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

This is a composite of two side-by-side images, each captured with the Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6), shifted left and right +/- 12mm to produce a 205MP 2:1 aspect ratio final image.

The Ravenswood plant, along the East River in Long Island City/Astoria Queens, was built by Con Ed in stages during the early- and mid- 1960's. When opened, it had capacity for about 20% of the city's electricity demand, as well as producing co-generated steam for the city's steam loop.

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

Ravenswood Generating Station ("Big Allis"), Queens, NYC, 2024.

All the pixels, none of the air pollution, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53732990785/

#photography

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trif@aus.social ("Infocalypse Now") wrote:

This is what I think of every time I see Microsoft Co-Pilot mentioned:

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redsad@ohai.social ("captain acab :antifa:") wrote:

found the Nazis. -Hilde & Emmet

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@fromjason Ah. I'm in the (low-priority, whenever I feel like it) process of writing a little CLI for doing stuff like that for my little "gemi" tool/site. Probably going to just be a deno script that will use npm:@inquirer/prompts to prompt me for some metadata, lay down skeleton files, and fire up my editor to start writing.

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🌹"):
guigui3000@mastodon.tetaneutral.net ("guigui3000 :unverified:") wrote:

OK, writers! Starting a new writing project. Any alternatives to Scrivener that are FOSS and work on Linux? I also need to be able to add end/footnotes and have them be exported.

Boosts appreciated!

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

@NfNitLoop yeah I love 11ty. Built my blog on it a couple years ago and never looked back.

Mostly I'm just curious about applying a UI onto my process for meta data, images, and the build. Something light that doesn't mess with the static site element. Would be a pet project mostly.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
zachleat@zachleat.com ("Zach Leatherman :11ty:") wrote:

In my 19 full-time professional years in this business there have been many eras in which very prominent web developers have argued “don’t worry about it” in discussions of web performance and time has *never* proven those arguments to have merit, even with continually improving network connections and hardware.

The web is diverse. Let’s keep it that way!

Boosted by NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈"):
considermycat@eldritch.cafe ("Jae") wrote:

A very happy 30th birthday to bisexuality, born this day in 1995 🎂

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@fromjason I only learned of 11ty this week. Looks interesting!

But isn't it all about static site generation? Are you thinking of trying to add a traditional (heavy, browser-based) CMS atop that? Or something that just helps manage the source files (like what Bob linked to)?

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

You didn't really believe you could get anything useful out of the internet, did you? Thanks, Google.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/17/ai-slop-is-now-in-charge/

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

I was thinking of building a CMS for #11ty. Any recommendations? Point me in a good direction?

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

Clipse is firmly centered in what has been a Black art renaissance, of which I feel lucky to be alive to witness.

#ChainsAndWhips is cinema.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecIH-4RbbOk

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

https://eldritch.cafe/@considermycat/114867574582006049

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

#RIP Singer Connie Francis, best known for her 1962 hit “Pretty Little Baby” and the 1961 song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” has died at the age of 87, her manager confirmed.

https://breaking.iavian.net/article/401774?load=1

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
FediTips@social.growyourown.services ("Fedi.Tips") wrote:

⚠️ If you see a post or DM saying "your account is currently suspended for verification purposes", do NOT click on the link. It is a scam.

Fediverse servers do not ask people to verify their identity. There is an optional self-verification system, but that's just for those who want to use it. No one is ever asked to do it.

If you are in ANY doubt about ANY official-looking message, contact your own server's admin directly using their public email address on your server's website's "About" page.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

Without public media funding, local stations will close, creating news deserts and allowing political corruption to thrive. #Media https://werd.io/senate-votes-to-strip-1-1-billion-from-public-broadcasting-in-blow-to-pbs-and-npr/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

Shameful

Via Kyle Griffin:

At 2:30 a.m., the Senate passed Trump's cancellation of $9 billion in federal funding for PBS, NPR and critical foreign aid programs.

Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted with all Democrats against the bill.

The package now goes back to the House for final passage.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CheRosach@mastodonapp.uk wrote:

It is easier to film than to do something

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
donray@mastodon.online ("Don Ray") wrote:

#prairie #Iowa

Here’s my webpage about the Hillside Prairie. It’s a prairie planting (after decades of row-crop farming); but once I started managing it like a prairie, a natural process of restoration occurred, with other prairie natives showing up.
https://dray30yearfarm.webnode.page/hillside-prairie/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Edent ("Terence Eden") wrote:

If you run a large Mastodon instance, and have upgraded to 4.4, please turn on referer headers.

It is *so* important for the health of the Fediverse.

At the moment I have 4x the followers on Mastodon as I do on BlueSky - but my blog's stats don't show that. In fact, they show the opposite!

Yes, it is privacy preserving. Yes, it makes a difference to publishers. Yes, it will show how vibrant an ecosystem we have.

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

seekrit recording of MAGA budget mtg https://youtu.be/jSrPlf4GBHc?si=VkOZZnG6gZdocUAj

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

omg.lol is an inclusive community of people who love the web. If you’re black or brown, disabled, homeless, LGBTQ+, a senior citizen, or a member of *any* marginalized group (there are too many to name), you are welcome here. We’re a wonderful little group, but we’d be even more wonderful with *you*. :prami_hearts_red:

If you can’t afford a membership, that’s not a problem. Our generous community has you covered!

https://home.omg.lol/info/sponsorships

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

I know Samsung's Bixby was always an also-ran, but after spending 5 years working on its documentation, I'm a little sad it's effectively dead. (No announcements, but the web site has remained unchanged since 2023.) It was ahead of its time in ways I don't think most people ever actually noticed.

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

No, Ken, Nathaniel Jeanson's bad science will not help you overturn Edwards v. Aguillard. A corrupt Supreme Court might do that for you anyway.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/17/lying-about-native-american-history-to-benefit-creationism/

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

Got my Jellyfin setup working last night. Really cool piece of software. Now I'm just tempted to get a home media server set up, rather than just running it off my PC.

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
Eatsbluecrayon@rollenspiel.social wrote:

That's 5D-educational chess.

#FuckGenAI #ChatGPT #GenAIsucksCamelDong

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
nova@lunar.place ("Nova :neocat_floof_cute:") wrote:

​:neocat_floof_catmode:​​:cat_attack:​

Attachments:

• video: Nova is perched on top of a mattress standing vertically next to a wall. Luna is teasing her with her pigeon toy. Nova tries to paw at it and bite it, then randomly starts cleaning herself and also biting the mattress, then continues pawing at the toy. Alice tries to pet her, Nova tries to paw at her hand (but misses). After successfully pawing at the toy, she flips upside down to paw with both paws at once, then loses balance and jumps to the floor

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
Edent ("Terence Eden") wrote:

🆕 blog! “We've got to stop sending files to each other”

Another day, another data breach.

the spreadsheet, initially shared in 2022, and thought to contain data related to a small number of applicants, had contained hidden data related to more than 18,000 people.

ICO statement in response to 2022 MoD data breach

Why are people still sending files to each other? I …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/weve-got-to-stop-sending-files-to-each-other/
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#rant #skeuomorph #ux

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Using a stranger’s pre-sliced 3D model is peak trust.

Same energy as: "Yeah, I met this guy on Craigslist. He says it’s fine."

#3dprinting