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Reblogged by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):

freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:

Tired of dependency hell?

Linux distributions are comprehensive and stable development targets, with mature dependency tracking across multiple ecosystems, very long term security support and predictable schedules for new releases.

#Debian, with 5 years of support (including 2 years of LTS) for each stable release and its reliable upgrade path, is a great choice if you need one.

#Freexian (https://www.freexian.com/contact/) can offer technical support for adopting Debian in your organization.

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

Ok, for a long time people would say this and I wouldn't get it, but I'm there. I'm on the bandwagon now:

I hate Notion.

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

Space colonies are a terrible, bad, useless idea.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/10/29/say-no-to-wanna-be-space-tyrants/

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• Dubai. Not a good model for Marsopolis. (remote)

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

NOTE: this is *early beta* software… it may not work, it may spew garbage, or it may cause your computer to halt and catch fire. use at your own risk.

on the other hand: we *are* trying to make sure it is safe, effective, and trustworthy. that is why this test is happening. it is free of cost to users for now, and the closed beta will continue to be free.

thank you

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• d7926316afb7ce7d.jpeg (remote)

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

want to take a sneak-peek at our seekrit project? it is a storytelling coach & assistant for adult caretakers of children. it helps you come up with child-safe story and script ideas.

[https://arghstudios.com:50433/storyForm.html][3]

- there is a display bug with apostrophes (working on it)
- can take up to 15 seconds for the story in a really busy period (be patient)
- will be putting login challenge in front of this in a few days… if interested in joining the “closed beta”, contact support@arghstudios.com

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

my account on Bluesky is getting way too many fake girls-with-cleavage followers notices. BlueSky is fast becoming a birdSite-like swamp, I think.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Honestly, if you’re in the US, please vote. Don’t let a fascist take control. Don’t think that it can’t possibly happen there. This might be your last chance to vote. Don’t waste it. Sitting it out won’t help your cause but it will definitely endanger a lot of lives. That’s my take on it.

#VoteEarlyDay #FederateTheVote

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

Jorvon_Moss@mstdn.social ("Odd_Jayy") wrote:

Thought I'd post this here #maker #wip

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• Glowy maker outfit (remote)

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

amoroso@fosstodon.org ("Paolo Amoroso") wrote:

An old series of blog posts with an intriguing premise and a focus on Forth:

"What if all software suddenly disappeared? What's the minimum you'd need to bootstrap a practical system? I decided to start with a one sector (512-byte) seed and find out how far I can get."

https://compilercrim.es/bootstrap

#compilers #forth #permacomputing

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

The fact that #StateOfCSS results report doesn't fit well on my mobile device, says a lot - #CSS

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

txt_file@chaos.social ("txt.file") wrote:

#MySQL → owned by Oracle
#MariaDB → owned by K1 Investment Management

#PostgreSQL → owned by The PostgreSQL Global Development Group

Another reason to prefer PostgreSQL over the other two.

Reblogged by nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

LaF0rge@chaos.social wrote:

my take on recent regrettable events in the #linux kernel community. https://laforge.gnumonks.org/blog/20241025-linux-maintainers-russian/

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

Oh, geez. I just remembered this happened:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuDX6wNfjqc

(But they had a good run.)

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

danwentzel@urbanists.social ("Dan Wentzel 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

The only thing Jeff Bezos‘ editorial in the Washington Post convinced me is that we need a steep wealth tax and that the existence of billionaires is a public policy failure.

Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

jeff@newsie.social ("Jeff (of the internet)") wrote:

More drama in WordPress land.

Paid Memberships dev says Matt threatened to take over their plugin "like we did to ACF" when they removed it from dotorg.

Here the full rundown:
https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/

#WordPress

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

paninid@mastodon.world ("Sampath Pāṇini ®") wrote:

@hannu_ikonen
The official name of #FAFO is the #ScientificMethod:

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• FUCK AROUND Observation / question Research topic area Hypothesis FIND OUT Test with experiment Analyze data Report conclusions (remote)

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

"This experience is better on the app"

No it's not, because I'm on Android, and I can tell your company only has one overworked contractor maintaining it

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

“how misinformation is used to manufacture a movement”

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/28/us/politics/inside-the-movement-behind-trumps-election-lies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V04.U_Ey.v6RwQ4dpPOa_&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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

downey@floss.social ("Michael Downey 🚩") wrote:

No, dear website, {task} is not "better using the app".

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

the cat, of course, is trying out the new machine’s sleeve before the new machine

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• black cat sitting on laptop sleeve (remote)

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

I think the bigger screen was a good call

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• laptops sitting side by side, one being cloned from the other (remote)

Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

ashur@front-end.social ("🎃 smashur cabrera") wrote:

I voted for a lot of things and a lot of people, but notably for Kamala Harris for President.

I don’t agree with everything she has done or pledges to do. But in my opinion, not voting or voting third-party in protest — this year, in this election — does very little to actually help anyone in any material way, while carrying a very grave risk of putting many, many, many more people in imminent danger; neighbors, strangers, friends, and family alike.

That’s not a gamble I was willing to make.

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

the unboxing of bender.local begins 🎺

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• 7aacac181d18dfed.jpeg (remote)

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

My Mastodon instance has apparently done an upgrade, and the UI is different enough my brain is having a hard time parsing the interface. Faskinating...

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

Regarding LB[1]: Good reminder to listen to Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand".

[1] https://laserdisc.party/@Thomas/113386888163703462

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

Thomas@laserdisc.party ("Night Of The Living Dad") wrote:

Do Zoomers know you're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan, designed and directed by his red right hand?

Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com ("Chris Wiegman") wrote:

So long, #WordPress, and thanks for all the fish. https://chriswiegman.com/2024/10/so-long-wordpress/

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

thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot ("This Is My Glasgow") wrote:

I came across this unusual upside down T-shaped keyhole on the door of a Victorian townhouse in Glasgow today. It's for an Odell Night Latch Key, of the type shown on the right. Patented in 1792, they came in a wide variety of different shapes and you put them through the cross bar of the T and then lifted them up. They'd only open the latch if their shape fitted the inverse shape of the mechanism in the lock itself, which sat on the other side of the door.

Cont./

#glasgow #doorfuriture #keys

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• A keyhole in the shape of an inverted capital T, and some examples of the Odell Night Latch Keys which fitted into it. (remote)

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

darius@friend.camp ("Darius Kazemi") wrote:

Hi Fediverse denizens. I've been working on a project I hope will help Fediverse devs make software that federates across ALL services, not just Mastodon-plus-a-few-others.

It's called the Fediverse Schema Observatory and before launching it, I am opening up a public comment period re: safety and privacy.

This post lays out what the software does, what data it records, and why I think it's safe to deploy:

https://asml.cyber.harvard.edu/fediverseobservatory/

Please give feedback here or at the email in the post!

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

catsalad@infosec.exchange ("CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow:") wrote:

:cloudcomputing:

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• Old style comic of a lady in a blue jacket looking over her shoulder at someone leaving towards the car. There's a thought bubble above her that reads, "That rotten computer ruined both of our evenings." (remote)