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

TIL about the use of tritium in exit signs:

https://www.epa.gov/radtown/tritium-exit-signs

Via:

https://mastodon.tds.xyz/@whoopsie/115220274746686876

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
MicroSFF@mastodon.art ("Micro SF/F by O. Westin") wrote:

The dragon was curled up on its hoard.

A knight approached, unarmed and unhelmed.

"Greetings! I have a question about your hoard."

"If you try to steal it I will kill you."

"May I move it? With you still on it?"

The tiny dragon firmly gripped the golden tiara it laid on. "Carry it with pride."

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

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

This is probably a huge stretch, but there was a band about 10 years ago called "The Coffee Zombies" that played a mix of traditional folk tunes and jazz standards, mostly for #Contra dances. They had two albums, one of which I have and the other of which is not available for purchase outside of Apple as far as I can tell. Do I know anyone who knows anyone who happens to have "Good to the Last Beat" in either (rippable) CD or digital form?

https://musicbrainz.org/release/5b10b72b-aad2-4256-a66d-513d47503137

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
M0YNG@mastodon.radio ("Christopher M0YNG") wrote:

:alex_sigh:
"The Patriot Radio Club" emailed me offering "discounted" membership for the rest of the year.

Now, as much as I'd like to talk to their Chaplain about trans rights I'm not inclined to spend $24 a year for the privilege. Or the amazing discounted rate of $6 for the remaining 3.5 months of the year.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
onelsonsenna ("Nelson Senna") wrote:

LOOK AT MY MICROSERVICE THAT DOWNLOADS 1GB OF DEPENDENCIES THAT ALREADY EXIST IN MY MONOLITH

#dev #development #coding #devs

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

Why can't we get a dissection of Trump's lies on American TV?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/17/must-see-tv-3/

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

okay, I'll make myself today's internet enemy now, but I'll say it: I like Liquid Glass(tm).

yes, there are a few rough edges, but nothing that can't be easily fixed, and i'm a huge sucker for neoskeumorphism, so...

you may now direct your hate towards me.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

@bp Transpilers & frameworks sold on enabling speculative future syntax holding teams back from using current actual syntax? It's more likely than you think.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
mihobu@social.lol ("Michael 😎") wrote:

Been making some changes lately, including letting a couple of domains expire and moving to subdomains. I’m down to two primary domains now—mihobu.lol and ai5.mx.

More significantly, I’ve scaled back my Eleventy experiment to just my main blog, although it still feels like it’s too “heavy duty” for my needs. I don’t love being dependent on my laptop either, but I’m sure there’s a way around that which I just haven’t figured out yet. (Pretty much everything I do is a trial-and-error thing.) I’m also a little reluctant to migrate to something else until I see what happens with Neato. But I like to tinker so who knows?

In the meantime, four of my five blogs are now back on omg.lol/weblog.lol. @adam has built a great set of tools and an amazing community there, and I’m proud to use and support it as much as I can. :prami_hearts:

#webdev #11ty

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

Going live with Drew on YouTube
https://youtube.com/live/9o-qprmhYAE

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

Shared some thoughts on Labour's weird infatuation with AI in my latest blog post. #UKPol

https://chriswere.wales/posts/starmer%E2%80%99s-ai-gamble-risks-labour%E2%80%99s-future.html

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

Missing out on a semester means I didn't see a whole new level of enshittification of education.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/17/its-going-to-be-hard-going-back-to-work-in-january/

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

I've long puzzled by christian churches in the US that appear to not follow the basic tenets of christianity. One thing Wong mentions is that social status moved away from established churches, which freed people up to find or found churches that better align with how they feel. If true, many modern churches in the US are an example of "market demand". We want to go to churches that confirm our basest desires and beliefs.

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

I don't follow the kinds of news or people that would promote the idea that empathy is wrong or bad, so this episode of "Tech Won't Save Us" with Julie Carrie Wong was eye opening:

https://techwontsave.us/episode/275%5Fthe%5Froots%5Fof%5Felon%5Fmusks%5Fwar%5Fon%5Fempathy%5Fw%5Fjulia%5Fcarrie%5Fwong

This might actually be worldpol since it seems there are global efforts to undermine empathy, but there has long been a sickness in the US that is currently ascendant that I struggle to understand.

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

It's nearly 6pm. You know what that means......

(it's crime time)

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

never change, VS Code tab complete

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

Industrial livestock uses 80% of global farmland but gives us less than 20% of our calories.

Time to RETHINK food — we need a MASSIVE switch to plant-based diets wherever possible and stop Big Meat & Dairy giants from expanding and wrecking climate and biodiversity.

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Got to admit, #MeshCore feels so much nicer than #Meshtastic already!

Visible advertisement paths, defined routing, a better acknowledgement system, less glitchy UX. There's a lot to like!

Wish the Android client was open-source, but the firmware and protocol are open so I'm sure there will be alternatives in no time.

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

`useEffect()` (née: `shouldComponentUpdate()`) is an in-your-face clue that React is bad at its one bloody job.

It does not manage state (if it did, you wouldn't have Redux, etc.).

It does not prevent side effects (exercise to the reader).

It merely holds your coat while you destroy the main thread.

Boosted by jwz:
resingm@infosec.exchange ("Max Resing") wrote:

Yesterday, 10 years ago, Let's Encrypt issued their first #TLS #certificate to the domain name helloworld.letsencrypt.org. Since then, they issued 7 billion certificates.

To quote Borat: "Great success!"

Congrats!

#letsencrypt #tls #ssl #https

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Not sure how long I'm going to have to keep saying "the work doubling machine is doubling up the work", but maybe when it goes infinite we'll notice? Not holding out much hope, TBH.

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

"but what actually happened was React"

https://youtu.be/gDVxBOGL99Q?si=jeKz0J0KAehobi4V

Boosted by joeri_s@mstdn.social ("Joeri Sebrechts"):
conffab.com@conffab.com ("Conffab") wrote:

Local-First Landscape

Whether you’re a developer looking to experiment with local-first patterns or a technical leader making a strategic technology decision, this resource helps you navigate the growing ecosystem of local-first tools and make informed choices.

Source: Local-First Landscape

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Come for the memetic deconstruction, stay for the 2025 ending:

https://youtu.be/SZIC3kFKnqA?si=5oHouxtGfrjQkLoL

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

Are you frustrated with your elected officials? The good news is we’re heading into a primary season where we get to determine the leaders of the Democratic Party.

Attachments:

• video: 6c56931fd5c66734.mp4

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Free_Press@mstdn.social ("Aure Free Press :verified:") wrote:

Trump's Concentration Camps!

When the first immigrants arrived at their new detention quarters at a Texas military base this summer, they were marched onto an active construction site. Dust swirled and excavators hummed as contractors raced to build the tent encampment, where development had begun just two weeks earlier and would go on for months.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews

https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/general/60-violations-in-50-days-inside-ice-s-giant-tent-facility-at-ft-bliss/ar-AA1MDJW7?PC=EMMX01

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:

3. Then in May of this year, an Abu Dhabi investment fund put $2 billion into Binance, mediated through Trump’s crypto scam, World Liberty Financial. Which means the Trumps and other WLF principals earn interest on the $2B and CZ’s company gets $2 billion. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/wlfs-zach-witkoff-usd1-selected-official-stablecoin-mgx-investment-binance-2025-05-01/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
karenattiah.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Karen Attiah") wrote:

And yes, I was the last Black full-time columnist in the Opinion section. Washington Post -- operating in a city which for a long time has been majority Black, is now without any full-time Black opinion writers.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bbiiirdbPhD ("Dr. bird🌻🐦‍⬛🌞💛| TikTok, YT, IG") wrote:

It is absurd that anyone is trying to erase the reality of the hate that Kirk spoke frequently throughout his life.

And all anyone who has harassed me has shown is that they are also full of hate. Their words are straight out of the nazi playbook. Words mean things. Act like it.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KevinCarson1@kolektiva.social ("Kevin Carson") wrote:

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/