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

Today in History: Albert Schweitzer born, 1875

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

[BEGIN TODAY IN HISTORY RUN]

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
paninid@mastodon.world ("Coach Pāṇini ®") wrote:

“They are weak and they are making themselves weaker.”
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/weak-violence-strong-peace-who-we-are-in-this-crisis/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
JuliusGoat ("A.R. Moxon, Verified Duck 🦆") wrote:

If our authorities exist for the protection of the people, then the laws should exist for the protection of the people, not the protection of authorities. If the law exists for the protection of authorities, then the authorities do not exist for the protection of the people.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
lucaslove@chaos.social ("Lucas ✦") wrote:

Sending out good vibes to all of you. <3

Attachments:

• gifv: 7e4176383d1faecd.mp4

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

RIP Florida’s Lost Tourist Attractions. Long live Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20230106171100/http://www.lostparks.com/

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

Well, in case you didn't know, this is not what you'd call a funny joke

"Trump’s Iceland ambassador nominee jokes country will become a U.S. state"

https://www.arctictoday.com/trumps-iceland-ambassador-pick-jokes-that-iceland-will-become-a-u-s-state/

Boosted by jwz:
lain@cyber.ms ("Lain Iwakura Bot") wrote:

📺 Serial Experiments Lain

🗓️ Season: S01E09
🎥 Episode: Protocol
🎬 Directed by: Akihiko Nishiyama
📅 Release Date: August 31, 1998
⏯ Frame: 0480

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

“Right, now I remember why I wanted to put a spare USB-C to USB-C cable in my carry-on,” I think at the connecting airport when I realize that the single cable that was already in there is USB-C to MagSafe.

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

Hi Fediverse! Allow me to reintroduce myself. I'm Cosmos Co-op's chief executive organizer, a mystic, and a fringe artist.

I'm holding an Ask Me Anything (AMA) event over at Cosmos on January 21st, 6:30pm MST.

Ever wanted to ask me anything... truly, *anything?* Here's your chance!

Join us at this link:

https://cosmos.coop/events/live-online-ask-me-anything-with-caroline-c-savery-cosmos-chief-executive-organizer/

@cosmos

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
csstricks ("CSS-Tricks") wrote:

Loving CodePen's new slideVars tool. Makes interactive pens ridiculously easy.

https://css-tricks.com/playing-with-codepen-slidevars/

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
bobmonsour@indieweb.social ("Bob Monsour") wrote:

If you've been wondering what those #11ty starters look like on the 11ty Bundle site, wonder no more.

https://11tybundle.dev/starters/

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
astifter@mastodon.astifter.com ("Andreas Neustifter") wrote:

@FernandoH
I have said it once (https://mastodon.astifter.com/@astifter/115759085156753925) and I'll say it again.
Read "Unauthorized Bread", it's really good.
And @pluralistic now has a great write up on how we got here and why its aggravatingly abnormal.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/14/sole-and-despotic/

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

It's darkly funny that we don't need to update our priors about Josh Hawley's cowardice because he already reversed himself after suffering a fleeting pang of conscience:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/trump-venezuela-war-powers-vote.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.EVA.8slT.tS0vdbMxqxgc&smid=url-share

Boosted by jwz:
kapellosaur@mstdn.social ("Kathy Murdoch") wrote:

obey yellow box, says yellow box.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
grammargirl@zirk.us ("Mignon Fogarty") wrote:

I'm helping an elderly person with a patient portal, and wow, there are about 4 different problems ranging from unclear instructions to pages that don't work well when the phone is zoomed in enough for an older person to actually read the text.

Plus, the iPhone keeps popping up unhelpful gunk.

This person isn't particularly afraid of technology either, but they literally can't do it.

I now think every web developer should be forced to walk through their processes with an 85-year-old.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
agafnd@www.librepunk.club ("pretty fungi") wrote:

It is incredibly rude to start a sentence with "I asked ChatGPT and"

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

A glorious victory by the forces of Good against the craven Evil.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/14/the-battle-of-wrecktangle-pizza/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2XlpwtHveRA

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:

Oh no. Can you please think of the poor corporation and its CEO? The negativity you talk about regarding AI is hurting them badly. Now Jensen Huang is begging you to stop being so negative about AI: "[It's] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said. This is the same thing the Microsoft CEO said a couple of weeks back. It would be a shame if you boosted and spread this negative news. Lmao.

https://gizmodo.com/jensen-huang-is-begging-you-to-stop-being-so-negative-about-ai-2000709335

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

(Looks at the weather forecast for the Twin Cities)

(Is, for some reason, reminded of the Nazis marching through Russia)

(That went well for them for sure)

Boosted by jwz:
lzg ("lenazun") wrote:

you can now be Junior Autistic for the worst people on earth https://jobs.lever.co/palantir/61eaa54c-e1b7-4064-afad-f7df3d48d652

Boosted by jwz:
aparrish@friend.camp ("allison") wrote:

speaking of which, say your software is so bad it breaks the law. on the off chance you do get prosecuted (you won't, not by the feds at least), the punishment will probably be a fine that is less than the amount of monthly revenue you get from people who forgot to cancel their subscription. same for a civil case. there is simply no downside right now to shipping software that sucks, so why *not* generate it stochastically

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
metin@graphics.social ("Metin Seven 🎨") wrote:

Want to move from US-based apps and services to Europe-based ones?

Here are some useful links to get you going…

https://european-alternatives.eu

https://euroalternative.co

https://www.switch-to.eu/en

https://www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/%F0%9F%87%AA%F0%9F%87%BA-european-alternatives-to-american-apps.46070

https://www.privacytools.io

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools

https://eurotechguide.com

https://switching.software

https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools

Big open source list (but Google Docs 😅):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit

#EU #europe #USA #apps #software #tech #technology #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource

Boosted by jwz:
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

first moxie went crypto, now it's AI. didn't this guy used to be the right sort of anarchist and not the wrong sort https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/signal-creator-moxie-marlinspike-wants-to-do-for-ai-what-he-did-for-messaging/

Boosted by jwz:
Mandrake@chitter.xyz ("Mandrake 🐎") wrote:

Scott Adams never recovered from being roasted by Pinkie Pie

Boosted by jwz:
johnrogers.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("John Rogers") wrote:

I can't get my camera to read the fucking QR code on a restaurant menu in dim light, I'm going to grab Officer Chucklefuck's ID in a scrum. This idea is literally so dumb it made me go find out who's primarying @ritchietorres.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy so I can send them as much money as I am legally allowed to.

Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
FediTips@social.growyourown.services ("Fedi.Tips") wrote:

Mastodon.social has no advantages at all over any other server. It has no special status or special privileges, it uses exactly the same software as other Mastodon servers.

In fact I'd strongly advise people *NOT* to sign up on mastodon.social, here are the reasons why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server

TL:DR - It's far far too big, it's putting the entire decentralised nature of the Fediverse in danger.

If you want help choosing a good reliable server, have a look at https://fedi.garden

#FediTips

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

The true irony of fascists censoring Plato is that Plato was a fascist (see Popper's "The Open Society and Its Enemies"):

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/14/donald-trump-plato-gender-education

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

They yet live! My male black widows have survived a torrid night of love and are hiding in the moss.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/14/the-boys-are-all-right/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
thezoq2 ("TheZoq2") wrote:

Oh, the Servo AI policy is really well written and thought out! https://book.servo.org/contributing/getting-started.html#ai-contributions