Reject the far-right lies: refugees are not the danger to women
https://www.counterfire.org/article/reject-the-far-right-lies-refugees-are-not-the-danger-to-women/
Re AT Protocol "versus" ActivityPub "There does not have to be a “winning” protocol. We do not build a better open social web for everyone by fighting and arguing about protocol superiority."
Strongly endorse; collaboration on ths will work way better than competition.
https://writings.thisismissem.social/statement-on-discourse-about-activitypub-and-at-protocol/
For those interested, we'll be having our monthly #Libre / #FOSS / #OpenEverything virtual gathering tomorrow evening (20:00 NZST) at https://meeting.iridescent.nz - all welcome (we sometimes have folks joining from overseas - you're welcome, too)! It's a chance to meet folks and discuss topics related to technology, culture, and all things 'open' here in Aotearoa. The participants at the meeting determine the direction and content. Usually runs for 2 hrs, but you can come and go as desired.
thank you for humoring me on this. making nonstop videos about farm slavery & public health that "have to be fun!! or else no one will watch!" is a bit of staring into the abyss
sometimes you just wanna make something weird. as a little treat
Hey #rust community, crazy idea:
A crate registry without #Microsoft as a gatekeeper.
If I started one, would you publish your library there?
What should I name it?
Background:
you can't publish on crates.io without #Github account = #microsoft's permission.
https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io/issues/326
As we all know, Microsoft has a history of supporting #Linux and we should trust them.
https://www.theregister.com/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/
pffft lol. Just no.
Something Good The Supreme Court Could Do: Finally Fix The First Amendment Problems With Platform Liability For #Copyright Infringement - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/something-good-the-supreme-court-could-do-finally-fix-the-first-amendment-problems-with-platform-liability-for-copyright-infringement/ but won't, of course...
Reuters bends knee to China dictatorship and removes video of Xi and Putin talking about changing out body parts.
Presumably lots of people have copies, so it's important for them to post them promiscuously -- and if possible anonymously -- to boost Streisand effect.
A dumb dude from a fancy family is going to kill millions of regular families. Here are some "jokes" about it. https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/5/2341950/-Cartoon-RFK-Jr-s-initiatives
Axon’s AI police report writing tool is designed to not keep a record of which parts of a final report were written by AI and which parts were written by the officer. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/axons-draft-one-designed-defy-transparency
If you're a programmer and you:
- Don't really like writing code
- Like reviewing other people's code
- Don't care much about the environment
- Aren't worried about getting sued for copyright infringement
- Want to spend half a year learning a new tool
- Find it relaxing to argue with a computer
- Feel like spending $20-200 more per month
- Enjoy being confidently lied to
...then generative AI might be right for you!
Google quietly vanishes its net zero carbon commitment
‘Any coal plant running in America today is incredibly clean’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmV-JfzlZM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250905-google-quietly-vanishes-its-net-zero-carbon-commitment - podcast
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The newly Trumpified CBS "News" will now run interviews unedited.
This is a gift for liars who will now be able to deceive with impunity, because no interviewer can possibly counteract the firehose of bullshit that is standard issue for Trumpsters.
#Forgejo 12.0.3 and 11.0.5 were just released! They are security releases.
We recommend that all installations are upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible.
Check out the release notes and download it at https://forgejo.org/releases/. If you experience any issues with this release, please report to https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/issues.
Is the thought of switching clubs perhaps too overwhelming?
Don't fret! Our docs have a guide on migrating repositories from other Git hosting platforms: https://docs.codeberg.org/advanced/migrating-repos/#migrating-from-services
If not now, then when?
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/github_copilot_complaints/
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa