Some of my favourite photos of 2025. 7/13
I can feel the energy of the puffin’s jump off the grassy edge of Borgarfjordur Eystri , Iceland.
…It makes me a bit sad that a channel promoting alternative economics is so all in on putting that message out on platform capitalism to the exclusion of almost anything else :(
Reaching the masses is not a bad thing. It’s not for me, but I’m glad people are doing it. It’s the not doing it anywhere else as well that saddens me
…I note also that Upstream is on Patreon – who have one of the shittest logos ever – where they have > 3k paying members, so that’s at least $12k per month.
Good on them for building such a following. It’s just kind of weird looking in from the outside upon critiques of tech feudalism building financial success on tech feudalism
Thanks for the list, it’s missing me (Filippo Della Bianca): @filippodb.
Also, @iusondemand (Valentino Spataro) will be replaced by @magostinelli (Michele Agostinelli) due to health reasons.
@mapache @pfefferle @andypiper@macaw.social @andypiper@flipboard.com @evan @evanprodromou @haubles @darius @bjoernsta @django @resieguen @openforfuture @iusondemand @cwebber @tsyesika @zzepposs @melaniebartos @Pepijn @Floppy @tobias @mayel @ivan @hongminhee@hackers.pub @samvie @benpate @neiman @hongminhee@hollo.social @liaizon
@filippodb
Thank you!
Can you add my partner-in-crime from @FediVariety.. 🤓
@iusondemand @magostinelli @mapache @pfefferle @andypiper@macaw.social @andypiper@flipboard.com @evan @evanprodromou @haubles @darius @bjoernsta @django @resieguen @openforfuture @cwebber @tsyesika @melaniebartos @Pepijn @Floppy @tobias @mayel @ivan @hongminhee@hackers.pub @samvie @benpate @neiman @hongminhee@hollo.social @liaizon
@gubi_ Hello there! Who are you and why I had the honour of your first follow?
New blogpost about how AI is impacting my site, and that of the Starlight Network -- even on fresh, never before used subdomains.
https://cyrneko.eu/fuck-this-ai-bs.html
#AI #FuckAI
Deux ans déjà, depuis que j'ai découvert #BookWyrm et son instance francophone, dont @balbec assure l'existence et le fonctionnement d'une horloge.
Associée à l'apparition d'une petite librairie de quartier près de chez moi, elle m'a permis un renouveau certain dans mes habitudes de lecture, avec un plaisir renouvelé. Encore un grand merci à Anthony !
Fin d'année, heure du bilan. Voici donc celui que m'a proposé notre instance francophone : http://bw.heraut.eu/user/fresseng/2025-in-the-books?key=5c32bc1b8651421aadc4cb6cdd5338f8
Bonne fin d'année !
New blogpost about how AI is impacting my site, and that of the Starlight Network -- even on fresh, never before used subdomains.
https://cyrneko.eu/fuck-this-ai-bs.html
#AI #FuckAI
@alexia I have started using wildcard domains which minimises this mess as they don’t get notified. At the expense of a slightly less granular and secure setup. Somebody needs to sue these fuckers under misuse of computer act.
people say i flip flop on issues but actually i simply pretend to have whatever opinion will get me the most expensive food at this networking event
@Daojoan : j
#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2025/12/27/1
“Well, shucks! I’ve lost again! Talk about your alien luck!”
@gubi_ Hello there! Who are you and why I had the honour of your first follow?
So… talk to me about #Zotero … How do you use it? WHY do you use it versus other tools? What do you like most?
I realize I am maybe 15 or 20 years late to the Zotero party, but 3 things have me interested now:
- I’m taking on a project at work that involves a good amount of research
- I have some ideas for papers and maybe a book that would benefit from more structured organization
- I do a bit of #Wikipedia editing and have seen mentions of Zotero helping with citations
I use Mac / IOS.
Do you want help with using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse?
Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about using this place! There's no such thing as a silly question, it's fine to ask about anything however simple.
I'm especially keen to help new or non-technical people on here 🙂 And yes I am a human being, I don't use AIs!
(Alternatively, you can browse my website at https://fedi.tips which has lots of easy-to-understand help and advice.)
Nearing 2026, I reflect on all those 💕 lovely passionate people I've met since I joined this delightful #commons. #FOSS, #fediverse, social impact movements. Rich #culture thrives.
It proves to me Rutger Bregman's words ring true: "Most people are pretty decent". Same credo I've styled my life around.
Fear not dear commons.
🧶 Weave!
✨ We will ignite,
🌞 Bring sunshine where it poors.
🌈 Based on hope we find #solutions!
You brought me here today,
Our futures is bright,
Where mystic fedi flows.
What are your 🪞 reflections for the coming year, things you dream of and give you hope, expectation, and purpose? Vigor in your step..
It's the last day of the annual Chaos Communication Congress #39c3. Please ping this account or @rriemann for improvised ask me anything sessions on #EU_OS! Also, follow this account or join https://matrix.to/#/#eu-os:kde.org to stay updated!
Report: "Israel has killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists" since October 2023.
Israeli forces are using collective punishment, systematically targeting the families of journalists as part of "a war aimed at silencing Palestinian reporting."
#Palestine #PalestinianJournalists #USPol #Europol #GazaGenocide #BDS #Press @palestine .
Only one month until we all in Britain celebrate six years since we Brexited. Can't believe things have been so good since we broke our chains and threw off the oppressive yoke of our evil European overlords. Smooth sailin'! I actually love being poor and watching society collapse. It's brilliant and exactly what we all voted for. No more doctors! No more teachers! No more healthcare! I actually hate being able to afford food and am glad to be living through an unprecedented mental health crisis that the government who was supposed to save us has now decried as laziness. Hooray! Hooray for everything! I'd do another Brexit if I could. Is there any way we could make things even *more* shit? Perhaps allocate the remaining community resources to pay racists to spend all day kicking us in the genitals in between painting roundabouts. Let's do a double Brexit. Just keep on Brexitin' until no buildings are left standing and everything is on fire. 🏴🫡
@TheBreadmonkey We all have high brexpectations for further brexits… https://brexicon.dring.tech/word/brexpectation/
People who listen to audio books - please help!
What do you do with your eyes/hands when listening?
I'm trying my first audiobook and finding the experience very odd. If I try to read something, I can't concentrate on the audio, if I close my eyes I drift off to sleep, if I play a game it is too distracting.
About to take a 9 hour flight so need a strategy!
@Edent I mostly listen to podcasts when running (which avoids the problem) but the one audiobook I listened to recently was a 32 hour unabridged reading of Joyce's Ulysses, which I listened to (@ 1.3x) while simultaneously reading the book. The combination of both at once kept my attention from wandering and helped me power thru endless lists and diversions and rambles and "what *is* this?"
![doopledi [away]](https://sauna.social/system/accounts/avatars/114/263/665/536/068/253/original/436642ae73773d9c.jpg "doopledi [away]")
