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I wonder about all that "AI photo generation / manipulation" tools reportedly "comming to Whatsapp". I guess when people feed their photos to AI to manipulate ... they stay on Meta servers 4 ever? Got deleted? Some trustworthy 3rd party controll it happens? XD And if someone (like me) think "why the hell would anybody feed their photos to Meta AI" ... then I'am thinking of "clever" ways like "grant permission to whole galery" - great "now would u like Meta AI to improve contrast"? 🙄
Holy crap, that is fucking genius using a church as a base of operations for the Internet Archive in case this fascist government even thinks of trying anything underhanded.
The extent of global sea ice cover is more than 3 million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average. This is the 2nd lowest on record for this date over the satellite-era.
Hudson Bay used to be one of the more predictable indicators of the Arctic cycle, so seeing another unusually warm season and such a late freeze-up is honestly worrying. It feels like each year pushes the baseline further. Do you think we’re witnessing a long-term shift that will eventually reshape the whole Arctic ecosystem, or is there still room for seasonal recovery? And what data or trends are you personally watching most closely this year?
@Victoria In my view, much indicators across the Arctic have already transitioned into a new state compared to even just a few decades ago: nature.com/articles/s41558-020…
The short observational record makes it difficult to gauge how unprecedented recent Arctic warming is. A multi-model large ensemble estimates a new Arctic climate has emerged for sea-ice extent.
I get what you mean. When you look at the long-term trends, it really does feel like the Arctic has already shifted into a completely new state compared to a few decades ago. The changes aren’t just gradual anymore they’re showing up across multiple indicators at the same time: sea ice, temperatures, wildlife behavior, ocean patterns. Do you think there’s still a chance for some kind of stabilization, or are we already past that point? I’m curious how you see the next 10–20 years unfolding up there.
Just because I had to dig this up for an article, here's a Wayback Machine link to where Starlink said lots of grand things about their commitments to making their satellites dark back in 2020 (no longer on the Starlink website, of course): web.archive.org/web/2021030402…
Whether the Universe will 'end' at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity's cosmic home for a very, very long time.
Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them to be even more efficient
Four bendy buses managed to enter a roundabout at the exact same time from four different directions in Oslo yesterday afternoon and get properly stuck, each bus blocking the exit for the one behind it. #BigBusStuck
@iwein the drivers of those buses really, really don’t want to reverse because it’s too easy to end up creating a 90degree angle, and that’s going to damage both the bus and its surroundings.. @eivind
@uint8_t @richlv @maco @walfischbucht @tomasekeli if you look in the new photo. There's other vehicles trapped inside the bus loop. In the older photo, those vehicles aren't visible.
We brought this up with the city planners where I live! I said that there were too many big rigs for these roundabouts that they love to put in. The truckers end up just going in a straight line, which is honestly the best way to deal with it, if there's room. Most tractor trailers don't have any chance of getting around a tight circle.
@kimlockhartga I’ve seen one go straight through only to get stuck on the center bump. The bump was lined with steel and the metal grating on metal noise as it tried to escape was unnerving. I discovered lorries can accumulate quite a bit of dirt and soil underneath their carriages. Eventually it got through after a couple of back and forth.
@is0ph oh wow. This is like the everyday occurrence where somebody gets stuck under the train tracks near my house. The bridge clearly states 10 ft. clearance.
@kasdeya @trochee @aburka We have a ton of roundabouts near me in the Southern U.S.. They've exploded in popularity, but are terrible for areas with a lot of extra long vehicles, especially trucks.
@kimlockhartga You can design them to allow extra-long vehicles to drive over parts of the middle circle, using “truck aprons”. Basically beveled edges instead of straight curb stones. That helps a bit. @kasdeya @trochee @eivind @aburka
@aburka @drwho @kasdeya @trochee Before about the 80's we (Netherlands) used to have some roundabouts where all incoming traffic from the right, has the right of way. Which is a stupid system.
We then adopted the UK's system, where traffic on (or leaving) the roundabout has the right of way.
Eureka.
Some clever dude once pointed out to me: the roundabout automatically clears itself.
@RolfBly @aburka @drwho @kasdeya @trochee Oh, did that system originate in the UK? In the early 80s, FR switched all roundabouts to this better system. BE followed a decade later.
@RolfBly @geert @aburka @drwho @kasdeya @trochee when traffic levels get too high or downstream bottlenecks queue onto the roundabout, or flows are just too unbalanced to allow reasonable entry flow, roundabouts stop working efficiently. Signals can help, but it's just managing congestion at that point.
I've been getting spam mail noting that my website isn't "optimised for AI", and every time I'm left scratching my head like ... how is that not a feature in itself?
I happen to put stuff online to be consumed through human head holes, not chewed up and spat out by artificial assholes.
This year's #Arctic sea ice freeze-up is clearly the latest on record for the Baffin Bay region (located between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The extent of ice cover is a record low for the date there.
Today, I came over this Inuit Calendar which, I guess, would be based on long term overservations but probably does not yet reflect the latest climate change.
The graph speaks miles. Shows Huxley was right: that we'd walk into sweet bliss of oblivion out of our own volition, rather than pushed into it by force like Orwell envisioned.
The graph is also quite clear on who will be the leaders and owners of the next generation.
It's so weird that HP is credited with an explosion in teenage reading in the US when, if plotted on a longer graph, it looks like a momentary stemming of the tide at best.
It would be nice to know what the other 50%~ish non-extreme answers are doing though.
Ive read a few dead trees recently, but more and more long form (books, novels, stories, papers) are on a computer.
When they ask these reading questions, do they clarify that the medium does not matter, or are they "it must be a dead tree or its not really reading"?
We've been doing the Huxleyian dystopia for a couple decades but that wasn't fast enough for some people so they're pushing the Orwell/Bradbury scenario on top of that.
Poor kids had nothing but copycat garbage of endlessly grim teenager-saves-everything-without-help-from-adults dystopian series after Harry Potter set the template. Every new story HAS to become a universe now, and must be movie-ready.
I have moved to 60-70% audiobooks but nevertheless, at any given time I have ~3 books underway. And my grandkids are both voracious readers. I may not often like what they read 😂 but they love books.
do you enjoy blaming teens for the myriad reasons that it's harder for them to pick up a book and/or easier for them to find so much more reading material than just traditional books?
Every weekday morning around 7:30 I sit outside with my daughter to wait for the school bus. I bring my little folding stool and we walk to the end of the block, then sit and wait for 10-15 mins. We always arrive early (unless we are running late) because I really enjoy these moments, it's an opportunity for us to just sit together with no screens or household distractions.
If it's rainy we wear rainboots and splash in every puddle on the way. Sometimes we get to see the remnants of a pretty sunrise. Neighborhood wildlife we might encounter include crows, squirrels, cats, bugs, worms, and dogs walking with their humans. I might bring my trash grabber and a small bag to clean up the street as we walk.
Crystal sits in my lap and we play different games. Her favorite is the surprise game, where I surprise her by suddenly bouncing my legs up high or pulling them out from under her. She tries to guess when it might happen, sometimes I follow a pattern, and activate the surprise if I hear a certain sound.
My lap can transform into a car, with arms wrapping around as a
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Every weekday morning around 7:30 I sit outside with my daughter to wait for the school bus. I bring my little folding stool and we walk to the end of the block, then sit and wait for 10-15 mins. We always arrive early (unless we are running late) because I really enjoy these moments, it's an opportunity for us to just sit together with no screens or household distractions.
If it's rainy we wear rainboots and splash in every puddle on the way. Sometimes we get to see the remnants of a pretty sunrise. Neighborhood wildlife we might encounter include crows, squirrels, cats, bugs, worms, and dogs walking with their humans. I might bring my trash grabber and a small bag to clean up the street as we walk.
Crystal sits in my lap and we play different games. Her favorite is the surprise game, where I surprise her by suddenly bouncing my legs up high or pulling them out from under her. She tries to guess when it might happen, sometimes I follow a pattern, and activate the surprise if I hear a certain sound.
My lap can transform into a car, with arms wrapping around as a seatbelt. Then I take her on a magical journey wherever she wants to go. She has to watch out for traffic lights, running out of gas, or sudden transformation into an airplane, submarine, horse or other mode of transportation that makes the ride even more crazy.
The latest thing we have been entertained by is the game What's in my Pocket? Since it started getting chilly I have been sticking my hands in Crystal's coat pockets to keep them warm, and discovered she keeps a variety of interesting things in her pockets. I have to guess what they are by touch, and sometimes I get sneaky and move things from one pocket to the other, or put in a pinceone or pebble from the ground.
Today we had fun taking silly pictures of what's in Crystal's pocket.
This is it, my solo adventures have come to an end. It was a very interesting and useful experience to see how it is to live by myself in the motorhome. I saw many cool places but I was also very work-efficient and did a lot of work on our TROM projects. Overall, a great experience!
This is it, my solo adventures have come to an end. It was a very interesting and useful experience to see how it is to live by myself in the motorhome. I saw many cool places but I was also very work-efficient and did a lot of work on our TROM projects. Overall, a great experience!
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.
keep cool. You made the right choice. Such an ambitious project is not sustainable if one way or another it relies too much on one ´s shoulder. I am sure your choice will be rewarded both for you and for Mastodon
Thank you for everything you've done to create a better web. Mastodon became a solid app and a nice community under your leadership. Best wishes for you on your new path forward
It's sad to see you step down, but I understand completely. Thanks for creating something amazing! Mastodon is by far my favorite social media platform.
I don't know if you'll read this, but thanks for truely great work which has brought some little hope into my heart in this age of full speed enshittification.
I am sorry to read comments have chipped things away from your inner self. And, you are right that you created something that is bigger than yourself, but for a better part.
So, I hope you get well in your feelings again. Thanks again for creating Mastodon ❤️💪🏾
Ganz vielen Dank für dein Engagement und dafür, was du für uns alle ausgebaut hast! Ich bin schockiert zu lesen, wie du von manchen Menschen und Medien angegangen wurdest... Jetzt wünsche ich dir Kraft und die Möglichkeit, etwas Abstand zu bekommen. Dein Beitrag zu unserer Gesellschaft ist IMO gar nicht zu unterschätzen. DANKE!
Thank you for providing a safe space for us. I hope it stays this way. And I am so glad you’re taking the advice of Kenny Rogers- knowing when to hold ‘em, knowing when to throw ‘em, knowing when to walk away and knowing when to run. Take care!
What does this mean "...I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute...", what will your role at the gGmbH be now? Will you be fulltime employed or act as an independent consultant? And (since your toot sounds like it) what is your next project?
I landed on Mastodon from a referral by a satirical account of John Fetterman's dog on twitter. Thanks for all you've done and for all this has become!
.@Gargron por mi te puedes ir lejos y no volver- #Mastodon no es mas que otra red de las redes del fediverso que desaparecerá y surgiran de nuevas al lado de las que ya hay, mastodon se metió en el fediverse, siendo una calcomania de Twitter y wsin #GNUsocial nunca hubiera sido nada, sin el #fediverse y ahora parece ser segun ustedes que mastodon hizó al fediverse y NO-
Let's make social media free, federated and fun! Fediverse.Party is your guide into the world of decentralized, autonomous networks running on free open software on a myriad of servers across the world. No ads and no algorithms.
You were a great steward to this community and I thank you for your passion and the countless hours.
Being kind and keeping an even bearing in a media landscape that is hostile to both is in its self a great accomplishment. One you undertook while being the sheppard of this decade spanning project. The Fediverse is a safe haven much because of those innumerable small choices to be kind and keep an even head. No apologies necessary, you've earned your reprieve. Enjoy what comes next. 🫶
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you accomplished something monumental here, Mr. Rochko.
You helped give the world back control of their social media, their very memories, from the clutches of the multinational corporations.
You've helped to rebuild a decentralized internet - the way it was always meant to be.
Someday, your name will be up there with Tim Berners-Lee, Steve Wozniak, and Larry Page, as one of the visionaries that helped connect the world together.
... we're just not there, quite yet.
But your work, here, will pave the way for that to happen. You've helped DEMOCRATIZE the internet. Now any schlub (like me) that's half-competent with computers and can get their hands on an old "throw-away" hunk of metal and plastic can spin up their own little server and connect to a larger social world.
And be found.
Thank you, Mr. Rochko, for helping free us, and for helping connect us.
Thanks for al your hard work for Mastodon. You can be proud of the platform you and your team has build. Wishing the best of luck to you and of course to Felix and his team! @mellifluousbox @haubles @renchap
Well done @Gargron for everything you've achieved in the last decade! Your principles set you far above certain others in the social media space and I really appreciate your integrity and drive. It's a good decision to change roles and I'm optimistic about the future of Mastodon with you still around for guidance. I hope you take this opportunity for some well-deserved rest and recreation. Finally: thank you!
Thanks for all the f̵i̵s̵h̵e̵s̵ code, and sorry to see that fedizens' aggressiveness was what lead you to step down... Many of your decisions can be criticized, as can most human beings', but you had to take decisions and critic should not come from a position of entitlement nor go beyond what's fair.
Mastodon soll künftig von einer gemeinnützigen Organisation nach belgischem Recht entwickelt werden. Zudem tritt Eugen Rochko ab, verlässt Mastodon aber nicht.
hey Eugen, what you have done with Mastodon is awesome. So thank you a lot for this achievement. Sometimes things are not easy as a founder, especially when it grows fast, but you definitely deserve recognition. I think many of us in the open source, privacy and other communities owe you a big THANK YOU for creating a "social media" that is fully independent from the big techs, and with fair values by design. Good luck with your future projects!
Thank you for your hard work and impressive integrity to keep this place as a bastion against enshittification. You deserve some time to just enjoy the fruits of your labour after all you have done for the internet and its denizens
thanks for being awesome. You were so hands on with an issue, minuscule issue that I had related to Mastodon. You replied and took care of it right away.
Thank you for what you have done and looking forward to the next things you’re working on.
(late to your news here so you're probably tired of talking about it but I still wanted to say) well done for making the decision it sounds like you were needing to make and also have you given yourself time recently to be like "look at this crazy thing I did" because wow, who knew this kind of thing was even possible for a real human with empathy etc
The gardener has done his part; the seed germinated, grew, and blossomed. Now it is time to let the little tree grow. The eye remains attentive, but joy prevails and the heart blossoms.
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beautiful. It reminds me of Carl Sagan taking about "earth in a sunbeam." A last photo by Voyager (I think) as it exits the Galaxy. Here is Sagan talking about it and you hear him get a little choked up, as do I every time I hear it. My wife gave me a framed picture of the"pale blue dot" with Sagan's words beneath. Your moon in a rainbow is giving me the same vibes. Thanks!
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from this we can tell that red and orange light are less dense than the moon, but all other wavelengths are denser. I did not realise the moon would float in a rainbow!
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