@tante@tldr.nettime.org"In 2025 I have spend some time to untangle my digital life from billionaire/fascist run platforms. So at the beginning of 2026 maybe it makes sense to talk a bit about what I did, why I went certain ways and what works and what doesn’t."
(Original title: Exiting the Billionaire Castle)
https://
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Not all marine parks protect sharks. Here’s what works (and what doesn’t)"
#Oceans #Environment #Animals
@pre@boing.worldYou see a detective on the TV and he’s interviewing all the suspects asking them what they were doing on the night of the murder a month ago last Tuesday night.
And on the TV, the suspects all know. Right away.
If you asked me ten years ago though, I’d have had barely any clue. If you’re lucky it’d have been something planned in my calendar but mostly, dunno. Watching TV maybe? No idea what show. Was that a night I was in the pub?
As we all get older this problem increases I’m told. Eventually full on senility sets in.
But what if you have already built the habit to record what you’re doing? To be able to look back and revise and review how you spent your days? An external aid as a crutch to your own forgetful brain’s cortex?
So I started this Exocortex Log over a decade ago and now I can answer: Ten years ago on Tuesday I was having dinner with the guitarist from my band and his girlfriend and they burned the pudding.
The app has been half finished and barely able to even record let alone review for most of that time, but now it’s ready enough that someone else might use it too if they want.
Try it out: #lifeLog #app #memoryAid
@markhburton@mstdn.socialThis is a good introduction to the problem of reducing energy return on investment. How it works and what implications it has.
What Are the Broader Economic Implications of Low EROI? − Question https://energy.sustainability-director
@benb@osintua.euAnalysis: Ukraine's manpower, and what Kyiv does with it, will define the war in 2026: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/06/analysis-ukraines-manpower-and-what.html
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Week 14 takeaways: What We Learned from Sunday's 12 games https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-14-takeaways-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-12-games
@Nathan@social.lostinok.com
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzWhat are the Cowboys looking for in their next defensive coordinator? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-are-the-cowboys-looking-for-in-their-next-defensive-coordinator
@cheryanne@aus.socialWhat The Tech Podcast (AU)
The podcast where we break down the latest discoveries in AI and technology so everyone can understand...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/what-the-tech-podcast-au/
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialImportant:
What we get wrong about the Montgomery bus boycott – and what we can learn from it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/07/montgomery-bus-boycott?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
@paulwermer@sfba.socialImportant:
What we get wrong about the Montgomery bus boycott – and what we can learn from it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/07/montgomery-bus-boycott?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat They're Saying about the Raiders at Super Bowl LX Media Row https://www.raiders.com/news/what-they-re-saying-about-raiders-super-bowl-lx-media-row-ashton-jeanty-2026-draft-brock-bowers
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialWaPo terminated the contract of its Delhi bureau chief Pranshu Verma; a source says "there is no clarity if the paper will continue with its bureau in Delhi" (Aban Usmani/Newslaundry)
https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/02/05/what-the-murder-o…
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
What is a PC compatible?
https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/what-is-a-pc-compatible/
saved 2026-01-04 https://
@servelan@newsie.socialWant to be a stay-at-home parent? This is what your spouse has to earn to make it happen, says study
https://thehill.com/homenews/5635223-want-to-be-a-stay-at-home-parent-this-is-what-your-spouse-has-to-earn-to-make-it-happen-says-study/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWhat Americans actually want done about ICE (G. Elliott Morris/Strength In Numbers)
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-americans-actually-want-done
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p30#a260206p30
@hippyjo@c.imRebellion isn't what you think it is.
A simple and vital message more people need to consider, in my opinion.
Someone posted the image below without including any alt text to make this message clearer.
Dick move.
The rebellion will be made accessible, because it is a rebellion against selfish ignorance and laziness - and because I will not stop doing what I can to help the cause.
I am extra irritated because I strongly believe in what the image is depicting…
@gevoel@mastodon.greenAnother El Nino Already? What Can We Learn from It?
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimehansen/p/another-el-nino-already-what-can?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=e4myx
> James Hans…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioI don’t know if this has a name but I see this more and more with AI apologists: because what they have been prognosticating isn’t happening they instead claim words suddenly mean something else, for example “autonomous” or “cognition”.
Fascinating how we used those words wrong for generations and we are finally told what they actually mean!
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioWhat is it like to live here now?
A message comes through from a neighbor about a swarm of ICE agents in a home just a few blocks away — gone by the time I was there to check it out. Nobody knows whether ICE abducted anyone there.
A message comes through from another neighbor trying to find support for a pregnant woman whose husband was just abducted. She cannot even figure out what she wants to ask for; she is in shock. I have no way to verify this story.
Group of vehicles at this restaurant, at that library, in this suburb. On and on.
3/
@cdarwin@c.imWhat we witnessed was not journalism but the choreography of propaganda.
CBS, in particular, offered thirty uninterrupted minutes of state-sanctioned fantasy,
anchored by a fawning interview with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth,
a man implicated in the killing of more than one hundred people at sea without evidence, accountability, or due process.
Rather than interrogating power, the networks shifted seamlessly into spectacle.
At no point did either network rais…
@davidaugust@mastodon.online"I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you're moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is actually happening."
—Julianne Moore
#acting
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries A, Episode 08 - Duel
BLAKE: What do you think?
JENNA: The surface seems to be melted. It's almost like the effects of a fusion bomb.
GAN: Blake! Jenna! [They walk over to The Monument]
BLAKE: Well, at least we know the planet's inhabited.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/108/64
@aardrian@toot.cafePlease stop splitting words into their constituent letters. GSAP SplitText is not as robust as you think.
https://adrianroselli.com/2026/02/you-know-what-just-dont-split-words-into-letters.html
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SundaySoul
Brief Encounter:
🎵 What About Love
#BriefEncounter
https://expansionsingles.bandcamp.com/album/brief-encounter-what-about-love
https://open.spotify.com/track/6s1Ra3fY858UsePjIswHex
@publicvoit@graz.social
@saraislet@infosec.exchangePlease — and I can't believe I have to say this — please do not lick your employees.
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
@manawyrm@chaos.social@… DOCSIS has some really crazy mechanisms for QoS when your segment is congested, I really can‘t quite believe that‘s what you’re seeing in your rural area, though.
Are you running a DOCSIS 3.1 capable modem? What are your upstream measurements like? All channels running on proper modulation modes?
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems"Area monitored using a GPS system"
Wait, what?! Is it being monitored for being, err, misplaced or what?
@geant@mstdn.socialWhat is the GÉANT Emerging NREN Programme (ENP) really like?
During #TNC25, we spoke with 2025 participants and asked them to share their stories in their own words.
The video below captures what the programme is really about.
Hear from the ENP Programme Manager Luis Martin Flores, and participants Joy Otuya (KENET), Rajan Parajuli (NREN), Caroline Namuddu (RENU), and Isaac Ainamaa…
@malik@Mastodon.SocialTake note, Apple. https://mastodon.online/@grumpy_website/115673036992705122
@gadgetboy@gadgetboy.socialOpenClaw is What Apple Intelligence Should Have Been
Yep.
I run my instance on Ubuntu Server in a Proxmox VM in my home lab, but it would be nice to take advantage of some of the Apple-specific workflows on a dedicated Mac Mini.
https://www.jakequist.com/thoughts/opencla…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzWhat are the Cowboys looking for in their next defensive coordinator? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-are-the-cowboys-looking-for-in-their-next-defensive-coordinator
@detondev@social.linux.pizza
@paulbusch@mstdn.ca @NFL@darktundra.xyzInside Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl matchup: What to watch when Seattle has the ball https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7025212/2026/02/06/patriots-seahawks-super-bowl-film-what-to-watch/
@teledyn@mstdn.caWhat punishment would coax programmers to expand their fucking elided text? FFS.
Pick one:
Th…
Th…
Th…
What POSSIBLE excuse is there for this ubiquitous bad practice? Is it taught in the schools this way?
Some describe me as calm, and I say oh yeah? give me five minutes alone with 21st century software.
@maxheadroom@hub.uckermark.social @raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat They're Saying about the Raiders at Super Bowl LX Media Row https://www.raiders.com/news/what-they-re-saying-about-raiders-super-bowl-lx-media-row-ashton-jeanty-2026-draft-brock-bowers
@njamster@mastodon.gamedev.placeOne of my New Year's resolution is about watching (and reviewing) a bit more movies this year. So I thought I might as well share (some of) those reviews here:
https://letterboxd.com/njamster/film/late-shift-2025/
This (fictional) film follows the protagonist throu…
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.socialUniversity Symphony Orchestra is tuning up in magnificent Hill Auditorium
Tonight‘s program: Wynton Marsalis: The Jungle (Symphony No. 4)
@cdamian@rls.social
@gfriend@mas.toSpeaking of Netflix buying Warner Bros for $83 billion… Remember when Blockbuster passed on buying Netflix for $50 million? (Do you even remember Blockbuster?) What future is YOUR business missing? What future are your ways of seeing actually keeping you from seeing?
@mapto@qoto.orgThe case of “vegetative electron microscopy” illustrated here shows what is badly needed in current #LLM research and has implications far beyond. We need tools that help us curate huge corpora. We need to be able to trace #hallucinations back to the training data and understand what are the specific (to a sur…
@domm@social.linux.pizza#AdventOfCode Day 6: Part 1 was easy, for part 2 it was obvious what to do (after I read the instructions a few times to figure out what is considered a cephalopod number), but it took me a while to properly rotate my arrays. At least I got to finally use `for my ($i, $val) (indexed @array) { .. }` (which I failed to use (properly) on day 3).
@servelan@newsie.socialThe Emancipation Proclamation Offers a Hint on What the Supreme Court Will Do About Birthright Citizenship | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-12-07/emancipation-proclamation-offers-hint-what-supreme-court-will-do-about-birthright
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWhat Democrats are demanding in exchange for funding ICE (Theodoric Meyer/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/06/what-democrats-want-from-ice/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p33#a260206p33
@nebucatnetzer@social.linux.pizzaI"m currently thinking a bit how I want to organise my stuff.
I noticed that for a long time I only managed my calendar through the Nextcloud interface.
Which lead to the following questions.
- What if I would carry all my data with me?
- How much disk space would I need?
- Or what if I would go back to manually syncing things?
- How does #localfirst lo…
@anildash@me.dmSince ChatGPT came out in late 2022, over *half a million* tech workers have been laid off. That fact, and their voices, aren't really shaping the conversation about AI, and what "AI" really means in culture. So I started to get into it: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/500k-t
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
What we’re talking about, when we talk about data destruction.
https://free-dissociation.com/blog/posts/2019/01/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-data-destruction/
saved 2026-01-0…
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat the Raiders Must Look Out for Against the Broncos https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-what-must-look-out-for-against-broncos
@cdarwin@c.imThe LAPD has been sending officers to train with Israeli security forces since the 1980s,
and ramped up the trips after the 9/11 attacks,
based on what officials have said is a shared goal of fighting extremism.
Since 2014, the inspector general's report found, 18 LAPD officials took trips to Israel that cost a combined $87,000.
The department sent an unnamed deputy chief and seven other employees to Israel for an event called "Command and Control Counter-Te…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzBills vs. Jaguars odds: How to bet AFC Wild Card matchup, what to know about betting each team
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-vs…
@servelan@newsie.social‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects - Cobb Courier
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/02/less-lethal-crowd-control-weapons-still-cause-harm-2-physicians-explain-what-they-are-and-their-health-effects/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here's what they prevent. (CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-childhood-vaccines-heres-what-they-prevent/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p55#a260107p55
@pre@boing.worldHere's some things you'll notice the website doesn't do:
No cookie popups. We don't need to warn you about tracking, we just don't track.
No Tracking. I don't even look at the apache logs. I don't care what you do.
No service agreement checkbox. I'm not providing a service. Do what you want with the code but don't blame me.
No billing
No adverts
No paywall
No VPN barrier
No geoblocking
No subscription button (though RSS is provided)
Websites don't have to be shit, the surveillance capitalists just enshitify them on purpose.
@benb@osintua.euEditorial: What happens when oligarchs own media: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/editorial-what-happens-when-oligarchs.html
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat makes John Harbaugh the perfect target for Raiders head coach job https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/07/what-makes-john-harbaugh-the-perfect-target-for-raide…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioWhat's wrong with the description?
- They're stereo speakers (2.0, not 2.1).
- The don't have a "3.5mm jack audio input".
- They aren't working with "any computer setup", they're only compatible with certain Mac models with a special plug (PowerMac G4 Cube and iMac G4).
- They don't support THX or Dolby Digital. In fact, they don't support any digital signal at all.
@saraislet@infosec.exchangeOne of the strongest factors in building and motivating an organization as a leader is saying out loud regularly that you care about people.
As Alicja frames, it's the difference between knowing what ice cream tastes like and actually eating ice cream.
It is so SO meaningful to tell people that you care about them, that you value their expertise and work, that they deserve to be respected and supported, and so on. Customize it to the individual situation: identify what someo…
@cdarwin@c.imTrump’s White House is taking on the role of media critic and asking for help from “everyday Americans.”
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the White House launched a web portal it says will spotlight bias on the part of news outlets,
targeting the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as its inaugural “media offender of the week.”
It’s the latest wrinkle in the fight against the First Amendment
-- what Trump, in his first term, labeled “fake news.”
The Republi…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzWhat Lions' Week 14 win over Cowboys means for Detroit in NFC North, playoff picture https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/detroit-lions/news/what-lions-week-14-win-over-cowboys-means-detr…
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat Patrick Graham is Looking For From Young Raiders https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-what-patrick-graham-looking-for
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhat to know about Riley Leonard, the Colts backup QB who replaced injured Daniel Jones https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6870382/2025/12/07/riley-leonard-colts-who-is-facts/
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries A, Episode 03 - Cygnus Alpha
BLAKE: You mean we crossed the anti-matter interface?
JENNA: That's impossible.
AVON: That's what they said about the light barrier.
JENNA: Well, which one next?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/103/62 B7B5
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioThey’re selling a what now
@servelan@newsie.social"Former PM had told late sex offender that Israel could ‘easily absorb another million’ Russian immigrants to offset Palestinian population and lessen religious Jews’ influence."
What Barak-Epstein audio says about Israeli controlling demographics | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/what-barak-epstein-audio-says-about-israeli-controlling-demographics?traffic_source=rss
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhat does Peyton Manning see as Joe Burrow's career highlight? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47205832/nfl-cincinnati-bengals-joe-burrow-peyton-manning
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzWhat Cowboys' Week 14 loss to Lions means for Dallas in NFC East, playoff picture https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/what-cowboys-week-14-loss-lions-dallas-nfc-east-playoff-pic…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
ARLE: No hurry.
BERG: Let's get back and report.
ARLE: We've got nothing to report. If we could get back and tell Kasabi what's INSIDE the zone-
BERG: She said as far as the security boundary.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/4
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioIf you’re bored please let me know what graphics card this is exactly
@servelan@newsie.social"We can breathe easier": Ukrainian soldiers say Russians in panic after Starlink shutdown - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/we-can-breathe-easier-ukrainian-soldiers-explain-what-changed-on-front-after-illegal-starlink-shutdown/
@raiders@darktundra.xyzHC Sean Payton on Broncos after win vs. Raiders: 'They're well aware of what they're playing for' https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/hc-sean-payton-on-broncos-after-win-vs-raiders-they-re-well-aware-…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWhat Trump REALLY Thinks About Stephen Miller (The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/what-trump-really-thinks-about-stephen-miller-ice-polls-midterms
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p31#a260205p31
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 12 - Death-Watch
SERVALAN: What form will this major violation take?
AVON: Do they know that your battle fleet is massed on their borders?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/312/339
@NFL@darktundra.xyzInside Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl matchup: What to watch when New England has the ball https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7019593/2026/02/05/seahawks-patriots-super-bowl-film-what-to-watch/
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioReally should stop calling it personal computing and call it what is, mainframe timesharing.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries C, Episode 04 - Dawn of the Gods
VILA: I wasn't planning to. I'll call in two minutes. Out.
TARRANT: Does anyone have even a faint idea of where we are and what sort of mess we're in?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/304/189 B7B4
@servelan@newsie.socialWhat we know about the suspect in January 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case, DOJ says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brian-cole-jr-pipe-bomb-suspect-arrest-washington-dc-what-know-rcna247442
@raiders@darktundra.xyz @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioImagine they'd come up with this concept in the 1970s and 1980s! What amazing computers we could have had if we'd only put it all in the keyboard! 🤦♂️
@NFL@darktundra.xyzTeammates, coaches on what makes Brock Bowers elite: 'I don't know how he gets open, but he does' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47200897/las-vegas-raiders-tight-end-brock-bowers
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries C, Episode 10 - Ultraworld
ORAC: Encore.
[INTERIOR. Ultraworld sleep cell. Avon and Cally are being restored.]
DAYNA: It's so slow. Can't we speed it up?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/310/614 B7B3
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat they’re saying about Raiders firing Pete Carroll as coach https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/what-theyre-saying-about-raiders-firing-pete-carroll-as-coach-3604160/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhat to know as Myles Garrett inches closer to NFL's single-season sacks record https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6847737/2025/12/07/browns-myles-garrett-single-season-sacks-record/
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries D, Episode 12 - Warlord
TARRANT: Who's with you? I repeat, who's that with you, Lodestar?
[Zukan's space ship]
ZUKAN: This is Zukan, President of Betafarl, come to attend the conference of the non-aligned planets.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/412/27 B7B6
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhat I’m hearing on Tom Brady’s Raiders rut and the startup that could save the Colts https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6866949/2025/12/06/nfl-rumors-news-tom-brady-raiders-daniel-jones-roommate/
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
AVON: Slave, initiate the backup system.
SLAVE: I'm very sorry about this, but that WAS the backup system. [They graze the asteroid, sustaining damage, and pandemonium ensues. The next three sets of line are delivered nearly simultaneously.]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/404/33
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat Raiders' Pete Carroll Has at Stake https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-what-pete-carroll-has-at-stake
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhat's next for Kliff Kingsbury? The most interesting man in NFL coaching search has number of options
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/whats-n
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries B, Episode 11 - Gambit
CHENIE: If I want to be involved ... Now listen. There's a Trantinian planet hopper leaving here in a couple of hours. I think I can get you on it.
DOCHOLLI: Trantinian ship?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/211/308 B7B4
@raiders@darktundra.xyz @NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Week 18 takeaways: What We Learned from Sunday's 14 games https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-18-takeaways-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-14-games
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries C, Episode 12 - Death-Watch
TARRANT: Yes, I'm afraid they will.
DAYNA: The electronic warriors strike again. That'll be four of Servalan's ore ships we've let through without a fight.
AVON: To FIGHT them we have to catch them.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/312/39
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhat to Expect from Raiders Rookie Jack Bech Moving Forward https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-what-expect-from-jack-bech-moving-forward
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWill Daniel Jones start for the Colts in '26? Is the front office safe? Key questions for Indy https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47242281/indianapolis-colts-daniel-jones-shane-steichen-chris-ballard-anthony-richards…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzThree chapters of John Harbaugh's time in Baltimore, plus what's next for team, coach https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6951674/2026/01/07/john-harbaughs-fired-baltimore-ravens-coach/
![Do otters blink with both eyes? Anonymous 25/11/11(Tue)22:24 No.4255 [Reply]
Some animals blink with one eye at a time so they always have one eye open. How do otters do it? Have you ever seen an otter blink?
This one in the picture might be blinking or just closing his eyes, it's hard to tell from a photo.](https://cdn.social.linux.pizza/system/media_attachments/files/115/846/786/884/116/185/original/4d8c9a0b8758aa60.png)
