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

Personally, I am not running for Pope, but if elected, I will accept and serve just long enough for my papal name to be forever on the record as Pope Clumsy I.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
micahflee@infosec.exchange ("Micah Lee") wrote:

The source code for the TM SGNL apps (basically a backdoored version of Signal used by Trump officials) is public! Since it's open source, I've pushed it to github for easier research https://micahflee.com/heres-the-source-code-for-the-unofficial-signal-app-used-by-trump-officials/

iOS code: https://github.com/micahflee/TM-SGNL-iOS

Android code: https://github.com/micahflee/TM-SGNL-Android

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

Trump has now mentioned getting himself elected Pope several times in the last week, which means that the Vatican is in for years of frivilous lawsuits, death threats against Cardinals, and even weirder-than-usual papal conspiracy theories when the white smoke goes up and it's someone else on the balcony.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
Lorrrraaaaine@zeroes.ca ("Lorraine") wrote:

Respirators for wildfire smoke - Clean Air Crew

https://cleanaircrew.org/respirators-for-wildfire-smoke/

really nice link with info about #respirator #wearAMask #wearADamnMask

liked especially the illustration on molding the wire as only recently figured out to curl the ends slight down after curving the peak (tbh might have been doing it unconsciously for myself but since i prep the mask for my spouse not entirely convinced have been doing it this entire time…🤷🏻‍♀️)

this NB.1.8.1 is freaking me out & because we have practically no data… it’s like walking into a pitch black abandoned house

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dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Seen on Tesla in California:

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patricbates ("Patric Bates") wrote:

a little clay sculpture that I made #art

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

Getting somewhere!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SethRudy@c18.masto.host ("Saethelred the Unsteady") wrote:

If it’s sinks, I drinks. #caturday

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
nancylwayne ("Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅") wrote:

@petergleick @indivisibleteam Indivisible is helping organize a No Kings Mass Protest on that same day, June 14th. Find a protest to join--take the attention away from tRump. Link to announcement here:
https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/114443994553458599

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

Protesting isn't a one-time thing.

To be effective, you need to do it again and again and again, and come with more people each time, and shout even louder each time.

But it does work.
It does change the world.

Boosted by chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin"):
flargh ("Peter Cohen") wrote:

is it too late for me to switch to a different former british colony

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

Not even three full days in, and the #omgdotlol community has already given over $6,600 to more than two dozen amazing causes. :prami_happy:

Huge thanks to bbq.omg.lol for his incredible generosity in matching these donations! :prami_hearts_red:

https://social.lol/@adam/114435689299954999

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
Greenseer@toot.wales ("Greenseer (Dionne) 🩷🐇🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

A tiny crab museum in Kent has more moral courage than all the political institutions in the UK combined

Thank you, lil' crab people 🏳️‍⚧💕🙏

"Crab Museum comes out swinging for trans people after Supreme Court ruling: Not how biology works"

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/04/23/crab-museum-supreme-court-ruling-statement/

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQIA

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

The composition plays with the contrast between the ambitiously-sized sign and the humble, rustic old store. The photo is about shapes and scale.

This is also a bit of a nod to Grant Wood's famous 1930 painting, American Gothic. (See https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6565/american-gothic). Wood's painting was inspired by a grandiose, ornate attic window in an otherwise humble rural farmhouse that Wood happened upon during a road trip. The absurdly oversized, incongruously Googie-style arrow sign here reminded me of that.

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

Captured with a small mirrorless camera and 21mm lens, on a compact travel tripod.

This was a case where I hadn't really planned to make formal architectural photos and so had only a small camera with me, with no shifting lens. I made do by shooting wide with the camera level and cropping, which works but costs resolution and constrains how you can organize the frame. It worked well enough here, but I always feel like I'm leaving something on the table when I don't have the right gear with me.

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

Vacant Store, BZ Corner, WA, 2011.

All the pixels, can't miss them, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/6110374799

#photography

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
carstenfranke ("Carsten Franke") wrote:

Our neighborhood is awesome ... We have an official cat tour, where you go house to house and visit cats... #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #HamlineMidway #hamlinemidwayneighbors

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DreadShips@mastodon.me.uk ("Dreadnought Holiday") wrote:

Leaked analysis from Russia suggests that - amongst many, many other issues - dockyard corruption meant missile-toting, mirth-promoting Moskva here sailed with radar domes covered with radio-opaque paint.

The more electronically-minded of you will notice this is a suboptimal state of affairs, and one that was certainly optimal in the process of conversion to submarine.

What air defence doing? Staring at the inside of its own head, apparently.

#FailureFriday

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

The entitlement that comes with being a Harvard professor must make them stupid. Somebody should study that.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/03/mix-harvard-and-the-ny-times-to-get-perfect-mush/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
vmstan@vmst.io ("Michael Stanclift :veri_purp:") wrote:

I have so many followers† on Bluesky.

† None of which are real people.

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

After a journey that took me from Lebanon at age 17 to earning my PhD in France and working across the global cryptography landscape, I'm thrilled to announce I'll be returning for four months to present a new Applied Cryptography course at the American University of Beirut for the Fall 2025 semester.

This opportunity to contribute to cryptography education in Lebanon represents a deeply personal mission for me. In today's digital world, cryptographic expertise opens doors to innovation, research opportunities, and solutions to complex security challenges, in addition to being an intellectually stimulating field on its own merits. Lebanese students have just as much potential, and can contribute just as much as those from countries with leading educational institutions in cryptography, and I plan to prove that through my course's results and the performance of its graduating class.

The curriculum bridges theory and practice, covering:

- Foundational cryptographic principles and mathematical frameworks, including the provable security mindset, taught using state-separable proofs.
- Practical implementation of stream ciphers, hash functions, and authenticated encryption.
- Real-world applications in secure messaging, zero-knowledge systems and post-quantum cryptography.
- Hands-on labs where students will learn cutting-edge techniques, including on high-assurance cryptography and automated verification tools such as Tamarin.

My students will develop both rigorous theoretical understanding and practical skills to evaluate, design, and implement cryptographic solutions for tomorrow's security challenges.

I'm excited to share knowledge and experiences from my career with Lebanese students who are already part of a rich academic tradition, helping to further strengthen connections between Lebanon and the global cryptographic community.

My course's comprehensive website includes all the information you could possibly want out of the course, and will host all course materials in an open access format: https://appliedcryptography.page

I'll be attending Eurocrypt this week in Madrid and would welcome conversations with colleagues about curriculum development, research collaborations, or simply sharing experiences in cryptography education. Feel free to reach out!

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
alchemistsstudio@mstdn.social ("The Alchemist") wrote:

@hunger @adam @Gina @jencmars
LGBTQ people aren't inherently weak. Many of us are tough from putting up with nonsense and bigotry. It's not weakness to ask for respect and zero tolerance for transphobia, homophobia and slurs. That's also not us seeking protection, just to be treated equally like everyone else.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
Wyatt_H_Knott@vermont.masto.host ("Wyatt H Knott") wrote:

@Gina Love how you choose to demonstrate the dismissiveness here again rather than addressing the issue.

Looks like I'll be joining the server block.

@adam @jencmars

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

Buffett says U.S. shouldn't use "trade as a weapon" as Trump has done with tariffs

https://apnews.com/article/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-shareholders-annual-meeting-a421061233f99859673fb131ce020d4d

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

yup

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/health/elderly-treatment-aides.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

The Ethics of Fake Guitar, by Adam Neely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1QEV9euGAg

Boosted by NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈"):
existentialcomics ("Existential Comics") wrote:

Capitalism didn't give us the internet.

Large-scale cooperation, open protocols, and free software gave us the internet. Capitalism gave us mobile sites that don't work because fifteen ads cover the screen.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
murraylivingston@mas.to ("Murray Livingston") wrote:

"The Sound of Rain", Scotland (2024).

From an early morning scout down on a loch shore, I initially went to see what these small ponds would look like facing in the complete other direction. When I approached on foot, I came over a small crest and was suddenly presented with gorgeous glowing light, the sound of soft rain on the water's surface, a perfectly framed mountain, and a fragment of ancient woodland.

#Landscape #nature #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #scotland

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
kalanta@neopaquita.es ("KALANTA") wrote:

Bueno, pues mirad a quien me he encontrado en el huerto familiar.

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

Prompted to post by this article, but that's not the only reason:

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-jobs-crisis-is-here-now