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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
The story covered by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
“Commission imposes definitive safeguard measures on certain ferroalloys”
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip%5F25%5F2698
The EU's unusual move of putting tariffs on countries that are ostensibly a part of the single market—Iceland and Norway—has very effectively killed off their own campaign to get us to join the EU
Support for EU membership in Iceland rarely polls for more than just over 50%. Now a simple "EU treats small countries in the single market like garbage" means the upcoming referendum has no chance
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
Cats and photography are totally incompatible, unless you like seeing your gear destroyed or filthy with cat hair.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/18/life-sometimes-gets-in-the-way/
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Comedian inside drama is fascinating, if you're a comedian none of the rest of them like and you do something obnoxious, all of them will immediately have a tight five about you
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
WHAT
Mastodon Feeddb@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:
I used an aspect-ratio media query AMA
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/At-rules/@media/aspect-ratio
Mastodon Feeddb@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:
suddenly winter
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
The problem with relying on pithy observations like “history tends to repeats itself or rhymes” is that history is long and has many stanzas. It’s impossible to know in advance with any certainty whether tomorrow is going to rhyme with 2008, 1929, or the fall of the Roman Empire.
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
“Open Source Power”
https://blog.muni.town/open-source-power/?ref=werd.io
Always link to writing that cites Ursula Franklin
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
“Can I vent? All of the emotions from my now former tech career. : r/womenintech”
The story here is, TBH, more the norm for women in tech than not.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
hund@fosstodon.org ("Hund") wrote:
@mike Mint is one of my favourite alternatives when it comes to 'regular' operating systems that just works out of the box.
Mint is incredibly polished, both in terms of UI and UX. Cinnamon is one of the best DEs that I've seen. KDE is probably the only competitor here. Cinnamon is the only DE that I (as a tiling user) can stand.
It feels like they often get overlocked thanks to it's reputation as a 'beginner OS'. As a Gentoo user, I think they're one the more potent alternatives out there.
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969
I am passing the torch to @mellifluousbox, who will be the new Executive Director. Felix has been involved with #Mastodon since 2020 and has been instrumental in evolving the organization, raising funds, and growing the team to get us to where we are now. With @haubles and @renchap by his side, and the team we have assembled over the years, I have faith that the new leadership will do a stellar job.
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/
Mastodon FeedThis important milestone also marks the beginning of a new era of community governance and collaborative decision-making for Mastodon. Now more than ever, we need to work together to build safe and resilient social spaces. We must build information networks that are resistant to billionaire control and surveillance. It will take all of us working together to do that.
So please consider joining our mission; we have a lot of work to do.
Mastodon FeedWe’re also looking ahead to what comes next. In another blog post published today, we introduced Mastodon’s new leadership team. Our Executive Director is @mellifluousbox (formerly, CFO of Mastodon gGmbH), who has already represented Mastodon on international stages.
We also shared an organisational update, and a fundraising update, in that blog post.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-future-is-ours-to-build-together/
Mastodon FeedOur Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here. We’re thrilled he’s staying on in an advisory capacity.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon
Mastodon FeedHey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
piccalilli@front-end.social ("Piccalilli") wrote:
The URL is so overpowered and so often under-utilised. This article does a great job of explaining how much power you really have.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
I meet web developers who cannot accept that most smartphones in the world, and even in the US, are not iPhones. And that keeps them from understanding that the "i" in "iPhone" stands for "inequality":
Mastodon Feed…I'm fascinated by this failure mode. Technically, it seems logical to have Wikpedia as a search engine option. It's just a preset. Wikipedia is a valuable searchable resource. It's international, non-profit, as inoffensive as you can get. Why would you stop anyone from having such option?
And yet, having it as an option is self-destructive for a Web browser. If enabled, it seems to turn off the "Web" part, and makes it an encyclopedia browser instead. Not as useful as a Web browser!
Mastodon FeedBoosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️🌈🖖🏽") wrote:
The numbers tell the story.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
jer@hachyderm.io ("jan-erik") wrote:
"Unlocking On-Chain Intelligence: A Practical Framework for GenAI-Powered Smart Contracts"
I mean if those two groups could just grift off of each other and not bother anyone else, I'm all for it!
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ScottLucas@journa.host ("Scott Lucas") wrote:
" #DonaldTrump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies"
How is this not a disqualifying conflict of interest?
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:
And so now here are the things that aren't getting investigated while Trump & Miller chase their racist fantasies. Child predators, terrorists and human traffickers can't believe their good fortune.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
octothorpe@mastodon.online ("CM Harrington") wrote:
“Government doesn’t work”
That’s because you fuckin’ broke it, ya shitgibbon.
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
We're lucky the fascists are incompetent but we can't keep relying on that forever
Mastodon Feeddenschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:
... did the people who now post "mozilla could have offered managed fediverse server hosting" or the likes forgot that, back then when it was announced that mozilla.social would be open to external users, a not-insignificant portion of "fediverse" users actively shat on mozilla, because "it hurts decentralization" and "mozilla just wants your data"?!?!
like, sure, criticize all you want, but maybe we could stop with this gold-medal-worthy olympic goal-post-moving?
Mastodon FeedBoosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
MicroSFF@mastodon.art ("Micro SF/F by O. Westin") wrote:
"There's... er..." My new assistant bookseller faltered.
Over by the window, an open book hovered. As I looked, a page turned.
I picked up my hag stone and peered through it.
"Just a ghost. That's a relief."
"What else..."
"Imps, devils, people with invisibility spells. The last are worst."
Mastodon FeedBoosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
clarkesworld@mastodon.online ("Clarkesworld") wrote:
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Mastodon FeedBoosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
mwillsey@discuss.systems ("Max Willsey") wrote:
A bit late for this, but might as well:
**I am recruiting PhD students this year**
I am looking for students with strengths in some subset of compilers, databases, e-graphs, SMT solvers, theorem proving, and logic programming. You definitely don't have to have mastery of all those things (I don't!), but there's a lot of fun work to do in the intersection.