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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

First day of the @yogscast #JingleJam today! Have to get some errands done before the actual streams begin, but their office cam is already on.

https://www.twitch.tv/yogscast

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owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

In a victory for consumers and developers, London's Court of Appeal has ruled against Apple and in favour of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), allowing the CMA to reopen their Browser and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation Reference.

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• Apple loses on Appeal, CMA Investigation into browsers to reopen. This ruling gives the CMA the backing it needs to protect consumers and promote competition in UK. As this judgement clearly states, the previous ruling by the CAT would have had ‘serious consequences’ for the CMA’s ability to investigate potential breaches of the law. We launched this investigation over a year ago in order to make sure that UK consumers get the best services and apps on their mobile phones, and that UK developers can invest in innovative new apps. We stand ready to reopen it when the legal process is complete. Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive of the CMA

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

Amazing news out of the UK!

@owa has the details, but TL;DR: Apple's attempts to block iOS browser competition on hilariously thin grounds (essentially "you didn't regulate us soon enough!") just took a huge hit:

https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-loses-on-appeal/

Expect Apple to appeal the appeal because delay is their strategy any time regulators find that their rent-extracting, anti-competitive nonsense is...er, nonsense (browsers, right-to-repair, charging cables, etc.)

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

andy@bell.bz ("Andy Bell") wrote:

"By default, Astro will automatically render every UI component to just HTML & CSS, stripping out all client-side JavaScript automatically.”

No more convincing required tbh

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

More specifically, the idea that something must be a "standard" in order to ship, when some vendors are actively opposed but are not offering counter proposals to solve a real need is *barmy*. The denial of engagement itself keeps a design from becoming a standard!

It's illogical and circular, but also a recipe for platform stagnation, and one must ask, *cui bono*?

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

The hallmark of bad-faith web platform commentary is the demand that browsers that have reason to lead must move at the speed of those who don't.

It has never been so, but there's a history of leaders doing so irresponsibly...but they're not the same.

What makes Blink different is that our process forces us to be responsible when leading; I gave a talk on it a few years ago:

https://youtu.be/1Z83L6xa1tw?si=VG-_18UU_8LI-pIo

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

AnthonyCollette@infosec.exchange ("Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava") wrote:

From Polish cybersecurity expert Jakub Płuska, this fun SOC LEGO set concept. Gotta love those facial expressions!

#lego #legobricks #cybersec #security #creativity

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• From Polish cybersecurity expert Jakub Płuska, this fun SOC LEGO set concept. Gotta love those facial expressions! (remote)

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

Michael Clayton is a good movie

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

dthompson@toot.cat ("dave") wrote:

ahhh prescheme now has a website and it's built with haunt! https://prescheme.org/

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

depois que a primeira lontra
maravilhosamente pisou na lua,

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

Take it easy,

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• Logo for the game "Space Otter Charlie", with an otter wearing a space suit with a jet pack and brandishing a ray gun. Something that looks like a purple sea urchin looks on in dismay.

Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

Tendar@newsie.social wrote:

It is obvious that none of the traditional attempts to appease Moscow led to anything but escalation and suffering. Only a decisive strike against all Russian troops in occupied Ukraine, supported by massive military deliveries from the West can end this war in an acceptable way. It is still time to learn from the mistakes, from those in 1939 and those 2022/2023.

#Finland #Ukraine

Reblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):

michael_w_busch@mastodon.online ("Michael Busch") wrote:

@pzmyers The astronomer & science fiction author Tessa Fisher has done some short fiction pieces featuring TRAPPIST-1, which has a similar orbital resonance chain to HD 110067: https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-three/horoscopes-from-the-trappist-1-e-gazette

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ZachWeinersmith ("Zach Weinersmith") wrote:

Proposal for a New Dietary Movement
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/generivory

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

Do all sci-fi books read like they were written by a teenage boy, or have I just not found good sci-fi books?

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I wish there was an emoji that reliably meant "no response is necessary to this message"

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I'm always pretty casual about #AdventOfCode but I think this year I'm going to be even more so. I'll be solving in Python, because that makes me happy 🐍

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timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her)") wrote:

This part that Marwa mentioned really broke me. I didn't know. She told us that many Palestinian families decide to live separately so that their entire bloodlines are not wiped out. It is in this context that their communication infrastructure is deliberately targeted.

And take a look at how Mona was shadow banned just for performing and sharing analysis about anti-Palestinian bias in content moderation: https://twitter.com/Monashtayya/status/1725515196506976756

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

You know, Republicans being Republicans.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/30/it-could-have-been-worse/

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• Zieglers in happier times (remote)

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JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange ("Jess👾") wrote:

In general, people who were born without testicles and who later choose to have prosthetic testicles added to their body are trans men. Therefore we can only conclude that people who add prosthetic testicles to their trucks are being supportive and affirming to their transmasculine trucks.

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

regrettably, "tell it to... earth" is hilarious

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dgar@aus.social ("Dgar") wrote:

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• Top: A scene from Terminator shows an army of robots advancing across a battlefield. Caption: EXPECTATION Bottom: A picture of a robotic Bob Ross painting a scenic landscape. Caption: REALITY (remote)

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

Here's another tumblr post that I feel the need to preserve

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• Text post by tumblr user lakevida: i always convince myself i dont sound that weird and then i go out in the world and get involved in anything longer than transactional small talk and its like ohhh thats right ive only been hanging out with gay people who speak in riddles

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

Oh hai, London.

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

Somebody should write a SF novel about this weird star system.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/29/frivolous-space-tourism/

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• HD110077 star system map (remote)

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

0xSim@hachyderm.io ("Sim :blobfoxcomputer: :ferris:") wrote:

Phanpy @phanpy is a web frontend for Mastodon and it is _gorgeous_

https://phanpy.social

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

okay, I guess I am not wearing that shirt & jacket this morning after all #cats

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

Rivers of blood.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/30/what-a-legacy/

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• Cambodia bombing campaign (remote)

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wedistribute ("We Distribute") wrote:

#Mastodon, we wrote this because we love you and care about you. People have been saying a lot of things, and we need to get the facts right.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/11/debunking-the-top-10-myths-about-mastodon/

#ActivityPub #Fediverse

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

Guardian email:

“Headlines US: Henry Kissinger: China pays tribute to ‘old friend’ as Putin hails ‘wise statesman’ following death of diplomat – latest updates”

I think one can judge a life by who praises it when they die