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Philip Wilson @PhilipVWilson

A grandchild's request: A container in the form of a strawberry.

FreeCAD. 3 sketches: two for base and lid, revolved; one simple leaf shape, extruded, filleted on top, polar array (actually two arrays of 5 leaves, one having 0.2 mm extra extrusion to make the leaves distinct where they overlap).

Exported to .3mf and used bumpmesh.com/ to apply a dots pattern to some of the surfaces.

Printed in eSun PETG+HS Fire Engine Red in 0.12 mm layers and eSun PETG Solid Green in 0.2 mm layers.

#FreeCAD #maker #3d #3dPrinting

FreeCAD sketch editor view of the base and lid shapes -- profiles that can be rotated to create the strawberry body. Flat on the bottom so the container will stand. Flat on the top to allow easy gluing of the leaves and stem.
FreeCAD sketch editor view of the base and lid shapes -- profiles that can be rotated to create the strawberry body. Flat on the bottom so the container will stand. Flat on the top to allow easy gluing of the leaves and stem.
FreeCAD rendering of the strawberry body (in red) and leaves and stem (in green).
FreeCAD rendering of the strawberry body (in red) and leaves and stem (in green).
The exported lid rendered with an indented bump filter in bumpmesh.com.
The exported lid rendered with an indented bump filter in bumpmesh.com.
Two photos of the finished print: one with the lid on; the other with lid and base separated.
Two photos of the finished print: one with the lid on; the other with lid and base separated.
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MKM Modelwerx @mkm_modelwerx
Got caught up in what I was doing I forgot to post progress pics. Blending coat and dark greys are painted and I’ve started scraping out the windows. #StarTrek #EnterpriseF #3DPrinting #ScaleModels #MKMModelwerx
Lightest grey sprayed over the entire model to blend everything together.
Lightest grey sprayed over the entire model to blend everything together.
Dark grey bands painted on the top of the saucer.
Dark grey bands painted on the top of the saucer.
Dark grey bands painted on the bottom of the saucer section.
Dark grey bands painted on the bottom of the saucer section.
Dark grey bands painted on the top of the secondary hull.
Dark grey bands painted on the top of the secondary hull.
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Rimu @rimu

Some things National + friends did, 2023 - 2026

I’ve been taking notes since 2023. Here they are, grouped by depravity level (subjective, yes, I know) and sorted by date within each group. Please share this widely as the election draws near. The last 3 weeks of the campaign are crucial and when this information will make the most difference.

Where possible the minister responsible is noted although really they are all collectively responsible.

It’s a lot. As you get into it your eyes will glaze over a bit and you’ll start skimming. Try to sit with each item and really feel it.

High Depravity

Medium Depravity

Low Depravity

So there you have it. The last 3 years have been a trainwreck that was especially hard to watch - taking notes during it was my way of coping. I hope it makes a difference.

Once again, please share this with anyone capable of changing their minds. And/or bookmark this, you’ll need it later.

There will be SO much that I missed out. Education and health is a true mess at the moment but that’s not where my attention goes a lot of the time. Please add what you have in the comments, with a news link if possible.

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estibensito @estiben_sito
"Dusk" 2026

#Dusk #Dämmerung

#Dusk #Seagull #Post #Water #Mist #Sunset #Solitude #Peace #Reflection #Nature #Calm #Serenity #Twilight #Quiet #Horizon #Möwe #Pfahl #Wasser #Nebel #Sonnenuntergang #Einsamkeit #Frieden #Spiegelung #Natur #Ruhe #Gelassenheit #Dämmerung #Stille #Horizont #travel #Reisen #image #Bild #fediverse #pixelfed #mastodon #fluxschnell #opensourceai #promptography
A seagull perches on a weathered post at dusk, surrounded by mist and calm water, evoking tranquility and solitude. Eine Möwe sitzt bei Dämmerung auf einem verwitterten Pfahl, umgeben von Nebel und ruhigem Wasser, und vermittelt Gelassenheit und Einsamkeit.
A seagull perches on a weathered post at dusk, surrounded by mist and calm water, evoking tranquility and solitude. Eine Möwe sitzt bei Dämmerung auf einem verwitterten Pfahl, umgeben von Nebel und ruhigem Wasser, und vermittelt Gelassenheit und Einsamkeit.
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Tog Hackerspace @tog

🍕🍅 From the garden to the pizza oven at TOG!

There was plenty of homemade pizza at last night’s TOG Open Social.
Even better, the tomato sauce was made using tomatoes grown in one of our members’ gardens — so we went from home-grown tomatoes, to homemade sauce, to pizzas cooked in the TOG pizza oven. 🔥

Making comes in many forms, and some of them are particularly tasty.

Thanks to everyone who came along, cooked and shared the evening with us.

#TOGHackerspace #Hackerspace #Makerspace #Dublin

A large stainless-steel saucepan filled with homemade tomato sauce simmering on a portable induction hob, with a wooden spoon resting in the pot.
A large stainless-steel saucepan filled with homemade tomato sauce simmering on a portable induction hob, with a wooden spoon resting in the pot.
A freshly cooked homemade pizza on a black plate, topped with mushrooms, cheese, basil and round slices of topping, with a charred and crisp pizza crust.
A freshly cooked homemade pizza on a black plate, topped with mushrooms, cheese, basil and round slices of topping, with a charred and crisp pizza crust.
A stainless-steel saucepan filled with freshly picked red tomatoes grown in a TOG member’s garden, sitting on a table beside a pair of kitchen scissors.
A stainless-steel saucepan filled with freshly picked red tomatoes grown in a TOG member’s garden, sitting on a table beside a pair of kitchen scissors.
A homemade mushroom and cheese pizza being cooked inside TOG’s pizza oven, with burning logs, glowing embers and flames visible behind it.
A homemade mushroom and cheese pizza being cooked inside TOG’s pizza oven, with burning logs, glowing embers and flames visible behind it.
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Chris 🦑 @sturmsucht

Had a #pregnancy session in the Alps these days.

#photography #alps

An outdoor portrait in a lush green meadow in Bavaria, captured by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, featuring a pregnant woman and a man holding hands while looking affectionately at each other. The woman, on the left, has blonde hair tied back and is wearing a rust-red spaghetti-strap maternity dress with visible tattoos on her arms and legs, her left hand resting gently on her baby bump. The man, on the right, wears glasses, a dark red t-shirt, and dark trousers, with tattoos covering his arms. They stand amidst tall grass and wildflowers under a dramatic, overcast sky filled with heavy grey storm clouds, backed by rolling green hills and a dense dark forest.
An outdoor portrait in a lush green meadow in Bavaria, captured by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, featuring a pregnant woman and a man holding hands while looking affectionately at each other. The woman, on the left, has blonde hair tied back and is wearing a rust-red spaghetti-strap maternity dress with visible tattoos on her arms and legs, her left hand resting gently on her baby bump. The man, on the right, wears glasses, a dark red t-shirt, and dark trousers, with tattoos covering his arms. They stand amidst tall grass and wildflowers under a dramatic, overcast sky filled with heavy grey storm clouds, backed by rolling green hills and a dense dark forest.
An intimate, black-and-white portrait captured in Bavaria by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, showing an expectant couple standing in a grassy field with their eyes closed in serene contentment. The bearded man with glasses stands directly behind the pregnant woman, wrapping his arms securely around her waist as they both place their hands tenderly over her rounded baby bump. The woman wears a ruffled strap dress, her shoulders and arms heavily adorned with detailed tattoos that contrast softly against the muted tones of the open landscape and the expansive, cloudy sky above.
An intimate, black-and-white portrait captured in Bavaria by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, showing an expectant couple standing in a grassy field with their eyes closed in serene contentment. The bearded man with glasses stands directly behind the pregnant woman, wrapping his arms securely around her waist as they both place their hands tenderly over her rounded baby bump. The woman wears a ruffled strap dress, her shoulders and arms heavily adorned with detailed tattoos that contrast softly against the muted tones of the open landscape and the expansive, cloudy sky above.
A close-up portrait in Bavaria by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, capturing a tender moment between an expectant couple with their eyes closed in quiet connection. The pregnant woman rests her head gently against the man's chest, wearing an off-the-shoulder dark olive-green dress with intricate floral and botanical tattoos covering her arms and shoulder, complemented by ornate golden earrings. The bearded man, wearing glasses and a dark t-shirt with tattooed arms, leans in closely, resting his head softly against hers in an atmosphere of warmth and intimacy.
A close-up portrait in Bavaria by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, capturing a tender moment between an expectant couple with their eyes closed in quiet connection. The pregnant woman rests her head gently against the man's chest, wearing an off-the-shoulder dark olive-green dress with intricate floral and botanical tattoos covering her arms and shoulder, complemented by ornate golden earrings. The bearded man, wearing glasses and a dark t-shirt with tattooed arms, leans in closely, resting his head softly against hers in an atmosphere of warmth and intimacy.
A full-length portrait in Bavaria by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, featuring a pregnant woman standing gracefully in tall grass and greenery in front of a rustic wooden barn. She wears an off-the-shoulder dark olive-green lace maternity dress, gently cradling her rounded baby bump with both hands as she looks forward with a soft, serene expression, her shoulders and arms adorned with detailed floral and botanical tattoos.
A full-length portrait in Bavaria by European elopement photographer Sturmsucht, featuring a pregnant woman standing gracefully in tall grass and greenery in front of a rustic wooden barn. She wears an off-the-shoulder dark olive-green lace maternity dress, gently cradling her rounded baby bump with both hands as she looks forward with a soft, serene expression, her shoulders and arms adorned with detailed floral and botanical tattoos.
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Niléane @nileane

RE: nileane.fr/@nileane/1170941035

For my English-speaking audience:

Macron's recent law that was adopted in Parliament earlier this year and set to impose a nationwide ban on social media for under-15-year-olds via systematic age verification, was just declared unconstitutional by the French Constitutional Council.

Namely on these grounds:
• the council considers the law disproportionately infringes on the freedom of expression of minors,
• it considers that the establishment of a nationwide age verification system* may have consequences for any citizen's right to privacy.

* when imposed as it is without specific legal guarantees regarding the collection and conservation of private data

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Wiley @Wiley

New Rule: Stores that sell hazmats must also offer hazmat disposal.

I have more than a dozen stores within biking distance that will sell me products on the Hazardous Waste list.

To get rid of them responsibly, I have to take them to the county disposal, which is 25 miles away and open for a total of 48 hours A YEAR.

I do my best to avoid buying any, but people "donate" them occasionally and I honestly don't blame them. It shouldn't be this hard to do the right thing.

#solarpunk #rural

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler

Apple founder Steve Wozniak jumped into the Slashdot comments on his 75th birthday last year.

The reason that some successful people aren't billionaires is because they use their wealth to make the world a better place. "Success" isn't measured by the number in a checkbook.

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Badass Britt mastodon_lgbt @britt

‼️As of August 19th, the U.S. will be adding a 50% tariff to all of the goods I sell and export from Canada. My shop is now CLOSED TO ALL U.S. SALES - effective immediately.

This is catastrophic and insane, but I expect nothing less from that administration.

So far, I’ve been able to manage a 10% tariff - but 50%? Yeah, that’ll shut my business over the border down.

So, if you’re Canadian 🇨🇦 and find yourself in need of some custom fidget toys, please check out my shop or share it with someone who might enjoy it. Thank you. 😊

brittbuilds3d.etsy.com

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Jon Henshaw @jon

When I Bookmark something, it's just for me.

When I Like something, it's just for me and the person who made the post.

When I boost something, it's because I want to share it with others.

There's no software in the background recording and evaluating my behavior so it can decide the best ads to show me, and what I should see or not see in my feed to increase my engagement.

It's pretty nice not being the product anymore and just enjoying the web again.

#Mastodon & #TwitterMigration FTW

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Cat! @Catriona

@GroupNebula563 @mhoye I mean the Sorting Hat was sort of a clue to the odious opinions she would later espouse: "You are who we say you are and your role is ordained."

Directly contrary to that, Terry Pratchett wrote in A Hat Full of Sky: "The only hat worth wearing was the one you made for yourself, not one you bought, not one you were given."

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Stanislav Panin @spanin

The biggest issue that #humanities can and should help to address is the lack of imagination.

For example, in a city designed for cars, people oftentimes have hard time imagining a good public transportation system or pedestrian infrastructure. They feel like it is inevitable to plan cities this way. The same applies to other areas of life.

The biggest promise of history and the study of other cultures is the ability to show that it is possible to live differently.

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Michaela W. @MichaelaWifi

Könnten die Medien bei Politiker*innen jenseits des Renten - und Pensionsalter immer auch das Alter dazu schreiben:
der 70-jährige Friedrich Merz
der 80-jährige Donald Trump
der 77-jährige Benjamin Netanjahu
der 74-jährige Wladimir Putin
der 77-jährige Xi Jinping
der 70-jährige Papst Leo
In Brasilien kandidiert der 80-jährige Lula da Silva erneut für das Präsidentenamt und 74-jährige Wolfgang Kubicki erneuert gerade seine Partei.
Mir hilft das, die Welt zu verstehen. #medien #Gerontokratie

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jcrabapple @jcrabapple

🍄 There's a mushroom that makes people see tiny people. The same tiny people, every time.

Lanmaoa asiatica is a bolete sold as a delicacy in Yunnan, China and the northern Philippines. Cooked thoroughly, it's a savory umami-rich food. Eaten raw or undercooked, it reliably triggers Lilliputian hallucinations, visions of tiny elf-like figures marching under doors and crawling up walls.

Classic psychedelics give everyone a different trip. This mushroom gives basically everyone the same one. University of Utah researchers sequenced it and found no known psychoactive compound at all, no psilocybin, no ibotenic acid. It points to a completely new hallucinogenic chemical.

The trips start 12 to 24 hours after eating and can last up to a week. Nobody uses it recreationally. Hot pot restaurants just set a 15-minute timer and warn you not to eat until it goes off.

Read more:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanmaoa_
attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/s
bbc.com/future/article/2026012

#mushrooms #mycology #science

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Abbas Davarpanah عباس داورپناه @abbas_dp

A really interesting and practical project from the #Guardian Project called #ButterBox is worth knowing about.

ButterBox is a portable, fully offline device (usually running on a Raspberry Pi). When you turn it on, it creates its own local Wi-Fi network. Anyone nearby can connect and access a set of tools without any internet connection:

• An offline app store (based on F-Droid)
• File, video, book and educational content sharing
• And most importantly — secure encrypted chat

What makes this project especially powerful is its deep integration with #deltachat The ButterBox team uses the MadMail server to run a local Chatmail Relay inside the box.

Users can create an offline account with just a single QR scan or one tap and immediately start using fully end-to-end encrypted messaging. Even when there’s no internet at all, messages, groups and files can be exchanged securely between people.

This is where DeltaChat really shines: decentralized, no central servers, real encryption, and designed for difficult conditions.
Combined with ButterBox, it becomes a genuine tool for secure communication during internet shutdowns, in remote areas, or in crisis situations.

It’s a pity that this project still isn’t widely known or deployed in Iran. The good news is that it’s completely open source and can be set up with a regular Raspberry Pi and an SD card. Pre-built images are also available, which makes the process even easier.

For anyone interested in privacy, offline communication, and tools that keep working when the internet goes down, ButterBox is one of the most valuable projects around right now.
Official site:
likebutter.app

#ButterBox #DeltaChat #MadMail #OfflineMessaging #Privacy

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Juan Carlos Muñoz @astro_jcm

What an amazing #SolarEclipse we witnessed this week! I photographed it from Peñafiel in the north of #Spain, home to a beautiful castle that provided the perfect foreground for the spectacular #eclipse. No picture can do it justice though: there's no substitute to actually seeing a total eclipse in person.

#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #eclipse2026 #SolarEclipse2026

A photograph of a dimly lit castle silhouetted against the dusk sky. It's a combination of multiple exposures, with the Sun appearing as a sequence of discs crossing the sky diagonally above the castle. A progressively smaller fraction of the Sun is visible as the eclipse progresses. Right above the castle the eclipse reaches the total phase, with the Sun completely blocked by the Moon, revealing a fiery corona around it. The sequence continues towards the horizon, with the Sun progressively reappearing.
A photograph of a dimly lit castle silhouetted against the dusk sky. It's a combination of multiple exposures, with the Sun appearing as a sequence of discs crossing the sky diagonally above the castle. A progressively smaller fraction of the Sun is visible as the eclipse progresses. Right above the castle the eclipse reaches the total phase, with the Sun completely blocked by the Moon, revealing a fiery corona around it. The sequence continues towards the horizon, with the Sun progressively reappearing.
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Lisa 🦔 [Bats in my Belfry] @mycrowgirl

Confession time!

Friendos, I just thoughtlessly almost did something that I know better than to do. I am, genuinely, horrified and a smidge embarrassed. So I’m taking a minute to turn this into a teachable moment.

I was using a drill to make pilot holes for installing the handles on the kitchen cabinets I recently finished assembling. No big deal. What my derp-ass failed to do until the drill was actually running was realise that my hair wasn’t tied back. I almost *never* wear it loose, so it isn’t really something I usually have to think about! Which is still not a good excuse.

Now, if you have never had a safety brief by a handy relative or a gruff shop manager, lemme explain.

Any tool that turns under power can very quickly snag an errant strand and do some extremely bad damage to your look.

(Anyone who feels inclined to share a gruesome personal experience in the comments, please CW that appropriately for folx who may need to moderate their intake of that kinda detail.)

So in that spirit:

:yell: I’m your builder daddy now.

If you have long hair, pull it back completely. A long ponytail or braid that hangs over your shoulder isn’t safe enough.

If you have earrings that dangle, a necklace, a bracelet, or a ring on your finger. Take it off before you start.

It doesn’t take an industrial machine. Any basic DIY powertool that has a rotating element can mess you up.

Maybe you’re used to working with all the powertools, but for your whole life until recently you’ve worn your hair pretty short. Consider this part of the learning curve for dealing with long hair… along with maybe needing an assist opening jars. 👀 :anartrans_symbol_black: and I love this for you.

You can do this diy thing. Make stuff! Fix stuff! Seize the means and take back the commons! But please know your tools and use them safety.

Also, I’m proud of you.
#SafetyFirst #RightToRepair