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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I hope that an organization as massive as Meta adopting #ActivityPub will send a signal that pushes Tumblr and other platforms that have been considering it over the edge in doing the same. Perhaps even Bluesky would consider replacing or at least supplementing their custom protocol with the @w3c standard for interoperability.

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

It's pretty wild that huge swathes of the digital ecosystem still have their business models dictated to them by app store rent extractors:

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/16/apple-contingent-pricing-app-store-feature/

You know where you don't have to beg Apple to let you offer discounts?

The web.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

My wife is looking forward to deleting her Instagram account once she can connect with the same folks from her Mastodon account. Being able to remain in touch with over 100M people who still use Meta products out of the comfort of an ad-free, privacy-friendly platform like Mastodon is a game changer.

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

Fighting `.gitattributes`and LFS. How's your weekend going?

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

time for a walk in the graveyard

::poof::

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

spam wave underway

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CatherineFlick@mastodon.me.uk ("Catherine Flick") wrote:

mastodon.me.uk friends, we’ve temporarily limited mastodon.social due to a spam wave. You’ll still be able to interact with your friends etc from there, but it should pause unsolicited messages. I’ll review in the morning unless I get some sort of all clear before then (or another admin does).

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Rudy Giuliani came to prominence in the 1980’s, when, as US Attorney, he led prosecutions credited with significantly weakening the Mafia, as well as against Wall Street fraud and corruption.

On the strength of those accomplishments, he was elected mayor of NYC, where, in the 1990’s, he focused his talents on the two most pressing problems then facing New Yorkers: guys with squeegees at intersections and people who own ferrets.

Today, he works as a rodeo clown in presidential elections.

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eff ("Electronic Frontier Foundation") wrote:

Google announced changes that would appear to make it much more difficult—if not impossible—for the company to provide mass location data in response to a geofence warrant. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/end-geofence-warrants

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skimlines@noc.social ("Sandy") wrote:

This app needs quote tweet quite badly

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niconiconi@mk.absturztau.be wrote:

​:blobcatlul:​

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• There is a famously bad comment style: i=i+1; /* Add one to i */ and there are worse ways to do it: /********************************** * * * Add one to i * * * **********************************/ i=i+1; Don't laugh now, wait until you see it in real life. (remote)

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eff ("Electronic Frontier Foundation") wrote:

These peer-to-peer projects are trying to build a future where you will have even more control over you data and your online experience. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/meet-spritely-and-veilid

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CatherineFlick@mastodon.me.uk ("Catherine Flick") wrote:

Looks like a .social spam wave coming through, hold tight everyone

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WarnerCrocker ("Warner Crocker") wrote:

So much going on. So many high stakes that keep getting higher amongst all the BS circling the drain.

As far as I’m concerned it still comes down to this:

You can vote for the 82-year old in 2024 and vote for a younger generation of leaders next time around,

Or you can vote for the 79-year old lunatic rapist in 2024 and never vote again.

Your choice. No matter what it’s a binary one.

#politics #uspol

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cwebber@octodon.social ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

Hack & Craft! In less than 10 minutes! https://fossandcrafts.org/hack-and-craft/

Work on your projects while hanging out with friends! Cya there maybe?

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

"Build fast" is the most overrated value prop in frontend.

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Aaron@front-end.social ("Aaron Gustafson") wrote:

Over a decade ago, I wrote up detailed instructions on how to enable users to share your content on social media without allowing them to be tracked by every social media site via cookies. In a few short weeks “third party” cookies will get the boot in Chromium-based browsers. If you’re still relying on third party share widgets on your site, now is a good time to replace them. Here’s how…

https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/sharing-in-the-age-of-3p-cookie-mageddon/

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seattletimes@press.coop ("The Seattle Times :press:") wrote:

Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse. #press

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/black-ohio-woman-criminally-charged-after-miscarriage-underscores-the-perils-of-pregnancy-post-roe-2/?utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all&utm_source=press.coop

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

Grades are done. Whew.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/12/16/i-have-completed-my-fall-2023-grading/

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danielpunkass ("Daniel Jalkut") wrote:

On the subject of Covid tests, in case you live in the US and didn’t know: you’re entitled to 8 more free Covid tests by mail since earlier this fall. https://special.usps.com/testkits

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aardrian@toot.cafe ("Adrian Roselli") wrote:

Web Platform Baseline, recently re-announced by Google Chrome, does not consider browser support for #accessibility features built into the web platform.

Accessibility is a fundamental requirement for devs (legal compliance, contracts). Yet Web Platform Baseline does not actually cover baseline support.
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/12/baseline-does-not-really-cover-baseline-support.html

#a11y

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WA5PSA@mastodon.radio ("Radio Tulsa") wrote:

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corq@infosec.exchange wrote:

Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth | AP News https://apnews.com/article/solar-flare-sun-nasa-eb3389b4e41955c3292b9c917a5667dc

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

structured data is a wunnerful thang https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115753667

#JohnMastodon

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

this is so very cool

https://mastodon.social/@RustyBertrand/111278842533815145

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RustyBertrand wrote:

Photographer Lassi Rautiainen captured the profound partnership between a she-wolf and a brown bear in the wilds of northern Finland. For days, he witnessed the strange pair meet every evening to share food after a hard day of hunting. No one knows when or how this relationship was formed, 'but it is certain that by now each of them needs the other'

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

"For two months, Ukraine’s Marine Corps has been spearheading an assault across the Dnipro River... described the offensive as brutalizing and futile, as waves of Ukrainian troops have been struck down on the river banks or in the water, even before they reach the other side."

WW1-level insanity to waste your people like that, repeatedly. trying is one thing, and beating yourself to death is another thing entirely... a special kind of stoopid.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/europe/ukraine-kherson-river-russia.html

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

“Most of our community could not care less what you do in the privacy of your own home, but your hypocrisy takes center stage” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/us/politics/moms-for-liberty-sex-scandal.html

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wikipedia@wikis.world ("Wikipedia") wrote:

Here's how the "Ship of Theseus" page looked in July 2003 when it was first created! Since then, the article has been edited 1792 times. 0% of its original phrases remain.

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• A Wikipedia page for Ship of Theseus is shown. The article reads "According to an ancient Greek legend, Theseus had a warship that was preserved as a historical relic by the Athenians. Some of its boards rotted and had to be replaced. After many, many years, many such replacements occurred. Eventually, none of the original boards were present. Philosophers could then debate whether it was the same ship that Theseus had used, and if not, when it had ceased to be so. A modern embellishment If Theseus paid a nontransferable fee, allowed to be used for only one ship, for the privilege of docking in a particular harbor, would he violate the non-transferability of his license if repeated replacement of boards eventually had the result described above?" (remote)

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BigAngBlack@fosstodon.org ("Ang Black") wrote:

prismic/prismic: A federated and open source social VR sandbox built using Bevy and ActivityPub. - Codeberg.org

https://codeberg.org/prismic/prismic

> A federated and open source social #VR sandbox built using #Bevy and #ActivityPub

#fediverse