Wait over three hours for a print and it doesn't look great (the yellow is more transparent than I thought)...

Some silliness, because silly is important.

#sillyScribbles #photography #nonsense

Also looks like I need to adjust... something 🤔

(Kinda interesting pattern though)

This is a notice for members of reality enclave 47, including subsidiary pocket realities and unprotected colonies. An anomalous event chain has been detected in your area.

Remain calm and obtain appropriate signage.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1670073273/scp-area-funny-metal-warning-sign-for

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1818117065/backrooms-research-metal-warning-sign

Monitor your loved ones for changes and report any unusual tertiary appendages to the appropriate ministers.

We are calculating a harmonic dissipation chord and will apply tones as soon as possible.

#backrooms #SCP #liminal

Boards are in from @oshpark !! for this khamsa i digitally hand drew both front and back! #chippydootles

Gender Idealogy is the new name for cishet men? I've never been assaulted by #trans & you?

#Trump #LGBTQ

@GottaLaff @timbray @evan @mick @emd @coop

Oh hi! Late to tag in, but ... define "bots" - which, if they're operated properly, respect the #nobot in profiles. In the case of follow and mention spammers - being a much smaller instance, there's a smaller proportion that hit us with more people looking out for them. We're able to be more agile than the team at the mothership instance, it's just a ratio situation.

For the #makergiftexchange last week with friends, I made a POV clock. Using one RGB LED and a seven segment display, it draws up to 21 characters and a full circle of 180 virtual pixels on a spinning circular PCB. Loosely inspired by Bob Blick's "Propeller Clock."

The #makergiftexchange is fantastic. I love seeing what they all come up with, and with all the fun of a white elephant. It was a fantastic excuse to learn some stuff and make a thing a friend will enjoy.

For anyone asking about why I use the Fediverse over Bluesky.

I use the Fediverse because of a few reasons;

1. The people and software are more customizable and can be self hosted.

2. Bluesky was originally the idea of making Twitter more decentralized but turned into it's own project after lots of money from big tech (and is still getting lots of money put into it)

3. AT Protocol vs ActivityPub Protocol. Personally I don't really care either way but when ActivityPub is built as a standard by the same organization for HTML & CSS then yeah ActivityPub it is.

4. The usernames, The usernames on Bluesky is cool till you think oh, I have a few people that I want using the same Instance / domain making you have to make new subdomains for the usernames, Just go with the email like layout Fedi software has, it's simple and it just like email.

5. Instances, The fediverse allows anyone to set up there own server with whatever Fediverse software and still connect with others. Bluesky is one software and most people are on one instance making it another centralized platform that just wants to look decentralized.

6. Ownership of followers, due to point number 5 if you get banned or want to move away from Bluesky you can't. With the Fediverse you own your following allowing you to move your followers to your own instance or just another one if you wanted a change.

Even with all of this I still cross-post my posts via @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy as it gives me no disadvantage.

#Bluesky #ATProtocol #ActivityPub #Mastodon #PixelFed #Lemmy #Fediverse #FediverseVSBluesky #BlueskyBridge

We've gotten some requests saying it would be cool if #Pixelix was available in multiple languages. 🌍✨

Of course we are listening to your feedback! We have set up a #Crowdin project for the app where everyone can contribute. 🤝

Let's do this together! 🎉

https://crowdin.com/project/pixelix

#Pixelfed #Crowdin #OpenSource #PleaseHelp #PleaseBoost

You can follow and listen to both @circuitpythonshow and @thebootloader right from the #Castopod index!
https://mograph.social/@lps/113833060093403607

The last two days have been amazing. I visited the offices and the main production site of #Arduino @arduino in Italy. I’m in awe of the skills and the friendliness of all the people I met. Seeing this reality with my eyes as a someone deeply loving amateur #electronics warms my heart. I felt really privileged to have had such an opportunity.

@jarkman

Waaay ahead of you...

My answer to almost any societal or political problem is: more blogs, more communities. It’s an oversimplification but a lot of great things come from this first step, to slowly pull away from centralized control and big platforms. When I don’t know what to do, I do this.

so I decided to lurk a bit into Play Integrity API Check mechanism (used to test the OS integrity) and... uh, IIUC, it's troubling.

apparently a new feature has added in this API that allows developers to check whether a device has apps installed outside of Play Store.

in practice, imagine gov't ID or banking app having a rule "your phone has apps outside of Play Store (VPN, adblock etc.)? nah nah, get lost."

#Privacy #Security #Android #Google #FOSS #OpenSource #GrapheneOS #LineageOS

*krysser Storgata ved Skippergata, foran en trikk som står stille på grønt*

OH: Du, jeg ville vært forsiktig med å krysse foran trikken her

*Trikkefører kommer ut foran trikken for å veksle pensen manuelt*

Trikkefører: ja det skjønner jeg godt

#oslo #norskTut #allheimen

Since I just quit Instagram, here's where to find me on social media and stuff.

https://www.giventotri.com/2025/01/21/elsewhere-on-the-web/

Yesterday, the Thompson Twins appeared on the court for the first time as opponents in the NBA. This didn't stop the conspiracy theory that there is actually only one "Twin." In terms of believers, the Single Twin Theory now eclipses the number of Flat Earth believers. #AmazingBBallFacts #NBA

@h_thoreson I just designed and printed some exhaust fittings for my new laser cutter. It's amazing to be able to produce exactly the needed part. Additionally, because it's FDM rather than an injection molded part I can have true straight sides + an undercut area that works with the clamp so that the hose won't slip off.

Thank you everyone for getting us to 77 downloads on Modrinth. We are working hard on what we can bring to the Mod next, any suggestions are always welcomed.

​:Modrinth:​ https://modrinth.com/mod/crestoncitymod

#Minecraft #MinecraftCity #MinecraftUKCity #UKCity #MinecraftCityMod #CityMod #CrestonsUKCityMod #Modrinth #ModrinthMod

To all of those people running, moderating, and maintaining #Mastodon, #Pixelfed, and other #Fediverse instances, no matter how small:

Thank you :ablobcatheartsqueeze:

My last #selfie for the algorithm before I deleted IG last weekend. Goodbye after 12 yrs + 50k followers 👋🏾 I couldn’t have done it if I hadn’t gained some traction here, so thank you for following.

I grew up in #punkrock and #anarchist organizing, so moving to #NonCorporate and #decentralized social media feels full circle. I want my #pottery to be part of a future of thought that represents progress and liberation.

#punk #clay #ceramics #nonhierarchical #art #blackmastodon #africanart

The key point here is "we will not obey." We need more of that from state officials. We need refusal from everyone who the administration will rely upon to work its will in the world, from governors to teachers, social workers, doctors, and other everyday people in the streets. Refusal is essential.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:llvz25fk4agau6pf44orcdcm/post/3lg7zfeqooc2w

Giving #monsterhunterworld a go for the first time ever. Last time I played a #monsterhunter game was way back on the #psp I forgot how much I enjoyed this universe. #gaming #pcgaming

Here's some good news: After a Pagan priestess and an atheist group leader gave invocations at meetings of the Tulsa City Council in Oklahoma, the council has gotten rid of opening prayers entirely. They will now begin meetings with a moment of silence. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/after-paga...

After Pagan and atheist invoca...

I'm looking forward to reading "Red Team Blues" by Cory Doctorow. If you missed the Kickstarter for the audiobook and/or ebook, here's a handy link: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865847/red-team-blues
@pluralistic

Deleting #Facebook is intentionally difficult; those wanting to delete will find that they are led through a maze of menu options. This webpage has a link that will take you directly to the deletion page if you are logged into your Facebook account on a PC. Perhaps the best thing you can do is post this link to your Facebook account a week before deleting it to help others learn about this fast and easy shortcut.

https://deletefacebook.com/

Time [Jan 21] ACLU's Chase Strangio: "There is a sense that Trump will face less resistance during his 2nd term, that activists are tired & the country is complacent....[But[ we are bracing ourselves with eyes wide open, measured, strategic, & ready to fight. [Pls join the ACLU shorturl.at/E5DFr]

Trump’s Anti-Trans Attacks Won...

Trump admin: "Radical gender ideology has devastated BIOLOGICAL TRUTH." How can a truth of Nature--like speed of light or existence of oxygen-- be so incredibly fragile that just 1% of the pop. can destabilize it and require the federal govt to rescue it? Smells like a social construction to me.

Wanneer je als jong volwassene een nieuwe studie begint, stap je een volledig nieuwe wereld binnen waar je nog niet kunt overzien hoe alles werkt.

Maar met je enthousiasme, het vertrouwen dat je uiteindelijk heus zult wennen én wat hulp van anderen, vind je uiteindelijk je plek. Je plek die je zo bewust gekozen hebt.

Precies zo werkt het met Mastodon.

https://sandradejong.com/mastodon/

~

Ik schreef een blog over Mastodon, om de drempel hopelijk lager te maken voor nieuwe mensen.

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Hello mastodon...what's the vibe on here like? Trying to make the digital jump to alternative social platforms....not backing down is proving to be a bit exhausting but this nature nerd trans queer muslim woman will not back down ✊🏽🪲🦋🐚

If you are not transgender, and you are in charge of software decisions and demographic information, here is a free tip:

Unless it is critically necessary to the function of your software, the best thing you can do to protect trans people at this time is **not collect any gender information.**

There are almost zero cases where gender is relevant to the function of a piece of software. If your knee-jerk reaction is that your software does need it, please examine if that's really true, or if you just assumed.

Many non-transgender people think gender is a way to distinguish individuals. I search demographic records professionally. That isn't an adequate way to distinguish people from each other, it provides very little information. Many also feel gender is just a basic trait everything should ask about. Please recall that the safest approach to handling any sensitive data is to not store it at all.

If you have questions about something I've said here, please ask. I will answer your questions and we can talk about how to meet your goals.

i come out to my nefarious minions, head low and nervous. i tell them I just got my evilectomy. they all cheer, supportive of my transition to heroic deeds. i thank them graciously, before unsheathing my sword and hacking them in twain. another victory for all things good