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“Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, international research suggests theguardian․com/environment/2026/sep/15/air-pollution-linked-to-higher-suicide-risk-research-suggests ⌗Environment ⌗Health ⌗Resear…”

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“Tehran is mapping targets in America — and Trump’s FBI is out of excusesThe latest announcement from Tehran should command the immediate attention of the American national security establishment․ Fars News…
⌗EuropeSay…”

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“Gemini 3․8 Live and 3․8 Live Extended Thinking
Link: blog․google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-live-gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=497159…”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117276594901542795

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This is the update you've been waiting for. Coming soon to the App Store.

https://tapestry.iconfactory.com

#OpenWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bluesky #TapestryApp

Using FediWings (https://rstockm.github.io/fediwings/) by @rstockm, I've calculated the net reach across the Fediverse of German universities during the last 30 days. Here are the top 5:

1. Universität Ulm (@UniUlm): 6860

2. Technische Universität Berlin (@tuberlin): 4315

3. RWTH Aachen: (@rwthaachenuniversity): 3660

4. Universität Bremen (@unibremen): 3352

5. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (unimainz@wisskomm.social): 3307

Next up are @tu_freiberg, @tudresden, @Uni_Stuttgart, @tu_muenchen, and @hszg.

Thanks to @54gradsoftware for providing the list of universities.

#fediverse #academicchatter #wisskomm #sciencecommunication #fediwings #germany

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“Authenticated RCE in the UANIA UaniaBOX, an SD-WAN appliance with no operator shell․The tcpdump filter was validated but the UBUS ACL under it was not: an authenticated user could write /etc/firewall․user, which root ru…”

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“US exposes alleged Russian terror network targeting Ukraine allies politico․eu/article/russia-intelligence-network-us-europe-murder-terrorism-charges/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication …”

https://social.espeweb.net/objects/caab4604-43bc-4c80-b175-2faf3cb67cee

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Ran a #wildlife ID workshop on Monday at the #HopeGarden with the local primary school. Kids loved it - you would really, running around, collecting bugs, drawing things.

I had an idea about whether you could use #Mastodon #RSS feed to create a website, creating content t with app like #Fedilab. Would use tags like #Home and #About to generate menu, then all other posts would be blog posts, with images, and possibly render simple #Markdown like **bold**. Can't have Markdown hyperlinks though, unless there is #Fediverse app which uses Markdown? 🤔

#spider #spiders #bug #bugs #insect #insects #beetles

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Garden Snail on paper on which student drawing aforementioned snail

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Black diving beetle on hand

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Scary lookng aquatic dragonfly larvae on student hand

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Long legged Brown Harvestman on student hand

The social web is evolving: into open, decentralized spaces no single organization controls. The Social Web Foundation is building a global town square that works for everyone: E2E encryption, GDPR-ready privacy, a healthier fediverse.

https://socialwebfoundation.org/

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #ActivityPub

@chaosgraphia Willkommen im #Fediverse. 👋

🦣 Drei Tage lang war Berlin die Hauptstadt der freien Software und der dezentralen sozialen Netzwerke.

🤩 Drei Tage intensive Arbeit mit bereichernden Entdeckungen, schönen Begegnungen und offenem Austausch.
Mir persönlich hat es sehr viel Spaß gemacht.

😍 Ein riesiges Dankeschön an das ganze Team vom @berlinfediday 2026 und an alle Engel für die perfekte und reibungslose Organisation!

#Fediday2026 #FreieSoftware #Fediverse #OpenSource #Berlin

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The High Crime Of 'LMAO': How Cops Are Treating Flock Mass Surveillance As A Joke

web․brid․gy/r/techdirt․com/2026/09/15/the-high-crime-of-lmao-how-cops-are-treating-flock-mass-surveillance-as-a-joke/”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/15/the-high-crime-of-lmao-how-cops-are-treating-flock-mass-surveillance-as-a-joke/

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“Subnormal floating-point numbers are expensive․․․ on Intel processors lemire․me/blog/2026/09/15/subnormal-floating-point-numbers-are-expensive-on-intel-processors/ ⌗Performance ⌗CPU ⌗Research”

https://lemire.me/blog/2026/09/15/subnormal-floating-point-numbers-are-expensive-on-intel-processors/

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@thomasmarkert Willkommen im #Fediverse. 👋 @hannesl @xxxb

TREE HUGGERS! #mastodon #fediverse #trees #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #dogsofpixelfed #dogstodon #fedidogs #pets #photo #photography #photos #photographie #photooftheday #photographer

Good morning.
We’re back to school after three years of studying remotely.
They’re not really schools, but educational tents.
Please pray for us and hope that our lives can return to the way they were. 💔💔
#Fediforgaza
#Gaza #Palestine #StandWithGaza #MutualAid #Humanity #SupportPalestine #SaveLives #EmergencyRelief

‎‫#غزة‬ #GazaGaza #Fediverse #FediForGaza

@kathimmel
@DrALJONES
@simon_brooke
@wrzky
@sallytheflame

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Chesterton, Indiana's town council de-Flocks after a police officer abused the surveillance system․'The Town of Chesterton’s council voted to discontinue its contract with Flock license plate readers․' 'The decision com…”

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“Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer's blood tests theguardian․com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/researchers-warn-social-media-driving-harmful-misuse-of-alzheimers-blood-tests ⌗Health ⌗…”

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“Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
Link: github․com/arnegiacomo/fugleramme
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49711544”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117275415206901848

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The open web rewards contribution, not passive consumption. FediBoard 2.0 is built on that principle. Engage, earn, grow. Together. 🌐

https://fediboard.com/products/fediboard

#Flipboard #Fediverse #OpenWeb

I am reading the #KIDSAct and oh my is it bad. It is so dumb I have no words. And if adopted as proposed, it will have devastating effects for the #Fediverse and #FOSS app distribution. (Conveniently, the Commission exempted its own #Mastodon server from the Regulation's scope.)

In particular, it will undo anything good the #DigitalMarketsAct might have achieved there. And it definitely contradicts much of the @EUCommission's own brand new open source strategy for more #DigitalSovereignty.

Has anyone around here installed Funkwhale with Docker?

I'm trying to install Funkwhale with Docker, and so far it's not working, so I'd like to at least compare the "docker-compose.yml" and the ".env" files to check if I can figure out why mine isn't working.

This is basically the error that comes up, when I try to run the database migrations:

"+ exec funkwhale-manage migrate
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 279, in ensure_connection
self.connect()
~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 256, in connect
self.connection = self.get_new_connection(conn_params)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^"

I'm using this tutorial:

https://docs.funkwhale.audio/stable/administrator/installation/docker.html

#Funkwhale #fediverse #selfhosting #help #docker

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“Papa Johns, Propaganda and Putin: How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
---Thomas Dans’ opining on foreign policy, which has included a push for the U․S․ to reestablish ties with Russia…”

https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/117275060194160412

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Yaogan-50 breakup: A Chinese reconnaissance satellite broke up in orbit․ Sure sounds like it could have been a spy satellite, one wonders if the destruction was an accident․
gizmodo․com/chinese-satellite-breaks-apart-…”

https://tech.lgbt/@somebitslinks/117276334860681688

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Gratitude day 4: Vim

#SeptemberTheme #gratitude #blog #fediverse #mastodon #editors #terminals #vim
https://lazybea.rs/gd4-vim

Canada airports run under a not-for-profit model. They’re safer and passenger-focused b/c financial surplus is mandated to be reinvested into maintenance, safety, and labour rather than paid out to private shareholders. #fediverse #canpoli #cdnpoli #airports #public #infrastructure

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Canada airports run under not-for-profit model. They r safer and passenger-focused b/c financial surplus is mandated to be reinvested into maintenance, safety, and labour rather than paid out to private shareholders.

Buenas noches pues es de noche aquí en #ElSalvador les comparto mi más reciente episodio en mi #podcast #toot #mastodon #fediverse #fediverso #LATAM #latinoamerica https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episodio-31-noctambulo-escritor-sv-la-constitucion-reformable-pero-solo-cuando-les-conviene--75159848 #episodio #enEspañol #castellano

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“europesays․com/3252491/ RUNC: Advaith Cheruvu – College of Arts and Sciences ⌗america ⌗carolina ⌗CollegeOfArts &Sciences ⌗CollegeOfArtsAndSciences ⌗COMPUTERSCIENCE ⌗DepartmentOfPhysics ⌗Quantu…”

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“europesays․com/ie/689885/ Chile eliminates rabies transmitted by dogs, the first South American country to do so ⌗chile ⌗Community ⌗decade ⌗DiseaseControl ⌗dog ⌗EducationInitiative ⌗Éire …”

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough (schneier․com) schneier․com/blog/archives/2026/09/25-years-of-mass-surveillance-is-enough․html ⌗surveillance ⌗privacy”

https://mas.to/@vnzn/117276098149215793

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“Nearly 72% of Americans have this health complaint, new CDC report finds fastcompany․com/91606930/nearly-72-of-americans-have-this-health-complaint-new-cdc-report-finds ⌗Health ⌗News ⌗Research”

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“Let's make quality the norm again
Link: forbrukerradet․no/short-life/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49710109”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117274708112213478

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“The k-server conjecture is true arxiv․org/abs/2609․15979 Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49709129 ⌗HackerNews ⌗kserver ⌗conjecture ⌗math ⌗proofs ⌗arxiv ⌗research ⌗HackerNews”

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117274628413745509

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Police Departments Use Flock Surveillance System with Inappropriate Search Reasons📰 Original title: Cops Searched Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' 'Hehe,' And 'Asdfg'🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
…”

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Paid the rent— But at what cost? 🚫No Essentials/No Food 4 myself. Also running out of Po-Po's Dry Kibbles 😿🥺
Seriously😩 Can anybody let me borrow $40?🙏🏻 I'll have cleaning jobs but its by Wednesday Afternoon & Friday Morning🫂 Please. My paypal email is in my profile/bio
[ claviix44@zohomail.com ]

#mutualaidrequest #mutualaidthread #helpinghand #needcatfood #boost4help #mastodon #silentsunday #fediverse #communitysupport #aid

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The provided image shows a rent receipt dated September 10, 2026, for an amount paid of ₱5,500. Receipt Details Receipt Date: September 10, 2026 Rental Period: July 28, 2026 – August 28, 2026 Payment Method: Electronic funds transfer Amount Paid: ₱5,500 Remaining Balance: ₱910.75 (for July water and electricity)

Need a heartwarming story today? This little guy, Bodhi, was rescued from Kuwait three weeks ago and brought to Baltimore with a few other pups. All the pups have been adopted, including little Bodhi, who now has a forever home with my bestie in PA. Look at that cute smile, and he already has an appreciation, it seems, for captivating Appalachian fiction. #Bodhi #rescueStory #rescue #dogrescue #dog #dogLovers #dogsoffedi #dogs #puppy #stories #truestory #fediverse #fedi #mastodon #heartbeat #heartwarming #Pennsylvania #Baltimore #Appalachian #Appalachia #fiction #fictionWriter #writersOfMastodon #writer #writers #writersCoffeeClub #PuppySmiles #FairytaleTuesday #RockinTuesday #books #bookstodon #bookTok #booklovers #authors #authorLife #author

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Nothing like a dog's smile. This is Bodhi. He made a very long trek to Baltimore from Kuwait a few weeks ago with other rescue pups. He now has a wonderful forever home with my best friend in PA. His smile says it all, and he has good taste in books, too.

AI Bots.. ⚠️ #Tech #Technology #Fediverse #Mastodon #BlackFedi #BlackFediverse #News #BlackMastodon #Blackvoices https://mastodon.social/@fedizen/117273542024046398

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“'Men' should be replaced with 'creeps․' And this is Google Glass all over again, but why learn from past mistakes․ This is Meta's DNA․Wired: ‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red F…”

https://infosec.exchange/@AAKL/117275786776008265

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“Google researchers have been playing with AI 'consciousness․' What they found was unexpected fastcompany․com/91606122/ai-google-researchers-playing-with-conscious-llm-what-they-found-was-unexpected ⌗AI ⌗Research…”

https://www.fastcompany.com/91606122/ai-google-researchers-playing-with-conscious-llm-what-they-found-was-unexpected

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@reznik Willkommen im #Fediverse. 👋

I read an article that said: “Apple still considers Siri AI to be in beta even though iOS 27 is no longer in beta overall.” Really!! Is it just me that finds this hard to believe after all this time… still in beta? #Tech #Technology #Fediverse #Mastodon #BlackFedi #BlackFediverse #BlackMastodon #Blackvoices #Apple #iOS27 #Software

solange wie meine Essays noch auf noblogs.org zu lesen sind,

Es geht um die gestaltung des Fediverse, leest sie.

"Das Internet war war schon immer das Netz der Netze. Das World Wide Web als Teil des Internets ist zu einem World Wide Warenkorb verkommen, zu einer Plattform des Überwachungskapitalismus.

Vielleicht gelingt es uns beim Fediverse nicht die selben Fehler zu machen wie einst mit dem WWW und anderen Diensten des Internet. "

https://tunda.noblogs.org/post/2024/06/06/institutionen-fuer-das-fediverse/

#fediverse #Internet #Diskussion

1 year on the Fediverse, today! 🥳

I originally, started on the Fediverse as Linux_Is_Best on Mastodon dot Social. I joined the Fediverse, because as a Meta employee, I wanted to still enjoy social media like everyone else, but away from work. Someplace that I could distract myself in between work breaks or when it was less business, as I continued to work from home.

Twitter, now known as "X", was still free to join without subscription fees. But it had become a hate site filled with misinformation, dominated mostly by trolls, bots, and an algorithm that favored the worst of all the above. Furthermore, Elon Musk, was proving as a billionaire, he had far too much free time, bullying, trolling, and otherwise targeting people he either disagreed with or disliked. Reminding me far too much of the forum communities of old, before they too fell out of popularity.

Reddit, had not yet targeted 3rd party apps, as their API policy, was still user-friendly. However, changes were happening behind the scene, that I would learn about, as I trailed as a paid administrator of Reddit. My time as a free, volunteer moderator, also proved how easily trolls could exploit Reddit to their advantage. All three viewpoints (user, mod, admin), gave me an understanding that Reddit on the surface, may look OK, but it has the potential to be worse than Twitter, and more comparable to the random chaos of 4Chan.

I wanted someplace, where I could freely share my thoughts, opinions, ideas, and beliefs, whether if they were mainstream or not. But without the risk of being overly moderated or censored, but without being surrounded by contentious hate speech and misinformation. Furthermore, I did not want to be subject to an algorithm that would decide whether my post or other people's post were worthy of being viewed by everyone or not.

So how has it been going?

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#Fediverse #Anniversary #Mastodon #Misskey #Sharkey

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Overall, my experience with the Fediverse for the past year has been positive, and I have found most of what I wanted from my social media experience.

As someone who still works from home, regarding social media, and as a result, spends far much more time on the internet, than the average person, I feel I experience a more significant sampling of what is out here. Things that may go unnoticed from the casual user experience. I, after all, am paid to be online between 8–16 hours a day, 4–6 days a week. Obviously, most of that time is spent working, as my job as a "consumer content administrative manager", but I still duck in and out of display windows, between work and distractions. And when work sucks, perhaps a little more distractions than most. lol

That said, I can confidently say, with certainty, overall my experience with the Fediverse has been mostly positive.

On most Fedi instances, it is OK to say, for example, I dislike Donald Trump and Joe Biden and will be voting for neither, without being buried by an AI algorithm that has likely been paid to have the system rigged to favor one or the other, and as someone who dislikes both, does not fit their narrative. Some people will agree, some may partially agree and disagree, and others may completely disagree with my viewpoint, but they're free to do so as much as I am without being "punished" for having done so. The overall moderation, on most Fedi instances, simply ask that you do so respectfully, and so it remains overall reasonable.

This is not to imply there is not the occasional rouge admin or mods, but should you encounter that, you can easily take who you follow and your followers with you to a new Fedi Instance. In some Fediverse platforms (Sharkey for example), you can even take all your post, photos, and video with you too. Meaning, the rouge admin or mod, does not have that last word and does not have the power to silence you into submission. Nor can they "punish" you in such away as to force you to start over, either.

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(3 of 2, bonus, the technical side....)

#Fediverse #Misskey #Sharkey #Mastodon

3 of 2 (bonus)

Technologically, the Fediverse is how I imagined the internet as a child. By pure luck, like any child who had no control of the place of their birth, I happen to have been born and raised where the Internet began. I even experienced what some would call the proto-net, a slang term for the early network, which would become the World Wide Web. It is for this reason, I sometimes jokingly tell people, "I have always been here", because in truth, I have, and I recall a time when people used to ask, how long have you been online.

A non centralized access point was something I always imagined for the internet. The ability to freely share knowledge, wisdom, life experiences, and thoughts without some individual or group of individuals, restricting that flow of information and expression. But without it being overwhelmed by the bad faith individuals who would seek to corrupt the intent of that technical wonder.

No place is perfect. The Fediverse has its own drama, with the occasional troll and adult-child who tries hard to bring everyone down to their level. No matter where you go in life, there will always be a jerk or two, you may encounter. But like in life, you're free to ignore those people, and even block them from your experience. The Fediverse is also sometimes subject to clichés and groups, but they're a minority, which also has no real power or influence.

The resilience of the Fediverse is that decentralized nature, where it seems fairly impossible to block someone into a corner. On the Fediverse, you always have a voice, but you also have a choice too, regarding what you choose to absorb and where you belong.

That is to say, if you look hard enough, yes, you'll find Fedi Instances and users, who offer the worst that humanity has to offer. But you would need to actively seek those out, and the Fediverse proves, overall, most people wisely choose not to do so. That small minority, which often proves to be extremely vocal on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and alike, have no power here, because there is no centralized influencer, be it the staff or an AI bot that shines the spotlight on them, giving them the false illusion that they're larger than life, when in fact, they're not.

But I digress. The Fediverse is how I and many of us who started on the Internet, imagined the Internet would be one day. I hope in the future, this technology will go well beyond social media.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Misskey #Sharkey

I made a new version of this video because I added more to the picture

See my profile links ko-fi
Have time for commissions 💕💜
Can draw anything
No dirty stuff tho

#alipunkart #Art #mastoart #fediart #fedihire #fediverse #CommissionsOpen #fedigiftshop

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“4 New License Plate Readers Reported in Dickinson, ND ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/4-new-license-plate-readers-reported-in-dickinson-nd/”

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“Inside PH4NTXM: ⌗6 Lone Wolf ModeA Tor setting is only useful when the rest of the network obeys it․PH4NTXM's Lone Wolf mode builds a dedicated routing policy around system Tor․ Supported application TCP traffic follows…”

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“Notes on gotchas while migrating 35kb preprompts from Opus to self-hosted Ollama
Link: patrickmccanna․net/notes-on-migrating-large-prompts-away-from-anthropic-openai-to-self-hosted-llms/
Comments: news․ycombinator…”

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The rodents have ruined our lives; they've destroyed our bedding and food😭
I need $10 to buy poison❤️‍🩹
https://chuffed.org/project/177144
#Fediverse #FediForGaza #Gaza #palestine #fediverse写真部

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So I just downloaded and played around with @mastodino1 after reading about their For You feed, and I’m a fan. Can’t wait to see what future updates bring. #Fediverse #App

@jon @tallship

Vivaldi works just fine w/cryptocurrencies, and that's pretty much a requirement for any browser where wallet plugins are used. But getting a few "token" "tokens" each month, that amount to a pittance, just so someone can say I was literally paid to allow ads to interupt my daily workflow is fricken' ridiculous. I neither know, nor care, what the value of BAT is at any given point, but I can assure you that it is always going to be far less than the value of my time that would have been wasted in the pursuit of monetizing my *(no names mentioned)* browser activities.

Similarly, I have little problems with the concepts of, and using LLM agents. What I cannot tolerate however, is some DuckAI interupting my searches offering to spew a drivel on non-sequitur prose it is proud of - just sit down and STFU bot!

Thanks Jon, if there's one thing I have wanted for a long time, it's the ability grab and drag an URL from the address bar through my top menu of bookmark folders into the particular folder of my choice, instead of having to navigate to that folder and select "add active tab" (I like that too, but sometimes I wanna drag and place my bookmark directly from the address bar).

Again, thanks Jon, for your unwavering commitment to excellence to the Vivaldi community, (and also calling the Fediverse, "Fediverse", instead of Mastodon ;) ).

Kindest regards,

Bradley @tallship

#Vivaldi #Debian #Slackware #FOSS #Fediverse

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Obvious in retrospect, someone who got their break 'looking through the square window' into everyone’s lives, is going to be in favour of surveillance & censorship
alecmuffett․com/article/165855
⌗FloellaBenjamin …”

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“Inside PH4NTXM: ⌗3 Protected Νetwork Startup․The first packet deserves the same protection as the thousandth․PH4NTXM begins its protected network sequence by lowering physical links and disabling swap․ Network release w…”

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“Guide d’utilisation et tutoriel non-officiel de Mastodon en français:➡️ didiermary․fr/sommaire-du-guide-mastodon (C'est par ﹫cybeardjm ) ⌗FediTips ⌗Mastodon ⌗Français”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/117270294104282521

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My #PeerTube instance is now accepting new account requests.

If you are looking to make or are already making original #video content for the #Fediverse, that has artistic, educational, or entertaining intent to engage an audience, then come join us. We give all video creators 10GB's to start with and more added as needed.

Request an account and tell us what kind of videos you make or want to make. We'll review it and let you know within 24hrs.

"Weird name. Good videos. Made for the Fediverse."

https://dudelike.wtf

RE: https://det.social/@kunterbuntesneukoelln/117270709161496997

Die Mini-Musks sollten nicht das #Fediverse beherrschen. Wer eine Instanz betreibt, hat eine Verantwortung für ein Stück öffentliche Infrastruktur. Das verstehen manche #Moderatoren auf #Mastodon nicht

Auf der Rückfahrt vom FediDay hatte ich noch eine Idee.

Ein Problem ist ja, dass (gefühlt) immer mal wieder kleine Fediverse-Instanzen schließen. Aus welchen Gründen auch immer. Das wirft ja ein denkbar schlechtes Bild auf alle im Verbund. Bei den Banken in Deutschland gibt es ein System, das die gegenseitig für einander einspringen, falls eine den Bach runtergeht. So was Ähnliches könnten wir im Fediverse doch eigentlich auch machen. Sprich, wenn einer kein Geld mehr für eine kleine Instanz hat, die Hardware den Geist aufgibt oder sonstwas, dann könnte er sich an diesen Verbund wenden und sagen: „Übernehmt bitte xyz.social, hier ist die Domain”.

Bitte jetzt nicht als erstes mal technisch lösbare Probleme wie Backups diskutieren! Die Frage ist, ob WIR - also die Server Betreiber - so was prinzipiell machen würden oder nicht. Ich hätte keine Probleme damit, ein paar kleine Instanzen auf den vutuv.de Servern ein Gnadenbrot zu geben. Ich will nur nicht der Einzige sein. Das muss schon fair unter allen aufgeteilt werden.

Was meint Ihr? Wie gesagt: Bitte erst mal das “ob überhaupt” diskutieren. Danach kann man dann über die technische und organisatorische Probleme sprechen. Wo ein Wille …

#vutuv #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediDay

Kann gut sein, dass wir die Bridge zu Bluesky wieder reaktivieren und diesen Account hier stilllegen.

Reaktionen gibt's hier inzwischen viel zu selten. Einige Accounts, die wir schätzen sind nur noch auf Bluesky

Bei den Server Admins im #Fediverse gibt es zuviele Mini-Musks und total bescheuerte Regel (kein Essen Posten, Politik nur im Verborgenen...)

Das ist einfach nur noch Zeit und Energieverschwendung hier.

@kunterbuntesneukoelln Ich sehe das Problem. Aber Bluesky ist eine von fragwürdigen Crypto-Investoren getragene Struktur, die ich nicht unterstützen würde. Gegen die Mini-Musks im Fediverse hilft nur der Umzug auf eine offene und großherzige Instanz. Eure Follower würdet ihr beim Umzug mitnehmen können. #Fediverse #Mastodon.Social

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“'Fingerprints' inside the Sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet ras․ac․uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/fingerprints-inside-sun-could-reveal-if-it-once-swallowed-planet Comments: news․ycombinator․com/i…”

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117263704912577146

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🔗 Post-9/11 surveillance has made the U․S․ less free․ Reversing it won’t be easy, advocates sayTwenty-five years after the U․S․ prismreports․org/2026/09/10/9-11-surveillance-war-on-terror/ ⌗Surveillance ⌗Racial…”

https://social.aktaeon.net/@zendorea/117269516353016196

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Heute sind mir im Fediverse einige Beiträge begegnet, in denen es um Datenschutz, Anonymität und die Möglichkeiten von Instanzbetreibern ging.

Dabei wird meiner Meinung nach manchmal etwas miteinander vermischt:

Technische Zugriffsmöglichkeiten, Moderation und notwendige Administration sind nicht automatisch Überwachung.

Wer eine Fediverse-Instanz betreibt, übernimmt Verantwortung – für die Sicherheit des Servers, Updates und Angriffe, aber auch für die Menschen auf der eigenen Instanz. Dazu gehört im Ernstfall auch, gegen Spam, Hass, Hetze oder andere Regelverstöße vorzugehen.

Gleichzeitig ist das Fediverse kein anonymer Raum. Auch hier werden Daten verarbeitet, und auch hier braucht es Vertrauen in den Betreiber der gewählten Instanz.

Aus diesen Gedanken ist heute ein ausführlicher Artikel auf der-admin.de entstanden:

👉 Fediverse: Freiheit braucht Verantwortung – auch bei den Instanzbetreibern
der-admin.de/admin-blog/fedive…

Ein Gedanke daraus ist mir besonders wichtig:

„Dezentralität bedeutet nicht, dass niemand Verantwortung trägt. Die Verantwortung wird auf viele Schultern verteilt.“

Wie seht ihr das?
Welche Erwartungen habt ihr an die Betreiber eurer Instanz?

#Fediverse #Datenschutz #Dezentralisierung #Friendica #Mastodon #Administration

#Fediday

Gerade wieder entdeckt. Danke für's teilen!

Dekorieren eines Fediversen-Baums (aktualisiert) - Fediverse.Party
- erforsche föderierte Netzwerke

https://fediverse.party/en/post/decorating-a-fediverse-tree/

Laßt uns eine richtige fediverse Atmosphäre schaffen, indem wir zusammen Papierdeko herstellen!

Wenn dein Drucker schwarz-weiß ist, lass ihn dich nicht aufhalten. Papierdeko sieht auch ohne Farbe gut aus!

Versuche nicht, ein perfektes Spielzeug zu machen.

Wir haben Spaß!

Es spielt keine Rolle, ob Du es um einen halben Millimeter falsch schneidest!

Außerdem kannst du es immer mit einer Schere korrigieren, indem du alle Kleinteile schneidest, bevor du sie zusammenklebst oder sogar nach dem Zusammenbau des Spielzeugs.

Die allgemeinen Regeln sind: entlang durchgezogener Linien schneiden, entlang gestrichelter Linien falten. Es ist nützlich, alle gestrichelten Linien zu falten und zu entfalten, bevor du mit dem Kleben beginnst; macht es einfacher, mit der Vorlage zu arbeiten.

Sobald du mit Mastodon fertig bist, machen wir den roten Panda Fred, Pixelfeds Maskottchen. Hier ist die Vorlage. Es ist ein einfaches Papierspielzeug - keine kleinen Details. Klebe einfach alle weißen Teile auf die Innenseiten der nahe gelegenen Facetten, und wir sind fertig!

Als nächstes auf unserer Liste ist PeerTubes Maskottchen - schnappe dir die Vorlage für Cuttlefish Papa
Sepia: Seite 1, page 2 Seite 2.

Dieser kann etwas mehr Zeit in Anspruch nehmen, mit all seinen Beinen! Wenn du das Spielzeug irgendwo aufhängen möchtest, denke daran, zwei Löcher zu machen und einen Faden durch sie zu legen, bevor du anfängst, die Oberseite des Spielzeugs an den Boden zu kleben.

Und noch ein Spielzeug für den letzten Schliff: Friendicas Flachs O’Hare. Vorlage.

Das einzige schwierige Teil ist, das obere Teil genau auf den Körper zu kleben. Zuerst Kleber auf den linken (oder rechten) weißen Teil des oberen Teils auftragen und in den Schlitz auf der Körperseite einführen. Das Gleiche für die andere Seite tun. Jetzt ist es einfacher, die mittleren weißen Teile an den Körper zu kleben.

Tada! Die Spielzeuge sind bereit.

Aber hey, du kannst viele andere Dinge mit solchen Spielzeugen machen.

Weißt du nicht, wie du deine Freunde und Kollegen in föderierten sozialen Netzwerken interessieren kannst? Schenke ihnen eines dieser süßen Maskottchen. Du kannst den Link zu Ihrem Profil auf der Rückseite schreiben. Schlage deinen Kindern oder Freunden vor, diese Spielzeuge zusammen zu machen - sie werden eine lustige "Einführung" in die Fediverse-Welt zu schätzen wissen!

Sie können Ihre Makerspaces und Fensterbänke mit Fedi-Maskottchen dekorieren. Schließlich kannst du sie Fremden als schönes Werbematerial präsentieren. Du könntest auch Aufkleber für diesen Zweck drucken - aber Spielzeug wird niemanden gleichgültig lassen, und wenn Du sie größer machst, werden sie sicherlich Aufmerksamkeit erregen.

Wir haben nur vier Spielzeuge gemacht, aber es gibt viele andere Projekte im föderierten Universum. Hast du irgendwelche Vorlagen für andere Fediverse-Projekte erstellt? Bitte reiche sie hier ein oder sende Bilder in föderierten Netzwerken, und der Beitrag wird mit Ihren Beiträgen aktualisiert.

Möchtest du die Fotos vom eigenen Fediverse-Baum und Fedi-Spielzeug teilen? Poste sie in föderierten Netzwerken unter dem Hashtag #PaperFedi2021. 🙂

#NoBot #NoBridge

#Fediverse #Maskottchen #Friendica #FlachsOHare #Pixelfeds #PandaFred #PeerTubes #CuttlefishPapa
#Mastodon #cbase

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Fediverse Maskottchen Peer Tubes Cuttlefish Papa, Friendica Flachs O'Hare, Pixelfeds Panda Fred, #Mastodon

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“1/ I’ve written before about Unit 8200 from a personal perspective․ I served there in 1996–98․ It was technically talented, inventive and full of initiative․But it was also deeply opinionated—and, more importantly, prof…”

https://mastodon.social/@Folke_Bernadotte/117269221533548651

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs
Link: community․signalusers․org/t/registration-without-a-phone-number/2222?page=10
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49689048”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117266449797340928

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Scientists discover a hidden switch that shuts off inflammation and prevents harmful immune cells from building up sciencedaily․com/releases/2026/09/260911214306․htm ⌗wellness ⌗immunology ⌗research”

https://flipboard.social/@fedifind/117263213176634115

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C.IM is now running Mastodon 4.7.1! This update brings three security fixes, plus 4.7.0 improvements to federation, link previews, and timeline browsing.

https://s.ee/YpXd

#Mastodon #Fediverse

Our August donation report is out. Thank you to everyone helping keep our platforms running!

https://s.ee/5bJu

#Transparency #Fediverse

We published two new resources on our Help Centre today.

To bring you more transparency about how our moderation team makes decisions, actions they might take against rule-violating behaviour, and the pathways available to you for appealing our decisions: https://help.joinmastodon.org/article/20-moderation-decisions-and-appeals

Plus, learn how to use one of our newest features, Collections, and help people across the #fediverse find new accounts to follow: https://help.joinmastodon.org/article/19-creating-a-collection

#Mastodon #SocialWeb #Collections

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Scientists discover a hidden switch that shuts off inflammation and prevents harmful immune cells from building up
sciencedaily․com/releases/2026/09/260911214306․htm
Researchers have identified a natural braking mec…”

https://flipboard.social/@fediboard_wellness/117263179352933163

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“📰 Post-9/11 surveillance has made the U․S․ less free․ Reversing it won’t be easy, advocates sayTwenty-five years after the U․S․ prismreports․org/2026/09/10/9-11-surveillance-war-on-terror/ ⌗Surveillance ⌗Racial…”

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Realize that anything digital between your Analog source and your analog output can introduce delays.

Make sure these delays are so small that you can manage them.

I for one only use digital stages where the are delays so negligible, that they do not bother the workflow

#Analog #Audio #mixing #console
#FediVerse #Toot #Social #Media #SocialMedia

🚨🚨🚨🚨Post title: Urgent appeal to save a child's leg from amputation! 💔😭🚨🚨🚨
🆘The plea reads:

"O people of kindness and compassion, I write to you with tears in my eyes and the anguish of a grieving mother. This is my little angel, a piece of my soul, living with me in the harshness of a tent and the difficult conditions of displacement.

One dark night, he was bitten by an unknown, poisonous insect, and we didn't realize the extent of the disaster until it was too late. The poison spread through his small leg, and the simple bite turned into a deep, inflamed wound that threatens his life completely (as you can see in the first picture). 😢
The doctors told me with harsh honesty: 'The condition is very critical, the infection is severe, and there is no alternative to urgent surgery to try to save what remains of his leg before gangrene spreads.'

I am a helpless mother, living in a tent that offers no protection from the summer heat or the winter cold, and I cannot afford medicine, let alone the exorbitant costs of surgery, which I cannot afford in these trying times.

My greatest fear is losing my beloved child, and that the doctors will be forced to amputate his little leg to save him." His life! Imagine a child this young living the rest of his life with an amputated leg because of an insect bite in a tent! 😭

I implore you, generous people, those who have the means to help, please don't leave me alone in this nightmare. Please, donate any amount, no matter how small, for it could work a miracle and save my son's leg and his future.

Your donation isn't just money; it's hope, it's life, it's a prayer answered for the healing of a sick person.

O God, I entrust my son to You, so protect him with Your watchful eye that never sleeps.🤲🤲🤲

https://chuffed.org/project/161617
#Gaza #Humanity #mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #MutualAidBoost #MutualAidThread #FediforGaza #FediHelp #MutualAidRequest #Fediverse #Rent #HelpingHand #mutualaidspace #support #boostwelcome #givingtuesday
@imigueldiaz
@lateinhemd
@evan
@franciswashere@mastodon.social
@gvenema
@Shibanarchiste
@Victoire
@D1
@zvinj
@PeteKirkham
@apenkop
@glmxndr
@tekul
@mbletmathe
@TheCentralScrutinizer
@simon_brooke
@mynameistillian
@matus_chochlik
@dansup
@wjmaggos
@fsinn
@chielk
@robertbarton@mastodonapp.uk
@anshthewad
@marion_v
@ben
@imigueldiaz
@Geri @Hyzual
@NWengrov
@velvetmolotov @Vegard @franciswashere@arvr.social @miguelpergamon
@lowqualityfacts
@villebooks
@GRA3432
#gaza #palestine #fediforgaza
@kgaiji @evan
@noiseician @kathimmel
@chielk @legeneralmidi
@Pine_Affinity
@robertbarton@todon.eu
@Nenyavie
@mynameistillian @marion_v
@Gardenia
@AnnaLion
@alexpalacefan
@Shibanarchiste
@sasha
@PeteKirkham
@jbouchez

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Trump downplays AI apocalypse warnings after tech leaders demand slowdown

web․brid․gy/r/mirror․co․uk/news/us-news/trump-downplays-ai-expert-fears-37659008”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/trump-downplays-ai-expert-fears-37659008

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Escaping the AI safety nightmare: What can governments do? – POLITICOA case in point is that OpenAI agents hacked a German website b…
⌗Europe ⌗EU ⌗Auditing ⌗Aviation ⌗BernieSanders ⌗Buildings ⌗…”

https://pubeurope.com/@europe/117261592614734578

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More and more people are joining Vivaldi and there are many different reasons why. Which of these are important to you?

I am allowing multiple choices as I know for many of you it is not about one thing. Some of this is thing that we do, but I know for may it is also about things we do not do, such as including AI or Crypto currencies.

#Vivaldi #Browser #EU #Europa #Technology #AI #Politics #Windows #Macos #Linux #Mastodon #Fediverse

Last weekend, roughly 200 media, IT, and policy people met at #FediDay Berlin to discuss the status quo & future of the #Fediverse & decentralized #SocialMedia.

Our @lxplm also attended – albeit on behalf of #SWR X Lab (welcome to the #ARD federation). Together with @Silbendrechsler (who runs the @3sat account), he discussed ongoing Fedi projects in the world of German public broadcasting.

The session (& many others) will be available via @peertube soon.

For updates, follow @berlinfediday.

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The FediDay logo, the Fediverse logo, and an arrow on a pavement in Berlin.

#OverUnder 083 with @irgndsondepp
He shares his thoughts on #GuitarHero, #podman, #FOMO, #Jujutsu and #cappuccino.

He replied to @etp's question

And, of course, we got #books recommendation.

#bloggers #bookstodon #book #blog #fediverse #mastodon #food #blogging #docker #git #coffee

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-083

Thank you, #FediDay, for an amazing weekend!

We had a blast being part of it! We met some really interesting people, found out all the latest news about the #Fediverse, and had a great time!🫶

Kudos to all the organisers for a great event!🚀

Did you miss it? We will keep you update once the talk recordings are online 😉

#SoftwareFreedom

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Origami fediverse mascots

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Border Patrol is running secretive 'predictive policing' units that analyze Americans’ financial activity and other data to identify people for traffic stops—even when they aren't suspected of a specific crime․ 404medi…”

https://mastodon.social/@oaklandprivacy/117266379577195781

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“AgentsDock: An IDE designed for agentic AI research agentsdock․net/ Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49678435 ⌗HackerNews ⌗AgentsDock ⌗IDE ⌗agenticAI ⌗research ⌗technology ⌗innovation”

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117261416480956119

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Why is the x86 undefined instruction called ud2? Why 2?
Link: devblogs․microsoft․com/oldnewthing/20260910-00/?p=112689
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49683262”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117264798222213077

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#introduction

Hello #fediverse :)

I'm Sven, nice to meet you all!

I am: pro- #privacy, #vegan, into #books, interested in #psychology and #philosophy , hating #bigtech, #opensource enthusiast, generally leaning left.

I intend to post things that i find interesting with some regularity and respond to your toots with my unpopular opinions, hoping for good discussions and sometimes good laughs :)

With utter brazenness, this arrogant man humiliates vulnerable, starving, and tortured Palestinian prisoners in jails—solely to engage in electioneering❤️‍🩹😭
https://chuffed.org/project/177144
#Gaza #MutualAid #Palestine #Fediverse #FediForGaza #Gaza #palestine @Geri
@apenkop @kathimmel @DrALJONES @simon_brooke @wrzky @sallytheflame @karelbrits @franciswashere @fedipourgaza

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🥺❤️‍🩹

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“The New Nation (Bangladesh): 554 heritage sites listed, digital archive planned․ 'The government has published a list of 554 gazetted immovable archaeological sites and is planning to establish a National Digital Cultur…”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/12/the-new-nation-554-heritage-sites-listed-digital-archive-planned/

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If there were a Fediverse meetup in your city or region, would you go?

#EvanPoll #poll #fediverse #meetup #FediverseMeetup

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Why are AI agents lying, cheating and coordinating? yoshuabengio․org/en/publication/why-are-ai-agents-lying-cheating-and-coordinating Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49678969 ⌗HackerNews ⌗AI ⌗Ethic…”

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117261325705868146

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RE: https://mastodon.neat.computer/@jonah/117265205500639577

Revolout: The revolution is over

A Growing Pattern of Failures:

• High Tech, Low Security
▶️ GrapheneOS says Revolut is blocking its users

• Fake government email leads #revolut to disclose customer data
Exposed records include passport copies, verification selfies, IBANs, withdrawal logs and Bitcoin transaction histories.

At this point: can we still trust them?

✴️ I know that when it comes to privacy, #monero is the gold standard.

How do we handle the fiat side?
Do we risk using Wise? Or is there a better way?
#fediverse What are you using to bridge the gap?

#
#finance #cybersecurity #grapheneos

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“NASA: NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords․ 'The science from every Moon rock sample, lunar dataset, and discovery produced through NASA’s Artemis program will be shared by the agency with the glo…”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/12/nasa-nasa-boosts-open-science-data-sharing-with-artemis-accords/

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Siloam Springs Set to Discuss Flock Safety ALPRs Sep 8 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/siloam-springs-set-to-discuss-flock-safety-alprs-sep-8/”

https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117264050697340152

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Libraries Run Rust Inside Python (With PyO3)
Link: belderbos․dev/blog/how-libraries-run-rust-inside-python/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49685037”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117264562280184856

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“📷 8 new license plate readers just reported around Lewiston, MI․ Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching․ ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Lewiston ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/flock-camera…”

https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117263939380589464

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“In high-risk OpSec architectures, a single unmutated frame is a permanent identity leak․The Packet Transformation Engine couples a Rust core with a C NFQUEUE adapter․ But the real stealth happens at the egress․ TC/eBPF …”

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yet another writer about "social media" who does not know their fucken subject matter

https://theconversation.com/we-may-be-able-to-turn-off-the-algorithm-but-we-cant-escape-the-misogyny-of-the-manosphere-291552

why do none of you morons know about the #fediverse ffs?

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Well, a cup of hot coffee ☕ and some mundane activity ⌗life ⌗coffee ⌗music ⌗linux ⌗research”

https://mastodon.social/@unixbhaskar/117260012270649270

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“I start to see my future self asking people to remove their gadgets from themselves and put them into a box before we start a conversation․ What a nightmare․․․> Watch what you say: Apple opens the door to a nightmare wo…”

https://mastodon.social/@inw/117262742835887812

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“I Added a Non-Wi-Fi Mitsubishi AC to Home Assistant
Link: medium․com/﹫ivangomezarnedo/how-i-added-a-non-wi-fi-mitsubishi-ac-to-home-assistant-22770661dd77
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49640913”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117262674885320687

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“'Taken together, the current spread of misinformation by federal ⌗health agencies and the dismantling of much of our ⌗PublicHealth and medical ⌗research infrastructure and ⌗healthcare safety net constitu…”

https://mas.to/@BruceMirken/117259113919241393

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🕵️ Latest from ⌗Surveillance ⌗Technology Oversight Project (S․T․O․P․) ⌗NYC 'Join S․T․O․P․’s next Power Down webinar on September 16 from 3 to 4 p․m․ to learn the basics of protecting your rights against su…”

https://privacysafe.social/@yaleprivacylab/117262437874825534

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🇬🇧 Let this be a brief #introduction for now:

Soulounge is a Hamburg-based band that has existed for 25 years & now takes its first baby steps into the #Fediverse

Every Soulounge gig is different; a fixed band set-up meets a handful of new vocalists each time we perform. It’s a bit like a collective at that.

Live performances are mostly limited to Germany, but we have a Bandcamp page featuring a best-of album and very soon our latest release, too.

Looking forward to meeting you here!

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“'The planet’s radius may have shrunk by between four and six miles since it was formed due to global cooling, a'📢 Mercury Is Shrinking Way Faster Than We Thought, Scientists Discover
404media․co/mercury-is-shrinking-…”

https://social.aktaeon.net/@zendorea/117262437708125783

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“europesays․com/africa/423039/ Before MeerKAT, South Africa’s Karoo telescope had its own ways of reading the stars ⌗|XamTraditions ⌗Africa ⌗AntonBinneman ⌗BleekAndLloydArchive ⌗CentralKaroo ⌗Cultural…”

https://pubeurope.com/@africa/117258749574513844

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“If you're trying to adjust a setting in Mastodon but you can't find the setting in your app, try doing this instead:1․ Sign in on your server's website
2․ Click ⚙️ Preferences (on mobile click ☰ in bottom right, then ⚙️…”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/117265116079654345

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I just listened to the interview in this week's On The Media podcast https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/haitians-live-in-a-dual-state-in-ohio-right-now [19:54] with Julia Angwin https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:ohugifx3xouerbmcljjs4kpc who at the end waxes poetic about the desperate need for a social network that is decentralized, allows of filtering and individual moderation, where you can bring your followers with you to new platforms, you control the algorithm, etc. that doesn't have ads, all the things BlueSky promised to be but hasn't been.

The whole time I was saying "THAT'S THE FEDIVERSE!!! IT ALREADY EXISTS!!!".

#OnTheMedia #Fediverse #BlueSky #Decentralized #SocialMedia

This 3 cats dancing (A.I)🙄🙄 I dont know if I hate it or I just luvv it ROFL😆
Because I keep on seeing them dancing 😆🤭🥴🫠whatever place! (Look them at streets)
and i even perfectly sing to the music of it lol.

Brainrot🫠

#cats #ai #cats #dancingcats #cute #kittens #fediverse #mastodon #lol #catmemes

LOLA is a proposal for live online account portability between two ActivityPub servers at the request of a user. The goal is to allow the user to pursue the following workflow:

- Request a destination server to copy an ActivityPub account from a source server
- Authorize the destination server to the source server
- See the content in its new location after the destination server completes copying it over
- Optionally, at a later time, ask the source server to send notifications to followers that the account is moving
- Optionally, at a later time, redirect the content at the source server to the destination server

https://swicg.github.io/activitypub-data-portability/lola

#W3C #LOLA #ActivityPub #Fediverse

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“🌌💥⌗BigBangTheory - ⌗Church and ⌗Science in Dialogue ⛪🔭How closely related are ⌗physics and ⌗creationism, really? The ⌗history of the ⌗BigBang model reveals a surprising historical twist․🎬 you…”

https://mastodontech.de/@philosophies/117258703733607599

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“Dario Amodei --We Must Pace the Frontier darioamodei․com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier ⌗AI ⌗Technology ⌗Research”

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“Oopsie daisies-
'its military and allied Houthis are eager to use American-built ⌗AI technology to: target the US Navy and develop weapons…and develop surveillance, domestic tracking tools, and propaganda to use in …”

https://mastodon.social/@Incognitim/117261903668799644

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“Stabilizing Rust's Never Type
Link: lwn․net/SubscriberLink/1091015/d9e48318ed242b41/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49625056”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117259843619517594

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“4 awards that recognize up and coming talents around the globe․ Share the post with talented young researchers in your life․Scan QR code to learn more․ Follow us for more posts like this․ ⌗opportunities ⌗computing …”

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“Iran’s Security Crackdown Runs Into Resistance From WithinIran’s parliament is trying to turn fears of foreign infiltration into law․ But as lawmakers work through the…
⌗EuropeSays ⌗Headlines ⌗News ⌗Europe…”

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I’m trying to find a post that definitely exists (publicly) and the task seems impossible. I’ve searched for the user who posted it. Checked the hashtag. Even had a friend send me a link to the post. Nothing. Why is mastodon so hard?? @FediTips is there anything we can do?

#fediverse #Mastodon

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“I've just watched the latest episode of ⌗AllThingsSecured about the ambient recording features of the new iPhones․I admit it's quite scary: we are entering a ⌗surveillance era where everything we say to our frie…”

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“Strategy:* tante․cc/2026/09/11/power-grab/ - thoughts on Omarchy from ﹫blog
* ai․rud․is/posts/2026-09-04-cyber100-llms-txt-census - ﹫hrbrmstr 's survey of llms․txt
* 1password․com/files/resources/fronti…”

https://infosec.exchange/@timb_machine/117258174720310617

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#introduction time! My name is Matt, I'm new to veganism.social, but not new to the #Fediverse. I first joined in 2018 on a #mastodon instance that's probably gone by now. I've been leaving and coming back over the years due to health and life circumstances, but I've been consistently back on for a while.

Anyways, I'm an #opensource web developer (#php / #vue), #punk / #metal musician, #anarchist, #antifascist as hell, #feminist, #ally, and hater of #bigtech and what #ai is doing to our planet. Speaking of our planet, I am a #vegan for health and ethical reasons, but I am not going to be shitty towards people if they're not.

I'm in the process of building out my own little spot on the #indieweb / #smallweb so I can return to running my mouth on a blog.

If I followed you, it's probably because we have common interests, or I enjoy your brand of #shitposting. Or you've activated my inner-geek with #startrek and #videogames.

Anyways, thanks for reading all of this. I hope the attached picture of Marvin the Mushroom has brightened your feed in some way.

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A close up picture of a battery powered nylon mushroom which contains a color changing LED inside of it. The mushroom is illuminated in green, and has has a cute smile, blushing cheeks and 2 round eyes.

WEEKEND VIBES #mastodon #fediverse #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #pets #petsofmastodon #photo #photography #photos #photographie #photooftheday #viral

MOTHERLY LOVE #mastodon #fediverse #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #photo #photography #photos #photographie #photooftheday #pets #petsofmastodon #weekend

We had a big wave of automated Mastodon signups with very predictable usernames.

I first tried the sledgehammer approach and blocked known VPN ranges at the firewall.

It worked.

It also blocked legitimate ProtonVPN users. 😬

So I replaced that with a tiny custom Mastodon validator that rejects the actual abusive username pattern instead.

Much cleaner: block the abuse, not the transport.

How-to + code:
https://gist.github.com/chofstede/a422427570004719196cde948521dd04

#Mastodon #Mastoadmin #Fediverse #SysAdmin #Ruby #Rails #Security @tux @AlienJay @aping

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“OpenAI has ended its sponsorship of Caltech's Mathathon following a dispute with mathematicians․ The company told the event it no longer anticipates the sponsorship will affect the event in any substantial way․ gizmod…”

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“Nvidia is the central bank of AI
Link: economist․com/interactive/briefing/2026/09/03/nvidia-is-the-central-bank-of-ai
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49673098”

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