jandi
@jandi.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Learning to read and write since the late 70s. Lurking online since the 90s.
First time in social media (still not sure about it, but the Fedi looks fun!).
I boost a […]
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First time in social media (still not sure about it, but the Fedi looks fun!).
I boost a […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@jandi, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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@tante @anildash
Here's another project to add to the list for anyone who cares about the Fediverse.
Almost a year ago, Mozilla shut down its Mastodon instance: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/mozilla-exits-the-fediverse-and-will-shutter-its-mastodon-server-in-december/
Mozilla /could/ have […]
Here's another project to add to the list for anyone who cares about the Fediverse.
Almost a year ago, Mozilla shut down its Mastodon instance: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/mozilla-exits-the-fediverse-and-will-shutter-its-mastodon-server-in-december/
Mozilla /could/ have […]
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gts.sadauskas.id.au
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
@tante @anildash
Here's another project to add to the list for anyone who cares about the Fediverse.
Almost a year ago, Mozilla shut down its Mastodon instance: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/mozilla-exits-the-fediverse-and-will-shutter-its-mastodon-server-in-december/
Mozilla /could/ have […]
Here's another project to add to the list for anyone who cares about the Fediverse.
Almost a year ago, Mozilla shut down its Mastodon instance: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/mozilla-exits-the-fediverse-and-will-shutter-its-mastodon-server-in-december/
Mozilla /could/ have […]
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#silentsunday #domingosilencioso #SilentaDimanĉo #dimanchesilencieux #foto #fotografía #photo #photography #maple #arce
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#silentsunday #domingosilencioso #SilentaDimanĉo #dimanchesilencieux #foto #fotografía #photo #photography #maple #arce
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it's sad when bands break up but sadder still when their merch becomes too worn-out to wear out of the house. (brought to you by the retirement of my 2nd akron/family shirt.)
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
it's sad when bands break up but sadder still when their merch becomes too worn-out to wear out of the house. (brought to you by the retirement of my 2nd akron/family shirt.)
All hail the RATECAPUTER.
https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115555721462127823
https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115555721462127823
Natasha Jay 🇪🇺 (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Back in 1979 Sharp made this 'RaTeCaPuter' - Radio, Television, Cassette "Boombox" and, most excitingly, comPuter! Details in Alt Text, or link in Japanese 🇯🇵! http://retropc.net/ohishi/museum/ratecaputer.htm #retrocomputing #sharp
tech.lgbt
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
All hail the RATECAPUTER.
https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115555721462127823
https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115555721462127823
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So yay! A small publisher is interested in publishing the Dracula M/M Romance I penned based off a literal shit post by @lapis and, well, does anyone know anything bad about Bold Strokes Books? Like do they fuck over their authors? Also, I tried 2 freelance editors that say they edit in the […]
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caneandable.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So yay! A small publisher is interested in publishing the Dracula M/M Romance I penned based off a literal shit post by @lapis and, well, does anyone know anything bad about Bold Strokes Books? Like do they fuck over their authors? Also, I tried 2 freelance editors that say they edit in the […]
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Hoy escuchando un par de discos.
Por una parte, un grupo que comentó ayer @[email protected] de prog metal, SerapiS Project.
https://serapisproject.bandcamp.com/album/side-stories
Por otra, el Miss Power de Connie Constance, a raíz de un comentario que hacía @[email protected] […]
Por una parte, un grupo que comentó ayer @[email protected] de prog metal, SerapiS Project.
https://serapisproject.bandcamp.com/album/side-stories
Por otra, el Miss Power de Connie Constance, a raíz de un comentario que hacía @[email protected] […]
Original post on meetiko.org
meetiko.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Hoy escuchando un par de discos.
Por una parte, un grupo que comentó ayer @[email protected] de prog metal, SerapiS Project.
https://serapisproject.bandcamp.com/album/side-stories
Por otra, el Miss Power de Connie Constance, a raíz de un comentario que hacía @[email protected] […]
Por una parte, un grupo que comentó ayer @[email protected] de prog metal, SerapiS Project.
https://serapisproject.bandcamp.com/album/side-stories
Por otra, el Miss Power de Connie Constance, a raíz de un comentario que hacía @[email protected] […]
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Today I learned that all those pointless collective nouns (a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a pride of lions) which are only ever used in pub quizzes, were made up by one woman 500 years ago.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/
#til #todayilearned
A Parliament of Owls and a Murder of Crows: How Groups of Birds Got Their Names, with Wondrous Vintage Illustrations by Brian Wildsmith
www.themarginalian.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Today I learned that all those pointless collective nouns (a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a pride of lions) which are only ever used in pub quizzes, were made up by one woman 500 years ago.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/
#til #todayilearned
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Mala promoción de mi mismo voy a hacer si no pongo el enlace a @elpais.com https://elpais.com/opinion/2025-11-12/pedro-sanchez-john-snow-y-el-agua-emponzonada.html
Pedro Sánchez, John Snow y el agua emponzoñada
El presidente del Gobierno ha demostrado que sabe que las redes sociales comerciales están intoxicando la democracia, pero no pasa a la acción
elpais.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Mala promoción de mi mismo voy a hacer si no pongo el enlace a @elpais.com https://elpais.com/opinion/2025-11-12/pedro-sanchez-john-snow-y-el-agua-emponzonada.html
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November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
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November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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NBC News - The Trump administration is exploring buying warehouses that were designed for clients like Amazon and retrofitting them as detention facilities for immigrants before they are deported […]
Original post on journa.host
journa.host
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NBC News - The Trump administration is exploring buying warehouses that were designed for clients like Amazon and retrofitting them as detention facilities for immigrants before they are deported […]
@emptywheel.bsky.social 👀 WTF? Did you hear Smirnov's on "furlough"? https://jacquelinesweet.substack.com/p/516fefea-d649-4490-8051-976bc50d18e7
via: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/115509417667693054
Could it be related to the rushed sentencing process back then, or is it "just" another […]
via: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/115509417667693054
Could it be related to the rushed sentencing process back then, or is it "just" another […]
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mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
@emptywheel.bsky.social 👀 WTF? Did you hear Smirnov's on "furlough"? https://jacquelinesweet.substack.com/p/516fefea-d649-4490-8051-976bc50d18e7
via: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/115509417667693054
Could it be related to the rushed sentencing process back then, or is it "just" another […]
via: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/115509417667693054
Could it be related to the rushed sentencing process back then, or is it "just" another […]
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En RNE3 han puesto Salve de La Polla records y en el café me he puesto unas pocas más que hace años que no oía. Qué brutales son:
"Mogollón de gente vive tristemente y van a morir democráticamente y yo (y yo) y yo no quiero callarme"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X7uLr5eTz8
"Mogollón de gente vive tristemente y van a morir democráticamente y yo (y yo) y yo no quiero callarme"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X7uLr5eTz8
November 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
En RNE3 han puesto Salve de La Polla records y en el café me he puesto unas pocas más que hace años que no oía. Qué brutales son:
"Mogollón de gente vive tristemente y van a morir democráticamente y yo (y yo) y yo no quiero callarme"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X7uLr5eTz8
"Mogollón de gente vive tristemente y van a morir democráticamente y yo (y yo) y yo no quiero callarme"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X7uLr5eTz8
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One of my underlying working models for non-profit news is that nobody is in competition with each other. We should all be co-operative. We should be open sourcing code, sharing wins and losses, and doing as much as possible to lift each other up - out in the open so newcomers can benefit too.
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
One of my underlying working models for non-profit news is that nobody is in competition with each other. We should all be co-operative. We should be open sourcing code, sharing wins and losses, and doing as much as possible to lift each other up - out in the open so newcomers can benefit too.
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“The FBI is attempting to unmask the owner behind http://archive.today, a popular archiving site that is also regularly used to bypass paywalls on the internet”
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
#tech #internet […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
#tech #internet […]
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“The FBI is attempting to unmask the owner behind http://archive.today, a popular archiving site that is also regularly used to bypass paywalls on the internet”
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
#tech #internet […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
#tech #internet […]
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Can anyone in #singapore help me out?
I'd like a copy of this news story - https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper20041006-1.2.3.3
But it says "This may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries."
Is it […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I'd like a copy of this news story - https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper20041006-1.2.3.3
But it says "This may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries."
Is it […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Can anyone in #singapore help me out?
I'd like a copy of this news story - https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper20041006-1.2.3.3
But it says "This may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries."
Is it […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I'd like a copy of this news story - https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper20041006-1.2.3.3
But it says "This may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries."
Is it […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
@paige @cryptadamist Lol, yeah, I get there are those, I was asking for the most articulate, not the most numerous, let's be charitable for the sake of argument.
I sense there's an "anti-viral" or "anti-gamification" argument, but that allows (or calls for) discussion about the […]
I sense there's an "anti-viral" or "anti-gamification" argument, but that allows (or calls for) discussion about the […]
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mastodon.social
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
@paige @cryptadamist Lol, yeah, I get there are those, I was asking for the most articulate, not the most numerous, let's be charitable for the sake of argument.
I sense there's an "anti-viral" or "anti-gamification" argument, but that allows (or calls for) discussion about the […]
I sense there's an "anti-viral" or "anti-gamification" argument, but that allows (or calls for) discussion about the […]
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Mi suegro ha desaparecido en Madrid y le estamos buscando. Salió de ver a su mujer ayer a las siete en una residencia de la calle Albalá (por Canillejas) y suele ir en el 105 hasta Corralejos (Barajas). Es un octogenario con poco pelo blanco y gafas, 1,70. En principio no tenía problemas […]
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mastodon.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Mi suegro ha desaparecido en Madrid y le estamos buscando. Salió de ver a su mujer ayer a las siete en una residencia de la calle Albalá (por Canillejas) y suele ir en el 105 hasta Corralejos (Barajas). Es un octogenario con poco pelo blanco y gafas, 1,70. En principio no tenía problemas […]
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I updated my new #film, The Night Dancer, with cc for the hearing impaired (I doubt it's perfect, but hope it helps) but being on the #fediverse and experiencing alt text made me think that people with visual impairments would love to enjoy my films. It's quite a challenge to put alt-text on a […]
Original post on mograph.social
mograph.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I updated my new #film, The Night Dancer, with cc for the hearing impaired (I doubt it's perfect, but hope it helps) but being on the #fediverse and experiencing alt text made me think that people with visual impairments would love to enjoy my films. It's quite a challenge to put alt-text on a […]
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thanks to @paige for the very flattering and in depth video largely about the #fedialgo project!
https://video.fedihost.co/w/a1522517-704e-44a3-aa0e-5c4e7d49e7d1
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicfeed #algorithmictimeline #fedi #feditips #feditools #Fediverse #feed #foss #gotosocial #hashtag […]
https://video.fedihost.co/w/a1522517-704e-44a3-aa0e-5c4e7d49e7d1
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicfeed #algorithmictimeline #fedi #feditips #feditools #Fediverse #feed #foss #gotosocial #hashtag […]
Original post on universeodon.com
universeodon.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
thanks to @paige for the very flattering and in depth video largely about the #fedialgo project!
https://video.fedihost.co/w/a1522517-704e-44a3-aa0e-5c4e7d49e7d1
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicfeed #algorithmictimeline #fedi #feditips #feditools #Fediverse #feed #foss #gotosocial #hashtag […]
https://video.fedihost.co/w/a1522517-704e-44a3-aa0e-5c4e7d49e7d1
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicfeed #algorithmictimeline #fedi #feditips #feditools #Fediverse #feed #foss #gotosocial #hashtag […]
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BREAKING!
Blogger's long term plan to get the EU to put rules in place against scraping trains is to become law in 2027 😂
My 2021 blog post:
https://jonworth.eu/the-eu-should-place-a-blanket-ban-on-trains-being-scrapped/
Today's plan
"The Commission will propose, in 2027, measures to ban […]
Blogger's long term plan to get the EU to put rules in place against scraping trains is to become law in 2027 😂
My 2021 blog post:
https://jonworth.eu/the-eu-should-place-a-blanket-ban-on-trains-being-scrapped/
Today's plan
"The Commission will propose, in 2027, measures to ban […]
Original post on gruene.social
gruene.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
BREAKING!
Blogger's long term plan to get the EU to put rules in place against scraping trains is to become law in 2027 😂
My 2021 blog post:
https://jonworth.eu/the-eu-should-place-a-blanket-ban-on-trains-being-scrapped/
Today's plan
"The Commission will propose, in 2027, measures to ban […]
Blogger's long term plan to get the EU to put rules in place against scraping trains is to become law in 2027 😂
My 2021 blog post:
https://jonworth.eu/the-eu-should-place-a-blanket-ban-on-trains-being-scrapped/
Today's plan
"The Commission will propose, in 2027, measures to ban […]
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November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM