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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
arclight@oldbytes.space wrote:

I just saw a post by "Kenny Logins" that read "Fortran favors the old" and I'm pretty sure that's the best thing I may read today or maybe this year.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
housepanther@goblackcat.social ("House Panther :verified_paw:") wrote:

@aral I feel the same way! And I am Jewish by heritage too. I absolutely hate what Israel is doing to the Palestinian people.

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

This motion study was captured with a Zeiss 40mm lens on a Pentax 645Z camera and 10 stops of neutral density. The 13 second exposure was timed so the train was passing in front for roughly half the exposure. The regular corrugated surface of the commuter train worked well to allow the station building to retain detail while still clearly showing the train streaking by in front. A freight train (which passed by a few minutes earlier) worked comparatively poorly for this.

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

West Trenton (Ewing), NJ, 2015.

Mind the gap between the pixels and the platform at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/21010463488

#photography

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

And everyone who harassed them, and said they were overreacting, and fought for #Meta's presence in the #Fediverse, should do the right thing and apologize.

#SocialWeb

From: @soatok
https://furry.engineer/@soatok/115027628562868839

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

Happening right now in Gaza: Israel’s occupation force is expanding its ground offensive.

(Screenshot posted from private chat with permission.)

@palestine

#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #IOF #IDF #warCriminals #news #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker") wrote:

Every Fedi instance that preemptively blocked Threads is good and should feel good.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
davidcelis@xoxo.zone ("david celis") wrote:

FYI, Portland pals: be prepared for loud noises at 2pm

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

One of my friends in Gaza is preparing her emergency bag to evacuate as the israeli occupation forces are nearing their position.

Fuck israel. Fuck each and every zionist. And fuck every western government that is complicit in israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.

Some of us will never forget those of you who stood by and did nothing. Or worse, those of you lining your pockets with the blood money of innocent Palestinians.

There will be a reckoning.

We will not forget. We will not forgive.

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

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

Fear has become our daily reality. For days, the Israeli occupation has been shelling homes over the heads of residents, committing horrific massacres in the neighborhoods of Sabra and Zeitoun.
Today, its tanks have reached the edges of my neighborhood, and at any moment, the entire area could be overrun.
Please, hear our voices, and stop this brutality being inflicted upon us.
@palestine #gaza #StopGenocide #palestine #war

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

@josephcox Seriously, the communications tech used for even very sensitive (and occasionally classified) government communications is generally quite bad, with the user interface often being the worst culprit. It's not the fault of the users; these systems often just aren't designed in a way that makes them easy to use properly.

Ever entered a phone number incorrectly or texted the wrong contact? Everyone has - including the cops.

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

Another bad user interface (MMS, which allows you to add any random phone number to a group chat) used by law enforcement, leading to inevitable mistakes.

https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115028172632972848

Until very recently (like 2 or 3 years ago), federal agents routinely misconfigured the encryption settings on their two way radios, leading to sensitive traffic (much like that in the linked 404media article) going out in the clear more often than not.

https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/p25sec.pdf

@josephcox

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

Uh-oh. Cthulhu at work.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/14/dont-try-to-tell-me-this-isnt-cosmic-horror/

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
W6KME@mastodon.radio wrote:

"Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”

-Terry Pratchett

#GNUSTP

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

“It’s 1985. You order a pizza from Domino’s and expect to see a beat-up economy car with a sign on its roof show up in your driveway. Instead, your pie is delivered in a wing-shaped three-wheeler that vaguely sounds like a Mazda RX-7. That would be the Tritan A2, which Domino’s briefly tested as a delivery car. Only 10 were built before the project was canned, and one is currently listed for sale on Bring a Trailer.”

https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/1984-tritan-a2-dominos-delivery-car-for-sale/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mattbarnardsays@hcommons.social ("Matthew J. Barnard🤔💭") wrote:

Top tier scampery from computer scientists here:

"Gutmann's argument is simple: to this day, quantum computers – which he regards as "physics experiments" rather than pending products – haven't managed to factor any number greater than 21 without cheating."

Quantum code breaking? You'd get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog | https://go.theregister.com/i/cfa/https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/quantum%5Fcryptanalysis%5Fcriticism/

#technews #tech

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
anthropology@sciences.social ("Anthropology.net") wrote:

A new study uses a stalagmite to reveal devastating, decade-long droughts that may have contributed to the Maya collapse. A deep dive into ancient climate. #Archaeology #Anthropology #MayanCivilization #ClimateChange #Paleoclimatology #Mayan #Maya #MesoAmerica https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-slow-drip-of-mayan-collapse

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ctrlaltglitch@cyberpunk.lol ("ctrlaltglitch :heart_sp_trans: :anarchy_a_nonbinary:") wrote:

** MODERATOR NOTE **
We have decided to defed mastodon.cloud - it is an unmoderated instance, so we're taking active precaution as there's a lot of really racist stuff being put out on that instance. We apologize if this means you lose followers from that instance, but we're making sure the safety of our users takes priority FIRST always.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange ("The Nexus of Privacy") wrote:

Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

"An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”...

"Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity, but said that after receiving questions earlier this month from Reuters, the company removed portions which stated it is permissible for chatbots to flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children."

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/

#meta #threads #FediPact

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

wow

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/science/brain-neuroscience-computers-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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

Paul Laverty: Why I'm wearing this T-shirt to my Edinburgh events

http://archive.today/2025.08.13-174246/https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25387930.paul-laverty-wearing-t-shirt-edinburgh-events/ (archive)

#PalestineAction #Scotland #Edinburgh #ScrewWestminster

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

but of course

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

this is a dangerous shift

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/pete-hegseth-pentagon-christian-nationalism

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

social.lol has just defederated from mastodon.cloud for this same reason (following a report of hate speech earlier, and recognizing that nothing will be done about it). If the instance begins moderating its membership and establishes a code of conduct, we can reverse the block.

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115027342813989021

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

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-residents-protest-federal-intervention%5Fn%5F689da239e4b0ba345d6638fc

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

Ah crap, did the poll reset? I added a hashtag and now it shows that no one voted 😭

Boosted by mbrubeck@mefi.social:
nickgully@mefi.social ("Nick Gully") wrote:

The repair kit for my soldering iron needs… soldering, and I didn’t think this through.

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

Has the #Threads interpolation deal made the #Fediverse better or worse?

#Meta #SocialWebFoundation #MetaWebFoundation #SocialMetaFoundation #SocialWebMeta #MetaMetaFoundation #MetaMetaMeta #fedipact

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
NatureNewsteam@flipboard.com ("Science News from Nature") wrote:

Summer 2025 is roasting hot: these charts show why it matters
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02553-3?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Latest science news @latest-science-news-NatureNewsteam

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

Interview: "A Game of Target Practice" Doctors Back From Gaza Share Harrowing Stories of Israel’s Brutality

One day, boys "would be coming in with gunshot wounds to the head or the neck."

The next day, gunshot wounds to the chest.

Then four boys, 13, 14, "all of whom had been shot in the testicles."

This clustering was so striking, "it was inconceivable it could have been coincidence.”

https://zeteo.com/p/doctors-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-target-practice

#GHF #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #USPol #EuroPol #USCrimesInGaza @palestine .