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Just a personal reminder for myself: I'm 521 days sober today, and I'll remain sober.
Chie was very concerned about my decision to immerse myself in water. #Cats #Tortoiseshell #Tortitude
It's probably not great that like half of the internet seems to be crashing out about twice a month, right?
@fasterthanlimeamos Didn't know you use Mastodon, hello, i watch you on yt! :D
An Update on #Rebble's Attempted Collaboration with #CoreDevices
https://rebble.io/2025/11/17/core-devices-keeps-stealing-our-work.html
Sound On: Odin Says Woof For A Carrot #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon
Heute:
Gipfel zu #digitalesouveränität
- Ausfall von #Cloudflare
- Datenreichtum bei #Whatsapp
- #Microsoft warnt vor der eigenen #AI
Habe ich was vergessen?
Advice for community managers:
Use the Olivia Hill rule.
It's surprisingly easy to enforce:
Fascists get really upset and will talk to you about why the rule is bad.
You then ban them.
That's it, that's all the work it takes!
anecdote (in agreement) about keeping out fascists
@pathunstromPiper Thunstrom A couple of years ago, I was brought in as a moderator to help de-fascist a community that had practically turned into 4chan, in one of the most fundamentally-abuse-attracting and difficult-to-moderate categories of community (privacy/security-related).
The policy was set as "no fascists, no alt-right, nothing that looks like it" and people would either get banned immediately (if clearly intentionally abusive) or get a warning otherwise that they were expected to take seriously (doubling down would be grounds for a ban). Every ban was permanent but revocable if someone showed genuine reflection and commitment to do better - this sometimes took minutes, sometimes months or even longer, sometimes never.
Randos complained for months. "You just call everyone a nazi", "how do you define fascist then", "you're being unreasonable", "the alt right aren't fascists", and so on, and so forth. Without exception, the ones complaining about it the most were the ones who already had a track prior record of being an asshole in different ways. A lot of the bans were the result of brigading attempts from, well, fascists who objected to being pushed out, pretending to be 'new users' and mysteriously immediately knowing about previous bans that happened before they joined.
It took a while, but they eventually gave up. The result was a pleasant community to be in, unusually pleasant for a privacy/security community. I haven't been around there for quite a while now, but my understanding is that it's still a nice place to this day.
"No fascists allowed" works, even under the worst conditions, and the "no, seriously, this is not up for debate, the moderator decides" is a critical component of making it work.
Hey if you're following along with my toots and you want to gently clown on AI, you're so welcome to do so?
Y'all don't need to delete the toots, I'm just reporting out here, not expressing personal beliefs. 🙇♂️
CI 어렵다잉
“Can I vent? All of the emotions from my now former tech career. : r/womenintech”
The story here is, TBH, more the norm for women in tech than not.
If you want as close to an A/B test in misogyny in industry as you can get, talk to trans women. Legit the same exact person before and after, and many many of us watch our careers stall out. I've seen my raises and bonuses halt entirely for the last 5 years while team members get raises and bonuses. I had a great grand boss directly interfering with my work and bashing my communication styles when I asked many of my colleagues and they said they saw nothing different in how I communicated than a great many of my men colleagues.
Now I daily consider how much longer I'll make it in tech.
@baldurBaldur Bjarnason
There you have it, the end of civilization 😞
Caramelized onions & beans with a cashew sauce, broccoli and homemade flatbread. It's not the most photogenic dish, but it's delicious, aromatic and unbelievably creamy. 🥦🧅🫘
Karamelisierte Zwiebeln & Bohen mit Chashew - Sauce, Brokkoli und selbstgemachten Fladenbrot. Es ist nicht das fotogenste Gericht, dafür aber köstlich, aromatisch und unglaublich cremig. 🥦🧅🫘
Netcat
App, Malware. Das sind doch alles nur bürgerliche Kategorien!
I feel like I'm destined to repeat this message until I die, but: rather than using replacingOccurrences(of:with:) you should almost certainly use replacing(_:with:) instead. (But only if you want to avoid the most random bugs you can imagine.) Details: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/280/one-swift-mistake-everyone-should-stop-making-today
RE: https://mas.to/@4AVs/115572265163749047
Jaký že by mohl být 
@xChaosChao-c' ten koncept?
Do you know of a community that could use their own Federated mapping server? Please DM me.
In six weeks, I've made TONS of progress on Atlas Maps, and I'm confident with real people using it in the field.
https://atlasdemo.emissary.social
So I spent this morning reaching out to a handful of integrators and consultants, but I can't find everyone.
Please help me reach out to the activists, builders, and organizers you know who need to map local events in their communities.
Who should I contact next?
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969
I am passing the torch to 
@mellifluousboxFelix Hlatky, who will be the new Executive Director. Felix has been involved with #Mastodon since 2020 and has been instrumental in evolving the organization, raising funds, and growing the team to get us to where we are now. With 
@haubleshannah aubry and 
@renchapRenaud Chaput by his side, and the team we have assembled over the years, I have faith that the new leadership will do a stellar job.
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/
Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing 
@GargronEugen Rochko as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the German non-profit, am a co-founder of the US 501c3 non-profit, and I have contributed to most of the fundraising success, which allowed us to expand the team.
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Uber has a sense of levels for AI agents.
L1 - Responders, simple chat bot
L2 - Assistants, ChatGPT without reasoning
L3 - Collaborators, ChatGPT with deep research, Claude Code
L4 - Experts, AI agents SWE teams that build new features
L5 - Autonomous Teams - AI manager builds team of agents to get things done
The next #PyData #Helsinki #meetup will be on 2 December 2025 at Reaktor, Yliopistonkatu 4.
https://www.meetup.com/pydatahelsinki/events/311972268/?isFirstPublish=true
We'll try something new: a panel discussion on how to land a job, with panelists from three different companies who have interviewed hundreds of candidates. #JobSearch #DataScience
We will also have some talks as usual, and a new edition of the PyData Helsinki #quiz.
We’re also looking ahead to what comes next. In another blog post published today, we introduced Mastodon’s new leadership team. Our Executive Director is @mellifluousboxFelix Hlatky (formerly, CFO of Mastodon gGmbH), who has already represented Mastodon on international stages.
We also shared an organisational update, and a fundraising update, in that blog post.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-future-is-ours-to-build-together/
This important milestone also marks the beginning of a new era of community governance and collaborative decision-making for Mastodon. Now more than ever, we need to work together to build safe and resilient social spaces. We must build information networks that are resistant to billionaire control and surveillance. It will take all of us working together to do that.
So please consider joining our mission; we have a lot of work to do.
Our Founder, @GargronEugen Rochko is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here. We’re thrilled he’s staying on in an advisory capacity.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon
We’re also looking ahead to what comes next. In another blog post published today, we introduced Mastodon’s new leadership team. Our Executive Director is @mellifluousboxFelix Hlatky (formerly, CFO of Mastodon gGmbH), who has already represented Mastodon on international stages.
We also shared an organisational update, and a fundraising update, in that blog post.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-future-is-ours-to-build-together/
Hey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition.
Our Founder, @GargronEugen Rochko is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here. We’re thrilled he’s staying on in an advisory capacity.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon
Hey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition.
House suspends the rules and passes the Epstein resolution HR 878 and 879 on a voice vote, Raskin requests a recorded vote.
Parents in tech, Marcin Skirzynski and I are writing a book about our lives, struggles and the moments that make it all worth it.
We'd love you to be part of it.
Please subscribe for regular updates as we'd also love to hear from you!
For folks who want to track the work on quote posts for 
@elk or contribute (🙏🏼) -- please see the issues I've created and tagged "quote-posts"
https://github.com/elk-zone/elk/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22quote-posts%22
Okay it’s probably obvious/I’m over-thinking it, but I really like that every word in the @roost.toolsROOST acronym carries weight.
Here’s what ROOST stands for: (🧵)
ホグワーツレガシーは「グワーー」派です
A day at Hetzner online in the Falkenstein data center
Link: https://www.igorslab.de/en/a-day-at-hetzner-online-in-the-falkenstein-data-center-insights-into-server-technology-cooling-production-rma-and-sustainability/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45968235
LOL I am not in cybersecurity, but look, another Fortinet zero day exploit 🤨
Do they have one of these every day, or just several times a week?
“Can I vent? All of the emotions from my now former tech career. : r/womenintech”
The story here is, TBH, more the norm for women in tech than not.
If you want as close to an A/B test in misogyny in industry as you can get, talk to trans women. Legit the same exact person before and after, and many many of us watch our careers stall out. I've seen my raises and bonuses halt entirely for the last 5 years while team members get raises and bonuses. I had a great grand boss directly interfering with my work and bashing my communication styles when I asked many of my colleagues and they said they saw nothing different in how I communicated than a great many of my men colleagues.
Now I daily consider how much longer I'll make it in tech.@baldurBaldur Bjarnason
Texas cannot use its new congressional map for the 2026 election, a three-judge panel rules in a major setback for Republicans. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/texas-redistricting-ruling-lawsuit-el-paso-court-2026-midterms/
Jetzt wirds auch den Fonds-Managern langsam zuviel mit den KI-Investitionen.
An der #Nasdaq heute wieder Rutschpartie. Kommt Börsenschluss, folgt Update.
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill/115571721123451477
SO. FUCKING. MUCH. THIS.
The day I came to work as myself for the first time I went from being the project lead and expert that everyone deferred to to having every single idea being questioned or completely ignored. In one day. On the same team.
That was almost 6 years ago... I could write a dissertation on the difference in how women and men are treated in the workplace especially in the tech sphere at this point.
Next talk: "Uber's Multi-Agent Platform" by Jamieson Leibovitch
This is one of the talks I've been most excited for!
House suspends the rules and passes the Epstein resolution HR 878 and 879 on a voice vote, Raskin requests a recorded vote.
my devious floppy project hit a snag: I bought an extension cable so I could mount the LCD at a better position, and when I tried it, it apparently fried my LCD.
so I guess I'm doing what I was trying to avoid and buying a DSI LCD for my raspi
Easy: Doing everything all by yourself, making decisions by yourself, not needing to communicate with other people
Hard: Communicating and Coordinating with other people to do one thing.
Harder: Communicating and Coordinating with other people to do multiple things.
Sound On: Odin Says Woof For A Carrot #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon
It seems like some people could not make it after all and returned their #BSidesVienna ticket and their workshop ticket. There are now free seats again for #lockpicking and #AIHacking https://tickets.bsidesvienna.at/7e9/
Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j8ewy1p86o
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45966251
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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) 
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