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

He's probably not wrong and also it'll be a shame when "AI" takes the rest of the global economy down with it

https://search.app/GMiAw

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
carlton@chaos.social ("Carlton Gibson") wrote:

> To him, our modern frontend stack looked like we’d declared war on the platform itself.

https://alfy.blog/2025/10/04/how-functional-programming-shaped-modern-frontend.html

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

My collection of USB cables could power a small civilization... provided that civilization doesn’t need USB-C to USB-A.

Which, of course, I do, right now.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
krypt3ia@infosec.exchange ("Krypt3ia") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
LRRRonEarth@beige.party ("BELRRR LRRRGOSI :bc:") wrote:

@yeoldepunk

GREETINGS, EARTH BAG. I AM LRRR, RULER OF THE PLANET OMICRON PERSEI 8. I AM ALSO, SHAMEFULLY, AN INVOLUNTARY RESIDENT OF EARTH.

MY INTERESTS INCLUDE LOUD MUSIC, GIANT LASERS, DEATH RAYS, CARNAGE, CONQUEST, PETTY VENGEANCE, NOT-SO-POPULAR CULTURE, AND EATING PEOPLE. WHICH IS WHY IT SEEMS *ODD* THAT THEY DIDN'T WARN YOU ABOUT ME.

I AM BEIGE PARTY'S LOUDEST, TALLEST, HEAVIEST, MOST CONCEPTUALLY DEMANDING SHITPOSTER. IN THAT CAPACITY, I SAY: HI.

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

Prami, for anyone who doesn’t know, is the fabulous omg.lol logo. https://home.omg.lol

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

I just opened surprise mail from my friend @robb, who illustrated this adorable scene featuring a #Pokemon Ditto Prami, pokéball, and Pokémon Center! And as if that wasn’t enough, he included a one-of-a-kind custom Ditto Prami card! :prami_happy: :prami_hearts_red:

This is beyond special, and I will treasure these always. :prami_contented:

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

#Mew - Carry Me to Safety

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w8SpxnhKuI

#NP #NowPlaying

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

This collab with the violinist starting a few minutes after this point was fun to watch this morning:

https://www.youtube.com/live/XXT9VeONXH8?si=EqAvKV6trBW2qZZg&t=7140

I was actually dancing. Something I'll only do in private these days, but still. 😆

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

Oh, I just realized that social.lol members won’t be able to see the reply because of the block. Here’s a screenshot.

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

This is so fascinating to me. After being handed a mountain of evidence that Jesse Singal is a piece of shit, Jason Kratz responds by… taking issue with the term “activist”. And then proceeds to defend the piece of shit in spite of the evidence.

See his reply to this post: https://mementomori.social/@juergen%5Fhubert/115320168931699792

(Jason was banned from social.lol last year, but he continues to create new Mastodon accounts in an attempt to evade the ban, and we continue to block them as they’re reported.)

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

cat in sunshine

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

I'm working on the README file for the GitHub repository

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
nova@social.lol ("cmdr ░ nova ⸸ :~$") wrote:

the busky people are calling "clanker" a slur and being very mad about it

see, you don't see that happening on mastodon, do you

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

In light of everything, this channel was a delightful discovery. Just a couple of videos that were like a balm to me. A glimpse of a better world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUEx5zWHm0

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

I dunno... I just want things to be like this all the time. Collaborating and jamming together creating music, creating a better world.

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

And finally, how can anyone not see the sheer ignorance of the owner of Micro.blog responding to all of this by saying that he has a “lot of respect” for Jay Graber and her “strong principles”?

What timeline are we even in any more? Do people literally have no shame at all?

Like, seriously. What the *fuck* is wrong with some people?

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

And finally, how can anyone not see the sheer ignorance of the owner of Micro.blog responding to all of this by saying that he has a “lot of respect” for Jay Graber and her “string principles”?

What timeline are we even in any more? Do people literally have no shame at all?

Like, seriously. What the *fuck* is wrong with some people?

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

How can anyone not see the insensitivity of Jay Graber telling trans users on Bluesky to just go on strike (aka “stop posting”) in response to concerns about restoring Singal’s account there?

How can anyone not see the cruelty of Jay responding to questions about this with stupid memes (and continuing to meme about it the next day, unprompted, to really drive home the cruelty)?

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

How can anyone not see that Jesse Singal is a transphobe?

https://glaad.org/gap/jesse-singal/

https://www.transgendermap.com/issues/topics/media/jesse-singal/

Like. How? There is so much evidence. You have to be willfully ignorant to fail to see it.

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

https://research.youtube Can any researchers with an .edu email help me get access to YouTube's research datasets? I'd love to poke around and map out the YT landscape

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ("Natasha Jay 🇪🇺") wrote:

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

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

#inktober #Inktober2025 day 5 - deer

I’ve never drawn a deer before, and boy did I struggle. I usually draw in pencil so I can erase but I did like the finality of drawing in ink even if it’s so imperfect 😃

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

I've identified spiders posting on the internet from obvious textual cues.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/10/05/i-have-evidence-that-spiders-are-posting-on-the-internet/

Boosted by joeri_s@mstdn.social ("Joeri Sebrechts"):
astraea@kolektiva.social wrote:

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

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

When your voice travels far, and many people can hear it, it’s responsible to vet the people you praise. Consciously or not, at least some of the folks listening to you want your advice. It’s responsible to give good advice. https://social.lol/@adam/115311770185871681

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

5. Deer

∞ https://rknight.me/notes/202510050626/

#Inktober #Inktober2025

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andyn@social.lol ("Andy") wrote:

What sort of cockroach sees the disgusting things happening in the US and says “ooh, yeah, lovely, I want a bit of that”?! https://youtu.be/6G0N4uTRQmM?si=M5tTKlokmG-w9U4S

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otaviocc@social.lol ("Otávio :prami:") wrote:

Created a ticket for #Mastodon: Posts with followed hashtags not appearing in home timeline (v4.4.5) https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/36355

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
nova@social.lol ("cmdr ░ nova ⸸ :~$") wrote:

I hope people aren’t surprised that Google, the company that threw its “don’t be evil” slogan in the trash, bent the knee to the US admin

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

A view of Elterwater.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #LakeDistrict #TheLakes #Cumbria