Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one

@jackeric @0xDEADBEEF @ewerybody @kkavee @tankgrrl @crowbriarhexe @mjibrower @petrillic The insulting meaning of "gimp" is too fringe to matter. I'm saying you're being oversensitive.

It's possible that from where you come from, "gimp" is used as an insult. From where I'm from, it literally only means GNU Image Manipulation Program, or a way to K.O. in fighting games. Sorry if it happens to offend you, really, but Mastodon politics is a little unhinged so what do I expect....

GIMP 3.0 is released, check it out!

https://testing.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-3.0.html

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who contributed in any way - from testing and submitting bug reports through to designing, coding, fixing, packaging, testing some more, translating, documenting, hosting, administration, so many people, so much work, so much to be thankful for!

Welcome to GIMP 3.0!

For parents with kids who are putting out leprechaun traps today: a 3d printed leprechaun hat takes less than 30 mins to print, and is a great thing to leave in their trap after you take the bait.

#3dprinting #stpatricksday

@Alexandrad1 @anderseknert @quintessence The mod is out of line, using grandstanding language that tries to portray the user as a bad actor. “I’m going to step in”, “you have chosen this action”, “had seemed kind”.

There’s a whole bunch of language about how the mod was almost surprised the account didn’t have a history of misinformation. Deleting a (popular and legit) post about a sensitive topic and then going dark for 18 hours is not really a proper course of action in my book.

@anderseknert

They don't seem to be doing it on bad faith, but I do think they should've asked for more info before deleting your post.

I don't know how Mastodon's backend works, but maybe moderators could have an option that, instead of deleting a post, puts it on hold until the fact-checking process is done, including giving the post owner the chance to comment?

And if they see that it was flagged wrongly, they just enable the post to be seen by everybody again.

So I started saying "how can I help you?" when I answer the phone instead of saying "yes?" because I remember being told that spammers can record you saying "yes" and use it to pretend that you agreed to something

For some reason, saying "how can I help you?" causes a lot of spammers to hang up

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/

My read because I’ve been asked many times and need to sleep

The caveats and needs for further research the team notes are very honest. It’s hard to really calculate risk here because most vectors are physical and impact will vary by device and manufacturers.