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Boosted by jwz:
crk5@layer8.space ("crkⓋ") wrote:

I.T. Security in the 1990s

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
madbarrister ("Ray*mond Li*terally") wrote:

Why, yes. We always work as a duo

#BuyOneGetOneFree
#HashTagGames

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
elaterite@mastoart.social ("Bob Tregilus") wrote:

A backlit hot air balloon envelope at the Great Reno Balloon Race!
12/n

#Balloon #HotAirBalloon #AVGeek #NotAI #Photography #Darktable

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺") wrote:

I wrote a little blog post about how you can use an emoji as your website's favicon.

https://chriswere.wales/posts/how-to-use-an-emoji-as-your-websites-favicon/

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
SANKOFAB@zirk.us ("🔻Stones of David🔻") wrote:

The Palestinian-led BDS movement has updated our priority targets, pressure targets and organic campaign targets.

#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists #DismantleZionism

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
regehr ("John Regehr") wrote:

try to look through the photos accompanying this listing without saying "what the fuck"

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/700-Gate-9-Rd-Terlingua-TX-79852/455854509%5Fzpid/

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

about to go to sleep and this nonsense pops into my head

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
rzeta0@mstdn.social wrote:

@Geri

I want to thank you and your partner for this solidarity with people whose only crime is being born Palestinian, and for which they have suffered decades of inhumanity.

You have shown humanity where people far more powerful than you have not.

Thank you. ⭐

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

OK so the plan was I was the one who was going to get arrested, but we had a long chat this morning and he said that he should be the one as I am on medication and have the Dystonia thing.

Anyway we get there. He goes straight up to a police officer with the sign, puts right in front of his eyes and says, "nick me" then sits cross legged in front of him

All the other protesters pile in, and the police

I've no idea where he is, no phone

And said this morning he won't tell them anything

😳

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
faab64@freefree.ps ("Farhad") wrote:

#GreenPeace drove an electric truck around in London carrying a message while MET police were arresting Palestine Action and anti-genocide supporters in #London today.

#UKpol #WarCrime #PalestineAction #Journalism #Genocide #Gaza #Israel #Terrorism #Politics #Europe

@israel @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe

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

The UK hates antisemitism so much that here they are arresting the daughter of a Holocaust survivor for protesting Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.

Wait, no that doesn’t make sense… so maybe they don’t hate antisemitism but they love fascism and genocide? I guess that makes more sense given their history of colonialism and slavery.

#UK #israel #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #StopIsrael #stopTheGenocide #FreePalestine https://mastodon.ie/@2legged/115158662347288992

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

You know, it's been over 2,000 years. I think we can stop spreading his propaganda. If you have to call him anything, maybe just stick to Alexander III of Macedon.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
2legged@mastodon.ie ("Claire McNab") wrote:

More hero cops in London this afternoon, bravely putting their lives on the line by arresting a 68-year-old woman for terrorism.

This wicked criminal had been wearing a t-shirt supporting #PalestineAction whilst telling a reporter that her father was a holocaust survivior. But the boys in blue bravely put a stop to the deadly t-shirt-wearing. (#DefendOurJuries)

Video from https://x.com/novaramedia/status/1964366719750734195

Attachments:

• video: The video captures a protest taking place in Parliament Square, London, on Saturday, 4th September. It begins with a woman wearing a white t-shirt that reads, "THIS DAUGHTER OF A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SAYS: STOP THE." She is standing in front of a large, historic building with a clock tower, and the text overlay reads, "The Moment Daughter Of Holocaust Survivor Arrested For Supporting Palestine Action." The woman is being interviewed, as indicated by the microphone held by a reporter. The scene then shifts to a man in a black t-shirt with a logo, holding a microphone and asking, "You're here in this protest - what." The background shows a crowd with flags, including the Palestinian flag, and police officers. The text overlay changes to, "the government regards as a nest of terrorists." The man continues, "How do you feel about that?" The woman responds, "I'm deeply distressed, by it." The video concludes with the woman elaborating, "I mean, I'm nearly 68." Throughout the video, the setting remains consistent, with the historic building and the crowd visible in the background.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
b9AcE@todon.eu wrote:

The number of people arrested for demonstrating having moral standard increased even more: "More than 425 arrested as protesters defy ban on Palestine Action in London"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/police-make-arrests-at-london-palestine-action-ban-protest

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
1kmadleenfr ("Thousand #Madleens to Gaza FR") wrote:

Israël bénéficie massivement de financements européens destinés à l’innovation grâce à l'accord d'association qui lie Israel à l'UE

Une situation dénoncée par Francesca Albanese, rapporteuse spéciale de l’ONU, qui pointe le risque que ces fonds alimentent des technologies utilisées sur le champ de bataille.

via instagram TRT francais

#palestine #gaza #israel #ue #unioneuropeenne #stopgenocide

Attachments:

• video: Israël bénéficie massivement de financements européens destinés à l’innovation grâce à l'accord d'associatino qui lie Israel à l'UE Une situation dénoncée par Francesca Albanese, rapporteuse spéciale de l’ONU, qui pointe le risque que ces fonds alimentent des technologies utilisées sur le champ de bataille.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
1kmadleenfr ("Thousand #Madleens to Gaza FR") wrote:

🌊 Pause technique hier au sud de #Majorque pour la #GlobalSumudFlotilla pour se rassembler, faire le plein et reprendre son souffle avant de reprendre la mer pour rejoindre les flottes venues depuis la #tunisie l' #Italie et la #grece dans les jours qui viennent ...
🫶 merci à @themis_blk via instagram pour ces images

_ _ _

🌊 Pendant ce temps, la flotte 1000 Madleens To Gaza continue de préparer la 2ème vague ...

🍉Votre soutien est essentiel

👉 https://linktr.ee/thousandmadleensfr

#1000madleens

Attachments:

• video: Pause technique au sud de Majorque pour la flotille qui se rassemble, fait le plein et reprend son souffle avant de rejoindre les flottes venues depuis la Tunisie, l'Italie et la Grèce dans les jours qui viennent ... 👉 crédit images : instagram @themis_blk Journaliste

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

Both @Aseelsehwel and @mohshbair are being displaced yet again and forced to move South as Israel continues its genocide and wholesale destruction of Gaza with the complicity of our inhumane governments in the West.

Please keep them in your thoughts.

And please donate to their fundraisers if you can.

You can find both of them on Gaza Verified: https://gaza-verified.org

Since they won’t have Internet access on the road, I don’t know when I’ll hear from them again. And it worries me to no end.

I’ll let you all know when I do hear word – hopefully – that they are safe and sound.

#Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #GazaVerified

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
mohshbair ("Mohammed from Gaza 🍉") wrote:

If I find a place, I will inform you, my friends.

Attachments:

• video: 01660b5e4fa98ba0.mp4

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
mohshbair ("Mohammed from Gaza 🍉") wrote:

I am in Gaza City in the north of the Strip. My family and I are leaving today, but we do not know where to go. I am looking for a place in the south of the Gaza Strip. My aunt’s house is in the south of the Strip. My aunt refused to receive us. I do not know where we will go. We must go because the army is going to destroy Gaza City.

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org ("Chris Trottier") wrote:

Elgg joined the Fediverse.

Which happened on March 7, 2025 with the release of a plugin. Almost no one noticed. But it’s kind of monumental.

Because Elgg isn’t new. It’s not some trendy project that showed up last week and slapped on federation as a proof of concept.

No, Elgg has been around since 2004. That’s older than Facebook, older than Twitter, older than Reddit. And unlike those platforms, Elgg was always open source.

It was originally designed for e-learning. But it quickly became something more—a full-blown social network engine that you could host yourself.

Profiles, groups, blogs, activity feeds, photo galleries, file uploads, granular permissions—you name it. It had everything Facebook had in its earlier years. And in some ways, more.

Now, with the ActivityPub plugin released for version 6.1, Elgg is federated. Which means Elgg instances can follow and be followed. They can share posts to Mastodon, Akkoma, Friendica, you name it. They can receive comments from Lemmy or PeerTube or Firefish. The plugin supports inboxes, outboxes, WebFinger, even group federation. You can block domains too. It’s not a toy. It’s real.

And yeah, almost nobody’s talking about it. Which is wild, because this is the kind of thing that should be huge. Elgg isn’t some flash-in-the-pan experiment. It’s a mature codebase with a long history, and now it can talk to the rest of the Fediverse. That’s not just important—it’s rare for something this mature to federate.

Most federated platforms lean minimalist. They’re great at one thing—microblogging, video, link aggregation. But Elgg gives you the kitchen sink. It feels like a complete social network. Honestly, if you miss how Facebook used to be, this is probably the closest you’re going to get.

So yeah. Elgg joined the Fediverse. And if people really want alternatives to Big Social, maybe it’s time to give this old horse a look.

https://elgg.org/plugins/3330966

@fediversenews

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

I bought batteries that are "200% better" than the other brand, and batteries from the other brand that are also "200% better" than other brands. If my math is correct, I've unlocked infinite* power!

(* may equal to -1/12)

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

In case anyone needs a laugh tonight, here’s me wearing a chicken hat.

You’re welcome.

(There are some stores I clearly should not be allowed in.)

🐣

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

https://anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html

It, me. Unapologetically.

#ai

adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële") wrote:

Upgraded to #gotosocial v0.19.2

Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
flaviotorba@mastodon.uno ("Flavio Torba") wrote:

Quanti #scrittori di #fantascienza su Mastodon? Manifestatevi!

Ps: si accettano anche suggerimenti, quindi taggare gente

@cultura

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

RIP #Maru. I feel like I knew him through his YouTube videos my whole adult life. I hope there are a lot of cozy cardboard boxes wherever he is now.

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

Until 1984, the Santa Fe Railroad moved freight cars across the San Francisco Bay by barge. Railroad cars were decoupled from trains and loaded onto special "carfloat" barges, which were pulled across the bay by a small fleet of tug boats, to be re-attached to trains at the other end. The service ended when a fire destroyed the Point Richmond pier (the East Bay terminal for the operation), and that was that.

A handful of rail carfloat operations continue in the US, most notably in NY Harbor.

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

Captured with a small mirrorless camera and 50mm lens on a lightweight tripod.

I normally prefer lower contrast, but the ruined industrial subject worked reasonably well with a high contrast, backlit approach here. The sun was just above and directly in front of the frame,

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

Ruins of Carfloat Slip, Port Richmond, CA, 2011.

All the pixels, sold as is, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/5484488587

#photography

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
mjj@mstdn.dk ("Morten Juhl-Johansen") wrote:

By @davidgerard :
DragonCon ejects AI ‘artist’, to approval of all – Pivot to AI
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/03/dragoncon-ejects-ai-artist-to-approval-of-all/ -
Solid reaction by the people running the event.