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Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.
Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.
Image: NASA
Here's the story of how Japan's H3 rocket lost its cargo and just kept going
Imagine: You lost your car's cargo rack, but didn't notice until you reached your destination.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/heres-the-story-of-how-japans-h3-rocket-lost-its-cargo-and-just-kept-going/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
believe it or not but no the devil does not need an advocate
The Tribblix package repository server has been rebuilt. It's actually running current Tribblix m38, whereas its predecessor was running m30 (which was fine, it's not as if illumos goes off or anything). Looks reasonable so far, I'll turn the old one off soon.
The new system supports IPv6, so at some point I might add an AAAA record so clients get to use it, and it might be interesting to see how many users are actually IPv6-capable.
So langsam geht die Diskussion in die richtige Richtung.
Wohlstandsdebatte: Schlechte Chefs belasten die Wirtschaft | tagesschau.de
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/fuehrungskultur-wohlstand-teilzeitdebatte-100.html
딜미터기 폭발하네........
So langsam geht die Diskussion in die richtige Richtung.
Wohlstandsdebatte: Schlechte Chefs belasten die Wirtschaft | tagesschau.de
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/fuehrungskultur-wohlstand-teilzeitdebatte-100.html
After years of it being on my todo lists I've finally:
* Setup a minimal nextcloud install (as a VM running on Proxmox) .
* Exported my calendars and contacts from google.
* Imported them into nextcloud and cleaned them up a bit.
* Setup vdirsyncer / khal so I can view/edit calendar events in a TUI as (1970s) god intended.
Nice to have more of my important life information in a tmux session and also, more importantly, out of the hands of google.
From yesterdays walkies in the forest behind Mum's neighbourhood.
🚨 BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani has signed an executive order barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from entering New York City property, including schools, hospitals, shelters, and parking lots, without a judicial warrant. Mayor Mamdani says the order strengthens sanctuary protections and guards immigrant rights and privacy against federal overreach.👍 👏
fediverse-kr-verify:LXgaMtHI7dLUBX8TZtC3SA
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Your reminder that we do not accept code contributions that have been generated by LLMs. If you submit LLM-generated code we will simply close the pull request
https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/development/generative-ai-policy
The European Parliament has voted for #Trans women to be recognised as women 🥳
Meanwhile in terf UK ....
An Enslaved Gardener Transformed the Pecan into a Cash Crop
Link: https://lithub.com/how-an-enslaved-gardener-transformed-the-pecan-into-a-cash-crop/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47024676
Poll ❤️.
Has a cat ever been there for you during a hard time?
딜미터기 폭발하네........
Good morning!
I rang in sick for work, not because I was ill, but because our cat, who has never once given me a second of affection, fell asleep tucked into my lap. There was no way I was moving anywhere.
Perhaps there are other factors at play?
Talking to my brother about the NDP leadership and how Naomi Klein endorsed Avi Lewis.
"Of course! She's his wife."
Me: what?!?!? Well that makes sense.
Meeting in the cat cave 😅💖 #FosterKittens #cats #caturday #CatsOfMastodon
Happy Valentine's Day from Charlotte 
Just a reminder for all MastoCanucks that the 1st Sunday of every month is Digital Independence Day. So on March 1st we'll celebrate by sharing what U.S. based tech we've reduced or turned off in our everyday lives. Make a list of the apps you're using from big tech and research open source or less invasive alternatives. Remember to share and brag about your success using the #CDNdid hashtag.
#MastodonCanada
https://itsfoss.com/news/di-day-celebration/
E2EE, the be all and end all of chat? https://lobste.rs/s/apoc9v #practices
https://amy.is-a.dev/posts/no-e2ee/
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@littlealex/116076064920214380
Why do I suspect that Lockheed's reaction to foreign customers jailbreaking F-35s will be just as understanding and conciliatory as Apple's response to customers jailbreaking iPhones (only multiply severity of the reaction by 10,000 per unit for the price of the item they've just lost control of)?
One week in, and the little furballs are settling in very happily. I think this morning's sun might be the first time their silver linings have been so nicely highlighted!
Hundreds of dollars in military-grade AIs and you can't even translate what your cat is thinking at 3am.
Now more than ever, people have seen the real-world risk of invasive face recognition technology. We won’t lose focus. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/112593346831011142
So hear me out... I've just been inform about the Gum Wall in Seattle and have an idea.
Kitty has something to tell you
@catsaladCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
oh my gods, he looks and sounds so much like Prometheus!
Can"t a fella get a good night's sleep around here. Arrrg
https://amy.is-a.dev/posts/no-e2ee/ got angry on main
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One week in, and the little furballs are settling in very happily. I think this morning's sun might be the first time their silver linings have been so nicely highlighted!
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Now more than ever, people have seen the real-world risk of invasive face recognition technology. We won’t lose focus. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans
Wow, I had been running out of patience with Yegge’s uncritical #GenAI boosterism, but this is epic: “The AI Vampire.”
As usual with Yegge, it could have been edited down to half its size, but go read it anyhow. I’m going to adopt that “AI Vampire” phrase and start using it, a lot.
They are just like us:
“Agents shouldn’t be rawdogging the internet anyways”
(As seen on Reddit)
Air to Ground Message:
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL... WILL LGA BE THE BIGGEST SHTSHOW OF THEM ALL WE FLY ALL DAY TODAY LOL YALL EXPECTING IROPS MG
Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Type: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Wing)
A: #a3f91bb3363
F: #f96ab740ee0
Winter sunrise.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2181.
Chao-c'
Stefano Marinelli
leyrer
v4rd4453n
Kagami is they/them 🏳️⚧️
Em 
jnkrtech
Inside Fediverse
Evan Prodromou
![A white and grey cat lying on its side on the floor next to a box with a drawing of a wine bottle, with its back legs up.
[Portuguese] Gato branco e cinza deitado meio de lado no chão ao lado de uma caixa com desenho de vinho, com as patas traseiras para cima.](https://s3.metapixl.com/metapixl-media/public/m/_v2/602314164030286761/fbedcc803-0ec729/s5n6gzVfhSoy/7bHAhHn3QXG9ce9MwEdErSmEBHaPIGBSVmEKyv7m.jpg)
![White and gray cat lying on its side on the floor, sleeping soundly, with its little teeth visible through its half-open mouth.
[Portuguese] Gato branco e cinza deitado de lado no chão, dormindo profundamente, com seus dentinhos vistos pela boca entreaberta.](https://s3.metapixl.com/metapixl-media/public/m/_v2/602314164030286761/fbedcc803-0ec729/wqAT2KL8FgLK/d88bU3g1DO50yvLAolHyD1xiU6vIta2ZXiX51JHq.jpg)