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

Did you know these butterflies have needle-sharp claws?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/24/caught-one/

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eschaton ("Chris Hanson") wrote:

Someone needs to explain to Rep. Ted Lieu in small, simple words that a vote to honor a Nazi is the opposite of a vote “to condemn political violence.” Dipshit.

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timbray@cosocial.ca ("Tim Bray") wrote:

The Ruby community has a DHH problem: https://tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-ruby-community-has-a-dhh-problem

#ruby #rails

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devopscats@toot.cat wrote:

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streetartutopia@mastodon.online ("Street Art Utopia") wrote:

This Trump–Epstein statue popped up in DC today. 🤯😅

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adamshostack@infosec.exchange ("Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:") wrote:

Heh, Peter Fleischer, former Chief of Privacy for Google, gets spicy:

"Legally, a non-EU company can only claim the benefits of the one stop shop if the decisions regarding data processing in Europe are made there. "

https://peterfleischer.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-irish-backdoor.html

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flipper@mastodonapp.uk ("Flipper 🐬") wrote:

@pluralistic I feel sorry for billionaires. These are people who will never write a poem, who will never pay taxes, and who probably have someone help them when they go to the toilet.

Perhaps RFK should concentrate on finding the cause of billionairism, instead of whatever bullshit he's up to today.

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henryseg@mathstodon.xyz ("Henry Segerman") wrote:

New dice from The Dice Lab (me and Robert Fathauer), which may (?) be useful if you regularly write equations. https://youtube.com/shorts/fgMoxEAZtoA

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

i've started a new blog about my ham radio adventures. I just can't get on the Discord train as much as I want for sharing content so I'll just stick to what I like. My latest post is about visiting my hometown ham fest in Enid, OK.

I won a TYT TH-9800! Very fun

https://kj5fte.radio/attending-the-2025-enid-ham-fest/

#hamradio #hamfest #oklahoma #arrl #allstarlink

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ahl ("Adam Leventhal") wrote:

On Monday, @dap joined
@bcantrill and me to reflect on his experience leading a large, complex (very complex) project to build automated update into the Oxide Rack. Hard-won wisdom on leadership and the avoidance of debilitating "organizational procrastination".

Also:
- a spirited discussion of leadership and management
- the consumption of Play-Doh as a reflection of values (basically)
- a mid-episode earthquake!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrgp4WXnA5Y

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

The print edition of The Intelligence Illusion is available for order: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/the-print-edition-of-the-intelligence-illusion/

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

"The print edition of The Intelligence Illusion is available for order"

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/the-print-edition-of-the-intelligence-illusion/

It's been a long road to get here. Will write more about it over the next few days, but first I need to nap and rest a bit 🙂

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

It's truly incredible how few of the redditors that feel comfortable commenting on browsers, security, and computers in general understand how any of those things work.

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

“One Dead and Two Wounded in Dallas ICE Facility Shooting

Federal authorities previously said detainees were among the victims and no federal agents had been shot.”

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/24/us/dallas-ice-shooting?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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

The butterflies are preparing to leave us…

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/24/and-now-its-out/

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meg@fediscience.org ("Megan ⚘") wrote:

Strange Bird Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is the First Known Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and a Green Jay

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-bird-spotted-in-a-texas-backyard-is-the-first-known-hybrid-between-a-blue-jay-and-a-green-jay-180987383/

#ClimateChange #Evolution #Science

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quietui ("Quiet UI") wrote:

An unlikely component has quickly turned into one of my favorites:

https://quietui.org/docs/components/mesh-gradient

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lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social ("Low Quality Facts") wrote:

We made a comic about wheels.

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

We'll be seeing new butterflies soon.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/24/the-monarch-chrysalides-are-changing-color/

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

Ancient Greek philosophy still lives! Despite being dead wrong.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/24/it-must-hurt-when-he-ejaculates/

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

My nights are like this too.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/24/i-have-this-nightmare-too/

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Daojoan ("JA Westenberg") wrote:

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:

This is wild, this kid is a hero!

An 12yo boy noticed a classmate brought a gun to school. So the boy disarmed the other student. Once he had control of the gun he unloaded the bullets, disassembled the gun and hid the parts so the kid who brought it would not find it.

He threw away the bullets, separating them from the gun.

All without any adults ever noticing.

At the end of the day teachers found the gun parts and the kid was expelled for not reporting it.

https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/09/23/nbas-tyrese-haliburton-sends-3000-donation-to-michigan-boy/

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

Historians will one day listen to his speeches and wonder how he wasn't immediately slapped into a straitjacket and trundled off to an asylum. Actually, I suspect a lot of historians wonder about that right now.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/24/its-not-the-escalator-that-was-broken/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pTHXxydUhJ4

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rosie_108@toot.wales wrote:

Alright fess up... who the hell wrote this plot description of Angel?? David Boreanaz would be turning in his grave if he were dead but thankfully for all of us he is alive and well

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

The upcoming #plushtodon’s compact size makes it a good travel companion.

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matuzo@front-end.social ("Manuel Matuzović") wrote:

I'm currently auditing one of the worst sites I've ever tested.

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JonBaker ("Jon Baker") wrote:

If you’re in line to be raptured STAY IN LINE

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sundogplanets ("Prof. Sam Lawler") wrote:

It is WILD that we now live in a time where my job as an astrophysics professor has gone from "learn cool things about space" to "try to get someone to hold billionaires accountable for dropping shit on us from orbit"

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NIGHTEN@hi.nighten.fr ("NIGHTEͶ") wrote:

Fun Internet Theory

I came across this post by @Jo , that captured a feeling I’ve had for a long time:

“Fun internet Theory” states that there are still a lot of cool and interesting things to do online.

This is a reference to the Dead Internet Theory, which states that the internet is invaded with bots and algorithmic slop.

(The theory has way more strange and absurd ramifications if you dig far enough. They are not worth your time, so this is the basic understanding most people have when they hear the term.)

I love how positive this definition of the Fun Internet Theory is. It’s an optimism that is more realistic than you might think.

You see, I refuse to think of the internet as what is being served by algorithms and mainstream social media. It’s as absurd as looking at the top grossing films every year and being like “Man, all movies are the same these days”.

The old internet, or at least the part we cherish, did not disappear. It wasn’t replaced by bots; we got our attention stolen from it.

We’ve deluded ourselves into thinking that social media (and thus the web) is all there is to see. That you must keep up with international news and the discourse of the day. You must hold an opinion and defend it, or at least find people that confirm your biases.

I refuse to think that the internet is only this.

The other thing I love about Fun Internet Theory is that it states that there are a lot of cool things to do on the web.

The internet is a much sadder place when all you do is consume passively whatever is delivered to you this day. Instead, being active should be at the forefront. But being active doesn’t mean you need to run your own website! It starts with you being more involved in what you see and how you interact with it.

This is not only gonna bring you to interesting places, interesting people (like you!), but it’s also way more satisfying! Even if from the outside view you are missing out on the daily noise.

So go, explore the weirder parts of the web! Weird wiki on a specific topic, obscure game on itch.io, small musician on Soundcloud, or random people’s blog.

But even better, be a part of it!

Comment on someone’s post, share a montage of your favorite game screenshot, seed a torrent, make a meme! Or make friends and help people in a small Discord server!

Do cool things on the internet, because there are and always will be a lot of cool and interesting things to do :)

#socialmedia #internet #web #blogging #fediverse