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Paul Bowler @paulbowler

nferno first aired 56 years ago OTD in 1970. This dark, tense, and surprisingly brutal adventure in a parallel universe is an absolute classic! Every plot twist hits hard and Pertwee shines throughout in this stark tale with no easy wins, just consequences. 🔥 #DoctorWho

The 3rd Doctor (Jon Pertwee) using the detached TARDIS console in the hun in the Doctor Who story Inferno.
The 3rd Doctor (Jon Pertwee) using the detached TARDIS console in the hun in the Doctor Who story Inferno.
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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) batman @reiver

ActivityPub specifications don't seem to provide a way to do Idempotent POSTs to your outbox.

That seems like a problem for C2S to me.

Networks are unreliable. You cannot tell the difference between an unreceived request vs an unreceived response. You'll get unwanted identical duplicate activities.

Although it isn't difficult to solve — a convention just needs to be picked.

For example, a new Idempotency field could be added to the JSON-LD payload.

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #FediDev

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Extreme Kits Ж @ExtKits

I think I've finally found the intermittent dry joint that was causing me to lose the pattern, when it ran for a long time. :)

Took a while, there is over 400 connections on this.

Retro QR code badge a QR code made from 143 transistors. For more detail, use the QR code.
Retro QR code badge a QR code made from 143 transistors. For more detail, use the QR code.
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Simulacra of a girl @gewt

i'm remembering the time some scam call centre called me 5 times in the span of an hour

i was having a bad day, and their automated system KEPT PICKING MY NUMBER

i was basically screaming at the person by the 5th call. they finally removed me by the 5th call

by the 3rd call from the same person recognising my voice they started hanging up on me, as clearly they had gotten frustrated by their broken system

they have not called me since. unfortunately they used an apathetic carrier. should've reported the carrier to the FCC.

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Ellie Kennard @elliek

#3goodThings

1. It was a Red Letter Day! I got a chance to chat on Signal with my dear young Iranian friend living in Tehran who briefly got online. We were so glad to be able to get her news and to hear that she and her family are safe. She said there's been no attacks in the city since the cease fire. I told her not to take risks just to reassure me. I'd rather never hear from her again than to know she got herself in terrible trouble for my sake. She said she knows how to make sure she's safe. Such wonderful, precious few moments!

2. We had a visit from 2 groups of friends we haven't seen in a while, as the weather allowed for comfortable outdoor conversations. It was so lovely to see them all. I've noticed that friends always try to time a visit in May to see our Magnolia tree. I can't blame them. This tree was just over 6 feet when we moved here and is now about 30 feet tall!

3. I made a delicious lunch with (coconut) yogurt curry coated tofu, spinach and mushrooms in that yogurt sauce, potatoes and vegetables with enough for lunch tomorrow. Sometimes (eg yesterday) food has to be quick and easy, so today was a treat that took a little longer but was so worth it. And I made a fresh batch of those superfood bites ready for coffee time tomorrow.

Have a lovely weekend, all!

#EllieKPosts #friends #helios44 #vintageLens #ThreeGoodThings

A pink and white magnolia flower with drops of rain on the petals. There are other flowers in soft focus behind.
A pink and white magnolia flower with drops of rain on the petals. There are other flowers in soft focus behind.
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Jon @jkirkendall

Woah - this link is gold!

If you have access to Libby through your public library, you can type in your local library system and this will tell you all other Libby systems you’re eligible for!

Edit: I though this app was available in Canada, but it appears that it currently operates only in the US, with plans to expand to Canada and the UK. Apologies!

reciprocard.com

#Libby #libraries #books #bookstodon

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Treat! (Nik) @NikTheDusky

I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default.

Every. Single. Keystroke. Instantly.

Just searching for a contact, an appointment or a local file? Doesn’t matter, it gets sent to Apple anyways.

You probably want to turn this off :>
Go to Settings -> Search and disable „show related content“.
This disables web search in the launcher, but what do we have browsers for?

A cropped screenshot of the search settings menu. „Show recent searches“ is on and „show related content“ is off. I scribbled a few red uppercase A‘s and an arrow pointing at the relevant setting to emphasize how upset I was.
A cropped screenshot of the search settings menu. „Show recent searches“ is on and „show related content“ is off. I scribbled a few red uppercase A‘s and an arrow pointing at the relevant setting to emphasize how upset I was.
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Brian Jopek @BrianJopek

This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol

“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.

A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.

The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - Brian Garlick

Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson, a black man with a two-inch afro and wearing a dark blue suit, stands with his right hand raised to his chin in a contemplative pose. He stands chest-to-chest with a white security guard with a brush cut wearing a grey suit on which a badge hangs from the breast pocket, and who is blocking the door to the legislative chamber.
Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson, a black man with a two-inch afro and wearing a dark blue suit, stands with his right hand raised to his chin in a contemplative pose. He stands chest-to-chest with a white security guard with a brush cut wearing a grey suit on which a badge hangs from the breast pocket, and who is blocking the door to the legislative chamber.
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Magenta @magenta

Looking for a home for 2 beautiful #antique Chippendale mahogany breakfronts, located in #Philadelphia.

These belonged to my Grandparents & I would like to find a home where they will be appreciated.

Anything you can pay would help, and they need to be picked up as soon as possible.

If you know anyone who might be interested, please share.

(More detail in #AltText)

#Furniture #Philly #AntiqueFurniture #selling #ForSale

2 mahogany breakfronts. One is 6 feet wide, the other is 6.5 feet wide. Both are seven feet tall. There are upper and lower cabinet doors. The doors on the upper segments have beveled glass to display contents of shelves inside. The lower doors are carved wood. There is carved decorative trim. There are shelves inside, and all cabinet doors lock.
2 mahogany breakfronts. One is 6 feet wide, the other is 6.5 feet wide. Both are seven feet tall. There are upper and lower cabinet doors. The doors on the upper segments have beveled glass to display contents of shelves inside. The lower doors are carved wood. There is carved decorative trim. There are shelves inside, and all cabinet doors lock.
A close up showing a detail of the carving at the top.
A close up showing a detail of the carving at the top.
The center upper and lower doors are open, to see the shelves inside.
The center upper and lower doors are open, to see the shelves inside.
A vertical view showing the side of the cabinet, with a lower door open.
A vertical view showing the side of the cabinet, with a lower door open.
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vga256 @vga256

okay so i found something pretty awesome

the 3d scenes in Myst were all built using a mac modeller/renderer called Strata Vision 3D. i bought a boxed copy of this program with the intention of trying to recreate a model or two in the game, using the original renderer.

the box came with an extra disc - a library of shapes and textures. i noticed on the inside flap of the cd that it apparently included textures from Myst!

unfortunately, it turns out the disc was a demo. you browsed through the library until you found something you wanted, and then called a 1-800# to buy a serial number. you could enter the serial number and instantly have access to that texture.

unfortunately, no one has ever figured out how to crack Strata Clip 3D, and i couldn't figure it out today either.

fortunately, some creative digging turned up the Myst textures. they've been hiding on a Warez cd from 1996 for the past 30 years.

i just managed to load the program into system 7 and it's all there. these are the original textures used to render some areas of Myst. i still need to install Strata Vision to test them out, but afaik this is the first time these original textures have been seen since.

#macintosh #vintageApple #myst #retroGaming #win31

a very large box for StrataVision 3D version 4 for the mac. It shows various geometric objects on the front cover, rendered in 3d. Nearby are other boxed PC applications, like CorelDraw 4, DeluxePaint II, DeluxePaint Animation, Kid Pix, Macromedia Director and Eudora Mail.
a very large box for StrataVision 3D version 4 for the mac. It shows various geometric objects on the front cover, rendered in 3d. Nearby are other boxed PC applications, like CorelDraw 4, DeluxePaint II, DeluxePaint Animation, Kid Pix, Macromedia Director and Eudora Mail.
A CD jacket for Strata Clip 3D: Shape & Texture Libraries, by Strata Inc.
A CD jacket for Strata Clip 3D: Shape & Texture Libraries, by Strata Inc.
A copy of Strata Textures: Myst running in mac OS 7. It shows a dozen texture files mounted to the desktop, and a small library browser program running on the left.
A copy of Strata Textures: Myst running in mac OS 7. It shows a dozen texture files mounted to the desktop, and a small library browser program running on the left.
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Philippe K🇵🇸 @PhilippeKGaza

"These are images that will forever be ingrained into our heads and hearts. We can never forget the suffering of these children and the unfair burdens and responsibilities placed on their small shoulders.
Keeping up with our water distributions is a non negotiable…we cannot cut back!! We cannot deprive the children of water because of funding - how can they even comprehend this!?" #TheSameerProject #Gaza

A little children walks barefoot on a dusty path, carrying a large, plush red teddy bear and an empty clear bottle. The background is scattered with rubble.
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/dev/urandom @rnd

the biggest problem with programming in C, Java or Rust is the risk of wearing out the keyboard, due to them all being strongly-typed languages

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Firr @Firr

The problem buying stuff from artists is that I never can throw away the boxes

A figment doodle on the top of a box. He so cute and happy and I love him
A figment doodle on the top of a box. He so cute and happy and I love him
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David Esposito @David_Esposito

@futurebird it seems you know a lot about ants. I garden from a sort of soil food web and regenerative bottom up sort of way. but outside the ant-aphid issue that pops up here that i basically wash off my garden plants. have you ever found a sort of cooperative garden way to encourage ants without it leaning over into hurting our produce or a sort of rough guide lines for thinking about it and the benefit it provides? kind along the logic of release beavers into a ecosystem and they are water engineers and bring it back to life. i get sense some of it is just space. Like not too close to the garden but not sure what you might add?

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Just Tom... 🐁 @tompearce49

How rude of me - I haven't introduced myself. I have been Tom all my life - sometimes, as a GP, Dr. Tom (remote rural places and occasionally really remote - Antarctica and the Falkland Is.) Love all kinds of #music but especially "classical", #poetry and am fascinated by playing with words. Play the tenor and baritone sax for my own pleasure (from Bach to Piazzolla). #Green, #lefty, #photography, #psychology and #art. Rebuilding my life and learning to be myself. Alone. Love this place.

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Luk @Luk

J’ai le tournis en imaginant le nombre de gens qui n’en ont rien a carrer de leur boulot pour qu’un prompt #IA arrive dans un rayon de supermarché (celui qui a passé commande, celui qui écrit/design, celui qui imprime, celui qui valide le design du paquet avant, et sur le premier batch, …)

Un paquet de gâteaux, avec ce texte : Here's a short, engaging brand-style history you can add to your cube wafer package-suitable for a back label or side panel. You can modify the tone further depending on whether your brand is playful, nostalgic, premium, or everyday: A Sweet Legacy in Every Bite Born from the timeless love for crispy layers and creamy delight, our cube wafers carry a story that spans generations. (Then more crap) Followed by: Let me know if you want a version tailored to a specific flavor (eg, hazelnut, chocolate, vanilla), egton sa Italian-inspired, Turkish-made), or ton premium, kids-focused, playful, retro,
Un paquet de gâteaux, avec ce texte : Here's a short, engaging brand-style history you can add to your cube wafer package-suitable for a back label or side panel. You can modify the tone further depending on whether your brand is playful, nostalgic, premium, or everyday: A Sweet Legacy in Every Bite Born from the timeless love for crispy layers and creamy delight, our cube wafers carry a story that spans generations. (Then more crap) Followed by: Let me know if you want a version tailored to a specific flavor (eg, hazelnut, chocolate, vanilla), egton sa Italian-inspired, Turkish-made), or ton premium, kids-focused, playful, retro,
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