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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

Tangentially inspired by this tumblr post:

https://www.tumblr.com/abalidoth/754570409520906240/wishuponastarion-helped-me-make-these-fermats?source=share

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• A pair of shorts that says: "a^n+b^n != c^n for all n >=3 I have a marvelous proof of the above, which these shorts are too short to contain." caption: @wishuponastarion helped me make these Fermat's Theorem shorts for Seattle Trans Pride! (remote)

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

futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

The Fermat's Last Paradox calls attention to the fact that there ought to be many deceptively simple math problems with elusive (simple?) proofs in the margins of notebooks, but only the one has come to our attention thus far.

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

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Let's try this again:

All y'all are going to have to vote like you will never be allowed to (meaningfully) vote for a president again, because now the path has absolutely been laid for that to happen. That means voting against the GOP this election, at every level. And then every single election after that too, because all the GOP's cards are on the table now, and what they say is "fuck democracy, and fuck you too."

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

Blort@social.tchncs.de ("Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥷☣️") wrote:

@osnews

Honestly, while I *am* a fan of FOSS projects securing funding, I'm really not so sure I agree that the Ladybird project being underwritten by a billionaire is actually good news at all.

#Ladybird #Browser #RenderEngine #FOSS

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

Alabama Shakes "I Ain't The Same" on Apr 5, 2012

https://wolfgangs.app.link/yOUYjX5dTKb

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• adba3dae2f5eb303.png (remote)

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

2014: How do I get robots to notice my website?

2024: How do make my website impossible for robots to survive intact?

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

erikKroes ("Erik Kroes ✅") wrote:

Simple tip to make your social media posts more inclusive right away:

👉🏿 Capitalize words in hashtags

Why? It's the difference between #analbumcover and #anAlbumCover. It makes your hashtags more readable for both people and software (like screen readers).

Accessibility is not extra work. It's making the right choices.

#accessibility #inclusiveDesign #socialMedia #communication

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• #analbumcover

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

“First Thoughts are the everyday thoughts. Everyone has those. Second Thoughts are the thoughts you think about the way you think. People who enjoy thinking have those. Third Thoughts are thoughts that watch the world and think all by themselves. They’re rare, and often troublesome. Listening to them is part of witchcraft…”

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rustoleumlove@mastodon.online ("Anne Ominous") wrote:

@heidilifeldman

"... the seeds of absolute power for Presidents have been planted. &, w/o a doubt, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
“If 1 man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny.” ... “if the Govt becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.” ..I worry that after today’s ruling, our Nation will reap what this Court has sown"

-KBJ

Thanks Heidi

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

“It turned out that when Miss Level had asked Tiffany if she was scared of heights, it had been the wrong question. Tiffany was not afraid of heights at all. She could walk past tall trees without batting an eyelid. Looking up at huge towering mountains didn’t bother her a bit.

What she was afraid of, although she hadn’t realized it until this point, was depths. She was afraid of dropping such a long way out of the sky…”

from ‘A Hat Full of Sky’ by Terry Pratchett

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

combs@mastodon.art ("Chris Combs (he/him)") wrote:

Here's a new artwork of mine, "The 10x Engineer." It tells you a story, using the Emergency Broadcasting System as a lens for considering "AI," salaries, and billionaires.

LCD, pushbutton, steel enclosure

#MastoArt #interactive

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• A small, sloping grey box has a screen and a button on it. The screen reads, "A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY BROADCASTING SYSTEM." (remote)
• A close-up of the screen reveals scrapes, grime, and scratches on its once-futuristic hammertone steel enclosure. The screen reads, "I had to blow the dust off. reseat the cartridge." (remote)
• From this angle, you can see that the button has a red label, "PUSH TO TEST." A white power supply connects to the back. Its screen reads, "I guess I come from hardscrabble times, content-wise." (remote)
• This angle shows the 30-degree slope of the top panel of the box. The box is a tabletop design, perhaps 6in or 15cm wide, 4in or 10cm deep, 3in or 8cm tall. The screen reads, "For me, these ancient neural pathways have dimmed, a bit." (remote)

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ashur@front-end.social ("Ashur Cabrera") wrote:

babe are you ok? you’ve barely even touched your previous instructions

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

I seriously want to have a look into the mind of a middle manager* who decided that not updating search results on a map when you move it around was a good default.

* Pretty sure it wasn't a UX designer.

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

9 people appointed for life with no ethical checks on their decisions is no way to run a judiciary.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/07/01/are-you-ready-for-the-4th-of-july/

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• JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting. Today’s decision to grant former Presidents criminal im- munity reshapes the institution of the Presidency. It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law. Relying on little more than its own misguided wisdom about the need for “bold and unhesitating action” by the Presi- dent, ante, at 3, 13, the Court gives former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more. Because our Con- stitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent. (remote)

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

Good thing I'm not currently in the market for a tractor.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/07/01/rural-american-values/

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• Big green tractor (remote)

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

I fucking hate living in a country where the fascists control everything even when the fascists aren't in power.

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

webmink@meshed.cloud ("Simon Phipps") wrote:

Switzerland passes law requiring #OpenSource software in the public sector. "All public bodies must disclose the source code of software developed by or for them, unless precluded by third-party rights or security concerns" Well done @maemst, great work!

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland

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sillygobbo@mastodon.art ("Georgia 💗") wrote:

⬩ 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓬𝓱 ⬩

#mastoart #art #illustration

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• a color drawing of my oc mabe, a redheaded elf woman, wearing a long black cloak with her hood up. she stands looking out from under her hood at the viewer. she has a scar across her face and a magical protective circle of archaic symbols around her head. (remote)

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

The caliper cowboys are now assigning sex to video game characters by the shape of their chins.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/07/01/come-back-dave-futrelle/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAlT1HGlgf4

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

A friend of mine turned me on to this set of tracks, which has a kind of groovy but bubbly energy. "Frequency Flyers" by Psybur.

https://psychedelicjelly.bandcamp.com/album/frequency-flyers

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tobiasgies@chaos.social ("Tobias Gies") wrote:

🚨 KLAXON NOISES 🚨

"unauthenticated remote code execution as root in OpenSSH" is a term that means I don't fuckin' need my morning coffee any more.

Qualys report: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/3
Release notes: https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#9.8p1
And a tip o' the hat to @hanno for the initial post about it: https://mastodon.social/@hanno/112710324891813998

It looks like this advisory was coordinated with distributors and patches already released a few days ago, but just in case: Go forth and patch your shit!

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

#CVSS is designed for ass-covering, not for representing actual risk of vulnerabilities.

This toot is 9.8 critical, because you could be reading it while driving.

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indutny@fosstodon.org ("Fedor Indutny") wrote:

Look, an article about yours truly! https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-rejects-cve-severity-makes-his-github-repo-read-only/

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

By the way, here are two JPEGs of that photo of moss, made with Provia and Classic Chrome presets for comparison. Provia is more saturated, Chrome is less saturated and more brown, my RAW result is greener. 🤷‍♂️

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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

If I were shooting professionally and needed to churn out hundreds of good looking shots for a wedding or some time-sensitive journalism, the decision would of course be reversed. But as it stands, I can afford spending time on my processing hobby, and I'm happy :-)

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Here's my musings on RAW vs. JPEG.

I shoot RAW, ignoring my #Fujifilm camera's prowess in producing excellent JPEGs, which many people rave about. I tried comparing the results, and almost always come to a conclusion that neither is better, just different. But the reason I stick with RAWs is that post-processing is the moment when I really start thinking how I want the shot to look. And if I'm going to post-process anyway, why not work from the source? (cont.)

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Moss. High summer may not be the best time for #mosstodon posting, but here you are.

#darktable

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• Close-up picture of green moss growing in small patches on rough gray stones.

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

torgo ("Daniel Appelquist") wrote:

At the portrait gallery today, I read about the "anti vaccination movement" that rallied against the smallpox vaccine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-50713991 and the Warming Pan Plot (the unsubstantiated yet widely believed rumour that James II's son was substituted at birth) https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/history-blogs/royal-history-mystery-the-warming-pan-scandal-140948/. It made me think about how some of the challenges we face with misinformation these days are not so new and not necessarily "caused" by the Internet.

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

jippi@expressional.social ("Jippi 🇩🇰") wrote:

🚀 @pixelfed -on-docker release "v0.12.1-docker14" just shipped!

* Add Cron container
* New Date-format for nightly builds
* Tons of documentation improvements

See full change log here: https://github.com/jippi/docker-pixelfed/releases/tag/v0.12.1-docker14

Learn more about Docker Pixelfed here: https://jippi.github.io/docker-pixelfed/

cc @dansup

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

Bellison22 wrote:

Seriously ..

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