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

I have dared to put the iOS 26 public beta on my phone. It is also on my iPad—but macOS 26 is not on either of my Macs.

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

I just love this

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literalgrill@sakurajima.moe ("LiteralGrill") wrote:

Gifting you the perfect reaction image to anyone you know using AI for artistic endeavors:

jwz wrote:

The Pigs Who Stare At Crosswalks.

Florida Deploys Police To Stare At Crosswalks, Stop Them From Being Painted Rainbow Colors: Earlier this week, officers painted the rainbow stripes into stark black and white. Citizens repainted them. Road crews...
https://jwz.org/b/ykuE

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

Streaming on Twitch with Drew:
https://twitch.tv/ChrisWere
Divinity: Original Sin

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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

If a reporter asks you "What will you do about the ghosts haunting the city and turning our kids into toads?" You MUST say "Ghosts aren't real. No one can turn someone into a toad." Not "Many people are concerned about ghosts... we have a brought in the national guard to protect from ghost-related concerns. Nonetheless most scientists say ghosts aren't real. Blah blah blah..."

The latter makes you sound like you are nervous and LYING about the ghost problem. It makes people scared of ghosts.

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

It's so funny to me that republican comedians' idea of being edgy is just sounding like Eminem twenty years ago

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

We’re less than a week away from September, which means it’s time for another @robb × @omgdotlol Relay for St. Jude fundraiser! :prami_happy:

This is our third year doing this, and we’re hoping to continue to make a dent in childhood cancer through St. Jude’s incredible research, as well as help families at a time when they need it most.

Robb and I have some fun things planned for this year—including more stickers! Stay tuned for details. 🔜

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
brucelawson@vivaldi.net ("Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊") wrote:

Apple vs. Facebook is Kayfabe https://infrequently.org/2025/08/apple-vs-fb-kayfabe/ "How do we know? In-app Browsers." Big Al (to use (@slightlyoff's wrestling name) blogging with righteous fury (and words that nobody else knows).

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

It’s always fascinating to me to see how men of privilege frequently fail to navigate the consequences of their actions.

If you’re blocked from the entire social.lol instance, it’s because you *really* messed up. We’re talking things like actively sympathizing with Nazi dogwhistles or putting the platform at risk by refusing to address copyright violations.

It’s not about power or control; it’s about safety and risk management.

https://infosec.exchange/@beardedtechguy/115095745305355134

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ntnsndr@social.coop ("Nathan Schneider") wrote:

There's a new publication for food co-ops, just launching now—learn more and sign up here: https://garlicandroses.coop/

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

@aral I made this a while back, but I delete my old posts now. But I keep backups!

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

Who knew? Humans don't need AI assistance to say idiotic things.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/26/maybe-i-should-lighten-up-on-the-ai-contempt/

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

@dangillmor @RnDanger Nice one, Tim. Now, tell me, what do we call what’s happening in Palestine? I’ll give you a hint, it starts with a g. OK, here’s another one: It’s what you wrote your master’s thesis on.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Another Democratic governor -- and former VP candidate -- who's not afraid to call fascism what it is: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tim-walz-trump-fascist-policies-1235415337/

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

We scrapped peak rail fares in 2023 for 12 months. This saved workers money and helped keep private cars at home, but the SNP said it could never last.

After pressure from Greens, Trade Unions, and commuters, peak rail fares will now be scrapped for good next week!

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

Here‘s a little tip if you’re using (the latest version of) Helix Editor:

Add the following keybinding to your config (if you don’t use Ctrl+b for page up, that is; otherwise, change the key):

[keys.normal]
C-b = ":echo %sh{git blame -L %{cursor_line},+1 %{buffer_name}}"

Now, when you press Crtl+b in the editor, you’ll see the git blame for the line you’re on. Very useful for seeing which commit the line last changed in and, for teams, who committed the change.

For more, see the highlights post for the latest release:
https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-07-highlights/

#helixEditor #dev #editor

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jk ("josef") wrote:

when you see the world getting worse in the small ways and you feel frustrated, you often want to find the person responsible. who built the technology? who's making life worth less?? who's hammering us on the anvil??? who's making everything shit???? who are these shadowy people????? well, we live in a unique era. these people are all around us. they have github profiles. they have friendly photographs. they have a blog. perhaps you work with them. perhaps you are one!

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
t54r4n1@mspsocial.net ("the most validated enby") wrote:

a whole website dedicated to covers of my favorite song. wow https://5013.es/toys/433/

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

Lindsay Ellis is going to get so much hate mail for this new video essay. You'll know who is fundamentally wrong by spotting the ones raging against it.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/26/theres-a-reason-lindsay-ellis-is-a-master-of-the-video-essay/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwpanShgOp4

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

Are they just going to start shooting? Probably not. But if there's a commotion, I can easily imagine being caught in escalating crossfire.

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

Seriously, I was concerned about this in an abstract way when I learned of the new policy, but in person, my reaction was involuntary and visceral. "These people might shoot me" was constantly on my mind.

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

The knowledge that the National Guard troops that I must pass on my way to my office this morning are now armed and with live ammo is *not* making me feel safer.

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

The black widow spiderlings are peeking out!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/26/baby-black-widows/

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

There are also ventilation structures for the various railroad and subway tunnels that cross the NYC rivers, but their smaller size makes them less prominent. (The electric trains that use these tunnels don't produce exhaust that has to be as aggressively vented as in an automotive tunnel).

Let me just mention that photographing buildings from across the major avenues during the day in midtown Manhattan is like playing a video game in "extreme hardcore" mode.

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

Hey everyone, every Tuesday, my friend @Aseelsehwel asks for your help to feed her family. She can’t do it today (they’re trying to stay alive during a genocide) so she asked if I could do it on her behalf.
They need $500 each week for their family of 6.
Every single dollar makes a real difference If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing – it might reach someone who can help.
Thank you so much for your continued kindness and support.
Here’s the donation link and their full story 👇
0/$500

💕

https://chuffed.org/project/138285-help-sehwel-family-with-their-medical-treatment

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
amoroso@oldbytes.space ("Paolo Amoroso") wrote:

A crippling and subtle timing bug in the onboard software of the Jupiter bound JUICE spacecraft. It takes the right stuff to troubleshoot such an issue with the running system 200 million km away.

https://www.esa.int/Enabling%5FSupport/Operations/Juice%5Fteam%5Fresolves%5Fanomaly%5Fon%5Fapproach%5Fto%5FVenus

#JUICE #space #debugging

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

Learning SwiftUI is a strange mix of “it’s magical how little work I need to put in to get so much” and "why are simple things virtually impossible”. (Today's apparent impossibility: setting a minimum width for a TabView's sidebar big enough to keep it from truncating the tab labels.)

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

Manhattan boasts six large ventilation towers serving the four automobile tunnels that cross the Hudson and East Rivers: two each for the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, and one each for the Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn Battery Tunnels.

All sport an industrial art deco design reflecting their early/mid 20th century construction. Their large scale and lack of windows lends them an air of mystery; the exterior of the Battery Tunnel building was used as the secret HQ in the Men in Black films.

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

The Lincoln Tunnel, opened in 1937, is a multi-tube automobile tunnel that connects midtown Manhattan with Weehawken, NJ under the Hudson (North) river. To provide fresh air and remove dangerous car exhaust, three ventilation towers (two in Manhattan and one in NJ) exchange the air in the tunnels approximately every 90 seconds.

Infrastructure is heroic.

I didn't notice the "Camera Use Prohibited" sign until it was too late. I guess their secret is out now.