Don't want to fill up timelines with this too often but...
Given all that's going on with Grok generating all sorts of terrible shit against women and minors, this is probably not the hill you want to die on.
Arguing against what should be indefensible to any reasonable person.
Sometimes, you really can't just sit by and say nothing.
Get off X / Twitter.
A comic from 2022. I want to make a distinction between the Democrats who are speaking out forcefully against authoritarianism and those whose overcautious approach enabled the extremist takeover of our institutions. This is about the dangers of unaccountability and kicking the can down the road. As recent elections demonstrate, voting is still extremely important.
#comic #cartoon #uspol #authoritarianism #democracy
This kind of cynicism doesn't solve anything, and never can. It's corrosive and infectious, and promotes an atmosphere of despair. There's nothing positive about this. It just tells us, "There's no hope; give up." Where is the hopeful contrast implied in the leading text?
I'm sure you mean better, but this just ruined my day. Maybe I'm just the wrong audience. I find your work depressing, and can't follow any more, I'm sorry.
Wrote a custom C++ engine to render raw WAD geometry directly to the DAC.
Pure vector output, 1D occlusion culling, no rasterization tricks.
Running on a MOTU M4.
Air Pollution from Palm Oil: A Human Rights Issue
Forest-fire haze from Indonesian palm oil deforestation is a crisis! Learn how toxic air pollution is a human rights issue affecting all of Southeast AsiaPalm Oil Detectives
The daily battle for survival is depicted through an umbrella seller in wild weather.
Old Man Struggling in the Wind, by Anselmo Guinea Ugalde, 1882
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Malayan Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus
The Malayan Flying Fox, known also as the Large Flying Fox, Giant Fruit Bat, or Kalong, is an ethereal creature of the tropical Asian night. With wingspans reaching 1.7 metres, they are the largest…Palm Oil Detectives
Posty: a handy tool for archiving your Mastodon account if you want to share/embed it anywhere.
I shared this great online tool before but it's no harm to reshare every now and again: posty.1sland.social/
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Posty: Turn your Mastodon Archive into a beautiful, functional static HTML site!posty.1sland.social
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As a young #gorilla, #Titus 🦍 suffered more tragedy than most #humans do in their lifetimes. A #study found, just like a human #child, he thrived due to good social and economic supports. Learn more #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8TQ?utm_source=ma…
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Support Helps Gorilla and Human Child Resilience
Young gorillas often suffer horrific events in their childhood: the death of their mother or father due to poachers, kidnapping and rough handling for the illegal pet trade. A study of 250 gorillas…Palm Oil Detectives
Time-travel on your terminal!
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Relive the Golden Era: 5 Tools to Get Retro Feel on Linux
Get retro vibe on Linux with these tools.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
I had a fun time a couple of years ago installing (Not so) CDE on a Raspberry PI. What a trip down memory lane it was.
Sadly .... There have been no updates for a few years.
GitHub - NsCDE/NsCDE: Modern and functional CDE desktop based on FVWM
Modern and functional CDE desktop based on FVWM. Contribute to NsCDE/NsCDE development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
We need to go back. Back in time. And wake up to reality from 1995 where Linux took over the market with open source flood. And there were no closed windows. Only the open arms penguins.
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I am such a sucker for this kind of stuff. <sniffle>
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Think you know the best Linux system monitor? This showdown may surprise you.
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Mission Center vs. Resources: The Ultimate Linux System Monitor Showdown
Two of the best GUI-based system monitors for desktop Linux users. Which one is better of the two? Let's find out.Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
The fires more than an hour north of us are still of concern. They are still at the stage where they create their own weather. However, people in places like Marysville and Warburton, which are closer to us, are being told they can return to their homes. This comes with a caveat to stay indoors, because the smoke, and most especially that smoke you can't see, is very damaging to health. Winds have turned north, so we will be getting less smoke in Healesville, but it is lingering. Only go out with your mask!
Yesterday, I was unable to put up my CheckIn post straight away, because our power went out for several hours. It came back for several hours, then was quickly out and back up in the afternoon.
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ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Steve Vivian (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Ah, finally a #Plushtodon unboxing video! From @schasch and @moyie.
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The Forkiverse has now surpassed 2,000 users (and our wildest dreams). Thank you to all of you for taking some time out to check out our little corner of the internet!
If you want a Linux distro with simple rollbacks and stable updates, ObsidianOS is worth a look.
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ObsidianOS Review: A New, Innovative Linux Distro Built Around A/B Partitioning
The idea to rollback via two root partitions is interesting. This is certainly not your regular rethemed Arch distro.Neville Ondara (It's FOSS)
"Television Delivers People" by Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman (1973) – a single-channel video artwork about centralised media and advertising.
'You are the end product delivered en masse to the advertiser'
Usenet was where conversations took place before social media came about.
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Remembering Usenet - The OG Social Network that Existed Even Before the World Wide Web
Before Facebook, before MySpace and even before the Word Wide Web, there existed Usenet. From LOL to Linux, we owe a lot to Usenet.Bill Dyer (It's FOSS)
The secret behind Tux the Penguin! 🐧✨
Source: Pat Gelsinger and Linus Torvalds talk Linux
"rdcl::tools" · An initiative for the devel. of new tools against #digital authoritarianism, surveillance capitalism, and platform power.
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rdcl::tools | Launching 2026
An initiative for the development of new tools against digital authoritarianism, surveillance capitalism, and platform power.rdcl.tools
These anti-Semitic accounts hide behind the excuse of solidarity with Gazans to spread hatred against Jews. And they discredit the entire feed.
Can you do something?
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Viewing topic Weekend Players' Club 2026-01-09 | GamingOnLinux
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Canonical call for testing their Steam gaming Snap for Arm Linux
Doing something similar to what Valve will do for the Steam Frame, Canonical have announced a Steam gaming Snap package for Arm.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Amazon Clarion Call: Pandemics Emerging in the Rainforest
The Amazon’s diverse ecosystem is under threat from rampant deforestation, degradation, a biodiversity crisis, and the climate crisis – jeopardising its ability to act as a carbon sink. This degrad…Palm Oil Detectives
Bonobo mothers meddle in their sons’ sex lives – making them three times more likely to father children
New research shows that for #bonobos, sex really is often a family affair. What’s more, rather than being an embarrassing hindrance, motherly presence greatly benefits bonobo sons during the deed. …Palm Oil Detectives
Andean condor Vultur gryphus
The Andean condor Vultur gryphus is one of the largest flying #birds in the world, with a wingspan of up to 3.3 metres and a body weight of up to 15 kilograms. These amazing birds are able to soar …Palm Oil Detectives
I love mesh networks, and love the 1999 WAP standard. After I started thinkering with MeshCore I realised text is fun but what about the internet? WAP 1.x was built to be sent over SMS... this might work. Taking my WAP-over-SMS project and two ESP32s and voila!
WAP internet (all you actually need) over a fully decentralized network!
In the Spring of 2025, I taught a course about interactive programming environments to a small group of students. For various reasons, I have to take down the official web page for that site, which includes slides that may be of interest to people who care about these things. I have therefore chosen to publish those slides on Lost Bits under a Creative Commons License.
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If you are interested in such things, check it out!
#lisp #smalltalk #squeak #forth #emacs
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In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds - DeSmog
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.Clare Carlile (DeSmog)
Protect Nature to Avoid Future Pandemics
Research from University of Queensland and published in The Lancet: Planetary Health finds that the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to the decline of ecosystems and biodiversity, creating a cycle that …Palm Oil Detectives
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •I don't know what Sweeney took this time but he definitely shouldn't take it again.
Also agreed! Even without the current #Greenland situation should people leave Twitter.
Kevin Russell
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •Rasmus Lindegaard
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •i mean i too am against politicians trying to censor their opposition.
On the other hand i don't think we should let people have a free megaphone once they've proven they aren't worthy of one.
This shit is a very good example of it
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •When evil is the business model.
I am all for open platforms. He’s not talking about open platforms.
Jeffrey was never a bug. He was plumbing to wealth and power. Elon is doing his part to expand the plumbing.
#EpsteinNation
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •Whenever I see these wealthy men defending the indefensible I make the assumption that it's because they want to do what is being condemned by everyone else with a hint of a moral code.
So in this case I assume Tim and the company he runs support generating CSAM.
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •So glad our studio left Unreal Engine.
Even if somehow Godot went WAY off the rails tomorrow, we could just fork it. If we were still hitched to the UE train, we'd be dragged off on whatever wild ride this insane dude had planned.
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Sounds like it's also a great argument for closing down (or at least regulating the shit out of) all AI companies and platforms.
"We can't be perfect" is basically capitalist-speak for "We don't give a shit about anything except our profit margins and share prices, no matter who else is harmed by our product." It's exactly why we have the FDA, the EPA, and the SEC, to name just a few agencies born out of exactly this kind of über-laissez-fair bullshit.