Mastodon Digest

Alito simply cannot stand that Jackson has spoken as his equal and professional peer and questioned his ethics, integrity, practice of the craft of adjudication. He’s set off, in a way that most women I know will recognize. 12/

There you have it. In one exchange, central issues being fought in a so-far cold Second American Civil War are on full display at the Supreme Court. The issue of white supremacy is of course at play because tonight’s developments relate to Callais. But in Alito’s response to Jackson is an equally central issue: patriarchy. 11/

Well, I tried Claude Code. It's less bad than GLM, but alas, I didn't get the "Hallelujah! I see the light" moment that would let me become an AI grifter. Pity, really.

I did notice an interesting thing though: the people who get the best results from coding agents tend to be the people who think they're awful, which says some interesting things about engineering judgement. Read the article here:

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/engineering-judgement-claude-paradox

Ein #3ddrucker im Haushalt ist schon was feines. Die Clips für den Lattenrost waren durch (schon ne Weile 🤭). Also kurz abgemessen und zufällig ein passendes #3dmodel online gefunden. Nun sind alle defekten Clips ausgetauscht.🙃 #3ddruck #3dprinting #justfixedit #reperatur

Op, op, op, op, oppan Gangnam style!
#KTripSeoul

🚨 Die #Tagesthemen der ARD haben gestern über die erfolgreiche Konferenz #2mr und den Launch von https://stiftungen.social berichtet.

Und im Zuge dessen auch Mastodon und Dezentralität erklärt. ✨

🔗 Ab Minute 22:26 geht der Bericht los: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/tagesthemen/tagesthemen-22-15-uhr-04-05-2026/das-erste/Y3JpZDovL3RhZ2Vzc2NoYXUuZGUvNGM0OTZjMWUtOGVmZC00NzEwLWI4ZmYtYzY2ZDNjZGFhNDVhLVNFTkRVTkdTVklERU8

#wirverlassenx #Fediverse #Mastodon #savesocial #Stiftungensocial

🌱🍌 Together We Can End #Hunger Through Sustainable Food Production 🍌🌱
At #GreenYouthMovement (GYM), we believe that every community deserves access to nutritious #food and a healthy #environment.
This moment of sharing food reminds us that sustainable agriculture is one of the strongest solutions to hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation.
#photography #gardening #sustainability #linux #ClimateAction #agriculture #fediverse #nature #economics #plants #mutualaid #nutrition #mastodon

IDK, whenever I see posts about the #3DS, everyone is talking about the game library, or streetpass, or some other quirky feature and I'm all like..."you know it was 3D too right?? I mean, actual, glassesless 3-frickinD?? Right there... Tiny tiny Ryu throwing cute fireballs that hovered across the screen Infront of you??" So do people not like the 3D of the 3DS? Is it not popular? Please participate in my very important poll #Gaming #RetroGaming #Nintendo #2DS

[Read in full on NHAM]

NHAM Release Party: Metamorph Remixes by C.Circo & co.

We’ve got an exclusive NHAM Release Party coming up! Streamed live on TIBtv we’ll be gathering in the live chat for the first listen of Metamorph Remixes by C.Circo & co. (@CCirco).

Come and join us at 9pm UTC on Friday May 22nd for a cosy get together and the first play (anywhere!) of C.Circo & co’s brand new remix album.

@evan if Google funding was withdrawn from Mozilla, do you think the community could maintain the Firefox browser as a viable competitor to Chrome?

One thing that I'd wish we had in Vienna as well: all these shops close to the city center where you can just buy hardware or electronic components. Somehow all of this ended up in the outskirts in some industrial office parks.
In Seoul we stumbled into Sewoon Plaza. In there and also to the west there are so many shops with industrial hardware.
#KTripSeoul

Kids say they can beat age checks by drawing on a fake mustache | https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/04/uk_online_safety_act_age_checks_subvert/

Age verification is madness. It will never worth and will have the negative consequence of pushing young people into the shadows, where they are more likely to encounter harm.

Parents need to support, educate and foster good habits; rather than relying on blanket technological restrictions that will never work properly.

We need to be free, and educated.

#ageverification #foss #digitalsovereignty

I've said this before, but I may as well say it again: more people should be doing 8- and 16-bit homebrewing, Even in assembly language, these have dozens of the friendliest tutorials ever, and the hardest part is just getting a toolchain together that will turn your source code into binaries that *run* on the consoles or in emulators.

I've been putting together quick build-and-run tutorials to close that gap, for a great many systems. Check it out.

https://bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com/platform-guides/

#retrocomputing

May Music Newsletter by this occasional society (@thisoccasionalsociety)

Thanks past me for labeling the upper grommet so I don't have to search yet again for "pride flag orientation".

The Art of Gerrymandering - visualized

by Instagram user: @datastuffplus

I’ve been thinking a lot about Tolkien.

It is often remarked that a central thesis of his books is that evil provides the means of its own defeat. Sauron crafted the One Ring that killed him, Shelob impaled herself of Sam’s blade, Smaug exposed his belly to Bilbo and let him see the weak point.

I think it is less often commented on that the corollary to that is that good must still act to use those weaknesses. The Ring did not cast itself into the fires of Mt Doom but was brought by the Hobbits. Shelob was only able to impale herself because Sam kept his arm strong and held it out. The black arrow still needed to be shot into Smaug’s belly.

And a final point that I don’t see often enough is that Tolkien clearly believes good only loses if it surrenders to hopelessness. Denethor’s suicide driven by fear would have broken Minas Tirith if not for the Fellowship, Frodo would have fallen to despair if Sam had not been there to carry him, if Bilbo had seen the shot as hopeless then he never could have warned of the weak spot.

But because in those cases someone provided hope, good triumphed.

I don’t know. I’ve just been thinking about that a lot lately for some reason.

I am honored to share the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Best International Reporting with Dake Kang, Byron Tau, Aniruddha Ghosal and Garance Burke for our reporting revealing how Silicon Valley largely designed and built China's surveillance state and enabled human rights abuses.

Full package: https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/dake-kang-garance-burke-byron-tau-aniruddha-ghosal-and-yael-grauer-contributor-associated

Dunning's Miner bee (Andrena dunningi) on Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)

https://lone.earth/videos/watch/61e04197-a225-4100-99a6-30ad7a37f0f1

"The Devil Went Down To Georgia" says that the Devil was "in a bind because he was way behind and he was willing to make a deal", suggesting that Satan Himself - note that the song specifies "the Devil", not "a devil" - has monthly quotas and faces consequences for not meeting those quotas. From this we can infer the existence of a greater and more sinister being capable of imposing KPIs on Satan Himself, suggesting in turn that KPIs themselves are the product of something more evil than Satan.

One of (to?) many photos of tonights Aurora Borealis. It went from hardly visible because of the few dark hours, to fill up the whole sky to pulsating aurora. About two - two and a half wonderful hours 💚 💜

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Putting some feelers out, as I am facing the potential of losing my job for an aversion to engaging with generative AI.

I am looking for work. I am in New Zealand.

I am very good at:
- Written communication
- Picking up new software and...
-- Writing help guides
-- Developing e-learning
-- Delivering training (in person or online)

I also have some experience with
- Digital design
- Interpreting legislation

My software-specific skills are unfortunately
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Power Apps
- Microsoft Power Automate

I do no want to engage with generative AI in any way. This seems to be incompatible with my skillset, but I have to try I guess!

If you know someone hiring something like this, I'd love to hear about it.

#GetFediHired

India “has achieved over 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources —

reaching this milestone five years ahead of its 2030 Paris Agreement target.”

- (NB Generation will be much lower, but still!)

https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-hits-milestone-renewable-energy-generation-5-years-ahead-of-2030-paris-agreement-target-1.500523480

#Climate #Energy #Renewables #Nuclear #India #Electricity

Four different AI Free graphics are available:

1. AI Free Logo with Caption
2. AI Free Logo with Caption and Black Border
3. AI Free Logo with Caption and Red Border
4. AI Free Logo

Four resolutions are available: Large (7"), Medium (3.5"), Small (1.75") and Tiny (0.875")

Download the AI_Free ZIP file for original graphics ODG file plus PNG files of all versions in all resolutions

AI_Free ZIP: https://drive.proton.me/urls/K0M4DNQR5G#wAB43eU9zHM5

Directly download the Small PNG image (1.75") version below

#AIFree

Stitch has a nice blanket fort

#CatsOfMastodon

@maxleibman @blogdiva

Please clap.

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I am the very model of a maxed out Mastedonion
I've quirks and strange obsessions like my Linux run accordion
I know the greatest memes and I can weave them like a Gordion
The knot I mean and not the naughty snake haired stony Gorgion.

The content of my jokes can sometimes be filled with intricacies
The people I'm surounded by act like I've got a skin disease
It doesn't really matter though; I'm pretty sure they're nobodies
I have a new petition can you read it and then sign it please

I have a picture of my dog a cat some moss and doorway arch
I plan to strike this Friday won't you join me on my protest march
I know the Star Trek races like the Vulcan and Andorian
I am the very model of a maxed out Mastodonion

I know the people often seen like Alice and their lovely locks
I know MelBearTricks can assist with rebuilding grandfather clocks
And Ben will tell some stupid jokes then launch a post that's so profound,
And I of course will take a joke and run it straight into the ground.

Myrempropagandist knows about the different types of ants,
Like which ones will eat wood and which ones will climb straight into your hands,
The other Ben will tell you to get off your ass and cast your votes
Professor Lawler knows about the satellites and baby goats

Human rights are really big with almost everybody here
It doesn't matter if you're trans or gay or straight or slightly queer
Don't even get me started on the sounds that come out of my rear
We're all a little odd so please just sit down and embrace it, dear.

Hear this piece of music from when I was young - the days of yore,
I don't know what this thingy is can you please tell me what it's for
I wrote a book on Heavy Metal music and it's so hard core
I'm not sure if these rhymes are even working for you any more.

He's autistic so is she and they are too, some plural folks,
We don't always comprehend the tone or the thrust of simple jokes,
In short the science leaves no doubt, it's almost like Newtonian
I am the very model of a maxed out Mastadonion.

Endless Scream is always here to help you express politics
Skelator and SelfCare Bot help when life has you shitting bricks
George Takei is here to stay and understand we won't forget
The best damn server in the place, the Beigest party on the net

When you have come and stayed awhile I hope you will agree with me
The world is big and varied like the people that you barely see
I might have shot the sheriff but i didn't shoot the deputy
A maxed out Mastadonian is not the worst thing you can be

For everyone that you can meet on social network Mastodon
A world of people you could know and find out just which drugs they're on
I swear it's not a cult and that we won't camp out upon your lawn,
I am the very model of a maxed out Mastodonion.

Fin

(Please do not feel neglected if I left you out. This was really hard)

((Edit: i think I have fixed the error without breaking the meter...i am so sorry to those involved. I will probably avoid engaging you for a few days out of shame))

@alice @MelissaBearTrix @TheBreadmonkey @blogdiva @benroyce @sundogplanets @scream
@skeletor @selfcare
@georgetakei@universeodon.co @futurebird

I wrote what Mastodon actually feels like from the inside of a specific community — not the structural case (that was part 1), but what shared context does to what you can write.

some of it is easy to show:

→ a post on mastodon.scot about independence referendum discourse doesn't explain what the SNP is. the community already has that context. the post can start further into the argument.

→ on infosec.exchange, a CVE drops and technical analysis starts within minutes. precision norms mean vague claims get corrected — not hostilely, but by people who think carefully about what can and can't be asserted.

the pattern: when a community already knows what you know, you can start further into whatever you're trying to say.

part 2 of exploring mastodon:
→ https://federatedmind.com/mastodon-community-texture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=exploring-mastodon-2

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

Have you seen our billboards all over Berlin?
Our message is clear: only a united Europe can solve today's challenges. 🇪🇺

#Berlin #Volt #Trump #EU #Europe

Hallo Fediverse!

Wir sind Widersetzen Augsburg und #neuhier.

Aktuell noch ohne Profilbild, da unsere Instanz gerade ein paar technische Probleme hat. Aber wir hoffen ihr mögt uns trotzdem.

Wir wollten nicht nur auf den von Aufmerksamkeitsökonie dominierten Platformen unterwegs zu sein und uns den bereits existierenden Widersetzen Accounts im Fediverse anschließen.

Wir würden uns über ein Follow sehr freuen und haben euch mal noch die anderen Widersetzen-Accounts, damit ihr denen auch folgen könnt.

Ein Boost dieses Posts wäre sehr hilfreich, damit wir ein wenig Reichweite aufbauen können und mehr Leute für die Widersetzen Aktionen mobilisieren können.
Zeigt uns doch mal, dass das Fediverse das bessere Social Media ist und man auch dort viele Leute erreichen kann.
:boost_requested:

Danke euch!

Solidarische Grüße aus Augsburg! ✊

@widersetzen
@widersetzenol
@widersetzen_fr

#widersetzen #links #demo #erfurt

#pixelart #pixels #prometheus #mastoart #pico8palette

The coreutils Rust rewrite story is pretty funny.

Coreutils are tools like rm, mv, mkdir, etc. Unlike binutils, this isn't a fertile ground for memory safety bugs. But, the rewrite was completed, and in the spirit of progress, Canonical decided to switch.

But do you know what coreutils are a fertile ground for? Race conditions around file creation, deletion, permission setting, and so on. The original code accounted for decades of hard-learned lessons in that space. The Rust rewrite did not:

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q2/332

PS. I'm not dunking on Rust. It's just that... starting over from scratch has its hidden costs.