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

“Why doesn't anything work anymore? | Jason Rodriguez”

https://rodriguezcommaj.com//blog/why-doesnt-anything-work-anymore/

> It just feels like no one gives a shit anymore, beyond a handful of independent devs and small shops. It’s wild.

Been writing about the software crisis for several years now and, if anything, the decline is just accelerating

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Climatehistories ("Athena") wrote:

A few years ago, hardly anyone outside green politics had heard of Zack Polanski. Today he leads the Green Party of England & Wales and is at the heart of a remarkable transformation in British politics.

Since his election as party leader in early September 2025, the Greens have become the fastest-growing political party in the country, attracting new members and media attention, and positioning themselves as a credible alternative to the long-established parties.

https://open.substack.com/pub/theclimatehistorian/p/who-is-zack-polanski?r=1qy42b&utm%5Fcampaign=post&utm%5Fmedium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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brad@m.toad.host ("Condor Puma Serpiente") wrote:

@mcc "sideload a package" (suggestive)

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mcc wrote:

"Unlock your bootloader" (euphemism)

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mcc wrote:

Fuck I gotta unlock my bootloader asap https://social.linux.pizza/@MichaelRoss/115342003180134350

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BabaIsYou@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Baba Is You") wrote:

Fox has been added into the game, and with this we're about ready to upload the new build for betatesting!
#babaisyou

Attachments:

• gifv: Fox wanders around the screen with FOX IS YOU written above, then walks offscreen to create the rule FOX IS SLEEP, falling asleep on the spot

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Another sign of autumn.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Fuji Superia X-tra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
👤 @Ameboid's hand
⚗️ Come Through Lab

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

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy ("Kees van der Leun") wrote:

Big news for the energy transition!
And a nice little 'told you so' moment for yours truly :)
In the first half of this year, renewables produced more electricity globally than coal, for the first time.
And 2025 is the date I predicted for this to happen, back in 2016, in a blog post for Ecofys! The score was 23%-40% at the time, with most of the renewables share still coming from hydro, and the prediction was less than obvious.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
mogul@hachyderm.io ("Bret Mogilefsky") wrote:

This is fucking delusional.
https://bird.makeup/users/acyn/statuses/1976093573230756351

jwz wrote:

The other day at the club I saw a guy with a white t-shirt that said simply, in 8" high letters, "YEAH BRAH".

So now I guess I know what my knuckle tattoos are going to be.
https://jwz.org/b/ykwP

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fugueish@wandering.shop ("Chris Palmer") wrote:

I still think about this

https://twitter.com/danluu/status/917241999006294016

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dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

I now assume that the avalanche of "journalism" "covering" Amazon "deals" on "Prime Days" is almost entirely a revenue generator for the "news" organizations, via commission links.

I canceled Amazon Prime. Consider doing the same.

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bob@feed.hella.cheap wrote:

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

But a quick check shows that Apple has totally failed to make its own web apps platform functional...:

https://webventures.rejh.nl/blog/2024/history-of-safari-show-stoppers/

...never mind competitive:

https://infrequently.org/2025/09/cupertinos-comforting-myths/

Apple is asking the Trump administration for a shield against the web. It wants US foreign and trade policy to punish the EU for having the temerity to legislate the sort of choice in browsers macOS has always supported.

**THIS**, along with competing native app stores, is what Apple fears.

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

...and so even though @404mediaco isn't *actually* connecting the dots yet, it's at least pointing out that there *might* be alternatives. Which Apple must *hate*.

If their staff ever got a demo of PWAs, I suspect it might even radicalise them.

You up, @owa?

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

Specifically, Tim Apple is asking for air-cover against the EU, which is threatening to apply [ checks notes ] democratically passed [ double checks ] "laws" (whatever those are). And for the mere price of his dignity and our democracy, he's getting it:

https://on.ft.com/46GT5Ey

And what is it the EU is threatening, exactly? Alternatives to Apple's chokehold on access to commodity APIs, including the safest versions that have ever been devised: the web platform.

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

So Apple is censoring another ICE-spotting app, and I think we need to talk about the coverage, as much as Apple's groveling pre-compliance.

@404mediaco broke this, specifically @josephcox, and unlike some previous coverage, it includes this:

https://www.404media.co/apple-banned-an-app-that-simply-archived-videos-of-ice-abuses#:~:text=The%20website%20for%20Eyes%20Up%20which%20functions%20essentially%20the%20same%20way%20is%20still%20available

This is a good start! Much better than the coverage re: the ICE Block takedown last week. Mentioning that the web as an alternative opens the door to discussing why this is happening: Apple wants stuff from the govt

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

Apple *hates* the web, and in particular, web apps (a.k.a., PWAs)

Cupertino wants nothing more than to to kill them, and last year it nearly succeeded:

https://infrequently.org/2024/02/home-screen-advantage/

Apple has argued against them in every capitol whilst claiming they are capable and a check on the App Store. But it's doing everything it possibly can to nerf them.

/cc @owa

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

Cupertino was at it again *last month* in the UK, making the same tired arguments: it shouldn't allow competent browsers because that would be "dangerous" (never mind Apple's own industry-trailing browser security record) while *simultaneously* claiming the App Store doesn't nwed to be regulated because it faces stiff competition from...web apps.

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

Quick post before I head to bed. TL;DR: Neutrality is for wimps, grow up. https://blog.webb.page/2025-10-08-neutral.txt

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koehn@famichiki.jp ("Koehn") wrote:

Heard about @TypographerApp from @netopwibby today and decided to try it out. It's a really neat service!!

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

Capitalism doesn't make products anymore, just tracking devices with the indicator light taped over, and the hero's journey plot printed on its packaging. 

#surveillance #bigtech

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billyjoebowers@mastodon.online ("billy joe bowers 🗽") wrote:

Tim Cook sucks.

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weirdsatellite@mastodon.art ("Weird Spy Satellite") wrote:

MASINT #5518 from Zuma (CONFIDENTIAL)

1. House of Oblique Blogs
2. Empty Couchfuckers
3. Misty Spice

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MamasPinkyToe@mastodon.world ("Mama's Pinky Toe") wrote:

The original title was "She Blinded Me with Syphilis."

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kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Popehat Agitates And Irritates") wrote:

/9 And you think ANTIFA is a progressive employer? Please. The health insurance sucks. There's no dental. And when I asked for compassionate leave for a relative's funeral HR said "the family serves as a pillar for bourgeois ideology, half-day only"

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kethinov ("Eric Newport") wrote:

@slightlyoff

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

listening to https://soundcloud.com/stanlepard/1996-internet-starter-kit-velkommen-original-mix in a loop just to feel nostalgia for a time where "I work on software" was actually something to be proud of as opposed to feeling a strong need to differentiate yourself from all the hype-driven environment-burners out there.

rip, Stan LePard.

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

#TMNT short coming this Christmas

https://youtu.be/%5FiZFMMx0LUM

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xgranade@wandering.shop ("Cassandra is only carbon now") wrote:

We really, really need basic software freedoms, and we need them yesterday.

https://mastodon.social/@dtgeek/115340206186034640