What is Hackers' Pub?

Blue Witch

猜猜看，哪个是 Apple 的字体 SF Pro？

this shit again #dust #weather #NewMexico #NMwx

I'm adding resources for future reading for mine and Marie's #Python #packaging tutorial for #PyConUS, and I realised that I don't know any good #pytest tutorials for beginners. Does anyone have any reccommendations?

The Web Is Broken – Botnet Part 2

Link: https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43738603

Alright well OrbStack is great except it doesn't work (network gets stuck randomly?) — back to Docker Desktop for now 🙃

We are one step closer to trixie! The soft freeze began on 2025-04-15 (only minor, targeted fixes for trixie, no new packages in testing). Check https://release.debian.org/trixie/freeze_policy.html#summary for more info #debian #trixie

函館いいな函館。来年行けないかな…

In case anyone was wondering about my health situation -

I am taking Metformin now, and it seems to be going well. Some mild stomach upset occasionally but nothing terrible.

What really is *massive* for me: my weight isn't steadily ticking upwards like it always did. I am now wearing a Fitbit so there may be some behaviour change, but nothing purposeful. I'm using it to collect data, rather than as a goal setting or training guide.

I finally feel like I have some control over my body again 💪🥰

@LoginBonusログインボーナスbot ログボ

おきた。

somehow never seen this picture before… so many reforms
cc @mntmnminute

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Why, do you suppose he really loves you, that lover of yours?

Why, do you suppose he really loves you, that lover of yours?

Raspberry Pi Lidar Scanner

Link: https://github.com/PiLiDAR/PiLiDAR
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43738561

I purged a bunch of dormant accounts.

Felt good but I have a feeling I might’ve purged a few mutuals I didn’t mean to unfollow so if that’s you and you’re feeling sad that I unfollowed you, please follow me back again because it’s likely I didn’t mean to 😅

This sign perfectly captures why we #protest.

#Phoenix #FiftyFiftyOne #HandsOff

너무재밋허

Is there a way to get from Petaluma SMART station to #nbpy?

Someone is happy I'm home 😽
#CatsOfMastodon

in other news, today I learned that crows can correctly nest and close brackets/parentheses, which is going to make me feel just great the next time I'm banging my head against the wall over a script that doesn't work only to find out I forgot to close one (1) bracket

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crows-perform-yet-another-skill-once-thought-distinctively-human/

@cwebberChristine Lemmer-Webber I really miss mine. The integration of all the different calling and messaging protocols in one coherent UI was second to none, but of course the walled garden operators like Skype, Google and Facebook don't want that.

@korkeala @fabriceFabrice Desré @cwebberChristine Lemmer-Webber Wow, nostalgia...

[I was employed to work on the stack for the N9 (ofono and telepathy and a few other things) shortly before nokia gave up. I didn't develop anything for the N900, but used one A LOT for testing maemo stuff.]

set my name back, still have a cassandra complex tho & always will

falsify: Hypothesis-inspired shrinking for Haskell

https://well-typed.com/blog/2023/04/falsify/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://well-typed.com/blog/2023/04/falsify/

#haskell #programming

nanophone ❌
microphone ✅
milliphone ❌
phone ✅
kilophone ❌
megaphone ✅
gigaphone ❌

First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78jd517z87o
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43717513

Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

Link: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2025/04/12/silicon-valley-crosswalk-buttons-apparently-hacked-to-imitate-musk-zuckerberg-voices/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43669151

일간 베를린: A100 교량 링반교(Ringbahnbrücke)의 철거가 5일만에 끝났고, 나름 시간 기록을 세웠다고 베를린 시장이 자축하는 중. 한편 구글 지도에 저 다리를 집어넣었더니 대표 사진으로 철거 현장 사진이 뜨는데, "대충 오송역 발파 해체작업 진행중 짤"이 떠오르는 건 어쩔 수 없다. 문제는 저 사진은 진짜라는 것...

Mods wanted!!

Kolektiva.social has now been around for nearly five years. During that time, we have received lots of valuable feedback. It has and continues to help us better understand problems with our moderation, and what needs to change. A clear takeaway from the issues we've come up against is that we need more help with content moderation.

Over the past several months, It's become more evident than ever that our movements require autonomous social media networks. To be blunt, if we want Kolektiva (and the Fediverse more broadly) to continue to grow in the face of cyberlibertarian co-optation, we need more people to help out. Developing the Fediverse as an alternative, autonomous social network involves more than just using its free, open source, decentralized infrastructure as a simple substitute to surveillance capitalist platforms. It also takes shared responsibility and thoughtful, human centered moderation. As anarchists, we view content moderation through the lens of mutual aid: it is a form of collective care that enhances the quality of collective information flows and means of communication. Mutual aid is premised on working together to expand solidarity and build movements. It is about sharing time, attention, and responsibility. Stepping up to support with moderation means helping to maintain community standards, and to keep our space grounded in the values we share.

Corporate social media platforms do not operate on the principle of mutual aid. They operate on the basis of profit — mining their users for data, that they can process and sell to advertisers. Neither do the moderators of these social media platforms operate on the principle of mutual aid. They do these difficult and often brutal jobs because they are paid a wage out of the revenue brought in from advertisers. Kolektiva's moderation team consists of volunteers. If we want to do social media differently, it requires a shift in the service user/service provider mentality. It requires more people to step up, so that the burden of moderation is shared more equitably, and so that the moderation team is enriched by more perspectives.

If you join the Kolektiva moderation team, you’ll be part of a collective that spans several continents and brings different experiences and politics into conversation. Additionally, you'll build skills in navigating conflict and disagreement — skills that are valuable to our movements outside the Fediverse.

Of course, we know that not everyone can volunteer their time. We want to mention that there are plenty of ways to contribute: flag posts, report bugs and share direct feedback. We are grateful for everyone who has taken the time to do this and has discussed and engaged with us directly.

Since launching in 2020, Kolektiva has grown beyond what we ever expected. While our goal has never been to become massive, we value our place as a landing spot into the Fediverse for many — and a home base for some.

In addition to expanding our content moderation team, we have other plans in the works. These include starting a blog and developing educational materials to support people who want to create their own instances.

If you value Kolektiva, please consider joining the Kolektiva content moderation team!
Contact us at if you’re interested or have questions.

#kolektiva #contentmoderation #mutualaid

The Web is Broken — Botnet Part 2 via @knglChristophe S https://lobste.rs/s/hey790 #ai #mobile #security #web
https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/

@glyph

Here's a glossary b/c I appreciate discovering encrust (I'm trying something similar for Windows with my `buildsign`) and pomodouroboros (I'm the target audience) from this post:

- encrust: Handler of binaries/signing/notarization/archiving for Python apps targeting macOS
- towncrier: Changelog manager
- sparkle: Software update framework for macOS
- pomodouroboros: Pomodoro timer for the neurospicy or otherwise executive functioning-impaired among us
- Hatchling: Python build backend

"Learn the difference between 'helping' and being 'helpy'"

~ @wendynather at #BSidesSEA

(If all you are doing is pointing at things and saying "look I found all these problems" you're not helping, you're being helpy... Being "helpy" allows you to claim that you're part of the process and a valuable part of the team and it makes you visible in meetings but doesn't actually improve anything.)

What #Linux distributions will no longer exist in next 10 years?

When you find someone that matches your level of weirdness

Whenever I explain to other (Russian) people what the fediverse is, they sometimes ask how resistant it is to being blocked by Roskomnadzor. The answer I usually go with is "very" because, in essence, every server acts as a proxy to the entire network. Bluesky in its current form has so many singular points of failure in comparison, it could as well be fully centralized.

The Nokia n900 was SO ahead of its time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2LL6nVzTp8

Linux based smartphone! That felt great! Fold out keyboard! With GTK! Based on Debian!

I've still NEVER used a phone that felt as good as the n900 did

Massive march in New York today to protect migrants and protect the planet #april19

Public service announcement:

If you're on estrogen and you take a multivitamin or if you take biotin to make your hair and nails healthier, it's ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL that you stop all of that stuff for at least 3, and preferably 4, days before you get your blood levels checked.

Biotin is the chemical they use in the estrogen level test, and if you've got a higher-than-normal amount of biotin in your bloodstream, your labs will come back saying you've got much more estrogen in there than is there in reality.

If you want accurate results, take a break from the multivitamins!

A thought for trans allies in this time:

You often ask us what you can do to help. Well, here's something you can do. Wear trans badges, buttons, pins, scarves, whatever you've got. Explicitly. I wanna see that blue and pink EVERYWHERE.

Because the more of you cis folk do that, the safer we will be in crowds and such. It will mean that wearing a badge of support for trans people doesn't necessarily out that person as trans.

"But wait," you're thinking maybe, "if I do that, people might think *I* am trans!"

Well, why is that a problem for you? Would you be offended by someone thinking you might be trans? Would you be scared? Welcome to our world.

This is your time, cis people. You were all ready to call yourselves allies when it didn't matter more than changing your PFP background. Now the rubber meets the road. We need you. We need your help to normalise our existence to other cis people. It could save lives.

If someone accuses you of being trans (imagine being *accused* of existing while trans?), don't deny it. Ask why it matters to them. Keep calm.

#LGBTQ #trans #allies

Of course this CM5 has eMMC and it cannot boot from SD card, so now I need to get hold of a base board to actually flash an OS image 😖 maker Saturday slightly thrown out by that wrinkle in my plan!

@mallonbackaMatthew Hallonbacka hahah that's amazing! Kind of what I expect a forest of dinosaurs to sound like

무료로 쓸 수 있는 오픈소스 레트로 칩튠 트래커 Furnace 받아봤는데 전용 파일 확장자가 .fur라서 데모곡들이 대충

슬픔.털
아말감.털
테트리스테마.털
반격.털
원자력재해.털
UN오웬은그녀인가.털
뿌요뿌욘도플갱어아르르르츠스타일.털

다 이런식임

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𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦

結局夜更かししてしまった​​

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