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  1. Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 06:17:58 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ…
    the power of "do you mind" over matter
    In conversation about 4 hours ago from libranet.de permalink
    • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:18:09 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ…
      It's not just on fedi:[ . . . ] Top-level comments need to be substantiated, historical answers to the question and the rest need to be reasonably on-topic. Not layman speculation. Not which arbitrary standard is best. Not so-and-so uses so-and-so.

      I hate to be so stern about it but seriously... 120 of 160 comments [deleted].The question?
      When did the USA originally start using the mm/dd/yyyy format and for what reason?farside.link/teddit/r/AskHisto…
      In conversation about 5 hours ago from libranet.de permalink
      • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:41:33 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ…
        in reply to
        In the 40 remaining comments there are some interesting and surprising finds. In particular, mm/dd/yyyy, with digits, was not introduced with computers, contrary to what many are assuming:
        I have been working with a collection of mid-18th to early 19th-century English correspondence, and the mm/dd/yyyy format is used on occasion. Sometimes the same person will date a letter, say, 4/10/1797 (for April 10th), and the next letter will be 12/4 (for April 12th). I'd previously had no idea that this format was in use so long ago (mm/dd or exclusively numbers).farside.link/teddit/r/AskHisto…
        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
    • cketti (cketti@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-May-2022 23:15:02 UTC cketti cketti

      Dear open source users,

      If the author of your favorite open source app has announced they stopped developing and supporting the app (because they're frustrated and possibly burned out), please don't suggest they do more free work so that you can continue using the app.
      Instead, consider thanking them for their past work and let them know that you enjoyed their app.

      Regards,
      another open source developer

      In conversation about a day ago from fosstodon.org permalink
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      • cketti (cketti@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:04:12 UTC cketti cketti
        in reply to
        • The Cobra

        @cobra I'm glad to learn that you're focusing on the important part of the message πŸ™„

        In conversation about 10 hours ago permalink
        Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… likes this.
      • The Cobra (cobra@fedi.vern.cc)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:04:13 UTC The Cobra The Cobra
        in reply to

        @cketti
        i would listen to you but you said 'open source' and free as in 0 cost
        --hj

        In conversation about 10 hours ago permalink
      • ashwansr (ashwansr@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:28:55 UTC ashwansr ashwansr
        in reply to

        @cketti
        Huge thanks to #M66B for all his work at the same time its so sad to see such a wonderful project going into peril. But, its totally understandable that the devs also need to make a living despite of how noble their cause is.

        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
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    • Neal Walfield (nwalfield@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:28:24 UTC Neal Walfield Neal Walfield
      • M. GrΓ©goire

      @mpjgregoire I don't want to get your hopes up too high, but the Octopus only addresses half of the issue. It replaces rnp with Sequoia, restores the gpg integration, and adds back web of trust support, but it does not address user facing UX issues.

      In conversation about 5 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink
      • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… likes this.
    • Elias (eliasr@social.librem.one)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:18:18 UTC Elias Elias

      Looking for free/libre (FLOSS) computer games that can be fun for kids around 10 years old. So far, tried #minetest which is great. What else can you recommend?

      In conversation about 5 hours ago from social.librem.one permalink
      • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… likes this.
      • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:27:11 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ…
        in reply to
        • Astro
        @astro @eliasr Oooh, ah Lemmings-like!
        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
      • Astro (astro@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:27:12 UTC Astro Astro
        in reply to

        @eliasr pingus

        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
    • α΄›Κœα΄‡Κ€α΄œΚ€α΄€Ι΄ 🌐🏴 (theruran@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:19:12 UTC ᴛʜᴇʀᴜʀᴀɴ 🌐🏴 α΄›Κœα΄‡Κ€α΄œΚ€α΄€Ι΄ 🌐🏴

      I love that Don Norman gave the foreword for the UNIX-Haters Handbook (1994) and he cites his own paper from 1981:

      Norman, D. A. The Trouble with Unix: The User Interface is Horrid. Datamation, 27 (12) 1981, November. pp. 139-150. Reprinted in Pylyshyn, Z. W., & Bannon, L. J., eds. Perspectives on the Computer Revolution, 2nd revised edition, Hillsdale, NJ, Ablex, 1989.

      In conversation about 5 hours ago from hackers.town permalink
      • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… likes this.
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      • Nate Cull (natecull@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:24:19 UTC Nate Cull Nate Cull
        in reply to

        @theruran

        "Why are programmers -- particularly the ones who talk a lot about Constant Refactoring -- so bad at refactoring the languages, editors and operating systems they use, to make them more humane?" is a question that endlessly fascinates me.

        Up there with "why does Computer Science / Data Processing / Information Technology as a field seem really bad at keeping track of its own history?"

        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
      • Rob (robdaemon@tech.lgbt)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:24:19 UTC Rob Rob
        in reply to
        • Nate Cull

        @natecull @theruran I would add that we're damn good at making the systems so damn opaque it's hard for people to figure out how they work.

        That's my passion project.

        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
      • Nate Cull (natecull@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:24:19 UTC Nate Cull Nate Cull
        in reply to
        • Rob

        @robdaemon @theruran

        It really bugs me that mobile touchscreen systems are actually much more opaque than 1990s desktops used to be. So many hidden, non-discoverable gestures.

        I'm sure whoever has been in charge of very expensive and very scientific data-driven UX development for the last 10 years did not intend for that to be the outcome.

        But that was the outcome regardless.

        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
    • Nate Cull (natecull@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:24:12 UTC Nate Cull Nate Cull
      in reply to
      • Humane Tech Now
      • α΄›Κœα΄‡Κ€α΄œΚ€α΄€Ι΄ 🌐🏴
      • Rob

      @humanetech @robdaemon @theruran

      (after reading the Mercury description)

      Well, I like the idea of grouping things into activities rather than applications. Like that very much.

      I'm not especially sold on the Macintosh interface for it, because I'm not a Mac person and I've always found the Mac desktop super unintuitive.

      I already feel confused about the difference between Modules and Spaces.

      I want a text version of this I think?

      But otherwise, it's a good beginning.

      In conversation about 5 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink
      • Nate Cull (natecull@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:24:13 UTC Nate Cull Nate Cull
        • Humane Tech Now
        • α΄›Κœα΄‡Κ€α΄œΚ€α΄€Ι΄ 🌐🏴
        • Rob

        @humanetech @robdaemon @theruran

        Ooh! I really like this idea of "design for users with overloaded executive function".

        I think that's what I've been feeling myself for years. Trying to get back into "flow state" is my goal.

        In conversation about 5 hours ago permalink
    • Nate Cull (natecull@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 05:24:10 UTC Nate Cull Nate Cull
      • Humane Tech Now
      • α΄›Κœα΄‡Κ€α΄œΚ€α΄€Ι΄ 🌐🏴
      • Rob

      @humanetech @robdaemon @theruran

      Yep, Bret Victor both interests and disappoints me.

      I was really excited about his Light Table debugger.... and then he threw it all away to chase the Dynamicland concept, which is super expensive and indulgent in that you have to have a purpose-built room for it. Real estate is the most expensive thing right now!

      I guess if he's getting funded to do very expensive experiments he finds fun, that's cool for him?

      But something very important was lost, imo.

      In conversation about 5 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    • ˗ˏˋ Doug Belshaw ΛŽΛŠΛ— πŸ’₯☠️✊: (dajbelshaw@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 11:46:00 UTC ˗ˏˋ Doug Belshaw ˎˊ˗ 💥☠️✊: ˗ˏˋ Doug Belshaw ΛŽΛŠΛ— πŸ’₯☠️✊:

      I'm off to what in the past has been my favourite event - the Thinking Digital Conference

      https://thinkingdigital.co.uk

      It's got it all - spectacular venue, great speakers, and local to me (15 miles away)

      It hasn't been on for the last couple of years due to the pandemic, so I'm hoping it's as good as I remember. I've changed a lot (as has the world!) since 2019, and I hope it's not just a big apology for capitalism. I'm sure it won't be πŸ˜…

      In conversation about a day ago from fosstodon.org permalink

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      • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 03:04:25 UTC Basil Basil
        in reply to

        @dajbelshaw that does sound great.

        In conversation about 7 hours ago permalink
      • ˗ˏˋ Doug Belshaw ΛŽΛŠΛ— πŸ’₯☠️✊: (dajbelshaw@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 03:04:26 UTC ˗ˏˋ Doug Belshaw ˎˊ˗ 💥☠️✊: ˗ˏˋ Doug Belshaw ΛŽΛŠΛ— πŸ’₯☠️✊:
        in reply to
        • Basil

        @basil Of course not! Just how great it is to be able to track down Nazi war criminals.

        In conversation about 7 hours ago permalink
      • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 03:04:27 UTC Basil Basil
        in reply to

        @dajbelshaw did #1 touch on anything about race issues.

        In conversation about 7 hours ago permalink
    • liffy πŸ’œ (lifning@cybre.space)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2017 23:04:32 UTC liffy 💜 liffy πŸ’œ

      roses are red
      violets are blue
      in surveillance capitalism
      poem reads you

      and shows you ads
      for flower shops
      and tracks your clicks
      and never stops

      it cares not about
      if privacy's harmed
      the money is green
      when people are farmed

      twitter is cyan
      facebook is blue
      your friends are the product
      and so are you

      In conversation Sunday, 15-Oct-2017 23:04:32 UTC from cybre.space permalink
      • HallΓ₯ Kitteh and Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… like this.
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      • Khrys (khrys@mamot.fr)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 02:52:15 UTC Khrys Khrys
        in reply to

        @lifning 🀩

        In conversation about 7 hours ago permalink
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    • Neal Walfield (nwalfield@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 02:33:09 UTC Neal Walfield Neal Walfield

      Thunderbird recently issued two CVEs related to unencrypted secret key material. In CVE-2021-29956, TB forgot to encrypt the secret key material for newly imported keys. In CVE-2021-29950, which introduced the previous CVE, they forgot to reprotect secret key material in memory. In this blog post, I discuss what we can learn. https://sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/05/22/202105-a-look-at-two-recent-cves-in-thunderbirds-openpgp-support/

      In conversation about 8 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink

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      1. No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.
        A Look at Two Recent CVEs in Thunderbird's OpenPGP Support
        Sequoia is a modular OpenPGP implementation in Rust.
      • Neal Walfield (nwalfield@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 02:31:47 UTC Neal Walfield Neal Walfield

        Sequoia PGP is now licensed under the LGPL 2.0+. Read more about why here: https://sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2021/10/18/202110-sequoia-pgp-is-now-lgpl-2.0/ #pgp #sequoia

        In conversation about 8 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink

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        1. Sequoia PGP is now LGPL 2.0+
          Sequoia is a modular OpenPGP implementation in Rust.
        • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 01:47:57 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
          Taking my administrative day off and moving to another hotel tomorrow.

          If we’re back in our building on Monday, it is close enough to walk to work.
          In conversation about 9 hours ago from nu.federati.net permalink
          • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:59:14 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2S1nmxYmUg I had such a major crush on her.
            In conversation about 9 hours ago from nu.federati.net permalink

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            1. Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow
              from Olivia Newton-John
            • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:34:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
              https://qz.com/2166945/research-offers-a-clue-to-why-sids-might-happen/ [qz com]
              Research into #SIDS finds lower levels of a compound linked to waking. Results are very preliminary, not a known cause yet.
              In conversation about 10 hours ago from nu.federati.net permalink

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              1. Her baby died in his sleep. Her 29-year quest to find out why has led to a big breakthrough on SIDS
                from @missanabeem
                Quartz is a guide to the new global economy for people in business who are excited by change. We cover business, economics, markets, finance, technology, science, design, and fashion.
              • Ken Fallon (PA7KEN, G5KEN) (ken_fallon@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:05:30 UTC Ken Fallon (PA7KEN, G5KEN) Ken Fallon (PA7KEN, G5KEN)
                • notklaatu

                Anyone else have it that when the #coffee break comes in the GNU World Podcast, I'm never near coffee ?

                I'm going to have to ask @klaatu to open another bug.

                In conversation about 10 hours ago from mastodon.sdf.org permalink
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              • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 00:47:26 UTC nae nae

                i read a thing recently that blew my mind a little.
                went something like:

                people can imagine time travel to the past and one little act making massive differences in the timeline

                but in their present they think even the greatest effort they can put in will not make any difference to the future

                In conversation about a day ago from todon.eu permalink
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                • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:03:09 UTC nae nae
                  in reply to

                  imagine the difference people with actual platforms or influence or resources or power could make

                  but they frequently choose instead to be unkind, to be greedy, to be cruel, to tear others down, to exploit other human beings

                  for personal profit

                  In conversation about 10 hours ago permalink
                • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:03:10 UTC nae nae
                  in reply to

                  my life is pretty small and nothing special
                  i usually think of myself as powerless and unable to make a difference
                  but i have made positive differences in some people's lives, maybe saved a couple of lives even
                  i've been told a couple of times that my social media posts have inspired someone to transition and live as their true self
                  i've been told once or twice that my listening to and being kind to someone has led them away from the edge
                  i've been told that my defiance in the face of ongoing hatred has had positive effects on the lives of others

                  and i'm just one unemployed trans woman living in poverty with no direct power over anything

                  In conversation about 10 hours ago permalink
                • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:03:11 UTC nae nae
                  in reply to

                  what if the small positive thing you do for someone today has a domino effect?

                  or even, on a smaller scale, what if just listening to someone or showing them kindness or aiding them when they needed it most, saves a life?

                  what if some positive change you made in your own life inspired someone to make a positive change in their own, and then they inspired another, and they inspired another?

                  In conversation about 10 hours ago permalink
              • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:00:03 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ…
                • M. GrΓ©goire
                • Basil
                @mpjgregoire @basil Sweden with its self-image as a "humanitarian superpower", strong belief in the right to political asylum and a soft spot for the underdogs of the world has been a popular home away from home for separatist or dissident groups in exile, including people from Xinjiang, Chile and the PKK from Turkey.
                In conversation about 10 hours ago from libranet.de permalink
                • wistful and spooky (checkervest@laserdisc.party)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 12:57:07 UTC wistful and spooky wistful and spooky

                  Tea time mug check! Show me your current mugs

                  In conversation about 21 hours ago from laserdisc.party permalink

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                  • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ… (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 13:09:21 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ…
                    in reply to
                    The milk tea is at a pretty mellow temperature after a ten minute walk home from the shop, so I actually drink it from my sturdy glass.



                    @checkervest
                    In conversation about 21 hours ago permalink

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                  • bois de vache (boisdevache@guineapig.party)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 23:53:58 UTC bois de vache bois de vache
                    in reply to

                    @checkervest

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                  • :teapot: Mari :nb_crossbow: (bouncinglime@spanner.works)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 23:54:44 UTC :teapot: Mari :nb_crossbow: :teapot: Mari :nb_crossbow:
                    in reply to

                    @checkervest here's mine for this week! one of my few intentional UK souvenirs - an extremely '70s hedgehog family ^_^

                    In conversation about 10 hours ago permalink

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                • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 23:54:33 UTC Basil Basil
                  • Santa Claes πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸŽ…
                  • M. GrΓ©goire

                  @mpjgregoire @clacke it's the requirement of a "functioning democratic political system" rather than military might that prompts my reaction.

                  In conversation about 10 hours ago from sarcasm.stream permalink
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