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@Mabande @mekkaokereke Maybe it's from seeing the Ralph Bakshi movie before I read the books (um, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and maybe a third of the Two Towers before I was bored stiff), but I always thought the orcs were stand-ins for the Wehrmacht.
Maybe I should build a chode-trap dating site and call it Lovecraft. All I need is some bro to be my face for the VCs and the money will just roll in.
'Stranger Things' Star Joe Keery Tops Taylor Swift With Hit Song
https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/stranger-things-star-joe-keery-tops-taylor-swift-with-hit-song?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The Latest From Men's Journal @the-latest-from-men-s-journal-mensjournal
Mexico says it rejects the US intervention in Venezuela.
✨ Will you be joining us for the European Public Domain Day on the 15th of January? ✨
🎤 The event is in Brussels but will be live-streamed 😊
👉 Check out the program here: https://www.pdday.org/events/european-public-domain-day-2026/
cc @bartmagnus @Terburg @communia @creativecommons @openfuture @europeana
A good critique of MacOS new menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
It highlights @scottjenson 's point from https://youtu.be/1fZTOjd_bOQ?si=eBP04-Yp3Z1Qf_Wm on how desktop UX keeps getting worse, not better.
@Aurimas As one of the contributors to the 1992 HIG, I couldn't agree more with this post.
Single Best Idea with Tom Keene: Edward Morse
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-01-05/single-best-idea-with-tom-keene-edward-morse-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Podcasts @podcasts-bloomberg
@jwd630 See now "executable README" makes me think of Atuin Runbooks, yet another cool thing I've yet to meaningfully.
I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.
It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/
@Daojoan yep I had to take a screenshot because - ouch.
You have described people like, for too long, me.
Duty-free sales at Japan’s leading department store operators fell sharply in December, highlighting how prolonged geopolitical tensions with China are weighing on the retail sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/companies/japan-duty-free-sales-down/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tourism #departmentstores #dutyfree #shopping #china #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy
Thanks! Looks like there might be a few useful additions in there to the big link list of German-language folk tale collections!
THE GUNSLINGER: THE SLOW MUTANTS (1981)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 20” x 15”
I took up the challenge of illustrating this scene illuminated solely by the flash of a gunshot. In so many ways, it was the shot that set the stage for Roland’s epic journey to the Dark Tower. 1/3
An epic deep dive into all the issues with icons in menus in macOS Tahoe: https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
GOG Patrons- Join gamers keeping classics alive
https://www.gog.com/en/patrons
#HackerNews #GOGPatrons #Gamers #ClassicGames #VideoGames #IndieGames
The @internetsociety is looking for someone to manage their vendor oversight programs
- fully remote
- 7-10 years in vendor management or sourcing
Stock Movers: Oil Stocks, Gold Miners, Big Tech
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-01-05/stock-movers-oil-stocks-gold-miners-big-tech-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Podcasts @podcasts-bloomberg
Toyota Recalls 55000 Camry Corolla Cross Hybrids Fire Risk Bolt
https://www.mensjournal.com/gear/toyota-recalls-55000-camry-and-corolla-cross-hybrids-over-loose-bolt-that-could-cause-fire?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Gear @gear-mensjournal
Russian attempt to storm Kupiansk using gas pipeline 'thwarted,' 40 soldiers 'eliminated,' Ukraine's 7th Corps says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/05/russian-attempt-to-storm-kupiansk.html
I’ve been building Pixelfed since April 2018, and Loops has taught me a lot too. There was a brief stretch where I lost myself and made choices I’m not proud of.
But I’ve grown — a lot.
Seeing people who once wanted Loops defunded now reaching out to collaborate is a big deal.
Good leadership is accountability, maturity, and moving forward.
Let's make 2026 the year of the fediverse, together ❤️
Grazie @VM ma mi sembrava giusto fare questa specifica eccezione.
Sono sempre convinto che le istanze del fediverso dovrebbero essere linguisticamente omogenee, anche perché è più facile moderarle da parte degli amministratori.
Inoltre le cosiddette istanze "multilingua" sono un inganno perché alla fine vengono ovviamente monopolizzate dall'inglese.
Tuttavia, anche se esistono istanze dedicate all'esperanto, credo anche che ogni istanza dovrebbe ospitare un po' di parlanti esperanto sia perché è utile alla diffusione del progetto, sia perché si tratta di una comunità che per estrazione culturale non presenta criticità che si ripercuotono nella moderazione: cioè, non ce lo vedo uno che dopo aver investito tempo per imparare l'esperanto lo utilizza per fare il bullo su Mastodon 🤣
@macfranc
Per coerenza ti dovremmo rispondere che per imparare l'esperanto serve investire talmente poco tempo, rispetto a qualunque altra lingua etnica, che questa non è una gran difesa.
Potremmo anche chiosare (un po' meno propagandisticamente) che di gente insopportabile infatti se ne trova anche nel mondo esperantista, come ovunque.
Ma "staremo zitti" (come vedi) e approfitteremo di questa simpatica regola come scusa per (ri)parlare del fediverso nel mondo esperantista.
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