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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
fugueish@wandering.shop ("Chris Palmer") wrote:

> “It will be safer for you with this digital ID,” a government might say. “You can use it to make purchases or get healthcare, and as a fun bonus, nobody will ever mistake you for an immigrant and throw you in a detainment centre without proper food, sanitation or medication for weeks.” Oops, sorry – that got oddly specific for no particular reason. — @annaleen

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835650-100-digital-id-cards-could-be-a-disaster-in-the-uk-and-beyond/

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

I quite like the look of corrugated iron, even when it's rusty.#Iceland #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #countryside #rural #abandoned #decay

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

So, I wanted to verify something about how Bluesky handles adult content. So as seemed reasonable for doing a test, I logged in my test account. I immediately found my test account was banned from seeing nudity.

On investigation, I found my test account is permanently flagged as *mandatorily* region-locked for: Brazil; Russia; Turkey; India; and Germany. I cannot turn the moderation for any of those five countries off. Not even using Blacksky, not even with a self-hosted PDS.

What in the fuck?

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam :prami:"):
Kuniti_shino@pounced-on.me ("inamruzui") wrote:

"How do you do fellow federated servers" - bluesky "federation"washing

Re: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/115499769678000202

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

Here, have something nice on your timeline.

https://youtu.be/sxkzqIekMXE

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
cmconseils ("Laura Manach :bongoCat:") wrote:

#Meme #Humour

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

More and more of my job is becoming "just use the AI" and I am so sad and frustrated about it.

I managed to avoid this for longer than most but it is now firmly the directive and it sucks as much as I anticipated.

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

Zohran Mamdani won young men 18-29 by 40 points.

40 POINTS!

And he did so by standing FOR economic justice, FOR Trans rights, FOR immigrant rights, FOR labor rights, FOR Palestinian rights, & FOR diversity.

All the Corporate Democrats who said Dems can only win by by "running to the center," or "siding with Israel on Gaza" or "not being distracted by the Trans issue," should shut up & have the humility to listen.

Zohran is what happens when you run FOR justice rather than just against Trump.

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

I have had a MacBook Pro M5 and a CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 dock in my online Apple Store bag for the last week without pulling the trigger. Argument against: the M1 actually still feels fast! Argument for: I don't think I want to pay for the rumored M6 model changes.

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
Luanti@floss.social ("Luanti (formerly Minetest)") wrote:

Excited to announce that we now have a non-profit collective to grow and support #Luanti !

https://blog.luanti.org/2025/11/05/non-profit/

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
inlinestyle ("Inlinestyle") wrote:

We’ve traded conversations for reactions.
Feeds for dialogue.
Algorithms for curiosity.

The Fediverse brings back what the web was meant to be — slow, human, decentralized.
No ads, no dopamine traps, just people thinking before writing.

Own your data, don’t rent it.
👉 Try InlineStyle: https://www.inlinestyle.it
#Privacy #Fediverse #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #DeGoogle

Boosted by jwz:
angiebaby@mas.to ("Angie") wrote:

Mamdani, already solving NYC's housing crisis on day one.

Boosted by jwz:
aisling@critters.gay ("Aisling but critters.gay") wrote:

"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" well i asked my tarot deck and it suggested i stick ten swords in your back

Boosted by jwz:
ancient_catbus@jorts.horse ("Catbus") wrote:

Hi, I'm Silicon Valley- you probably recognize me from classic inventions like 'Chatbot That Drives You Crazy', 'The App That Gives You An Eating Disorder', 'A Bus, Except Worse', and 'Doorbell That Reports Directly to the NSA'

Boosted by jwz:
pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Gonna need a framed litho of this.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
eloquence@social.coop ("Erik Moeller") wrote:

Gee, I wonder why billionaires want to control the encyclopedia.

(Kudos to the contributors of this very astute section of Zohran Mamdani's Wikipedia bio.)

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

What do you get when you cross cargo cult software engineering with security theater?

SECURITY MIME. 🤹

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

It was amazing to see everyone at perfnow.nl last week, but a particular highlight was getting a chance to visit @KrijnHoetmer's hope-inspiring frontend class. Stickers were exchanged!

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

The tree in my front yard is unusually bright this year.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/05/golden-fall/

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

That's not what he promised earlier, but fine

RE: https://www.threads.com/@syedburhanrizvi16/post/DQrjUaCjWLG

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
KrijnHoetmer ("Krijn Hoetmer") wrote:

React sucks. FDND socks. #PerfNow

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
timonsku ("Timon 🛠") wrote:

The IEC has this really neat webpage for exploring electrical plug type usage around the world

https://www.iec.ch/world-plugs

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
skeletor@mas.to ("Inspirational Skeletor💀") wrote:

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
pishpoche ("PishPoche") wrote:

Whoups, on dirait que j'ai un blog ! Exciting times 😃
https://pishpoche.pollux.casa/gemlog/

Merci @adele

#geminicapsule #gemlog #smolweb

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

Well, this sure is embarrassing for The Greatest Nation On Earth

https://www.404media.co/army-tells-soldiers-to-go-to-german-food-bank-then-deletes-it/

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
josephcox@infosec.exchange ("Joseph Cox") wrote:

We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app

https://www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-launches-face-scanning-app-for-local-cops-to-do-immigration-enforcement/

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

It only took a year for the morning and evening coyote pup yelping on Bernal to become a distinct marker of place, and a strong indicator that I'm home, whatever the jetlag says.

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

Sometimes, a tangle of legs is hard to sort out.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/05/how-many-legs-does-a-spider-have/

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

The Democrats had a great night last night, meanwhile here's today big news from the GOP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/05/longest-government-shutdown-trump-us-history/

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
simon@simonwillison.net ("Simon Willison") wrote:

Achievement unlocked: caused Hacker News to have a 150+ comment argument about a TikTok joke (while I was asleep) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45820872