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Roberta Fidora @robertafidora.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15h

Hello to anyone swapping #bluesky for the #fediverse. It's far from perfect, but we've got our own independent version of #mtv (or at least we will do soon), so that's good. :toot:

Consider yourself invited here:

https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/#weneedyou […]

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18h

I completely missed this from a few weeks back - Github/NPM responding to the Shai-Hulud attack on npm libraries:

https://github.blog/security/supply-chain-security/our-plan-for-a-more-secure-npm-supply-chain/

#SupplyChainAttack #shaihulud #npm #github

Our plan for a more secure npm supply chain

Addressing a surge in package registry attacks, GitHub is strengthening npm's security with stricter authentication, granular tokens, and enhanced trusted publishing to restore trust in the open source ecosystem. The post Our plan for a more secure npm supply chain appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20h

RE: https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/115225197729360107

Any #musicians or #music fans who recently joined Mastodon or the wider #fediverse - this diagram should tell you all you need to know about the local music scene round here:

#bonkwave #notbonkwave #honkwave

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Posted without further comment:

I just looked for a #neurodiversity slack emoji.

I found a couple of nice ones, but next up in the "related items" was the #fediverse logo...

keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 1d

I want to use a more efficient image format for my evilgeniusrobot blog posts - the graphs are currently PNGs which range from 500-900Kb each - not huge but they are starting to add up to several Mb of disk space.

To retain the visual quality it looks like JPEGs with 85%+ quality would be […]

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Test post to check if replying from GTS works..

keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@simon there was a 0.19.2 release, something to do with the new quote posts functionality, which might be affecting this? I see you're still on 0.19.1...

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jwt @jwtownshend.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Having a lot of fun remixing a tune for @CCirco

It’s getting there… hopefully the soul of the original is intact but I have gone wild with it 😆

I added 2 extra parts to it. *Must resist temptation to make it even longer!*

It’s been a pleasure; and working with such a great song to begin with […]

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Thanks hugely to the folks who bought some Key 13 music on Bandcamp yesterday! It is hugely appreciated.

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Mouse @grayfinger.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

I spent the day making a python code that generates random weird pharmaceutical names. Life is short, spend your time wisely.

#python #pharmaceuticals #drugs #funny

Screenshot of a list of made-up drug names. I don't think a screen reader will do much good with this nonsense. Just think of the weirdest drug name you know and imagine a whole list of ones that are like that. Hard to pronounce, mulitple syllables, lots of Z and X.

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 4d

@grayfinger they remind me of the level codes you used to get for games on the Atari ST e.g. Lemmings, Populous..

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 5d

This is absolutely fantastic. Indie music TV, live on the Fediverse. The Indie Beat Television. So cool. Bravo @limebar (and the rest of the talented music collective here on Fedi, namechecked in this blog post!) https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Just a reminder that if you're doing #looptober this year, I'd be happy to add a link to your submissions to https://looptober.neocities.org!

#looptober

Make music loops throughout every October!

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Fireside Fedi @firesidefedi.social.firesidefedi.live.ap.brid.gy · 6d

@limebar just let me know that they're working on an amazing project with a lot of folks from the Fediverse!

A MTV style #fedi powered 24x7 #music #video #channel . I know there are a few creators on TubeFree.org that might be interested? Perhaps @labr or @enoent ?

More info here […]

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 7d

#botnetsoapopera - who's back? Hugh's back!

From China, this time. Mostly.

https://evilgeniusrobot.uk/botnet-reports/20251001-hugh-under-the-radar.html

#Botnet

An Evil Genius Robot - Botnet Analysis 2025-10-01

Hugh sneaking in under the radar

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Heads up: it's five days until the next #fairtrademusicfriday.

https://isitfairtrademusicfri.day/

#ftmf #fairtrademusic

5 days until Fair Trade Music Friday in a rounded, friendly font and pastel colours.

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🌈 mischk 🇮🇱 @mischk.bunt.social.ap.brid.gy · 11d

Found this album via @mixtape and liked it:

https://music.bonkwave.org/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-003-disc-a/

Maybe you like it too

#music #fedimusic #bonkwave

Not What I Call Bonk Wave - Volume 003 - Disc A - Into The Bonk

A compilation of music which is or is not #BonkWave in three parts - this is part 1.

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 12d

#botnetsoapopera - I had to block Ali in the end.

Over 10 million requests cumulatively, peaking at around 1.4 million requests per day and showing no signs of stopping.

https://evilgeniusrobot.uk/botnet-reports/20250926-fine-ali-gone.html

#Botnet

An Evil Genius Robot - Botnet Analysis 2025-09-26

Ali blocked.

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Lesley M 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @latelesley.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 12d

UK Petition against introducing Digital ID cards.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

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Roberta Fidora @robertafidora.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13d

It’s #musiciansday, so here’s some stuff for #musicians:

A #federated and independent MTV-style channel being launched: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115261175683865834

An open source #bandcamp alternative that has very nice, functional label pages […]

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 13d

Apparently it's #musiciansday which is nice.

You can find a lot of rather lovely indie musicians on the #Faircamp #webring here: https://faircamp.webr.ing/directory.html - all self-hosted and free of vested corporate interests.

If you happen to notice https://music.key13.uk on your way around […]

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Roberta Fidora @robertafidora.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14d

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RobertaFidora/115033218190587426

Alright, alright, where's all the weirdo #animators and/or #musicians with weird fun music videos *in general*?

Animation and animated music videos: http://animationarray.com

Everything (music videos, idents, short clips […]

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18d

#botnetsoapopera:

Ali must be reading my posts, I think - it's calmed down a bit (but still quite active - averaging over 1 request per second).

It has now passed the 8,000,000 mark in cumulative requests across both robots.

Hugh might be done, but there […]

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Combined line-and-bar plot showing Ali requests against robot#2 per day and cumulative. It shows an exponentially increasing rate of requests up to the 15th followed by a slight drop off then plummeting on the 18th, rising slightly on the 19th.

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keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 19d

@David @reiver

#pachli is able to show the quote posts without breaking but it's not showing the quoted post content (yet?).

These apps are maintained by volunteers working in their spare time, for the most part, so it will take them a little while to support new features like this I guess.

keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20d

RE: https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/115196896263757177

The disc 2 tracks have now been added to the radio as well

#bonkwave #notbonkwave #tibr

keef @keefmarshall.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 25d

The new compilation tracks have been added to circulation on Not What I Call Radio Bonk Wave, brought to you by The Indie Beat Radio.

You can listen here:

https://not.what.i.call.radio.bonkwave.org/

or here:

https://theindiebeat.fm/not-what-i-call-radio-bonk-wave/

.. and a reminder this […]

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