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Reblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):

jdmccafferty@mastodon.online wrote:

Bat, with spider, c. 1691-1699

By Maria Sibylla Merian, b. 2 Apr 1647, d. #otd 13 Jan 1717. (British Museum)

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Mastodon wrote:

Transparency is a key part of our transition to non-profit ownership. Follow us to stay informed about our progress, priorities, and the move to community-driven governance. Together, we're building a safer, more open Fediverse. Join us 🙂

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/the-people-should-own-the-town-square/

#MastodonNonProfit

Mastodon wrote:

We're not just building a social network, we're building a community. Communities thrive when everyone contributes. We're growing our operating budget to invest in our contribution to the Fediverse as a whole, including our commitment to trust and safety, and user experience. Donate to support this vision!

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#MastodonNonProfit

Mastodon wrote:

Our core mission remains the same: create tools and spaces for authentic online communities. No changes to your user experience, just a stronger commitment to transparency and community-driven governance. Join us on this journey!

#MastodonNonProfit

Mastodon wrote:

Eugen's vision for Mastodon was centered on user choice, community, and freedom. Now, we're formalizing that commitment with the formation of a new European non-profit entity. Eugen will transition to an alternative role in the team, with a new CEO to be announced very soon. Stay tuned for updates on these changes.

#MastodonNonProfit

Mastodon wrote:

Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new, European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralised social web, not corporate control. #MastodonNonProfit

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/the-people-should-own-the-town-square/

Reblogged by jwz:

NanoRaptor@bitbang.social ("Nanoraptor") wrote:

for @backupbear

a Vantacube. Easiest to solve, or possibly not. or stare at until it stares back into you.

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• A picture of a black rubik's cube on a desk that's so black it has no features. it's just black with the outlines of a rubik's cube to show what it even is. It's currently in a solved state. (remote)

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jmac@masto.nyc wrote:

@jwz One is reminded of this classic of speculative lore

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jwz wrote:

"I vore for the Users!"

jwz wrote:

Does the 5th ghost get demoted to the Baby Pac-Man game grid?

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

andreabettini@mastodon.uno ("Andrea Bettini") wrote:

Oggi in #FUTURO24 parleremo di riscaldamento globale. Con il direttore del Copernicus Climate Change Service Carlo Buontempo faremo il punto sui dati più recenti e su cosa ci aspetta nei prossimi anni. Con l'Ingv parleremo di rischio tsunami. Poi andremo in una stazione di ricerca del Cnr ai piedi del Cervino e al Polo Sud. Vi aspettiamo alle 16.45 e alle 21.45 su RaiNews24!

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jwz wrote:

When Pac-Man dies does he come back as a ghost?

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nocontexttrek ("Star Trek Minus Context") wrote:

#StarTrek #NSFW

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• Star Trek Lower Decks scene. Ok, we're going to handle this with class and maturity, everyone, and I'm going to include some context or prissy gatekeeping fans will throw a fit about this scene. We're on ship where a fever has infected the whole crew, similar to episodes in The Original Series, TNG, and DS9. Jett, Billups, and Boimler (or Boims if you're nasty), all human Starfleet bros, are pictured in the USS Ceritos' version of Ten Forward. A shirtless Billups is reading a Padd in the background like a nice respectable gentleman, while Boimler and Jett are buck naked closer in. Boims is spread eagle on the bar with legs reaching for the sky. A square black censor bar rests comfortably over Boim's'es wedding tackle, and Jett is flexing just behind him. No caption.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Wrote this a couple of years ago. Thought it was relevant now, and a good refresher on the lengths Zuckerberg went to to ban TikTok: As Tiktok goes so goes the nation https://jasondotgov.substack.com/p/as-goes-tiktok-so-goes-the-nation

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Good resource: How to donate to LA fire victims, and avoid falling for scams | Mashable https://mashable.com/article/la-fire-victims-how-to-help-donatem

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

The kiddo is not feeling well, and has been binge watching an old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle series. I'm not watching it, but as I go about things, I hear a villain's voice that instantly brings someone to mind. And what do you know, Jeffrey Combs played a character in this series.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877889/characters/nm0001062

Before this, I wouldn't really think of his voice as distinctive, but I guess it is. Something about his delivery. Not sure. Or maybe I just watched too much DS9. 😆

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

Pony has been in a pile of links for things to explore later, and lwn has an introduction to the big ideas behind it. Seems like it has an interesting computational abstraction and framework. "Preventing data races with Pony":

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1001224/57f371b65861185f/

jwz wrote:

Always nice to see THE CYBERIZER in its natural habitat.
https://jwz.org/b/ykgP

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jwz wrote:

What is this? I've seen it on Tumblr.

I had not seen anyone make the obvious thing, so I made the obvious thing.

https://jwz.org/b/ykgK

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

timbray@cosocial.ca ("Tim Bray") wrote:

It’s perfectly legit and sensible to crack jokes about that moronic 51st-state schtick. It’s also legit to call out Canadian traitors who are sucking up to it: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/10/opinion/trump-threats-traitors

#cdnpoli #USpol

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kingu@mstdn.social ("𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮 :mikupat:") wrote:

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dbattistella@mstdn.ca ("DB 🇵🇸 🌎🌏🌍") wrote:

#LAfires #Slavery #EnforcedLabor

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raiderrobert ("Robert Roskam") wrote:

If the computer is a bicycle for the mind, then the smartphone is a hamster wheel. 🐹

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

novenary@akko.wtf ("[GRLC] fumo gaming") wrote:

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• "beware of the pipeline" but it's the classic 5 stage RISC pipeline (remote)

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

jerzone@techhub.social ("Jer 🚵🏼") wrote:

Musical icicles.
#ice #NHwx #winter

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• Side of a large granite overhang in the woods where water has dripped through the winter and formed a variety of icicle shapes and sizes. Hand is moving among them tapping to get a sound out of them. (remote)

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

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

"He burned our libraries. Why did he do that? It's so destructive. Can you think of anything more evil?"
"I can, child. There is something worse than burning a library."
"How!"
"It happened long ago, this was a time when books were not rare as they are today. Everyone had hundereds of books."
"Hundreds! No!"
"Thousands."
"Oh!"
"So, the new kings realized they couldn't possibly destroy all of the books. They would always miss a few."
"What did they do?"

#slopocalypse #microfiction

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

nathanolsenart@mastodon.art ("Nathan Olsen") wrote:

The world of tomorrow feels closer than ever. 🔥

#sundaecomics #webcomic #comics #ClimateChange #SciFi #dystopia

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• A mother takes her children to the lake for a picnic in this sci-fi webcomic. (remote)

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bruces ("Bruce Sterling @bruces") wrote:

NVIDIA Personal AI desktop supercomputer.

*I don't "need" it, but I've already spent tech money on stupider things than this

https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-personal-supercomputer-ces/

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

Can I just snuggle down in a nice warm bed until May?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/12/maybe-we-should-just-cancel-the-whole-semester/

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• Weather forecast for today in Morris, MN. Temperatures just keep going down to -20°C tonight. (remote)

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

I'm going to have to applaud this impulse towards self-destruction in the Republican party.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/12/its-all-kilkenny-cats-out-there/

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