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eloquence@social.coop ("Erik Moeller") wrote:

@sovtechfund (funded by the German government) just announced a €1M grant towards the @gnome project, an open source desktop environment.

Imagine a world in which governments don't spend billions of dollars in licensing fees every year to make Microsoft richer, and that money instead goes towards _public code_ that belongs to all of us.

That may seem utterly implausible - but every example like this brings us one step closer to it being inevitable.

https://foundation.gnome.org/2023/11/09/gnome-recognized-as-public-interest-infrastructure/

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

Nobody told me adulthood would be so utterly barren of moments where you just get all five of your senses to yourself at the same time.

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

#Rustlang acronyms sound like finger machine guns: RPITIT! ATPIT!

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

traywolf@techhub.social ("Traywolf") wrote:

Newport Bay Bridge, Newport Oregon, USA 2013. (Yaquina Bay Bridge). Five-exposure HDR. Article on technique: http://imageliner.blogspot.com/2013/03/newport-bay-bridge.html

#Nikon

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• Newport Bay, bridge, Oregon, USA (remote)

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

KraftTea ("Mark Kraft") wrote:

I'm unable to confirm the rails were blown up, but it is known that Russia has been having a real problem with its rail stock falling apart, due to lack of Western assistance with parts and maintenance.

They need the right parts, basically... and those parts need to be made with extremely high quality, high tolerance steel ball bearings. If rail stock isn't well maintained, moving parts can lock up unexpectedly, leading to derailment and damage.

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

tinker@infosec.exchange ("Tinker ☀️") wrote:

@InfoSecSherpa - They're specifically targeting libraries. They want to drive out librarians and close down libraries.

This is intentional and targeted

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/11/tennessee-book-ban-public-ordinance-banning-homosexuality/

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

CultureDesk@flipboard.social ("Flipboard Culture Desk") wrote:

Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains from around the world are celebrating Diwali this weekend. The core idea behind Diwali is the triumph of good over evil. Al Jazeera explains more about the festivities, rituals and gatherings that characterize the dayslong celebration. https://flip.it/HPlcSy
#Culture #Diwali #Celebrations #Festivals

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

servelan@newsie.social ("Servelan") wrote:

Last weekend, an auction held at his Florida home saw the item, described as "a one of a kind Trump Glock from the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump," go up for bidding during a charity event. Pictures circulating on social media show the gun being presented at the auction, with news website Meidas Touch saying that bidding for the item began at $10,000.

Donald Trump May Have Just Broken the Law

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mar-lago-glock-auction-law-1842854

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

think of it as Premier League Dodgeball

https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c/111393970072230531

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

kcarruthers wrote:

Duck runs marathon (not the entire one though)

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• 549082e6554b9e66.mp4

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

rephlex00@beige.party ("James 🦃") wrote:

One thing I find really annoying is people.

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

henrihelvetica@webperf.social ("Henri Helvetica") wrote:

🎂 Since I LOVE to do this every Nov 11, wishing a HAPPY 30th BDAY to the MOSAIC browsers which is at the root of literally EVERYTHING we do online. Developed by a small visionary group of students at NCSA at Illinois, the world changed for ever. Can you even imagine what might have happened w/o it... who knows.

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• image of NCSA Mosaic browser, and it's homepage. (remote)

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

soundwarrior20@ravenation.club ("sound warrior") wrote:

I'm a totally blind software tester with previous testing experience. I know there are many of you in the #Fedivers working on many cool projects, I'd love to test them for accessibility if you're looking for an accessibility tester or any accessibility consultancy please get in touch :-) if everyone could repost this, that would be great thanks very much :-) #a11y #Blind #Accessibility

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

Smootasaurus@mstdn.social ("Tommy Boy :verified:") wrote:

Don't always share resolutions but in non-specific detail I'd like to leave my 40s, and enter my 50s, healthier and more fit than I've ever been. It's supposed to all go downhill sometime right? Is my last chance to start a decade this way?

Just registered for my 8th Marine Corps Marathon. I'll put on a few pounds this winter and do some cross training, AKA non #running things. (Also need less focus on "work" and more on a personal life)

Happy Veterans Day. Take care of yourselves. And go Army

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• Marine Corps Marathon registration confirmation email (remote)

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

black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:

Over 1,800 Jewish Writers, Artists, and Professors Sign Open Letter Saying Criticism of Israel Isn't Inherently Antisemitic | https://www.teenvogue.com/story/over-1000-jewish-writers-artists-and-professors-sign-open-letter-saying-criticism-of-israel-isnt-inherently-antisemitic

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

piger ("Daniel") wrote:

what I call “the perl grep" is one of the most useful tools I can think of, albeit a bit cumbersome to type:

$ echo "give me 12345 numbers" | perl -nl -e '/(\d+)/ && print "$1"'
12345

#perl #cli #grep

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

black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:

This Pennsylvania school board made news for banning books. Voters flipped it : https://www.npr.org/2023/11/11/1212185489/election-pennsylvania-school-board

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

damned good idea:

https://mstdn.social/@Smootasaurus/111393843464470185

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

playing around on JS8, pskreporter says I'm hitting Australia on 20m & had a couple of nice conversations w folks in NC and CO... putting out about 12w, like a dim 💡

makes me giggle, that

#AmateurRadio

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

neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:

Question specifically for neurodivergent women, especially those with ADHD:

I have an adult friend going through significant stress right now, and one of the main problems presenting itself is that she forgets to eat. Completely forgets, and then gets malnourished and feels even worse.

Once she remembers to eat, or when she sets reminders to try and schedule it better/regularize it, she can't find anything appetizing, no matter what's available.

Specific to neurodivergent women (especially those with ADHD, and specifically women since neurodivergence often manifests differently in women over time): has this happened to you? or similar? do you have any hack or solution or other thing to suggest here?

Thanks in advance.

#adhd #neurodivergent

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

This post is essential reading re: the DMA and tech giant oligopolistic tactics, but it misses a further wrinkle: many of the practices the DMA regulates may be discontinued in Europe, but Apple/Google/etc. have already shown that they will try to geographically ring-fence compliance so that the rest of the world doesn't benefit from them:

https://theplatformlaw.blog/2023/11/10/will-dma-proceedings-make-competition-law-obsolete-no-they-wont/

/cc @owa

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

You ever think about how when you eat cheese, that's the second time it's been inside a stomach?

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

jonny@neuromatch.social ("Dr. jonny phd") wrote:

This post will serve as the fediverse representation of my poster for #SfN23 :

Social-First #P2P: Strategies for Joy, Agency, and Ethics in Digital Infrastructure.
main website: https://jon-e.net/sfn23/
conference page: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/10892/presentation/35685
PSTR241.22 / WW65
November 13, 2023, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WCC Halls A-C

This post is linked to the poster's website, https://jon-e.net/sfn23/ which embeds comments beneath this post. Comments below here serve as a discussion for those that can't be at the conference, or otherwise want to mark up the work.

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

frankashwood@flipping.rocks ("Frank Ashwood") wrote:

Did you know that New Zealand and other land masses in the south-west Pacific are home to LEAF-VEINED SLUGS?

Unlike their omnivorous European relatives, these slugs eat only fungi. They breathe mainly through the skin of the back, which is kept moist by secretions passing along the many grooves.

I think they're utterly amazing, and apparently so do mesostigmatid mites (look at that mite party by the green slug)!

#Mollusc #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #SoilBiodiversity

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• A photograph of a pair of slugs on a decaying log. One is orange and the other is green, but both have distinct venation on their back, similar to the veins of a leaf. (remote)

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:

If I get every "your first box is free" meal service, sequentially, and then cancel, how many meals do I get funded purely by VC money, and is the answer "infinity" because they won't stop throwing money at meal startups?

I haven't been able to stop wondering since I watched this: https://youtu.be/89u2Ftt23Sk?si=-f19Eh3-p2IMpbIU

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

Ayaan Hirsi Ali renounces atheism because it's not sufficiently anti-woke or anti-Muslim. She needs Christianity for that.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/11/ayaan-hirsi-ali-is-a-christian-now/

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• Ayaan Hirsi Ali (remote)

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

Students don't just learn math at a university, but I guess some people can't understand that.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/11/some-people-dont-understand-free-speech/

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• Student with sign reading "I am more than just a test score." (remote)

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

My email situation continues to be a disaster. I mean, my emails are all there, but scattered in various states and places. And I have not even half-completed migrations... It's just such a mess. :/

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

pierrickblons@fosstodon.org ("Pierrick") wrote:

Just tested @pixelfed and it’s amazing! Such a great alternative to Instagram.
Will start rebuilding a feed of pictures there on this profile https://pixelfed.social/pierrick

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

done with my shift walking dogs at the pound… they are completely full now, not one kennel left & overflow cages being assembled in the hallway

;^{