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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
Yuvalne@433.world ("Talya (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️✡️") wrote:

i came across this accidentally and now you get to hear it too.
https://maccabeats.bandcamp.com/track/latke-recipe

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mikehendley@vis.social ("Mike Hendley") wrote:

This griffon vulture wasn’t planned but insisted on being drawn. Used .3 & .5 Pentel mechanical pencils plus graphite powder. Vultures are survivors. Quiet, patient, powerful. Like floating grief with wings. #sciart #birds

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
t54r4n1@mspsocial.net wrote:

so many days I think about @naomikritzer 's idea for a cop whose job is to actually help people and writes you a ticket if you are outside in winter without a coat and the ticket is a voucher for a coat at any store in the city

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mhoye wrote:

God, _finally_.

https://dl.acm.org/openaccess

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
fancysandwiches@neuromatch.social wrote:

@fromjason but it's especially important to stay grounded in your analysis otherwise you become one of those dumbass "LLMs are going to become AGI and AGI will destroy the world" people.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
zeldman@front-end.social wrote:

Once more for the folks in the back: accessibility is a human right. Your web standards godfather shares thoughts on a small atrocity.

https://zeldman.com/2025/12/13/accessibility-is-a-human-right-cruelty-a-human-wrong/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=jetpack%5Fsocial

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

@owa Also, if you know anyone working at one of the big AI firms, pass this along. All are making browsers, none are investing in the commons. Looking to salve their guilt? How about $10-100K donations to OWA? Literally the least they can do.

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

@owa If you happen to be at a BigCo, your internal giving portal will find OWA listed as "Aspiration" (a US umbrella for tech non-profits). The tax details on OWA's donation page should be all you need, but be sure to include the text "in support of OWA's charitable cause" (or similar) as a note with your donation so that Aspiration knows to route your contributions to them.

And if you can afford it, why not set up a recurring donation with matching? The good you can do on autopilot is huge.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
ravachol@mastoart.social ("Ravachol") wrote:

Hi mastodon,

I'm an artist in the ligne claire tradition, based in Sweden. I'm in the process of leaving Instagram. Follow me for scifi/fantasy drawings.

#introduction #MastoArt #FediArt #Art

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

It's that time of year, and there are many worthy causes jockeying for your donations (and corporate matching). If you make your living from the web (web apps, JavaScript, etc.), I can attest firsthand to the way @owa is using antitrust regulation to unlock browser choice jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction, for the whole web's benefit.

Yes, Mozilla should have done this, but it has instead fallen to a plucky band of independent web devs, and they need our support:

https://open-web-advocacy.org/donate/

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

I don't need more things, but I do dig the form factor on this little epub ereader:

https://www.crowdsupply.com/diptyx/diptyx-e-reader

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

It’s becoming clear to me that with any new technology coming out of Silicon Valley we should identify its absolute worse use case, multiple by 10, then judge the technology based on that finding.
My biggest issue with tech “alarmists” is their lack of imagination for just how evil these people can be. Q

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
pixelpaperyarn@masto.hackers.town wrote:

I had a book marketing plan, but fuck it. It felt forced, fake. The book is lyrical, romantic and may have a bit of wisdom about resilience and reinvention. I'm really proud of it. You can find it here:
https://jenniferlynparsons.com/books/05-all-is-hell-bent/

#NorseMythology #Loki #Sigyn #IndieBooks #FantasyBooks
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

#ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents:

"The contractor, AI Solutions 87, claims on its website that its agents “deliver rapid acceleration in finding persons of interest and mapping their entire network.” It says the AI agents map out a target’s “services, locations, friends, family, and associates.”" https://www.404media.co/ice-contracts-company-making-bounty-hunter-ai-agents/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
wim_v12e@scholar.social ("Wim🧮") wrote:

I think the seminars of my Low Carbon and Sustainable Computing (LOCOS) group might be of interest to many of you.

The seminar series is fully online and as long as you have something interesting to tell related to low carbon and sustainable computing, #FrugalComputing, #Permacomputing etc, I'd love to hear from you.

Here are recordings and slides of this semester's talks. Thanks to all the speakers! @SylviaFysica @danmcquillan @ana_valdi @thomasfricke

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/research/researchthemes/lowcarbon/
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denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

RE: https://mstdn.social/@plwt/115740603373161878

this is the only post about Mozilla drama you'll get from me, because a) I'm tired, b) I'll be on vacation starting tomorrow evening, c) most of y'all have either already used your brains, or you just want to knee-jerk - which is fine, too.

in any case, don't listen to me, because lots of folks will claim I'm biased anyway (which, tbh, is fair, given I like having a paycheck). so instead, check out this post from a community contributor who isn't paid, and who has no reason to be nice if he doesn't want to be nice:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange ("Jess👾") wrote:

You want to do the thing but you're scared of doing it, it's okay to just do it and be scared.

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

Anytime you see someone trying to over intellectualize a social justice problem that feels gross but you can't pinpoint why, just asked them what they think the solution is.

What sounds like something new and reasonable always reveals itself to be the same old racist, transphobic, anti-poor, etc rhetoric. Everytime.

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

I don't think it's good for public safety that unidentified masked men just show up and start terrorizing people, and I don't think that masked men who do so should feel safe in public.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6m7rbdgaz5vyg4bnbefi7kh6/post/3m7xfbiqsb22h

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
squeakypancakes@sunbeam.city ("pancakes🔜Bed") wrote:

I keep thinking about this but then I never find it when I go looking for it.

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

Every year, my mom hand makes Christmas cards for everyone based on what’s hot on the Pinterest boards that year.

Merry Christmas, everyone. 🎄

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

That software developers think their job is to deliver code, working or not, is a big part of the reason why we’ve been in a software crisis for the past few years, one that’s being accelerated by LLMs and “agents”

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

logging out to stop me doom scrolling by default

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
blogdiva ("your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/113642963558607018

just found out the first 5 years after cancer therapy are the most critical for my longevity. been so busy catching up with living after 2 years of battling cancer, i forgot it’s my first year #cancerFree

one year and 4 days ago, i fucked cancer into the sea, thanks to NYS and #NYC public health systems. may i have many more to battle the fascistocracy who want us dead by dismantling #Obamacare.

free health care is a human right. abolishing health capitalism is our antifa duty. #fuckCancer

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

Three Democrats Vote to Imprison, um, Doctors:

"The bill would imprison health-care providers, including doctors and pharmacists, for as long as ten years if convicted of providing gender-affirming care to transgender kids. With the consent of the kids. And the consent of their parents — who could also face jail time."

Just enough democrats voted yes for the bill to pass 216-211. https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/three-democrats-vote-to-imprison

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

The Irishman is a fantastic movie

until Al Pacino shows up and I remember it's that Jimmy Hoffa movie

gets me every time! I must block out the memory or something

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:

Highlights from the NYTimes very good reporting on Epstein and his money. Gift link:
What to Know About the Origins of Jeffrey Epstein’s Wealth https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-wealth-origins-investigation-takeaways.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.9E8.G0rJ.Wri2HfJ1aeVO&smid=tw-share

Boosted by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
cjwatson@mastodon.ie ("Colin Watson") wrote:

Preparing a transition in Debusine

A walk-through of preparing changes to multiple packages using Debusine.

Blog post: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/debusine-transitions.html

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

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025 | The Verge:

"AI created as much carbon pollution this year as New York City and guzzled up as much H20 as people consume globally in water bottles, according to new estimates."

These are the people Hank Green says are “talking out their asses” 😭🫠 https://www.theverge.com/news/845831/ai-chips-data-center-power-water

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

🎄 blogged: I Survived 2025 https://dbushell.com/2025/12/18/year-in-review/

— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳