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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Swoosh!

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Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

eb@social.coop ("Evan Boehs") wrote:

Has the #fediverse replaced tech twitter? Instead of listening to Elon Musk, let's check Hacker News.

Our first statistic is the *number* of posts. As you can see, twitter lost some activity post-musk, and the fediverse took it. Big disparity, though.

But wait. The drop in *quality* on twitter is much more drastic. Despite similar volumes, it's upvoted less.

Our final chart shows that posts on the fediverse are, on average, regarded slightly higher than twitter ever was.

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InternetEh@dads.cool ("Sid🇵🇸") wrote:

@fribbledom unironically, I think writers should include "this was written by a real human being" with their writing

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

View from High Line, NYC.

📷 Canon AE-1 Program
🎞️ Kodak Vision3 250D
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.8

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Silbersalz35 #NYC

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• Two red brick buildings connected by a skybridge and a busy road underneath it. The sun is reflecting intensely off the roof of a bus stop.

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

In the not too distant future there will be a seal of quality for AI-free products.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I need to know the backstory to Starship Troopers. How did a hundred million dollar anti-war satire get made in 1997??

The CGI still looks pretty great too

mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

#monsterdon

Fan art from https://www.deviantart.com/thiennh2/art/GODZILLA-fan-art-454669594

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• Fan art of Godzilla blasting Atomic Breath straight into the mouth of a MUTO from “Godzilla” (2014). Godzilla is labeled “monsterdon” and the MUTO is labeled “Fedi.” (remote)

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bruno_j_navarro ("Bruno J. Navarro") wrote:

A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

djb@cr.yp.to ("Daniel J. Bernstein") wrote:

Reminder for the sales team: If https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/555 turns out to be wrong, relentlessly hype the failure. If it turns out to be right, relentlessly hype the exponent in the approximation factor. Always remember: any attack claim short of a full break is a win-win scenario.

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

the next time somebody claims non-citizens are voting in the US:

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/heritage-fraud-database-assessment

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

an interesting piece in Forbes today:

"Sell Trump Media Stock (DJT) Now - An Implosion Is Likely"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2024/04/12/sell-trump-media-stock-djt-nowan-implosion-is-coming/?sh=5eebb50119ef

h/t @shoq

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

The English Patient? well they'd better be, the way customer service works over there!

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

this is delightful

https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094

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wcbdata@vis.social ("Bill is doing a thing") wrote:

@futurebird - Did you see that the Annals of Improbable Research has a special issue about #ants this month?

🤯

https://improbable.com/annals-of-improbable-research-march-april-2024-vol-30-number-2/

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

TSMC Will Receive $6.6 Billion to Bolster U.S. Chip Manufacturing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to build an additional factory and upgrade another planned facility in Phoenix with the federal grants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/tsmc-taiwan-chips-grants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j00.fL0j.T9UeC-Uej3NE&smid=em-share

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

O tempora, o mores!

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

TwoClownsEating@beige.party ("Mat Bradshaw") wrote:

My dog Daphne isn't always the smartest, but sometimes she just lets you know what she's thinking.

(Photo and concept credit to Mrs B)

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• Photograph of a Whippet dog on a beach, by the shoreline. In the wet sand a large speech bubble has been drawn with the words "give me sausages". The speech bubble is lined up with the dogs mouth. (remote)

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Instant earworm...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY0aEZfoH2g

#NowPlaying #NP

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Next to a very delicious curry place. NYC.

📷 Canon AE-1 Program
🎞️ Kodak Vision3 250D
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.8

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #NYC

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• A street full of restaurants in dusk. Skyscapers in the distance. A red neon sign that reads "Bar. ATM inside" is in center.

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

Pile on Dawkins!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/12/if-rebecca-watson-agrees-we-must-be-right/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PWRZPi67Mc

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

luca_defeo@ioc.exchange ("Luca De Feo") wrote:

🚨🚨🚨PhD position announcement🚨🚨🚨

Come to IBM work with @andreavbasso and myself on isogeny-based crypto!

https://www.iacr.org/jobs/#position-3672

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

The older I get, the more big rich Western capital cities remind me of Aku City from Samurai Jack

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Friend posing. Central Park, NYC.

📷 Canon AE-1 Program
🎞️ Kodak Vision3 250D
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.8
🕺 @FiverX2

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Silbersalz35 #NYC

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• A man with a double pierced ear in a green jacket, black t-shirt, and jeans, wearing a cap and shades and a Rebel Alliance bracelet, sitting on a bench in a park.

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

New Computer Modern? uh yeah i sure hope it is!

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Me writing my first draft

#blogging

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• Two panel screenshot of Office character Michael Scott looking at the camera. Panel 1: Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going. Panel 2: I just hope I find it along the way.

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

Also, it's warm enough for the zebra jumpers (Salticus scenicus) to be playing outside, which means I also get to play outside! 🧪

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Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):

MastodonEngineering ("Mastodon Engineering") wrote:

We are looking for a new member for our #Mastodon core team to work with @Gargron, @renchap and @Claire on building the Mastodon #backend and web app!

This is a #remote #fulltime position and requires an overlap with the CET timezone.

Ideally:

- You are a #Ruby expert
- With prior experience in maintaining #opensource projects
- Prior knowledge of #ActivityPub is a big plus!

For more info and to apply:

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/de1e4d8a-5639-4b6a-86d7-97bd9c768b02

#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring

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UncleDuke1969@universeodon.com ("Uncle Duke") wrote:

“Excuse me, waiter?”
“Yes sir, is there a problem?”
“I asked for my pasta al dente.”
“Was it prepared incorrectly?”
“I’m afraid it’s a little Chewie.”

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• Pasta arranged to form an image of Chewbacca. (remote)

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

Sometimes things are just complicated and different people see different truths in them, and that's ok.

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

mondoweiss@social.mondoweiss.net ("Mondoweiss 🇵🇸") wrote:

During the massacre at al-Shifa Hospital, the Israeli army shot patients in their beds and doctors who refused to abandon the sick, separated people into groups with differently-colored bracelets, and executed hundreds of civil government employees.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/come-out-you-animals-how-the-massacre-at-al-shifa-hospital-happened/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel