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

Just pushed a version of these badass CSS-only image previews to my blog:

https://leanrada.com/notes/css-only-lqip/

Biggest upside is cleaner markup. Also gave me the excuse to defer raster of below-the-fold images entirely with `content-visibility`.

A few tricky things getting it good enough to replace the AVIF-based placeholders I was using before:

- colourspace conversion functions Lean uses aren't accurate; need to copy specific files
- the algorithm for the sample images changed since publication

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RickiTarr@beige.party ("Ricki Yasha Tarr") wrote:

Kidz Bop is getting wild!

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
laemeur@mastodon.sdf.org ("LÆMEUR") wrote:

I love the concept art here of a piloted, reusable main booster for the space shuttle: https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-ambitious-space-shuttle-concept-was-a-post-apollo-pipe-dream-we-never-got

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

How Jensen Huang is Using Nvidia Cash to Rule the AI Economy — The Information:

"Nvidia’s investments have become so large and broad—often consisting of multiple companies in data centers, model making and other categories—that it’s starting to turn into something like AI’s government." https://www.theinformation.com/articles/jensen-huang-using-nvidia-cash-rule-ai-economy

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

Don't tell Gail but I actually murdered her one of those times. IN PORTLAND.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@comixgail/post/DPKbWn3Ekna

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louie@pdx.social ("Louie Mantia, Jr.") wrote:

I assume a fair bit of people don’t know I make fonts. Even if you don’t have a need for fonts, I recommend checking out the website I made for my type foundry, Crown. A lot of work went into this website to make it a great showcase for the work Ender and I are doing together.

🔗 https://crowntype.com/

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netopwibby@social.coop ("netop://ウィビ") wrote:

New blog post about “ikigai” as it pertains to me and why it took me so long to get here.

https://blog.webb.page/2025-09-28-ikigai.txt

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bw@social.lol ("Blake Watson :prami:") wrote:

Alright here’s my hot take on AI. *hides under desk*

https://blakewatson.com/journal/understanding-not-slop-is-whats-interesting-about-llms/

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aud@fire.asta.lgbt ("Asta [AMP]") wrote:

@QasimRashid@mastodon.social DNC stans: "VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO"

NYC: chooses a socialist lite candidate as the DNC nominee

DNC: "... ooooooooooh... uhhhhh..."

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QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

Hakeem Jeffries still refuses to endorse the Democratic Nominee for NYC mayor but has plenty of praise for Eric Adams who, left the party, openly supports Trump, & cut a deal with Trump to disappear the DOJ’s bribery & corruption charges against him. Can’t imagine why the Dem Party has 26% approval🤔

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

New hat!

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

And yes, if you’ve already donated $20 or more, you’re getting all five stickers already. But you can certainly donate more if you’d like! https://stjude.omg.lol

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

We’re down to the wire on the @robb × omg.lol St. Jude fundraiser; just two days left and we’re around $3,200 shy of our goal. If you’ve been thinking about donating but haven’t gotten around to it yet, here’s an awesome reason to do it: we’re adding *another* exclusive sticker to the sticker pack! That’s right — a donation of just $20 or more gets you the four awesome stickers that you see on https://stjude.omg.lol as well as this fifth new glow-in-the-dark Ghost Prami! :prami_happy:

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

one thing that feels good about this project: some decisions that felt like silly over-engineering in the past have made new moves very easy. adding support for The Walrus, for example, was about ~8 lines of code; switching the New Yorker backend was only a few dozen

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

🮕 New release for xword-dl, the command line tool to scrape crossword puzzles from online solvers 🮕

This version updates the New Yorker for their new Puzzmo-powered backend, adds support for the New Yorker Mini, Observer puzzles Everyman and Speedy, and The Walrus https://github.com/thisisparker/xword-dl/releases/tag/v2025.9.28

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MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:

Good God. Apparently there is a Laura Loomer Halloween mask out there, but please don't wear it around kids. Neither you nor anybody else needs the kids terrified she's under their beds.

#Halloween #LauraLoomer #Fascism

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JellyTBeagle@plush.city ("jely da beegol") wrote:

20 years ago, normal people avoided technology and techies would jump on the newest gadgets as soon as they could

now, normal people buy smart toasters & coffee mugs while every techie I know is on the verge of retreating to the forest

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justjanne@decentralised.chat ("justJanne") wrote:

@pojntfx that's why this sticker exists :)

SVG: https://github.com/justjanne/stickers/blob/main/designs/ssl%20added%20and%20removed%20here.svg

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pojntfx ("Felicitas Pojtinger 🌅") wrote:

Whenever you see someone recommend Cloudflare or something else that decrypts and re-encrypts TLS for something, esp. for something related to open social media or media storage etc., reply with this picture from the Snowden leaks

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mwichary@mastodon.online ("Marcin Wichary") wrote:

Found a feral cursor today in Łódź.

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indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

Federal government funding runs out on Tuesday night. This means it’s important to remind our Democratic senators that we expect them to hold their ground — not roll over like last time. Urge your Democratic senators to HOLD THE LINE against any GOP funding deal that hands Trump a blank check: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/funding-fight-democratic-senator/?source=mastodon

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grickle@mstdn.social ("Grickle") wrote:

Not the droid you're looking for. (Buy my new book at gricklemart.com) #grickledoodle #horror #starwars #thering #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

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sarahtaber@mastodon.online ("Sarah Taber") wrote:

A word on burnout & feeling strung out because "I can't save all the things that need saving."

Democracy is supposed to be a mosaic and a relay race. We never have to take care of the whole ourselves.

In fact if we do, it kinda stops being democracy.

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

Hope to see some #pdx friends at the Health Care for All Oregon Portland chapter meeting in a park this afternoon https://health-care-for-all-oregon.solidarity.tech/portland-september-chapter-meeting-and-social

I have pink hair and a navy dress printed with bright dinosaur heads, i am findable and memorable!

(I know there are a lot of other important and awesome things happening today, and if you are going to any of those i hope you have a good time, stay safe, and tell us all about it later)

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

“Bullsh*t Writing - by John Warner”

https://biblioracle.substack.com/p/bullsht-writing

Solid and practical piece on what writing is for

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

In life: "You need to be independent, don't rely on anyone!"

In dev: npm install left-pad

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

strongly agree

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/28/the-us-government-is-facing-a-crisis-of-legitimacy

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

Oh wow, some of the Supremes were also involved in Bush v. Gore.

"The lawyers who pressed this theory included Roberts, Amy Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, all of whom now sit on the supreme court."

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

TFW you find out Sam Alito and John Roberts were both hired to work against the VRA.

"The Reagan administration hired a young Samuel Alito after he professed interest in apportionment, or how legislatures draw districts. The administration also hired a young John Roberts who helped the administration’s (unsuccessful) effort to oppose renewing and expanding the VRA."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/sep/28/supreme-court-louisiana-v-callais

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

“The Trump administration is set to oversee the largest mass resignation in US history on Tuesday, with more than 100,000 federal workers set to formally quit as part of the latest wave of its deferred resignation program.

With Congress facing a deadline of Tuesday to authorize more funding or spark a government shutdown, the White House has also ordered federal agencies to draw up plans for large-scale firings of workers”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/us-mass-resignation-federal-workers