I just had the weirdest customer support experience: I realized I goofed in an online order last night so I went back to the site and filled out the contact form then noticed there was a.. phone number? and I called it and.. a human answered?? and they were actually at the business and not in a call center and got it sorted out immediately? 🤯 I'm still reeling

@taylorlorenz Here's my best shot: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/11/03/Time-to-Migrate from which

1/2 ”Have you noticed that social-media products, in the long term, can’t seem to manage to stay fun and safe and useful? I have. But there’s one huge exception, a tool that’s been serving billions of us for decades, and works about as well as it ever did. I’m talking about email.

@HeavenlyPossum @neonsnake Kinda like libertarian belief in "natural rights", the idea that civil rights somehow exist without any enforcement.

Tens of thousands of fans took in a rapturous opening ceremony Friday for the Milano Cortina Olympics' that also included a parade of athletes in four locations hundreds of kilometers apart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/07/milano-cortina-opening-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #milan

calligraphy + emoji = calligramoji

@cwebber how long before you know it's interbot or internet?

9to5Mac Daily: February 6, 2026 – Tim Cook’s all-hands meeting, more https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/06/daily-february-6-2026/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@krypto who's it by ?

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

@cstross Spam Spam Layoffs Spam Hallucinations Spam Spam Stock Bubble Scam Spam Tech Debt Spam Spam Spam Eggs and Spam

@christianselig fair, but what are you going to do with all the excess electricity produced in the summer?

@quixoticgeek Legends and Lattes fits at least most of these requirements I think. I loved it, though I listed to it on audible. I’m not sure if you can buy it in ebook without DRM or not.

Our flag shone brightly on the Arco della Pace at the Opening Ceremony of the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympic Winter Games.

A symbol of peace and prosperity, a journey defined by cooperation and unshakable solidarity.

Let’s go EU athletes!

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@thomasfuchs “Debugging is similar to being a detective in a murder mystery when you are also the killer.”

In this analogy AI is the small tactical nuke you used.

# Akkoma # Statistics 2026-02-07 01:00 CET
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# Fediverse

Cable Bay on Waitangi Day yesterday. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #beach

If you still support Trump and his administration, I don’t judge you for your choice of political party.

I judge you for your lack of morals, ethics, compassion & humanity.

I judge you for your support of pedophilia, racism, treason & fascism.

So will others. So will history.