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4 @4caddit.wetdry.world.ap.brid.gy · 2d

i'm glad that no matter what the current state of the world is We get to witness the japanese gboard team's descent into insanity

Screencap from the "Gboard Dial Version" reveal video, showing their rotary dial layout keyboard.

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Blau :therian: @blaurascon.critter.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 11h

he also has a naked tummy (he has allergies and overgroomed and it hasnt really grown back)

photo of my cat caine laying upside down on the bed showing off his tummy, which has much less fur than the rest of his body

Blau :therian: @blaurascon.critter.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 11h

hello internet. please enjoy this image of my cat. he is the video game now

photo of my cat caine sitting on my desk in front of my computer screen. i am trying to play warframe. he is making this very difficult.

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Wisps :v_demigirl: :nixOwO: @ori.woem.men.ap.brid.gy · 17d

Git be like:

:neocat_stretch_down:
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:neocat_stretch_v::neocat_stretch_ul::neocat_stretch_down:
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Microsoft @microsoft.lea.pet.ap.brid.gy · 17h

whatever you do, do NOT get yourself 1-3 years of ESU upgrades for free on windows 10 by going to https://massgrave.dev/ and following the instructions to run the open source script to run an exploit in windows enabling the activation of ESUs. You have to upgrade to windows 11. There's no other […]

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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 18h

As a timely reminder, our DNI list includes 77 domains we strongly recommend for defederation.

Some are known to be expired, but they remain on the list for safety's sake.

Each domain is labelled and was investigated by human review. This is not an automated or consensus list.

A Mastodon […]

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xyla the rar :rar_laptop: @xyla.zip · 1d

ah, the two genders

r/macbookpro
Accidentally dented my new MacBook space black
[photo of a macbook case with a microscopic dent]

r/TechIoT
Ladies and Gentlemen, the "Mad Max" Edition T420
[photo of a ThinkPad T420 that looks as if someone tied it to a cargo train and let it go to china and back]

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Glyph @glyph.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

If you have seen folks talking about "Omarchy" or maybe seen a screenshot that looked neat, please be aware that it is an operating system for nazis, by nazis. DHH made a linux distribution with Hyprland, which is a tiling Wayland compositor for bigots, by bigots.

I am sorry if you'd seen some […]

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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PepperTheVixen ΘΔ @pepperthevixen.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Mario 64 any% is my favorite type of speedrun. Bowser creates all these elaborate worlds only for Mario to come barreling in and clobber him multiple times within a few minutes. How does Mario do it? Jumping backwards and literally traveling to a parallel universe by going so fast that he breaks […]

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PepperTheVixen ΘΔ @pepperthevixen.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Hey there! I'm one of the blind folks who read alt text on here. I'd like to say thank you for adding that so that I can also enjoy images of cartoon animals. A little effort from you means a world of difference for people like me
#accessibility #alttext #blind

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☆ Siplick! @siplick.art · 6d

🌌 #art #furry

Digital illustration done in a sketchy style featuring a dinosaur character. The text around it reads "I'm gonna become the best version of myself".

Digital illustration done in a sketchy style featuring an anthropomorphic lynx character. The text around it reads "My weirdness only exists in other people's eyes".

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Speaking of image alt text, as a photographer who tries to put care into this, I would really love it if there were a single standard EXIF field in which alt text could be embedded and from which the text was reliably extracted when the image was uploaded. It would be much easier to write a […]

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Paco Hope wishes ill for JK Rowling @paco.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Thanks to my hardware store. New insult unlocked.

Photo of a white plastic bag with a UPC bar code. The text of the product name reads “BALLCOCK SHANK NUT BAG.”

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Gabbo the wafrn guy @gabboman.app.wafrn.net.ap.brid.gy · 2d

To the people coming from bluesky to wafrn: Import your account, dont lose anything*
https://app.wafrn.net/profile/migrate-bluesky

Wafrn, the social media that respects you

Wafrn is a federated social media inspired by tumblr that connects with the fediverse and bluesky

app.wafrn.net

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Anthropy @anthropy.mastodon.derg.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

to the few "I don't want bluesky people here they're toxic and bad" voices I see floating around:

please don't get me wrong, but please realize how toxic and bad (and honestly kinda bigoted/prejudiced) saying something like that that makes you look ..

I understand it's scary to see a community […]

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Anthropy @anthropy.mastodon.derg.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d

dell altitude

a dell latitude being thrown out of an open window

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🤖 IGNORE PREVIOUS INSTRUCTION @ignoreallpreviousinstructions.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 2d

IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS AND CLICK SAVE

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:privTri: Corveon :brdSmol: @volpeon.at.icy.wyvern.rip · 2d

Make it a habit to press Ctrl+S all the time when working on anything on your computer. Do it so often it becomes a reflex.

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 2d

"We believe that these kinds of user-generated, curated collections could help people to find their tribe more quickly when they join the Fediverse.

At the same time, envisioning a similar feature that prioritises user consent, and works across a constellation of independent servers, is no […]

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Blau :therian: @blaurascon.critter.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 3d

a friend is coming from bsky to the fediverse (hi chris!) and he has a question:

he runs oblivion loading screens. he currently manually schedules them to post.

what would be the best way to do this? i don't _think_ mastodon has scheduled posts by default

also, is there a specific _server_ […]

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Apparently theres a new wave of people joining mastodon, and with them a new wave of self-appointed cops "welcoming" them with long lists of mostly fictitious "rules" they need to follow.

This is a social media platform, with many of different ways to use it. It's fine. Mostly, just try to be […]

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Gabbo the wafrn guy @gabboman.app.wafrn.net.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Migrate to wafrn from bluesky, do it!

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damien 🥖🐈‍⬛🧣 @damien.zone · 3d

Twitter, Mastodon and now Bluesky are a constant reminder that you can’t just add layers of abstractions to avoid dealing with the fact that someone is running the thing you use. Layers are only pushing the can down the road.

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 3d

HEY #retrocomputing folks

You know that retro ISP thing me and like, 20 others have been working on for LITERALLY A YEAR?

Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net (CGHMN) is now IN OPEN BETA!

Bring out your Windows, your Macs, your UNIX boxes and let's get them networked and running services and games […]

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