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Over on the Reddit, here's the compound insult frequency distribution. Personally, I think "[anything]goblin" is automatically good.

Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/c…

in reply to A. P. Howell

And somebody probably should've excluded "dipstick" unless they checked for context.

And I really need to stop with the close reading of the compounds chart.

in reply to A. P. Howell

@aphowell They say "dirtbag" like it's an insult! In reality, it's a style of outdoor recreation.





Indie social sign-in could go mainstream


Back in June I wrote about an exciting confluence of digital auth tech:

(1) The commodification of #OIDC infrastructure, (2) the emergence of #FedCM, (3) and the compatibility of both with #indieauth .

In short, it is now easier than ever to log into web applications using your own website as an identity provider. Or at least, it would be, if your favorite web apps supported these agency-enhancing technologies.

blog.erlend.sh/indie-social-si…

#opensource #indieweb #identity

writing.exchange/@erlend/11309…

in reply to erlend_sh

I'm not going to pretend I grasp the technological details of either Weird or the Leaf protocol, but the basic concept of superpowering the personal website as identity provider is very attractive — and the passion of your writing is infectious 🙂 I hope to someday reach a lightbulb moment with your work and just implement it on my own site.
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Newsletter: Even the most pro-Trump crypto faithful think Trump’s new crypto scheme is a terrible idea. Also, an FTX crypto executive earns some benefit of the doubt, and a lawsuit accuses “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli of disrespecting the Wu-Tang Clan.

citationneeded.news/issue-65/

#CitationNeeded #crypto #cryptocurrency

in reply to Molly White

??!? but I thought Wu Tang Clan ain't nothing to fuck with?


Version 4 of the dress uniform (to the left of it are seen version 2 from "Manhunt" and version 3 from "Sarek") debuts in #StarTrekTNG's "Data's Day" during the O'Brien wedding (3rd pic). It is seen much better a few episodes later in "Qpid" (4th pic).
in reply to Jörg Hillebrand

I just remembered....

I'm now as old as #Picard.

Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow.

There's no words for how that smarts the soul.



🤬 🤬 🤬 Israeli Forces Reportedly Kill US Human Rights Activist With 'Deliberate Shot to the Head'
"A soldier fired directly at the protestors, hitting the American activist in the head from behind," said one eyewitness.
commondreams.org/news/american…



J'ai fait ça... Le renouveau, le futur, le monde de demain les amis (oui c'est sale) cc @nouveaufrontpopulaire

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@riff @AugierLe42e je confesse avoir du googler le premier. J'ai modifié



Texas AG files suit against Travis County over voter registration policies (Saul Elbein/The Hill)

thehill.com/homenews/state-wat…
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The US National Wastewater Surveillance Network data was just updated to the week. The US seems to be at the peak of this summer #COVID19 surge, but nationally, the wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19 is currently high.

Three of the four regions saw declines of COVID in wastewater; only the Midwest rose last week. All but 5 states are at high or very high levels of viral activity.

cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nation…



Pinned Messages in Element, authentication for media has landed, and The Matrix Conference sold out. That and more happened This Week in Matrix!

matrix.org/blog/2024/09/06/thi…

in reply to The Matrix.org Foundation

Pinned messages sounds cool. I can't find any mention of it though. Do you have any more details?
in reply to The Matrix.org Foundation

@matrix, sooooo looking forward to the day when I, using Element Web 👨‍💻, will be able to call someone using the Element X app 📱. The day I won't need/use Signal anymore.


‼️ Poll Shows Voter Support for Harris Would Grow If She Backed Arms Embargo on Israel
A survey found that endorsing an arms embargo would boost the Democratic nominee's support nationally from 44% to 49%.
commondreams.org/news/harris-a…




Risk of Rain Developer Cancels Next Project To Join Game Development at Valve

eurogamer.net/risk-of-rain-dev…

Discussions: discu.eu/q/eurogamer.net/risk-…

#gaming #linux #unix

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