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We recently switched energy supplier, or so we thought. Now we technically have no supplier.

The old one was to send a final bill but didn't, the new one refused to follow through on taking us as the final bill with the old supplier was unpaid

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Ronan
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@ephemeral thanks, I'm hoping some stern phone calls will sort it. I'm expecting they'll say, oh we can't put on the lower rate you signed up for, we don't do that one now
@Fionnáin
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Fionnáin
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if they do then you can keep shopping around. Pressure them. I've gotten as low as half the rate offered by companies by ringing around (aka webchatting around) and pushing back. Good luck!

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#News: So-called "Ethical" #superfunds are secretly financing #fossilfuels and #Israel's #genocide 🧐☠️ Stop funding #ecocide and death! 🔥 #ClimateChange #HumanRights, safety and freedom for ALL PEOPLE! @palmoildetectives
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Is your ‘sustainable’ super funding fossil fuels or weapons? How to check the fine print

If you care about particular issues – from climate change to weapons of war – it’s worth looking more closely at where your money is really going.
The Conversation
#News #HumanRights #climatechange #israel #genocide #fossilfuels #ecocide #superfunds @Palm Oil Detectives

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This fix can help improve your AMD GPU's performance on Linux.

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#linux #linuxgaming #amd


An Open Source Dev Has Put Together a Fix for AMD GPU's VRAM Mismanagement on Linux

Six kernel patches and two utilities later, the VRAM situation for AMD GPUs is better now.
Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
#linux #linuxgaming #AMD

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tomodachi life AND stable if let match guards on the same day?! 🎉 :ferrisdance: 🎉
rust release tracker. version 1.95, releasing on april 16th, includes the PR "stabilize `if let` guards on match arms"

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@drunk_pilates
Four-panel comic that's been edited. First panel: Three people, one in a French flag shirt, one in a trans flag shirt with pink hair, and one in a bisexual flag jacket. Text: "Lately, there's been a spike of frenchphobia in the United States." Second panel: Same three people, with trans flag person pointing accusatorily at french flag person and yelling "Oui oui", "Baguette", "Eiffel Tower" Third panel: The two people from the last panel in the background. Third person (bisexual flag) looks sad and starts to unzip their jacket. Text: "But be careful who you antagonize. While some french are out of the closet..." Fourth panel: Bisexual flag person has fully unzipped their jacket to reveal a french flag shirt underneath. Text: "...not everyone is so lucky."
@drunk_pilates

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I was a bit unprofessional today. I asked the host of a meeting to mute the zoom participants, then I addressed the two staff present in-person about their insistence on using a student’s dead name. One staffer used the excuse that the name is in the official paperwork. I called it an excuse and reminded them both that this is a human being. I might not be called back to interpret more of those meetings, but I couldn’t bear keep hearing them treat the student like that.

Bureaucracy is not an excuse for mistreating others.

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Little coastey sunsets. #california #nature
The sun sets over chunky rocks, with the sea behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
The sun sets over chunky rocks, with the sea behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
The sun sets over a beach with greenery in the foreground. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
#nature #california

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Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Here kitty.

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Food for thought. It has to be tough on teachers to see this happening.

To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain


Ars Technica


To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain

LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.
Scott K. Johnson (Ars Technica)

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Aladár Mézga
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This doesn't work for everyone (especially online courses must be terrible now), but I found a few simple solutions: Forget any assignment that will be "written", unless as an unscored practice or done 1 on 1 right in front of you. I did for example have written exams the same way as oral exams: one by one in my office, on my computer. Focus on actual skills. In presentations I checked the presentation itself for mistakes or omissions, but otherwise only scored the actual performance: How students spoke, how they presented their topic.

Problem is, a lot of faculty is unable to adapt, to change. I've heard "that's impossible" or "that can't be done" way too often, even after I already did it myself.

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Muse
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' I’ve heard “that’s impossible” or “that can’t be done” way too often, even after I already did it myself.'

This ^^^ !!!

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Does anyone have a recommendation for a mechanical keyboard?

1) Preferably good value, rather than super expensive
2) Wired
3) Mostly for typing, occasional gaming
4) Gaudy LED welcome, not required
5) Numpad included
6) Easily obtainable in Japan

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Reasons to Hope: synthetic #palmoil alternatives. Free from #deforestation – for real! Made from #algae #yeast #microbes, even CO2! Advocate for ecocide-free #palmoil alternatives! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴☠️⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife 💡🙂@palmoildetectives
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Reasons to Hope: Palm Oil Alternatives Made Without Deforestation

The race is on to find a real solution to stop palm oil ecocide. For several years now, several new #biotech companies have been busy generating alternatives to palm oil that are healthier for huma…
Palm Oil Detectives
#yeast #microbes #algae #palmoil #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @Palm Oil Detectives

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RE: mastodon.social/@Mastodon/1164…

I am very happy to finally be able to announce this. We are working hard (you can’t imagine) to secure funding to continue to improve Mastodon, and are very grateful that amazing organisation like @sovtechfund invest in open-source, and especially Mastodon.

Developing open-source software is hard (and it is not becoming easier) and quality software requires a lot of hard work. Our team is growing and we are delivering more polished features than ever, and we continue to try to push it further

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2026-04-14 11:01:34

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We’re happy to share that Mastodon has been awarded a service agreement from the Sovereign Tech Fund @sovtechfund 🎉

This covers five major initiatives through 2026 and 2027. We are very grateful for this support. Read about the details in our blog post.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/…


Sovereign Tech Agency funding

Announcing a service agreement for new work to improve Mastodon and the broader ecosystem.
Mastodon Blog

@Sovereign Tech Agency

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they're slandering gnome on twitter for the exact thing i was complaining about a year ago and was called an idiot who can't use a computer
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charlotte
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genuinely might be top 1 weirdest fucking thing gnome does, inexplicably awful UX
@peach2k2 do gnome devs really deserve basic human rights r/linuxsucks Let's say you're on a folder already. Typically, you either need to open your text editor, navigate through the "Open" dialog to locate the same directory again, or switch to the terminal to create the file and then open it using a command-line instruction (e.g., gted file. txt). If you want to open the file with a different application but are unfamiliar with its command-line name, you are often forced to return to Nautilus (after creating the file from cli), where the "Open With" option is available through the graphical interface.

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What does fedi need more content of? (More than one allowed)

  • Yuri (10 votes)
  • Furry (7 votes)
  • Gay (11 votes)
  • Computer stuff (10 votes)
  • Fluffy tails (10 votes)
  • Catgirls (13 votes)
  • Dog girls (7 votes)
Poll end: never

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Be gay.
Do crimes.
Post about being gay.
DO NOT POST ABOUT DOING CRIMES.

It's quite simple.

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Sexual abuse study - an amateur analysis

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The biggest lie you were never told: “Sustainable” #RSPO #PalmOil stops #deforestation. It doesn’t! So avoid #snacks by #Mars #Kelloggs #Nestle all the big brands. Instead buy #PalmOilFree snack #food. 🌴🩸🤯🧐⛔️ @palmoildetectives #BoycottPalmOil palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/…
#food #Mars #palmoil #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #palmoilfree #RSPO #nestle #kelloggs #snacks @Palm Oil Detectives

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Elusive and stunning Wallace’s Flying #Frogs are able to take flight and glide through the #forest 💃🕺🐸✨💖 like dancers! A major threat is #palmoil #deforestation. 🌴🩸☠️🤮🔥❌ Help them to survive when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket @palmoildetectives wp.me/pcFhgU-747?utm_source=ma…

Wallace’s Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

The elusive and visually stunning Wallace’s Flying #Frog are known for their mysterious nature and their ability to take flight and glide through the air like dancers. They reveal themselves …
Palm Oil Detectives
#forest #frogs #palmoil #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @Palm Oil Detectives

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It's #PortfolioDay, and for once I'm also going to partake by sharing a few of my photos. I am a photographer and I shoot predominantly on film. I enjoy the slow and tactile process, and I love the grain. I try to take pictures of things I find beautiful or meaningful. You can see more of my work on my website:

eugenrochko.com

A green landscape under a blue sky, a small tarn on the right with a lone tree beside it, greater mountains in the distance.
A wide, lush green door on a beige building under the setting sunlight.
A beautiful woman with dark but wet hair sitting wrapped in a tartan shawl beside a cafe table in front of a window.
A river passing through large rocks under a stone bridge at dusk.

Eugen Rochko

Photography.
eugenrochko.com
#portfolioday

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“Extremely high prices for basically… nothing.” 🚫

Cyb3rMaddy ditched Big Tech cloud storage and switched to Nextcloud, with a full #selfhosted setup (Docker, Portainer, MariaDB).

Want to do the same? Learn how with her step-by-step guide👇
youtube.com/watch?v=yxfyvxwfLq…

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
#selfhosted

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OK, back to work. Since it's nearly apple-blossom time AND a nice day, we got busy and seeded up the "Pot-O-Carrots" for the season. It's a large planter, about 19 inches in diameter and 15 inches deep, holding about 12 gallons (43 liters) of potting mix. We use pelleted seed and plant in concentric circles with about ½ inch spacing. Pictures are an attempt to show what we do and what the scale is.
#BeetBear
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#Zone6b
#carrots
#Spring
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He sits in front of a large terra-cotta colored plastic planter which is set up on a small, green seating bench next to a house. Yardstick for scale.
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He is sitting in a large plastic planter turned on it's side. There is a wooden yardstick showing the approximate diameter of the planter to be about 19 inches. Bright sunshine. Sharp shadows.
Looking straight down on a large planter full of potting mix. In the potting mix are 6 or 7 concentric circles and withing those grooves can just be made out the pelletized carrot seeds.
A person's right hand, palm up, containing a couple of dozen pelletized carrot seeds, ready for planting.
#Spring #gardening #newengland #beetbear #Allotment #zone6b #carrots

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@spiralganglion This post will get flagged as jackpotmaxxing, if you want to keep it, repost it as unlisted or it might get deleted in the next minute or so.
@Ivan Reese

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2008

#bord #seine #gens #danse #flou #humain #mouvement, #autour #autre #reflet #eau #réflexion #lumière #nuit

Sur les bords de seine, les gens danse, iels sont flou a cause du mouvement, tout autour d'autre gens les regardent

Paris La Nuit

Fanch The System / Passé Simple / 2003-2008 / Paris La Nuit
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#reflet #flou #mouvement #lumiere #nuit #eau #reflexion #humain #danse #Seine #gens #bord #autre #autour

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2006

#Paris #nuit #concorde #lumière #cramé

Paris la nuit, la concorde dans la lumière cramé

Paris La Nuit

Fanch The System / Passé Simple / 2003-2008 / Paris La Nuit
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#paris #lumiere #nuit #concorde #cramé

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2006

#Paris #nuit #beau #quartier #nuage #buée #fumée #sort #sol #comme #fantôme

Paris la nuit dans les beaux quartier, un nuage de buée ou de fumée sort du sol, comme un fantôme

Paris La Nuit

Fanch The System / Passé Simple / 2003-2008 / Paris La Nuit
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#paris #fantome #nuit #nuage #sol #Beau #fumée #comme #quartier #buée #sort

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2011

#contrejour #toits #paris #toitsdeparis #toureiffel #soleil #mange #ressemble #phare #coucherdesoleil

Contre-jour sur les toits de paris, on voit la tour Eiffel et le soleil qui la mange. Ca ressemble à un phare.

Paris Entre Le Jour Et La Nuit

Fanch The System / Passé Simple / 2009-2012 / Paris Entre Le Jour Et La Nuit
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#paris #ressemble #toureiffel #soleil #coucherDeSoleil #phare #contrejour #toits #toitsdeparis #mange

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🔐 El mercado ilegal en Telegram trafica identidades y datos personales latinoamericanos: ventas masivas que vulneran derechos, fomentan fraude y exponen a poblaciones ya marginadas.

🔗 Lee el informe en derechosdigitales.org/recursos…

Compartamos herramientas y protocolos comunitarios para detectar, denunciar y minimizar estos daños.


Identidades en venta: El mercado ilegal de compra y venta de datos personales latinoamericanos en Telegram

La investigación documenta la existencia de un mercado ilegal de datos personales que opera en Telegram y que presenta posibles vínculos con bases estatales en América Latina.
Derechos Digitales

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Dusky #langurs have a vivid 'goggles' around their eyes 👀😻 The whole troop cares for young. #Endangered by #palmoil #deforestation and the illegal pet trade, help them to survive when u shop #BoycottPalmOil 🌴☠️🤮🧐🙊⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives palmoildetectives.com/2021/06/…
#palmoil #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #endangered #langurs @Palm Oil Detectives

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The Secrets update for Necesse includes collabs with Palworld, Rimworld, Core Keeper and Valheim gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-…

#Necesse #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming


The Secrets update for Necesse includes collabs with Palworld, Rimworld, Core Keeper and Valheim

Necesse blends a bit of many genres and now many collabs all in one in the Secrets update that's out now.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#linux #indiegames #gaming #SteamDeck #necesse

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14 avril
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jn (big endian energy)
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i was wondering why there isn't a tracker (as in ProTracker etc) for Varvara. i think the answer is that orca fills this niche
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Devine Lu Linvega
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@jn that's the reason 😀 before making orca, I had started working on a tracker(it was called marabu) and I dropped it to focus on orca, it was like a tracker, only moreso 😀
@jn (big endian energy)

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Too many corporate media companies and some conferences

by twisted doodles

#Science #Media #News

a drawing of a person announcing, "Next up we will discuss the topic with someone whose job is to be a well researched and respectected expert in the area. And in the interest of balance we will also talk to an idiot".
#News #science #Media

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X.Org X server and Xwayland security advisory released for multiple issues gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/x-or…

#Linux #OpenSource #Security


X.Org X server and Xwayland security advisory released for multiple issues

Time to get ready to run some system upgrades, as the X.Org X server and Xwayland developers have released a security advisory due to multiple issues.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#opensource #linux #Security

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My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. Centralised networks like Twitter, TikTok, instagram etc are more like national politics, with loud mouthpieces shouting over everyone else.

This mental image helps me in understanding why the influencers fail here and they of course think that means that the fediverse must be a lost cause while we commoners happily chug along and enjoy our little street parties ;)

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Blue Birds of Paradise belong to a vibrant and unique genus 🦜🦚 living only in #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 They are vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation and #mining. Protect and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🩸🚜🔥❌ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/…

Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisornis rudolphi

Discover the jewel-toned Blue Bird-of-Paradise, a species found only in Papua New Guinea’s mountains. These mesmerising birds are vulnerable due to palm oil
Palm Oil Detectives
#palmoil #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #mining #papuanewguinea @Palm Oil Detectives

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Spent a little while looking through this guy’s automata. I made a gif of this one because it might be useful as a reaction gif at some point. You know, maybe?

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Instagram

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
Instagram

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We’re happy to share that Mastodon has been awarded a service agreement from the Sovereign Tech Fund @sovtechfund 🎉

This covers five major initiatives through 2026 and 2027. We are very grateful for this support. Read about the details in our blog post.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/…

Sovereign Tech Agency funding

Announcing a service agreement for new work to improve Mastodon and the broader ecosystem.
Mastodon Blog
@Sovereign Tech Agency

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