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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 12h

Mexican student invented a portable acoustic fire extinguisher and won a gold medal in Indonesia.

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@BjornW@mastodon.social @bjornw.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

The PHP #security issue shows once again how much our society relies on mostly volunteer work. Look at PHP Foundation @phpc finances: opencollective.com/phpfoundation#ca… - Reimbursed $67K on development work this year - Received: $642 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

@jfparis yes. We tried one a few years ago. It was astonishing how sensitive it was to location. Luckily the best spot turned out to be in the centre of the flat, on a top shelf.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 19/10/2026

A really, really horrible attack (by a man, using a SUV) on one of the greatest advocates of community power and equitable climate action in Australia this morning. She's in a critical condition in a hospital in Melbourne and I'm hoping for a swift recovery. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

One of Australia’s greatest energy justice advocates has been subject to what is reported as a ‘targeted attack’

At the time of writing, she’s in a critical condition after being rammed by a 43 year old man, using one of Australia’s many oversized and deadly SUVs.

She has been fighting hard to ensure the benefits of renewables flow directly to the communities that host them, recognising that as the most crucial change that must occur. Too few get what she gets.

Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery; Australia (and Australia’s stumbling climate action) needs people like Helen more than ever.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

@0xabad1dea @cstross Ferries and trains were the same. When I emigrated, I cycled casually down to the terminal, bought a ticket, rode on board, sailed, rode 1 min around to the guard’s van, threw the bike in, took a 5 hour rail journey. No booking, no security, no immigration, no restricted […]

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Dan Neuman 🇨🇦 @dan613.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

This is so great! The University Health Network of Toronto built housing for 51 high-risk homeless people, and their emergency room visits dropped in half. The group is now increasing the rooms to 300. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-…

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 16/10/2026

Ok, looks like this is the week of funny experiences. Customer: "I had an AI check our server and it says the SSH port is open and that's not very secure." Me: "Yes, you asked us to open it so you could access the server via SFTP (actually, you wanted FTP, but we discussed it a bit and found […]

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

EC users should be afraid of a US kill switch - not some new software www.theregister.com/columnists/2026… EU executive branch is building a sovereign backup with Element, not replacing Teams. Not yet anyway

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EC users should be afraid of a US kill switch - not some new software

EU executive branch is building a sovereign backup with Element, not replacing Teams. Not yet anyway

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Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

🇪🇺 Private chats and emails reported via #ChatControl 1.0 are ending up in #Palantir systems - scandalous! This includes direct messages on Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Snapchat, Skype and Xbox, as well as emails via Gmail. Details […]

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 18/09/2026

In 2012, Addison Lee boss John Griffin was all over the news when he ranted that cyclists should “pay road tax.” Yesterday, HMRC won its case saying that, since 2013, the taxi man has been avoiding paying income tax. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Telegraph headline from 2012:

Cyclists should pay road tax, says taxi boss Careless cyclists are on a
'voyage into the abyss'
The head of London's largest minicab company says cyclists should think more about their own safety before "throwing themselves on to some of the most congested spaces in the world".

Guardian headline today:

Addison Lee founder owes
£20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin's claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhood. With pic of old man in office.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

They certainly should be strongly discouraged (banned) from driving in. That would give them another perspective.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@davidho.bsky.social Cute but should not be encouraged. It has a small range and is being promoted as ‘the ideal urban transport’. I already have the ideal urban transport, I have several of them in our building’s bike room.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/10/2026

just to emphasize what's happening here: BMW (a company that used slave labor under the Nazis) refused to provide an official vehicle to the ultra right-wing AfD party, which is now asking Elon Musk to provide a Tesla instead Tesla literally becoming the Nazi car brand

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

@jfparis voting done, and the cheeky little thing wants £14 for her train fares. Gotta admire her style.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

The teen has come home from uni to vote tomorrow morning, then straight back to uni. Proud of her doing her civic duty.

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hex @hex.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

A couple of billion years ago, cyanobacteria evolved the ability to photosynthesize. Suddenly they could turn the abundant atmospheric C02 into carbon for replicating themselves. The only side effect was the release of oxygen. It was a monumental success, but it ended up turning Earth's C02 […]

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Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

So basically five muppets with a couple of vans is enough to see the US withdraw bombers from Europe? If the USSR had known that, the Cold War might have turned out quite differently. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmwyve1…

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

@tokensane iPad, keyboard, headphones, (she lives in her headphones), clothes, tools, lights, sausages and ratatouille (precooked) for this evening. And her friend, who is staying over with her tonight, even has a sleeping bag in that seat bag. They had to leave out the bag of potatoes, not […]

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

The teen is off to university and she wanted to go by bike. I offered to take them (her and her friend) but they were determined to find their own way.

Two teenaged girls cycling bicycles. One with panniers, the other with a seat bag and shoulder sack.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For decades Americans in Republican counties have died sooner than those living in Democratic ones Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born These are policy choices

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

A carpenter friend in California told me today that the price of copper has gone through the roof -- e.g. $100 for a short section of pipe. He said the data centers are hoovering up raw materials in such a frenzy that the cost of essentially all construction materials is insane. I haven't seen […]

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@juliette @Nicovel0 Ask them do they still idle their engines ‘for the a/c’ while they wait in the car for their partner to do the shopping.

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Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

#US withdraws forces in #Iraq as balance of #power shifts to #Iran US #military forces are departing from bases in Iraq Wednesday following 2 decades of US involvement that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi #civilians & thousands of US troops, & leaves a battered but […]

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

@Pionir When my Brompton was nicked, plod actually turned up. The officer told me ‘leave it with me, I know who nicks Bromptons in this neighbourhood’. Never heard from them again, despite chasing. I got a crime number.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@fesshole/117355964… This is indeed the problem. The people want you to investigate and prevent crime. Not spending time raising our insurance premiums.

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Final Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸 @jbond.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Google Satellite image of Gaza.

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

The tech oligarchs are rallying around Elon Musk to block a filmmaker from advertising a deeply reported documentary that lays bare what a slimy -- and dangerous -- person Musk is […]

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sturmyarcher3.eurosky.social @sturmyarcher3.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026

banned for life right? Connors had a record for 64 offences, including nine dangerous driving allegations in Ireland. He had nine offences for being uninsured and, in 2021, in Britain, had been sentenced to six years for conspiracy to burgle' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Ballyfermot driver jailed after killing Wrexham woman while fleeing police

Lydia La Polla's life was "needlessly cut short, not far from her 25th wedding anniversary".

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

@jfparis The results would be almost as bad as the day I grabbed a banana and slipped it in my ski jacket thinking I would have a banana on the go as one does cycling. Reader: bananas in ski jackets turn to absolute mush.

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Things change. Voting has consequences.

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Today is #carfreesunday in Brussels. Largest pedestrian area in Europe, for one day a year. Everyone's out on their bikes, roller skates, or just running or walking. But the most impressive part are the children. So many! Children of all ages, on tiny bikes, steps, skates, skateboards... You […]

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cob @cobrate.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

96/🧵 -> #monde : faillite hydrique #eau + centres de données #datacenters + déclin de la #démocratie = recrudescence #guerre conflits liés à l' #eau à l'avenir + remontée de bulles de bitumes trop chaud dans le goudron = routes à reconstruire #btp quand […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Les centres de données ont un impact environnemental considérable.
caricature de Fergus Boylan.

Dessin humoristique montrant l'arrière-cour d'une maison. Deux personnes se tiennent à côté de diverses poubelles, tandis que l'une d'elles dit : "Non, ça va dans la poubelle verte. Allez, le gouvernement veut vraiment que nous fassions bien les choses". Derrière l'arrière-cour, on aperçoit d'énormes centres de données de Google, Amazon et Meta.

Plus de dessins : cartoonmovement.com

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Daniel Quinn @danielquinn.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

This is exactly what it's like to cycle in the UK.

A narrow street with monstrous cars parked on the pavement on both sides and another car driving down the centre. Drivers of all cars are shouting at cyclists about how they're inconveniencing them or posing a danger to others.

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David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

No comment needed.

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@Microinteractit
So, after eighteen months of lying on the supermarket floor screaming at Denmark, Donald Trump has been handed the 1951 defence agreement, which already gave America bases and the run of Greenland for as long as NATO exists, and which it was using so enthusiastically that it closed sixteen of its seventeen installations there. The grown-ups have simply wrapped the toy he already owned in shiny new paper, told him it was the biggest present anyone has ever had, and he is now running round the garden showing it to everyone. He will certainly make the history books, although I fear not in the chapter he was hoping for.

Quoting: secretary Marco R... @SecRu... - 5h
This historic deal is a huge win for the United States and the American people. Thanks to President Trump’s vision and leadership, this historic agreement permanently guarantees U.S. security interests in the Arctic at zero cos...

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TC Won't Give In To Lies @tcatinreality.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Another obvious need Private jets are pure luxury, except in the rarest of security situations. As such, they should carry very heavy luxury taxes - on purchase and on operation. In zero instances should they be a tax-avoiding business expense. #TaxTheRich Private jets pollute up to 14 times […]

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kurtsh @kurtsh.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Fox: 63% of voters feel the Trump administration made the economy worse. Voters would prefer Democrats to win in November. (courtesy of FactPostNews) #foxbusiness #trump #vote

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Tim Sherratt @wragge.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

So Internet Archive, Open Street Map, and Zenodo all currently getting hammered by fucking AI bots. Core pieces of research infrastructure under threat. And those of us trying to keep resources online for the public become the unpaid servants of the mega-rich AI shysters.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: flipboard.com/@wsj/latest-from-the-… "Measles-Related Death" is the new "Officer-Involved Shooting".

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Elaine Baker @elaineactivism.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

How do Irish political parties do in walking the talk on de-platforming X and engaging on the open social web and Irish Fediverse (mastodon.ie) ? #Mastodaoine @xodus_online

Table showing which Irish political parties have removed X and included Bluesky and Mastodon icons on their websites. Green Party have done all three actions, Social Democrats, Labour and People Before Profit have done some, and Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have done none. Learn more at http://xodus.online

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

I've had to "unlock" my developer Apple ID once every 5 days on average for the past three months, and once per day for the past three days. Each time I do it, I have to perform a delicate dance to navigate what seems to be some kind of request throttling that gives me HTTP 503 responses during […]

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

@jfparis when ours was little, my partner was going out for the evening and the little one did the whole guilt trip, screaming ‘I want maman to put me to bed’. Full on tantrum. Eventually my partner had enough, peeled the screaming kid off, and slipped out. Calm as you like, the little darling […]

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Fredrik Graver @fgraver.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: mastodon.ar.al/@aral/11727370983125… Well. I didn’t know much about Macklemore before, but now I know he is a brave, principled individual worthy of respect. I have no idea if I’ll like his music, but am going to buy some just to show that taking this sort of stance can also lead […]

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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