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got some sizes wrong, does anyone want a chonker wizard turtle? 💀
@ Neil Brown
Please return to the equation; it really is that simple and fundamental
@ Neil Brown
It is doubtful to have forgotten so soon, but nevertheless: biological sex≠sociological gender
> The UK’s first transgender judge has launched a case against the UK in the European court of human rights challenging the process that led to the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.
> The retired judge Victoria McCloud ... is seeking a rehearing of the case, arguing that the supreme court undermined her article 6 rights to a fair trial when it refused to hear representation from her and did not hear evidence from any other trans individuals or groups.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/18/transgender-judge-supreme-court-case-biological-sex
@ Neil Brown
Another manifestation of patriarchy at work; facts are unpalatable, so shall be ignored. Colonialism lives on
Which bit is the "bogus virtue signal"?
@ Neil Brown
A bogus virtue signal; pointless if women then subjected to discomfort when males enter private spaces (deservedly) restricted to females
@ Neil Brown
Agree with the sentiment. By coincidence was looking at the extensions and have been increasingly annoyed at the number that become disabled after version upgrades. So many web browsers have died because of the way 'amgaf' want to commercialise web usage.
Nothing is permanent on social media. Users deleting their posts or webpages can lead to the erasure of a trail of evidence that may be crucial to your investigations. But how do you keep that vital data? We've improved our Auto Archiver tool to make archiving your sources easier and set it up to be more manageable to navigate as a research team... https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2025/08/13/the-open-source-tool-that-has-preserved-150000-pieces-of-online-evidence/?utm_source=mstdn
Most desktop computers are designed for keyboard and mouse input. Most laptops have a built-in touchpad. But it’s surprisingly difficult to find a good touchpad that’s designed for use in a desktop setup.
Mac users have Apple’s Magic Trackpad. But if you’re using Windows or Linux you’ll either need to fight with unofficial drivers to get the Magic TrackPad working or try your luck with a […]
#inputDevices #ploopy #ploopyTrackpad #reviews #touchpad #usbTouchpad
"Due to unchecked state repression, people present at the noise demonstration are now facing decades of prison time and years of pre-trial detention, regardless of their actions or knowledge. For weeks, local and federal agents have terrorized friends and family members of those arrested at the rally, serving no-knock warrants and conducting widespread surveillance. Multiple people arrested were not even at the demonstration on July 4th. Most defendants remain detained without formal charges, without legal representation, and in limbo between state and federal jurisdiction. Finding attorneys has been extremely difficult given the incredibly repressive behavior of the government.
We are witnessing state repression in real time. It is clear that police and prosecutors hope that the deplorable conditions of imprisonment will break the defendants and compel cooperation under duress. State and federal agents are wielding their power to silence people who dissent, to terrify and deter the public from exercising their rights to protest, and to make an example of the Prairieland Defendants in order to quash anti-ICE speech. The government seems determined to criminalize everyone even remotely related to the July 4th rally, regardless of their level of involvement. The flurry of arrests and severe charges are meant to suppress political organizing and free speech."
1950 : 🤗 La technologie va faire le travail à notre place !
2025 : 😱 La technologie va faire le travail à notre place !
2025 : 😱 La technologie va fabriquer la technologie de 1950 qui va faire le travail à notre place !
2050 : 😱 La technologie va fabriquer la technologie de 2025 qui va fabriquer la technologie de 1950 qui va faire le travail à notre place !
2075: ...
https://hachyderm.io/users/TheNewStack/statuses/114966178112368063
And I’d love to hear what you think of the phrase “the professionalization of vibe coding”
"Remember back in 2023 when hackers exposed (and fixed) malicious anti-repair software in Polish trains? Well, it turns out that the manufacturer, Newag, is at it again" cc @pluralistichttps://www.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricks
Let's take back the right to modify, repair, and build efficient tools together. #SoftwareFreedom
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Vamos reaver o direito de modificar, reparar e construir ferramentas eficientes juntos. Liberdade de software.
CC: @urixturing@hachyderm.io@pluralistic@mamot.fr
#FreeSoftware #SoftwareLivre #SoftwareLibre #GNU #FSF
@ Neil Brown
A naive perspective; as stated, a certain business (of a certain demographic) operates in a "free" market (of a certain demographic). A simple case of self-perpetuation.
if you like hand-written HTML and the simplest of page composition I can't recommend enough net.art theorist Olia Lialina's "Prof. Dr. Style" as a search term
[What] message is delivered by classic Prof. Dr. pages, looking primitive and all the same? Independence. Inside academic circles, a page made in Prof. Dr. Style shows off distance from the institution's corporate identity and its Content or Knowledge Management systems, which is not an easy status to achieve. Outside of academia, such pages are made by people who know everything about the internet, but are too cool to mess with web design.see: Prof. Dr. Style, Vernacular Web 3 (2010)
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