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Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
jayfairless ("Jonty") wrote:

@zverik @pluralistic Sounds like you need to talk to @jankamensky. His work on visual utopias really sets the standard for this stuff I reckon

https://visualutopias.com/

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

I solved this problem years ago by turning off every single possible notification except texts by approved phone numbers, ie, wife, child and friends. Literally everything else can wait until I decide to get around to it.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/20/increase-alert-fatigue-phone-users-disable-news-notifications-study-finds

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
daemon_nova@labyrinth.zone (":minecraftPickaxe: ⸸ cmdr ░ nova ⸸ :~$ 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

I saw someone post somewhere an article called "The Tyranny of the Marginal User" and I don't remember who did it, and I didn't get to read the full article, but I get the concept

And now I have a phrase for people who remain on bad social media despite everything

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:

It's glaringly obviously so—at least to me: I've been around long enough to remember the first dot-com boom at first hand, plus various property bubbles, the credit default swap bubble, the original bitcoin bubble, and so on.

After a while you learn to recognize a new market bubble on sight. Unfortunately that learning time can be 30 years ... so youngsters ALWAYS think "this time it's going to be different."
https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/114712748295654159

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
juliewebgirl@mstdn.social ("Julie Webgirl") wrote:

Days?? They'll find glitter in their underwear 5 YEARS from now!

Also, please tell me this is true.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
mjg59@nondeterministic.computer ("Matthew Garrett") wrote:

My first paid software development job was on accessibility software. I remember visiting a user to help set up our code, and the sheer joy he had at being able to communicate more quickly than he had been able to for years.

Seeing the effort put into improving modern Linux accessibility is heartwarming. There's been almost 20 years of almost nobody caring. It's important. It's worthwhile.

Say thank you to the people doing that work. Stop amplifying the people saying that work isn't happening.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
FediFollows@social.growyourown.services wrote:

Official accounts for 🇫🇷 French public organisations & government agencies:

(All in French unless otherwise noted)

➡️ @cnes - France's space agency

➡️ @cnrs - National Centre for Scientific Research in France

➡️ @hal_fr - French national open archive of multidisciplinary published & unpublished research

➡️ @episciences - Academic overlay journal platform funded by French public bodies (in French & English)

➡️ @inria - French National Institute for Research in Digital Science & Technology

🧵 1/5

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
finestructure ("Sven A. Schmidt") wrote:

No, we don't. We need to talk about your trackers.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
amiserabilist@beige.party ("paul") wrote:

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:

France quietly deployed 100,000+ Linux machines in their police force - GendBuntu is a silent EU tech success story

https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1lfxdsd/france%5Fquietly%5Fdeployed%5F100000%5Flinux%5Fmachines%5Fin/

Well done. Let us get free from Microsoft spyware OS. They are not trustworthy vendors, and all taxpayers' money should go to fund open-source apps/software and not to Bill Gates' fortune.

#linux #OpenSource

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
zverik@en.osm.town ("Ilya Zverev") wrote:

In @pluralistic 's The Lost Cause there was some software that kids used to show fellow residents a vision of a better future by modelling their streets and their houses. Basically what construction companies do to sell houses, or what road building companies do to sell asphalt. But easier and faster to use.

The question is, do we have anything like that? I'm at a point where I need to show a future of my town to residents, and I want to show them pictures and renderings, not just maps.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
ryebreadnyc@fosstodon.org ("Ryan Thomas") wrote:

@noamross.net
I read several of @pluralistic books last year. I’ve enjoyed all of the books in the Marty Hench series (on wait list at library for most recent) and I also liked The Lost cause.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
helenchong@social.lol ("Helen Chong :prami_pride:") wrote:

🏳️‍🌈 In this Pride Month, I want to take the opportunity to celebrate my queerness in my own personal blog:

https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2025-06-20-queer-personal-blog/

#PrideMonth #PrideMonth2025

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

well, that’s disappointing @CARROT

Attachments:

• video: ba37b40048f78203.mp4

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Jontofski@mastodon.art ("Jonathan Edwards") wrote:

Sly Stone.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
behindtheconsole@podcasts.social ("Behind The Console") wrote:

I can recommend this talk. https://media.ccc.de/v/gpn23-302-sound-chip-whisper-me-your-secrets- lots of #retrocomputing and #vintagecomputing in the #dsp audio generation world

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

Checks out:

https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/javascript-broke-the-web-and-called-it-progress/

Boosted by jwz:
tyiart@mastodon.art wrote:

the total bestseller on my last con, which i sold out of on the first day 🫢

get it here: https://ko-fi.com/tyiart/shop ⭐

#mastoart #handmade #handmadeart #handmadeshop #sticker #stickers #stickershop #artshop #relatable #relatableAsfuck #relatablememes #silly #sillyart #funny #FunnyMeme

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
jaredwhite@indieweb.social ("Jared White (🏳️‍⚧️ ally)") wrote:

I have never liked Bluesky.

Never.

And now the day has finally arrived: Bluesky is being invaded by fascist dickwads, as none other than JD Vance is now posting on the service…bringing a bunch of his imbecilic sycophants screaming at the “libtards” with him. And of course he’s spewing absolute gutter trash; offensive anti-trans talking points which are also anti-science.

Which of course leaves me wondering: Why the fuck am I using this service??

#blog 🔗 https://jaredwhite.com/20250619/the-end-of-bluesky

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
Strandjunker@mstdn.social ("Andrea Junker :verified:") wrote:

Juneteenth is the perfect moment to remind everyone of these two facts:

1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it.

Read this out loud. Read it again. Then teach it to your kids.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange ("Jess👾") wrote:

This account is officially covered by the Olivia Hill Rule, lightly edited to apply to a social media account:

NO FASCISTS
If you’re a fascist, you’re not welcome to read, comment, boost, or otherwise interact with this account. It’s against the rules. If you’re reading this and thinking, “You just call everyone you disagree with a fascist,” then you’re probably a fascist, or incapable of drawing inferences from context and acknowledging a dangerous political climate that causes the oppressed to be hyperbolic. Don’t interact with this account. Heal yourself. Grow. Learn. Watch some Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood or something.

If you find yourself unable to follow this rule, please comment on this post so I can more easily find your account and block you.

Credit for this rule: https://machineage.tokyo/olivia-hill-rule/

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
Mer__edith@mastodon.world ("Meredith Whittaker") wrote:

'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?'

Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
toa5t@mastodon.nz wrote:

@pluralistic @LapTop006 Unity in Akl and Wtn are amongst my favourite shops in the world. Always busy, great for browsing, knowledge staff, interesting selection.

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

I won’t link to the post, because someone will (fairly and understandably) point out that I’m “putting someone on blast”. But earlier today someone said (about me): “I just wish more people would agree to disagree.”

I’ll agree to disagree on the best flavor of ice cream. I’ll agree to disagree on which Star Wars movie is the best. But when it comes to anything that infringes on a person’s actual humanity? No, I’m not going to just “oh, well!” that. I’m going to disagree very strongly and very loudly.

I’m sick and tired of people who want to treat a disagreement over how *actual transphobia* was handled as if it’s on equal footing as a disagreement over text editors or operating systems. I’m tired of the tut-tutting and pearl clutching from people who don’t understand or don’t care about the very real issues that others face. I’m tired of the ignorance, the let’s-all-just-get-along, and the intense disrespect that comes from those who put their own desire for quiet and comfort over others who actually want to deal with real problems that others face in our shared communities.

This same person also said (again, about me): “I'm not sure half the time that man is on the same planet as anyone else.”

Gee, thanks. I’m on this planet, right here. The one with serious issues. I’m on the planet where choosing to talk about those issues, to address them, to raise awareness, is seen as a step toward positive change. I’m on the planet where a tough conversation does more to move the needle than a monthly photo blogging challenge.

You don’t have to like any of this. And you don’t have to *do* any of this. But to choose to not understand it? That’s just a special sort of highly privileged ignorance. And it doesn’t look good on anyone, anywhere.

You can agree to disagree with that if you want. Meanwhile, I’m going to be supporting people who aren’t lucky enough to be in a position to simply disagree with things like the removal of their basic human rights. Right here on this very planet.

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

Sooo glad TikTok is no longer an imminent threat to the US that was so pressing it needed a deadline

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/tech/tiktok-trump-ban-delay

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
r_alb ("Raphael Albert") wrote:

I wonder why those who claim that they don't care about their privacy because they have "nothing to hide" never let me go through their browser history when I ask them. 🤔

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

"A group of students, alumni and volunteers from the University of Southern California are banding together to help people with upcoming immigration-related court hearings.

...

Calls to AoC’s hotline — 888-462-5211 — are answered by about 15 volunteers who help the defendants fill out the necessary paperwork to request to move their hearing online. Help is available for both English and Spanish speakers."

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/hotline-helps-immigrants-move-hearings-online-to-avoid-arrest-at-court/

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
LapTop006@aus.social ("Julien Goodwin") wrote:

Oh hi @pluralistic , at Unity in Auckland

jwz wrote:

"How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation"

Alistair Kitchen: They were waiting for me when I got off the plane. Officer Martinez intercepted me before I entered primary processing and took me immediately into an interrogation...
https://jwz.org/b/ykpk

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

This was a three second exposure (with about 10 stops of neutral density). The sun was behind the clouds and just above the center of the frame; the lens required careful flagging to avoid glare.

The rendering of water, especially in the sea, differs greatly with exposure. 30 seconds looks quite different from 3 seconds, which is just as different from 1/30 sec, which is different from 1/1000 sec. About 1/30 sec renders roughly the way our vision does; anything else requires a camera to see.