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The less fun parts of #weaving
(With obligatory Supurrrvisor Corrie)
Grinding on the weekend, but I have accepted my fate, for it is the price of ambition sometimes
Today we released GIMP 3.2 with major new features, including vector layers, link layers (smart objects), DDS BC7 export, better PSD import including PSB for large images, MyPaint 2.0 brushes, and much more!
https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/03/14/gimp-3-2-released/
#GIMP #imageEditor #GPL #openSource #libreGraphics #GIMP3 #GIMP3_2 #GEGL #news #release
Now the fun part! #weaving #CatsOfMastodon #CraftingWtihCats
Admitting publicly that you only want this bill that is designed to disenfranchise voters is necessary to make sure your party wins is quite a choice. The GOP has done away with subtlety and euphemisms and is now all "we need to cheat because the polls say people don't like us."
Painting of a Cherub 🖼️
@SnoopJ No, meaning that application vendors are just fine shipping things that completely fail at the low end of tech specs.
Sorry for not being clear about that.
The best part of The Proclaimers live gig I saw in 1991 is when one of The Proclaimers looked directly at me and said “it’s proclaimin’ time!” then started proclaiming all over the place.
but IRCv3 still has no E2EEi don’t see that as a real issue with groupchat in particular because the fundamental problem that E2EE tech alone dosen’t solve is trust. take matrix as an example: absolutely nobody verifies the keys of every single device in the chat and nobody will notice if a privileged server entity silently adds uninvited members.
What makes Intel Optane stand out (2023)
Link: https://blog.zuthof.nl/2023/06/02/what-makes-intel-optane-stand-out/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388141
Most people don't know this but the state is selling the Bay's dwindling sand -- so that for-profit companies can turn it into concrete.
Bay sand not only provides habitat for countless creatures, but literally shores up the shoreline. We *need* that sand to stave of erosion and sea level rise.
So we're suing.
Learn more: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/baykeeper-challenges-unlawful-sand-mining-leases-for-sf-bay/
Pictured: A sand miner on the Bay by Roger Cunningham
#sanfranciscobay #sfbay #bayarea #sand #sandmining #sealevelrise
Anyway, the Mayor of Galway visited for the parade, that's interesting
centering in CSS
Permalink: https://wizardzines.com/comics/css-centering
You do not have to use Mastodon through its official mobile app!
There are many other ways of using your Mastodon account, and most people who try the alternatives tend to prefer them.
The most popular alternatives are third party apps and your server's own website. These tend to have more features and faster updates. You can find out more at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app
However you access Mastodon, it's still your same account and same server 🙂
knocking at your door at 2am asking "why is your CLI not a library"
Put differently: this is the Electron killer, for better or worse, and not in the way that Apple killed Flash.
When PCs ship with 8 GB or less of RAM, application companies don't give a fuck, and so we get a proliferation of Electron and Electron-like platforms that consume gigantic amounts of RAM. That won't fly on something like the Neo.
modern retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde where a kindly dentist moves to Miami and transforms by doing mysterious Chinese peptides into an OnlyFans trafficker and Crypto Bro
Yeees, they want to bring back Firefly, as an anime.
Let's make some noise (and hope they get all the creative freedom they need to make this into a success!)
#BringBackFirefly
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Everyone has a MacBook Neo take, so here's mine.
Apple has, in my opinion, been a net negative for computing, and to a stunning degree. They've normalized DRM for software so completely that it will possibly take decades to get back the rights that we lost. They've used that power to make life worse for queer folks and to cozy up to the Trump administration.
But. There's something fascinating about the Neo.
I wrote something (not directly about AI) on cryptogyny — sorry still depressing, BUT ☺️ I do end on actionable things and some fun examples along the way, such as
"Comparing [the 108 women scholars until 1800] with 58,995 [men], we find that they were on average better"‼️
A note about current events
You might notice that I don’t really talk about current events all that often. Some might interpret that as me sticking my head in the sand, being ignorant, or being uncaring and complicit.
None of those are actually true. I’m aware of what’s going on in the world, but I don’t have anything to add to the discourse on it. Instead I try to focus on bringing joy and positivity to the world - so I post stupid dad jokes and project updates. 1/2
RE: https://mastodon.social/@yayaver/116210451937109857
Listen to full albums, too.
Just listen: don’t just put music on as background noise. Pick a good album, and find a quiet place with a decent enough stereo or headphones (preferably not earbuds). Grab a cup of tea or a beer or a whiskey (whatever your sipping beverage of choice), get comfy, and really listen to the music.
When you were in grade school did your music teacher have you listen to music (say, “Peter and the Wolf”) and try to pick out the instruments? I hope so. Do that. Appreciate the interplay of instruments and vocals. Really listen to the lyrics (if it has them) if you haven’t before.
One of the tragedies of today is that people have basically all recorded music at their fingertips, but relegate it to background noise.
Trauerhaltestelle auf dem Friedhof Ohlsdorf in Hamburg - Wände, die bemalt werden dürfen
#MonochromeMarch
(zine permission granted)
Glassworm Is Back: A New Wave of Invisible Unicode Attacks Hits Repositories
Link: https://www.aikido.dev/blog/glassworm-returns-unicode-attack-github-npm-vscode
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47387047
Separating the Wayland Compositor and Window Manager
Link: https://isaacfreund.com/blog/river-window-management/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388137
Grandparents are glued to their phones, families are worried [video]
Link: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0n61dg3/grandparents-are-glued-to-their-phones-families-are-worried
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389784
man oh man, i thought pi day would never end
A (German/italian/English speaking) glass friend is looking for a (guest?) room in #Munich from April-July, 1 night a week (Weds-Thurs - because they lecture at one of the universities)
They only have a small budget, but can give you glass 😅
Let me know if you know of anything and I’ll pass it on to them/put you in touch.
So ways in which masto is my favorite...
1. I woke up to over 500 notifications and just said FUCK audibly. This is going to be a whole thing. But no, it was just a wide ranging and interesting discussion about America's class and social systems, and how they terribly disadvantage most Americans.
2. I can edit my posts to clean up my terrible spelling
A SwiftUI story in two images…
'방패' 바닥난 미국...'전술핵 카드' 만지작 www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0104_202... 러시아하고 똑같잖아. 폴아웃하고 사이버펑크 둘 중 하나를 골라야 하는 2026년 너무 어이가 없다.
Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis
Link: https://www.theculturenewspaper.com/hollywood-enters-oscars-weekend-in-existential-crisis/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47386856
https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260312-this-is-not-the-computer-for-you this is the best blog post about computing or computers I have ever read. Cuts to the heart of everything that matters. Please read it
@swelljoeJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 also, not for nothing but giving developers slow computers doesn't really help them focus on optimization that much because developers spend more than half their time running (also slow) dev tools that they have no control over. giving them a computer that runs their tools slowly so that it will *also* run their output slowly in the hopes that they'll get *so* upset that they will torch their employment by yelling at their management is not a recipe for success
@swelljoeJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 in closing, I could beat Casey Muratori in a fist fight
Did you miss the #PyTV livestream earlier this month? It's not too late to watch it. Wanna know how it goes? Check this out: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/03/python-unplugged-on-pytv-recap/
#Python #AI #OpenSource #DataScience
https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/03/python-unplugged-on-pytv-recap/
Did you miss the #PyTV livestream earlier this month? It's not too late to watch it. Wanna know how it goes? Check this out: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/03/python-unplugged-on-pytv-recap/
#Python #AI #OpenSource #DataScience
https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/03/python-unplugged-on-pytv-recap/
The Amstrad CPC6128 edition of New York Warriors was released with both disk sides containing the first side, losing a whole side of levels! Lost for 36 years, author Fred Williams has kindly allowed Games That Weren't to release the lost full version:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/03/new-york-warriors-missing-levels-recovered/
It is thanks to Kevin Edwards that the game was preserved, after Fred sent his 3" disks to Kevin.
Well, cat, sitting ON my sewing is not the smartest thing you've ever done... not the least smart either, to be perfectly fair, but somewhere in the top half of things I wish you wouldn't do. I have had to extract the pincushion from partly underneath him more than once.
If instance admins allow AI Agents on their platform and they keep harassing us I have no other choice then to silence that instance
Again, I do not pay these massive costs each month to host robots
Let's keep the #Fediverse human shall we? 
Wee Simon is out of it this #Caturday.
Pixel wishes you a pleasant #Caturday night.
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
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