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This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Autumn in Finland is like looking at a beautiful painting, mwah chef’s kiss.
#SilentSunday #finland #autmncolors #nature #fediverse #photography #photo #fotografie
Guten Abend
Diese Woche hat mir wieder gezeigt, warum ich hier bin. Zu fast jeder Frage kamen Antworten aus der Runde, oft aus eigener Erfahrung und mit viel Geduld. Egal ob es um Distributionen, Paketverwaltung oder Datenschutz ging, irgendwer hatte einen Rat parat und nahm sich die Zeit, ihn aufzuschreiben. Ich bin noch nicht lange dabei und habe in diesen Tagen mehr gelernt als erwartet.
Ein herzliches Dankeschön an alle, die mir geholfen haben. Ich gebe das gern zurück, sobald ich kann.
Einen schönen Sonntagabend.
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“A Reporter Returns to China to Find it Richer, but Also Highly Paranoid․ nytimes․com/2026/10/11/world/asia/china-essay-higgins-surveillance․html ⌗WorldNews ⌗China ⌗Surveillance”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/world/asia/china-essay-higgins-surveillance.html
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It's been a day and a morning since I watched the Aaron Sorkin docudrama "The Social Reckoning."
Reflections about it keep returning to me, staying top of mind.
Last night I watched the pilot/first episode of the TV show "Cupertino", a legal drama about a, ahem, "start-up" law firm based in Silicon Valley.
Both the movie and the TV show revolve around legalities of Big Tech, or simply, BIG companies.
It has me intending to set aside time to rewatch Sorkin's "The Social Network" then immediately rewatch "The Social Reckoning" back-to-back.
What does this have to do with The Fediverse?
Lots.
I am no longer ambivalent about Facebook's ( whatever word the reverse of "née" is, [put that word here] Meta's) Threads being federated with instances where i might be actively participating in.
I can't clarify this without providing spoilers spoiling your experience if you choose to watch "The Social Reckoning" too.
But, I can say this confidently...
Aaron Sorkin doesn't need to make a third Facebook movie.
Because Elena already made it . . .
https://elenarossini.com/portfolio/introducing-the-fediverse/
| #TheSocialNetwork #TheSocialReckoning #Fediverse #CupertinoTVShow #CupertinoTV #Cupertino #AaronSorkin #Facebook #Threads
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“Matthias Huss, a glaciologist at ETH Zürich has found that Switzerland has lost almost 20% of its Glaciers in just 5 years, in a dramatic Reshaping of the Alpine Country ⌗Research ⌗Climate theguardian․com/envi…”
https://bsd.network/@lcheylus/117415339725488484
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“europesays․com/unitedstates/30838/ House GOP eyes Flock camera crackdown after AOC joins fight ⌗AlexandriaOcasioCortez ⌗BernieSanders ⌗Congress ⌗FlockCamera ⌗HouseAndSenate ⌗JoshHawley ⌗MikeJ…”
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“Nix wrote half of my debugger
Link: fzakaria․com/2026/10/07/nix-wrote-half-of-my-debugger
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50017247”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117418862778605883
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Hey everyone,
@casey and @rania40 had the honour of speaking to two families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.
They are:
• SLASH (@SlashGaza)
• WaledSc,🍉 (@waledG)
Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).
Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):
https://gaza-verified.org/donate/
Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.
💕
#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification
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“Amid Backlash, Surveillance Company Flock Is Cutting Staff
web․brid․gy/r/motherjones․com/politics/2026/10/flock-surveillance-backlash-layoffs/”
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“A study analysed 2580 marine heatwave (MHW) events from 54 stations across 20 US estuaries and found that heat stress from pre & post phases of MHWs when combined with MHWs, results in approximately 1․5x the heat stress…”
https://mastodon.social/@omkar_foss/117414924265361828
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Stupid post. Not for scientific research or anything, just to gauge the spirits of the people on here. Which *ONE CHANGE* do you think would increase people's happiness in this digital age. Reply guys, yes i know GoToSocial etc exist, i am just mentioning the most popular ones in that particular space
#fediverse #mastodon #Pixelfed #lemmy
| Changing from Reddit to Lemmy/Piefed: | 1 |
| Changing from Insta/tiktok to Pixelfed/Loops: | 6 |
| Changing from Facebook to Friendica: | 3 |
Closed
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“Well, a cup of hot coffee ☕ and some mundane activity ⌗life ⌗coffee ⌗music ⌗linux ⌗research”
https://mastodon.social/@unixbhaskar/117413292317700918
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“'In response to a 404 Media investigation, Sen․ Ron Wyden is demanding more information about how a federal license plate reader camera program works․Last month, we reported on the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area p…”
https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/117417288176261471
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“San Mateo Adds Axon ALPR Cameras: What It Means for You ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/san-mateo-adds-axon-alpr-cameras-what-it-means-for-you/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117416933181904329
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“New book challenges the 'race‑only' narrative behind Europe’s unequal welcome of refugees – Dal NewsWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world watched as neighbouring European countries opened their borders to Ukrai…”
https://pubeurope.com/@romania/117412619379966512
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“Grieving the Loss of Details
Link: purplesyringa․moe/blog/grieving-the-loss-of-details/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49980880”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117417683396305934
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“europesays․com/3300948/ New book challenges the 'race‑only' narrative behind Europe’s unequal welcome of refugees – Dal News ⌗HealthProfessions ⌗News ⌗research ⌗romania ⌗SocialWork ⌗stiri”
https://pubeurope.com/@europesays/117412591272387706
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“a very very nice explainer on the impacts that AI is having and will have on the field of mathematics: youtube․com/watch?v=KqiDqJMxg6o ⌗math ⌗AI ⌗science ⌗research ⌗tech”
https://tilde.zone/@mk30/117412555684319485
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“⌗Democrats ⌗DNC ⌗HAkemJefferies ⌗Privacy ⌗1stAmendment ⌗Surveillance
Make sure you don't fuck this up if you win․ engadget․com/2276609/ice-is-reportedly-using-a-palantir-database-to-compile-dossi…”
https://mastodon.social/@Flowermob/117416626770275789
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Rethinking my social media presence
https://blog.lutra-it.eu/rethinking-my-social-media-presence.html
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Surveillance Watch has reached a milestone: we have catalogued over 1,000 surveillance entities and 1,180 funders, across 182 countries and 15 categories of surveillance technology․ surveillancewatch․io/ ⌗Surveillan…”
https://mastodon.social/@alshafei/117416592537243168
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“Talorys – A self-hosted personal AI agent on Cloudflare's free tier
Link: github․com/rociiu/talorys
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50031614”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117416503368468233
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“Training Text-to-Image Models Without a VAE linum․ai/field-notes/pyramid-jit Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49983582 ⌗HackerNews ⌗TextToImage ⌗Models ⌗VAE ⌗MachineLearning ⌗AI ⌗Res…”
https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117412183277916353
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“📷 Corvallis, OR just got its first reported license plate readers․ Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map․ ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Corvallis ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/flock-ca…”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117416349649510709
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“🕷️ NEW: A University of ⌗BritishColumbia researcher surveyed ⌗SalishSea sea spiders across one field season and described two ⌗species new to ⌗science, the first in nearly a century․One has hairy legs and…”
https://fediscience.org/@tksst/117411663298892191
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“📷 9 new license plate readers just reported around Hyde Park, IL․ Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching․ ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗HydePark ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/flock-camer…”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117416349585770212
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“PR Newswire: EBSCO Information Services Launches Urban Studies Source Database for Urban Research (PRESS RELEASE)․ 'EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has launched Urban Studies Source, a new full-text research database…”
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Question for #lawyers in the #fediverse: wouldn’t the grotesque livestreaming of an execution violate the 8th amendment? Hasan has a brother in Virginia — wouldn’t #Hegseth’s depraved and fascistic plot (see Ruth Ben-Ghiat — make violence a spectacle; violence then becomes normalized and when asked to commit violence, obedience is easier, as it were) violate the brother’s rights? #SCOTUS?
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“'123456' password used in massive Danish CPR data breach․Such stupidity․ They should of course have used '654321'․ cphpost․dk/2026-10-10/news/round-up/123456-password-used-in-massive-danish-cpr-data-breach/ ⌗tech …”
https://graphics.social/@metin/117416063762513590
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“Stony Brook University: Hojun Son Receives SUNY AI Research Grant to Unlock Stony Brook University’s The Statesman Archive!․ 'Using Stony Brook University’s The Statesman and a corpus of more than 50,000 newspaper manus…”
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“If AI is conscient, then we are making slaves
Link: groundlevel-ai․com/p/anthropic-ai-consciousness-new-york-times-rabbi
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50029681”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117415088086991395
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“🐘 NEW: Wild African ⌗savanna elephants use more than 40 physical gestures during competitive interactions, signaling others to move away or stop specific actions․ Researchers in ⌗SouthAfrica watched ⌗elephant…”
https://fediscience.org/@tksst/117410955702061516
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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse
“Have you ever accidentally boosted or deleted a post in Mastodon? You can avoid this by changing your settings to require a confirmation before any boosts or deletions actually happen:➡️ fedi․tips/how-to-avoid-acciden…”
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/117417768566924354
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@pruef_de @pruef_sn
Heute Prüfdemo in #Dresden. Auf die Frage der Veranstalter, wo man auf die Demo aufmerksam wurde, wurde bei "Instagram?" gebuht und "nein!" gerufen. Selbes Spiel bei "TikTok?". Und dann wurde bei "Mastodon?" gejubelt! FediMagic! 🥳
So nämlich! Auch Social Media muss man prüfen und es sollte demokratischen Standards entsprechen!
bin gerade etwas entsetzt was #mastodon angeht. Es gab mal eine zeit da waren ganz viele leute hier im fediver und die sind scheinbar alle weg. Also die Community ist komplett kollabiert. Das ist sehr, sehr schade.
Zum Beispiel der Account von "Verrückte Geschichte". Weg, als ob er nie hier gewesen war.
Die Leute nutzen diesen Dienst nicht mehr. Schade.
Gamepad.Club is a Mastodon server with a video games focus, but we’re open to all forms of gaming from tabletop RPGs to trading card games. Hosted in the UK and EU but everyone is welcome!
You can find out more at https://gamepad.club/about or contact the admin account @Gazimoff
#FeaturedServer #Games #Gaming #VideoGames #TTRPG #RPG #CardGames #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Hallo! 👋 Bin neu hier (61) und ohne Insta & Co. unterwegs. Möchte mal erleben, was im #Fediverse so abgeht!
Ich suche Austausch zu:
• #Philosophy & #ScienceFiction (Dystopien, Zeitreisen)
• #Motorrad & #Motorradreisen 🏍️
• #Wandern (Alpen, Dolomiten) & Natur
• Altersgemäßes #Fitness & #Joggen
Freue mich über Tipps für Accounts & nette Gespräche. Bitte gerne teilen (boosten)! ☕✨
#NeuHier #Introduction #Vorstellung #Ü60 #BikersOfMastodon #Filme
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“⌗WJDS paper: How do manipulation and negativity on social media shape local public spheres?A digital ethnography in four Hungarian municipalities shows: close ties in small towns can curb negativity – but also enable …”
https://social.bund.de/@Weizenbaum_Institut/117410913090815682
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Is it more important that Fediverse instances can have different moderation policies, or that all Fediverse instances have the same moderation policies?
#EvanPoll #poll #fediverse #moderation #instance
| Entirely different: | 53 |
| More different than same: | 111 |
| More same than different: | 41 |
| Entirely same: | 3 |
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“Interesting Git repos of the week:Detection:* github․com/radkawar/aws-firmware-dump - dumping AWS firmware
* github․com/MaamarSec/Cyber-Defense-Lab-Portfolio - build your own SOC
* github․com/ThomasPoppelgaard…”
https://infosec.exchange/@timb_machine/117410757287140407
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“🕵️ Latest from ⌗Surveillance ⌗Technology Oversight Project (S․T․O․P․) ⌗NYC 'A surveillance company shared plans with cops to add facial recognition to Flock cameras․ They say the technology can be used to …”
https://privacysafe.social/@yaleprivacylab/117415320210382947
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“Triple-A Minesweeper
Link: minesweeper․mikelacher․com/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50022292”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117412492520377858
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🔴I speak of the brutality of the occupation army...
📌Footage documents the moment a drone targeted, for the second time, a motorcycle lying on the ground, next to a citizen whose body was torn apart and whose limbs and flesh were ripped to shreds, in a scene that embodies the extent of the brutality and aggression.
https://gofund.me/4d998a9f7
#Palestine #Fediverse #FediForGaza
@simon_brooke
@Oftentimesjack
@davidculley
@limb
@Shibanarchiste
@Peter_Link
@PeteKirkham
Despite constant reports such as this one, the #KidsAct poses a threat to the foundations of the #Fediverse, not #Meta.
> Meta Is Refusing to Remove AI-Generated #Facebook Videos of Graphic Child Abuse, Including a Baby Roasting in an Oven Meta is making it clear: it doesn't care about AI-generated child abuse videos on its platforms.
cc @cathleen @wikimediaDE @wetell
#FediForum #FediAdmins #AgeVerification #Altersverifikation #Fediday #OpenSocialWeb #OSWA
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“AI surveillance startup Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say theguardian․com/world/2026/oct/09/flock-job-cuts ⌗Surveillance ⌗AiArtificialIntelligence ⌗Technology ⌗Business ⌗…”
https://halo.nu/@theguardian_world_news/117412698321361335
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“winbuzzer․com/2026/10/09/openai-shares-hundreds-of-math-results-from-an-unreleased-ai-xcxwbn/ OpenAI has published 722 manuscripts of proposed mathematical solutions from an unreleased AI model, giving researchers new …”
https://mastodon.social/@winbuzzer/117410571691877646
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“Internet Age Verification
= Surveillance under the logic of 'protecting children'․(Rules are often disguised for one reason but are created for another reason only the rule-makers know / plan․) ⌗Internet ⌗AgeVerif…”
https://mastodon.social/@collective_truth/117412304171083435
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“OpenAI fires three safety researchers for 'mishandling research information' techcrunch․com/2026/10/08/fired-openai-safety-researchers-dispute-misconduct-claims-warn-of-chilling-effect/ Comments: news․ycombinator․co…”
https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117410550843592975
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GeoIP- und ASN-Blocks sind für unsere #FediAdmin gerade Dauerthema, um Instanzen vor Spam und Angriffen zu schützen. 🛡️💥
Mit Version 1.28.0 unterstützt nun auch #Anubis genau diese Filter. Eine schlanke und leichtgewichtige Alternative für alle, die keine schweren Firewall-Setups wie #CrowdSec betreiben wollen!
📒 Doku: https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/admin/geoip/
🛠️ Changelog: https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/releases
Nutzt ihr ASN- oder Geo-Filter auf eurer Instanz?
Wer probiert morgen in Kaarst mit uns Wechselrezepte für die digitale Unabhängigkeit aus?
Das sind unsere Rezeptvorschläge:
- Kalender und Kontakte befreien
- Gaming mit Linux
- Firefox als sichere Alternative
- Von Google zu Ecosia
- Mastodon: Dein Tor ins Fediverse
Meldet Euch an!
https://pretix.eu/kulturforum-kaarst/DIDKaarst-26-06/c/pVWCMa7NK/
Danke an den Kaarster Extra-Tipp!!
#diday #didit #dutgemacht #kaarst #vhs #kultur #demokratie #unplugbigtech #linux #fediverse #mastodon
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“I had a great time discussing the dilemmas we face in life, ⌗medicine, and research with the ⌗Philosophy Department at University of Nevada Las Vegas!Great things happening there, including a new ⌗MedicalEthics …”
https://nerdculture.de/@ByrdNick/117412035622084006
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“Cloudflare acquires Deno
Link: deno․com/blog/cloudflare
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50019911”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117412256611513702
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“I’m going to call it out… just stop putting lots of text one your slides․ You know its bad, I know its bad, everyone knows its bad… so can we just not? ⌗PHD ⌗Research ⌗Academic ⌗Presenting ⌗PHDChat”
https://mastodon.online/@d_yellowlees/117410523024705294
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Coś co powinno być pisane w każdym poradniku i obowiązkowo na JoinMastodon.
Wybierając instancję decydujesz nie tyle do jakiej grupy dołączasz, a raczej komu dajesz możliwość decydowania kto zobaczy twoje posty i kogo posty ty zobaczysz.
Administracja instancji może blokować problematyczne ich zdaniem instancje, co w jednej formie zrywa całą komunikację między nimi.
A to bywa kłopotliwe dla użytkowników. Także gdy twoja instancja jest blokowana przez innych.
Ich hab neulich ein Podiumsgespräch gesehen an dem Tilo Jung beteiligt war, wo er sich über Youtube äußerte, er könne darauf gar auf nicht verzichten. Er machte da einen sehr eingebrannten Eindruck.
Kann ihm jemand von der +1-Idee bzw. #FediverseFirst erzählen.
TIL that there's an #openstreetmap feature that shows #fediverse instances.
Edit: Adding thanks to @jaz for making the map
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/46.86/-46.58
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“Interesting links of the week:Strategy:* ncsc․gov․uk/collection/disruptive-cyber-attacks - NCSC discuss response planning
* sheets․works/data-viz/holding-up-the-internet - the people propping up the Internet
* …”
https://infosec.exchange/@timb_machine/117410047435116004
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Tell the Senate:
Reform surveillance ⌗BillC22!They need to reform the bill and fix its dangerous ⌗surveillance powers․ Sign the petition today! openmedia․org/ReformC22-mtd”
https://mastodon.social/@OpenMediaOrg/117411962823613274
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Sharkey scheint genauso zu funktionieren und alle nötigen Features anzubieten, wie ich es mir von einem Fediverse-System wünsche.
Ich werde zwar weiterhin ausgiebig auf https://shrk.mv2k.net/@memo testen, aber schon jetzt sieht es so aus, als ob es, wenn das neue Mastodon-Design wirklich so wie es nun ist erscheint, schnell umziehen kann.
Trotzdem werde ich erst einmal ausgiebig weitertesten. 😆
Sharkey scheint genauso zu funktionieren und alle nötigen Features anzubieten, wie ich es mir von einem Fedivers-System wünsche.
Ich werde zwar weiterhin ausgiebig auf https://shrk.mv2k.net/@memo testen, aber schon jetzt sieht es so aus, als ob es, wenn das neue Mastodon-Design wirklich so wie es nun ist erscheint, schnell umziehen kann.
Trotzdem werde ich erst einmal ausgiebig weitertesten. 😆
Officially kicked off my annual self-host user survey this morning, which consists of 45 questions across several topics (including a new section on AI!).
Last year's survey received over 4,000 responses - the goal is to hit 5k this year!
https://selfh.st/survey/2026-open/
#selfhost #selfhosting #selfhosted #opensource #foss #homelab #survey #privacy #fediverse #mastodon #server #sysadmin #devops #ai #cloud #smarthome #git #hardware #software #app #apps #docker #database #streaming
When I see Maga people being interviewed (putting aside any other of my reactions) I wonder if they've ever travelled , as in out of the USA......
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Seasonal ⌗surveillance in ⌗humans in 2026 for ⌗WVN - Weekly Report (ECDC, Oct․ 9 '26): 1,855 cases so far of which 748 in ⌗Italy, etidiohnew․blogspot․com/2026/10/seasonal-surveillance-in-humans-in-2026_0…”
https://mstdn.science/@GMIK69/117411705205376186
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“EU cyber and science researchers are testing Chinese AI models – POLITICOAI safety and security — topics currently under intense scrutiny following a series of incidents in which advanced…
⌗Europe ⌗EU ⌗A…”
https://pubeurope.com/@europe/117409520822173586
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I've been on the fence about hosting my own #fediverse account for a while now, mainly because of the insane hardware requirements.
I've considered pleroma/akkoma for a while, but i don't know the first thing about elixir and their docs are not the most clear. I've been really tempted by #GoToSocial, but #snac's easy install & general simplicity made me take the plunge.
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Good follow-up to your earlier Flock posts․ Here's the tweet:---⚖️📸 A federal judge in Oklahoma just ruled that warrantless Flock camera searches may actually violate the Fourth Amendment․ The case involved a deputy wh…”
https://infosec.exchange/@techygeek/117411607674920639
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“MXC - a sandboxed code execution system
Link: github․com/microsoft/mxc
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50016489”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117410133169137588
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Flock is catching flak․ Experts say other police surveillance tools are more worrisomeFusus, by Axon's own description, is a 'rapidly deployable real-time crime center in the cloud․' It functions like the brain of a cri…”
https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/117411549052724403
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“europesays․com/3299450/ AI-powered home monitoring tracks older adults’ health while protecting privacy ⌗AI ⌗ArtificialIntelligence ⌗Heart ⌗heat ⌗posture ⌗research ⌗technology”
https://pubeurope.com/@europesays/117408722063427279
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“EU cyber and science researchers are testing Chinese AI models politico․eu/article/eu-cybersecurity-and-science-researchers-are-testing-chinese-ai-models/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndicatio…”
https://social.espeweb.net/objects/86569b72-52dd-4635-9604-9e61326f8345
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“📢 'It Is Done․ Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at City Council MeetingIowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to 'undo the curse that was just put on o…”
https://social.aktaeon.net/@zendorea/117411545184635236
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RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117412761302264821
BOOST FOR REACH. Let's help out fediverse.
#boost #fediverse #mastodon #MutualAidRequest #mutualaidspace #disabledmutualaid #tranamutualaid
AodeRelay boosted
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@aceofcosmicspace@lgbtqia.spaceURGENT. PLEASE BOOST FOR ME!
As many of you know I'm recovering from recent surgeries and complications, and and also still dealing with after effects of three day migraine and a fibro flare. I'm unable to cook for myself currently, and have run out of easy meals to keep me going. As a disabled, chronically ill person who lives under the poverty line it would be much appreciated if you could help me reach my $70 goal so I can get a few more nutritious meals for the next few days as I continue recovery. Thank you♥️
#mutualaid #boostforreach #boostforreach #kindness #love #disabledmutualaid #disabled #disability #bigender #chronicillness #mutualaidspace #mutual #help #assist #leadiwthlove #kindnessmatters #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #bisexual #spiritual #grateful #gratitude #littlejoys #MutualAidSavesLives #communitymatters #community #food #aid #transcrowdfund @mutualaidspace @mutualaid
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Surveillance Daily: October 9, 2026 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/surveillance-daily-october-9-2026/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117411270574798108
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“The 2026 ⌗World ⌗Manufacturing ⌗Convention concluded in ⌗Hefei, ⌗China with 790 signed ⌗projects representing a stated total ⌗investment of RMB 363․4 billion, according to figures released at a…”
https://mstdn.business/@cnbusinessforum/117408497749459522
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“Reducing undefined behavior in the C language
Link: lwn․net/Articles/1095811/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50015074”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117408717618650497
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#Fediverse vibe check:
Is there an issue with the instance i'm on, layer8.space?
I'm just a user, here.
I think the name is quite funny - the 8th layer of the ISO/OSI model. 🤓😉 ...it's tech, it's a joke, it's supposed to be fun, afaik.
I'm asking, because recently, someone boosted a toot from several years ago - "something... of course a layer8.space user ...something".
Am i getting lumped-in with slightly differently weird dickheads on the internet? 😉🤣
Is this a #NetNeutrality issue?
Good night, federated friends, and everyone who comes across this message.
Thank you for the privilege of being here, federated, together.
Anyone using actalis instead of letsencrypt ?
Would be nice to substitute a fundamental american piece with an european one.
Week in Fediverse 2026-10-09
Servers
- Hollo v0.9.22
- PieFed v1.8.0
- Mitra v5.11.0
- Mbin v1.11.0
- Catodon v26.10.0
- NeoDB v0.19.6.3
- NodeBB v4.16.2
- Lemmy Development Update September 2026
Clients
- Tusky v33.0
- Pachli v3.9.1
- IceCubesApp v2.1.4
- Summit v1.87.0
- Pixelfed Mobile App v2.0.0
- Aria v1.5.15
For developers
- Fedify security updates: 2.0.30, 2.1.26, 2.2.15, 2.3.10, and 2.4.0
Protocol
- FEP-4f18: ActivityPub Network Time
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/01a0fe1a-a0fe-7d20-895a-b18c4561484c
🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Interesting article…ADHD as a circadian rhythm disorder frontiersin․org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10․3389/fpsyt․2025․1697900/full ⌗science ⌗research ⌗ADHD ⌗health ⌗biology ⌗neuroscience”
https://graphics.social/@metin/117407477315717041
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“The Hardware Store Camera That Reads Your Plate First ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/the-hardware-store-camera-that-reads-your-plate-first/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117411270463419110
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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse
“You can set Mastodon to use dark mode, light mode or automatically match your device's own dark/light mode setting․ More info on how to do this at:➡️ fedi․tips/customising-your-mastodon-interface-colours Some third p…”
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/117412397636732707
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The Mastodon "collections" functionality is still a bit problematic, as not all servers have apparently implemented it yet, so you can add them to your collections?@EUCommission is a good example but there are many others, persons and organisations.
#Mastodon #collections #fediverse
🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“⌗business ⌗archaeology ⌗research ⌗CulturalHeritage 'They have been a major source of archaeological data, and some observers estimate they conducted up to 90% of the archaeological research performed in the…”
https://researchbuzz.masto.host/@researchbuzz/117407464417818982
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“📷 9 new license plate readers just reported around Ceres, CA․ Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching․ ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Ceres ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/flock-cameras/cali…”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117410687418461234
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To help with their Forkiverse experiment, the Search Engine/Hard Fork teams talked to two experts: @evan and @jaz. Listen to @mike's chats with them here:
https://flipboard.video/w/nLKq9MFfyMdLaqAmHtDUWj
And here's the episode of Search Engine where they talk about why the Forkiverse is ending — rising costs, lack of exciting content, and Russian propaganda infiltration.
At the beginning of this year, @kevin, @caseynewton and @pj launched a fediverse instance, The Forkiverse. Now, they're shutting it down. Here's PJ's conversation with @mike for #DotSocial about the experiment.
Allen, die Espresso lieben, möchte ich den Shop "Espresso Connection" empfehlen.
Betrieben von einer Person aus dem Fediverse, basiert der Shop auf rasend schneller Technologie, damit euer Espresso noch schneller bei euch eintrifft ;)
https://espressoconnection.de/
(Empfehlung ohne, dass ich etwas davon hätte)
Hey everyone,
@casey and @aseelfromgz had the honour of speaking to three families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.
They are:
• (@hadeelfamily9)
• Nagham🍉🇵🇸 (@Nagham11)
• Julia Amal (@jojojulia)
Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).
Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):
https://gaza-verified.org/donate/
Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.
💕
#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy
gadgetreview․com/youtuber-builds-system-that-mimics-flock-to-spy-on-cops-then-the-cops-came-knocking”
https://mastodon.social/@Flowermob/117408509673339651
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Science: Exclusive: Archaeology megafirm abruptly shuts down․ 'Chronicle Heritage, which was backed by venture capitalists and formed through the merger of several smaller firms, was a major player in the for-profit cul…”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/10/08/exclusive-archaeology-megafirm-abruptly-shuts-down-science/
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Why isn't the industry freaking out about DeepSeek 4․1 Flash?
Link: dgt․is/blog/2026-10-07-deepseek-freek-out/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50000488”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117407066062873357
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“🧠 NEW: Two people with ⌗paralysis used a single ⌗brain implant to control a virtual avatar’s ⌗speech and ⌗gestures at once․The device, 253 electrodes resting on the sensorimotor cortex, decoded attempte…”
https://fediscience.org/@tksst/117407416705239966
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Remote Employee Fired After Refusing To Be Photographed by an AI Tool Every Three Minutes, Lawsuit Claims techtimes․co․uk/remote-worker-lawsuit-ai-webcam-monitoring-1809007 ⌗SentinelAI ⌗AI ⌗privacy ⌗surv…”
https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/117406628417664675
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We are thrilled to unveil the #Fedizen project. Powered by @Bonfire@bonfire.cafe, built for the Commons, we are creating a new type of #Fediverse instance that aims to aggregate and curate the best parts of the network.
🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Found an old screenshot of PH4NTXM from its early days․Back then, it was just the beginning of an idea․ A lot has changed since․Still have to dig through my archives and find the first version, before even versioning XD…”
https://defcon.social/@geobountalakis/117406829720304429
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Finally got a chance to read through this article I bookmarked by Daniel Boguslaw at The American Prospect ( read it, support it )․ And I almost lost my soup when I got to this quote:'I do agree that the pub…”
https://social.sadecki.com/@cptvitamin/statuses/01M4EAEAY11XWHXKHFTG0N704K
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Message to the #loops app developers.... Look at the error in the screenshot - My Video, I want to Upload, is 26 MB !!!
🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“A personal thank you to Alexandros Vyzantios and the Hacks․gr team for this incredible article about PH4NTXM․The amount of research, technical detail, and effort put into explaining the project is genuinely impressive․S…”
https://defcon.social/@geobountalakis/117406526114910429
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program
Link: apnews․com/article/h1b-visa-program-vance-microsoft-e7b3a407f822702b269ee277d21343ea
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50006832”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117406594362350974
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🚨MUTUAL AID CHECKPOINT 09/10/2026🚨
Post your needs or your friend's needs below 👇🏻 Include the need, deadline (if any), and payment handles or crowdfunding links.
Boost this post and all replies. Let's amplify each other.
@mutualaidspace @wrzky@wrzky.com @mutualaid@ovo.st @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @disability@fedigroups.social @disability@ovo.st @QuyetPawz @ellespeaks @edendestroyer
#mutualaid #mutualaidspace #MutualAidRequest #DisabilityCrowdfund #EmergencyCrowdfund #transmutualaid #queermutualaid #disabilitymutualaid #GazaMutualAid #disability #anarchism #politics #neurodivergence #healthcare #poverty #mentalhealth #HelpFolksLive #fedihelp #activism #Palestine #Gaza #solidarity #press #writer #mastodon #socialmedia #fediverse
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“europesays․com/thestates/49797/ Week of protests targets ICE facilities in Williston, Vermont ⌗action ⌗AntiIce ⌗facility ⌗FederalImmigrationEnforcement ⌗Genera ⌗ICE ⌗IceFacility ⌗LargeDem…”
https://pubeurope.com/@us/117406147080768225
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> "Wenn dir das Leben eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade draus!"
Zumindest so ähnlich waren meine Gedanken gestern kurz vor dem Einschlafen und so habe ich gleich heute Morgen eine neue Misskey-Instanz aufgesetzt. 😆
Was nun auch immer mit Mastodon in Zukunft passieren wird – ich habe mir schon mal eine Alternative vorbereitet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also bitte nicht über eventuelle Folgeanfragen und das Posten von Beiträgen von @memo@msk.mv2k.net nicht nur zum Testen wundern. 😉
schon lustig der bias hier im #fediverse.
da gibt es leute, die AI schlimmer finden als Adobe. erinnert ihr euch an flash? kennt ihr deren abo modell?
das klingt wie damals als es hier im fedi en vogue war, gegen Crypto zu haten.
das ist glaub das gedankengut, das in meiner jugend "punk" war, und dann ein BWL studium in angriff nahm. so etwas kaqnnst du dir gar nicht ausdenken.
🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Researchers find 180,000 giant tortoises living on island in Seychelles theguardian․com/environment/2026/oct/08/researchers-find-180000-giant-tortoises-living-on-island-in-seychelles ⌗Wildlife ⌗Conservation …”
https://halo.nu/@theguardian_world_news/117406206417032772
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We are thrilled to unveil the #Fedizen project. Powered by Bonfire, built for the Commons, we are creating a new type of #Fediverse instance that aims to aggregate and curate the best parts of the network.
3 Tage Sause mit ausverkauftem Haus in #Mühlheim bei #Lachen ist Trumpf mit wundervollen mega netten Kolleg:innen.
Benjamin Eisenberg aus #Bottrop , Lina Lerche aus #Berlin , Don Clark #Hamburg und Jens Neutag aus #Wuppertal
Ich habe die Kolleg:Innen ermuntert ins #Fediverse zu wechseln.
Sie werden sicher folgen. ❤️👍
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“⌗Italy, ⌗WNV & ⌗Usutu Virus in Humans - Weekly ⌗Surveillance ⌗Report (ISS, Oct․ 8 '26): 754 cases and 57 deaths so far, etidiohnew․blogspot․com/2026/10/italy-wnv-usutu-virus-in-humans-weekly․html”
https://mstdn.science/@GMIK69/117405928250235580
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“I guess it's fitting that ⌗Trump would be handing out ⌗science honors to ⌗engineers and even ⌗businesspeople rather than ⌗scientists while cutting ⌗funding for actual ⌗scientificwork․ (This isn…”
https://h4.io/@joshisanonymous/117406184730986432
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Show HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years
Link: tanzaniaeducationproject․org/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50006366”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117405886388889373
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Sub-1-Bit LLM Compression via Latent Factorization github․com/SamsungLabs/LittleBit Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50005608 ⌗HackerNews ⌗Sub1Bit ⌗LLM ⌗Compression ⌗Latent ⌗Factorizatio…”
https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117406158672556636
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Surveillance Daily: October 8, 2026 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/surveillance-daily-october-8-2026/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117405608240545706
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I don't think, "I'm going to unfollow anyone who says X" carries quite the weight some people seem to think it does...
🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“🦧 NEW: Wild Bornean ⌗orangutan mothers deliberately adjust their daily ⌗travel paths to give their ⌗infants opportunities to interact with peers․Despite living mostly solitary lives in the canopy, ⌗mother…”
https://fediscience.org/@tksst/117406001401692850
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“LA Council to Review AI License Plate Reader Pilot ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/la-council-to-review-ai-license-plate-reader-pilot/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117405608165042524
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“📷 5 new license plate readers just reported around Laredo, TX․ Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching․ ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Laredo ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/flock-cameras/te…”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117405496970819425
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“OpenAI Withdraws 3 Math Papers github․com/openai/math/blob/main/history․md Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50003107 ⌗HackerNews ⌗OpenAI ⌗Math ⌗Papers ⌗Withdrawal ⌗OpenAI ⌗Research …”
https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117405112930554292
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“Classic PC demoscene productions running natively in the browser
Link: treylorswift․github․io/demoscene-recomp/web/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=50002426”
https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117404470798233143
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“📷 10 new license plate readers just reported around Metairie, LA․ Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching․ ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Metairie ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/flock-camer…”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117405496830759117
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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse
“europesays․com/3297793/ BYD exec says biggest challenge to expansion is geopolitics ⌗analysis ⌗BreakingNews ⌗bursa ⌗BursaMalaysia ⌗BursaScreener ⌗bursascreener ⌗klse ⌗KualaLumpur ⌗Kua…”
https://pubeurope.com/@europesays/117404514948324568
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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse
“There are many ways to share Mastodon posts with other people:- To share a post with your followers, click its 'Boost' button (usually 🔄 arrows or 🚀 a rocket, depending on your interface or app)- To share a post with …”
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/117406600806964181
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Dear #Admins & #Developers of the #Fediverse,
ICYMI: #AgeVerification (and more) vs. the #Fediverse: How the EU #KidsAct challenges #Mastodon (& Co.)
must-read by @wintermeyer
→ https://www.heise.de/en/background/Age-verification-in-the-Fediverse-How-the-KIDS-Act-challenges-Mastodon-11474306.html
The EU Commission seeks feedback until ⏰️ 26 Nov. 2026:
→ https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-seeks-feedback-eu-kids-act
cc @fediforum @ @teamtoot @admin @itteam @dansup @fed.brid.gy @fediway
#Fediforum #Fediadmin #Fedikirche #FediLZ #Fediday #OpenSocialWeb #Loops #Pixelfed #ActivityPub #CivicTech