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computersandblues, 6 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

i'm really excited to show https://compost.party to the world! it's a web server running on an old, broken phone, getting energy from the sun using one of those portable solar chargers that you may also have lying around.

it's a real oddity and a real beauty

Miriamm, 7 days ago to random

These are the type of statues we should be putting up. Danuta Danielsson hitting a neo Nazi (1985).

dansup, 7 days ago to Pixelfed

An open source/self hosted and federated Tik-Tok alternative, made by @pixelfed has just successfully tested federation!

https://loops.video

If you applied to join, expect an invite within the next week! ✨

(We will be open sourcing the mobile app and backend later this summer)

#loops #pixelfed #tiktok

kaia, 6 days ago to random

what was your best fedi post so far?

grammargirl, 6 days ago to random

A hundred years ago you could have been called a degenerate for doing crossword puzzles of all things!

@bgzimmer joins me this week to talk about the fascinating history of the crossword puzzle and about the fun new ways you can get more involved in puzzling today.

Check out the full interview!

🎧 Listen: https://pod.link/173429229

🗒️ Read: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/zimmer/transcript

👀 Watch: https://youtu.be/fZPKdgsLRsw

#WordGames #GrammarGirl #crossword

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docpop, 6 days ago to random

Happy #NationalYoYoDay, y'all!

Me playing with a yo-yo in my living room. The first shot is extremely close up to the yo-yo and shows a complex string trick called "Bus Flow". Then it switches to a shot from further away. You can see that I'm smiling and having fun will doing the trick. The rest of the room is dark, with some cool lighting behind my back that changes colors. I'm wearing a black t-shirt with the yo-yo emoji on it.

pfefferle, 7 days ago to wordpress

we just released version 2.4.0 of the #WordPress #ActivityPub plugin:

https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/releases/tag/2.4.0

https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/

stefan, 7 days ago to fediverse

Probably the worst (definitely the longest) chart I've ever made. But it was fun!

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-activity-report-1/

#fediverse #SocialMedia #dataviz #data

TheWarOnCars, 9 days ago to Podcast

"Paris has closed more than 100 streets to motor vehicles, tripled parking fees for SUVs, removed roughly 50,000 parking spots, and constructed more than 1,300 kilometers of bike lanes since Mayor Anne Hidalgo took office in 2014. Those changes have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution..."

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/paris-olympics-city-reduce-air-pollution-rcna153470

#thewaroncars #podcast #paris

andybaio, 9 days ago to random

Here’s a thread of some good stuff I found on the internet recently, starting with Louie Zong’s latest, “a song about perception?? and messing around with content aware scaling lmao” https://youtu.be/D9JKCoj8BJc

mattround, 9 days ago to random

Splash The Fash (game I coded for The Overtake with graphics by Mushybees) is topical again & runs OK via Wayback Machine (close top bar to see score) https://web.archive.org/web/20210601180858/https://theovertake.com/stuff/splash-the-fash/

LGBTQNation, 9 days ago to random

Florida cities fly Pride flags after the GOP's failed attempt to ban them - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/06/florida-cities-fly-pride-flags-after-the-gops-failed-attempt-to-ban-them/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into LGBTQ Nation @lgbtq

b0rk, 10 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

I know $12 USD is a lot of money for some people, so to celebrate 1000+ sales (!!!), I'm giving away 1000 PDF copies of How Git Works (honour system: only if $12 is a lot for you!)

Here's the link, enter code BUYONEGIVEONE at checkout to get a free copy https://wizardzines.com/zines/git/

(it'll ask you for a billing address but you can enter a fake address if you'd prefer)

jalcine, 9 days ago to random

fixes ties and brushes pants

clears throat

You want a software engineer. I know it (lol). But fr, if you know of a place looking for a fullstack dev, swing them https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacky-alcin%C3%A9-6a9ab730a/ (or e-mail me at jackyalcine@fastmail.com)

#LookingForWork #GetFediHired

stefan, 9 days ago (edited 8 days ago) to internet

Nominate your favorite #IndieWeb sites for this year's https://tinyawards.net!

via @waxy

#TinyAwards #internet #TheWeb #websites

kottke, 9 days ago to random

“It’s not your imagination: a disproportionate number of women really do play bass guitar in rock bands.” Research shows there are a few reasons for this, one of which is that bass players are typically in short supply. https://daily.jstor.org/shes-all-about-that-bass/

gutenberg_org, 11 days ago to science

#OTD in 1896.

Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.

On 13 May 1897, Marconi sent the first ever wireless communication over open sea – a message was transmitted over the Bristol Channel from Flat Holm Island to Lavernock Point near Cardiff, a distance of 6 kilometres. The message read "Are you ready".

His patent is available here (later claimed by Oliver Lodge to contain his own ideas which he failed to patent):
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t0dv1dp4c&view=1up&seq=322

#science #technology

stefan, 11 days ago to random

@goodbye @MennoOng Perhaps this is from a book or an essay that hasn't been translated to English?

b0rk, 12 days ago to random

so far "How Git Works" has sold more on its first day than any other zine except "The Pocket Guide to Debugging" and it's only been 3 hours https://wizardzines.com/zines/git/

appreciate you all, hope the zine helps with your git woes ❤

jalcine, 12 days ago to random

I got let go from my current role. To say I saw it coming would be half true, but I was not expecting to be out in the blinds this soon. Open to a lot right now, more info at https://jacky.wtf/work. (https://jacky.wtf/2024/5/20Fw)

b0rk, 13 days ago to random

WE DID IT. My new zine “How Git Works" is out now!

You can get it here for $12: https://wizardzines.com/zines/git

TheConversationUS, 12 days ago (edited 12 days ago) to history

Today is the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history – and one that continues to haunt Americans.

One of them is Gregory Fairchild, whose grandfather was caught up in it, and whose family history personally inspires his work.

(From 2021): https://theconversation.com/100-years-after-the-tulsa-race-massacre-lessons-from-my-grandfather-161391

#BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #Histodons @histodons

GossiTheDog, 22 days ago to random

For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.

From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.

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