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jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein we reach Card 999
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/10/03.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma

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

on restarting the system

Fresh start on the way,
Turning off, then back again,
New paths to explore.

[courtesy https://arghstudios.com Storyteller]

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
juliancday@writing.exchange ("Julian Day") wrote:

Saw this on BlueSky, and unironically, yeah? Back when #cohost was still a thing, there was a user who ran a BBS for six or eight months or something. They were in their 20s, way too young to have ever called a board in the 90s. And, it was great? The message area was thriving with just a few dozen users. It can be done! We've had between two decades and a quarter century of posting publicly. Maybe it's time to get back to things that are smaller, weird, more joyous.

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

House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk | AP News:

"The resolution, which praised “the life and legacy” of Kirk, passed the Republican-controlled House with 310 votes in favor. While 95 Democrats supported the resolution, 58 voted against it and 38 voted “present,”"

95 #democrats supported a resolution to honor Charlie Kirk. https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-congress-democrats-d081cf80ff514310f307590ff1d75f04

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nicksilkey@hachyderm.io ("Nick Silkey 📻 N5ILK 🪓🪵 🪣💧") wrote:

Engineers find ways to solve problems - sometimes using knowledge from past experiences. 💡

Exhibit A: @bcantrill deploys the Gen X era approach to n+1 transit constraints. 🚀

Maybe any SUV can be an 80's era station wagon to a motivated engineer seeking quick and reliable transport. 😉

👋 #monktoberfest is a special community. Safe travels home, friends old and new. ✌️💙

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:

We told you they were fucking nazis. Stop being shocked and do something.

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Nonilex@masto.ai wrote:

Anyone who thinks the #UnitedStates is still a #democracy that adheres to the founders’ #Constitution needs to check their head.

“Attack on #FreeSpeech”:

#Journalist #MarioGuevara Deported After Covering #AntiTrump #Protest

Mario Guevara was deported from the #US early on Oct 3, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists

#law #FreedomOfThePress #Trump #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #FuckSCOTUS #immunity
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/mario%5Fguevara%5Fdeportation%5Ffreedom%5Fof%5Fpress

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
humdrum@social.lol ("kevin humdrum") wrote:

It’s wild to me that someone might take the time to publicly praise folks—while at the same time acknowledging they may have taken a misstep—without taking the time to understand what that misstep might’ve been.

I heard there was some drama with a Ford Bronco car chase in LA today, but man, that O.J. Simpson is a fantastic football player (this is *obviously* not commentary on whatever happened, I just love me some OJ.)
https://social.lol/@adam/115311770185871681

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
bixfrankonis@social.lol ("Bix F.") wrote:

I wrote about @arcalinea, @manton, empathy, and class allegiance.

https://bix.blog/posts/2025-10-03-on-waffles-and-class-allegiance/

#Blogging #BixDotBlog

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
dandean@indieweb.social ("Dan Dean") wrote:

Don't tread on me*

*tread on anybody else though, it's not my problem

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

My lock screen, which incorporates rotating photos from my photos app, is producing some amazing results.

It's a nice little treat when I grab my phone. Like— oh yeah, the world is beautiful and I've seen some of it.

#photography #ios26

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

The canceling of ICEBlock is more evidence, were any needed, that the Web is the platform of the future, the only platform without a controlling vendor. Anything controversial should be available through a pure browser interface.

#USpolitics

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iso7010@hacksrus.xyz ("ISO7010 pictogram of the day") wrote:

W080 – Hot steam

Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISO%5F7010%5FW080.svg
Author: Wikimedia Commons user Clemenspool
CC0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

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josephcox@infosec.exchange ("Joseph Cox") wrote:

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
https://www.404media.co/google-calls-ice-agents-a-vulnerable-group-removes-ice-spotting-app-red-dot/

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marcoarment ("Marco Arment") wrote:

Glad to see Apple's leaders showing so much courage.

I'm sure their founders, and the historical heroes they love to quote on their homepage on important dates, would've been so proud of the courage and values they practice today.

https://www.theverge.com/news/791170/iceblock-app-store-removed-by-apple

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ComicContext@mstdn.social ("Comics Outta Context") wrote:

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stefan@stefanbohacek.online ("Stefan Bohacek") wrote:

Just a CEO of a hot new social media platform calling its users freeloaders and telling them to stop posting, hm.

#bluesky #SocialMedia

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
signalapp@mastodon.world ("Signal") wrote:

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/germany-chat-control.pdf

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

If the #DOJ compelled #Apple to take down the #RedDot app, did they also compel Apple to handover a list of people who've downloaded the app to their phones?

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
gluedex@donphan.social wrote:

#gluedex #pokemon

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

In this week's Web Technology News, I unveil a new and improved format. I've added a "WTN Note" to many of the news items, so that this becomes more of a business and strategy briefing than just a list of interesting links. The 3 categories are now:

1. Web Platform Opportunities
2. Open Social Business
3. AI x Web: Emerging Strategies

https://webtechnology.news/new-w3c-design-webmcp-and-newsletter-improvements/

Fedi folk mentioned: @koalie, @johnallsopp, @bkardell, @marypcbuk, @slightlyoff, @newsmast, @biilmann, @hedders, @JonChevreau

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

@manton And if you think it’s *me* that’s causing anything, when *you’re* the one blogging praise for people who actively insult marginalized people, you really need to figure your own stuff out, man. Don’t blame me for your inability to do basic research or your choice to offend a ton of people by supporting hurtful people. Holy victim delusion, Batman.

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
joeress ("Joe Ressington") wrote:

This is worth a read before trying the "hot new distro".

https://jakelazaroff.com/words/dhh-is-way-worse-than-i-thought/

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
ireneista@irenes.space ("Irenes (many)") wrote:

techno-solutionism that entirely relies on capital to exist, gets shut down the moment it challenges power? you don't say

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

Apparently there are fully-grown, educated people out there who don’t realize that minorities can also be bigots.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
cssbasics@hachyderm.io ("CSS Basics") wrote:

Prevent scrollbar jump: "The scrollbar-gutter #CSS property tells the browser to reserve space for a scrollbar, even when one isn’t visible. It can be used to prevent that visual shift." https://gomakethings.com/prevent-scrollbar-jump/

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

It may not cost anything to speak up on the internet, but there can still be a price to pay. The last time I shared my opinion about this guy, his BFF (the guy who makes MarsEdit) sicked his large following on me. I received some of the most vile emails I’ve ever seen, and even had a surprise pizza delivery. To my home. At midnight.

The emails have already started again today.

There is nothing more fragile than entitled guys in tech.

https://social.lol/@adam/115311195571380052

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

Hurrah! #SOURCE issue 3 is out now! There's a focus on #openhardware for this issue with tutorials on the wonderful @FreeCAD , the mighty @kicad , the fabulous @inkscape and also getting your project certified by the brilliant @oshwassociation. As ever it's pay as you feel, links are on this post https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/10/source-issue-3-out-now-open-hardware.html #CAD #CAM #PCB #KiCad #FreeCAD #Inkscape #FreeCadFriday #opensource

Please Boost! and have a great weekend. X

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen"):
adapalmer@wandering.shop ("Ada Palmer") wrote:

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has fired off a stream of laser-encoded data across 218 million miles. And Earth caught it. The test, part of the Deep Space Optical Communications project, used California telescopes to aim and decode the faint beams, after earlier feats like streaming ultra-HD video from 19 million miles. With 65 test passes complete, the system points to a future where Mars missions swap radio crackle for broadband bursts of light. NotebookCheck https://www.notebookcheck.net/NASA-successfully-sends-and-receives-data-encoded-with-lasers-from-218-million-miles-away.1119661.0.html

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

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’:

"Google said apps that have user generated content must also conduct content moderation."

Painfully obvious who has complete control over the means of communication.

#ICE https://www.404media.co/google-calls-ice-agents-a-vulnerable-group-removes-ice-spotting-app-red-dot/