Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one

Mastodon has hit 2 million active users today. 🎉

As a researcher investigating #language and #genetics, this cartoon really speaks to me.

Me, standing atop a cherry-blossom-swept bridge, re-sheathing my katana

One nice thing about Mastodon is if you see something interesting just as you're refreshing your timeline and it pops out of view, you can just scroll back to it instead of it vanishing into the algorithmic ether forever.

Godot 4.0 was so good, we made a sequel!

Thanks to 300+ contributors and four months of improvements and polish, #GodotEngine 4.1 is ready for your projects.

Read more in our announcement: https://godotengine.org/article/godot-4-1-is-here/

There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/

Privilege escalation with Python...

It's probably obvious to move of you, but a big difference between the commercial social media platforms and the fediverse is that as those commercial platform grow, they get additional revenue from ads, from selling personal information, and otherwise monetizing their users. While that is turning out to not actually pay the bills for them, in the fediverse, just about every instance is run by volunteers and funded by donations or out of the volunteers' pockets. It's a labor of love and a hope for a better future. When traffic grows, we need to expand our capacity.

That is why I am asking, if you are able, please consider donating to the instance you on to help keep the fediverse ecosystem going. Typically the /about web page will have details on how to donate.

Note: I am well aware that many of you are not in a financial position to donate - and that is OK. We are here to serve you as well. Donations are completely optional.

So, weekend tally: The number of active users across Mastodon rose by 294K, and posting activity roughly tripled. Lots of new sign-ups, but also many returning users. Fun times!

@PedestrianError @danhon none of these announcements should have been disseminated through a proprietary platform anyways. Public announcements should use public infrastructure.

Spent the day with my youngest daughter mountain biking. Th first time since I cracked my rib and her first time riding a mtb trail. We both had a good time and it feels good to be alive. "Remember today little brother, for today life is good!". Returning home for a hot shower and bed.

They don’t make them like this anymore.

Microsoft wants to stream your OS to you. Ignoring the whole "Microsoft" angle on this, I personally hate this idea. I miss the days when a computer was a standalone device that COULD connect to the Internet, but didn't have to. These days, so many things DEPEND on having that connection, and just flat out won't work without it. Maybe I'm a stodgy old guy, but can't we go back? I want my computer to with exactly the same online or offline.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy

On holiday with my family at #inverloch #Australia down on the #beach.