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collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

"Dystopian" is having to sign up for Facebook in order to reach your bank's customer support.

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

He's looking…cranky. Give him a diet coke.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/25/he-looks-pissed/

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• Trump mugshot (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

erlend@writing.exchange ("Erlend Sogge Heggen") wrote:

Several years in the making, GitLab is now very actively implementing #ActivityPub! 🙌

https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/11247

The end-goal is to support AP for merge requests (aka pull requests), meaning git.alice.dev can send a merge request to gitlab.com/Bob/project.git

First bite-sized todo on the implementation path there is ‘subscribe to project releases’.

Smart move by #GitLab; through ActivityPub they’re getting a distributed version of GitHub’s social layer.

@fediversenews #fediverse #GitHub #git

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robotfactory@tech.lgbt ("Julie (she/they) 🚝🏳️‍⚧️🏹🎯") wrote:

@xek If you have to put a heat sink on your cables you're probably making mistakes.

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

TRUTH

https://tech.lgbt/@robotfactory/110948044018942682

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marcelias@mas.to ("Marc Elias") wrote:

Something has gone tragically wrong in the GOP and in the legal profession. At this pace, CPAC will need to hold its next convention in a prison yard. The Federalist Society may soon have to create a category of membership for the disbarred and convicted.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-stain-not-easily-removed/

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Nonya_Bidniss@mas.to ("Nonya Bidniss") wrote:

Heh. It'd be fun to be a chyron writer.
#InmateP0113589

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• Screenshot from a morning news show of Trump's mugshot with the chyron below reading: INMATE #P01135809 RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT (remote)

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chrishuck@fosstodon.org ("Chris Huck :freecad: :ubuntu:") wrote:

@mcdanlj @trevorflowers I’m fortunate enough to have worked as a machinist in addition to being an engineer. When I was in grad school, I had to train senior design students on how to use the department machine shop so they could make their prototypes. When you make the parts you design, it changes your perspective on so many aspects of design. I fear a lot of engineers never get that opportunity.

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dansup wrote:

User invites, group invites, 2FA + oauth, federated interactions, there are so many related features this will ship along!

Not to mention this will significantly improve the performance of every route as we'll be eliminating two middlewares that are called on every request!

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

ollie_francis@writing.exchange ("Ollie Francis") wrote:

So looks like I'll be building my Fediverse presence from scratch now that I've lost my followers after moving instances (my fault entirely).

If you happen to see this, please boost so my old friends can see where I am!

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

AskNick ("Nick Francesco") wrote:

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering cold iron. ~ Horace Mann

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NadiaBernaz@bhre.social ("Nadia Bernaz") wrote:

We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Law, tenure track. Check it out !

We do ask for a lot for what is an entry level position, for sure more than in traditional law faculties at the same level. But the career progression opportunities are significantly better than in said law faculties. We're also a supportive, small team and care about each other 💚

Deadline: 25 September
@academicchatter @academicsunite @pil #jobfairy

https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/assistant-professor-in-law-tenure-track.htm

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arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:

The strange, secretive world of North Korean science fiction

Unusual and often breathtaking, the genre is relatively unknown in the West.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/08/the-strange-secretive-world-of-north-korean-science-fiction/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“…the Georgia indictments are serving one of the central goals of the criminal justice system: deterrence. We prosecute people for crimes to achieve something like justice, and sometimes to remove truly dangerous people from society so they won’t create more victims. But we also seek to prevent future crimes…”

https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/110947924246463524

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brion@bikeshed.vibber.net ("Brion Vibber") wrote:

cats are such dignified, majestic creatures

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• black long-hair cat sticking her head through a gap in horizontal blinds and caught mid-yawn; mouth wide open showing many sharp teeth and a big tongue, and eyes half-closed with a sort of dopey expression (remote)

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adhdeanasl@beige.party ("ADHDean") wrote:

This is the same look our 5 year-old grandkid gives us when we tell him one Rice Krispies Treat is all he gets

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• A former president and failed coup attempted glaring at the camera in an attempt to, I don’t know, intimidate the staff of the Fulton County Jail? This isn’t Blue Steel, this is Orange Tinfoil. (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

try a Wikipedia search on “Inmate P01135809”

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BruceHalperin@sfba.social ("Bruce Halperin :vbike:") wrote:

It would be a real shame if someone created the page "Inmate P01135809" in Wikipedia with a redirect to "Donald Trump". No one should do that.

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ZLabe@fediscience.org ("Zack Labe") wrote:

Terrible news from a study out today on emperor penguins in the Antarctic (https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00927-x):

"Of the five breeding sites in the region all but one experienced total breeding failure after sea ice break-up before the start of the fledging period of the 2022 breeding season. This is the first recorded incident of a widespread breeding failure of emperor penguins that is clearly linked with large-scale contractions in sea ice extent."

More here: https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/loss-of-sea-ice-causes-catastrophic-breeding-failure-for-emperor-penguins/

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m2m@sonomu.club ("Simone Silvestroni") wrote:

Left a review on Bandcamp.

"It's the perfect soundtrack to a movie that nobody has ever filmed. One where there's no dialogue but breathtaking scenery."

https://macroblank.bandcamp.com/album/--5

#bandcamp

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Play Wipeout on your browser!

https://phoboslab.org/wipegame/

Apparently the source code was leaked and this brave soul rewrote essentially the whole thing and made it available for almost all targets, incl. WASM.

Read about it at https://phoboslab.org/log/2023/08/rewriting-wipeout

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Harry du Bois is A24 Leisure Suit Larry

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

I don't know if it's the work he's had done, the fake hair, the utterly inhuman color of his skin, the desperate and failing attempt to look cool, or some combination of all of the above, but: that mugshot is the closest thing to "unbelievable AI-generated nonsense" I've ever seen in real life.

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FrankenGraphics@mastodon.art ("FrankenGFX") wrote:

A stretch of level design for project "borscht". NES displayable graphics.

Split it up in two to fit the width.

Just catching up on mastodon with some works not posted here before.

#PixelArt #NES #NESdev #GameDev #RetroGaming #Famicom

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• A stretch of a 2D stage in my game, depicting a slavic-style wooden cabin by the edge of the forest shrouded in the veil of midnight. Beside the house itself, there's a chopping block, a well, a chicken coup and an outhouse. (remote)

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FrankenGraphics@mastodon.art ("FrankenGFX") wrote:

A full "block" of a level. Each level is divided into a string of blocks or stages, and each block has its own default scroll rules.

This one scrolls freely. Certain blocks of collision change the Y pan proportions to favour "down", to show the next block to jump to.

This would have less utility in free exploration games, because it's best used for clear-cut guiding situations. This game mostly has forward direction with a few forks.

#PixelArt #NESdev #GameDev #RetroGaming

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• A ruined fortress-like town built into the stone hill overlooking a big lake in the evening. (remote)

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

pixel art boost(s) incoming. Frankengfx's use of color within NES constraints is just unreal

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Going back to playing some older PSVR titles. Being last generation, you can get that VR setup for dirt cheap now and there are a bunch of gems definitely worth checking out.

Here are my personal favorites:

- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Wipeout Omega
- Farpoint
- Doom 3 VR
- Resident Evil 7
- Tetris Effect
- Blood & Truth
- Trover Saves the Universe
- Hitman 3
- Gran Turismo
- Skyrim
- Moss
- Beat Saber
- Superhot

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Find the Cost of Freedom by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

https://pandora.app.link/hE3vhMZmxCb

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

One of These Days by Neil Young

https://pandora.app.link/qB7NUGrmxCb

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futzle@old.mermaid.town ("Deborah Pickett") wrote:

If you live in a city with tall buildings, take a look at the night skyline. The buildings probably have flashing lights on them to help aircraft pilots to identify the shapes of buildings and not fly into them.

You might notice that the buildings flash in synchrony, even though they are hundreds of metres apart. What's going on?

(continued)

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• Chicago skyline at night; photo by Petr Kratochvil. (remote)