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

elections have consequences

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/s/oUl6GCoxgl

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

something i thought would be easy but turns out to be hard: programmatically downloading images from a now-offline site through the wayback machine

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Jgbird@mas.to ("Jerome G") wrote:

Allen’s hummingbird

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

Absolute madness, middle-aged edition

RE: https://www.threads.net/@authorshaylingandhi/post/DIgwBPvNprY

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

I mean, I certainly hold this administration in contempt

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c045qg9xr30o

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

So this was mostly a play on the concept of "street photography". The street is the literal subject, but everything about it - the absence of people or any depiction of street life, the use of a heavy, tripod-laden camera, the compositional formality - defies the conventions of that genre.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

This is a high resolution stitch of three captures with the Rodenstock 32mm/4.0 HR Digaron lens, yielding a 230 MP image with roughly the angle of view of a 14mm "full frame" rectilinear lens. The high resolution invites you to look closely for signs of life, but they remain elusive.

While this is literally a photo of the street, it's not a "street photo" at all. The empty nocturnal streetscape is completely devoid of life and human activity, though it hints at sometimes being a bustling place.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

2AM, Adams-Morgan, Washington, DC, 2023.

All the pixels, but none of the sidewalk dining, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52991590112

#photography

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

Some gritty details of DOGE treachery at NLRB, which Musk would have an interest in, but not for the smokescreen of "efficiency":

"There are multiple ongoing cases involving Musk and the NLRB. For one, after a group of former SpaceX employees lodged a complaint with the NLRB, lawyers representing SpaceX, some of whom were recently hired into government jobs, filed suit against the NLRB. They argued that the agency's structure is unconstitutional."

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

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

Great to see Opera telling it like it is: Apple's Kafkaesque policies and processes – not to mention clearly deficient APIs – are depriving EU users of the better browsers they're legally entitled to:

https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/14/opera-apple-dma-ios/

jwz wrote:

I see my contempt for Katy Perry has reached a middle.

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

these ppl thrash around and screw up everything they get their grimy fingers on

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-mitre-cisa-contract-expiration-cve-database/

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

JFC, yet another self inflicted wound in the security wars

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kevin-beaumont-security%5Fthe-cve-memes-are-flowing-ugcPost-7318217146268868608-G6A2?utm%5Fmedium=ios%5Fapp&rcm=ACoAAAB7JkEBQCk8SY-mmP6rvpKfocI7TzIpqK4&utm%5Fsource=social%5Fshare%5Fsend&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia

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davidrevoy@framapiaf.org ("David Revoy") wrote:

A dream come true: to see my art in a museum! 🤩 It's the portrait I painted of Charles Darwin.
Blog post: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1073/my-portrait-of-charles-darwin-is-in-a-museum-now

#krita

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claytoncubitt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Clayton Cubitt") wrote:

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minimalparts@fosstodon.org ("Aurelie Herbelot (she/her)") wrote:

I am under a DDoS attack. Not my server, not my service. Me.

And like everything these days, it has to do with #AI.

This is going to be a thread because I'm annoyed and have much to say. It should be called something like "How I wasted a good part of the last 7 years having to react to a dubious technology instead of doing my job". Or perhaps "How a science disappeared". You can decide. /0

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_elena ("Elena Rossini ⁂") wrote:

🚀 New on #TheFutureIsFederated 👩‍🚀

"This is what resistance to the digital coup looks like"

https://news.elenarossini.com/this-is-what-resistance-to-the-digital-coup-looks-like/

mentioning @jaredwhite @anildash @ghost @caseynewton @molly0xfff @404mediaco @Daojoan @theindex @dangillmor @ryanbroderick @micahflee @melaniebartos @kleisli

I'd love to hear what you think about #AdoptAWriter ✨

#tech #Fediverse #activism #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #FLOSS #blog #resistance #SaveSocial

jwz wrote:

Look, he's a piece of shit, but the terms of my parole require me to re-post all Ferris Bueller-based jokes.

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osma@mas.to ("Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦") wrote:

Bluesky didn't reach a federated stage where you could choose a service provider in a free country before they started to censor people based on authoritarian demands.

jwz wrote:

Today in "Maybe Later" --

"Get the most from Google Analytics with personalized tips! Sign up to receive .... blah blah blah blah"

[ Where's the fucking unsubscribe button ]

"You have received this mandatory email service announcement to update you about important changes to your Google Analytics product or account."

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nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:

Google is so sneaky. This prompt inside Gmail gives you three options. The two most visible options (number 1 is 'Try it now' and number 2 is 'Continue') basically mean 'Enable Gemini AI to write emails.' The third option cancels it which is hidden well. Google, you could do better than this. This is a perfect example of a dark pattern. For those who want AI to write basic emails can enable it but there is not need to do this kind of "shady" stuff.

#ai #privacy

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

JFC

"attempts to raise concerns internally within the NLRB preceded someone "physically taping a threatening note" to his door that included sensitive personal information and overhead photos of him walking his dog that appeared to be taken with a drone, according to a cover letter attached to his disclosure filed by his attorney"

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

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brembs ("Björn Brembs") wrote:

DOGE handing over government logins to Russia is not a scandal because everybody was expecting it anyway?
"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in [...]. The attempts were "near real-time," [...]. Those attempts were blocked, but they were especially alarming. Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password"
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

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

getting gear ready for volunteering at 4/19 demo in #ROC

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

"W3C embeds its core values and principles in the Web’s architecture. To build a better future, W3C must rise even further to the challenge of improving the Web’s fundamental integrity, while continuing to expand the Web’s scope and reach. As the Ethical Web Principles state: “The Web should empower an equitable, informed, and interconnected society.”

https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/

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

'The fundamental function of W3C is to provide an open forum where diverse voices from around the world and from different organizations and industries work together to evolve the web by building consensus on voluntary global standards for Web technologies."

https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/

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

"W3C leads the community in defining a World Wide Web that puts people first, by developing principles-based technical standards and guidelines."

https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/

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

"3. W3C’s Core Vision for the World Wide Web

The Web is for all humanity.

The Web is designed for the good of all people.

The Web must be safe to use.

There is one interoperable world-wide Web."

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://tantek.com/2025/100/t1/vision-for-w3c-please-vote

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tantek.com@tantek.com ("Tantek Çelik") wrote:

I’m happy to announce that something I and others have worked on very hard for the past few years has been published by the W3C Advisory Board (AB) and sent to the W3C Advisory Committee (AC) for a vote to make it official:

Vision for W3C: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/

Official announcement: https://www.w3.org/news/2025/proposal-to-endorse-vision-for-w3c-as-a-w3c-statement/

If your company is a W3C Member¹, please ask your Advisory Committee Representative² to vote to support publication of the Vision for W3C as an official W3C Statement:

https://www.w3.org/wbs/33280/Vision2025/ (W3C Member-only link)

Thank you for your support.

#W3CVision #Vision #VisionForW3C #W3C (@w3c@w3c.social) #W3CAB (@ab@w3c.social)

¹ https://www.w3.org/membership/list/
² https://www.w3.org/Member/ACList (W3C Member-only link)

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

Yes.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@realtedleo/post/DIgY1hmOtcO