It's really funny to me how the amount of autism and dry humor in our family means that we will get into a big group text conversation and someone says something and then one of us is like, "Wait, is he kidding?" And then the other autistic person is like, "I think so?" And the first autistic person: "Oh, I knew that?"
And I literally can't tell who is being sarcastic or what
(but it's okay because everyone is nice - unlike growing up, when missing sarcasm meant DOOOOM, heh)
Getting back on the #Mozilla topic (sorry): they did not release the state of mozilla 2025 report, as they usually do.
But we can find the 990 filing for the Mozilla foundation of year 2024 which was submitted in November 2025: projects.propublica.org/nonpro…
I wasn't a good year as investment revenue dropped, while expenses kept growing, resulting in a loss of $4 million.
In the expenses, almost $11 million were invested in advocating for "trustworthy AI".
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from over 1.8 million nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as well as download tax filings going back as f…ProPublica
Starting up #Finnish classes for the new term
Not helped by them being on the same day as I have to be in the office now, but never mind!
The Mentra Live start shipping in February and cost $299.Matt Tate (Engadget)
Quiz game idea:
Who said it, CEO or LLM?
Any #GameDev folks have any experience working with both #playdate and #pico8 (and/or #tic80 fantasy console)? I’m curious if anyone has first-hand experience with trying to work on a project with shared #lua code that works in both environments but has each using its own resources for input handling, graphics, and sound.
Specifically looking for tips, best practices, learned experience, etc.
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 7 updated and 4 added apps:
* CleanShare: Xposed module that removes Direct Share suggestions from Android's Share Sheet 🛡️
* Middor: mirror apps on your device (e.g. for HUD) 🛡️
* KashCal: Privacy-focused calendar with optional iCloud sync 🛡️
* Auto Off Bluetooth: monitors Bluetooth connection status and automatically turns it off 🛡️
RB status: 802 apps (62.1%)
Enjoy your #free #Android apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
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
So I'm looking to supplement my current income with around 10hr/week 1099 engagements. I would be happy doing sysadmin or software development work.
My resume: hardenedbsd.org/~shawn/2026%20…
If you haven't been able to see my posts for a while (I mean, you should consider that a blessing/feature, but I digress) it was because apparently my firewall was doing something strange with the Spamhaus DROP list and blocking connections it shouldn't have.
After receiving several reports that people couldn't connect to my services and I couldn't find them on the official list (didn't search my pf table, sadly) the problem went away after I disabled and re-enabled the list.
How did that fix it? Only the magic smoke inside the machine knows the answer
The new #FreeBSDJournal is out! Includes my Letters column, where someone calls out my bullshit. Or tries to.
Really interesting how the Black Panther Party came out in opposition to the murder of Renee Good, and not a single “White Lives Matter” or “All Lives Matter” or Gadsen Flag etc. person has shown up. Really interesting.
#ICE #FuckICE #Philly #BlackPanther #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter
Retoot this is you are a "fucking bitch."
#ReneeNicoleGood #ICEMurders #AmericanFascism #ICE #JonathanRoss #Trump
Early 80s. A small lawn, a red Vespa, and the illusion of absolute freedom.
Judging by the color of the Vespa, it was probably powered by FreeBSD, even if it did not exist yet.
oh my god, really? Italian kids got to ride around on little toy Vespas?
I mean we had the Big Wheel which feels quintessentially American, but still... that is so cute, I love it.
@bsdtv I keep forgetting to share this with people so if you need something to talk about on an episode, here you go
FreeBSD utility to force GEOM to re-taste a device - feld/gtasteGitHub
Google: "We found that this gambling ad doesn't violate our policies against gambling ads, but you can personalise your ad experience to block the kinds of ads you don't want."
Me: "So, can I block gambling ads?"
Google: "No, we don't allow gambling ads so a toggle to block gambling ads doesn't make sense. What are you talking about?"
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this, and like all the crazy piracy ads on Instagram which violate their policies but they just don't enforce their policies
like how can you be showing me devices that have copies of every retro videogame and not be getting sued into oblivion? I hate this timeline
Are we all millenials here or is that a misperception?
Could people boozt this? I am so curious.
Are you a:
ohhhh crying in the libraryyyyyyyy
A student in their final semester who has been checking out a laptop from us every week their whole time here just came up to return, not renew, one because they could finally afford their own and they wrote up a testimonial to talk about the positive impact it had for them.
There is a lot, way too much, bullshit at my institution, but these little moments where we get to really see what the library can do for a person is what keeps me in the fight.
Tonalic adapts real studio performances from world-class musicians to your song’s chords, tempo and groove. No AI, no loops, no MIDI. Just living, musical performances powered by Celemony’s Tonalic Engine and always royalty-free.www.tonalic.com
XAI accelerates the compute arms race with a third MacroHarder facility targeting nearly two gigawatts of training power and hundreds of thousands of GPUs. O...YouTube
Add experimental support for a new MLX based backend and image generation model support.GitHub
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Wikipedia signs business deals with top AI companies like Amazon and Microsoft
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queer.de/detail.php?article_id… #ARD #ÖRR #Tagesschau #Tagesthemen #gay #queer #lgbtQ
Der bisherige Leiter der ARD-"Tagesthemen", Helge Fuhst, wechselt zum Medienkonzern Axel Springer. (Kunst & Kultur - Medien)queer.de
So this is really bad. I know. But y'all I feel better these days than I have in years. Why? Because LLM's not only make me feel like I'm doing things and making things, but they actually do make things. Slowly yes, with lots of answering questions and guiding it, but it really helps.
So now I have Emacs with Emacspeak on my Android phone, working on an MUD client, got accessible Lemuroid so I can get TalkBack descriptions of games, about every thing I could ever want besides some Braille stuff. And when I get tired of all the Emacs stuff, I'll try and rangle BRLTTY into accepting Contracted Braille input and try and get a Braille Access-like mode going. And then see if I can get BRLTTY to work as well in Termux as it does in Linux. Like no joke, LLM's have opened this up to being a possibility for me.
Now I get it. These are just nice-to-have things. But shoot y'all, it's freaking fun!
#accessibility #blind #ai
Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages. - devinprater/Talking-termux-appGitHub
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Spotify subscribers — prepare for a price hike, as the company has announced another increase for users in the U.S., Estonia, and Latvia driving the cost notably above Apple Music.Amber Neely (AppleInsider)
The latest episode of 99% Invisible is pretty good, but had a moment near the end that I found super valuable. (30: minute mark)
They discussed the value of being senior and reaching out to younger folk in the field to give them support.
Going from "I don't know how to do this" to "My way is how to do this" to finally "There's a million ways to do this, just do it better than I did" is one of the most rewarding things. You never know the kind of impact that you will make, particularly if you were successful.
Identify the folk that will move the folk forward and do what you can to support them.
Come see Roman as he hosts a conversation with The Memory Palace‘s Nate DiMeo on Thursday, January 22, 2026 (7pm PT) at KQED in San Francisco. Get your tickets! Michael Bierut is one of the best known designers in America.99% Invisible
⚔️ Der Deutsche Presserat hat sein schärfstes Schwert gezogen: Für ihre falsche „Skandal“-Story über angebliche Geheimverträge zwischen EU-Kommission und NGOs erteilte er der WELT eine Rüge. Diese muss sie nun auf der Seite des Artikels veröffentlichen – was bisher nicht geschieht.
🔎 Bei dem Artikel handele es sich um eine „gravierende Irreführung der Leserschaft und einen schweren Verstoß gegen die journalistische Sorgfaltspflicht“, urteilt der Presserat. Das ist ein äußerst wichtiges Signal, auch für alle anderen Medien!
📣 DIE Welt muss die Rüge jetzt dort veröffentlichen, wo auch die gerügten Artikel stehen. Aber bisher hat sie das nicht getan, auch unsere Emails beantwortet sie nicht. Damit darf sie nicht durchkommen. Für ihre Verletzung des Pressekodex sollte sie zumindest gerade stehen.
🔁 Helft uns, den Post zu verbreiten und Druck zu machen, damit DIE WELT die Rüge auch öffentlich macht!
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Der Deutsche Presserat hat die Springer-Zeitung DIE WELT für ihre Berichterstattung über Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NGOs) gerügt. Damit reagierte er auf eine Beschwerde von uns.Christina Deckwirth (LobbyControl)
Announcing The Linux Command Line Seventh Internet Edition and Third Print Edition
Good News Everyone!
I have just released the Seventh Internet Edition of my book. Along with the Internet Edition release we're just a few days from the general availability of the new print edition which is based on the aforementioned Internet Edition.
See all the details here: linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
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Gajim 2.4.2 has been released! 🎉
Installing Gajim on 
macOS is now only a single click away. This release brings a simplified macOS setup, easier sharing for files 🗃️ and support for link previews 🔗.
Thank you for all your contributions ❤️ Let us know what you think!
Support Gajim's development: liberapay.com/Gajim
gajim.org/posts/2026-01-15-gaj…
What’s New Gajim Setup for macOS Installing Gajim on macOS was possible for a while now, but it was inconvenient and difficult for most users.gajim.org
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Managed to catch a gnome-shell message "cannot reopen /dev/dri/card0: device busy" when plugging a USB-C dongle for an external monitor. So I logged out, and restarted my session *after* plugging in the dongle - surely it won't need to fuck with the device then? - and it started working.
(This is a dongle for an external monitor that I had never managed to make work. Apparently all I needed was to plug it in before starting my session.)
(Why was GDM happy with plugging in the middle...?)
who up effing they droid?
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