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

A hard crash, reboot, update, and a fresh sign in and this POS is about as much in working order as a Chromebook can ever be

I'd genuinely forgotten how much I dislike this OS.

The laptop is great. One of those Google branded ones, but the OS?

Ugh.

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

"I know, I haven't tested the Google Chromebook in a few months. I wonder why it was that I stopped using it."

Discover that the chromebook is somehow simultaneously signed-out and signed-in to the Google account: logged out of every google site, but won't let you log in because, apparently the account already exists on the device

"Right. Because ChromeOS is the worst piece of shit garbage in existence. At least on Windows you can run a productivity app or two once you dig through the garbage"

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net ("Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:") wrote:

Instead of banning Chinese companies from delivering infrastructure components like the EU is pondering with Huawei and mobile networks, the ultimate goal should be to demand open source software/firmware for these components and reproducible builds of all software components so #DigitalSovereignty becomes default.

taral ("JP Sugarbroad") wrote:

Maybe time to move instances. Any suggestions?

RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115526751946121927

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
FediTips@social.growyourown.services ("Fedi.Tips") wrote:

The continued growth of mastodon.social is putting the #Fediverse in danger (here's why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server/).

The quickest, easiest and most effective way to solve this would be if the official apps & website stopped promoting mastodon.social, and instead promoted a rotating selection from a pool of reliable servers with solid track records.

If you're comfortable using Github, please give thumbs up to all these:
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/issues/568
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-ios/issues/1023
- https://github.com/mastodon/joinmastodon/issues/1052

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
aphyr@woof.group ("École des Bro-Arts") wrote:

“These conversations matter for democracy,” says the call-to-action at the top of every Factually article. The donation button urges readers to “support independent reporting.”

https://aphyr.com/posts/398-the-future-of-fact-checking-is-lies-i-guess

Boosted by jwz:
scottmccloud.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("scott⚡️mccloud") wrote:

A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF! Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!

Talking Oglaf with Trudy Coope...

Boosted by jwz:
inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

Right now, you can call your senator (yes, again) and urge them to replace Chuck Schumer.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/10/us-government-shutdown-record-donald-trump-syria-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-rudy-giuliani-pardon-politics-live-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-691237948f08d3736687b5e9

Boosted by jwz:
gleick@mas.to ("James Gleick") wrote:

The following is a technical explanation by the president of the United States. The subject: #magnets. Every word is guaranteed verbatim.

“China was going to hit us with rare earth.
Now, everybody says, oh, what is happening?
Magnets.
If China refused to get magnets, 'cause they have a monopoly on magnets, 'cause they were allowed to happen over a 32 year period.
There wouldn't be a car made in the entire world. (1/2)

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

PeerTube video: Rethinking key bindings and workflow in i3 window manager
https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/sxpbQQAp35xymSDVxBzQYp

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk ("Chris Were but on PeerTube") wrote:

Rethinking key bindings and workflow in i3 window manager

https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/sxpbQQAp35xymSDVxBzQYp

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

Latest Freebooters podcast: Our new self-hosting podcast site, our latest adventures with bash scripting, and Chris gets caught using AI

https://freebooters.uk/media/self-hosting-bash-scripting-and-chris-gets-caught-using-ai.mp3

In this episode, Chris and Drew share their latest exploits with bash scripting, talk about KeePassXC allowing AI assisted contributions, and the chaps show off the new self-hosted website....

#Freebooters

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
phillmv@hachyderm.io ("filipa mv") wrote:

After the recent Rubygems drama, I felt anxious, and trapped, frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.

I found myself grieving, and mourning the future I grew up thinking we would have; but also feeling hope, that it’s not too late to stop enabling these people, and start choosing kindness.

I wrote about these feelings. Join me in building a better future:

https://okayfail.com/2025/in-praise-of-dhh.html

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
rustynail@floss.social wrote:

jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein our FORTIETH anniversary is next Friday!
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/11/10.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma

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

If you replace old Chuck Schumer with young Chuck Schumer you still have a Chuck Schumer. It's not the age, it's the politics.

I can't think of a better outcome for corporate #democrats than us all getting swept away in the #gerontocracy hype.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
phillmv@hachyderm.io ("filipa mv") wrote:

it’s time for us to reflect on the good values the Ruby community expressed and find a way to move forward:

https://hachyderm.io/@phillmv/115520781380582845

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
fkamiah17@syzito.xyz ("MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 🏴") wrote:

Western politics 2025

#Politics #EverythingIsEvil

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

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/115526280553167579

Black Friday is Just November Now is my favorite Fall Out Boy song.

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

Took me 44 years to figure it out but knowing your personal boundaries, and having the forethought to clearly articulate those boundaries is, like, a real game-changer.

The guy in my head who gets furious when I agree to something that crosses my boundaries is so chill right now. Who knew.

Boosted by joeri_s@mstdn.social ("Joeri Sebrechts"):
freekmurze@phpc.social wrote:

🔗 17 New(ish) Vanilla JavaScript Features You Might Have Missed
https://tighten.com/insights/new-ish-vanilla-javascript-features-you-might-have-missed/

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
juliusgoat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("A.R. Moxon") wrote:

Because voting "no" while letting others vote "yes" is strategic misdirection that lets Democrats fold every hand while claiming that only some of them fold some hands. No more tricks. Clear the decks. Put in a new batch.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2fcjgchnfvznd2fdsj22h2gq/post/3m5bmy4zfj22x

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

New York Times style guide:

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

So very, very well written:

https://okayfail.com/2025/in-praise-of-dhh.html

Thank you, @phillmv

rust@social.rust-lang.org ("Rust Language") wrote:

Rust 1.91.1 has been released. This point release fixes two regressions that slipped into in Rust 1.91.0: one that affects Wasm, and one that affects Cargo on illumos.

See the blog post for details: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/11/10/Rust-1.91.1/

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
juliusgoat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("A.R. Moxon") wrote:

Mamdani created vision that shamed this cowardice: by having standards, and then showing everyone what his standards are, and then proving that he truly held those standards by standing for something without shame. This tapped into something powerful.www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...

The Extraordinary Power of Sta...

jwz wrote:

The World Wide Web Page https://xslt.rip is a thing of beauty on multiple levels. View source.
https://jwz.org/b/ykxK

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are.

We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action. https://indivisible.org/resource/call-now-tell-your-democratic-senator-its-time-chuck-schumer-step-aside?source=mastodon

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

Lovely NY friends: if someone comes to your door with a petition to recall Schumer and Jeffries, say *yes*:

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/10/congress/jeffries-backs-schumer-amid-fierce-democratic-backlash-to-shutdown-deal-00644705

Boosted by jwz:
sus@timeloop.cafe wrote:

A reminder that people didn’t stop dying of covid: we gave up trying to count deaths in 2022 and mostly gave up on even estimating deaths when we hit around 30 million dead in 2024

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/excess-deaths-cumulative-economist-single-entity

The insurance companies are keeping it honest tho

https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/health-and-longevity/covid-19-pandemic-synonymous-excess-mortality.html