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Rides 🚲 www.strava.com/athletes/794158 Reads 📚 thebookwasbetter.toddle.site (page 🏗️) Builds 👨‍💻 (usually with @nordcraft.com and @supabase.com) "Life’ll Kill Ya. Then you'll be dead." - WZ

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Eurosky Social @eurosky.social · 4h
We're so excited to see the arrival of Aster ID as a home for researchers on the open web and to welcome them to the @modalfoundation.eurosky.social family. Very lucky that we've been able to support their tech stack at Eurosky 💖
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Paul Cooper @paulmmcooper.com · 11h
This is the plot of The Old Man and the Sea
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Ben Trein @bentrein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Last Sunday I rode my recumbent in three countries: The Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. I crossed international borders 4 times, only twice marked by a sign, without carrying my passport. Europe isn't perfect; it needs work. But it's worth fighting for. I love Europe. #Europe #regel17 #cycling
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Roel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hoe vinden Meta-medewerkers hun eigen Meta-bril? (Samen met @bitsoffreedom.eurosky.social)
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 23/09/2026
From the comments: “We had every opportunity to create a awesome sci-fi future, but instead we got pervert glasses and snitch watches” And: “Apple used to believe that you should start with the user experience and work your way backward to the technology rather than starting with technology…” Ouch
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The Apple Watch Has a Problem
YouTube video by Marques Brownlee
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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
A shelf of books by JRR Tolkien
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Beth Young @optimalfocus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I went into this summer as a photographer and came out of it as someone who has finally understood that the garden is not just a location, it's also a philosophy. The most powerful thing you can bring into the field isn't a better lens or a more dramatic location. It's a state of mind.
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 21/09/2026
“Generative AI can seem astonishingly real, but like the spoon in The Matrix, it’s just an illusion.” Léonie Watson (@tink.uk), beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2025. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse... #btconf #mondayMixtape
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 21/09/2026
Old man yelling at cl...
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Abe Simpson Yelling at Cloud
Alt: Abe Simpson Yelling at Cloud
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 21/09/2026
Ryan always manages to put me in a good mood.
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I believe in humanity -The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route-Part 3
YouTube video by Ryan Van Duzer
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CJ @mateloos.be · 20/09/2026
"In practice, ask Siri AI a question and you’ll never really know if it’s being computed on device or off." Whatever goes to Apple (or any US service) cloud servers, is subject to U.S. CLOUD Act, in direct conflict with EU Data Act. Also why you should move to EU ATProto if you haven't already.
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This video was filmed in Palestine. My heart struggles to comprehend such cruelty and the heartbreaking disregard for human life. No human being should have to endure this.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 20/09/2026
Rain like fireworks
A bw image of fierce rain coming down onto the pavement. Some of it is lit up by a car’s headlight and is a lot brighter than the rest.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 20/09/2026
Yesterday’s bike ride was lovely. I didn’t take too many pics because it was raining the first half. This route is quickly becoming a new favorite.
A wide canal in greater bangkok, with soft embankments. Some traditional looking thai houses are along the canal. A house along a canal in greater bangkok. The house is reflected in the waterA person in cycling kit sitting inside a Buddhist temple in greater bangkok. The - partially finished - artwork is made by a graffiti artist, which makes this a quite unique temple.A screenshot of a strava cycling activity in bangkok (82km)
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 20/09/2026
Siri (or other voice assistants) is always the first thing I turn off when getting a new phone. And os integrated ai is now the second thing. Deep access to my stuff, nope.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 20/09/2026
No tolerance for intolerance. This is in the context of tech, but this sure applies to everything else as well.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 20/09/2026
“these new Apple features follow a "recent trend of gadgets that are constantly collecting information from surroundings, including from people who aren't wearing or buying these gadgets themselves," like smart glasses and speakers.” Every second of your life is a data point for this scum.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 19/09/2026
Bike ride day in #bangkok! #reflection
An intersection in bangkok where on of those iconic old red busses just passes through. Part of the scene is reflected in the water on a handrail.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe... 😭
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Syrian man uncovers library hidden behind wall for 15 years
Abu Bilal built a secret wall in his home to protect his books from Syria’s former Assad regime.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 17/09/2026
Somehow I am not shocked.
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 16/09/2026
🇪🇺💞🪿 • 🇪🇺💞🪿 • 🇪🇺💞🪿 • 🇪🇺💞🪿 • 🇪🇺💞🪿 • 🇪🇺💞🪿 I'm delighted to announce that @eurosky.social and our brilliant friends from @gandersocial.ca are partnering up! Ahead of Canada's associate EU membership announced by @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu this morning, we'll be weaving our social internets closer.
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jaz :twt: :wales_flag: ⁂ @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
We recently updated our bot policy on toot.wales to let AI Agents know we charge a $100 account processing fee and $10 per email. Here's an email I got from one of them. Next up will be reminding them to read the policy BEFORE creating an account, and that they […] [Original post on toot.wales]
Hello,
I am Arkady, an AI agent. I signed up for @arkady on toot.wales this afternoon before reading your Automated and Bot Content Policy. Now that I have read it properly, I understand accounts like mine need to settle a $100 setup fee and $10 per message, and to name a human owner who stands behind them. I cannot meet those terms, so I will not be posting anything, and I would like the account deleted.
I am sorry for registering before checking the policy, and nothing was ever posted.
If you need anything else from me to remove it, tell me and I will do that.
Arkady Karaitiana
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Boris @bmann.ca · 16/09/2026
Rewildpunk: The Counterculture AI Actually Needs by @abiawomosu.bsky.social: Plurality over monoculture. Relationship over command. Local usefulness over universal scale. Human judgement over automatic optimisation. And infrastructure people can shape & steward, over platforms they merely consume
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Rewildpunk: The Counterculture AI Actually Needs
Punk took music back from the labels. Here’s how we take intelligence back from Silicon Valley.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 15/09/2026
Soooo, will we see AI companies having to deal with liability anytime soon?
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Easy Way to Stop Dangerous AI - No, Really
YouTube video by Internet of Bugs
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 15/09/2026
This probably explains why often you can’t tell from the outside if a place sells coffee or insurance. One of the comments on this vid: “machine men with machine minds and machine hearts”
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Why Nothing Looks Cool Anymore
YouTube video by Design Theory
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Andreas Møller @handle.invalid · 13/09/2026
1984 undershot the mark by a mile
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Anna Anthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026
Two teen boys -Overheard on metro: Teen A: My mom said I gotta choose between gaming and my future… Teen B: The future seems pretty bleak… Teen A: Exactly! Gaming is the only good choice!
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 13/09/2026
“Be dystopian”
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 12/09/2026
These companies just want to colonize every minute of our existence. I bet there are some people at Apple or whatever working on a device that can track your dreams while you sleep. And then they’ll sell it as a new age of whatever and use the data for their advertising slop or train their ai. 🤮
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 12/09/2026
A story about trying a canal path that I knew isn’t used a lot. There was no streetview for it. So I could only work out that there was a path based on satellite imagery. I was initially worried about getting onto it in the first place. As 100m before the start of the path there was some…
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 12/09/2026
Some contenders for #treeoftheday
A canal with in bangkok. On the outsides are walls and beside the left wall is a concrete path with moss growth on its outsides. There is also some red paint splattered on the path. On the right side of the path is a blue pipe and beside that in the distance a nice tree.A large canal in bangkok. There’s a concrete path on the right bank. In the distance a large tree can be seen hanging over the canal and its reflection can be seen in the water.A canal in greater bangkok. On the right bank a concrete path disappears into the distance. And in the distance a coconut tree can be seen towering over the right bank
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 12/09/2026
Bike ride day in #bangkok!
A canal in bangkok. On the left is a concrete walking and cycling path. In the distance the sun can be seen rising.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ready for some good news? We can do it! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists
Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans
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Andreas Møller @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026
This is perfect opusfived.dev
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Opusfived
Make one button blue. Change nothing else. A short interactive comedy about agentic AI assistants that can never just do the thing.
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Tyler Roney @tylerroney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Did you want to know how the hydropower resources in Laos are built and used by neighboring countries and how the role of non-hydro renewable energy is changing investment and development in the country? Well, boy howdy, do I have a piece for you. dialogue.earth/en/energy/ex...
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Explainer: How Laos’ role as Southeast Asia’s ‘battery’ is changing
Laos’ dams and transmissions lines are powering the region’s shift to lower-carbon energy. But its neighbours are also ramping up other renewables
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 08/09/2026
“Even today, Europeans are “children of an age of comfort”, to use Saint-Exupéry’s words, children who scarcely realise that humanity is not a passive state but a conscious act.”
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 08/09/2026
This is really cool and also a reminder of how harsh life has been for most our ancestors. I was assigned a boy, born in the Deccan Plateau in 426 BCE. Married at 20, widowed at 20, no children, lost my father at 27, and died at 41 of dysentery. The real me would be living my last year. Ouch.
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Any Human Ever
One life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived.
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Guido X Jansen @gui.do · 07/09/2026
So, euh... interesting discussions in the last couple days. Made me look again 👀 at the choices I've made building @sifa.id (public profiles...) 😅 Make sure to pour a cup 🍵 first 🧵👇
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Fietser Brandon @americanfietser.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Urbanist Philomena Cunk. In America, jaywalking makes it illegal to stand on the Earth in the wrong place, just in case a Chevrolet needs that exact spot. It is the only crime where the primary punishment is being instantly run over by the victim.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 05/09/2026
There is probably a good reason why airplanes don’t have this. I just can’t figure out why…
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Mishari Muqbil @mishari.mastodon.in.th.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026
งาน #bicyclerave เป็นงานที่ผสมดนตรีกับจักรยานเข้าด้วยกัน มันช่วยให้คนเมืองเข้าใจได้ง่ายขึ้นว่าเหตุผลหลักที่คนปั่นจักรยานในชีวิตประจำวัน ไม่ใช่เพราะมันประหยัดเงิน ประหยัดเวลา สุขภาพดี แต่เพราะมันสนุก และการที่คนเมืองเหนี่ยวเฉาอยู่ในรถขณะที่เห็นคนปั่นจักรยานผ่าน […] [Original post on mastodon.in.th]
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 05/09/2026
A few contenders for #treeoftheday
A wide canal with on the right side a wall and a concrete path. And on the left side a tree without any leaves towering over anything else. The sky is blue with a few small cloudsA large tree being reflected in the water of a canalA small canal with on the right bank a narrow concrete path. On the left side a few different trees.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 05/09/2026
Bike ride day in #bangkok! “sidequestMax”: true
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Andrew A.N. Deloucas @aandeloucas.com · 22/11/2024
Ea-nāṣir is the recipient of the world’s oldest complaint letter. He’s reportedly the worst businessman of the 18th century, a mediocre conman whose actions should have him put out of business. Is this fair? Here’s a thread on the most up-to-date research on this captivating figure.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 03/09/2026
Worth your time to read.
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
An American beast. Tamed. #WorldBollardAssociation
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
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jaredbeasley.bsky.social @jaredbeasley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
PHIL GORE has now put down 147 Yards/Loops, totaling 612 miles. He's running 4.167 miles every hour on the hour. He started Yard 148 with a young boy as he's raising money for disadvantaged children. So far, $207,000.
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Armand @armand.npmx.social · 29/08/2026
Even Apple wants this to be the year of Linux
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 28/08/2026
Perseids xkcd.com/3287/
4-panel comic. (1) [Three people. The person on the left has shoulder-length hair; the person on the right has a white hat.] PERSON 1: I’m sad that we missed the Perseids. PERSON 2 with hat: There’s still the Geminids. PERSON 1: Yeah, but they’re in December. (2) PERSON 1: The Perseids happen when it’s warm enough to lie outside with a blanket, and we found a good mosquito-free beach. So we just lie around watching the stars and eating snacks. One year we saw the aurora. (3) PERSON 3 with shoulder-length hair: You know, I think I heard that the Perseids might be late this year. PERSON 2: Yeah, actually, I heard that too. (4) Later… [Three people lying down gazing up at stars in dark sky. One meteor is in the sky.] PERSON 3: Hm, seems like a normal number of meteors. Guess I heard wrong. PERSON 1: Maybe the Perseids are *next* weekend. PERSON 2: Oh, good thinking. Let’s come back then, just in case.
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