child could be really valuable in their years ahead and for you too, helping them keep a core group of friends even when they transition between schools.

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head so to speak…it’s just too small/custom a thing for anyone to have built a dedicated tool it seems. In the end I am looking at using my file manager (nautlius) to automatically run a custom exiftool/bash script on chosen files so I can just click and rename/fix metadata etc as I browse through the files. Probably good enough for now.

💯 ! I been considering git-annex too which might let me treat all the photos like any git repo without the bloat.

That looks a very useful tool, thanks. I think it could be just the thing for bulk renaming photos to standard names.

Thank you for this. I think this has some of the operations I need, I will dig into the code.

So git-annex should let you just pull down the files you want to work on, make your changes, then push them back upstream. No need to continuously sync entire collection. Requires some git knowledge and wading through git-annex docs but the walkthrough is a good place for an overview: https://git-annex.branchable.com/walkthrough/

You can do the same with GitLab as another option, it supports custom domains too.

I seem to get pop-up notifications for free in GNOME/Fedora by setting these levels in /etc/UPower/UPower.conf:

UsePercentageForPolicy=true
PercentageLow=50
PercentageCritical=20
PercentageAction=10

I think you can also configure the system to take action when it reaches the lowest level with e.g.

# The action to take when "TimeAction" or "PercentageAction" above has been
# reached for the batteries (UPS or laptop batteries) supplying the computer
CriticalPowerAction=PowerOff

However I don’t know how to get these GNOME “Power” notifications to play an audible sound (without turning on notification sounds for ALL notifications). The best I could find is this: David Bazile / gaudible · GitLab

There’s talk of better control of sound notifications in GNOME 47+, but looks like nothing much has landed yet: Notifications in 46 and beyond – GNOME Shell & Mutter

Home Assistant can do shared lists and (I’ve not used them) but has some recipe add-ons. There are apps for android and iOS. It can also take care of managing the dynamic IP. Then if you want to explore home automation in future you’re ready to go.