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

Christians, do better. Your arguments are pathetic non-arguments.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/24/theological-wisdom-makes-me-roll-my-eyes/

Erwin Lutzer

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

We have a mailing list that we put on our blog whenever we announce some new merch is being worked on. Roughly half of the plushies have been sold before we posted about it on #Mastodon, just from that mailing list (and people checking the shop manually, I guess). And those new sticker sheets got sold out fully (but are being restocked, hopefully within the week).

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

You may have seen it over on @Mastodon, but in case not: The new plushies are now live on the shop, alongside restocked and new mugs. Shipping to EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and the US. We decided to allow orders from the US, but shipping is what it is (from Germany).

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/collections/winter-2025-drop

#Plushtodon #Merchtodon

A blue and an apricot-colored Mastodon stuffed toy are sitting next to each other, looking small and cute (with rosy cheeks).
A ceramic mug with a comfortable handle, featuring a spring-themed cherry blossoms design with many cute Mastodons.
A ceramic mug with a comfortable handle featuring a festive winter-themed design with many Mastodons playing in the snow.

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

No declines in insect populations? I have doubts about that.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/24/are-insect-populations-declining-or-not/

Change in insect abundance as a function of winter temperatures

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
markmetz@sfba.social ("Mr.Mark "The Sharpie King"") wrote:

Holy shit!
I don’t usually get a fire in the belly feeling from most politicians, but hearing Shapiro rip on Vance for a couple minutes here is the gas we need right now.
Starting about 30 seconds in.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Nonilex@masto.ai wrote:

#GiftArticle

Soaring #electricity prices are triggering a wave of power shutoffs nationwide, leaving more Americans in the dark as unpaid #bills pile up. Although there is no national count of electricity shutoffs, data from select utilities in 11 states show that disconnections have risen in at least 8 of them since last year, acc/to figures compiled by WaPo & the National #Energy Assistance Directors Association (#NEADA).

#economy #affordability #Trump #inflation
https://wapo.st/3Xb0mXI

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

What life is like for Palestinians from Gaza on centralised, US-based, Big Tech networks like Bluesky (yes, it’s all those things… did something about them make you think otherwise?)

#Bluesky #complicity #genocide #israel #BigTech https://mastodon.social/@daliarezk/115605152758308344

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Nonilex@masto.ai wrote:

“Service termination remains a last resort,” he said.
Still, the utility has reported 111,000 residential power shutoffs so far this year, up from 30,000 in all of 2024.

…A majority of Americans — 6 in 10 — say they are spending more on #utilities than they were a year ago, & they blame #Trump for the rising #prices, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll conducted in late October.

#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #electricity #inflation #recession #trumpcession

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
easytarget@social.makerforums.info ("Owen") wrote:

Well, that was quick.. #arduino bans reverse engineering its products. And seizes all your data.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/21/adafruit%5Fmakers%5Funhappy%5Fwith%5Farduino/

Very fast #enshittification from #qualcomm there.

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

absolutely crawling towards the finish line this year! 😮‍💨

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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ploum@mamot.fr wrote:

Linux is an operating system on which you need to type cryptic commands to make it do what you want.

Windows is an operating system on which you need to type cryptic commands to make it not do what you don’t want.

MacOS is an operating system that makes what Apple want, no matter what cryptic commands you type.

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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
BrynnLee27@tech.lgbt ("Brynn Lowden 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

I'm trying to stay off of Facebook because I keep getting depressed by all of the transphobic shit. For my own mental health, I really need to limit the amount of harmful content that I consume from the Internet on a daily basis. I could really use some solid follow recommendations. I'm looking for cool queer people, blind people, nerdy/geeky people, and just plain good people. If you have a follow recommendation… for my sake please share!

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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
glynmoody ("Glyn Moody") wrote:

animal testing: we can stop sacrificing millions of lives for our own health - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/23/the-guardian-view-on-animal-testing-we-can-stop-sacrificing-millions-of-lives-for-our-own-health "he forced swim test (FST), in which a rodent is placed in a body of water it cannot escape and researchers measure whether antidepressants extend the time it struggles for life. "

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Mastodon wrote:

Announcing our Winter 2025 merch drop! Select from our new, smaller #plushtodon in two fresh colours; new mug designs to complete your set; or some sticker sheets (more of these, coming soon). All proceeds go towards supporting the project.

Accepting orders from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, UK, and the US. #merchtodon

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/collections/winter-2025-drop

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

“The slop layer - by Brian Merchant - Blood in the Machine”

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-slop-layer

> One of the more perplexing things about the AI bubble is how relatively little we have to show for it

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

brb refactoring my CSS starter

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

reckon I've got 2 blog posts left in me this year. Last post is a year review I've partially written, any ideas/requests for the penultimate post? 🤔

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Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
thatgiga ("giga 🔻") wrote:

#Android Auto integrerà #Gemini AI. "Hai ragione, quello era un senso unico. Vuoi che ti chiami un carro attrezzi convenzionato?"

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

#react

4 panel comic: "Get that thing out of my face!" shouts a bird fed a cracker labelled "ReactJS". The bird tastes a nibble and then pukes (a reverse of the original meme where the bird actually loves it)

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Boosted by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
ahl ("Adam Leventhal") wrote:

On Monday, OxF hosted @oxidecomputer founders, @sdtuck and @bcantrill, Oxide investor Seth Winterroth, and the authors of Founder vs. Investor, Liz Zalman and @ganeumann. Delved into best and worst investor behavior. Check it out!

https://youtu.be/Yi2AlKzD%5FvA

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bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

On Monday, @ahl and I will be joined by members of the Oxide team to talk about a doozy: an 18-year-old ZFS data corruption bug that we recently nailed. We'll be at a special Europe-friendly time: 9a Pacific/noon Eastern/5p GMT -- join us for the wild tale!

https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1442398752215400459

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Have to restock them, I haven't even posted a link on Mastodon yet and they're sold out.

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

Currently at the top of the Bear Blog trending feed:

https://not-imperfect.bearblog.dev/a-summary-of-every-bearblog-trending-post-oc/

I may have guffawed while reading this.

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

I shouldn't be surprised that many popular MAGA twitter influencers are phony frauds.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/23/they-couldnt-find-americans-gullible-enough/

fake influencers

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ChronicIllnessHumor ("Chronic Illness Humor Funny") wrote:

#funny #haha #humor #memes

@closetoclassy -  Brain: You can't do stuff when it's cold and dark outside.    Me: think it's probably fine to still do stuff.     Brain: No, get your sweatpants on and hunker down- eat carbs to stay warm.      Me: I'm not a bear.       Brain: CARBS AND SWEATPANTS NOW

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
eff ("Electronic Frontier Foundation") wrote:

Police can’t spy on the private electricity data of thousands of people with zero suspicion. Not in Sacramento. Not anywhere. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/victory-court-end-dragnet-electricity-surveillance-program-sacramento

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

coding as well

https://cosocial.ca/@evan/115600159288667859

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

1968 was indeed a *very* strange year

https://mastodon.social/@dmandl/115600135734360591

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social wrote:

Today in Labor History November 23, 1644: At the height of the English Civil War, John Milton published an anti-censorship pamphlet, “Areopagitica.” He had been censored several times, particularly in his attempts to defend divorce, a radical idea in those days. He anonymously published “The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce” (1643), which was condemned by the Puritan clergy as heretical and supportive of sexual libertinism.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #FreeSpeech #censorship #liberalism #divorce #sexuality #CivilWar #books #writer #author #milton #fiction #nonfiction @bookstadon

Cover of Milton's "The Divorce Tracts"

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Migueldeicaza ("Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉") wrote:

Update: it is not macros that cause this, it is plugins. If you use a build plugin, it injects the entire build plugin code into your resulting app.

Still no fix, but at least we know more.

Thanks to @helge for narrowing down the problem.
https://mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza/115594351085666431