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

We’ll be out in force at @fosdem '26 at the end of this week, with eight talks on a wide variety of topics—the latest on @servo, GStreamer work, graphics stacks, MathML interop, WebAssembly runtimes, handing out Servo stickers, and more! #FOSDEM2026 https://www.igalia.com/2026/01/26/Igalia-at-FOSDEM-26.html

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

HELL YES PHILIP GLASS

RE: https://www.threads.com/@philipglass/post/DUBSRixjR%5FN

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mntmn ("Lucie / minute") wrote:

this is very good, xfce getting a new wayland compositor written in rust (based on smithay) https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost%5F15.html

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

I am honestly baffled by the fact that anyone publishes Thomas Chatterton Williams, who seems to have made being a pretentious twit into a lucrative career.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/27/kickin-thomas-chatterton-williams-and-the-atlantic-yes-please/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6uwbE%5FpxCE&t=1617s

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
meg@fediscience.org ("Megan ⚘") wrote:

The American Southwest’s Iconic Joshua Trees Are Blooming Early—and Scientists Want Your Help to Figure Out Why

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-american-southwests-iconic-joshua-trees-are-blooming-early-and-scientists-want-your-help-to-figure-out-why-180988069/

#ClimateChange #Ecology #Nature #Science

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

The biggest mistake one can make when leaving the corporate web is to falsely equate contrast with morality. Just because someone says "hey we're not like meta" doesn't make them people you'd want to associate with if you believe in "radical" things like trans rights, or that a fascist military should be abolished.

It's easy to make a compelling argument for leaving the corporate web. But it's so tricky to steer someone towards alternatives.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
wordshaper@weatherishappening.network ("Dan Sugalski") wrote:

Solar panels last longer than expected -- after 30+ years some panels still generate 80% of their original power. At least in the study area (which was Switzerland) panels made in the 80s and 90s had a degradation rate of about 0.25%/year, which is frankly not all that much.

Solar panels. They're just a really good energy investment.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/el/d4el00040d

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
rachelplusplus@tech.lgbt ("Rachel Barker") wrote:

Alright Mastodon, I'm looking for work.

Senior software developer, specializing in low-level, embedded, and systems programming. Previous work includes video compression (developer on AV1 and AV2), silicon verification, and scientific/numerical software. Full CV/resume available on request.

Primarily looking for remote work, but would consider in-person in the UK if the circumstances are right.

Available for either contract work through the company I run (easiest route if you're outside the UK), or direct employment.

Tagging #FediHire for visibility.

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

@adam what I've noticed is these type of folks are really good at walking the line of plausible deniability. It sucks that so much of our tech is owned by pacifists.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
jim@social.openrightsgroup.org ("Jim Killock") wrote:

Great news today the French government have launched their own Visio video conferencing tool #digitalsovereignty

But the PR stories, while explaining it is French built, don't mention it is Open Source and based on LiveKit - so any government can reuse what they have done.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/27/france-to-ditch-us-platforms-microsoft-teams-zoom-for-sovereign-platform-amid-security-con

https://github.com/suitenumerique/meet

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

And as I’ve pointed out before, it’s no surprise that Manu Moreale’s Blogroll.org is proudly sponsored by Micro.blog. You may choose to only see their shared love of blogging, but there’s a shared ideology there, too. It’s right in front of you. *They’re telling you who they are.*

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

Before you dismiss me as just having my usual axe to grind, compare these two links:

October 3: https://archive.is/zhCQW

Today: https://www.manton.org/2025/10/03/apparently-there-was-some-drama.html

Even when Manton knows he’s in the wrong, he’ll never own up to it. He’d rather silence *you* than ever admit to holding a disgusting belief.

Think about that.

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/115967085240217609

“[H]e made an argument for tolerating Nazi rhetoric in our public discourse and it’s obvious from the discourse I saw in my feed reader – mostly from micro.blog accounts – and my replies, quite a few people found the argument compelling.”

It’s astonishing how many people will make excuses for their online heroes. Manu can advocate for Nazi shit because people enjoy his interviews. Manton can support bigots because people enjoy his software.

*Fuck that.* Stop covering for terrible people.

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

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115967431998954575

Predictably, this film is also drawing negative reviews from people who would really prefer not to have the "AI" narrative challenged. It's informative (and entertaining) to see what the criticisms from such quarters are.

One review is headlined "‘Ghost in the Machine’ is Already Behind the Times" ... which is particularly hilarious because the film does an amazing job of tracing the historical roots of today's "AI" ideology.

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
tante@tldr.nettime.org wrote:

"If “AI” is actually more expensive than paying actual people actual wages that’s still a good investment for capital because it is about breaking up the structures, networks and organizations that help workers organize and fight for labor standards and fairer wages."

(Original title: Winning the wrong game)

https://tante.cc/2026/01/25/winning-the-wrong-game/

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
oantolin@mathstodon.xyz ("Omar Antolín") wrote:

There is much truth to this post about about #math textbooks.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
laura@mastodon.laurakalbag.com ("Laura Kalbag") wrote:

My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website.

https://accessibilityforeveryone.site

The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.

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

The evolutionary science here is garbage, but I respect the celebration of weirdness.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/27/dont-be-afraid-to-get-weird/

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

this is so self evidently stupid i don't really know how to approach writing about it https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations

how deliberately ignorant of everything would you have to be to think this was a good idea?

this ignorant i s'pose

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

‘Nick Sortor, a pro-Trump influencer with 1.4 million followers on X, incorrectly identified Mr. Pretti, a U.S. citizen, as an unauthorized immigrant. Jack Posobiec, a Trump loyalist with 3.3 million followers on X, falsely described Mr. Pretti as having “run up on police” and drawn a gun… Photos of different men — dressed in drag or shirtless at a street festival — were wrongly identified as Mr. Pretti and shared widely.’

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/minnesota-shooting-false-posts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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

That streetcorner gang of thugs is going to lose their leader. Good riddance!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/27/gruppenfuhrer-bovino-slinks-away/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
celesteh@hachyderm.io ("Charles ☭ :trans: is a Green") wrote:

I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
We all know just what to do
Today we dump github.

Its Microsoft and they're real bad
Their AI slop it makes me sad
But we can act when we get mad
Today we dump github.

Don't be silent don't be meek
Nows the time we've got all week
We can find just what we seek
Today we dump github.

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

Hey #opensource and #freedom lovers in #australia . You need to hear about @hackuador 's request to get the source code for the MyGov token app. https://openmygov.au/

He needs funding: https://www.pozible.com/project/mygov-app-source-code-foi-review-1/updates

Why does this matter? Because you trust the MyGov token app to secure your access to MyGov services. It _should_ be a very simple thing to do - there are already well known public standards for implementing this. But then, if that's the case, why are Services Australia claiming that this would 'endanger national security' to release the source code?

Let's hope it's as simple as: because someone might get embarrassed to have their code published.

Because at the moment it's going to cost Fraser a fair bit of money to get anywhere on the appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal, especially when they decide that this is so secret that it has to be discussed under the "Intelligence and Security Jurisdictional Area".

Anything you can donate to help Fraser out helps here. Unfortunately, with Pozible, it's an all or nothing thing - either he makes his goal, or he gets nothing.

Boosted by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:"):
caitp@mstdn.social wrote:

RE: https://mstdn.social/@Free%5FPress/115966973642265146

"do we reduce the work week? do we let people retire earlier?" no, you have mass poverty, homelessness, and anger, and the only thing keeping your lilly rich asses safe is your faschist police state. congratulations shithead. and the handful of upper middle class assholes won't even be happy with it

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
vmaderna@mastodon.art ("Victoria Maderna") wrote:

An oldie for #goblinweek! I think this might be the first goblin I painted traditionally.

#MastoArt #goblin

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

Black and white January: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/photos/black-and-white-january-2026/

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

Books as signifiers, the paradox of tolerance, and Nazi bars: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/paradox-of-tolerance/

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

"Books as signifiers, the paradox of tolerance, and Nazi bars"

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/paradox-of-tolerance/

On how books work as social signals.

And a cursed book.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
babe@glitterkitten.co.uk ("tiddy roosevelt") wrote:

I've been trying to keep on top of remembering to put things in the shop (which is A Task, lemme tell you) so there's a bit of range at the moment. https://wagtails.art/shop/
If you ever see me post anything you like, feel free to inquire. A lot of the time if it's not in the shop I've just forgotten

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

Ah, nuts.

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