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db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🪡") wrote:

If you click the click the ⓘ (circled "i") — apparently a button — you can remain on macOS Sequoia and still get Safari 26

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social ("Obsidian Urbex Photography") wrote:

🗓️Get your #preorder in! 15% off my Beautiful Abandoned Places Calendar 2026

📷 Each month a full-page A4 photograph, enjoy the unusual beauty of lost places.
🔎 A short caption with history or the story
✍️The lower half has plenty of room for your notes/plans
📨 Calendars ship end Oct/early Nov, in perfect time for Christmas.

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/shop/calendars/beautiful-abandoned-places-calendar-2026/

#Photographer #Support #Calendar #Photography
#SupportSmallBusiness #Christmas #ChristmasGift #Calendar2026

Boosted by jwz:
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Arnold Schwarzenegger reminds us that he is, deep down, a right-wing Republican. Don't buy his "democratic principles" bullshit for a second as he condemns California's essential-to-pass response to Republican election rigging.

https://apnews.com/article/arnold-schwarzenegger-trump-california-house-redistricting-d15c5dcad9829b94c42cea1118ea782d

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

Xcode 26 appears to still have the "super autocomplete" that I mostly liked, letting me ignore the Claude/ChatGPT coding assistance if I want to. (They're not very good with Swift in my understanding/experience.)

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

Captured with the Rodenstock 40mm/4.0 Digaron-W lens, Phase One IQ4-150 back, a small amount of vertical shift.

The San Mateo Bridge, spanning the San Francisco Bay just south of SFO Airport, is relatively unremarkable except for its seemingly endless length. Occasionally known locally as the "S&M Bridge" for its often painful traffic congestion, looked at from the right distance, it can appear rather serine.

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

San Mateo Bridge, San Francisco Bay, San Mateo, CA, 2024.

All the pixels, no rush hour traffic, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54129314405

#photography

Boosted by jwz:
ylegall@genart.social ("Yann Le Gall") wrote:

assorted sketches with twisting ribbons

Attachments:

• gifv: d28ee58318c940d3.mp4

Boosted by jwz:
gilduran.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Gil Durán") wrote:

Some “Thiel worshippers” on the scene!

Boosted by jwz:
gilduran.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Gil Durán") wrote:

A familiar face makes an apearance at Peter Thiel’s Secret Antichrist Lecture in San Francisco. A line of protestors has greeted the line of tech bros waiting to hear Thiel

jwz wrote:

The White House wants to make it *very* clear that Nosferatu Van Goebbels does *not* play with porcelain dolls.

Stephen Miller Is Leading Donald Trump's Reign of Terror:
https://jwz.org/b/ykvU

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
garbados@friend.camp ("crows call me breadlady") wrote:

when i become CEO of Microsoft, i’m replacing Github Copilot with a picture of a rubber duck

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

It's really hard to make plans right now.

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

It's interesting to watch people demand empathy and sympathy from others when they would under no circumstances offer the same

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
jaredwhite@indieweb.social ("Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)") wrote:

It's weird how all these companies are firing people for being hostile to fascists instead of firing fascists for being hostile to everyone.

🤷🏻‍♂️

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

These are too beautiful. #pokemon

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

Well yes, soylent green _is_ people, but you can't just apply existing homicide laws to a business like ours. The entire humans-as-nutritional-sludge industry would be out of business.

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

#enshittification

Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside of the EEA region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps, Bleeping Computer writes.

"The Microsoft 365 Copilot app integrates the AI-powered Copilot assistant with Microsoft 365 suite apps, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as other features like Notebooks and AI agents.

"Redmond also advised admins to notify their organizations' helpdesk teams and users before the app is forcibly installed on their devices "to reduce confusion and support requests."

"The rollout will start in early October and be completed by mid-November; however, the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will not be installed on systems within the European Economic Area (EEA)."

The new AI mantra: You want it. You get it. We got what you need. You ain't gotta sweat it; we're gonna make you bleed.

[okay I stole that last bit from Chris Smither]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-force-install-the-microsoft-365-copilot-app-in-october/

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

Going live shortly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3QjDoUKlkU

Also, transcript here:
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/15/how-to-make-a-gene/

Boosted by jwz:
mcc wrote:

I realize the Bluesky "AT" protocol is confusing, but don't worry— there's a enthusiastic community of hobbyists around the protocol, so simply direct any questions you may have to that community and you will immediately get three very confident sounding responses that totally contradict each other

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

Embedding #sustainability: Tips for ebook and print production | 2025 | Talks | Events | W3C
https://www.w3.org/events/talks/2025/embedding-sustainability-tips-for-ebook-and-print-production/

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

Look, leaving aside the fact that policing masculinity is bullshit and anyone should be able to play with dolls if they want, if providing him with delightful porcelain dolls would keep him too busy to wreck the US with his screeching, high-strung xenophobia, I will personally buy him a hundred of them

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-insists-stephen-miller-202420804.html

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

@staff Thank you for reversing this decision.

I appreciate it :)

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
ericmwalk@social.lol ("Eric") wrote:

Such a cool update @adam made to some.pics by allowing users to customize the template. I spent a little time updating mine so if you are curious about what you can do check it out -> https://photos.runs.lol

Also, in the spirit of sharing this is my template -> https://paste.runs.lol/some-pics-template

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
matthias@me.klein.ruhr ("Matthias Klein 🇪🇺|🇩🇪") wrote:

🤦‍♂️ Why didn't I know about Masto-FE (🦥 flavour) before?

I've been searching for weeks for a good web client for my #GoToSocial instance – and then I finally actually read the text on the login page. 🙄

Classic case of missing the obvious! 🌳

So I quickly set up a new container with #MastoFE in #Proxmox and... nice! 🚀

Really like it! It's the familiar Mastodon web client (which is pretty good), but fully optimized for #GTS.

Running #selfhosted from my #homelab as usual - #privacy matters too much to trust anybody else.

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
joel@tumfatig.net ("Joel Carnat ♑ 🤪") wrote:

When you’ve just installed #GoToSocial and you post your first message to the #Fediverse.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Meet Ahmed Osama, a 36 years old English translator from Gaza. He was blessed with a family, with his wife Areej and his four children. One awful night, he heard the news that the residential block where his family was staying was bombed. He lost his wife, and three of his children - Malik, Miral and Nesma due to the attack. His son Mohammed had to undergo four surgeries for his injuries on his leg and head. After all of this, Ahmed is trying to be there for Mohammed and offer him a future filled with love and security, while helping his relatives.

His verified fundraiser:

https://chuffed.org/project/132129-help-ahmed-osama-and-his-last-remaining-son-survive-genocide

@ahmedosama

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Meet Abdullah, a Palestinian Surgeon Volunteering in the Gaza Strip. He has always wanted to be in the medical field, inspired directly by his community. After years of dedication, he completed his medical degree and internship. The genocide has left him in an environment where resources are scarce, and yet he works tirelessly despite the limited tools and constant fear. He has a family to look after, and any help that can come his family's way is appreciated.

His verified fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-abdullah-awwads-family-in-finding-safety?attribution%5Fid=sl%3A4a7c948a-88a5-4901-add6-41ff852e9606

His fedi ID:
@Abdullahawwad

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Meet Salem, a palestinian who used to be a student for computer engineering, who dreamt of graduating, finding a job, and building a future for his family. Given the genocide, his studies has stopped, he can't afford tuition, and his future seems lost with uncertainty and pain. His brothers were injured in the bombing, and his home was destroyed as well. His father (75) has high blood pressure and needs 30 dollars a week for medicines.

His verified fundraiser:
https://steunactie.nl/fundraiser/help-salem-and-his-family-for-survival-during-an-unfortunate-displacement/-48698

His Fedi ID:
@Salem_family

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Meet Nadeen, a 20 year old palestinian, third-year Dental student at Al Azhar University. It has been her childhood dream to be a dentist, and with hard work, she achieved an amazing 98.1% in Tawjihi (a national secondary school examination in Jordan and Palestine). Due to the genocide, she is without her books, dental equipments, and essentials such as clothes. Judging from her fundraiser, she's stuck in Rafah. If possible, contribute in any way to her fundraiser so that she can support her family through the genocide.

Her verified fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nadeen-and-her-family-rize-from-ashes-and-war?attribution%5Fid=sl%3Ae4e287d7-44a7-4602-9727-d9b1bae7a2ed&lang=en%5FUS&ts=1754222602

Her fedi profile:
@Dr_Nadeen98

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Meet Hala, a mother from Gaza, her home was destroyed entirely and she had to flee with her kids. She and her kids are, due to the genocide, without shelter, without income, and they are cold, hungry and in fear.

Her verified campaign:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/my-name-is-hala-and-im-a-mother-from-gaza-xhuur/fm/s?attribution%5Fid=sl%3A18827efb-e0db-4ed7-8256-57bec98b8957&lang=en%5FAU&ts=1751887996&v=amp14%5Ft2

Her fedi account:
@ghassangaza