Rob Williamson
@eswag.dju.social.ap.brid.gy
I program #SpringBoot web services and have now managed to avoid managing people. I used to program dev tools & before that, program mobile phones.
Once ran the same early […]
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Once ran the same early […]
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Golly, how do we do it? 😂 #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #europe #holiday #vacation #siliconvalley
![[Original post by John LeFevre]
Why is it that vacationing in Europe is so amazing and yet, the largest company in Europe is 10% the size of NVIDIA
[Reply by Gandalv]
BREAKING: American Wonders Why Europe Is Beatiful Despite Not Owned by One Silicon Valley Megacorp
Economists were stunned today when an American tourist demanded to know how Europe can offer world class vacations even though it's largest company is only a Read more...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:utkcibnhxdz3tvx7flgb6grn/bafkreigv6dk6re274s7h4c53qyukkpkeu556kwdurvkn456rzzmu3qgnfu@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Golly, how do we do it? 😂 #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #europe #holiday #vacation #siliconvalley
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Mozilla has a new CEO which:
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Mozilla has a new CEO which:
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
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I am begging, begging, begging cool people making cool things to please have any presence on the web other than Instagram.
December 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I am begging, begging, begging cool people making cool things to please have any presence on the web other than Instagram.
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Greens leader Zack Polanski is the most popular party leader in the UK. (Opinium: 10-12 Dec)
We are so back
We are so back
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Greens leader Zack Polanski is the most popular party leader in the UK. (Opinium: 10-12 Dec)
We are so back
We are so back
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Your chat profile/identity: a tar file.
Your social web app: a zip file.
https://chatmail.at and https://webxdc.org are spearheading ever new and more fun ways to deny power to servers and platform billionaires.
Unlike classic email servers, #chatmail relays […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
Your social web app: a zip file.
https://chatmail.at and https://webxdc.org are spearheading ever new and more fun ways to deny power to servers and platform billionaires.
Unlike classic email servers, #chatmail relays […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Your chat profile/identity: a tar file.
Your social web app: a zip file.
https://chatmail.at and https://webxdc.org are spearheading ever new and more fun ways to deny power to servers and platform billionaires.
Unlike classic email servers, #chatmail relays […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
Your social web app: a zip file.
https://chatmail.at and https://webxdc.org are spearheading ever new and more fun ways to deny power to servers and platform billionaires.
Unlike classic email servers, #chatmail relays […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
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December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Strawberry II and Blueberry II are so happy to be here! 🧡 💜
#pronouncedstrawberrythesecond #andblueberrythesecond #likeroyalty #plushtodon #longbeach #losangeles #california #merchtodon #photo #photography
#pronouncedstrawberrythesecond #andblueberrythesecond #likeroyalty #plushtodon #longbeach #losangeles #california #merchtodon #photo #photography
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Strawberry II and Blueberry II are so happy to be here! 🧡 💜
#pronouncedstrawberrythesecond #andblueberrythesecond #likeroyalty #plushtodon #longbeach #losangeles #california #merchtodon #photo #photography
#pronouncedstrawberrythesecond #andblueberrythesecond #likeroyalty #plushtodon #longbeach #losangeles #california #merchtodon #photo #photography
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Trans Pride Krieg Command Squad and Commissar commission. These were really fun to paint. Just waiting on the client to ok them now :)
#WarhammerCommunity #PaintSlam25 #warhammer40k
#WarhammerCommunity #PaintSlam25 #warhammer40k
December 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Trans Pride Krieg Command Squad and Commissar commission. These were really fun to paint. Just waiting on the client to ok them now :)
#WarhammerCommunity #PaintSlam25 #warhammer40k
#WarhammerCommunity #PaintSlam25 #warhammer40k
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Hello friends, tonight was very harsh, floods are raging between the tents 😢 We are drowning every moment, the bitter cold is biting to the bone, we have no blankets or winter clothes. Please donate to me through this link, please help My brothers, in buying […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Hello friends, tonight was very harsh, floods are raging between the tents 😢 We are drowning every moment, the bitter cold is biting to the bone, we have no blankets or winter clothes. Please donate to me through this link, please help My brothers, in buying […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Federation isn’t just a feature, it’s how we reject oppression by design.
In the EU, Big Centralised Tech is facing fines for selling verification and hiding ads. At Mastodon, we’re building something different: a space where no one buys influence and there […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
In the EU, Big Centralised Tech is facing fines for selling verification and hiding ads. At Mastodon, we’re building something different: a space where no one buys influence and there […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Federation isn’t just a feature, it’s how we reject oppression by design.
In the EU, Big Centralised Tech is facing fines for selling verification and hiding ads. At Mastodon, we’re building something different: a space where no one buys influence and there […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
In the EU, Big Centralised Tech is facing fines for selling verification and hiding ads. At Mastodon, we’re building something different: a space where no one buys influence and there […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Here! Finally! I have my sample. The "Live laugh federate" enamel pin.
https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/live-laugh-federate-soft-enamel-pin
#merchtodon
https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/live-laugh-federate-soft-enamel-pin
#merchtodon
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Here! Finally! I have my sample. The "Live laugh federate" enamel pin.
https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/live-laugh-federate-soft-enamel-pin
#merchtodon
https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/live-laugh-federate-soft-enamel-pin
#merchtodon
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I'm hiring a Director of Product Engineering for our product team at @ProPublica. If you're an engineering leader in the US who wants to truly make a difference, we're a nonprofit newsroom investigating abuses of trust in the public interest. Please consider joining us. #amhiring #getfedihired […]
Original post on werd.social
werd.social
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm hiring a Director of Product Engineering for our product team at @ProPublica. If you're an engineering leader in the US who wants to truly make a difference, we're a nonprofit newsroom investigating abuses of trust in the public interest. Please consider joining us. #amhiring #getfedihired […]
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Would I be crazy for including this review in my Teaching Dossier as evidence that my lectures actually provide value to students?
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Would I be crazy for including this review in my Teaching Dossier as evidence that my lectures actually provide value to students?
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LA Times: Justice Department drafting a list of ‘domestic terrorists’
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
LA Times: Justice Department drafting a list of ‘domestic terrorists’
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
But I'm perfectly capable of fucking up my own repository without any automated assistance.
https://www.threads.com/@githubprojects/post/DSIoJU9gQ95
https://www.threads.com/@githubprojects/post/DSIoJU9gQ95
Github Projects (@githubprojects) on Threads
Free, local, open-source ai app builder, v0 / lovable / bolt alternative
www.threads.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
But I'm perfectly capable of fucking up my own repository without any automated assistance.
https://www.threads.com/@githubprojects/post/DSIoJU9gQ95
https://www.threads.com/@githubprojects/post/DSIoJU9gQ95
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Billionaires are spending massive sums on politics. A backlash brews.
Christina Persson,
a 55-year-old English teacher in a small town of just over 2,600 people,
is fed up with billionaires.
In May, during the debate over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,”
she spearheaded a move to erect a […]
Christina Persson,
a 55-year-old English teacher in a small town of just over 2,600 people,
is fed up with billionaires.
In May, during the debate over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,”
she spearheaded a move to erect a […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Billionaires are spending massive sums on politics. A backlash brews.
Christina Persson,
a 55-year-old English teacher in a small town of just over 2,600 people,
is fed up with billionaires.
In May, during the debate over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,”
she spearheaded a move to erect a […]
Christina Persson,
a 55-year-old English teacher in a small town of just over 2,600 people,
is fed up with billionaires.
In May, during the debate over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,”
she spearheaded a move to erect a […]
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because i’ve seen some people posting clips from the lex fridmann interview with #telegram CEO #paveldurov where Durov explains why the #eu is falling apart i thought I would take a moment to share a meme reminding everyone who Pavel Durov is
#eupol […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
#eupol […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
because i’ve seen some people posting clips from the lex fridmann interview with #telegram CEO #paveldurov where Durov explains why the #eu is falling apart i thought I would take a moment to share a meme reminding everyone who Pavel Durov is
#eupol […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
#eupol […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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If you look at the - staggering - numbers you see why the fossil fuel interests are so eager to sweep it under the rug.
"The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report." […]
"The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If you look at the - staggering - numbers you see why the fossil fuel interests are so eager to sweep it under the rug.
"The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report." […]
"The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report." […]
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hot take: something being written in rust _is_ a selling point
reason for that being that the rust ecosystem generally has insane quality standards
doesnt mean all rust software is good, but a _lot_ of it is (and ngl if its networked i'd prefer rust over C any day)
(and no go people, i still […]
reason for that being that the rust ecosystem generally has insane quality standards
doesnt mean all rust software is good, but a _lot_ of it is (and ngl if its networked i'd prefer rust over C any day)
(and no go people, i still […]
Original post on mastodon.catgirl.cloud
mastodon.catgirl.cloud
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
hot take: something being written in rust _is_ a selling point
reason for that being that the rust ecosystem generally has insane quality standards
doesnt mean all rust software is good, but a _lot_ of it is (and ngl if its networked i'd prefer rust over C any day)
(and no go people, i still […]
reason for that being that the rust ecosystem generally has insane quality standards
doesnt mean all rust software is good, but a _lot_ of it is (and ngl if its networked i'd prefer rust over C any day)
(and no go people, i still […]
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