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Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

Rolling Stone covering NYT story on Musk’s drug use. RS headline is :chef’s kiss: great. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-ketamine-use-bladder-problems-1235351260/

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

Anyway, it’s weird, it’s unprofessional, it’s illegal, it’s full of static and noise, and it’s everything radio should be.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
oivaeskola@toot.community ("Oiva Eskola") wrote:

Every time I lock my bike to a wall loop I fear a topologist will appear and prove my bike is not attached to the loop, or in fact, not even locked

#cycling

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
lolaodelola wrote:

There’s a discussion happening about if we should get rid of spec explainers & I just want folks to know that this is a real sentence that exists in the HTML spec

“A close watcher closeWatcher is active if closeWatcher's window's close watcher manager contains any list which contains closeWatcher.”

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

6940 and 6960 khz now also on the air.

jwz wrote:

It is surprisingly hard to come up with an appetizing drink special name based on a joke about ketamine-induced bladder disease.

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

@20002ist Most of the HF pirates are between 6850 and 7000 KHz, mostly using either USB or AM mode, primarily active on weekends in the evening (but also sometimes during the week).

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

@20002ist Brooklyn is probably the US epicenter for local FM pirates. The northeastern and mid-Atlantic states are where most of the HF pirates seem to be.

You can find internet-connected HF receivers to listen with at http://kiwisdr.com/public .

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
apps@toot.fedilab.app ("Fedilab Apps") wrote:

Today, we received fake issues created by an AI. These had a really disruptive effect. While it can sound ridiculous, I think it is important to share it with you.

Initially, I (tom79 - the dev involved in issues) didn't notice they were from different accounts (around 8 issues posted during three hours). The automatic profile picture generated, used the same colours and I didn't pay attention to the username. I thought, someone was upset about the app and there is nothing wrong about that.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
binarydigit@social.lol ("Liz 📖") wrote:

I did a Podcast! 🍋
https://binarydigit.city/lemon-podcast/
#podcast #twitch #video

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
gabz@social.lol ("gabz :verified_pill_bottle2:") wrote:

I don’t care what you say but Chikorita slaps; fight me!

(actually, don’t fight me, I may cry 🙃)

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

@20002ist There’s FCC mostly leaves the HF pirates alone. Most of the enforcement is against the FM pirates, which are competition to the licensed commercial stations (and who complain).

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

@20002ist There’s a cultural difference. The HF pirates are audible over a regional area but only to people with somewhat specialized gear, and are mostly operated by niche hobbyists. The FM pirates are audible over a more local area but are actually serving local communities.

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

Radio nerditry: at least two HF pirates on the air right now audible in DC: 6930 kHz and 6950 kHz, both USB, both playing classic rock.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

This is rough. @mattl is one of the best people. https://github.com/foocorp/hacienda/discussions/117

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

I hope the study was carried out by eight paediatricians
https://mastodon.social/@ScienceScholar/114598856078750128

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

this AI slop can harm children:

“the errors in the report were characteristic of the use of generative artificial intelligence”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/well/maha-report-citations.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.LE8.6rb6.cs%5FwAhku23Ou&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
xandra@tilde.zone ("alexandra") wrote:

this is it -- GOOD INTERNET magazine is LIVE, BABY~ 🥂 🎊 🥳

https://goodinternetmagazine.com/
https://goodinternetmagazine.com/
https://goodinternetmagazine.com/

i present the spring 2025 issue of GOOD INTERNET, featuring stories by @binarydigit, @internetarchive, @Leilukin, @greg, @surprisetalk, and SO MUCH MORE!

with only 6.5 hours to go before my surgery, the website is now launched! you can order physical or digital copies of the magazine! :) there are some initial stories on the website now, but more are coming over the next week, so keep an eye on your RSS feeds!!

‼️quick note: pre-ordered print editions will begin shipping out this week (!!!) and digital editions will go out this week as well to emails!

🙏 THANK YOU SO MUCH to EVERYONE who helped with this. thank you to the contributors (like @robb/ @echofeed, & @adam/ @omgdotlol). thank you to the writers, thank you to everyone who thought about this project, shared it with others, and got the word out. i am so so so stoked to bring y'all this.

🕛 issue 2 is in the fall! :) get your submission ideas in!!

#html #css #web #indieweb #smallweb #socialmedia #internet #enshittification #website #webdev #webdesign #neocities #indie #zine #coding #code #personalweb #blog #blogging

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Edent ("Terence Eden") wrote:

Saw this beautiful Pac-Man fractal in Graz, Austria.
#PacMan #Fractal #StreetArt

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

Controversial ‘lost’ Jerry Lewis film discovered in Sweden after 53 years | The National:

"The actor also revealed that his initial copy was missing the opening six-minute sequence of the film shot in Paris, which was mailed to him anonymously in 1990, along with a note saying that the sender knew he possessed a copy of the rest of the film."

Cool as hell. https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2025/05/29/jerry-lewis-day-the-clown-cried-discovered/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
loriemerson@post.lurk.org ("Lori Emerson") wrote:

I might actually like this write up my uni just published on #othernetworks and the @mediaarchaeologylab go figure https://www.colorado.edu/cmcinow/roads-net-taken

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
gedankenstuecke@scholar.social ("Bastian Greshake Tzovaras") wrote:

«AI systems are an attack on workers, climate goals, our information environment, and civil liberties. Rather than enhancing our human qualities, these systems degrade our social relations, and undermine our capacity for empathy and care.»

Nice writing by @patatas!

https://thedabbler.patatas.ca/pages/ai-is-dehumanization-technology.html

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

Wow, I'm sure there are a lot of people who wish they'd been lucky enough to punch Musk in the face.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/30/the-children-are-squabbling/

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

Spartan Mosquito Pro is a garbage company selling a garbage product and suing people who complain about it.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/30/spartan-mosquito-pro-save-your-money/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
MisterMadge@universeodon.com ("Alex 🔧🔮🌎🪿:honk:") wrote:

@maxleibman

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
sjvn wrote:

Yes, please.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
SordidAmok ("Sordid Amok!") wrote:

The antidote to materialism isn't minimalism; it's maintenance. Keep things. Fix them. Mend them. Grow old with possessions you know well because you've cared for them.

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

This is part of a set of two similarly framed images of Vegas. This one, made during the day, shows the strip at its most depressing, looking like a failed mega-mall and theme park that you might find off a forgotten exit near an interstate highway. The other one, at night, shows the strip at its best, such as it is, with the lights and excess at least hinting at some sense of glamor and excitement

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

This is a composite of two captures with the Rodenstock 70mm HR-Digaron-W lens, each made with the back shifted up 15mm, and then with the individual captures shifted 18mm left and right, respectively. The result is two "side-by-side" 4x3 vertical images, with just enough overlap to allow them to be stitched together into a single 5x7 horizontal frame, yielding a total of about 270 megapixels.

The equivalent field of view on a "full frame" 35mm camera would be roughly that of a 26mm lens.

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

Las Vegas Strip (Daylight), Paradice, NV, 2023.

Place your bets for additional pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53029077258/

#photography