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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Had wondered when Aeron was gonna screw up the API, as I've been using it to avoid the ghastly slowness of the official embed codd on my blog.

Screenshots or bust from now on, I guess.

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brucelawson@vivaldi.net ("Bruce Lawson") wrote:

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roh@mastodon.art ("richard "roh", 🏳️‍🌈 🇧🇷 💚") wrote:

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• video game trailer; some game pieces being clicked and changing colors, on an empty background, showcasing the game gameplay. at the end of the video the title "Fliese" is presented. (remote)

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opalium@opalium.net ("Opalium") wrote:

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molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

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• Alt Text Reader @get_altText This bot will probably stop working next week. It's been a long time coming at this point, but I'm still disappointed. Thanks to everyone who helped make this hellsite more accessible! ❤️ (remote)
• Foxes Every Hour @FoxesEveryHour If this policy does not change in these days on February 9th this bot will stop working. I don't earn anything with this bot so I can't afford to pay, sorry. I will try to find a solution/alternative to this Every SpongeBob Frame In Order @SbFramesInOrder Well, y'all, it's been nice knowing you. The bot will end when this goes through. It's been my honor serving you. (remote)
• Emoji Mashup Bot @EmojiMashupBot Starting February 9, all the bots and tools like @EmojiMashupBot will stop working, unless their creators start paying a bill. Thousands of bots will shut down. Everything that made Twitter interesting for small developpers like me, will be gone. (remote)
• Frog and Toad Bot ( @ 📌) @FrogandToadbot (😔 It's been a lovely ride, all. - 🐸) (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

When does benign neglect cross over into malicious indifference, and from there into active harm? Asking for a nation or two.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/02/02/never-mind-the-corpses-the-pandemic-is-over/

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• Chart of COVID hospital admissions (remote)

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Olympiajoe@journa.host ("OlympiaJoe") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘In Florida… and Oklahoma, for example, a “riot” is considered to be any unauthorized action by three or more people, while… drivers who injure protestors blocking traffic, a common tactic used by environmental activists, are given legal immunity.’

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“proliferation of state legislation criminalizing – or at least attempting to criminalize – all kinds of civil disobedience including Black Lives Matter protests and opposition to fossil fuel projects like gas pipelines, defined as critical infrastructure, essentially to protect business interests over environmental and Indigenous sovereignty concerns.”

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“Terán was shot and killed by police as officers from an assortment of forces swept through the small camp of a loose-knit activist group defending the urban forest on 18 January. Police say Terán shot and injured a Georgia state trooper with a handgun first, but the Georgia bureau of investigation has said the shooting was not recorded on body cameras, prompting calls for an independent investigation.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/02/atlanta-shooting-manuel-teran-crackdown-environmental-defenders

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

You can't Frankenstein an ancient animal back to life, but there's a sucker born every minute, and you can siphon money out of venture capitalists' pockets.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/02/02/a-patchwork-dodo-is-not-a-dodo/

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• Dodo (remote)

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

I love my internet friends who know my strange taste so well and who send me stuff like this. :blobcatheart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8ShAosqzI

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dajb@social.coop ("Doug Belshaw") wrote:

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• Screenshot of MVP 'CoTech Digital Candle' service. Text reads:" Interested in starting a co-op? Get some help from CoTech" Underneath is an embedded Google Calendar form. (remote)

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Good tzag, friends. Perhaps you will enjoy the musical stylings of Xavier Rudd and the longboard dancing of Valeriya Gogunskaya:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcDWBckYN18

I felt it made a pleasant start to my day.

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

I tried to edit the meme to fit my music taste a bit better. :blobcatpawmean:

#goth #meme #music

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• "My playlist on shuffle" meme, originally showing goth girls and hip-hop guys having a picnic at a cemetery. I've changed the hip-hop guys to Deichkind, Tomas Tulpe, Rummelsnuff, the main character from Initial D, Rick Astley, the "Cheeki Breeki" meme, one of the goats from "The Devil and the Universe" and a cybergoth. (remote)

teller ("Siim Teller") wrote:

7 minutes and 44 seconds of musical bliss to brighten up your day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeqCPGujnsE

#music

nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Ola Bini's vindication and freedom are incredibly good news for all supporters of digital rights and freedom of expression online.

Everyone who advocated for his liberty deserves thanks.

Unfortunately, some advocated and then were quiet once it went against their interests.

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owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

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• Certain services provided together with, or in support of, relevant core platform services of the gatekeeper, such as identification services, web browser engines, payment services or technical services that support the provision of payment services, such as payment systems for in-app purchases, are crucial for business users to conduct their business and allow them to optimise services. In particular, each browser is built on a web browser engine, which is responsible for key browser functionality such as speed, reliability and web compatibility. When gatekeepers operate and impose web browser engines, they are in a position to determine the functionality and standards that will apply not only to their own web browsers, but also to competing web browsers and, in turn, to web software applications. Gatekeepers should therefore not use their position to require their dependent business users to use any of the core platform services provided by the gatekeeper itself as part...

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owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

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• Apple and Google have earned a significant amount of revenue from the products and services they provide, and part of that revenue – and ultimately profit – comes from the mobile app ecosystem, including the companies’ own mobile app stores. Whether or not such profit is warranted by the services provided is the subject of debate. In a District Court ruling in an Epic Games lawsuit against Apple, the judge found that “under any normative measure, the record supports a finding that Apple’s operating margins tied to the App Store are extraordinarily high.

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owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

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• According to commenters, lack of support for these features would be a more acceptable condition if Apple allowed other, more robust, and full-featured browser engines on its operating system. Then, iOS users would be free to choose between Safari’s less feature-rich experience (which might have other benefits, such as privacy and security features), and the broader capabilities of competing browsers (which might have other borrowers costs, such as greater drain on system resources and need to adjust more settings). Instead, iOS users are never given the opportunity to choose meaningfully differentiated browsers and experience features that are common for Android users—some of which have been available for over a decade. WebKit’s restrictions also have second order effects: In designing for the web, developers are forced to design using a browser engine with feature limitations or give the large Apple app audience. Commenter OWA argues that by supporting suboptimal design for a significant consumer base, Apple’s WebKit restrictions ultimately affect design and hurt all mobile web users—not just those using iOS. Multiple commenters note that the only obvious beneficiary of Apple’s WebKit restrictions is Apple itself, which derives significant revenue from its mobile app store commissions.

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andybaio@xoxo.zone ("Andy Baio") wrote:

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KotMinou@mstdn.social ("Dineo") wrote:

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lcamtuf@infosec.exchange ("lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:") wrote:

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• d4b7612a05bf2e17.png (remote)

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owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

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• National Telecommunications and Information Administration, United States Department of Commerce

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alenacpp@hachyderm.io ("Elena Sagalaeva") wrote:

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seldo@alpaca.gold ("Laurie Voss") wrote:

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hackerhorse@infosec.exchange ("Rain") wrote:

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nadinestorying@zirk.us ("she who weaves stories 🕷️💜") wrote:

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historleans@historians.social ("Rebecca Brückmann") wrote:

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

1. Good design is innovative.
2. Good design makes a product useful.
3. Good design is aesthetic.
4. Good design makes a product understandable.
5. Good design is unobtrusive.
6. Good design is honest.
7. Good design has longevity.
8. Good design is consequent down to the last detail.
9. Good design is environmentally friendly.
10. Good design is as little design as possible.

-- Dieter Rams