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jwz wrote:

Hand-cranked "They Live" transformation.
https://jwz.org/b/ykxA

Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
ThePSF@fosstodon.org ("Python Software Foundation") wrote:

The PSF applied for a $1.5M grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to make innovative improvements to packaging security—and we were recommended for funding! But as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
nzakas@fosstodon.org ("Nicholas C. Zakas") wrote:

Temporarily paused sending out new Bredbox invites after a user reported a large Pocket file failed to import. Got everything figured out and invites are going out again.

If you loved Pocket, sign up for a Bredbox invite:
https://bredbox.app

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
firesidefedi@video.firesidefedi.live ("Fireside Fedi Videos") wrote:

Episode 50 - Jaz-Michael King - IFTAS - Trust and Safety - Livestream 2025-10-21

https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/rfCpqU15ifB59eiaeovpKk

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

Heading to Amsterdam for #perfnow; can't wait to see everyone.

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺") wrote:

PeerTube video: Vegan ethics, resurrected animals, and defining evil
https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/86sy3tUFmRKPf8XYtY7HKB

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

#Ihlo - Legacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYxC2f11dYA

#NP #NowPlaying

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

It’s #NationalBlackCatDay and I love my national black cat. #CatsOfMastodon

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

All of our other plans have fallen through, so it must be time for our annual Books in the Box episode! Bring the books you have read (and would recommend!) from the past year, and join @ahl and me, today at 5p Pacific.

https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1432446272060657837

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Watching news about the war in #Ukraine I often wonder how feasible it is for infantry to shoot down drones from the skies. Here's one test done by a Finnish shotgun champion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mORdXxZ2uKU

Turns out it's bloody difficult and probably even practically impossible with a standard automatic rifle designed to shoot at people.

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

I love this

https://www.seat61.com/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
tante@tldr.nettime.org wrote:

I am not a "tech critic". I am an antifascist, a feminist, an anticapitalist, an engineer. My criticism of tech flows from my politics and values. Not from a desire to save or destroy tech. Tech is an expression of power and that's what the whole conversation is about.

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

I wrote a crossword puzzle with a strange little theme that I didn't think quite fit anywhere else, so I put it on my blog. I hope you solve and enjoy! https://parkerhiggins.net/2025/10/crossword-rain-sounds/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
Dio9sys@haunted.computer wrote:

things you can do if you say it's for tech company reasons:

* steal massive amounts of intellectual content
* put objects into reserved airspace without informing the FAA
* break FCC regulations by intruding into ham radio bands
* run bot farms
* extort money out of the owners of vulnerable devices that you made
* reinvent curl, but worse

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
transcendentempress@eldritch.cafe ("Jennifer🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

AI is not unavoidable, you don't have to "learn to live with it". You can say no.

Stop the tech authoritarianism.

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

A long, lingering final kiss.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/10/27/a-grim-ending/

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

It warms my heart to learn about #Python Software Foundation refusing a poisoned grant from a fascist government.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
ThePSF@fosstodon.org ("Python Software Foundation") wrote:

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
🧵
https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/

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

Well this campaign is going great

https://search.app/xaiX6

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
jamey@toot.cat ("Jamey Sharp") wrote:

Has anyone yet built a search engine for RSS feeds, with an API so it can be integrated into a variety of feed readers? The work involved in indexing information seems worth centralizing while the actual reading experience benefits from a diversity of options

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
dthompson@toot.cat ("dave") wrote:

The Autumn Lisp Game Jam begins on Halloween! Anything can happen on Halloween! Your REPL may turn into a bat! 🎃

https://itch.io/jam/autumn-lisp-game-jam-2025

#lisp #gamejam

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
ieure@retro.social ("PunnO)))") wrote:

Today is my birthday. If you'd like to do something in recognition, please donate to your local food bank. November is going to be tough for a lot of people.

If you're not in a position to donate, reply with an image containing, strange, threatening, and/or surreal energy (example attached).

Boosts appreciated!

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

Kit's founder also gives off strong "avoid at parties at all costs" vibes.

The shitty writing UI is especially grating for a newsletter service

But they might be the least bad option in the market currently

Which sucks.

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

I genuinely don't like what Kit has become. Their marketing seems stuck on auto, giving out the same message they sent out pre-Trump/pre-"AI" bubble, and it constantly gives the impression that their customer base is largely grifters.

Kit also has long-standing UI issues that remain unfixed even as they add scores of useless apps. I have had an email stuck in processing for four years that I don't dare poke in case I end up accidentally spam subscribers with a massively outdated email.

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

Looking at the pricing model, once you factor in teams and white-labelling, Buttondown looks substantially more expensive than Kit (née ConvertKit).

I can do without teams and even other features, but the main reason why I'm not on Kit's cheaper Newsletter tier is I don't want their branding

mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

One, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, buckle some more.
Five, six, buckle my sticks.
Seven, eight, buckles are great!

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

Guess who thinks he's very smart, but isn't.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/10/27/he-is-a-very-stupid-man/

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
hannah@posts.rat.pictures ("public universal mutual") wrote:

This is what it’s like to run a fedi server

Attachments:

• video: Clip from a 1946 ziegfield follies movie where a bunch of women in cat costumes vamp around while lucille ball in an insane pink outfit whirls around cracking a whip

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
fumire@uri.life ("The Rt. Rev. Fumire, Ph.D.") wrote:

@fromjason Ah yes

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
bram@gamedev.lgbt ("bram dingelstad :nb_flag:") wrote:

Hey everyone! I'm looking to get #FediHired as a (senior) #RustLang developer!

I have 13 years of software engineering experience, 5 of which with Rust!

If your team needs some additional people power, feel free to DM me and I'd love to have a talk or send my resume!

I'm well versed in most areas, from low level system/ #Linux stuff, all the way to high abstraction full stack web stuff!

✨ Boosts appreciated! ✨