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What to do at 11 o’clock at night when you still got a bit of energy? Answer, write a whole bunch of ridiculous gibberish lyrics by mashing letters on the keyboard with a few invented words, chuck the whole thing into suno AI, tell the engine that you want comedy as a musical style and sit back and see what it does.
This is the result.

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Nous, ma femme et moi, avons reçu la protection subsidiaire en #France ! Il est temps de chercher un job.


Why is the first Windows drive always called C:? Here’s the answer pcworld.com/article/2518241/wh…
in reply to David Goldfield

@Bruce_Toews I never thought about it, but there must be a lot of people who've never seen those, lol


There's a piece of construction equipment outside droning a perfect C-sharp, and Guns And Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine is on. LOL.


The Incredible Story Behind the First Transistor Radio spectrum.ieee.org/transistor-r…

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in reply to David Goldfield

I want to hear this info, as I have a SensePlayer, on which Bard keeps crashing when attempting to play certain magazines, but have another commitment during that time. Where are recordings kept, so I can go listen after the fact?
in reply to Jessica Dail

@KE8UPE I don't have the URL but I believe NLS archives those calls. Have you done a search for it?




Wife was convinced she'd loaded her phone into the washing machine along with a handful of blankets.

She'd left it upstairs, but the few minutes of worry were an interesting adrenaline hit.
Right now, even a few hundred pounds to replace a phone would be hard to swallow, yet we can't live without it.

perhaps my New Year's resolution will be to keep an emergency fund to replace a phone or computer, now I finally have a better paying job.

in reply to Sean Randall

Depending on the model of phone, it may've come out unscathed!
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Wishing a very happy birthday to the Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann. #DoctorWho
in reply to Paul Bowler

I'm so glad we've had so many great Eight Doctor audios, thanks to Big Finish. I haven't yet read any of the Eight Doctor adventures from BBC Books but they're definitely on my list and I have "the Eight Doctors" ready to read in my book player app. I'm one of those people who also feels that Mcgann should now be considered the ninth Doctor; it bugs me that the War Doctor never gets counted. Then again, with what we now know about the Timeless Child, Mcgann could well be the 87th Doctor, for all we know. #DoctorWho
in reply to David Goldfield

@DavidGoldfield I agree. I've listened to some of the Big Finish 8th Doctor stories and enjoyed those. I really liked the 8th Doctor BBC Novels though, there were some fantastic stories there. I'm sure you'll enjoy as well, the 8 Doctor's is a great place to start and you've got a wealth of adventures to discover in that range as well.
in reply to David Goldfield

@DavidGoldfield
Even if you count the War Doctor, Paul McGann is still the Eighth Doctor, as he comes before John Hurt's War Doctor, who is technically the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, not counting the Timeless Children Doctors.
in reply to Konrad Dumo

@konradical_dumo You're absolutely right about the numbering of the Doctors. Thanks for setting me straight. 😊


any way to get a list of keyboard shortcuts for tweesecake?
in reply to J3317

If you press f1 from within Tweesecake, it will open the TC documentation. This includes a heading containing Mastodon keyboard shortcuts.

in reply to CBC News

meanwhile the Deux-Montagnes users have been fucked for years...


In other news, my Canon G7X MkII is back into non working state. And of course Canon can't repair anything since they don't repair but replace, with inexistant stock.

I might attempt the procedure. It feels like a broken sensor/switch/connector of some sort.

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in reply to Ludovic :Firefox: :FreeBSD:

A G7X Mark II ? Not all cameras are equal. On these they charge you a flat fee for a replacement. But then you read people wait month because there is no stock. And Canon doesn't give a shit.
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in reply to Ludovic :Firefox: :FreeBSD:

@usul as I said, not the same category. If it was one of these plastic EOS digital then they'd probably not repair either.


Ah finished work for the day and the week, got to go to the hospital tomorrow giving blood.
in reply to Derry Lawlor

I went away for lunch and had a mountain to come back to! Gonna be a long day tomorrow, too, I imagine. Hope the blood goes smoothly!
in reply to Sean Randall

@cachondo Thanks Sean yep sure it will I managed to finish Pheonix Intuition The potter Fan book found it not the easyest one to finish.



Winter - The season when we try to keep the house as hot as it was in the summer, when we complained about the heat.


Two things that they don’t tell you about the Trolley Problem

1: it’s a shopping trolley
2: you’re playing it every time that you purchase something


in reply to BohwaZ

aussi c'est rigolo de voir qu'ils financent leur competition (Google, Microsoft)


My whole life, I've lived in New England: the land of blizzards and ice storms. When there's a storm on the forecast, we prepare. Stock up on bottled water and nonperishables, refill prescriptions that are running low, charge the flashlights and electronic devices, have a stack of blankets on hand, make sure there's fuel in the car and (if you're lucky) generator, restack the indoor wood pile. 1/3

#USpolitics #USpol

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in reply to Molly White

If the worst does not actually come to pass, I don't think I'm going to be sitting here going "oh noooo I can't believe I strengthened my communities, made sure I'm up to date on my healthcare needs, and volunteered for causes I believe in"

3/3

#USpolitics #USpol

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#XMPP has continued to evolve and improve over the many years I've been using it. But despite the development effort going into it, there aren't as many people joining it as there should.

We can thank hype and neomania for that. These factors ensure that proprietary/centralized networks (the latter includes #Matrix) receive more funding and more code contributors. More funding results in better marketing and stronger network effect.

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Dear #Jabber, #XMPP, #Snikket, #Prav (insert your favourite branding) users,

I have this #MOTO (#MUC of the day) for you:

xmpp:trains@conference.jabjab.…

The room subject says, it's for trainees, trainspotters, trainsexuals, traingenders, and trainists, but I'ld say, it for everyone who likes or has to travel by #train or is interested in #railway.

Btw. I'll go by #nighttrain #EuropeanSleeper to #miniDebConf #Toulouse, soon.

#transport #publicTransport #chatRoom #chat #Debian #DebConf



Today's gear-grinder. People who boost multiple messages from the same account regularly. I'm talking more than twice or 3 times an hour. If I wanted to follow the account, I get the memo after the first thousand times you boosted it, thanks!


Someone asked Grok, Twitter's built-in AI, who was the person most responsible for spreading misinformation on the platform...

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Finally some good news:

The fate of #FarRight website #Infowars will be controlled by #theOnion after the satirical news site emerged as the winning bidder of Wednesday’s private auction of the #media company founded by #conspiracy theorist #AlexJones.

#justice #law
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024…

in reply to Nonilex

a long time ago, you could tell the difference between satire and conspiracy theory

satire was zany and conspiracy theory was quaint and harmless: "UFOs? ok, mmm"

then you couldn't tell the difference, they were equally absurd. "they're making the frogs gay!" "da fuq?"

then you could, conspiracy theory was vicious disinfo agendas (sandy hook lies)

then you couldn't, conspiracy theory *literally purchased by satire*

this is one weird story arc

worthy of... the onion



Emergency - CWed begpost after robberies and medical-related fees in foreign country, boost appreciated

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How to remove Linux from a dual boot with Windows lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…


Olaa xente do fediverso! Sei que non teño moitos seguidores aquí pero como é algo importante, publícoo.

Organicei un evento de recadación de fondos en Ourense para o meu colega palestino e a súa familia.

Pasádevos porque vai haber moi bo ambiente e música incrible! No bar Antigua o'Renque a partir das 8 da tarde!



Microsoft Released the Windows 11 on Arm ISO, and I Have Some Advice thurrott.com/windows/windows-1…


Cop29 / IAEA And EBRD Nuclear MOU Aims To ‘Unlock Investments In Low-Carbon Future’


The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed an agreement to expand their cooperation in nuclear energy as part of efforts to unlock investments in a low-carbon future.

The IAEA said in a statement that the agreement, signed on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, will expand existing partnership between the two organisations “beyond nuclear and radiation safety concerns”.

The move marks a shift in focus from traditional safety concerns towards capacity-building initiatives and developing energy policy, governance and financing frameworks, and mechanisms to reach net zero goals, the statement said.

“Together we are not only building on years of successful cooperation in nuclear safety, but we are opening new doors for capacity building, clean energy, and economic resilience,” said IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi.

“Partnering with financial institutions, like the EBRD, is essential to unlocking the investments needed for a low-carbon future,” he said.

Grossi highlighted the importance of partnerships with financial institutions and the private sector to scale up nuclear energy.

The IAEA said it invites government, industry, banks and other stakeholders to partner with the agency and to contribute their financial resources, expertise, industrial knowledge and advocacy.

The agency said countries can benefit from the IAEA-EBRD partnership’s activities in support nuclear and radiation safety and technical infrastructure, including the decommissioning of facilities and the management of radioactive waste.

The IAEA and EBRD have a longstanding commitment to nuclear decommissioning efforts across Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, including ongoing projects in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Slovakia, and environmental remediation in Central Asia.



Today MiniDebConf Toulouse has officially started with a two day MinDebCamp, but the livestreamed talks will happen during this weekend. Check out the schedule at wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/f… #debian #debconf #miniDebConfToulouse
in reply to Debian

The schedule is available in the Giggity event for Capitole du Libre, nice!


The HTTP workshop 2024 has ended.

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/11/14…



Thursday Thought:
I think it's pretty incredible that we as a society are OK with a site like PayPal not announcing any status updates upon pressing "complete payment". Instead the "your payment completed" message appears at the bottom of the screen but certain groups get excluded from knowing this. Until we as a society can overlook these problems with major inconveniences but minor fixes, the accessibility industry will be alive and well. At this point, I don't think it'll change even with AI


If you've recently installed Thunderbird for Android and want to add PGP support, a new article from @ZDNet has you covered. (And seriously, it's a great article!)

#Thunderbird #Android #PGP

zdnet.com/article/how-to-add-p…

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WARNING #openkeychain is no longer actively developed. They will still apply security fixes where reported, and do basic maintenance work, but no new features or will be worked on. They will try to consider and merge contributions where possible. SOURCE: github.com/open-keychain/open-…
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I switched from K9 to Thunderbird last week, and have no issues to report, although Thunderbird did not, as I anticipated, spot my K9 installation and offer to carry the accounts across.

My only issue is that nothing I do will get Thunderbird to appear in my AOI Launcher shortcuts. I'm sure I'll figure that out in time.



I had to read this 3x to realize it wasn’t satire. #WompWomp

The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/onion…

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As promised, here is my demonstration and review of the latest Furby. as this is quite a large file I haven't uploaded it to a server, but you can download and listen to it here. dropbox.com/s/fge37t8chsr938g/…
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pivot to AI was so 2024. 2025 is going to be all about pivot to the niche thing i am into
in reply to Andy Wingo

I'd be into "pivot to decentralization" (minus the blockchain grift), "pivot to self-hosting", or "pivot to performance".


@Friendica Support @Libranet Support
Can I follow friends on #BlueSky from #Friendica (and specifically from Libranet)? I haven't managed so far. I tried searching for their profile URL with /rss at the end, but nothing is found. I've seen some conversations about this, but couldn't find a way to make it work.

Thanks!

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@Matthias @As The World Turns @Schmaker
Sorry, this isn't helping me. I can't follow @bsky.brid.gy because I can't find it. I search for it and nothing is found. I'm not on bluesky, I have friends who are.

I've managed to find one friend by adding /rss to her profile. I can see her posts, but I can't like or comment. I can only see the photos and comments if I go to the link.

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@Noam writes
If you do not want to use the privacy-friendly solution in Friendica, you can use @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy.

However, this solution requires that both (the Bluesky account you want to follow and yourself) must follow the intermediary.

@יודה אברמסקי־קרוננברג רונן ☮️ @As The World Turns @Schmaker

in reply to Matthias

@Matthias I'm missing something. What is the 'privacy friendly solution'?

What you posted above requires a bluesky account, if I understand correctly.

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@Noam writes
That is correct. You do have an account with Bluesky. However, Bluesky only sees the Friendica instance and your public posts as soon as you use the Friendica Connector.

Bluesky does not see your IP address, whether you have logged in with a mobile phone or a browser, which operating system you are using and other things that are of interest to companies. Friendica therefore protects you if someone on the other side is interested in your metadata.

With the bridge, you always have another partner on board that you have to trust. This is not the case with the solution via your instance.

@As The World Turns @Schmaker @יודה אברמסקי־קרוננברג רונן ☮️



8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…


A woman takes her lover home during the day while her husband is at work.

Her 9 year old son comes home unexpectedly, sees them, and hides in
the bedroom cupboard to watch.

Just after getting into bed the woman's husband also comes home
unexpectedly, she tells her lover to hide in the cupboard, not
realising that the little boy is in there.

After a little while the little boy says, "Dark in here.

The man, who obviously got a real fright not expecting to hear
anything, let alone from a little boy says, "Yes, it is."

Boy - "I have a football."

Man - "That's nice."

Boy - "Want to buy it?"

Man - "No, thanks."

Boy - "My dad's outside."

Man - "OK, how much?"

Boy - "£100"

In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the lover are
in the cupboard together.

Boy - "Dark in here."

Man - "Yes, it is."

Boy - "I have football boots."

The lover, remembering the last time, asks the boy, "OK How much this time?"

Boy - "£500"

Man - "Sold."

A few days later, the boys' father says to the boy, "Grab your boots
and football, let's go outside and have a game of soccer.

The boy says, "I can't, I sold my ball and boots."

The father asks, "How much did you sell them for and to who?"

The boy says, "To a friend of mine for a £600."

The father says, "That's a terrible thing to do, overcharging your
friend like that". "That's four times what they cost when they were
new, I'm going to take you to church and make you confess your
terrible sin."

They go to the church and the father makes the little boy sit in the
confession booth and he closes the door.

The boy says, "Dark in here".

The priest says, "Don't start that crap again you little toad, you're
in my cupboard now

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