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

oh yay and hooray, the first of the Serrano peppers is finally turning red!

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0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange ("abadidea") wrote:

actual question, sincerely looking for the Camera Autism answer: are the diagonal rays in this photo, which I am pretty sure weren't visible to the naked eye but it's hard to say since I was pointedly avoiding looking, properly called "lens flare" or something else

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

if anyone has some idea why this might be the case, I’d love to hear a theory

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brettcodes ("Brett Codes") wrote:

I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: https://brettcodes.com/im-done-using-ai/

The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.

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LGBTQNation@flipboard.com ("LGBTQ Nation") wrote:

Trump administration finalizes plan to strip federal funds from trans youth health care
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/administration-finalizes-plan-to-strip-federal-funds-from-trans-youth-health-care/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into LGBTQ Nation @lgbtq-nation-LGBTQNation

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404mediaco ("404 Media") wrote:

The number of AI generated uploads to CGTrader would suggest AI is taking over the platform, but buyers are refusing to pay for AI generated models.

https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-3d-models-flood-market-but-almost-no-one-is-buying-them/

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

just remembered that time cryptographers discovered what 'nonce' means in en_GB

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

apparently the trans agenda has gotten to our zistors?

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

cheap japanese cabbage pancake? call that economiyaki

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

german fediverse users? call that the fediwurst

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

I can no longer plug my keyboard into a USB-A port on my thunderbolt dock. nothing else has changed that I am aware of; I can still plug it in to a USB-C port. It’s a USB2 device. It originally worked with my USB-A ports.

I don’t have time for this shit

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veronica@explains.social ("Veronica Explains") wrote:

Looking for help with KDE Plasma.

I have a teleprompter, it mirrors the screen. Mirror in this case doesn't mean "shows the same thing another screen does", I mean literally: it's a mirror. Like the kind that reflects light back at you.

In swaywm I can easily apply a transform flipped on that display, in order for the mirror to show me the correct information. In GNOME I can use gdctl to perform a similar transformation. Does KDE Plasma have a similar utility?

Please note: I am not talking about "rotating" a screen, I'm talking about flipping, inverting, or reversing a screen so that it is visible in a literal physical mirror

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

in 0% surprising news, the story of moving a cable for Dobby's grave turns out to be *completely made up bollocks* to fill a space in the papers in August

Dan Davies went looking

https://backofmind.substack.com/p/chortle-on-a-chortle

seems to be a publicity push from the power company making up a story, which the BBC and NYT just ran as if any of this fucking happened

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

If you haven't spent a regrettable amount of time marvelling at @mwichary's https://text.makeup/, I have good news! The night's still young.

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

personally i am all for writing code to make things go faster.

of course i actually write code.

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Geri@veganism.social ("Totts") wrote:

When you watch the #eclipse through a colander, you must be careful not to strain your eyes

Xxx

Straight out of the book of >>>> @dgar looz

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

I think my next cross-stitch project will be eclipse-flavoured because I was cross-stitching an (unrelated) picture while watching it

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

It's kinda fun seeing everyone aweposting the eclipse. Like a giant shared human experience of watching the moon eat the sun

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1@mastodon.vierkantor.com (":anne_triangle: Δ-44203.1 'Carbon' :neobot_floof:") wrote:

What an event. They should do this more often. 24/7 for example.

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ytetic@4bear.com ("Ytetic") wrote:

Once upon a time there was light in my life
Now it's 8.5% less
Nothing I can do
Partial eclipse of the heart

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Foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk ("Charlotte") wrote:

Remember that staring at Eclipse IDE for too long may cause brain injury due to overexposure to Java

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

urban spanner

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AlexSanterne@fediscience.org ("Dr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍") wrote:

The #Sun is gone…

… for less than 2 minutes.

#totalsolareclipse #eclipse2026 #astronomy

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pikesley@mastodon.me.uk ("Per Inoboedientiam Ad Astra") wrote:

Various groupchats lighting-up with #eclipse pictures. Including some of Totality from Spain 👌

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

♬️ NUDA + SINE at DNA Lounge tonight: Wed Aug 12, 8pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2026/08-12d.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #nuda #sine #darkwave #synthwave #industrial #gothic #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco

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jwz wrote:

@glyph I guess with a sample set of 2 I don't know for sure that it's the serial number; it could well be sorting the base64 hash of that plus the manufacture date plus ... But there is something intrinsic to each physical monitor that determines their ordering.

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

The latest #Freebooters can also be found on

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/14S8Y0D4ZH89YYnR8gsWb9?si=--fr7a5dTtClDJ-I0FGV7w

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER2GxD4uDU4&list=PLRghqP%5Fja6wk

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

New #Freebooters is out!

https://freebooters.uk/media/20260812-freebooters.mp3

sky@schub.social ("Sky Schubert") wrote:

half of europe is staring at the sky

... and like, can you please not? i'd like to have privacy, please o_O.

jwz wrote:

@glyph Yup. I had to physically move them to get the "boot screen" to be on the left.