What is Hackers' Pub?

My evening thought:

ActivityPub/Mastodon works best for groups of people that share some common interest. People with a "we" attitude. Where we talk eye to eye, not from top to bottom.

Centralised social networks however have made many of us believe that all social networks focus on people with a "me first" attitude. The more egoistic people that base their value on metrics like followers and reach.

That's a fundamental dilemma that pops up every time people move from "there" to "here".

아 직접 써야되는 거구나 게다가 아직 베타라서 트위치 밖에 안 되나봄 잘못 이해했네,,,

"The joy of not being sold anything"

📷 Photographer: unknown
Artist: Banksy

#StreetArt #Banksy

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering

Link: https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46657122

Jumpin’ Cat Flash!

#cats #caturday #caturdayeveryday #Saturday

This is Molly

She's practising her power stance

Resistance is futile

#caturday #cats #CatsOfMastodon #pets

Byron wanted to know if I had any treats on me. He is always nudging for treats.
#Caturday

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/115867321104672849

My silly 2026 prediction is we'll see a mainstream politician and/or tech elite call for outlawing local compute. This really feels like big tech's end goal—make AI critical infrastructure to run all of our apps, then work towards a cloud-tethered world where local compute is a thing of the past.

This isn't that, obviously. But we know where Bezos' head is at.

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version

Some good news in a time of darkness: the European wildcat, Felis sylvestris, is making a comeback! This thoughtful-looking example was photographed in a mountainous region of the Czech republic.

The European wildcat's extreme elusiveness may have helped it avoid hunters in places where a larger native cat, the lynx, has been killed off. There may be about 140,000 European wildcats spread across more than two dozen countries. But they are very hard to find!

Wildlife photographer Andrea Giovanni, who made a video of one, writes:

"I'd never even thought of taking photos of wildcats, for a simple reason: I thought it was impossible, or at least, extremely difficult. It's considered 'the ghost of the forests' because it's very, very elusive, and it's hard to predict where it can be spotted. Other animals tend to follow the same trails through the forest. The wildcat goes wherever she wants to."

One reason the European wildcat is coming back is increased legal protections. But another is that villages in Italy and other regions are becoming depopulated! Some are very worried about declining human populations. But it does make room for other species. That gives me some hope for the future.

I got this picture, taken by Vladimír Čech Jr in the Doupov mountains, from a very nice article on the European wildcat:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260112-rare-images-of-europes-ghost-cat

For more on this species:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_wildcat

Seven subspecies have been demarcated!

기초일본어를 배워봅시다

안녕하세요
こんにちは

감사합니다
ありがとうございます。

이건 얼마인가요?
これはいくらですか？

혼돈의 소용돌이에 삼켜진 이야기꾼이여 나의 언명에 따라 여기 조율을 시작하오니
混沌の渦に飲まれし語り部よ 我の言の葉によりて、ここに調律を開始せし

만상의 서적이여 나의 언명에 따라 우리들을 시작의 페이지에 데려다 주리니 리페이지
万象の書物よ 我が言の葉によりて、我らを始まりの真へと誘え リ・ページ

혼돈의 소용돌이에 삼켜진 이야기꾼이여 나의 언명에 따라 그대의 운명을 재편하오니
混沌の渦に飲まれし語り部よ 我が言の葉によりて、汝の運命を再編せし

천지 만상을 이루는 서가여, 나의 의지에 응하여 지금 여기에 새로운 책을 추가할지니 크리에이션!
天地万象を約めし書家よ 我が意志に答え、今ここに、 新たなる書物を加えたまえ クリエイション！

@AikiwomanncChristina Mother of Spiders
“Your societal crisis is important to The Void. Screams will be answered in the order they were received. Your current wait time is <<7 generations>>. Please continue to survive.”

How to add the No-AI version of Duck Duck Go as default search engine in Firefox for Mac:

* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu

* Click on "Search" in the left column

* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press "Add" button

* For search engine name, enter a name like "No-AI Duck Duck Go"

* For URL, enter https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s (make sure there's https:// at the front)

* Click on "Add Engine"

* Scroll up the page to "Default search engine" and pick the new name from the menu

If you just left Bluesky today to join or come back to Mastodon, welcome (back)!

We are glad you are here with us

#Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse

I hope this email finds you with less courage, but more strength.

I think someone somewhere is harvesting dating profiles to get photos for their Mastodon spambots

RE: https://indieweb.social/@web3isgreat/115911405037579620

@Viss this is probably the spike you saw

2025 was the third hottest year on record

Link: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/01/14/2025-was-the-third-hottest-year-on-record
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659913

@epicdemiologist https://www.nlg.org/about/contact-us/

You should write the NLG phone number on your body with a sharpie if you are worried about legal trouble at a protest.

My latest video for @privacyguides is out to the public now! Killer job from @jwJordan Warne on the editing, as always :)

https://youtu.be/Gz_N2s97zBA

RE: https://chaos.social/@derPUPE/115894826052801889

This is @jtonline level tea hacking.

We've just made our largest custom jigsaw puzzle yet with ~4000 wood pieces! This is going to be insanely difficult to assemble

Hello creature. #catsofmastodon #caturday

Hey y'all, wanna know what a disgruntled baby owl looks like?
Well, someone opened the refrigerator near Beans. This is his disgruntled face.
Ruffled is a good word here.

#BakedBeansOwl #Owl #Owls #Zoo #screechowl

"...the vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence.

ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval. ...

In Minneapolis ... There are countless videos from ICE Watch observers that show agents leaving without detaining anyone after they encounter resistance."

https://www.ms.now/opinion/minneapolis-ice-watch-protesters-violence-research

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/chomu.dev 동물의 숲 방송 테스트

@chomu.dev is 🔴LIVE on stream....

Tear gas — currently being deployed in Minneapolis — can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses.

The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods.

From our 2020 investigation:
https://www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #Protest #Police #Health #Trump #ICE

“Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.” - Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen

"Somehow" our #NeighborCat Evan got in. Our elderly cat, Mojo, has no idea he's there.

#caturday #BlackCatsOfMastodon

How to add the No-AI version of Duck Duck Go as default search engine in Firefox for Mac:

* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu

* Click on "Search" in the left column

* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press "Add" button

* For search engine name, enter a name like "No-AI Duck Duck Go"

* For URL, enter https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s (make sure there's https:// at the front)

* Click on "Add Engine"

* Scroll up the page to "Default search engine" and pick the new name from the menu

この劉彦甫さんの投稿、植民地主義の清算というのはほとんど不可能で、植民地主義というのはアイデンティティ形成の根幹にかかわっているんだなと感じさせる。

劉彦甫さんがリプライしている相手が「日本は中国侵略への歴史的責任を負う以上、台湾問題に関与すべきではない」と言うとき、日本人が「一つの中国」を実質的に容認して台湾を中国の背後に配置しているわけで、劉彦甫さんはそこにたぶんムッとしている。この台湾人としてのアイデンティティの起源がどこにあるかというと蒋介石じゃなくて日本の植民地主義でしょう、と。

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Did you hear that?
That high pitched squeal of excitement floating through the air?

Yeah, I'm sorry to disturb your peace, but that was me...
BECAUSE I GOT THE PROOF COPY OF MY BOOK!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I'm holding my book! I
SNIFFED it! MY words!
It's so beautiful. 😍🥲

Anyway, you can pre-order my book here: https://books2read.com/fatesalight

Also, if anyone would like to be an #ARCReader, let me know.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

#FatesAlight #FiresOfFaldon #Fantasy #Romance #Bookstadon #WritersOfMastodon

Ohh! Forgot to show. I can finally reveal it, it was a Christmas gift for @aizenmi

#CrossStitch #Embroidery #handmade #fiberart

우리 고양이 물어와도 됨 지금 8번째 공 다시 던지라고 내 얼굴에 폼폼이 계속 올려놓음 나 힘들다...안 던져주니까 쬠 시무룩하신 듯

@MndellM Dell

I see the comparison of "AI" with Asbestos
And I think it is totally correct. I fear that we will suffer decades of damages caused by "AI" (or more specifically, LLMs) being integrated int "everything"

Sadly, I see another apt comparison
It asbestos combined with Radium fad. The marketing at the beginning of the 20th century that radium-infused products were beneficial to health or whatever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_fad

I'm not aware that asbestos was ever marketed in a similar aggressive manner.

#AICon

@Em0nM4stodonEm
Well, there you go.

Only just made a Bluesky account, thinking it would help me promote my books a little farther.
Felt kinda uncomfortable with it, to be honest, but saw it as an obligation.

But nope. You gave me the perfect excuse to get and stay off.
Me and my 9 measly followers won't make that big of a difference, but I'm gone.

Readers on the Fedi are better, anyway 😜

사실 혐오자들도 사람이라고 생각해서 어떻게든 설득하려고 했지만 돌아오는 것은 우리 동지들의 부고소식이었습니다.

Hello creature. #catsofmastodon #caturday

보송보송 동글동글 고로로롱

Some good news in a time of darkness: the European wildcat, Felis sylvestris, is making a comeback! This thoughtful-looking example was photographed in a mountainous region of the Czech republic.

The European wildcat's extreme elusiveness may have helped it avoid hunters in places where a larger native cat, the lynx, has been killed off. There may be about 140,000 European wildcats spread across more than two dozen countries. But they are very hard to find!

Wildlife photographer Andrea Giovanni, who made a video of one, writes:

"I'd never even thought of taking photos of wildcats, for a simple reason: I thought it was impossible, or at least, extremely difficult. It's considered 'the ghost of the forests' because it's very, very elusive, and it's hard to predict where it can be spotted. Other animals tend to follow the same trails through the forest. The wildcat goes wherever she wants to."

One reason the European wildcat is coming back is increased legal protections. But another is that villages in Italy and other regions are becoming depopulated! Some are very worried about declining human populations. But it does make room for other species. That gives me some hope for the future.

I got this picture, taken by Vladimír Čech Jr in the Doupov mountains, from a very nice article on the European wildcat:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260112-rare-images-of-europes-ghost-cat

For more on this species:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_wildcat

Seven subspecies have been demarcated!

우리 고양이 물어와도 됨 지금 8번째 공 다시 던지라고 내 얼굴에 폼폼이 계속 올려놓음 나 힘들다...안 던져주니까 쬠 시무룩하신 듯

https://discord.gg/x5ZkNx4SY

디스코드 펨웨어개발자 커뮤니티

Tfw you could have been writing urban fantasy bestsellers and going to board game night at the queer sober bar but instead you can’t go outside without a bustle and a chaperone

1880s lesbian novelist named Amy Levy is a truly tragic born in the wrong century situation

Today I once again remembered this is a thing that exists

So, going forward, Auto Encrypt¹, Kitten², and Catalyst³ will be seamlessly (automatically; with zero config) supporting Web Numbers⁴ (IPv4, IPv6), and, of course, should you want to point one at your server for old time’s sake, legacy domain names too.

I still have some dev to do on this on the Kitten side of things but I’m hugely excited about being able to remove another centralised component – DNS – from the Small Web⁵ (peer-to-peer, personal web) as we inch nearer to making it available this year to everyday people who use technology as an everyday thing.

¹ https://codeberg.org/small-tech/auto-encrypt
² https://kitten.small-web.org
³ https://catalyst.small-web.org
⁴ https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/
⁵ https://ar.al/2024/06/24/small-web-computer-science-colloquium-at-university-of-groningen/

#SmallWeb #SmallTech #SmallTechnologyFoundation #peerToPeerWeb #personalWeb #WebNumbers #decentralisation #web #dev #humanRights #democracy

I've switched from Thunderbird to the Fastmail application on Android. It seems to have improved, and since neither respects Material Design, I'll choose the better application.

You might think it's not a priority with all the doom happening around.

But the erosion of privacy rights is directly linked to the erosion of human rights, and the loss of democracy.

Privacy makes it safe for you to discuss, to organize, to resist, and to be your true self. This is exactly why fascists and authoritarians are attacking it.

If we lose privacy, we lose everything else. We have to defend it with all we've got.

Privacy rights are a priority.

#Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy