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Hippo 🍉
@badrihippo.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
Co-editor of the 'Snipette' online publication. Also codes when he gets a break from #writing. He/him.

#xmpp #python #perl #xubuntu #linux #programming

[bridged from https://fosstodon.org/@badrihippo on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[geopolitics]

Does the #nato have a provision for if one NATO country attacks another?
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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You might think working a phone repair kiosk is a waste of my skills. Yeah nah.

Today, this kid came in with an iPhone that was more than cracked, it was banana-fied.

“What happened?” I asked, turning the wreckage over in my hands. I don’t think there was a single salvageable part. “And have […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
February 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Do it, Zohran
January 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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“The U.S. will invade your country, kill your people, and then make a movie about how sad their soldiers felt doing it.”
- Frankie Boyle
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Hey, I've been under distress lately due to personal circumstances that are outside my control. I can't find a permanent job that allows me to function, I'm not eligible for government benefits, my grant proposals got rejected, paid internships are quite difficult to find. Essentially, I have no […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Be careful of Google! It has ties to the US military.
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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It's Greta Thunberg's 23rd birthday today. Happy birthday Greta!! #GretaThunberg #thunberg #climateactivism #climate #extinctionrebellion #XR #fridaysforfuture #globalsumudflotilla
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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So when will any Western government call that brazen attack on a sovereign country what it is: an act of war in clear violation of international law and even the US constitution itself.

#venezuela #usimperalism
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mwichary/115829107322352652

This is a really neat, well-done front. I am definitely going to use this in my presentations in the future (short notes pointing at specific bits of code for example).

But it's also a fun write-up of how the font was designed. And note […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Can we stop calling the Venezuelan leader "authoritarian" and a "dictator"

It's clear which country is harbouring the authoritarian dictator here
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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RE: https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/115355012220225449

I feel vindicated for this take
i have zero evidence but the far right opposition leader receiving the nobel peace prize must be some sort of psyop
December 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Happy New Year 🍾🥂

New Year, New Me (10 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2025/12/31/new-year-new-me/
December 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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As Bulgaria is joining the Eurozone tonight, the following changes have been applied in Liberapay.

- The Bulgarian lev (BGN) has disappeared from donation forms.
- All existing donations and scheduled payments in that currency have been converted to the Euro.
- All accounts which had the lev as […]
Original post on mastodon.xyz
mastodon.xyz
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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@zohrankmamdani today is the day to turn on Fediverse sharing on your Threads account. https://www.threads.net/settings/account/fediverse
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Decentralized YouTube Alternative PeerTube Adds Creator Mode

“PeerTube is a free and open source video hosting platform that serves as an alternative to YouTube. Unlike centralized platforms, it allows anyone to create their own video hosting instance while connecting with others through […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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this seems like a neat and cute kickstarter, having a good independent TLD is honestly very important for an open and fair internet: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dotmeow/meow-next-round-gtld-application

still some ways to go for the 80k goal, but I totally think this is attainable if […]
Original post on mastodon.derg.nz
mastodon.derg.nz
December 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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it's truly amazing what LLMs can achieve. we now know it's possible to produce an html5 parsing library with nothing but the full source code of an existing html5 parsing library, all the source code of all other open source libraries ever, a meticulously maintained and extremely comprehensive […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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cleaning the floor is crazy because however much you clean more dust is left
December 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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I really like the @AntennaPod annual wrap. All generated locally!
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Every government, government official, and governed person who has anything to do with the Internet needs to read this

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/
The world needs social sovereignty
Elon Musk’s X platform has blocked the European Commission from making advertisements, presumably in response to the €120 million fine for its misleading verification system and overall lack of transparency. We’re grateful to Elon Musk for proving once again why the world needs to log off corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms and log on to a better way of being online. The world needs an open social web through the fediverse and Mastodon. Calls for public institutions to invest in digital sovereignty are increasing across civil society. The term digital sovereignty means that an institution has autonomy and control over the critical digital infrastructure, data, and services that make up their online presence. Up until this point, social media has not been a part of this conversation. We think it is time to change that. In any free society, it is the right of every citizen to access and comment on the news, decisions, and reasonings of their government. We believe it is a government’s responsibility to ensure this right for its constituents. Public institutions should communicate with their citizens on open platforms, not ones that require creating an account and sending personal data to a self-serving tech company. Today, institutions often communicate through the censorious filter of corporations that do not have the best interests of people or society at heart. They let their message be governed by the whims of out-of-touch and overpaid people who believe they should have unchecked power. We cannot let this stand. Mastodon offers a path forward for any institution that wants to take control of their communications, and we can help you get started today. One of the tools these corporate social media platforms use to control an institution’s communications is the algorithm. Platforms strategically tune their algorithms to make it difficult, if not impossible, for institutions to reach their people without paying the platform ad money. Musk’s move to turn off the European Commission’s advertising capabilities feels like a perverse power play over a legitimate fine, one that effectively silences a crucial avenue for public discourse. We should be horrified that any single individual can wield such influence over the relationship between governments and the people they represent. We should be especially concerned when that individual doesn’t think our governments should exist in the first place. Mastodon’s chronological timeline means that no institution needs to game an algorithm to keep their people informed. By using hashtags, it’s easy for people who care about the topics you discuss to find you. What’s more, your constituents don’t need to be on Mastodon to follow your posts. They can subscribe via open protocols like RSS and soon via email. When it comes to the source of the fine in the first place—X’s infamous blue checks, a.k.a. verification—Mastodon also offers a better way. We empower people to verify themselves by linking their social profile to their official (or personal) website. This allows for greater transparency and trust than relying on the often less-than-reputable verification practices of a single corporate entity, especially one that is willing to sell reputation for a low monthly fee. (Meanwhile, another corporate social media platform made $16 billion, 10% of their 2024 revenue, from advertisements for scams and banned goods.) In an era where information is power, it’s disheartening to see our institutions yield so much to the whims of industry and individuals. In contrast, the European Commission is leading the way in taking ownership of social sovereignty on behalf of their people. They own a Mastodon instance, ec.social-network.europa.eu, to reach Europeans directly and keep them well informed. Mastodon is proud to help them manage the technical side of things. If you are someone on the fediverse who would like to see their government own their social sovereignty, we encourage you to get in touch with your local representative and tell them why you think they should start using open social media networks like the fediverse. We’re starting a thread on Mastodon of resources to help you get in touch with your local representative here. By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms, a place built by and for people like you, where our sovereignty is a right and not a privilege. It will take all of us working together to build a better way of being online. If you want to start an instance or have ideas about how we can encourage more institutions to take control of their social sovereignty, get in touch us at [email protected].
blog.joinmastodon.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@fosstodon, are we getting a #fediversewrapped this year?

#fosstodon #2025
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM