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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

I got the tip that plan vert is shadow banned on github right now. See for yourself:

https://github.com/search?q=plan%20vert&type=repositories

Looks like too many people flagged the repository, hm?

GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

And now I am predicting the next move of ruby central: block the rubygems synching capabilities of gem.coop because “security”.

😅

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

André Arko and a couple of other folks are creating a new ruby gems server:

https://gem.coop/

🥰

gem.coop

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@Andres4NY TIL. Thanks. Another reason why I love german style windows even more. No 1 reason still is to freak out US folks when I demonstrate the tilt open function 🤣

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Audacity is finally doing a UX overhaul 🥰. And from what I see in the video, they fixed all the issues I have when working with it. Cannot wait until it is released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYM3TWf_G38

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

I knew deaf people with number tattoos. I knew deaf people who got a vasectomy at 10 years old in a boarding school for deaf kids.

Nazis don’t want me, a kid of deaf people, to exist. That my parents exist.

I can tolerate a lot, but not people who refuse that all people have the same human […]

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

The 8th of October will be the “long night of vaccination” here in Germany. Get your COVID and flu shots until 10 pm at over 300 locations. If you haven’t gotten your shot yet, please do.

https://lange-nacht-des-impfens.de/

Am 8. Oktober 2025 findet bundesweit die dritte Lange Nacht des Impfens statt. Teilnehmende Apotheken, Arztpraxen und Betriebsärzte in ganz Deutschland biet ...

lange-nacht-des-impfens.de

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

@Andres4NY the contract the USA has with the UN explicitly says everyone who visits the UN will not be touched by the state authorities. To prevent overreach by them. But the Trump regime already broke that this year by not granting visas to palestinians…so…there’s that 🙈

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

@soaproot Shopify. And i know the official corporate speak they blogged. But i would love some real arguments by folks who support them.

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

@Andres4NY so why is my right arm twitching when I read this 😅

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Gregory Brown @skillstopractice.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

I assume Ruby Central will read everything sent to their "Community Feedback Box" and possibly even discuss internally what if anything to do about feedback they receive.

That said, their recent track record reflects a lack of transparency that is wildly inappropriate for being in an official […]

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

What I am missing from the ruby together situation: is there anyone defending the ruby together side and has actual arguments that are not just random “for the lolz” tweets and hit pieces on one person? Some real reasons why this was the right thing to do? Because I don’t see any.

🙈

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

I only know a few open source communities that are safe spaces for LGBTQ+ folks. Gnome beeing my no 1 hero. A couple of weeks ago someone tried to argue they should not have a rainbow themed wallpaper. Because “Gnome should be politically neutral”. That person was quickly banned from the chat […]

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Protests work 🥰

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8d

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14d

NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

"But Bodo, you are using the term Nazi too loosely here."

a) I was born in Germany, I knew OG Nazis when I grew up. Those who kept their SS uniforms proudly after the war.
b) I lived through the so-called "baseball bat" years in Germany.

I know how to identify Nazis.

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Person: "But Bodo, not everyone who is still on Twitter is a Nazi or a Nazi sympathizer"

Me: "Just wait a little"

...few months later...

Person: "Oh..."

Every single time 🙈

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Funnily I remember the whole ruby scene bundler funding a bit different: lots of people got frustrated that practically none of the bigger companies was willing to pay for the resources they used. And that lead to people trying to beg for money everywhere they could. Which basically led to the […]

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11d

If you are a #parent of a 4-10 year-old, this might be a godsend.

https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/4324879668/brick-held-starterkit-o-reise?ref=yr_purchases

#lego #travelingwithkids

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11d

The reveal in this weeks #peacemaker was amazing. Cannot wait for the next two episodes. What a fun little show that is 🥰

Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12d

Yesterday I went through all photos I had of #eurucamp in 2015. This was peak ruby scene for my wife and me.

I am so fond of what the small team of dedicated people achieved back then. A diverse conference with a playful attitude. Outdoor activities, 50/50 male/female speaker ratio. Great food […]