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@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-01-31 12:42:01

from my link log —
GNU Recutils: a database management system using human-readable text files.
labs.tomasino.org/gnu-recutils/
saved 2020-01-26

GNU Recutils
Fred and George, Turtles in love There are hundreds of cool command line tools that have been made over the years built on the unix philosophy. Plain text is powerful, ubiquitous, and human-centric. It was also the only option for computing for quite a while. It’s no surprise that some of the most sophisticated tools are focused on it. One such package is GNU Recutils, a set of tools and libraries to access human-editable, plain text databases called recfiles.

@emilis@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-29 11:41:47

Interesting. I thought there was a recommendation to distinguish links from plain text. Will need to check again.
#w3c #accessibility

A screenshot from a WAI-ARIA W3C Recommendation on accessibility. The text in table of contents looks like plain text, but is a link. A dotted-underlined text is not a link, but an abbreviation. I gimped a couple of red arrows and explanations ("this is a link", "this is not") on top.
@gla@mastodon.social
2025-11-28 12:06:47

CotEditor remains a gem of a plain-text, open-source editor for macOS
And it gets so many updates, it’s unbelievable
#mac

CotEditor
Text Editor for macOS

@mro@digitalcourage.social
2025-11-10 11:13:29

💬 #PlainText #Accounting with #hledger (FOSS for All presentation) | Plain Text Accounting forum

Plain Text Accounting with hledger (FOSS for All presentation)
A really nice intro/overview for using plain text accounting (and hledger) in FOSS projects which handle money. In korean, with english translations. (small correction: signs should be flipped on slide 17)

@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
2025-12-26 17:46:23

“you can just supply an IP address of a MongoDB instance and it’ll start ferreting out in memory things such as database passwords (which are plain text), AWS secret keys etc. The exploit specifically looks for those class of credentials and secrets, too.”
doublepulsar.com…

Merry Christmas Day! Have a MongoDB security incident.
Somebody from Elastic Security decided to post an exploit for CVE-2025–14847 on Christmas Day.

@groupnebula563@mastodon.social
2025-11-21 23:03:08

this is the funniest fucking image to me for some reason

A picture of a slightly off looking figure of the Pokémon "Ditto". It is a pink blob with two small, black dots for eyes and a small black line for a mouth, forming a sort of neutral and disinterested expression. It is sitting on a plain white surface and text has been added digitally to the image, below the figure. The text is plain, black, sans-serif, and simply reads "Bootleg".
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.social
2025-11-21 23:03:08

this is the funniest fucking image to me for some reason

A picture of a slightly off looking figure of the Pokémon "Ditto". It is a pink blob with two small, black dots for eyes and a small black line for a mouth, forming a sort of neutral and disinterested expression. It is sitting on a plain white surface and text has been added digitally to the image, below the figure. The text is plain, black, sans-serif, and simply reads "Bootleg".
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-24 21:00:04

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 87 nodes and 375 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 87 nodes, 375 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#Blackrock

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group

@anildash@me.dm
2026-01-10 05:12:48

One pattern you can always count on: if you ever explain a technology by describing how the human and social aspects matter more than the obscure technical details, a certain cohort of dudes who are inept at socialization will lash out about their insecurities by trying to condescend. Who here thinks I wrote ~5000 words on Markdown but I don’t know what plain text files are?

synlogic4242 (@synlogic4242@vivaldi.net)
wow. Anil Dash might know about Markdown. but he doesn't seem to know about plain text files and TXT. which long preceded Markdown and are a key factor for making Markdown easier to adopt. comical reading his latest post about The Amazing Wonder of Markdown. like a kid going on about the musical genius of a pretty ordinary Taylor Swift pop song. cringe

@mro@digitalcourage.social
2026-01-19 12:33:30

#hledger Kontotypen und -namen
hledger.org/5-minute-quick-sta

5 minute quick start - hledger
plain text accounting, made easy

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-15 06:11:16

OpenAI quietly rolls out ChatGPT Translate, a standalone website that currently supports plain text translations across 50 languages (Adamya Sharma/Android Authority)
androidauthority.com/chatgpt-t

ChatGPT Translate is here to take on Google Translate, but the battle is just beginning
OpenAI has quietly launched ChatGPT Translate, a Google Translate competitor with AI smarts to personalize translations.

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-01-07 03:24:05

Urban Texture 🧩
城市质地 🧩
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ ERA 100, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A close-up black-and-white photo of a metal tree grate embedded in a sidewalk. The grate has curved slits and is filled with fallen leaves. Chinese characters “城市” (chéng shì), meaning “city,” are cut into the metal. The design is both functional and artistic, allowing water to reach tree roots while contributing to the urban aesthetic. The mix of natural debris and industrial design reflects city life. 中文替代文本： 这是一张黑白特写照片，展示嵌入人行道的金属树池盖。盖板上有弯曲的缝隙，落叶堆积其中。金属上镂空的“城市”…
ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo captures a person riding a scooter on a paved urban road. The motion blur suggests speed and movement. The pavement is covered with handwritten phone numbers and text in white chalk, likely informal advertisements. Numbers such as “15267563110” and “19838199289” are visible. Shadows from nearby trees stretch across the road, adding texture and contrast. The scene evokes a gritty, everyday city moment with a mix of motion and static detail…
ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A monochrome photograph shows a brick wall with a warning sign in Chinese. The sign features a triangle with an exclamation mark and reads: “Pay attention to safety. Danger here. Do not approach. Consequences are at your own risk.” A tree with twisted branches stands in the foreground, its silhouette casting shadows on the wall. The image conveys caution and urban tension through stark contrasts and layered textures. 中文替代文本： 这是一张黑白照片，画面中是一堵砖墙，墙上挂有中文警告牌，牌上有一个带感叹号的…
ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white image of a textured wall with two distinct sections. On the left is a modern doorway leading into a room with a window. On the right is a decorative double door featuring geometric patterns like spirals, diamonds, and zigzags. The wall shows signs of wear with cracks and peeling paint. Tree shadows fall across the surface, adding depth. The juxtaposition of plain and ornate elements creates visual intrigue. 中文替代文本： 这是一张黑白照片，展示一面有质感的墙壁，分为两个部分。左侧是…
@anildash@me.dm
2026-01-22 14:52:11

Amidst all the buzz around things like Gas Town and Ralph, etc. there are some bits of actual substance that promise to actually empower coders — and potentially shift the power dynamic away from Big AI, while making it easier to create software just by describing ideas in plain text. I've been thinking of the idea as "codeless" software creation, for lack of a better term (the jargon doesn't matter, I just needed a name to talk about it) and would love your thoughts!

Codeless: From idea to software
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-22 18:00:04

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 71 nodes and 148 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 71 nodes, 148 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#Coweeta17

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-20 03:00:05

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 105 nodes and 343 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 105 nodes, 343 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#Martins

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group

@anildash@me.dm
2026-01-09 16:26:50

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world.

How Markdown took over the world
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-18 03:00:04

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 95 nodes and 565 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 95 nodes, 565 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#Broad

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-11-18 02:00:03

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 94 nodes and 424 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 94 nodes, 424 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#SuttonSu

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-11 08:00:03

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 58 nodes and 117 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 58 nodes, 117 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#AkatoreB

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-11 14:00:03

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 71 nodes and 148 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 71 nodes, 148 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#Coweeta17

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-03 17:00:03

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 86 nodes and 353 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs. 86 nodes, 353 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fresh_webs#German

fresh_webs — Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group