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Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11h

“MEDLab is hosting a launch event for the Open Social Cookbook, a product of the 5-month Open Social Incubator. Join us and the participants in the program for a virtual cook out, in which you can hear directly from the contributors to the publication, learn about alternative social network […]

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Quinn Norton @quinn.social.circl.lu.ap.brid.gy · 1d

The number of "resistance" authors publishing on Substack remains dissapointing. I'd mutter something about the master's tools but y'all are actively donating lumber.

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Alan is @cogdog @cogdog.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

A truckload of hat tips to @Ammienoot for this delicious dose of Oatmeal https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

“There’s a great future in styrofoam. Think about it.”

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Wikipedia’s rejoinder to Ted Cruz is entirely fair and accurate, but don’t kid yourself that Cruz is interested in fairness or accuracy, he’s just pushing back against the tendency of factual reporting to exhibit a liberal bias.

#wikipedia […]

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

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

We went from "we will deport the worst of the worst" to "we will deport anyone here illegally" to "we will round up anyone who looks wrong" to "people who live in cities are the enemy" essentially overnight.

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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory

A pro-Russian propaganda network, possibly related to the Portal Kombat network, is active on numerous ActivityPub services.

We are directly contacting affected services, but all admins should check for the accounts listed below, likely created after September 8.

Based on […]

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 4d

me: badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom

my husband: what

me: badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom

my husband: what??

me: snaaake, snaaake, ohhh it’s a snaaake

my husband, who is several years younger than me: okay maybe I do need to go to the ER for that concussion after […]

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Evan Prodromou @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

At #stereolab #montreal with @maj

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Evan Prodromou @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

There were a few good questions for me after my #fediday talk about cooperative social networks. I want to recapitulate them to make sure I addressed them well.

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

The canceling of ICEBlock is more evidence, were any needed, that the Web is the platform of the future, the only platform without a controlling vendor. Anything controversial should be available through a pure browser interface.

#uspolitics

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Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

No longer surprising. No less disappointing. https://mastodon.social/@marcoarment/115310066551843276

Marco Arment (@[email protected])

Glad to see Apple's leaders showing so much courage. I'm sure their founders, and the historical heroes they love to quote on their homepage on important dates, would've been so proud of the courage and values they practice today. https://www.theverge.com/news/791170/iceblock-app-store-removed-by-apple

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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 6d

It's that Time of the Year, Motherfuckers!

#gourds #october #fall #autumn

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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Are there any ActivityPub / Mastodon sites running on TOR?

If so, are they accessible from the wider fediverse?

#tor #activitypub

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Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 6d

😂

#uspol

https://theonion.com/trump-asks-jd-vance-to-research-whether-president-allowed-to-kill-vice-president/

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 7d

In which I (probably foolishly) make a bunch of predictions about the future of #genai: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/09/26/GenAI-Predictions

GenAI Predictions

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Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 7d

@ai6yr humans: smart enough to harness the power of the atom, but also stupid enough to smear radioactive material all over the place because “it glows nice.”

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Sounds like a lot of people aren't familiar with the problem of Cesium-137 floating around willy nilly, and haven't heard of the Goiânia Brazil incident.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident

#radiation #radioactiveshrimp

Goiânia accident - Wikipedia

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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 7d

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory

Be advised: domain manalejandro[.]com is operating an MCP service to connect ActivityPub to a Large Language Model (LLM) at mcp[.]manalejandro[.]com

If your federation policy restricts or prohibits proxy-based automation, AI integration, or indirect access to ActivityPub […]

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Matthias Pfefferle @pfefferle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

RE: https://activitypub.blog/2025/10/01/7-5-0-follow-the-feed-quote-the-lead/

Version 7.5.0 of the #activitypub plugin for #wordpress is out, and it now lets you quote posts! 😍

ActivityPub for WordPress @activitypub.blog.activitypub.blog.ap.brid.gy · 7d

7.5.0 — Follow the Feed, Quote the Lead

We’re back with a fresh release, and this one makes following and sharing smoother than ever—plus gives you more control over how your posts can be quoted.

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Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 7d

@spinning_bird @jackofalltrades FWIW Outer Wilds is totally worth your time and money. It’s such a work of art.

You will get stuck, occasionally, but when you get unstuck you’ll feel like a genius. 😁

Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 7d

There is a certain kind of Army officer who, after the excitement of company command, finds his career stalled, and who perhaps leaves the service as a major in the National Guard filled with bitterness and resentment. He may then dream of one day being in a position to make all the superior […]

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Mastodon Engineering @mastodonengineering.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

We also want to extend a special thanks to @kissane who helped us articulate our values and overall direction for Quote Posts, and Trust & Safety more broadly.

We had great input from @mergesort that also helped to shape our thinking around how to implement the feature.

Finally, we want to […]

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Mastodon Engineering @mastodonengineering.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

We wanted to share a special thanks with the community members who were instrumental in the design of quote posts.

First, @mekkaokereke whose feedback and guidance helped us iterate on Quote Posts to make them safer and more inclusive. Thank you Mekka!

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Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 9d

@coop 👀
https://atomicpoet.org/objects/2289eb47-0f39-463d-a056-8568e12e70f3

Tired of YouTube calling all the shots? It’s time to build something better—together. Here’s the slide deck for a proposal to launch a PeerTube co-op. Right now, there are three of us ready to get this off the ground. I’m looking for two more founder-members to bring us up to five. With that core, we’ll have the resources to make a PeerTube server not just viable, but sustainable—and built to last. This isn’t about joining someone else’s platform. It’s about _creating_ one. As a founder, you’ll have a real voice in governance and a direct hand in shaping content policies, by-laws, moderation rules, and more. We’re staying early stage by design. This is the moment to get in, shape the vision, and build something that actually challenges the status quo. If that excites you, message me. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LgJvocTe6hH8bCw-yy-2o5QWSYCABkyL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108163627088117284715&rtpof=true&sd=true

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