Inaugural post
Hey everyone! No one?
I just joined Friendica and am trying it out before I convince my wife to join. I've been on #Mastodon for a while (@vtdarksim@toot.community), but I finally radicalized her against centralized billionaire-run social media and she's loving it! She even got me to join #Pixelfed (Geoghooligan@pixelfed.social), and now I'm checking out #Peertube and #Funkwhale (funk.gravitywell.xyz/@vtdarksi…)!
Anyway, I have no idea how to use #Friendica yet so any tips or guidance is much appreciated. Thanks!
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There was some fallout from the H-1B civil war within MAGA, after all.
It looks like Vivek Ramaswamy overstepped by describing American workers as the result of a “culture of mediocrity” justifying why H-1Bs are needed.
You don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
independent.co.uk/news/world/a…
Ramaswamy forced out of DOGE by Musk after calling US workers ‘mediocre,’ report says
Entrepreneur is now expected to launch a gubernatorial campaign in his home state of OhioKatie Hawkinson (The Independent)
bsky.app/profile/michaelhobbes.bsky.social/post/3lgbkhkbrgk2f
You spend years platforming and agreeing with Nazis and the next thing you know people are not charitably interpreting a hand gesture
A few highlights from the main #Rust merge for #Linux 6.14:
git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e361…
* Start to use 'derive(CoercePointee)' on Rust >= 1.84.0. This is a major milestone on the path to build the kernel using only stable Rust features. […]
* Finish the move to custom FFI integer types started in the previous cycle and finally map 'long' to 'isize' and 'char' to 'u8'.
* Introduce 'PROCMACROLDFLAGS' environment variable to allow […] which Android needs.
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Last chance to see rare ‘Atlas’ comet over New Zealand’s skies
“When you look at it, you’ll just see the tail of the comet in the sky, but you won’t see a definite ... fairly bright ball with the head, with the dust and gas coming away.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
bsky.app/profile/ffrf.bsky.social/post/3lgbkkh3ves23
The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns as unconscionable President Trump’s blanket pardon of the nearly 1,600 defendants — whom he dubbed “hostages” and “patriots” — involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. ffrf.us/3PKlOil…
Snowfall rates exceeding 1 inch per hour... in LOUISIANA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI AND FLORIDA?!?!?!
spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md005…
#LAwx #ALwx #MSwx #FLwx #snow #snowmageddon
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@msbellows @paul_ipv6
there's a few.
i guess not everyone in florida is a FloridaMan
wflx.com/2025/01/17/snow-flori…
Snow in Florida? FDOT crews prepare snow plows
An Arctic blast is plunging south and could bring a rare snowfall to areas of north Florida next week.WPTV - Staff (WFLX Fox 29)
Yoon Suk Yeol faces South Korea court for first time over martial law saga
South Korea's impeached president had denied ordering the military to drag MPs out of the nation's parliament to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court t…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Another batch of photos from the last 3rd day of Everything Open!
For more photos see our Facebook or LinkedIn accounts.
Speakers:
🔔 Arjen Lentz
🔔 Paul Gardner-Stephen
🔔 Lyndsey Jackson & Abel Carty
🔔 Senn Oon
Program: 2025.everythingopen.au/schedul…
#EO2025 #EverythingOpen #conference #openSource
Everything Open 2025 | Conference Schedule
Everything Open 2025 - January 20-22 2025, Adelaide, SA, Australia2025.everythingopen.au
New on the blog: Biden’s final executive order on cybersecurity focuses on promoting AI-driven cyber defense, bolstering open source security, software supply chain transparency, and quantum resilience.
socket.dev/blog/executive-orde… #Cybersecurity #AI #OpenSource
Outgoing Biden Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Orde...
Biden's executive order pushes for AI-driven cybersecurity, software supply chain transparency, and stronger protections for federal and open source s...Socket
Another batch of photos from the last 3rd day of Everything Open!
For more photos see our Facebook or LinkedIn accounts.
Speakers:
🔔 Maksim Lin
🔔 Cait Macleod
🔔 Alistair Chapman
🔔 Peter Chubb
Program: 2025.everythingopen.au/schedul…
#EO2025 #EverythingOpen #conference #openSource
Everything Open 2025 | Conference Schedule
Everything Open 2025 - January 20-22 2025, Adelaide, SA, Australia2025.everythingopen.au
New Kobo Clara BW Follow-up
Initial Blog Post: madmolelabs.com/2025/new-kobo-…
Unfortunately I ran into another round of freezing issue while using KOReader so I had to factory reset the Kobo Clara BW and then I reinstalled KOReader.
Instead of using the Semi-Automated Installation Method like the other times I followed the Manual Installation Method based on KFMon which wasn’t that much harder.
After following the Manual Installation Method based on KFMon I haven’t had any freezing problems like before. There was one issue but I believe it was related to the battery running out of charge, not KOReader.
I updated my eBook and eReader Solution project post to reflect the change in installation methods and the subsequent resolution of the issue.
Project Post: madmolelabs.com/2024/ebook-and…
Northern Kentucky police: Flyers urge immigrants to 'leave now' and 'avoid deportation' (Cincinnati.com)
cincinnati.com/story/news/2025…
memeorandum.com/250121/p160#a2…
Northern Kentucky police: Flyers urge immigrants to 'leave now' and 'avoid deportation'
The flyer lists a "national office" in Maysville, Kentucky, and "realms" in five states., The Enquirer (The Enquirer)
My doctor (she's an amazing LGBT+ ally doctor) is now unsure if she is ALLOWED to continue my birth control prescription, or if my medicaid insurance will soon not cover it anymore for my MEDICAL CONDITION THAT REQUIRES IT. Not because I dont want to have kids
My OBGYN I see for my reproductive medical condition called today and cancelled my upcoming appointment and is not taking any appointments "until further notice"
Oh and reproductiverights.gov is gone
🙃 #ReproductiveRights #USA #news
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in reply to Chris Geoghooligan • • •@Chris Geoghooligan Welcome to #Friendica first you have to subscribe to the support group helpers@forum.friendi.ca Paste this url in the search for #Friendica then to publish in the group go to the group profile and click on publish in the group.
Here is a detailed guide to the features of #Friendica
www-informapirata-it.translate…
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