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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rbreich@masto.ai ("Robert Reich") wrote:

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
piglet@mastodon.scot ("Piglet") wrote:

@JackTheCat Mr Vice president, i have been authorized by the prime minister to reform whatever humiliations might be desired by your good self in the name of friendship between our nations. Do I mount the couch or does the couch go on top?"

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
piglet@mastodon.scot ("Piglet") wrote:

"Yes, of course we'll have to say we're unhappy about the annexation of the west bank and the final completion of the genocide in Gaza but we won't do anything to stop it. Will you tell daddie I was good please Mr Vance sir"

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
BTowersCoding@functional.cafe ("Bobbi Towers") wrote:

Made an interactive #Atari 8-bit sound tutorial by translating my NES driver for the #POKEY:
https://bobbicodes.codeberg.page/nerdyPOKEY/

It builds up a basic sound driver in 6502 assembly in 9 incremental steps, from playing a single note to a simple tune. Uses my own custom assembler and the ASAP player for the CPU and POKEY emulation.

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

Doing my weekly "work from a low-end laptop"* today. AMA.

*: specifically, an N4120-based Surface SE:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%5FLaptop%5FSE

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

“Israeli Security Cabinet approves PM Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City”

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-863628

Fuck these people, man. Genocidal assholes. I don’t know what else to say. Does it even matter what we say? The fuckers are going to do whatever the fuck they want and our impotent and complicit “Western” governments are just going to let it happen. The only way we stop this is if we topple shit at home.

#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #StopIsrael #StopArmingIsrael #StopTheGenocide

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

I'm really loving the i3 and Newsboat combo. It's a really fast way to get through my RSS feeds. #Linux #i3 #Newsboat #RSS

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Language is just a tiny drawbridge between galaxies of thought.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
BlueBeachSong@mastodon.online ("BlueBeachSong™") wrote:

America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/08/us-climate-liability/683797/

In July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded, unanimously, that all countries have binding legal obligations to act to protect the climate system, and failure to do so—by continuing to produce, consume, and subsidize fossil fuels—is illegal.

A week later, Trump's administration said it would rescind the 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse emissions endanger the public and can be regulated under the Clean Air Act.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
cmorris ("Catherine Morris") wrote:

MSF Report: This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing. ‘In May 2025… Israeli authorities sought to…[replace] the UN-led humanitarian response…with a militarised food distribution scheme run by…the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (#GHF)…operated by the GHF are…under full #Israeli military control & “secured” by private #American armed contractors.

MSF calls for an immediate cessation of the GHF distribution mechanism’ | MSF https://www.msf.org/not-aid-orchestrated-killing

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SRLevine@neuromatch.social ("Sam Levine") wrote:

In the San Francisco version of the shirt one of the quails on bikes has an egg in a child carrier on the back.

https://california-bicycle-coalition.myshopify.com/products/san-francisco-quail-unisex-organic-cotton-t-shirt

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Deathsjoker ("Fifty Shades Of Fun") wrote:

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

Seriously, come to the Voting Village! We’re really excited about the program this year. And we have stickers. And t shirts. Maybe hats, too.

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

We can make our elections trustworthy in spite of the inevitable security weaknesses in equipment!

How? By using an architecture that *tolerates* security flaws instead of requiring you to eliminate them. This is called "Software Independence", formalized by Ron Rivest (the R in RSA) about 15 years ago.

Ron is giving a talk at the Voting Village this year.

Software Independence is achieved with something called "Risk Limiting Audits", invented by Philip Stark.

Philip is also giving a talk.

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

Anyway, if you're interested in actually learning about this this stuff - which is interesting and important - and you're coming to DEFCON, come join us at the Voting Village!

https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/VV2025-schedule.pdf

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

You should also know that:

- There really are security vulnerabilities in election equipment. Because there are security vulnerabilities in just about every large, complex software-based thing.

- The mere existence of a security vulnerability, in an election system or anything else, is not evidence that it has been exploited

- We should absolutely improve our election infrastructure. But fortunately, there is thus far no evidence that any election outcome has been maliciously altered.

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

Good morning, Threads. Now, no matter what else happens today, you'll have had a cat in your timeline.

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

Somewhat ironically, MailMate lets me go back fully to the Gmail keybindings, which are really fast for mail triage.

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

Email client update: I am migrating back to MailMate, a nerdy client I used some years back but stopped during the time I was almost all-in on Gmail. Since I’m trying to de-Google, it’s time to return. (Thanks to @elb for the reminder.)

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

How do these people persist?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/08/its-the-confidence-stupid/

Boosted by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:

Curious about how Debusine workflows actually work in practice?

Check out the recorded BoF session on Debusine Workflows from #DebConf25!

Learn about current developer workflows, challenges, and community discussions on what’s possible and what’s next for Debusine.

https://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2025/DebConf25/debconf25-669-debusine-workflow-bof.av1.webm

#Debusine #Freexian #Debian

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

huh? yes I can, evil @CARROT

Attachments:

• video: 681ba76545edb5b9.mp4

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
researchfairy@scholar.social ("The research fairy") wrote:

Important science fact

> Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/cockatoos-know-30-distinct-dance-moves/

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Tell me the UK is a dystopian police state without telling me.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social ("Antoinne Sterk") wrote:

Houtpanserjuffer

#Insects #Nature #Photography

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

Parents: at what age did you finally get a good night's sleep again? I'm pretty sure my sleep tracker thinks I'm going to die soon.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:

Failed L.A. actors in need of cash join ICE.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io ("Thomas 🔭🕹️") wrote:

Would you have a vibe surgeon operate on you?

A vibe mechanic fix the plane you’re on?

A vibe engineer calculate load-bearing structure requirements for the bridge you’re driving over?

But you’re fine with vibe coding?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
libreoffice@fosstodon.org ("LibreOffice") wrote:

Looking for a new job? Got experience with C++? Join the #LibreOffice team: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/07/join-the-libreoffice-team-as-a-paid-developer-focusing-on-ui-with-initial-emphasis-on-macos-preferably-full-time-remote-m-f-d/ #foss #OpenSource