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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
therecord_media ("The Record") wrote:

Russia's ban on Roblox has drawn a sharp backlash from the platform’s roughly 18 million monthly Russian users — mostly children and teenagers — who have launched social-media campaigns and video petitions urging officials to restore access.

https://therecord.media/russia-bans-roblox-drawing-criticism-from-kids

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
streetartutopia@mastodon.online ("Street Art Utopia") wrote:

Arresting freedom!
At street art at 2nd Av - Houston St, F Line
In New York! 🇺🇸
Artist Unknown

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

As a person who has followed Iranian cyberespionage operations for more than a decade, this story is crazypants and you should read it:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/mohammad-tajik-iran-cyber-intelligence/684954/?gift=kPTlqn0J1iP9IBZcsdI5IUTLJcsVKq12m0EyVlSYJBQ&utm%5Fsource=copy-link&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=share

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Ronald Reagan is rolling in his grave.

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

Good morning! I’m currently at Beaverton High School in OR where a mass student walk out has just started to demand a proactive ICE protocol for their school and district.

Students say that similar walkouts were planned at multiple other high schools, including Aloha, Sunset, Southridge & more.

One students says they want the district to collaborate with neighboring districts that have implemented more proactive plans, and to coordinate community response plans for when there are reports of ice activity on/nearby school grounds.

Other schools in neighboring districts have connected with rapid response networks. Students say that there are already teams like this organized in the area and ready to work together

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MastodonEngineering ("Mastodon Engineering") wrote:

We just released Mastodon 4.5.3, 4.4.10 and 4.3.16 and 4.2.28.

These versions contain various bug fixes, including a fix for a minor security issue.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

#mastoadmin

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

the recent shift of the Overton Window is bad for society

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton%5Fwindow

https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/115684695425667710

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

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• video: 64a03b72c2d284c7.mp4

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
littlemiao@babka.social ("littlemiao :jewish_pride_flag:") wrote:

Ketzeleh says the stairs are off limits

#Ketzeleh #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Floof #Cat

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

the mantra should be:

"Small, cheap, fast, and out of centralized control"

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

"The trouble with highly engineered and expensive weapons is that they are all but impossible to produce rapidly or purchase in large numbers. The Army wants to field its own small drones — not for a few hundred dollars per unit, as in Ukraine, but a more sophisticated version of the same weapon for tens of thousands of dollars. Unsurprisingly, the more complex version takes much longer to produce."

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

"The Pentagon reportedly expended about one quarter of its overall stockpile of high-altitude missile interceptors helping to defend Israel against Iran’s ballistic missiles earlier this year. And that was in a war that lasted just 12 days. Three years into the war in Ukraine, the United States can’t produce enough Patriot missiles to meet Kyiv’s demand."

Boosted by jwz:
iftas@mastodon.iftas.org ("IFTAS") wrote:

@Black_Flag @axeln @celeduc @cstross IFTAS has tracked many hundreds of these accounts being created, mastodon dot social is one of the most responsive at getting them removed. The state actor in question has been seen on over 180 servers in the past 60 days. Numerous servers have done nothing to remove these accounts or monitor new accounts. Accounts are still being created on open registration servers today.

https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/

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

"When Gen. David H. Berger, who was then the commandant of the Marines, decided in 2020 to get rid of the Corps’ tanks (which are difficult to transport and maintain) for the sake of creating a lighter, more agile force that could better counter China, he had to overcome intense institutional resistance. General Berger was right. The war in Ukraine demonstrated how vulnerable tanks have become." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/08/opinion/us-china-taiwan-military.html?rsrc=flt&unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.7E8.uV5s.Fd1YFCjENld9&smid=url-share

Boosted by jwz:
mhoye wrote:

The companies whose whole job is understanding the Real Cost Of The Finding Out Part do not want to play this game at all.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam :prami:"):
iftas@mastodon.iftas.org ("IFTAS") wrote:

I'm getting a lot of "please use the Mastodon report function to tell us about the Russian disinformation accounts we are hosting".

With all due respect, if you have three or more, I'm not sitting here and clicking through each and every account to create a report, you're going to get a DM or an email.

Today I've spent five hours identifying, tracking, verifying, documenting, and reporting accounts.

Five hours.

If you take five minutes to review new accounts, I don't need to do this.

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

On one end you have AI companies lobbying Congress for AI licenses, and on another end, those same AI companies are making it harder to get RAM, so that customers are forced to use AI in the cloud and pay subscriptions.

This affects everyone, not just AI users.

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

Why is it whenever I hear "bipartisan support" it's about political action that makes the rich richer and poor poorer?

https://youtu.be/9A-eeJP0J7c?si=D7u%5FeVIGpFTF8zPM

#RAM #memory

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

I don't know who these creepy little angels are or what they're up to, but at least they seem happy. Personally, I prefer the Yule Lads. This Christmas card is dated 1940 and is from my great-grandmother's collection.#Christmas #Advent #Iceland #holidays #xmas #vintage #1940s #postcard

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

Naturally, a discipline calling "nervous system interference" a bad thing would love MAHA.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/12/08/no-nervous-system-interference-there-at-all-thank-you-very-much/

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

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

Today in History: James (Grover) Thurber born in Columbus, Ohio, 1894

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

Today in History: Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) born in Venosa (Italy), 65BC

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

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com ("Ethan Marcotte") wrote:

It is that time of year, so I thought I’d mention that my book YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION is very much a thing you can buy for any tech workers in your life. Or yourself!

You can buy it just about anywhere books are sold, or ask your library to grab a copy! https://ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/

#books #bookstodon #1u #YDATUbook

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
emilymbender@dair-community.social ("Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)") wrote:

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115670019714026622

Today!

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

Advent of Code day 8 status: done ★★

https://dbushell.com/notes/2025-12-08T12:48Z/

— performance is starting to matter 😬 refactored 20 mins down to 300ms today

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

You can invoke Jesus for anything.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/12/08/jesus-would-have-bombed-those-boats/

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

A 730-kilogram metal pensioner drifting toward the universe's kill-screen at a speed best described as "slightly faster than boredom". A tiny blip moving closer to a flickering line that wasn't supposed to exist.

The final prediction was released.
Voyager would cross the line in 12 hours.

In the end, humanity discovered the profound meaning of existence:

We were always doomed...
but at least it wasn't our fault for once.

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Researchers tried explaining the math, the quantum tearing, the jitter in cosmic background rendering.
But belief had never cared about math.

People protested against the simulation narrative. Others marched for acceptance of the inevitable. Street fights broke out between Render-deniers and Boundary realists.

Some people panicked. Others partied.
Most kept going to work because apparently even the end of reality isn't enough to skip Monday meetings.

And Voyager?
It simply kept going.

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