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"After months of heated debate and previous attempts to restrict the use of large language models on Wikipedia, on March 20 volunteer editors accepted a new policy that prohibits using them to create articles for the online encyclopedia."
404media.co/wikipedia-bans-ai-โฆ
Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content
โIn recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.โEmanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. Our latest blog post explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights ๐งต
blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/โฆ
A Redesign for Profiles
Sharing the design thinking for the new look coming to profile pages.Mastodon Blog
Isabella (โThe Promised Neverlandโ) at #autumn #Toguchi #cosplay #festival (November 16th, 2025).
#ToguchiAutumn #Toguchi2025
#photo #photography
#cosplayer #portrait #people
#darktable
#creativecommons #ccbysa
๐ Repensar la ciudadanรญa digital desde Amรฉrica Latina
Deepfakes en Argentina y Brasil, estafas con voces clonadas, estudiantes que copian ChatGPT: buscamos una ciudadanรญa digital reflexiva, รฉtica y crรญtica. Latam-GPT (Chile, Brl, Mรฉx, Arg) quiere reducir los sesgos de modelos extranjeros. Una ciudadanรญa digital robusta reclama participar en decisiones de diseรฑo, implementaciรณn y evaluaciรณn. ยฟQuรฉ significa participar en el diseรฑo de IA cuando las Big Tech deciden todo?
๐ lasillavacia.com/red-de-expertโฆ
Repensar la ciudadanรญa digital desde Amรฉrica Latina - La Silla Vacรญa
La formaciรณn crรญtica, la regulaciรณn sรณlida y la participaciรณn pรบblica son claves para una ciudadanรญa digital que dispute poder en la era de la IA.Redย deย Expertos (La Silla Vacรญa)
RTS game PERIMETER: Legate Edition gets Linux ARM64 binaries and Steam Workshop support gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/rts-โฆ
#PERIMETER #RTS #Gaming #Linux #Arm
RTS game PERIMETER: Legate Edition gets Linux ARM64 binaries and Steam Workshop support
PERIMETER: Legate Edition is an enhanced version of the retro 2004 RTS game and the latest update expands it even further with modding and Linux ARM64.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Maybe because of the Steam Frame ?
AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/amd-โฆ
AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor
AMD just formally revealed the new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor, the first ever to come with dual AMD 3D V-Cache technology.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
๐ The critical amendment 34 (rejecting automated assessment of unknown photos and texts) PASSED by ONE vote, paving the way for the extension of Chat Control 1.0 to be overwhelmingly REJECTED!
Initial analysis by @echo_pbreyer : patrick-breyer.de/en/end-of-chโฆ
End of โChat Controlโ: EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveillance in Voting Thriller โ Paving the Way for Genuine Child Protection!
The controversial mass surveillance of private messages in Europe is coming to an end. After the European Parliament had already rejected the indiscriminate and blanket Chat Control by US tech companies on 13 March, conservative forces attempted a deโฆPatrick Breyer
Le saviez-vous?
๐ฟ L'EPFL dรฉtient probablement la collection de fixations de ski la plus complรจte au monde.
En savoir plus sur ce trรฉsor unique ๐
actu.epfl.ch/news/la-collectioโฆ
#Plushtodon #EPFL #EPFLCampus #ski
La collection de fixations de ski
Objets insolites (8) - Sur le campus EPFL, on trouve diffรฉrents objets insolites. Dรฉcouvrez ici pourquoi une collection de fixations de ski occupe un couloir du bรขtiment ME.actu.epfl.ch
Es ist Donnerstag vor den CLT โ
Wir haben das Haus รผbernommen โ
Aufbauhelfende โ
Aufbauhelfendeverpflegungseinkauf โ
Brรถtchen โ
Auf gehts!
#CLT2026 #linux #tux #chemnitz #ChemnitzerLinuxTage #Plushtodon #Einkauf
Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. (@bkeegan@hci.social)
โWhen antidemocratic politics target universities, universities need more democracy, not less, to protect themselves. Recognize the collective bargaining rights of Coloradoโs public university employees.โ https://coloradosun.Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. (๐ฑ hci.social)
Cult-classic RPG 'OFF' adds Linux and macOS support gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cultโฆ
#OFF #IndieGames #RPG #PCGaming
Cult-classic RPG 'OFF' adds Linux and macOS support
After being revived with a remaster, the cult-classic RPG 'OFF' just got upgraded with Native Linux and macOS support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Chaotic party battler where vacuum cleaners face off Roombattle is out now gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/chaoโฆ
#Roombattle #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck
Chaotic party battler where vacuum cleaners face off Roombattle is out now
Need a new silly party game? Roombattle looks properly hilarious and it recently launched on Steam with full Linux support too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer just got a big upgrade gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/monsโฆ
#IndieGames #Aethermancer #PCGaming #Gaming
Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer just got a big upgrade
From the developers of Monster Sanctuary, their latest monster catcher Aethermancer is shaping up very nicely with a big new upgrade.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Cozy open-world exploration and crafting adventure Duck Side of the Moon arrives in May gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cozyโฆ
#DuckSideoftheMoon #IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming
Cozy open-world exploration and crafting adventure Duck Side of the Moon arrives in May
Duck Side of the Moon looks like a wonderful cozy adventure game about an astronaut duck searching for a new home in a whimsical galaxy.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Horizon Chase Turbo is getting delisted after the Epic Games layoffs gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/horiโฆ
#HorizonChaseTurbo #Gaming #PCGaming #EpicGames
Horizon Chase Turbo is getting delisted after the Epic Games layoffs
Originally developed by AQUIRIS (now known as Epic Games Brazil), the retro racer Horizon Chase Turbo is getting delisted from all stores.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Client Beta bring fixes for the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/steaโฆ
#Steam #Valve #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming
Steam Client Beta bring fixes for the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta
Valve released a fresh update to the Steam Client Beta, bringing a few useful bug fixes and more work on the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Ruft jetzt die SPD-EU-Abgeordneten an, die gestern mit der CDU gestimmt haben. Wie auch immer die Abstimmung ausgeht: Sie mรผssen wissen, dass wir Massenรผberwachung unserer Privatchats NIE als Lรถsung akzeptieren werden.
โ๏ธ fightchatcontrol.de #digitaleFreiheit
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.fightchatcontrol.de
Call your wavering socialist, liberal and national conservative MEPs right now. Win or lose today, they need to know we will NEVER accept mass surveillance of our private chats. Act:
โ๏ธ fightchatcontrol.eu #StopScanningMe
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.fightchatcontrol.eu
Palm Oil Free Sunscreens & Insect Repellent
Protect yourself from the #sun ๐โฑ๏ธ๐ป while protecting 1000โs of #animals ๐ฆง๐ฆ๐ชฒ๐ฆ๐ from #palmoil #ecocide. Reject #beauty brands like #Loreal and Avon and find #PalmOilFree #Sunscreen. Fight back โฆPalm Oil Detectives
Installers do indeed take the fun out. But they also bring a lot of frustration of not easily allowing me to setup the system like I want it to.
Beside, there is also the risk of destroying parts of the disks I like to keep.
Chrooted installs is the way.
UK: Protest Crackdowns Undermine Democracy
UK authorities have severely restricted the right to protest, in contravention of their international human rights obligations, creating an environment in which peaceful dissent is increasingly treated as a criminal act, Human Rights Watch said in a โฆHuman Rights Watch
Palm Oil Detectives reshared this.
Keeping money from going to the Harry Potter franchise isnโt just a symbolic gesture. Itโs about preventing real harm to real people.
advocate.com/news/jk-rowling-aโฆ
J.K. Rowling uses personal wealth to fund anti-trans org
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.Ryan Adamczeski (Advocate.com)
Mastoplushie back at @foulab for Foudiverse night! :blobfox3c:
#plushtodon #plushie #plush #mastoplush #foulab #montreal
Someone knit me this fast! You can take all my money!
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I have had various experiments go wrong when mixing things. Some of the conclusions are:
- Don't use a blender to make whipped cream - and don't forget to make sure that the cap of the blender bowl is well attached. It can be really hard to get whipped cream off of those popcorn ceilings. (I have gotten whipped cream on the ceiling using other methods as well - and it remains equally difficult to remove. My advice is to have a nice smooth ceiling with semi-gloss paint.)
- Cream turns to butter if whipped with too much enthusiasm.
- A VitaMix blender is not a good way to clean paint brushes.
- Kitchen Aides will mix anything but they are kinda slow about it.
All of this about mixing reminds me that I've now got about ten cubic yards of material - half of which is steaming, stinking compost - that is going to be needed to mixed.
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This is not my cat
I often see him sitting on some bins (that's British for dumpsters) as I cycle home
He's usually busy doing important cat things (sitting and staring), but occasionally I'm allowed to approach and say hello
Not for too long though. He's got to get back to cat business. That sitting and staring's not going to do itself
#cats #CatsOfMastodon #animals
The European Parliament is voting again THURSDAY 26th at 11:00 on Chat Control. The Commission, Council, multiple tech giants, the Conservatives (EPP), and several MEPs from S&D and Renew stand united in favouring indiscriminate mass surveillance.
Tell them NO: fightchatcontrol.eu/
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.fightchatcontrol.eu
Been working on a browser version of BRIG. No install. Interactive. Looking for beta testers; message me if you're interested.
BRIG Is a visualisation tool that draws circular genome comparison plots. The user provides a reference genome and a set of query genomes which are aligned using BLAST. Genomes are bacteria sized (< 20Mbp). Colour gradient shows alignment identity. Users can also provide tables of coordinates for their own annotations on the plot.
We have a sad tale today from Manchester Piccadilly station.
This is Chocolat. Or at least that's the name printed on their foot.
They're a lovely, cuddly black kitty who was sadly separated from their owner on Platforms 3 & 4 about 19.14.
We heard a tinkle of broken glass and helped their owner tidy up however she had left before I could pass this lovely kitty back to her owner.
Unable to find her on the nearby train we are a bit lost.
Please share this far and wide, across any social media and maybe we can help reunite this poor kitty with their rightful owner.
We will ensure Lost Property here look after her in the meantime.
Amazfish 2.9.0 was released
ZeppOS Service Implementation Tracker
List of services available on ZeppOS devices nad whether or not they are implemented in Amazfish ZeppOsActivityFetchService ZeppOsAgpsService ZeppOsAlarmsService ZeppOsAppsService ZeppOsAssistantSe...piggz (GitHub)
Oooo! Sorition gets a good mention here, as well as some other thinking.
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Weโre giving over $1.27 million to support a better internet
We raised over $1.25 million this year to directly support organizations on the front lines of the fight for online privacy and freedom.Irina Marcopol (Proton)
palmoildetectives.com/2023/04/โฆ
Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2 gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/protโฆ
#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #DeathStranding2 #CrimsonDesert
Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2
Valve just pushed out another excellent update for Proton Experimental - further improving Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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These updates will start to appear on mastodon.social and other servers running nightly builds from today, and will be available to everyone in Mastodon 4.6, coming in a few weeks.
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