@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia's AI chips used for inference and has sought alternatives since last year, including from Cerebras and Groq (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-is-u…
@kubikpixel@chaos.social»Exploring alternatives to UUIDv4; Enter ULIDs.
UUIDv4 is a commonly used unique identifier format. UUIDv4 is a standardized format for generating unique identifiers that are widely used in distributed systems. […]«
Of course, UUID is usually used as a clear data hint and there are countless alternatives that are optimal depending on their application but I didn't know ksuid yet.
👤
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.orgA common effort between 23 different local authorities* in Denmark to develop FOSS alternatives to big US tech in Danish schools.
I am here for this
Ja, tak 🙏
*But not apparently my local authority...
@… - @bettina alle kan læse mere om projektet her:
Https://www.os2.eu/OS2skole
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialGreat blog which makes again clear for me, why everybody should leave Whatsapp and move to safer alternatives like Signal. Although it can also be interpreted as a defense of Whatsapp.
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/02/02/wh…
@cheeaun@mastodon.socialNever thought about this. Use the good ol' image maps to provide alt text for possibly more complicated images https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/imagemap/
The `href` attribute for `<area>` may be omitted too
@cdarwin@c.imShares of Chinese AI chip designer Shanghai Biren Technology (6082.HK)
opened 82.1% higher in their Hong Kong debut on Friday,
kicking off the financial hub's first listing of 2026.
The strong debut follows a blockbuster year for Hong Kong's equity market in 2025
and points to a likely wave of AI and semiconductor offerings this year
as China accelerates efforts to build domestic chip alternatives
in response to U.S. curbs on technology exports.
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
A survey of dynamic array structures.
https://azmr.uk/dyn/
saved 2026-01-02 https://dotat.at/:/KMIDU.html<…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water"
#Environment #Water
@philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.com@… “We’re seeing so much engagement with the bot!” Yeah no fucking shit, because all alternatives have vanished.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFieldguide, which uses AI agents to automate accounting and auditing tasks, raised a $75M Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives at a $700M valuation (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/02/goldman-sachs-fieldguid…
@theprivacydad@social.linux.pizzaWhile the desktop experience has some room for improvement, the Ente Photos app on mobile is totally competitive with privacy-invasive alternatives.
https://theprivacydad.com/ente-photos-a-privacy-first-photo-app/
@…
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialInteresting article about trust when providing services for others:
https://blog.avas.space/alternatives-trust/
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe@…
https://nosystemd.org/#alternatives what's wrong with the array of choices there?
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialMailing Lists? In this day and age!?
I've been pointed to Groups.io and Gaggle Mail as alternatives to Google Groups for a mailing list, but I've love to hear about others.
Google Groups tends to be a default for many people doing a mailing list because it's free and well known, but I want to offer an alternative to Google and other big US-based tech companies.
Any other suggestions?
(Thanks to @…
@rmdes@mstdn.socialRicardo Mendes, born and raised within the Buddhist cult-like community Ogyen Kunzang Choling (OKC), describes in his testimony how this community, initially founded on ideals of spirituality, communal living, and alternatives to Western society, gradually became a sectarian organization
@benb@osintua.eu'Alternatives to US support are uncertain' — Zelensky says 'strength' to end war exists with Trump, names 'most difficult issues' in negotiations: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/20/alternatives-to-us-support-are.html
@UP8@mastodon.social⚠️ Alternative sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease
#sorbitol
@Dragofix@veganism.socialDanone Survey: Nearly Half of Germans Now Consume Plant-Based Milk Alternatives https://vegconomist.com/food-and-beverage/milk-and-dairy-alternatives/danone-survey-nearly-half-germans-consume-plant-based…
@jdrm@social.linux.pizzaHe visto esta comparativa de navegadores y me parece sublime https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30262814
@fractaleblog@masto.comversive.comRE: https://mastodon.social/@pixelsfr/115818816972466908
"Ces lois résultent d’années de tentatives alternatives fondées sur l’autorégulation. Nous avons légiféré car l’autorégulation ne suffisait pas. Reconnaissons une vérité inconfortable : nous no…
@publicvoit@graz.social"I'm an average user, so I don't need all the options and apps the programme has to offer. But, to be honest, #Microsoft is making it increasingly attractive to switch. Now that the company is putting #AI in everything, everything is becoming more annoying to use."
Can Dutch
@seeingwithsound@mas.toDisclaimer: it's not that The vOICe vision BCI is so good, it's that the invasive implantable alternatives are so bad #BCI
@primonatura@mstdn.social @cdarwin@c.im“We’re looking at execution roughly every 16 days,”
said Grace Hanna of
"Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty".
https://truthout.org/articles/florida-sets-the-record-for-death-penalties-this-year/
@whitequark@mastodon.sociali implemented Ascon-Hash256 in Amaranth! (as well as laid the groundwork for the rest of Ascon family functions, including Ascon-AEAD128)
it comes at 1268 LUTs for iCE40 in the "compact" configuration, processing an average of 5.3 bit/cycle. a little expensive, but modern and cheaper than many better known alternatives
@johnleonard@mastodon.socialFrance plans to stop using US-based video conferencing platforms across its government departments by 2027.
Under the plan, a domestically developed video meeting service known as Visio will become the standard tool for public servants, with full adoption expected next year.
https://www.
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.socialDoes anybody have contact info for George Soros? I keep hearing that he’s paying demonstrators/domestic terrorists the big bucks and I’d like to get in on this lucrative side hustle. As a retiree on a fixed income, and with prices for everything going thru the roof, I need to find some alternatives to help pay the bills. Weed and wine don’t grow on trees y’know? Also, if I’m on his payroll, what other benefits can I expect?
@rmdes@mstdn.socialDeux alternatives Š #linkedin qui s’interface avec Bluesky et Mastodon :
* https://ponos-job.eu/
* ht…
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scotFeeling a bit excited to be sitting in on an online EU event featuring Mastodon's Philip Schroepel [@…] - about building sovereign digital public spaces - a key issue at this time.
@neverpanic@chaos.social@… @… I'm all for getting rid of PGP for package signatures, but so far none of the alternatives meet the requirements. Signify is out because no PQC (and until recently Ed25519 wasn't FIPS), sigstore needs a non-Go client …
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafehttps://tinytinyhomes.ca/
＂… When shelters are full, people are left outside in the cold. Tiny Tiny Homes designs and builds portable emergency shelters that offer warmth, safety, and dignity to our unhoused neighbours. With community support, we’re creating safer alternatives to tent encampments.
… Tiny…
@timbray@cosocial.caAnybody know anyone on #Vancouver City Council? Because they’re talking about seeking alternatives to Xitter: https://bsky.app/profile/jmcelroy.bsky.social/post/3m7qmxxutss24
@seeingwithsound@mas.toDevelopers of invasive visual prostheses for the blind (brain implants, retinal implants) try to protect their turf by ignoring noninvasive alternatives based on smart glasses, using outdated and restrictive definitions, from ivory towers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PewuFviiSsQ
@markhburton@mstdn.socialThis is how climate and geophysical system breakdown affects everyday life. Transport link (rail) cut and alternatives (buses) unable to replicate the traffic flow.
Expect much more like this.
Storm Ingrid damage forces closure of Devon railway line
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8gldd9
@primonatura@mstdn.social @Dragofix@veganism.socialOversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water https://phys.org/news/2026-01-oversalting-sidewalk-driveway-local-streams.html
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialGood news, any progress in more federated social media is a good thing in my view.
https://openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky-dawns-building-infrastructure-for-sovereign-social-media/
@crell@phpc.socialNull is problematic, but why? Let's see why, and let that guide us to new alternatives. #PHP
https://peakd.com/hive-168588/@crell/much-ado-about-null
@aral@mastodon.ar.alWell it sure does sound like Eugen exited for a measly €1M and Mastodon is left with the co-founder of Twitter in a leadership position. I mean, is it too much to ask for for the alternatives to not be run by the same people who built the things they purport to be an alternative to? I guess we should count ourselves lucky it’s not Elon Musk. 🤷♂️ http…
@al3x@hachyderm.ioIn 2026, what are the alternatives to Evernote?
I know of:
1. EagleFiler by @…
2. Yojimbo by @…
What else? And which one would you recommend?
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ngThe official Epson Print Layout application is such an annoying piece of bad software, bug ridden and slowly turning out to be quite costly (when working with expensive fine art inks & paper, costing 2.50 EUR per page)...
Any recommendations for alternatives (which also support the P900 advanced ink settings?)
Just one example: I go through the effort to create a nice custom page layout in a certain orientation (e.g. A3 landscape). The app also shows the preview correctly, bu…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCubby, which makes software for self-storage operators, raised a $63M Series A led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/01/22/exclusive-cubby-raises-63-million…
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caHelp! :)
Open source wordpress/blogging alternatives?
aaannnnd GO
#AskFedi #AskMastodon #Help #OpenSource #OSS #Web #Blogging
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI’ve lost a lot of respect for Andrewism after his recent upload. It feels disconnected from the reality of working-class life and from anarcho-syndicalism as it actually exists.
This response is a worthwhile read. It doesn’t romanticize work or the working class, but it doesn’t drift into abstract alternatives either. It sits with the fact that we don’t want to be working class, but we are, and that contradiction isn’t something you escape with theory.
I strongly relate to what’…
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialAs expected. And now, with no alternatives, millions of Americans will lose their Healthcare insurance. Some will die.
Trump voters: This is your fault.
☑️ Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke - Public Notice
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-health
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries B, Episode 01 - Redemption
AVON: [Coming up behind him] Why Earth Sector?
BLAKE: Would you rather stay here?
AVON: You make them sound like the only alternatives.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/201/559 B7B2
@kubikpixel@chaos.socialBetter Than Original? 14 Rust-based Alternative CLI Tools to Classic Linux Commands
Hyped on the Rust wagon? How about using these Rust-based, modern, easier to use, better-looking alternatives to the classic Linux commands.
🐧 https://itsfoss.com/rust-alternative-cli-tools/<…
@cyrevolt@mastodon.socialAlternatives to #Linux are Redox, the BSDs, Illumos, Haiku, ReactOS, and Plan 9. There are even more! 🙂
@lapizistik@social.tchncs.deAuch bei den anderen Parteien kann man durchaus berechtigt davon sprechen, daß die politische Lüge schon im Parteinamen beginnt,¹ aber auch hier treibt es die AfD auf die Spitze: sie ist natürlich keine Alternative _für_ Deutschland, vielmehr will sie ein alternatives Deutschland – im rechtsesoterisch-faschistischen Sinne. Das Deutschland, für das sie Politik machen will, hat mit dem demokratischen Deutschland kaum etwas zu tun², sondern orientiert sich an einer „tausendjährigen“ Blut-und-Bo…
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizza61 European alternatives to Google, X, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, DropBox, Google Drive, WhatsApp, and other popular services https://www.xataka.com/basics/61-alternativas-europeas-a-google-x-gmail-chrome-maps-dr…
@jerome@jasette.facil.servicesSo i've been trying to move away from an American domain registrar (name.com)
My first try is with WHC (Web Hosting Canada)... so far i'm really really not impressed. Customer support is just awful.
Glad i just tried to transfer a single domain and not all of them.. will have to keep looking for alternatives
#buycanadian
@kingconsult@berlin.socialexposure to sexual exploitation. We can help Europeans build and join alternatives that can serve this function properly.
4/4
@funkvolk@mastodon.socialSooooo... any alternatives for Firefox and Thunderbird yet? #Mozilla
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioYou know how to get people to leave platforms run by evil people?
Yes, that's right, by offering better alternatives and being super friendly and welcoming and actively working on recruiting people and evangelizing for the better platforms and most importantly by not being chastizing and gatekeeping misers.
@vform@openbiblio.socialIt's interesting how alternatives to the classic corporate #Android keep coming up
1. Android-based but modified & 'de-Googled', like I think #LineageOS, #CalyxOS,
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.socialYou know what? This switching.software website is great. Very down to earth, non-techie approach, exactly the thing needed for most people.
https://switching.software/
@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineI have written why local police, possibly SWAT, must engage, detain and arrest ice. The alternatives are all worse.
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-enforcements-challenge-uphold-the-law-even-against-the-feds/
@alain@social.wohlfarth.name@… ich höre gerade @bitsundso und es gibt andere alternativern zu Dropbox https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/dropbox
Vielleicht ist et…
@publicvoit@graz.social
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at outlets in Belgium and France that are prioritizing independence from Big Tech and opting for open source or in-house software (Owen Huchon/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/editorial-independence-means-technologic…
@axbom@axbom.me
@tiotasram@kolektiva.socialThis is a subtweet...
People who are not anti-capitalist sometimes wonder: "Why is there a monopoly on X life-critical thing?" (E.g., epipens, insulin, web search).
This one is really simple actually: because monopolies are more profitable than competition, and the foundation of capitalism is that capital = power.
Various societies have recognized the necropolitical outcomes of monopolies and have tried to erect barriers to monopoly; we all know that monopolies are bad, death-and-suffering-causing things. But since these societies mostly remain capitalist, they allow these barriers to be eroded by the power of capital (to do otherwise would be to repudiate capitalism because it puts a limit on the power of money). The barriers are ineffective, and the capital = power equation holds, and monopolies result and get to do their killing & maiming thing (remember: even things like social media monopolies that you wouldn't expect to pay for political assassinations like a mining company still profit from inciting genocides). *Sometimes* there are oligopolies instead of monopolies, but instances of really competitive markets are pretty rare for things that are widely sought-after.
The "government will manage the markets to prevent bad outcomes like monopolies" strategy has failed repeatedly, spectacularly, and almost universally. To actually prevent monopolies you need a population that no longer believes that money should equal power, it's that simple. Sadly, it's actually not that simple, since all of the alternatives which equate something else to power, like "the king" or "party loyalty as judged by the supreme leader" have the same problems or worse. The attitude you need to cultivate is "nobody should have power," which is hard because *all* of the power-systems we have constantly propagandize against this attitude in myriad ways. Still, in the future once we've broken free of this age where hierarchy is accepted, people will look back and wonder whether the historical records are even credible given how much needless death and suffering were endured with little resistance.
#anarchy #capitalism
@usul@piaille.frOn a atteint 10% des 100k signature pour que nos politiques bougent de X, continuons de signer : https://petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/2610
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scotRE: https://social.makerforums.info/@easytarget/115599312744883084
This descent into capitalism by Arduino is so upsetting. Are there alternatives?
@izzychambers@vivaldi.net@… OneKeePass and Secrets are reasonable Linux alternatives. I'm not wild about them, but I use Keepassium on my phone and would like to have an app on my Linux PC that uses the same format.
@shriramk@mastodon.socialMy bike came back earlier than expected so it's time to get a new winter virtual trainer subscription. I love(d) FulGaz: high-quality videos, great locales, zero gamification if you want it, good display. Has Rouvy broken that? Any similar alternatives? Otherwise I'm going to default back to them…
@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ieYesterday, after a mild query by some parents, my daughter’s primary school sent out a notice to say they were going to stop using their X account for comms.
It’s as simple as that. There are plenty of alternatives.
But even if there weren’t you can’t contribute to that.
And it can be as simple as
asking to prompt a change.
@datascience@genomic.socialFriends Don't Let Friends Make Bad Graphs! Do you agree with the examples of bad graphs and the alternatives Chenxin Li (@chenxinli2.bsky.social) lists at https://github.com/cxli233/FriendsDontLetFriends
@mlawton@mstdn.socialPhone is showing SOS only as part of the Verizon Wireless outage.
Can't sign into my account because their 2FA requires a text verification and they've no alternatives.
Text 2FA has always been dumb.
@mia@hcommons.socialNice piece on 'Prototyping semantic search for case law' by PhD student Caitlin Wilson working with the National Archives: 'a user searching for 'divorce' may be shown legal alternatives like '[decree] nisi,' or searching for 'compensation' will suggest terms like 'damages,' or 'reparation''
@whitequark@mastodon.socialit is tragic that for all its faults, the alternatives to rust are significantly worse
@lil5@social.linux.pizzaI thought matrix chat was slow, but it's the element client that's slow, laggy, bad cache prone.
Thankfully there are alternatives not built by element, client and server
#matrix
@carl@heath.socialDet kanadensiska samtalet om digital suveränitet är i full fart. Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives skriver under rubriken "Every data centre is a U.S military base".
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is…
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI dumped Google for my email & calendar a few months ago, but forgot to write a post about it!
If you are still using Google, consider leaving them. If Fastmail doesn't work for you there are other good alternatives.
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/11/1
@primonatura@mstdn.social"RFK Jr Speaks Out Against Animal Testing, Says Alternatives Are ‘Better’ And ‘More Efficient’"
#Animals
https://plantbasednews.org/news/science/rfk-jr…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFederato, which provides AI-powered insurance lifecycle software, raised a $100M Series D led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, taking its total funding to $180M (InsurTech Analyst)
https://insurtechanalyst.com/2025/11/18/federato-launches-ai-n…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaIs any comrades able to give me an invite code to #RiseUp mail?
@…
@……
@philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.com@… On macOS I use Safari, but the rare time that I’m using Windows, Firefox is still the browser I have installed there.
I’m not aware of any better alternatives, but then I haven’t cared to look for a while.
@rmdes@mstdn.socialRicardo Mendes, born and raised within the Buddhist cult-like community Ogyen Kunzang Choling (OKC), describes in his testimony how this community, initially founded on ideals of spirituality, communal living, and alternatives to Western society, gradually became a sectarian organization
@cdarwin@c.imThe Færdselsstyrelsen
(Danish Road Traffic Authority)
is becoming the first agency to pilot SIA Open,
a government-wide project by Statens IT
(Danish Governmental IT Agency)
designed to replace Microsoft services with open source alternatives.
With this, they are not stopping at just Office apps.
Færdselsstyrelsen will be replacing both the Windows operating system and Microsoft's suite of applications
(Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook)
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizzaMozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser https://www.pcmag.com/news/mozillas-new-ceo-its-time-to-evolve-firefox-into-an-ai-browser
Do you know what the moment calls for? To look for alternatives with the Ge…
@Dragofix@veganism.socialVegan Thanksgiving: Delicious Turkey Alternatives & Plant-Based Recipes #plantbased
@seeingwithsound@mas.toA low-latency neural inference framework for real-time handwriting recognition from #EEG signals on an edge device https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-24972-y
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Success! EU Microplastic Ban Regulation Drives Innovation in Biodegradable Alternatives"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Plastic
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: WBD is exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible split or sale of the entire company, with a public decision expected by Christmas (Alex Sherman/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/warner-bros-discovery-wbd-sale-split-plans-dea…
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itslack is the most annoying shit ever, I wish there were better Free alternatives
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNeural Concept, whose 3D product design software uses deep learning to help cut development times, raised a $100M Series C, bringing its total funding to $130M (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/20…
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social @cdarwin@c.imWhen neither major party delivers for the working class, people turn to alternatives
-- and more power to them
https://bsky.app/profile/anthonyderibas.bsky.social/post/3m3uljdsll22w
@rmdes@mstdn.socialRicardo Mendes, born and raised within the Buddhist cult-like community Ogyen Kunzang Choling (OKC), describes in his testimony how this community, initially founded on ideals of spirituality, communal living, and alternatives to Western society, gradually became a sectarian organization
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings
“would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public,”
part of a lawsuit seeking to require the White House to provide the services.
Department of Justice attorneys haven’t elaborated on how doing so might hamper the portrayal Trump seeks to present to the public.
But overturning p…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow ideology-driven AI chatbots like Grok and Gab's Arya position themselves as alternatives to mainstream chatbots accused of liberal bias (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/busines
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCustomer engagement service MoEngage raised a $100M Series F led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, bringing its total funding to $250M as it ramps up AI investment (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/goldm…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Millions of Christmas trees will end up in landfill this year. Here's what to do with them instead"
#Christmas #Trees #ChristmasTrees
@cdarwin@c.imIRS Direct File,
the electronic system for filing tax returns for free,
will not be offered next year,
the Trump administration has confirmed.
An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to state comptrollers that participate in the Direct File program said that
“IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.”
The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency
was credited by users with…
![A skeet (eg, bluesky toot) from The New York Post. Theheadline reads, "Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: 'war on drivers'", with the subhed "Car-hating TRansportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate, and infrastructure.."
The first response to it is someone named "Lunchtown", saying "Are you guys [meaning the nypost] on bsky for like humiliation fetish reasons?"](https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/641/841/730/995/704/original/5c4252afb2c3fa76.png)
