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keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri") wrote:

NO NO NO NO

Il disegno di un bambino. Mostra un uomo con sotto l'etichetta "Climatologo" e di fianco la spiegazione "Studia le condizioni meteo"

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TonyStark@progressivecafe.social ("Tony, Pretty Much") wrote:

To block an already permitted project that’s cheaper for consumers while electricity prices are skyrocketing is bananas.

Trump's Interior Department cancels largest solar project in North America:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/10/trump-interior-department-cancels-largest-solar-project-in-north-america-00602071

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Free_Press@mstdn.social ("Aure Free Press :verified:") wrote:

Preparation for a major war has begun in Russia:

Russians cannot travel abroad – departures are being massively blocked due to the full-scale launch of the electronic summons project.

Both Muscovites and residents of other regions are receiving electronic summonses en masse.

Russians also face a ban on driving, cancellation of tax benefits, blocking of property transactions, denial of loans, and other sanctions if they ignore the summons.
#AureFreePress #Breaking #BreakingNews

Russian summons
Putin

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
benroyce ("Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩") wrote:

"#Sudan's Last Functioning Hospital in #ElFasher Attacked, 20 Dead"

The #RSF paramilitary group had apparently opened fire on Tuesday and Wednesday at the hospital and a mosque where displaced families had sought refuge

https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00094361.html

Since April of 2023 when the civil war began, it is estimated over 500,000 children have died from malnutrition in Sudan

World:

The suffering in Sudan is soul crushing

And attention is scant

Please, let us turn our attention to Sudan 🇸🇩

© UNHCR Health conditions in Sudan are deteriorating as a result of the conflict in the country.

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

The blue wave accounts are pouring into the #fediverse and they're using AI generated images to spark their revolution. 🫠

Screenshot of post by Indivisible SF: "Grandmas, Grandpas, and Grandkids welcome. This is a non violent protest." AI generated image: two white elderly women sit together, both wearing black t-shirts that say "I AM AUNT TIFA." They are crocheting with yarn in their hands. The background includes a city street. Above them, a message reads "THE REVOLUTION WILL BE CROCHETED

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Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
FediTips@social.growyourown.services ("Fedi.Tips") wrote:

If you have a website or blog, you can verify your account using Mastodon's self-service verification system:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account

After your account is verified, your profile's link to your site or blog will turn green.

If you've tried to verify and it's failed to turn green, there are lots of suggestions for how to fix this in the guide linked above.

#FediTips #Mastodon #Verification

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danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:

I happen to own a little open source software company that is expressly anti-fascist, has a “No AI” policy, and has recently been called “aggressively queer” in case you’re interested in supporting tech companies like that:

https://elementary.io

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

PSA/rant for fellow makers: my recent order from Heltec (ordered directly) arrived with some #LoRa boards missing. I've provided shipping evidence, but so far they refuse to resolve the issue 🙄

Lesson learned: always record your unboxing! It really helps if something goes wrong.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alwirtes@indieweb.social ("Al Wirtes") wrote:

A fascinating letter in today’s #Boulder #Colorado #DailyCamera #EdgarAllanPoe #Nevermore

Last Tuesday, Oct. 7, was the 176th anniversary of the death of Edgar Allan Poe. He was found in a state of delirium in ill-fitting, mismatched clothes that were not his own in a Baltimore tavern that doubled as a polling place. He was en route to pick up his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm, and escort her to his impending nup-tials, two years after the death of his first wife, Virginia. It was a happy moment cut short by American political malfea-sance. Poe had the great misfortune of being delayed in Baltimore during the week of a fierce municipal election. Voting occurred over a series of days while opposing parties violently debated. Many speculated on how Poe died. Rabies, consumption and alcoholism were all considered. But scholars agree that "cooping" might be to blame. People were kidnapped off the streets, abused with alcohol, beaten and forced to vote. The Dead Rabbits, a notorious Irish American street gang of political harpies, often employed this practice along the East Coast. They would join with the Plug Uglies of Baltimore to commit election fraud and were known as "repeaters." The unsuspecting victim was forced to vote, caged overnight, had their clothes changed, and were made to vote repeatedly. Then, after the election, they were abandoned on the street. Poe had a weak constitution. If he were drugged and forced to consume copious amounts of li-quor, his health would be in jeopardy. So, Poe, who died at just 40, was likely a victim of a political crime. Election

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"Historians and legal experts warn that Trump and the Maga world have exploited Kirk’s killing to justify unleashing far-reaching attacks on multiple critics.

Trump and his allies are using 'page one of the authoritarian playbook' in their accelerating attacks on political foes', said Harvard government professor Steven Levitsky, who co-authored the book How Democracies Die."

~ Peter Stone

#CharlieKirk #Trump #MAGA #authoritarianism #ChristianNationalism
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/11/charlie-kirk-trump-maga-allies

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"Russian president Vladimir Putin said the [Nobel Peace Prize] committee’s 'credibility has largely been lost,' prompting Trump to thank him on social media.

That Trump and his loyalists are standing with the autocrat Putin rather than democracy is clearer every day."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #MikeJohnson #NobelPeacePrize #Putin
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10-2025

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"Josh Dawsey reported in the Wall Street Journal today that administrative officials joke about ruling Congress with an 'iron fist' and that Trump ally Steve Bannon has compared Congress to Russia’s largely ceremonial Duma.

Today House speaker Johnson announced he would cancel another week’s session, making four weeks he has kept House members from their jobs."

#Trump #MikeJohnson #NobelPeacePrize #Putin
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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

“AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought”

https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-data-centers-finances

> In short, this is because data center components age rapidly, either made obsolete through rapid advances in technology, or broken down over years of constant, high-powered usage.

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

hmmm… using text outputted by Argh Studios Storyteller ( https://arghstudios.com ) as input to Sora gets interesting results

https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s%5F68ea6424f4bc8191b9f798c45c967288

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

A short video about Ela Minus from "Synth History":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyYGEv-g7Pw

I'll be curious to see their next videos.

Ela Minus is on bandcamp:

https://elaminus.bandcamp.com/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io ("Thomas 🔭🕹️") wrote:

US peeps, before I eBay it, anyone need a Atari 800? Working, comes with full RAM complement. No power supply or other extras.

To make an offer, please name a dollar amount of what you’d be willing to pay and your zip so I can give you a shipping estimate.

#retrocomputing #atari

Atari 800 home computer

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

I don’t just use AI btw. I even own multiple VR headsets and once a year check out Meta’s metaverse.

I just did my yearly check in. It’s still deserted. I eventually managed to find 4 children in a K-pop Demon Hunters world, making fart noises at each other.

A few years ago, leading financial analysts said the Metaverse would be a multi trillion dollar market by now. In actual fact it’s a wet fart, which orgs flushed billions down toilet with based on the word of techbros and Morgan Stanley.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Dianora@ottawa.place ("Dianora (Diane Bruce)") wrote:

I love little libraries ! We stuck a couple of books in the other day.
We have our own copy of the Margaret Atwood book as it is a very good read.

#Ottawa #LittleLibrary

Just the inside of a little library around the corner from us. There is a copy of "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood which we have read.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TheConversationUS@newsie.social ("The Conversation U.S.") wrote:

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board — the agency that investigates refinery fires and chemical explosions to prevent future disasters the way the better-known NTSB investigates plane crashes — is shut down and may soon be eliminated entirely.

Scientists who study chemical disasters say this dangerous move will save the federal government a mere $14 million. https://theconversation.com/refinery-fires-other-chemical-disasters-may-no-longer-get-safety-investigations-265546

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

How did this guy ever get put in charge of medicine in our country? He's going to kill a lot of children.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/10/11/he-wants-us-all-to-die/

rfk jr

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db@social.lol ("David Bushell 👻") wrote:

I have reached peak Onryō

Ghost of Yōtei tengai hat and fundoshi armour

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

the original LLM

user: “Where is the data stored then?” Merriam-Webster: “On pages made of paper and then hopefully your brain.”

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen"):
Beurkeek@peoplemaking.games ("Nina Kiel") wrote:

After several months of work, I finished this #embroidery project yesterday. It's my second ever attempt at embroidery and I'm really, really happy with the result.

A close up of the finished work: An embroidered stag beetle, shown from the top, on the back of a dark grey jeans jacket. Behind the beetle's head, there's a golden circle, reminiscent of the sun.
A photo of the entire jacket, showing the placement and the size of the embroidered stag beetle.

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

Definitely the weirdest part of the AI thing has been watching so many smart people blindly run off a cliff when the red flags have been *everywhere*.

Generative AI is, for the most part, porn you can post on LinkedIn.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz69qy760weo

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
grimalkina ("Dr. Cat Hicks") wrote:

ICYMI, I am putting together a free Developer Science "office hour" where you can join me to walk through the basics of designing a study....as long as enough new folks sign up for fight for the human 🤠

Why do this when research isn't your job??
- backstage pass to science when you learn methods
- no better way to think carefully about data
- get better at criticizing BAD research designs!
- it's genuinely fun and you might inspire real future science!

https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina/115344101004741880

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

What on earth compels people to reply to a post with “TL;DR”? Do they have an inner voice constantly telling them to find ways to simultaneously piss on people’s posts and demonstrate their illiteracy? Or are they just assholes

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
jwcph@helvede.net ("JWcph, Radicalized By Decency") wrote:

@baldur Also, another instance of how "We strive to accommodate everyone inside our big tent!" always, ALWAYS means right-wing fascists & racists, never marginalized groups...

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

A recurring thing you see on social media, tech especially, is an intense discussion between two seemingly diametrically opposite positions, neither side realising that the “opposites” are artificial—their sides are socially defined to be in conflict but, actually, both can be true at the same time

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

“Framework under fire for Omarchy/DHH/Hyprland support? | Arya Bread Crumbs”

https://crimier.github.io/posts/Framework-Omarchy/

Yet another instalment of "tech company just can't resist overtly supporting white supremacists, even if it is strategically a massive own goal"

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NanoRaptor@bitbang.social ("Nanoraptor") wrote:

A classic DANGER warning sign. It has a red oval above against a black background with "DANGER" written inside it in thick white text. Below in bold black text on the remaining white background it states "THIS MACHINE KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METAL AND FLESH. IT CHOOSES FLESH."