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Ret @ret.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 10h

watching this show called “dragons den”, super disappointing, no dragons, just a bunch of capitalists

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Velocirooster adminensis :bc: @theropologist.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 9h

The thing to remember about social media is that it's human beings all the way down

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Velocirooster adminensis :bc: @theropologist.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 9h

Until you get past OSI layer 1 and then of course it's turtles

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WildRikku @wildrikku.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 18h

Okay Fediverse, you will know: A friend suggested I might try my luck searching for a job with things related to accessibility since my psychology background might come in handy there and I also have a knack for UX anyway. We were thinking haptics for deafblind people, braille tools, one-handed […]

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

It’s gotten to the point where we have to tear Free Software projects like we treat metal bands: before engaging, always check if they’re Nazis.

Can’t say I appreciate this state of affairs.

Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

The last all-male team at work has suddenly started adding women.

Not sure how come, but I definitely appreciate it.

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sodiboo 🔜 Internyet @sodiboo.gaysex.cloud · 9h

Technology used to be cool, but now it's owned by the worst, most moneysick humans on the planet.

But there are transsexual furry hackers out there, still fighting the good fight

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Dead & HELive 👻 :antifa: @sternentau.don.linxx.net.ap.brid.gy · Jul 17

Avignon-Prozess: Gisèle Pelicot erhält Verdienstorden der französischen Ehrenlegion | DIE ZEIT

Damit diese Nachricht nicht in all dem Lärm dieser Tage untergeht, wäre es toll, wenn iht sie boostet.

https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2025-07/gisele-pelicot-verdienstorden-ehrenlegion-frankreich […]

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James Smith 💾 @floppy.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18h

Thing is, it's actually quite easy to not give money to fascists. You just read or listen to the things they say very publicly, and then just don't give them your money.

Some might even say it's *easier* than *giving* them money!

#framework

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h

@stefan thanks for the stats. And congrats to beige.party!

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Hey fediverse, today is the World Sight Day!

How about, as a small gift for the blind and visually impaired folks on here, we step up our alt text game!

Visit https://alttexthalloffame.org to learn why this is important.

#alttext #imagedescriptions #accessibility #worldsightday

A chart showing the percentage of the last 35,957 images posted with alt text from various fediverse servers:

beige.party - 100%
jorts.horse - 95%
mastodon.art - 83%
aus.social - 78%
chaos.social - 75%
meow.social - 68%
troet.cafe - 68%
c.im - 67%
hachyderm.io - 67%
mastodonapp.uk - 63%
kolektiva.social - 57%
norden.social - 56%
mamot.fr - 54%
mathstodon.xyz - 54%
piaille.fr - 51%
infosec.exchange - 46%
mastodon.online - 45%

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padeluun ⁂ Antifaschist @padeluun.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 11h

Da hat ein Künstler mal aufgeschrieben, warum AI so Kacke ist … Ich hab‘s bis zum Ende gelesen. https://mastodon.social/@oatmeal/115333929613343166

The Oatmeal (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Let’s talk about AI art. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 11h

@neil a couple of challengers are emerging in Germany

https://chaos.social/@daniel_bohrer/115344952783339697

Daniel Bohrer (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Um dieses französische Überseegebiet auf einer Weltkarte zu finden, braucht man offenbar eine guade Loupe. 🔎

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17h

We're excited to announce that @altstore has joined the fediverse! Their innovative implementation of ActivityPub allows you to follow updates from your favorite apps, demonstrating a new way to bring more apps to the open social web.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude for their generous […]

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Natascha Strobl @nataschastrobl.bsky.social · 13h

Der Mensch des Jahres ist für mich Gisèle Pelicot.

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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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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

Wie können wir Politik in Deutschland wieder beschleunigen und effizienter machen?

Vorschlag: Die CDU und die SPD fusionieren.

Ziele und Methoden sind ohnehin nahezu identisch. So sparen sich die Parteien doppelte Verwaltungsstrukturen. Entscheidungsprozesse werden schlanker.

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h

WD40 is not a lubricant, dammit
https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/115343838557841526

ACARS Drama (@[email protected])

VDLM2 Message From: [G-WUKW](https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/keyword/G-WUKW) / W90735 Message: HELLO. EVERYTIME WE TURN ON THE GROUND WE CAN HEAR A SCREECHING NOISE. THE NOSE GEAR MIGHT NEED A BIT OF WD-40 HAHA. [Track Aircraft](https://www.flightradar24.com/G-WUKW) Area: Bavaria, Germany #acars #vdlm2 #GWUKW #W90735

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

The downside of this approach is that you don't turn into a tech billionaire like Sam Altman or Elon Musk.

That is also the upside.

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

*sigh* young people, please try to get a decent education in the humanities.

Learn to think systemically, and to consider problems in terms of dependencies, contexts and power dynamics.

Tech is comparatively easy. You can read up on it later.

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Ok, so #framework have decided that they want to be bigoted wankers:

https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986/3

I acknowledge this, will avoid any dealings with them in the future, and encourage others to proceed in the same way.

Framework supporting far-right racists?

With all due respect, I think you profoundly misunderstand the nature of my concern here. This is not a “I do not like this distribution” kind of argument. This is a “the people you are sending my money to want me and my friends dead or deported” kind of argument. The “big tent” argument works fine if everyone plays by some basic civil rules of understanding. Stuff like code of conducts, moderation, anti-racism, surely those things we agree on? A big tent won’t work if you let in people that ...

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freval @freval.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

so. zwar habe ich es noch nicht aber unser buch "die verdrängte pandemie" ist draußen. möglicherweise ist das der richtige moment, erstens ein paar an uns herangetragene fragen zu beantworten und weitere fragen (falls es sie gibt) entgegenzunehmen.

falls ihr es haben wollt bestellt bitte gerne […]

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Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h

As far as I'm concerned, Apple can just stop developing new laptops for a while. They're basically done.

Rocketman @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h

Today I'm decommissioning my work laptop, and moving to a new machine. The 3-year leasing period is over.

The old one is an M1 Macbook Pro. While on previous occasions I really looked forward to the performance boost of a new laptop, with this one, I would have just kept using it for another […]

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