I like making my Mastodon fork behave exactly the way I want. One feature I miss from other platforms is videos that autoplay and loop muted. I'm going to implement that in my fork, just like on those other platforms. It will respect the system-wide reduce motion setting.
My goal is to keep Mastodon core as close to vanilla as possible and not overload it with features like glitch-soc, just improve the things I want, both in UI and functionality.
Being a MastoAdmin is nice, you get to build your own tools and learn new things.
All current Mementomori.social features can be found here: help.mementomori.social/mement…
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Instance features | Mementomori.social Docs
Mementomori.social is not your yet another instance with defaults. It is packed with small, but groundbreaking modifications. This page lists all of them.help.mementomori.social
Egypt restores colossal statues of pharaoh 3,200 years after earthquake
Egypt on Sunday unveiled two restored statues of a pharaoh in Luxor 3,200 years after they were toppled in an earthquake, in the latest archaeological eventBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
N.Y. man killed two people before taking his own life, officials say
https://www.silive.com/news/2025/12/ny-man-killed-two-people-before-taking-his-own-life-officials-say.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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N.Y. man killed two people before taking his own life, officials say
The man killed police to report he had killed to two friends and then took his own life, troopers said.Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard (silive)
Russia Attacks UAE-Owned Ship in Black Sea With Drone
Russia Attacks UAE-Owned Ship in Black Sea With Drone - MilitarnyiBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Living in tents of cloth and cold – Middle East Monitor
By any measure of humanity, the sight is unbearable: tents stitched from old blankets, torn clothes, and scraps of plastic laid directly on the sandy groundBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Flatruets House
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#Landschaftsfotografie #Naturfotografie
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Una imagen de vista aérea muestra un reno de pie en un estacionamiento cubierto de nieve. El reno está atado a un trineo rojo con varios sacos blancos apilados en él. Hay un poste con dos luces a cada lado del trineo. El reno está parado en el medio de un estacionamiento cubierto de nieve, y se pueden ver varias líneas blancas en la nieve alrededor del reno. Dos automóviles están estacionados a cada lado del reno y el trineo. El automóvil de la izquierda es plateado y el de la derecha es negro. Hay huellas de neumáticos en la nieve alrededor de los autos.
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Diesmal aus dem November.
Mit der 6x6 Yashica und Delta 3200 über eine Kirmes. Alles aus der Hand.
#analogphotography #believeinfilm #analogefotografie
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Potempa: Goodbye to 96-year-old Dad, an inspiration to myself and so many others
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/potempa-goodbye-to-96-year-old-dad-an-inspiration-to-myself-and-so-many-others/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"Last night in Chicago, MS NOW anchor Rachel Maddow — one of America’s most prominent progressive voices — revealed to a live audience that, after years away, she has returned to the Catholic Church.
It was an remarkable admission from a public figure who is openly gay and often seen as a secular icon."
~ Christopher Hale
#RachelMaddow #PopeLeo #Catholic #LGBTQ #immigrants
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Rachel Maddow, Openly Gay MSNBC Anchor, Returns to the Catholic Church
After years away, Maddow says she considers herself Catholic again. She believes Pope Leo can both “soften hearts and sharpen minds” during his pontificate.Christopher Hale (Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics)
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@RainbowFrog @weezmgk As far as I'm aware, she's not renouncing her LGBTQ identity and longstanding relationship. Nor should she. The burden is on the church to welcome everyone and begin to face the damage its hateful teaching about intrinsic disorder has done to very many people. By claiming her rightful place in the Catholic community and not renouncing her identity and relationship, Maddow forces the Catholic community to start facing what it has done to LGBTQ folks.
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@RainbowFrog @weezmgk And then there's the potential of Pope Leo as a global religious leader to give strong voice to a worldview that directly counters the worldview of Trump and of growing fascist movements globally. I personally think it's politically nonsensical for so many liberal/progressive people to attack liberal/progressive people whose religious faith motivates them to purse the same goals other progressives are pursuing.
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If you browse and follow the #fediwave and #bonkwave tags you'll find a lot of our Usual Suspects, and the #music tag for a wider range of musicians.
As well as Indie Art Support, as mentioned by others, @nham are also an outstanding force for good here. Their Web site is at nham.co.uk/
@strim run a platform for experimental music and host a ton of live streams for musicians here.
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Nanaimo, B.C., community safety officers have new tools to help prevent overdoses
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/community-safety-officer-new-trucks-9.7012892?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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RE: mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza…
This is terrible, obviously. But another lesson for self hosting weirdos like me who offer services to friends and family is that the same outcome is possible with a simple accident or mistake. Be careful with other people's data. There's more to it than just encryption.
Jesus fucking christ.20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and…Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison (hey.paris)
I just solo’d a +26 Mythic in Legion Remix, which means I’m potentially only 2 dungeons away from the last achievement I need to do on my main. Next is a +29 Upper Karazhan; I hate Karazhan, and given how much slower stuff is dying at this level, it’ll be tough
📌 chrismcleod.dev/notes/20251214…
Short-form note @ 14th December 2025, 2:29pm
Chris McLeod is a software developer with over 20 years of experience. Sometimes he writes about it.Chris McLeod
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in reply to Hendrik • • •A wide, landscape photograph depicts two small buildings situated on a grassy hill. The sky is overcast and gray. The foreground consists of tall, dry, golden-brown grasses, and a dark, wet patch of ground is visible in the lower left corner. To the right, a larger building with a dark gray roof and red siding is visible, featuring three green windows. A smaller, dilapidated building with a gray roof is positioned to the left of the larger one. The hill the buildings are on is covered in brown vegetation and appears to be somewhat elevated above the surrounding field.
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