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

scott@typetura.social ("Scott Kellum :typetura:") wrote:

Tech bros: CSS isn’t a programming language.

Me: https://github.com/Typetura/Typetura/blob/main/typetura.css

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

jasonkoebler ("Jason Koebler") wrote:

The copyright office is considering an exemption that would provide legal protection for researchers jailbreaking / circumventing DRM / breaking terms of service to expose how AI tools work. This is really important bc current ToS are v threatening

https://www.404media.co/it-may-soon-be-legal-to-jailbreak-ai-to-expose-how-it-works/

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

lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:

As many observers have suspected, the rally shooter apparently had no political motives, he apparently "simply" wanted to conduct a violent act that would put him the history books. His phone showed searches for both the RNC and DNC, and both Trump and Biden. The Trump rally just happened to come first and be nearby. Days earlier, on a Steam board, he apparently posted, "July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds."

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

brookie@hachyderm.io ("johan") wrote:

y'all, i just realised the `font-variation-settings: 'GRAD' ` property is finally fixing the ~15 year old pet peeve i've had around layout shift in nav menus for the current page with `font-weight: bold` applied.

compare in the 1) new, 2) old videos below.

no support in the font? slap a `@supports (font-variation-settings: 'GRAD' )` guard around it and keep the `font-weight` fallback outside.

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• Video describing the new behaviour with no layout shift. (remote)
• Video describing the old behaviour with layout shift. (remote)

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

stux@mstdn.social ("stux⚡") wrote:

Weeeeeeeeh!

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• Little pony and cat (without a long tail, prop from horses) are playing with each other but on safe distance (remote)

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

gtconway3@threads.net ("George Conway") wrote:

Watch this space tomorrow.

We are going to start this national conversation about the mental state of the Republican Party’s presidential nominee.

It’s about time.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@gtconway3/post/C9hpu6pJbgV

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

gtconway3@threads.net ("George Conway") wrote:

Why haven’t we had a national conversation about the former president’s mental health?

Because too many people—including and especially in the media—have been too afraid to have it.

But we’re going to have the conversation anyway. Follow us at @psychopac24

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• 1afc0b3818d4dd42.mp4 (remote)

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

gtconway3@threads.net ("George Conway") wrote:

Early reports indicate many people are giving $34.34, and we’re not even selling gold sneakers! 🤣

You can give $34.34 to @psychopac24 too, at this link. 👉
https://donorbox.org/psycho-pac-standard-online-donations?utm_source=main-website&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Website+-+Home+Page&amount=34.34

RE: https://www.threads.net/@gtconway3/post/C9kLh58p8a6

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

GottaLaff ("Laffy") wrote:

4/ “Here in Milwaukee, the political pundits finally saw the thing they’ve been pleading for — unity — and what that really looks like. It looks a lot like Jonestown.”

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

z_everson@journa.host ("Zach Everson") wrote:

"Yet another Trump is converting [GOP] donor funds into personal income"--

by me, for @Forbes

#work #wealth #politics

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2024/07/17/rnc-lara-trump-salary-six-figures/

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

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

More than a dozen fake electors are state delegates at the RNC : https://www.npr.org/2024/07/18/nx-s1-5044313/election-deniers-fake-electors-rnc-delegates-arizona

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

spaf@mstdn.social wrote:

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

jeffs@well.com ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

there is that problem

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• 125e7c2bc6233064.mp4 (remote)

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

One day you swear you'll never be boring like your parents; the next, you're admiring the fine job you've done edging the yard around the sidewalk.

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

campuscodi ("Catalin Cimpanu") wrote:

CitizenLab has discovered a new attack named Port Shadow that can allow threat actors to launch machine-in-the-middle attacks on VPN connections.

The attack involves sending specially crafted packets to VPN servers.

The packets exploit the server's connection tracking feature to redirect other users' traffic through the attacker's infrastructure.

CitizenLab says the vulnerability affects OpenVPN, WireGuard, and OpenConnect servers running on Linux or FreeBSD.

https://citizenlab.ca/2024/07/vulnerabilities-in-vpns-paper-presented-at-the-privacy-enhancing-technologies-symposium-2024/

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

Water, stone, trees…Tolmie State Park.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/07/18/water-stone-trees/

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• Trees on a headland at the Nisqually Reach (remote)

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

thomholwerda@exquisite.social ("Thom :linux: :kde: :systemd:") wrote:

In case you're using Firefox on mobile - so myself and like four others - disabling Firefox' new Facebook data collection feature is quite a bit harder than on desktop, but it can be done:

1. Go to chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml
2. Use the search field to find the entry for aboutConfig and enable it
3. Go to about:config4. Search for dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled and set it to false

Done. This only works on Android, because Firefox on iOS is just a Safari skin.

ruben_wolff ("Ruben Wolff") wrote:

e2ee messaging using email protocols https://delta.chat/

Great idea, using the most widely adopted federated communication protocol makes it harder for governments to block the whole thing

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

No, really. They're fascists.

It's not cute. It's not fun. They get off on the suffering of others and they must be defeated at the ballot box now or the ballot box won't matter.

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

stephaniewalter@front-end.social ("Stef Walter") wrote:

By the way, Dr. Harry Brignull renamed Dark patterns into Deceptive patterns, so, I’m keeping the name of the resource, but, I’m using deceptive patterns instead in the description. And for more hall of shame, you can also check https://www.deceptive.design/hall-of-shame

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

But also because they're fascists.

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

A handy list of folks to never do business with; not because they're fascist, but because they're too fucking stupid to understand what happens when fascists win power. Don't fuck with craven:

https://sfstandard.com/2024/07/17/musk-andreessen-horowitz-tech-silicon-valley-trump-biden/

keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri") wrote:

Ho solo cliccato su un file txt dentro a una mail. #android
Un. File. Txt.

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• User interface android. Un popup che mi avverte come un certo tipo di file può essere aperto solo se prima lo carico su Google drive. (remote)

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

TheWarOnCars ("The War on Cars") wrote:

A good explainer video from @citynerd on what a Trump victory and Project 2025 will mean for transportation in U.S. cities. (Spoiler alert: every transportation dollar will go for highway expansions and subsidizing driving and none will go to mass transit and safer streets.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmKtZ34IVYc

#project2025

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

Wait...is this the tech press...GETTING IT!?!? Acknowledging that Apple's version of "privacy" is just kayfabe for the wealthy?

🤩

https://youtu.be/0z3STToGkTU?si=Z1Qy1AeXhZeuEkN0&t=289

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

lcamtuf@infosec.exchange ("lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:") wrote:

If I were a deranged billionaire, I'd smuggle several crates of hedgehogs and set them loose in a number of US states. They're adorable and there's no conceivable downside.

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

jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:

“The editor said employees of the Journal should not be seen as advocating for press freedom in a place like Hong Kong, even though they can in Western countries."
Murdoch's Journal.
Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter who headed embattled press club https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/17/hong-kong-wall-street-journal-press/

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

Patricia@vivaldi.net ("Patricia Aas") wrote:

Here I am innocently watching Edward Tufte’s keynote on data visualization and then he absolutely MURDERS economics 💀
https://youtu.be/rHUDJ8RyseQ?si=nYtoIKWyArcwbBu_

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• 8a1acc17f3485b42.mp4 (remote)

Reblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):

deater78 wrote:

enough people asked, I made a version of this on a hard drive image in case you don't want to swap around 7 floppy disks. You can try it out at the internet archive here: https://archive.org/details/riven_hgr.2mg

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

I was right in the middle of wondering why JD Vance always looks like he's sniffing a giant diaper that's full of shit when I realized he's Trump's running mate now, so...I kinda answered my own question.