shiide
@shiide.bsky.social
Software developer. Loves UI design, visual arts, animation, voice acting. City dweller with a muscle-powered bike. ADHD.
#Art #Humor #Dev
#Art #Humor #Dev
If you're using Ubuntu or a derivative, and the default Snap version of Firefox: use Mozilla's Flatpak from flathub instead. Snappier on complex sites especially, and behaves better & cleaner on Wayland. This also keeps sandboxing vs. using a plain binary package.
(Same for the LibreWolf flatpak.)
(Same for the LibreWolf flatpak.)
January 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
If you're using Ubuntu or a derivative, and the default Snap version of Firefox: use Mozilla's Flatpak from flathub instead. Snappier on complex sites especially, and behaves better & cleaner on Wayland. This also keeps sandboxing vs. using a plain binary package.
(Same for the LibreWolf flatpak.)
(Same for the LibreWolf flatpak.)
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Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together https://theonion.com/relatives-gather-from-across-the-country-to-stare-into-1819575960/
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together https://theonion.com/relatives-gather-from-across-the-country-to-stare-into-1819575960/
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Art not made with AI
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Art not made with AI
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We live in a weird time. It’s only right to get weirder yourself
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
We live in a weird time. It’s only right to get weirder yourself
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
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Sign at an outdoor classroom for a nature center: “Think outside. No box required.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sign at an outdoor classroom for a nature center: “Think outside. No box required.”
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Even when there are no obvious artifacts, the generated images often have a weird uncanny sheen to them that I personally find vaguely revolting. I can’t really turn that reaction off.
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Even when there are no obvious artifacts, the generated images often have a weird uncanny sheen to them that I personally find vaguely revolting. I can’t really turn that reaction off.
I'm increasingly certain that Fedora 43 / #KDE is the best workstation environment I've ever used in my 20 years of oscillating between different distros and desktops.
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I'm increasingly certain that Fedora 43 / #KDE is the best workstation environment I've ever used in my 20 years of oscillating between different distros and desktops.
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🌱 Spain’s community energy revolution is spreading!
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are providing cheap, clean electricity to homes, including low-income families, while promoting local ownership and fighting fuel poverty.
We love to see a community-led energy transition 🤩
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are providing cheap, clean electricity to homes, including low-income families, while promoting local ownership and fighting fuel poverty.
We love to see a community-led energy transition 🤩
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🌱 Spain’s community energy revolution is spreading!
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are providing cheap, clean electricity to homes, including low-income families, while promoting local ownership and fighting fuel poverty.
We love to see a community-led energy transition 🤩
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are providing cheap, clean electricity to homes, including low-income families, while promoting local ownership and fighting fuel poverty.
We love to see a community-led energy transition 🤩
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Mesmerizing new music video animated by Masanobu Hiraoka, for Max Cooper's "On Being".
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTd...
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTd...
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mesmerizing new music video animated by Masanobu Hiraoka, for Max Cooper's "On Being".
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTd...
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTd...
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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Happy halloween and old paintings for thee
October 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Happy halloween and old paintings for thee
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When I say "I have a conflict with this meeting" I do not mean that I have another meeting at the same time.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When I say "I have a conflict with this meeting" I do not mean that I have another meeting at the same time.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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I challenged myself to paint this at A3 size, which is huge for me! medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I challenged myself to paint this at A3 size, which is huge for me! medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache
If the default HTML background color wasn't blinding white (hex: # ggg) on a dark system & page theme, it would be neat, and browsers wouldn't stun people with a flash on initial page loads.
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If the default HTML background color wasn't blinding white (hex: # ggg) on a dark system & page theme, it would be neat, and browsers wouldn't stun people with a flash on initial page loads.
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You don’t have to worry about stuff. Just be zen and let the beautiful waves smash you into the rocks
October 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
You don’t have to worry about stuff. Just be zen and let the beautiful waves smash you into the rocks
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Every time I watch ALIEN I am transfixed thinking to myself "there's no way they've left themselves enough room to get the third horizontal line in that E without it looking like a squashed-in mess!" but no, every single time there it is, and it's beautiful. Most tense part of the movie tbh.
September 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Every time I watch ALIEN I am transfixed thinking to myself "there's no way they've left themselves enough room to get the third horizontal line in that E without it looking like a squashed-in mess!" but no, every single time there it is, and it's beautiful. Most tense part of the movie tbh.
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If a bear attacks you, stay calm. Try to see the situation from their point of view
November 28, 2024 at 5:48 AM
If a bear attacks you, stay calm. Try to see the situation from their point of view