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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
theukulelebookshop@ukers.eu ("The Ukulele Bookshop") wrote:

We condemn the genocide in #gaza

(Picture credits: arturgalocha on instagram.)

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
awfulwoman@indieweb.social ("Charlie O’Hara") wrote:

There’s nothing more punk than having a website you dweebs. #Berlin

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
awfulwoman@indieweb.social ("Charlie O’Hara") wrote:

Berlin events, venues, queers and lefties: I am fucking BEGGING you to stop hiding all your info on Instagram. For a city supposedly anti-big tech you’ve got a massive hard-on for Meta.

#Berlin

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
ghazzawy@mas.to ("Ghazzawy") wrote:

If it served its purpose, Israel would brand Moses an antisemite.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

VA Democrats are accusing VA Delegate Sam Rasoul of antisemitism because he condemns Netanyahu and zionism.

So, I took his allegedly antisemitic quote and included it amongst 4 other quotes by Israeli and Jewish scholars about Netanyahu & Zionism & asked readers to pick out Sam's.

So far 83% picked incorrectly. This isnt about antisemitism. It's about Islamophobia & whitewashing genocide.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-so-few-politicians-are-speaking

Boosted by joeri_s@mstdn.social ("Joeri Sebrechts"):
jimniels ("Jim Nielsen") wrote:

📝 The “sit on your ass” approach to web development might make you more productive than ever!

https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/sit-on-your-ass-web-dev/

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

As a home #cook, it is a great validation to hear from your teenager, after being back home from a week of vacation, "Finally we can eat normal food again!" You don't hear a lot of nice things from them at this age.

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

All is well again with omg.lol. And I learned something new! :neobread_happy:

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

Did I say “upgrading”? Clearly I meant “breaking”. (Don’t panic; omg.lol will be back online soon.)

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

Upgrading servers. :debian: 12 → 13

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
igb@mastodon.hccp.org ("Ian Brown :verified:") wrote:

Ah yes, the…

*checks notes*

…free market in action.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/us-government-nvidia-amd-chips-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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

this is an incredibly bad idea on so many levels: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/us-government-nvidia-amd-chips-china.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.dU8.feXG.0omu3QnG3sQh&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ahermitforhire@pagan.plus ("a hermit for hire :plantmage3:") wrote:

From
“Making Stuff & Doing Things: A Collection of DIY Guides to Just About Everything”

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
JulianOliver ("Julian Oliver") wrote:

Instead of dedicating resources to finding and arresting actual terrorists, for instance the UK's many ultra-violent white supremacists and self-professed neo-Nazis, almost 500 people peacefully protesting holding pieces of paper and signs were dragged away on the grounds of promoting and/or engaging in terrorism, at enormous expense to tax payers and sanity itself.

According to the UK Police themselves, it was largest single day of arrests in at least a decade.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/palestine-action-arrests-london-largest-protest-ban

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
urlyman ("Jonathan Schofield") wrote:

If we say 1.5° is still alive then we don’t have to look at why it’s not.

If we keep “could” in the phrase “the world could soon become uninsurable” then we don’t have to consider that we are doing everything we can to ensure that it *will*.

Gotta stop that capitalism bubble from popping, even as we inflate it.

Not this quarter.
Not this quarter.
Not this quarter.
…
Not this quarter.
Oops

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/climate-insurers-are-worried-the-world-could-soon-become-uninsurable-.html

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
vmbrasseur@social.vmbrasseur.com ("VM (Vicky) Brasseur") wrote:

Perhaps don't launch businesses that rely on breaking the law? Just a thought.

'If the appeals court denies the petition…the emerging company may be doomed. As Anthropic argued, it now "faces hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages liability at trial in four months"…that involves "up to seven million potential claimants, whose works span a century of publishing history," each possibly triggering a $150,000 fine.'

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/

#copyright #ai

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
KenExline@masto.ai ("Ken Exline") wrote:

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

when Musk bought Twitter, I closed out my account and finally completed my move to Mastodon after years of cross-posting & procrastination. and now, amazingly, I am approaching 1k ‘followers’ again.

how odd.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Aseelsehwel@mas.to ("Aseelsehwel🇵🇸") wrote:

In northern Gaza, we have been witnessing relentless aerial and artillery bombardment for over three hours. People are forced to leave their homes and tents amidst indescribable terror, fleeing without direction or safety.

Save Gaza before it’s too late.🙏

@palestine #StopGenocide #genocide #gaza

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

My toothbrush has logged me out. I have seen the future and it's stupid.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Kadsenchaos@23.social wrote:

#FediHire
We are looking for an admin, 50%, TV-L pay, Dresden, hybrid work.

Honestly, it would be perfect for someone who is looking for a side hustle to support another passion.

Pretty simple tasks, flexible hours, no overtime required, no actual stress. Security is mostly handled directly by the "mothership".
(WIN/Linux/bit of network)

What we would need from you:
Reliability and a willingness to learn new things as they come up.

We are a friendly bunch.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mastodonmigration@mastodon.online ("Mastodon Migration") wrote:

Just saying... Democrats threatening to gerrymander if Texas gerrymanders is not going to stop them. Democrats need to just go ahead and do it everywhere they can. Then they can discuss making a deal.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AaronDavid@beige.party wrote:

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

"It has SOME jalapeños, but it's not spicy!" - how you know you're at an Indian festival.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jencmars@mastodon.art ("Jen C Mars") wrote:

Eared grebe

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jeremycshipp ("Jeremy C. Shipp") wrote:

The calcareous cavern under the video rental store has all the best tapes. There's the tape where everyone you know is made of crudely-carved foam and they speak to you of embarrassing things you said years ago. There's the one where a homunculus crawls out of the screen and tries to eat your hair.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
cemedia ("Council Estate Media") wrote:

this is grim

https://www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/if-a-blind-protester-in-a-wheelchair

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk ("Chris Were but on PeerTube") wrote:

i3 is great, the Online Safety Act is a disaster - Freebooters

https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/aRj8ot5FpRKMwgHLV5WY34

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
x4nw@cathode.church ("solar powered puppyboy") wrote:

a dork made a homemade floppy disk, it's pretty cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBiFGhnXsh8

Boosted by jwz:
copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:

I have cancer. The medicine that I take is repairing the mutated gene that gave me leukemia.

And this guy, this fucking asshole, is pulling $500 million from mRNA research that is keeping me alive!

This motherfuckers gotta go.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬