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My GFL2 chibis from last year
12 lbs of Wizardry
(His beard is growing back.)
Happy Thorsday!
#AllCatsAreBeautiful #Thorsday #ThorToots #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #CatsOfPixelfed #Catstodon #Cats #Cat #Caturday #RagdollCats
“Would you do this to your beloved character in your story and want the audience to be happy about it?”
I think we all need to step back occasionally and evaluate if we are the villain in anyone’s story.
New rescue 🛟. Please welcome her.
#cats #rescue #rescuecats #viral
It’s Not a Lomo Smena 8M, But it’s Not Far Off
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/its-not-a-lomo-smena-8m-but-its-not-far-off/
居眠り
はどこ押してるかわからなくなるので危険です…
💤
Earlier this week I asked how people name the different parts of a function in Python. I wrote up my takeaway thoughts here:
HTML Validatorは閉じミスを検出できないからまともにvalidateして欲しいんだが、かと言ってXMLの文法にしてxmllintを通すようにするとHTML Validatorが自己完結タグがどうこう言ってくる、カスの世界
下班的時候拿了一卷在舊相機放了差不多一年、可能什麼都沒有拍到的底片去沖曬
不知道拍不拍到、拍了什麼，就是玩具底片相機的醍醐味吧
剛剛又寫了一下電子報，大概夠三分之二的篇幅了
充實的邁向週末
I have been trying to think of ways of making the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming.
To people outside the Fediverse.
To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.
To people who recently joined the Fediverse.
And more.
...
What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming?
(Reply with your answers.)
#Fediverse #FriendlyFediverse #SpreadFediverse #WelcomingFediverse
@reiver@reiver ⊼ (Charles) 
less HOA mentality amongst OG users; better messaging to counter the “it’s too confusing" narrative
in general what i see as the barrier is the “algorithm indoctrinated" not being willing to make the effort to build their experience
ねーねーねるねるねれねよ(ナ行下一段活用)
I'm sure many of you have had some variation of the "I don't care about my privacy because I have nothing to hide!" conversation with other people.
I'm curious, how do you respond to that? Let's collect some talking points and inspire each other!
My typical response is a variation of "Privacy isn't just about hiding something. It's about being able to decide for yourself what others know about you and what they do with that knowledge."
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#privacy #DataProtection
Who would have thought that Postman and other basic developer tools would never return any investor multiple?
The tools have been irreparably broken but there are also new ones that have come up to replace them: Bruno and Yaak
Two or more generations of left activists have grown up reading Noam #Chomsky's fearless exposure of the US imperium. Many now feel shattered, duped, and bewildered by the revelations of the extent of his relationship with #Epstein. Chris Knight explains what lies behind this extraordinary paradox, the Two Chomskys
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/06/the-chomsky-epstein-puzzle/
엔드필드 캐릭터 장비 맞추고 무기 맞추고 하는 게 피곤하다
"Trump’s political project is seen by the MAGA faithful as utterly righteous, the work of God on earth against the forces of Satan. But he has broad license to transgress all moral boundaries as he does that work. When he does so, it doesn’t cause MAGA Christians to reevaluate whether he’s actually on the side of the angels."
#Trump #Hegseth #NationalPrayerBreakfast #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #authoritarianism
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"Instead, it makes them perversely grateful that he’s doing it so their hands can be clean.
None of this, it should probably go without saying, is compatible in the slightest with the teachings of actual Christianity."
#Trump #Hegseth #NationalPrayerBreakfast #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #authoritarianism
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세종호텔 로비농성 폭력연행 규탄 집중행동.
한파로 인해 1박 2일 행사가 아니라 문화제 후 청와대 방향 행진으로 바뀌었습니다.
많은 참여 부탁한다고 하네요.
……그리고 저녁 같이 먹는다는데. 드디어
드디어
그동안 고공농성하던 주방장 고진수 지부장이 특기를 살려서 회 초밥 만들어준다는 소문이 있음
RE: https://icco-lab.life/notes/aibcxdj7nx5w0swq
When I saw the other journalists that were nominated, I didn't think there was a chance (e.g. ProPublica was nominated for their excellent investigative reporting uncovering the Pentagon's reliance on Chinese contractors for cloud work). I'm very flattered to be in such great company. Thank you to the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) for this award.
Last night's IST gala at the National Press Club was a stroll down memory lane in many ways. Ran into people I haven't seen in person for ages, and most of them have been involved in shaping cybersecurity policy for 25+ years.
It was also bittersweet because I spent a lot of time at the Press Club as a reporter at The Washington Post, and I'm still livid about the insanity of the 300 or so WaPo journalists who lost their jobs this week.
I'm particularly mystified by the decimation of the Post's Metro staff; despite its stature as a top source of national and international news, The Washington Post has always maintained a strong focus on what's going on in the DC area. When they merged washingtonpost.com with the dead tree edition in 2009 and eliminated my job, the mantra of the company was they wanted to be THE source of news about what's happening in the Nation's Capital, and how policy being made in DC affects the rest of the world. Here's part of what I told the audience last night:
"I was horrified this week to see The Washington Post lay off 300 of its 800 remaining journalists -- the third major staff reduction in as many years. A lot of the cuts are deeply affecting the foreign and local metro staff; it's easy to forget the Watergate scandal started as a metro story. Probably we need several hundred more reporters digging into what this administration is doing, because Watergate frankly can't hold a candle to it all."
"I'm hoping all of the post-Posties will land in a better place soon, but I also hope they can keep doing their important work regardless of where it comes from. And I will continue to advocate for, support and encourage anyone who wants to go the independent route. I think journalism is going to be just fine for now, but I'm not sure I share the same view about many traditional news organizations. I hear from a lot of reporters considering the going out on their own worry about not having a big publication name to automatically open doors for them, or watch their backs legally, and those are certainly big adjustments of going solo. But you know what makes all that worth it? When you're breaking news that forces important people to answer hard questions, and the gatekeepers go, wait, who are you with again?"
One of my sister's cats always looks so mad and it cracks me up.
If it’s time for open source to get political that means accessibility and project demographics that reflect society, correct?
It means conferences that are safe for disabled people and gender minorities, correct? It means conferences without racist nonsense, correct?
It means equitable funding practices that don’t require playing silly games with corrupt “anti-corruption” practices, and no need for small projects to hire grant writers, correct?
It means looking at the impact of EU tech supply chains on the Global Majority, and giving money to local projects instead of trying to get a bunch of pale Europeans to cut out the “White Man’s Burden 3.0: Bleep Bloop Computers” nonsense, correct?
Or do organisations mean “getting political” to mean “Murica bad, Europe good”? Same nonsense, but the US flag has an EU flag stuck on over it. Not that, correct?
I have been trying to think of ways of making the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming.
To people outside the Fediverse.
To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.
To people who recently joined the Fediverse.
And more.
...
What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming?
(Reply with your answers.)
#Fediverse #FriendlyFediverse #SpreadFediverse #WelcomingFediverse
Here goes my lead balloon: a reputation based ranking system. Negative interactions, harassment, being blocked all reduce ranking while positive interactions boot score. Then people can set a threshold on who they want to interact with based on score. Maybe 0 to 100 with everyone starting at 75.
Das erste #jugendhackt des Jahres geht los!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@existentialcomics/116002206072407668
This must be famous European financial bazooka, in the comics.
Seltani: an online, shared, text-based, open-source fan project based on the Myst series of games via 
@rkrk: it’s hyphen-minus actually https://lobste.rs/s/gn5079 #games
https://eblong.com/zarf/essays/seltani-talk/
Turned my mouse into a moose
One of my sister's cats always looks so mad and it cracks me up.
New rescue 🛟. Please welcome her.
#cats #rescue #rescuecats #viral
"Before Hegseth spoke, the National Prayer Breakfast this morning started by fêting two authoritarian leaders."
~ Brian Kaylor
#Trump #Hegseth #NationalPrayerBreakfast #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #authoritarianism
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https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-national-prayer-breakfast-hegseth
부천국제만화제랑 부락페도 있긴 하네... 아니 근데 너무 강릉커피축제 논산딸기축제 이러다 갑좍 펜타포트 나오니까 좀 웃겼음
핸드폰에다가, 자기 전 까지 충전케이블이 연결되어있지 않으면 "저전력 경고 : 충전기가 연결되지 않았습니다. 충전을 시작해주세요." 라고 말하게끔 설정을 해놨는데
가끔 잊어버려서 안꽂아놓고 있으면 이따금씩 자는도중에 큰소리로 저소리해서 깜짝 놀라는 경우가 종종 있어요...
....안꽂아놓을수가 없어서 효과는 확실함 ....
I thought I'd check out the winter olympics by watching some ski jumping.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
FOSDEM ballpit
I thought I'd check out the winter olympics by watching some ski jumping.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
I'm looking to hire someone who is an experienced front-end developer that loves data visualization and navigation. You must have a portfolio. Reach out for more details.
I guess it's time to pour another one out for Heroku.
[$] Kernel control-flow-integrity support comes to GCC
Control-flow integrity (CFI) is a set of techniques that make it more difficult for attackers to hijack indirect jumps to exploit a system. The Linux kernel has supported forward-e [...]
클로드가 2주 동안 gcc 호환되는 컴파일러를 만들어서 다들 놀라고 있다.
한가지 고려해야할 부분은, 애초에 소프트웨어 공학 자체가 큰틀에서 설계를 잘하면(클로드는 이미 현존하는 가장 훌륭한 설계도 알고 있을 것이다) 나머지는 꾸역꾸역 코드를 짜서 제품을 완성할수 있게하는게 목표란거다. 그러니까 클로드가 C 파서를 짰다고 하면 2026년 지금은 아무도 안놀라겠지. 근데 소프트웨어 공학 지식은 C 파서를 짤수 있는 인간이 더 많은 시간을 투자하면 C 컴파일러도 짤수 있게 해준다.
그래서 모델의 성능이 좋아질수록 마치 RPG에서 레벨이 오르면 새로운 장비를 착용할수 있게 되어 급격히 강해지는것과 같은 일을 보게될거 같다. 하지만 이때 장비를 착용할수 있는 능력과 장비를 만들 수 있는 능력을 구분할 필요는 있다. 이제 후자가 AI 회사의 다음 목표인셈인데..
whatever happens in life, always remember that the bug emoji is perfectly positioned to play the sax emoji 🎷🐛
"AI AGEnTS wIll DO AlL The TEDIoUS WOrk FOR YOU LIKE booKING trIpS"
Meanwhile, AI maps:
@mntmnminute 
@josch Now this is interesting. One of the challenges with running Guix as a main distro on the (Pocket) Reform is that the lack of Grub means that we can't "pick" our distro on boot. But maybe here's a way to do it! I wonder how hard it is to add menu entries?
Really cool!
@cwebberChristine Lemmer-Webber @mntmnminute It is very easy to add menu entries. What you need to generate is a bootspec file for guix and put it into /boot/loader/entries/. Spec is here https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/ We have a shell script in reform-tools which generates such files for Debian and it's only 60 LOC, so it's quite easy. :)
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
青少納言🎨🐏 
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Paul Cantrell
Eugen Rochko
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)
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