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Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
tryst@meow.social ("Tryst 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 :ms_asexual_flag: :ms_cat_grin:") wrote:

Meanings of the smoke for the upcoming papal conclave:

Black smoke means they're burning oil, which could be a sign of piston ring or valve stem seal wear

White smoke means they're burning coolant and the papal head gasket has blown

Boosted by jwz:
jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

How I wish I lived in the kind of democracy where campaigns take three weeks and there is a winner by 10PM on election day

bendingoutward wrote:

I just found a pair of legit SoundCloud rappers, but all I can think of is Questlove slapping the piss out of them.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
annie@social.lol wrote:

When I was 16 or 17 years old, I stood with a group of people outside an abortion clinic. I was holding a sign that said, “Choose Life.” I was… | https://anniemueller.com/posts/people-can-change

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
wim_v12e@tilde.zone ("Wim 🅾→Ⓣ") wrote:

I've created ebook versions of my hopeful climate fiction "Standing Wave" and "Running AMOC", both EPUB and PDF. You can also read them on line at https://selfedge.org.uk/fiction/

"Standing Wave" is about a team of fedizens searching for a long-lost climate model. The main actors are a Mongolian Soviet researcher and his US counterpart, some time in the 1970s.

EPUB: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Standing-Wave--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.epub
PDF: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Standing-Wave--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.pdf

"Runnning AMOC" is about the impending collapse of the Gulf stream. The protagonist is an Indonesian-Dutch woman of around fifty.

EPUB: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Running-AMOC--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.epub
PDF: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Running-AMOC--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.pdf

#RunningAMOC #StandingWave

#writing #fictionwriting #fiction #story #hopePunk #climateFiction #climateChange

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
regehr ("John Regehr") wrote:

denied entry to USA after admitting phone is a burner. sadly, there are some opsec lessons here

https://www.reddit.com/r/uscanadaborder/comments/1k9lhft/denied%5Fentry%5Fto%5Fus%5Fwhile%5Fgoing%5Fto%5Fdo%5Fnexus%5Fbe/

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

BTW Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Solid State Survivor" is a great album. If I didn't know it was from 1979, I would've assumed it was made today.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy%5FmtgLpjPWiwUkz7PodUlvtWnhu-gqkzWBg

"Behind the Mask" might be my favorite track, but they're all great.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ljs@mastodonapp.uk ("Lorenzo Stoakes") wrote:

I wrote a book on Linux Memory Management, published by @nostarch - it's a comprehensive 1300 page exploration of Linux 6.0's memory management code, depth-first, diving into the code and REALLY explaining how things work.

The idea is to avoid hand waving as much as possible and literally explore what the kernel _actually_ does.

It's full of diagrams and careful explanations of logic including a ton of stuff you just can't find anywhere else.

It's currently available in its entirety in draft form via early access when you pre-order.

It's available at https://nostarch.com/linux-memory-manager

:)

#linux #kernel #mm

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
xkcd@mastodon.xyz ("XKCD Bot") wrote:

It's important to learn the moves that take you into the vortex, but it's best not to study vortex itself too closely. Even grandmasters who have built up a tolerance lose the ability to play for a few hours after studying it.
https://xkcd.com/3082/

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

The Fosstodon admins were both major disappointments today. One managed to wrote 1,600 words without a single acknowledgement of the concerns that were brought to him, let alone his choice to defend a fascist. The other called the LGBTQ+ members of Fosstodon a “vocal minority” who are ”loud” and “obnoxious” because they dared to raise an issue.

This is not OK. No one should tolerate this. Every single person plugged into this broader network deserves better.

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

maybe, just maybe, computer hardware trends took a wrong turn somewhere.

https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/asus-gpu-uses-gyroscope-to-warn-for-sagging-cards/

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

TIL #FlipBoard was still alive and kicking !

https://medium.com/@mmccue/flipboard-begins-to-federate-4a80d6bdc209

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Found some stuff to make #Rancher Desktop a smoother replacement for #Docker Desktop:

export DOCKER_HOST=unix://$HOME/.rd/docker.sock
export TESTCONTAINERS_DOCKER_SOCKET_OVERRIDE=/var/run/docker.sock
export TESTCONTAINERS_HOST_OVERRIDE=$(rdctl shell ip a show vznat | awk '/inet / {sub("/.*",""); print $2}')

With this, there is no longer a need to check the "ask for admin/sudo" access checkbox , which bugs you every time there's a restart.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
catsalad@infosec.exchange ("CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow:") wrote:

I didn't know I needed a stuffed claymore to cuddle with until now.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
lauren@social.lol ("Lauren Herda") wrote:

Guess who's got art in the upcoming 2026 Star Trek Ships of the Line calendar? I'm so thrilled this is finally shared publicly, there are SO many incredible artists featured in this edition and I'm just honored to get to be one of them! :starfleet_command: #startrek #SotL

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
teejay@social.lol ("Teejay") wrote:

117/365

I’ve never seen the tide so low on the Potomac in my two years in Alexandria. #project365

https://project365.teejay.blog/post/117-365

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

The cybersecurity scene sees itself as counter culture but it’s actually become the oppressive establishment.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
effinbirds ("Effin' Birds") wrote:

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
jgarber@indieweb.social ("Jason Garber") wrote:

fosstodon more like get lost odon

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Re: https://blog.cordialmoon.me/2025/04/28/didnt-adam-get-a-cease/

(Since I guess this is how Jason and I talk to each other now, lol.)

Yes, I did. I was legally pressured into removing some posts by someone who paid an attorney to send a pretty scary demand. I chose to meet the demand right away. The intimidation worked.

Later, after my attorney had finally reviewed everything, I got the all-clear. The first amendment is still alive and well. (For now!)

I learned a lot from the experience (esp. what to do if it happens again).

Boosted by jwz:
ComicContext@mstdn.social ("Comics Outta Context") wrote:

Boosted by jwz:
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

the "nazi mod on fosstodon" has a defender who says

> he feels he's being unfairly characterized as a nazi for expressing certain political views

which warrants a goose chasing him going "WHAT CERTAIN POLITICAL VIEWS MOTHERFUCKER"

anyway. if you were wondering about that question, here is the thread of receipts about the fellow, Carrotcypher:

https://mastodon.social/@fedilore/114297512429411423

he's not a nazi!! he's just a MAGA anti-immigrant anti-queer anti-DEI (which is somehow different to "white supremacist misogynist") extreme conservative who hates the original Luddites for destroying the factory owners' property. and loves ChatGPT

but he doesn't technically have a swastika tattoo, or that we've seen

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
sleepless@social.lol ("Courtney") wrote:

@adam "If I do, I might just start an anonymous account somewhere and get back to talking about things I used to enjoy."

Boo freaking hoo. These guys are reprehensible for twisting this inside out and making it about how the bad people detracted from their fun. If you manage a community, it's not asking too much for accountability.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

Nobody gets more upset than a cis white dude in tech when someone calls them out on their bullshit

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

They’d rather burn it to the ground than provide a supporting environment for marginalized people. I guess that tracks.

https://mikestone.me/2025-04-28-do-what-you-love

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
SpindleyQ@gamemaking.social ("Spindley Q Frog") wrote:

When Mandrills Ruled the Heavens (Peter Watterberg, SIGGRAPH 1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33tHKY90S3M

_love_ the idea of creating clean high-quality exports of early graphics demos!

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

Just as "web log" became the even more awkward "blog", I suggest we change "newsletter" into "slet"

Then we can talk about the sletosphere, have startups like sletspot and sletlines, etc. It'll be terrible, as nature intended

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ComicContext@mstdn.social ("Comics Outta Context") wrote:

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
nancywisser ("Icarosity") wrote:

Scarlet tanager friend in the woods this morning. My favorite neotropical migrant. This fellow leaves no doubt that spring migration is in full swing in eastern PA. Also heard oriole, great crested flycatcher, wood thrush, veery, ovenbird and the Merlin app heard more.

It's go time!

#bird #birds #nature #BirdsOfMastodon #ScarletTanager #SpringMigration #Pennsylvania

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

If you want to sign on, there's a link here to add your name: https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-leads-prominent-security-experts-urging-trump-administration-leave-chris-krebs