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He likely will be shocked alive to die again. We are a sick nation.
Prisoner can be executed without turning off pacemaker, Tennessee high court rules washingtonpost.com/nation/2025…
in reply to Jeff Jarvis

I read of this a week ago and what—sickening in an already sick world.



Alright, I did it! I cut over to the NEW “digital garden” version of my site 😊 And, since I did say I was going to try taking part in #Blaugust by publishing 31 new pages this month, I started with one on Marxism 🤭
in reply to Jessica Smith

it sure is a tricky subject especially thanks to all the rage about the BSKY bridge.

Personally I still don't get how so many people yell Federation but hate on bridges. _Especially_ on the Fedi, that has a long record of syndicating everyone else and their cows _TO_ the Fediverse before - without asking.

I love AP. I hate to see Webmentions going extinct again. I hate bridges going extinct again for whatever reason. We're in trouble when people start defining what a legit "toot" is.

in reply to Beko Pharm

this is not about your decision on your blog, of course. Just a rant on the general direction this is going.


Tatoeages prehistorische ijsmummie ‘rockten waanzinnig’ en tonen zelfbewuste oervrouw volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/tatoe…



‘Russian fakes’ — Zelensky says Ukraine still defending Chasiv Yar, denies Moscow claims of capture byteseu.com/1246785/ #Ukraine


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In Bosnia and Herzegovina, stone treasures, canyons and cypress trees await byteseu.com/1246783/ #Bosnia #BosniaAndHerzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #Herzegovina


Putin, Lukashenko to Discuss Bilateral Relations, Int'l Issues on Friday - Kremlin sputnikglobe.com/20250801/puti… MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will discuss the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and international issues at an informal meeting on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. #news #press



Being called a "pick me" girl, studying physics, and crying at the gynaecologist.

My new post in progress is about the toxic reality of being a woman.

#writing #amwriting #blogging #witch #writingcommunity



Google Sans Code font blends tech and history to boost readability developer-tech.com/news/google… #google #developers #coding #programming #tech #news #technology



Found 22 new servers and 9 servers died off since 5 hours ago

18,966 servers checked today. 17,024,416 Total Users with 1,034,943 Active Users today

Check out the #fediverse stats

History of servers found and deleted

Help others find a home, send them to fediverse.observer

#fediverse #statistics



What is the biggest reason that makes you hesitate to adopt #Fedify?

#ActivityPub #fedidev

  • ActivityPub protocol seems too complex (11%, 3 votes)
  • Not familiar with TypeScript/JavaScript ecosystem (26%, 7 votes)
  • Lack of documentation or tutorials (7%, 2 votes)
  • Integration with existing systems looks difficult (7%, 2 votes)
  • Performance/scalability not proven (7%, 2 votes)
  • Security and stability concerns (3%, 1 vote)
  • Debugging/testing appears challenging (11%, 3 votes)
  • Insufficient community support (0%, 0 votes)
  • Too much time required for learning (23%, 6 votes)
  • Team/company resistance to adopting new technology (0%, 0 votes)
26 voters. Poll end: 4 months ago

in reply to Fedify: ActivityPub server framework

First option I'd describe as:

#ActivityPub protocol seems deceptively easy, while actual wire reality is full of prohibitive complexity.

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Coinbase, $COIN, says it's launching tokenized stocks, predictions markets for U.S. users in coming months

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options


in reply to Jeff Jarvis

🤯 What's next....one palantir to rule them all and in the darkness binds them? 🤯



Intel IPU7 Driver Merged For Linux 6.17 For Webcams On Lunar Lake & Panther Lake Laptops

The media subsystem updates were submitted and subsequently merged on Thursday for the ongoing Linux 6.17 merge window. There are several notable media changes for Linux 6.17 but arguably most prominent is the IPU7 driver entering staging for working on web camera support for Intel Lunar Lake and next-generation Panther Lake laptops...
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