@Techmeme@techhub.socialAppfigures: between September 30 and October 18, OpenAI's Sora had 2.6M iOS downloads, above the Meta AI app, which had 1.1M; Sora is iOS- and invite-only (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/meta-ai-vibes-on-wall-street-radar-i…
@benb@osintua.euUkrainian UAVs are already over Moscow while Putin shakes a "nuclear dummy"!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/27/ukrainian-uavs-are-already-over.html
@publicvoit@graz.socialDie #Schönaugasse in #Graz wechselt ab 30.10. die Richtung der Einbahn:
https://www.graz.at/c…
@cdarwin@c.imRobert Reich, the former labor secretary, wrote recently that
“the great sleeping giant of America is awakening”,
just as it did after the Communist witch-hunt era in the 1950s
or during the Vietnam war protests
or during the Watergate scandal in the 1970s.
On those occasions, the listing ship eventually was righted.
Reich says he knows the signs of that awakening and sees it happening now.
As evidence, he cites the recent massive protests,
the…
@scott@carfree.cityNow you've done it, @…. This piece is about to make the Sunset Dunes/Great Highway debate look tame in comparison
https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-be
@detondev@social.linux.pizza
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzOn a side note, where are the Chinese-made EV station wagons? That most perfect of form factors seems to be a dying breed (and all of the current models European except for maybe Japanese Subarus, but even they're looking very bubbly-SUVy to me these days) - it's all hatches and inflated SUVs... yuck.
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.cahere is the debate on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/live/CECKshzrvpU?si=wPnhayE31YylEtEc
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialIt would have been some great weather for a day in the mountains. But I decided that I wanted a very relaxed day with reading on the couch.
After lunch I thought that I should really utilise this wonderful weather, even though It took me quite some mental effort to get out.
But it was worth riding a little loop in the neighbourhood.
#BikeTooter
@boris@cosocial.caThe DWeb HQ team @… is working on DWeb Camp 2026. Give them feedback on where in the world you think would be a fit.
https://social.coop/@dweb/115424781985654403…
@servelan@newsie.social"In blowing up the vessel, destroying evidence and repatriating the survivors, the U.S. cut short a process that’s helped bring down traffickers."
The U.S. sank the alleged narco-terrorists’ boat — and let them go - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/27/us-drug-strike-survivors/
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeEverybody else is asleep but I'm not tired because I'm nerdsniped on PIC12F683 EEPROM reversing.
So I'm sitting here aligning image layers in a darkened house blasting Alan Walker (on my headphones so I don't wake everyone else up).
Obviously the soundtrack for such an occasion is "Me, Myself, and The Night"
@karpi@chaos.social♪ Methylphenidat ♪
♪ Methylphenidat ♪
♪ Methylphenidat ♪
Weihnachten geht, solangs genug davon hat.
@memeorandum@universeodon.comBlue states blame Republicans for looming SNAP shutoff on government websites (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/28/snap-shutdown-trump-democrats-blame-00625579
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p137#a251028p137
@frankel@mastodon.top
@vosje62@mastodon.nlBekende fotograaf Vincent Mentzel (80) maakt ook 40.000 foto's met zijn smartphone: 'Misschien staat hij wel te bellen' - #Rijnmond
https://www…
@jake4480@c.imI bought the Pearl Jam album Vitalogy in 1994 and on the very first track, Eddie Vedder emphatically told me many times that I needed to spin the black circle. And all these years later, I've never forgotten that important advice
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online👻 #Mythos zum #Frühstück: 😱
„Die Sonne ist schuld am #Klimawandel. ☀️🌡
Die Erde 🌍 erwärmt sich, der
@carl@heath.socialSVTs experiment där reportrar byter TikTok-flöden visar att algoritmerna inte bara speglar oss, utan bidrar till att forma oss. När vår gemensamma verklighet splittras urholkas demokratin. Om varför vi måste förstå dessa designval inför valet 2026.
https://carlheath.se/att-se-varlden-ge
@stefan@gardenstate.socialWhile I love Man on the Inside I am sad a show about Private Investigators doesn't spend any time shitting on corrupt police work.
#tv
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBelva Davis, who in 1966 became the first Black woman hired as a TV journalist on the West Coast and went on to win eight Emmy Awards, died Wednesday at 92 (Scott Shafer/KQED)
https://www.kqed.org/news/11962918/groundbreaking-journalist-belva-davis-dies-at…
@hex@kolektiva.socialThere tends to be this implicit assumption that only the state can provide services to the people. It's endemic to liberals. If authoritarians seize power, the thinking goes, there's nothing we can do.
But we have ample examples of the opposite. Trumpism is a specific type of authoritarianism where the state withdraws to allow corporations to control most things. They get a degree of autonomy and, in exchange, bow to the sovereign.
This is common in South American dictatorships (often those backed and supported by the US). So it can be helpful to look to these as examples of how to deal with that type of regime.
#USPol
@steve@s.yelvington.comThe whole of human history is one group or another deciding it has exclusive rights to exist on some arbitrary piece of soil. All are migrants, perhaps excepting a few incels still living in grandma's basement.
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialTwo of my favorite reacters finally watched my favorite 'magical' motion picture. 😁
▶️ We Finally Watched **NOW YOU SEE ME** - The Perfect Mix
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MTTiMKwHk5U&si=BxiH05PWjBOQSy0n
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialKraken, the software arm of 🇬🇧 Octopus Energy, extends into distribution network territory. Essential Energy 🇦🇺 is the first DSO customer.
https://kraken.tech/press-releases/essential-energy-kraken-build-next-generation-network-billing
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.socialHorst Schulte analysiert unsere derzeitige Situation und analysiert den Kern des Problems: "Nicht in der Lautstärke der AfD, sondern in der Erschöpfung der Mitte. In ihrer Lustlosigkeit, sich selbst zu erklären, zu verteidigen, zu ordnen. Eine Brandmauer, die nicht mehr geglaubt wird, stürzt nicht durch Angriffe ein. Sie zerbröselt von innen."
Aufgabe 2026: Unsere #Demokratie u…
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
@weddingweiser@berlin.socialDer St.-Philippus-Apostel-Friedhof im Wedding https://weddingweiser.de/der-st-philippus-apostel-friedhof-im-wedding/
@rachel@norfolk.socialSooner this scumbag is behind bars, the better. And every single one of ‘em that enabled him. https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115452853254509296
@tagesschau_eil@mastodon.social📢 ESA will deutschen Astronauten zum Mond schicken
Die europäische Weltraumorganisation ESA hat mitgeteilt, dass ein deutscher Astronaut an einer Mondmission teilnehmen soll. Wer genau mit zum Mond darf, sagte ESA-Chef Aschbacher nicht.
➡️ https://www.tagess…
@stiefkind@mastodon.socialHeutige zentrale Schlagzeile auf der Titelseite der Regionalzeitung: »Trinken bis zum Umfallen ist bei Jugendlichen nicht mehr in«. Und es klingt, als wäre das eine schlechte Entwicklung und müsste dringend korrigiert werden. #brokenworld
@joe@toot.worksI have been on a #motorcycle for three seasons now and I think I need to spend significantly more money in the 4th season.
Holy crap, this is an expensive hobby!
@puhuri@mastodon.social"Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialueen aluehallituksen puheenjohtaja Niina Alho (sd.) muistuttaa, että *osa* laskuista on varmasti aiheellisia ja ne täytyy maksaa."
Varmaan ilahduttaa tuhansien eurojen karhulaskun saanutta tieto, että lasku voi olla aiheellinen tai sitten ei.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20189963
@domm@social.linux.pizza#potd Kreisky @ WUK .. "natürlich ... sieben ... Primzahl!: https://domm.plix.at/potd/2025-11-26.html
@adlerweb@social.adlerweb.infoWie man sich halt auf den Maustag vorbereitet…
#haxkoleaks
@grumpybozo@toad.socialFor the past week or so I’ve been following @… posts about the events at this years “Ashes” cricket series.
I am enjoying being quite mystified by the terminology. I know very little about the game beyond it being a distant relative of baseball with a much harder ball and wickets with little baubles on top instead of a strike zone judged by an umpire. I have concluded that …
@wraithe@mastodon.socialFor those who celebrate
@phpugmrn@phpc.socialMeetup reminder! On Thursday we'll be gathering for the PHP Usergroup Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar meetup. Dan Leech will present "The one hour expression language" and Stephan Hochdörfer will talk about "Simplify Your Dev Workflow with DDEV".
Sign up here https://www.meetup.com/phpug-rh…
@x_tof@verkehrswende.socialwas denkt man sich bei der Stuttgarter Verwaltung, wenn man eine solche Baustelle einrichtet?
Vielleicht: "Super, die Autos können da weiter ungestört parken!"
Oder einfach gar nichts?
Oder ist das Denken bei @… schlicht verboten? Oder unerwünscht? Oder sind sie überhaupt nicht in der Lage dazu?
Wer weiß. :-\
@benthos@mastodon.sdf.orgVery difficult to suspend disbelief with the new Stranger Things season. The kids all look like they're in their late 30s and coming off their second divorce.
@goebelmasse@det.socialDie Zukunft der Literatur liegt in dem, was man nicht effektvoll verfilmen kann; die Literatur der Zukunft wird eher eine Musik als eine Ablaufbeschreibung, eher eine Lyrik als ein Drehbuch sein. Und die Bücher. Werden dünner. Ohne an Gehalt zu verlieren.
(Wenn noch jemand schreiben kann.)
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#Unclassified
- Resonant Shadows
Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today’s most exciting genre-defying artists.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002l0b3
@emd@cosocial.ca
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.socialDaft Punk, the world's first protogens,
@berlinbuzzwords@floss.socialWhat is #bbuzz all about?
Our video team captured the essence of #bbuzz on film: #bbuzz by joining us as a speaker! We are looking for talks on search, data science, streams, operations, scale, storage, people and community, society, ethics, sustainability, and more: https://2026.berlinbuzzwords.de/call-for-papers/
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Karp:
🎵 Pie
#Karp
https://karp1.bandcamp.com/track/pie
@jamie@boothcomputing.socialI strenuously object to the use of this word in OCTOBER. We haven't had Halloween or Thanksgiving yet!
Wordle 1 592 4/6
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@Techmeme@techhub.socialLivestream marketplace Whatnot raised $225M at an $11.5B valuation, after raising $265M at a $4.97B valuation in January, taking its total funding to $968M (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/business/dea…
@pgogl@troet.cafeWandern auf den Laaber bei Oberammergau 2024
#hiking #silentsunday
@dichotomiker@dresden.networkWie die #Bahn trotz #Deutschlandticket noch eigene Tickets verkauft?
Sie deklariert einen IC in Berlin als RE17 und wer nicht im kalten, dunklen Elsterwerda mit ~30' Verspätung umsteigen will (weil der IC gilt ab dort nicht mehr als Nahverkehr), der muss online ein Ticket kaufen.
@otakubinary@sakurajima.moeFinished Ruri no houseki (Ruri Rocks)
I really enjoyed this anime. I learned about minealogy.
I think that the studio who adapted the manga, studio bind, is the same that onimai
Final Note on MyAnimelist and Anilist 8/10
https://myanimelist.net/anime/59791/Ruri_no_Houseki…
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialMoody Urbanity - Old & New II 🔆
情绪化城市 - 新与旧 II 🔆
📷 Nikon FE
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite
@bobmueller@mastodon.worldThis week I ramble on about birthdays, moving days, Charlie Kirk, and the regrets of the dying.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/weekly-ramblings-180/
@siraly@norden.socialMoin. #Morgengetröte
@frankstohl@mastodon.socialViele hüpfende Fans könne Schwingungen erzeugen
https://stohl.de/wordpress/?p=192013
@Stomata@social.linux.pizza
@rer_c@lepoulsdumonde.comPériode : Š partir de 23h30 jusqu'en fin de soirée.
Dates : du mercredi 05 au vendredi 07 novembre et du mercredi 12 au vendredi 28 novembre (sauf samedi, dimanche)
Le trafic est interrompu de Javel vers Saint-Quentin en Yvelines.
Dernier train au départ de Javel pour Saint-Quentin en Yvelines Š 23h02. Report: Ligne N ou les lignes de bus de ville 169,171
Les horaires du calculateur d'itinéraire tiennent compte des travaux.
Motif : travaux sur le réseau …
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialDeze levendige flat in Ternopil doet na een Russische aanval denken aan een massagraf.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/11/25/deze-
@NFL@darktundra.xyzSources: Broncos CB Surtain expected out weeks https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46750668/broncos-pat-surtain-ii-expected-multiple-games-pectoral-strain
@gwire@mastodon.socialIt's missing the point, but if my name was Taki, the brand of tortilla chips I ate wouldn't be Doritos.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjdlx92lylo
@cdarwin@c.imPresident Trump took pardon abuse to a new level this year
with a string of dubious clemencies that together present a unique
case study in how this unfettered executive power can be used to degrade, corrupt and politicize the justice system.
The president pardoned one of his supporters, #Michele #Fiore, …
@memeorandum@universeodon.comGavin Newsom Tells Donors He Has Enough Cash for California Redistricting Fight (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/newsom-redistricting-donors-proposition-50.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p94#a251028p94
@boris@cosocial.caIt was amazing working with A. Woodward on "Goosetopher2", now called Goodstuff.
Do I want new geese mascot every year? I mean...
[contains quote post or other embedded content] https://bsky.app/profile/bmann.ca/post/3m7gfe42sz22e
@detondev@social.linux.pizzaI keep on ticking cuz of the miraculously intricate things inside me
@steve@s.yelvington.comTrump posted an AI video of himself announcing magic medical beds using tech from space aliens, but on the other hand, Biden did that one debate with a really bad cold.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialConductorOne, which helps address identity cybersecurity risks for human and AI staff, raised a $79M Series B led by Greycroft, sources say at a $350M valuation (Alicia Park/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/202…
@frankel@mastodon.top#Kotlin 2.2.0: Game-Changing Features That Will Transform Your Development Workflow
https://medium.com/@sharmapraveen91/ko
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialHoly... this is singularly the most Japanese news article ever. Bravo Japan Times! 😂
"Tell me your position on Japanese politics without telling me your position on Japanese politics."
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rddeinqb45gzem…
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social"Sie erwiesen sich in der Vergangenheit als hartnäckig. In der Politik sind sie zu einem so grossen Machtfaktor geworden, dass selbst Politikerinnen und Politiker mit echten Vorbehalten diese Plattformen zur Selbstdarstellung nicht mehr missen wollen.
Eine Prognose wage ich jedoch schon: Es wird auch 2026 schlimmer, nicht besser werden." @…
@grumpybozo@toad.socialI wish I could be this enthusiastic about abandoning my unhealthy vices…
I really miss elements of drinking and smoking. I was never a really heavy drinker just a frequent one. Pisses me off that I can no longer have a glass of wine in the evening and feel chipper in the AM. So I just stopped.
Smoking was also annoying but easy. My wife’s health insurance provider has a surcharge for smokers. So I quit.
These are parts of my evidence for my non-humanity.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
LL Cool J:
🎵 Loungin’
#LLCoolJ
https://thecoreofourstrategy.bandcamp.com/track/ll-cool-j-loungin-swamis-dub
@cdarwin@c.imThere are six states in the United States where data centres already consume over 10% of the electricity supply,
with Virginia leading at 25%.
https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-and-ai/understanding-the-energy-ai-nexus#abstract
@Techmeme@techhub.socialPayPal reports Q3 revenue up 7% YoY to $8.4B, total payment volume up 8% to $458.1B, above $450.3B est., and raises its FY 2025 EPS forecast; PYPL jumps 10% (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/paypal-…
@rer_c@lepoulsdumonde.comPériode : Š partir de 23h40 jusqu'en fin de soirée.
Dates : du mercredi 05 au vendredi 07 novembre et du mercredi 12 au vendredi 28 novembre (sauf samedi, dimanche)
Le trafic est interrompu entre Versailles Château Rive Gauche et Javel.
Dernier train au départ de Versailles château Rive Gauche pour Javel Š 22h25.
Dernier train au départ de Javel pour Versailles château Rive Gauche Š 23h11. Report: Ligne N ou les lignes de bus de ville 169,171
Les horaires du …
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDemocrats still not supporting GOP bill to end the shutdown (Jordain Carney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/28/congress/senate-votes-against-ending-shutdown-00625301
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p128#a251028p128
@Stomata@social.linux.pizza @steve@s.yelvington.comAnother day, more mass shootings, and more lies sent off to circle the globe while truth is still putting on its shoes.
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialToday, I buy this one passive USB-C cable that supports 240W/80Gbps to ensure it works for my displays & laptops. (The spec limits cable length to 3.3ft however, the above 4.9' cable has worked fine for me):
▫️Cable Matters 4.9' #USB 4 Cable https://a…
@cdarwin@c.imAny controversy about saturated fat comes from research showing that reducing saturated fat intake can actually be harmful if you replace it with the wrong thing
(processed carbs, sugars.)
But researchers agree that replacing saturated fats with plant based fats, like olive oil, is good for health.
https://
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMeituan reports Q3 revenue up 2% to $13.4B and a $2.3B adjusted net loss, worse than $1.9B est., its first loss since 2022, amid a price war with JD and Alibaba (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk @memeorandum@universeodon.comCharlie Kirk suspect's trans lover Lance Twiggs goes missing 6 weeks after political assassination (Jared Downing/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/10/28/us-news/location-of-tyler-robinsons-lover-still-undisclosed-as-family-lay-low-months-after-charlie-kirk-slaying/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p119#a251028p119
@steve@s.yelvington.comTrump's insane outburst about Democrats and transgenders ought to be all over the news. He's lost his mind. He should be in a senior care home, not the White House.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGYBXAfUYy8&t=1s
@cdarwin@c.imThey are so afraid of this
they won’t seat a newly elected Congresswoman from AZ
to keep it from happening.
In a shocking moment, Speaker Johnson refuses to swear in newly-elected Democratic Rep. Grijalva,
who is the decisive 218th vote to sign a discharge petition to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay, Mr. Speaker?
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn analysis of 30 US data center proposals in 14 states: in most cases, local officials signed NDAs and worked with apparent shell companies to hide details (Natalie Kainz/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/dat
@memeorandum@universeodon.comMilei's Party on Track to Win Argentina Election in Big Comeback (Patrick Gillespie/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-27/milei-s-party-on-track-to-win-argentina-election-in-big-comeback
http://www.memeorandum.com/251026/p62#a251026p62
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
Crooklyn Dodgers ’95:
🎵 Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
#CrooklynDodgers95
https://illsideradio.bandcamp.com/track/return-of-the-crooklyn-dodgers-ft-chubb-rock-o-c-jeru-the-damaja
https://open.spotify.com/track/7tojsPuAq9a1puP9ApOJnV
@Techmeme@techhub.socialVisible Alpha: Apple's Services unit revenue is set to hit $108.6B in the year to September, its first time above $100B and up 13% YoY, ahead of its Q4 results (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3687fab7-3aea-4f81-9616-ed3d1f7be5b8
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWhite House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects (Dan Diamond/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/28/trump-arts-commission-firings-ballroom-arch/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p138#a251028p138
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
Lil’ Kim:
🎵 Came Back for You
#LilKim
https://theremixqueen.bandcamp.com/track/came-back-for-you-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/0qzM4MSowdmeEIoCE2qaAe
@memeorandum@universeodon.comJudge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown (Janie Har/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/shutdown-layoffs-judge-trump-fdcb16f91c94d7bf73977e8968210b0e
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p118#a251028p118
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Eddie Palmieri:
🎵 Ay qué rico II
#EddiePalmieri
https://open.spotify.com/track/2DfA79zeZ3TrDLFZ3cNFkp
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe New York City mayor's race is an ethics test (Jill Lawrence/The Contrarian)
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-new-york-city-mayors-race-is
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p117#a251028p117
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
The Temptations:
🎵 The Way You Do the Things You Do
#TheTemptations
https://masstransitband.bandcamp.com/track/the-way-you-do-the-things-you-do-temptations-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/1QvTEJToxfXuQJSLw5atZO
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAs Microsoft accelerates its AI buildout in rural Wisconsin, one community's vocal opposition led the company to withdraw plans for a proposed data center site (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/microsoft-ai-data-center-rejection-vs-sup…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialOracle stock fell 30% this quarter, its steepest drop since Q3 2001, when it slid ~34%, amid skepticism about its ability to open more data centers for OpenAI (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/26/oracle-stock-on-pace-for-worst…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDefakto, which lets enterprises secure automated interactions between internal systems and AI agents or other non-human actors, raised a $30.75M Series B (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/10/21/defakt…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAggressive traders on Robinhood, whose stock has more than tripled in 2025, are central to the company's success, as critics liken the environment to a casino (Hannah Erin Lang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/robinhood-ceo-vlad-tenev-04e3ab28?st=r…
