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Hello All,
I have a long-time, close friend who really could use some financial aid. We went to high school together, and we manage The Q Online, an Internet radio station together.
His credit cards are maxed at thousands of dollars and about to go into collections. His Renter's Insurance has just increased their price, and he's $150 behind on that, and his apartment complex requires the insurance, and could kick him out if he is without it. Additionally, he is $508 behind on his Internet/cell bill, and they are threatening to cut his services.
Any assistance that the #Fediverse #Community might be able to offer would most certainly be appreciated. If you are unable to assist monitarily, it would be much appreciated if you could boost this post far and wide for maximum exposure. With all the Thanks in the world,
from Tyrone and Adam.
paypal.me/theqonline2006
#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #FinancialAssistanceAppreciated

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#fediverse #MutualAid #community #MutualAidRequest #financialassistanceappreciated

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The big project I'm working on (since I finished this week's homework already, huzzah!) is a deep re-org of my entire digital life. I thought it would take a few days, but now I'm looking more at a few weeks.

Greg is helping me, he got everything consolidated onto a drive so I could go through it. I'm a digital packrat - over 2 terabytes of stuff. It's incredible.

I just found the script for Star Wars. And dozens of files I can only open on a NeXT computer.

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Happy Howllieween 🎃

Anyone remember Utne Reader? I subscribed for years, and back before what everyone thought would be the big Y2K disaster, they created the Y2K Citizen's Action Guide.

I found it buried in my in my files. If anyone wants to read this tiny bit of history, you can download it here (439 KB, 124 pages):

dropbox.com/scl/fi/vf56e010a51…

#Y2K #UtneReader #InternetHistory


Y2KBookMain.pdf

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#y2k #internethistory #utnereader
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Happy Howllieween 🎃

I'm just going to make this (see above) a whole thread of things I'm gonna put on DropBox in case anyone else wants 'em. I know some of you are packrats like me. :)

Like some kind of weird Fedi garage sale, where everything is free.

Northern Exposure fans, here's some wallpapers from 2003. There are 16 images, total of 2MB.

dropbox.com/scl/fo/e75gz6fac1n…

#NorthernExposure


NorthernExposureWallpaper

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#northernexposure

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From “Dragon Ball Z” to Fuji Rock — saxophonist Patrick Bartley finds jazz in J-pop, blending anime, Vocaloid and bebop into a second language. japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/… #culture #music #jpop #jazz #jmusicensemble #patrickbartley

Finding jazz in J-pop: Patrick Bartley’s musical second language

The J-Music Ensemble leader translates Japanese culture into a classic American musical tradition.
Ryne Hisada (The Japan Times)
#music #jazz #culture #jpop #jmusicensemble #patrickbartley

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well, if any instance is willing to take my 277 MB archive in, I'll migrate to it I guess Or maybe not, since you cannot import posts, only follower lists.if the stability looks good (of course occasional for 6-12H is understandable once a year or something.) I cannot reply to posts y'all. I can only read them. that's the thing. I click "reply" through the site and it hangs there all boarked. Ugh. I'm lucky I could even export my archive as the prefs page works.
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Hubert Figuière

@amythegay @element exactly. It's unpleasant to have major UI part enshittify with no way to avoid it. I still have the old UI in the other browser until
1. I mistakenly reload
2. browser restarts

In both case I will have to, once again bring the web inspector to dismiss the undismissable popup about session keys.

I keep defending Matrix/Element when people say it's shite, but I'm running out of steam.

@Element @amy

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The crates.​io team was notified of two malicious crates (with similar names as legitimate crates) which were actively searching file contents for Etherum private keys, Solana private keys, and arbitrary byte arrays for exfiltration. The malicious crates have been removed.

See the blog post for details: blog.rust-lang.org/2025/09/24/…


crates.io: Malicious crates faster_log and async_println | Rust Blog

Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
blog.rust-lang.org

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Episode 44 of Access On, is on.
This week, we take you back to the National Federation of the Blind’s national convention to hear from two key leaders in #accessibility, Microsoft’s Jenny Lay-Flurrie and Meta’s Maxine Williams.
We also learn about improvements in JetBlue accessibility.
If you send or receive Dropbox links, learn how to amend those links so you speed up the process of downloading files.
#Accessibility

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The space elevator project was funded by the world's billionaires, who were offered exclusive luxury tickets on the first ride up into space.

After the launch, the project announced a second funding round, to start looking into the feasibility and advisability of installing a "down" button.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

#microfiction #tootfic #smallstories
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 18 updated and 1 added apps:

* Sensor Spot: streams real-time device sensor data to an MQTT broker 🛡️

Current RB status: 716 apps (54.6%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

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Some updates on the Sumud 🧵

After Italian MPs forced their government to send a frigate to support the Flotilla, hundreds of elected officials from across the European Union have called for the convoy to be protected.

#AllEyesOnSumud #BreakTheSiege #FreePalestine

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We, the undersigned parliamentarians from across the European Union, write to demand immediate and coordinated protection for the Global Sumud Flotilla amid the escalating attacks on its participants and their boats as they sail through the Mediterranean Sea en route to Gaza. Late last night, under the cover of darkness, 10 civilian vessels were attacked in a hostile manner off the coast of Crete, Greece. The attacks included aerial harrassment by unmanned drone aircraft, deployment of explosive and incendiary devices, deliberate dispersal of chemical substances onto civilian vessels, disabling of emergency communication devices, and calculated physical damage designed to render the ships unseaworthy and endanger volunteers onboard. On the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly, where several member states have called attention to the dire and inhumane situation in Gaza - where, according to IPC, over 1.1 million Palestinians are facing catastrophic levels of famine - *these attacks not only jeopardise the structural integrity of the humanitarian fleet but place all those on board at grave and immediate risk as they continue on their legitimate humanitarian mission*. As representatives of European nations bound by the frameworks of international humanitarian law, maritime safety, and fundamental human rights, we cannot stand idle while such violations occur in European waters where European values and European responsibilities converge. * bold type
We therefore urgently call upon The European Comission to initiate immediate diplomatic and operational responses to ensure protection of humanitarian vessels in European waters; The European Maritime Safety Agency to coordinate enhanced maritime security measures and deploy available resources to protect civilian humanitarian operations; EU member states to contribute coast guard vessels, where possible, to ensure safe passage for this humanitarian mission. We emphasise that sixteen sovereign nations - among them many EU nations - have formally recognised this flotilla's humanitarian status and have issued diplomatic calls for protection under established international maritime law. The absence of accountabilitiy for these attacks cannot excuse inaction. In the face of continued threats to civilian humanitarian workers, we must provide the protection that European values demand and European capabilities can deliver. *As representatives of democratic institutions across Europe - from national parliaments in Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Warsaw and beyong, to the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg - we call upon our colleagues throughout European institutions to join this urgent appeal.* * bold type
Names of signatories to letter
Names of signatories to letter
#freepalestine #alleyesonsumud #breakthesiege
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dear god. I'm in an all-hands call. director says we are adopting a "zero-defect approach" by... ceasing to work on bug fixes, delegate bug fixes to LLMs, while developers focus on new features. I think I've already encountered this approach already, with a GDPR-breaching bug introduced by a "refactoring" fix in July by a dev I'd never heard of before

#GetFediHired anyone looking for an application support engineer/developer/general computer-wrangler, remote or based in Glasgow?

#getfedihired

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I had no idea that 25gbit NICs had GNSS/GPS in them and can be used as clock sources

scottstuff.net/posts/2025/06/1…


Setting up GNSS/GPS on Intel E810-XXVDA4T Timing NICs

I have a pair of Intel E810-XXVDA4T timing NICs at home that I’m using as NTP time sources and I wanted to write up how to configure these. The E810-XXCDA4T is a 4-port 25 GbE NIC that is optimized for use as a network time source.
Scott Laird
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feld

@phnt @mr64bit he actually covers this in a previous post. They exist but are kinda rare, so no it's not like part of the spec or anything

scottstuff.net/posts/2025/05/2…


Network Interface Cards with Time-Syncing Features

As part of my recent quest to get the best possible time syncing in Linux, I’ve done a lot of research into the best NICs for timing use under Linux.
Scott Laird
@mr64bit @Phantasm

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Neskutecne si uzivam s imaginarnim 🍿v ruce (realnym spis pohrdnu) debatu kolem placeneho* 60h tydne a jsem rad, ze jsem byl svedkem uvodni hadky mezi CDN77 a Better Stackem**. Kazdy dalsi stripek do skladacky ultimatnich startup hustleru je naprosty klenot a budu doom scrolovat komentare cele dny.

Kdo nevi o co jde ... Googlete!

*Better Stack je registrovana v Delaware a tam jde legalne pozadovat po zamestnancich 60h/tydne.
**obe zminene sluzby aktivne pouzivam.

#it #prace #bizar

#IT #prace #bizar
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Glyph

@matt very much still recommending this to everybody. it's kind of impossible to talk about the worldbuilding elements that make it so good without spoiling a very important reveal, but if you like worldbuilding, the worldbuilding _is_ the story. Read the trilogy as if it is one book, though. It's a 3-act structure and without the 3rd act it will not fully make sense.
@Matt Campbell

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Peter Shamshiri said something on the most recent IBCK that perfectly captures an intense frustration I have had with reactionary centrist / shitlib discourse:

Talking about right-wing hypocrisy is fundamentally misunderstanding what is happening. If a mugger asks you for the time, then steals your watch when you raise your wrist, saying "well I guess they weren't *really* interested in the time after all!" does not rebuke the mugger, it just shows you don't quite understand what just happened.

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Glyph

@matt A lot of "center-left" or "I'm a liberal, but" pundits spend a lot of time focusing on the hypocrisy and inconsistency of the right. Which is frustrating to listen to, because it presumes a level of good faith that does not exist. I can't find a source on this one so maybe I'm just quoting myself here, but I've also seen this expressed as "fascists do not have ideas, they have goals".
@Matt Campbell

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In this month's Dev Digest, we're:

* describing the final QA steps as Exchange mail support lands in 144
* discussing future Exchange work
* adding Exchange to Account Hub
* recapping the Conversation View workweek
* diving back into the Calendar UI Rebuild
* and more!

#Thunderbird #OpenSource

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/09/t…


Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: August 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog

Exchange is coming to Thunderbird 144 next month! Learn what's in and what's planned. Also, updates on Account Hub, Calendar UI, and more!
Toby Pilling (The Thunderbird Blog)
#opensource #thunderbird
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Café-Junkie

DE (EN below):
Wie wäre es mit...
- einer Mastodon-Integration?
- einer AutoCrypt-Integration inkl. Info des Vertrauen-Status?
- einer Auto-Archiv-Option?
- der Möglichkeit Kontos inaktiv setzen zu können?
EN:
What about....
- a Mastodon-Integration?
- a AutoCrypt Integration with GUI-Feedback for Trust-Level?
- an Auto-Archive-Option?
- the possibility to set accounts inactive (no check for new mails etc., but still visible a account of its own)?
🧐
Thanks.
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David R

SUBJECT: Betterbird

I came across this piece in my Google News feed this morning

xda-developers.com/this-free-f…

Is this something that you guys are collaborating on, or is this a group of disgruntled devs that split from your project, and stole all your years of hard work, and put some lipstick on it?
I guess that is the biggest risk in open source projects?


This free fork of Thunderbird is better in every way

Discover Betterbird, a refined fork of Thunderbird, offering enhanced features, stability and performance improvements for a superior open source email experience.
Dhruv Bhutani (XDA)

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