Coming this fall. Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the internet...
Fediverse: The Movie!
It's just not the case that there was an idyllic #internet, maybe at some point in the 1990s or early 2000s.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s browser popups became a scourge. Microsoft refused to do anything about them, and internet explorer became known as being full of exploitable security holes. The initial rise of Firefox was because it blocked popups by default. That was Firefox's killer feature.
Also from 1998 and at least a decade afterwards, Microsoft and its allies tried to destroy Open Source. It was a complicated multi-faceted battle. Their eventual buying of Github is part of that story of the company trying to dominate and control Open Source, after the realization that it couldn't be defeated via lawsuits or intimidating developers.
Also the early internet was full of spam. Spam pretty much destroyed Usenet, and it was only in the mid 2000s that the spam problem began to be under control.
But surely the late 1990s internet was the ultimate in freedom of online speech? Well, there was that whole battle with PGP and the clipper chip. They were trying to stop - or at least fuck with - encrypted messaging from the beginning.
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Kann natürlich auch daran liegen, dass es kaum noch Zukunft geben wird wegen der #klimakatastrophe...
"Demnach sind junge Erwachsene, also Menschen zwischen 18 und 24 Jahren, heute im Schnitt deutlich unglücklicher, als sie es noch vor ein paar Jahren waren.":
spiegel.de/psychologie/gluecks…
Studie mit weltweiten Daten: Junge Erwachsene sind heute unglücklicher als früher
Kinder, Karriere, kranke Eltern – lange Zeit galten Menschen in der Mitte des Lebens im Vergleich zu jüngeren als psychisch stärker belastet. Das verändert sich gerade, auf gravierende Weise.DER SPIEGEL
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic falloutDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
Did I go back downtown to buy another, more expensive set of oil pastels? Yes, I did but in my defense it was 40% off. 🙃
Ofc I instantly had to paint another piece, combining both sets (& a few loose colours I got).
Both of these will be for sale but I had to order a fixative which will only arrive in a week or so, since everything in store was either not adapted to the medium or too toxic for someone living with 12 birds. 😐
#TraditionalArt #OilPastels #LandscapeArt #Mosstodon #Nature #Forest
Perché non mi riesce il reblog di
y.cubalibre.social/objects/53f…
Bon, aggiunto ultimo dei nuovi progetti, quello su Leonardo, che partì come passeggiata sui colli qui attorno cercando di convincere i partecipanti che i capitelli che incontravamo fossero stati decorati con influssi leonardeschi (tutte balle)matteozenatti.net/leonardo-ind…
#OTD (Aug 30) in 1910, a #JerseyCityNJ resident files complaint against #NewYork mafioso Nicolo #Taranto for conducting a fraudulent #exorcism.
#NYC #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
I mean you can't deny that that's how you should treat a king
#antimonarchy #antifascism #antifa #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #nokings #guillotine #comic #activism #anarchism #love
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Use your brain, listen to your heart
#anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #meme #memes #anticapitalistmeme #anticapitalistmemes #anticapitalist #activism #anarchism #socialism #nokings
![Listen to your heart
[Comic of a person opening their chest, exposing their heart. The heart is another person, saying "the rich only sleep at night because we let them"]](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/57561222 "Listen to your heart
[Comic of a person opening their chest, exposing their heart. The heart is another person, saying \"the rich only sleep at night because we let them\"]")
Ho visto il primo concerto in Italia di Drake, che in fondo in fondo è sempre e solo “un ragazzo”
https://www.vogue.it/article/drake-concerto-milano?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su News @news-VogueItalia
Drake, ho visto il suo primo concerto in Italia: ecco cos'ho capito
Dall'amore per il nostro paese alla “crisi d'identità” di un rapper che è anche e soprattutto una popstarElena Mariani (Vogue Italia)
A Genova in cinque giorni sono state raccolte 300 tonnellate di cibo per Gaza - Il Post
https://www.ilpost.it/2025/08/30/genova-raccolta-300-tonnellate-cibo-gaza-global-flotilla/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su News @news-ilPost
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Parents Sue Open AI for ChatGPT’s Role in Son’s Suicide
On April 11, 2025, California teen Adam Raine took his own life. Adam Raine In seeking answers, Raine’s parents discovered his eight-month, intense history of confiding in ChatGPT– incl…deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
new art piece! ✨
"2042"
DeviantArt: deviantart.com/izjustpixels/ar…
#pixelArt #retroArt #mastoArt #futuristic #Aseprite #ドット絵 #yegArts #digitalArt
An einem Transporter gesehen: „Annahme von Störungs- und Reparaturaufträgen“
Man kann also Störungen in Auftrag geben? Spannend. 😜
El 90% dels habitants de la Catalunya Nord estan a favor que els infants puguin aprendre el català.
Ho diu una enquesta de l'Institut Francès d'Opinió Pública.
Però només el 25% en reben formació a primària i el 8% a secundària.
3cat.cat/324/una-enquesta-reve…
Una enquesta revela que 9 de cada 10 nord-catalans són favorables a l'ensenyament del català
Un sondeig d'opinió de l'IFOP sobre les reivindicacions regionals demostra una clara voluntat de descentralització3Cat
iPad vs iPad Air: With a $150 price gap, is the Air still worth the premium?
https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/30/apple-ipad-a16-vs-ipad-air-m3-comparison-which-is-better-value/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into All Stories @all-stories-9to5mac
iPad vs iPad Air: With a $150 price gap, is the Air still worth the premium? - 9to5Mac
Apple has two great, affordable iPads that most people consider: the base iPad, and the iPad Air. Over time, these...Michael Burkhardt (9to5Mac)
New Python Documentary Released On YouTube - Slashdot
"From a side project in Amsterdam to powering AI at the world's biggest companies — this is the story of Python," says the description of a new 84-minute documentary.developers.slashdot.org
#Caturday #cats #fedicats #CatsOfMastodon #urban #colour #animals #SanlúcarDeBarrameda #streetphotography #photography #tokina #vintagelens #canon
#pixelart #pixel_dailies #submarine #ドット絵 #aseprite #Procreate @pixel_dailies
Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia: One killed, number of injured rises to 22
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of people injured in a large-scale attack has risen to 22. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
CurlyParakeet 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇺🇦
in reply to CurlyParakeet 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇺🇦 • • •I also got some clips which are a bit of a game changer.
#sewing
ink and yarn
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in reply to ink and yarn • • •piebob
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I saw them being used on SewingBee and thought “I think I might need those…”
CurlyParakeet 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇺🇦
in reply to CurlyParakeet 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇺🇦 • • •I’ve pieced all the rows together. Just hoping they line up… 😬
In the meantime, ironing.
#quilting #sewing #ironing
InarticulateQuilter
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I find the whole ironing seams flat thing very relaxing