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chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

I’m giving up on network Time Machine for now. It not only takes multiple tries to get to work (on the same local network), it looks like if it fails, it starts over *without erasing the failed backup*, so I quickly get 1.5TB backup space used for a single 300GB backup.

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

Give spiders a plentiful food supply, and they cooperate to build vast communal webs.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/12/26/i-wonder-if-we-could-at-least-vacation-in-albania/

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

From 2005-2010 I had a tendency to use photography to manage being in crowds and events. Being a self-appointed photographer was a way to avoid social interactions I barely understood. But it also means that I can’t really post any of it. So, instead here are some of the few I can post

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

These two are unironically a couple of my favourite photos. The window to the old used book store on Hverfisgata created a kind of impromptu collage

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

These photos are from 2008 in Iceland, using a Canon Powershot G9, a lovely little camera that I wish I still had.

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

These are from 2006 and show that I’ve always enjoyed this whole grotty blurry vibe 3/3

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

The last major photographic project I did in 2010 was for my friend Tom Abba, documenting the production of one of his projects. The photos I enjoy the most from that were the ones that are blurry and weird and silhouetted, which has always been a recurring theme for me 2/3

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

My “iPhone era” didn’t result in that many photos because I had hit a crisis point in my photography in 2010 or thereabouts, followed by a similar crisis in my writing in 2013. I no longer knew what any of this was for, or why I was doing it, so I did less of both until around 2017-8. 1/3

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christopherkunz@chaos.social ("Dr. Christopher Kunz") wrote:

Youtube did the right thing and resolved my complaint within a few hours. And they decided that the clearly fraudulent ad is... not fraudulent.

Way to go, Youtube. Way to go.

It's a little bit ironic that this ad got shown to me while watching @pluralistic on the Daily Show, in anticipation of meeting him on #39C3.

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

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/115745486395487987

I’ve continued to report the gambling ads on YouTube over the past week and two things have happened: now 9 out of 10 reports come back acknowledging the ad was in violation of ad policies; and I don’t know if they’ve paused their ads or tuned their targeting but at least I’m not seeing them anymore

Boosted by ratatui_rs@fosstodon.org ("Ratatui"):
orhun@fosstodon.org ("Orhun Parmaksız 👾") wrote:

The wait is over! 📢
We are excited to announce the NEW version of **Ratatui**! 👨‍🍳🐁

🦀 A Rust library for cooking up TUIs (@ratatui_rs)

🌠 Added "no_std" support for embedded targets, modularized architecture, major widget & layout upgrades!

🧀 Highlights: https://ratatui.rs/highlights/v030

➡️ Our new website: https://ratatui.rs

⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui

#rustlang #tui #ratatui #library #terminal #commandline #opensource #release

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jplebreton ("JP") wrote:

important to understand here how tech product design + PR + investor relations exist in a feedback loop for companies like this. Waymo steadfastly refuses to admit they need remote human operators and gives them what seems like a weird bad interface for it, in the hopes that that more indirect labor can in turn be automated later. this is all because they don't know this whole experiment will ever work. so don't give them the slightest bit of benefit-of-the-doubt!
https://gizmodo.com/waymo-released-a-revealing-postmortem-on-its-san-francisco-blackout-meltdown-2000702801

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

When Will My Pornographic Shrek Christmas Ornament Arrive?:

"I had been shopping for a tree topper online when I stumbled into the strange world of AI generated pornographic custom ornaments starring popular cartoon characters listed on sites of dubious repute."

What a time to be alive. https://www.404media.co/weird-disney-shrek-etsy-christmas-tree-ornaments/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
Kjaerulv ("kjaerulv") wrote:

"People are leaving Spotify, and those who aren’t seem embarrassed about using it. Major artists pulled their music off the platform this year in protest of the company’s ICE recruitment ads and connections to military drones, and posting your Wrapped stats has gone from a ubiquitous year-end pastime to a cultural faux pas."
https://www.404media.co/why-i-quit-streaming-and-got-back-into-cassettes/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
EuromaidanPress ("Euromaidan Press") wrote:

Turkey shot down a Russian drone with an F-16 after three separate incursions near Istanbul and defense facilities in days.

Ankara signals continued violations could trigger Bosphorus restrictions - 20% of Russia's oil exports flow through there.

🔗https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/frontline-report-2025-12-25/

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

You do not want to cross the Shadow Dom…

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
LEAD_Coalition@mastodon.world ("Ian Kremer") wrote:

When we offer care and support to people facing any of life’s myriad challenges, we lift ourselves up at the same time.

#quote #justice #kindness #leadership

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

Noemia Prada

#photograpy

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

“It’s colder than a corporate apology.”

- @CARROT

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

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is an anti-capitalist manifesto that warns of the bitter trappings of theory-fatigue, and reminds us that being a joyous grinch can never serve the cause.

In this essay, I will…

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

red sauce, in process

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NanoRaptor@bitbang.social ("Nanoraptor") wrote:

Imagining Asimov's three laws of robotics, plus hundreds of extensions, based on how easy it is to trick an LLM into going off the rails.

Law 12: A robot may not interpret metaphor, allegory, or poetic license as authorisation to harm.

- added after the UK parliament's 'spill their blood like wine' incident.

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

gorgeous

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115781942866131898

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

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115781985482592177

You'd think, as decentralized as #Bluesky claims to be, that more of these moderation horror stories would end with the user moving to another app view (or PDS or relay or whatever).

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
alissaazar@kolektiva.social ("Alissa Azar") wrote:

Bluesky suspending antifascist researchers for sharing publicly available information about literal nazis.

Should be no surprise considering bsky constantly protects nazis, the far right, and all flavors of bigotry at the expense of Palestinians and trans women.

Fortunately, their information already spread so far and wide that at least half of the Blood Tribe nazis lost their jobs following the mass doxx. Chris Pohlhaus, leader of BT, estimated financial losses at over $2 million lol. Happy holidays!

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

Note to self: never go to Buc-ee's on Christmas Day.

jwz wrote:

New euphemism just dropped: "Customer Satisfaction Adjustment" means "Please Don't Eminent Domain Our Corrupt Asses"-bribe. https://www.pge.com/en/account/customer-service/claims.html

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

Autocorrect changing a word after I proofread my post.

Seriously, is iOS autocorrect getting worse? How is that possible?

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

If you're wondering why the DNA Lounge Yule Log has been down for over an hour, it's because Monkeybrains has once again donned their fearsome Grinch aspect:

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

Mark Cuban trying to quote-tweet his way through growing class consciousness will never not be funny.

There is no stronger argument for solidarity than a Mark Cuban tweet.