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White Blanket Games @whiteblanketgames.bsky.social · 2d

Among Graves🪦 ( #pixelart by Octavi❤️) #spooktober

Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 4d

Asking for regime change after having just received a Nobel peace price is quite a statement. I wonder if the Nobel committee has already developed buyer's remorse.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 5d

Machado issues her first statement since being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and makes a thinly-veiled appeal to Trump for US intervention in Venezuela:

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This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!
8:34 AM • 10/10/25 • 30K Views

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 4d

Got me Sony's new noise canceling flagship, the WH-1000XM6 headphones, and I'm so happy about them.

I can't even hear my own high pitched typing sounds which are notoriously hard to cancel out. It's just a boon for an inner city flat. Sound is great as well. Very much recommended!

Sony WH-1000XM6 review: It (mostly) delivers

The latest update to the most popular ANC headphones is here, but are they any good? Find out in our Sony WH-1000XM6 review.

www.soundguys.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 5d

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 5d

Orban was not credible before this video and he's not credible after it.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 6d

The EU Commission isn't accountable to us and that's a real problem.

Movements like @diem25.bsky.social have been fighting for more democracy within the EU forever. I still think that'd be an excellent idea.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 6d

Actual good news: Chat control seems to be off the table again... for now.

Proof that protest works – but also proof of a broken system. Why do citizens have to fight the same battle every year?

Citizen Protest Halts Chat Control; Breyer Celebrates Major Victory for Digital Privacy

In a major breakthrough for the digital rights movement, the German government has refused to back the EU's controversial Chat Control regulation yesterday after facing massive public pressure. The go...

www.patrick-breyer.de

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 7d

Well... according to this German Heise article, they actually don't modify their policy in regards to HDDs.
Greedy bastards.

Synology hebt Laufwerksbeschränkung für Plus-NAS nur teilweise auf

In einer Mitteilung wirbt Synology mit mehr Datenträger-Flexibilität bei seinen Plus-NAS. Das gilt offenbar aber nicht für HDDs.

www.heise.de

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 7d

Good news for Synology users!
Goes to show that protest has a very real effect.

Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology...

www.guru3d.com

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zeitkapsl.eu @zeitkapsl.eu · 7d

🚨 🇩🇪's position on Chat Control is at a tipping point, reportedly there is disagreement within government parties

📢 The upcoming hours will decide the digital future of 🇪🇺!
Especially if you are a 🇩🇪 citizen:
📧 ☎️ contact your representatives &
✍️ sign the petition now: weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...

Chatkontrolle stoppen!

Die EU-Kommission will Messenger-Dienste wie WhatsApp und Signal zwingen, alle privaten Nachrichten und Fotos in Echtzeit zu scannen. Angeblich zum Kinderschutz. In Wahrheit bedeutet die Chatkontrolle...

weact.campact.de

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 12d

The movie is not the actual entirety of postmodernism of course if that's part of the confusion. :)

Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 12d

Of course it is. The new movie is more concerned with fan service, citing itself and nostalgia than with taking its own premise seriously and it shows.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 12d

Wenn man jedem Bürger bzgl Parteienfinanzierung regelmäßig einen Erlagschein schicken würde wäre das Feedback höchstwahrscheinlich auch ein anderes.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 12d

Imagine being so misled to think otherwise...

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 13d

💯 If you had a problem with police going through your private things 24/7, you should have a problem with gov malware on your device.

Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 13d

🇪🇺#ChatControl isn't security, it's malware on your device.

Says Signal's Udbhav Tiwari, discussing the bill with MEP @MarketkaG (#pirates), scientist Carmela Troncoso, Asha Allen (CDT) & Joachim (fightchatcontrol_eu).

📺Watch their discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6YmQJ9Nijw

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 13d

Postmodernism was a mistake - at least in regards to all those previously cool 80ies franchises that have been finally screwed up in the last few years.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 13d

a figure walking away.

The Benefits of Walking Away

1. Makes bad things disappear quickly
2. Gives everyone optimal view of your back
3. Answers guestion, "I wonder what would happen if I just walked away"

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 13d

You’ll recall that the selling point for organising our societies like this is that this is the best, fairest and most efficient way to determine value and allocate resources

BBC News (UK) ₺
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Musk becomes world's first half-trillionaire

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 14d

I really love that concept. And that's before it being a 1024 byte entry!

Blue and Lefty by zep

A block-pushing, snake-nudging puzzle platformer

zep.itch.io

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 15d

Chances are the Orban regime will disappear long before Ukraine governance. Godspeed!

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 16d

I sure hope they're never streaming Dr. Strangelove in the White House for him to see.

Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 17d

Gave my Slack bot the ability to pin emojis to other messages.
It also can search on the web and a myriad of other tiny things all while having a somewhat opinionated oldskool coder personality. It's fun!

I'm still betting on an emergent trajectory. Each feature adds to the whole more than itself.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 20d

It's all about cognitive load with these broken brownfield repos.
Luckily, github.com/zakirullin/c... exists.
Can't recommend it highly enough as a developer resource.

GitHub - zakirullin/cognitive-load: 🧠 Cognitive load is what matters

🧠 Cognitive load is what matters. Contribute to zakirullin/cognitive-load development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 20d

I always thought it's bad taste and unprofessional to commit swear words or whine about a system in commentary.

After today's system I had to emulate I think differently. Omitting the proper amount of cursing on this brain-breaking dump would amount to withholding any future reader relief.

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Paralax^Speckdrumm @paralax.at · 23d

Entweder das oder der Drang etwas abzuschieben wurde den Welsern wieder zu viel.

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