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Richard Levitte

@levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy
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I write software. I play with software. I take pictures, photographic pictures. I dance; tango, Swedish and continental folk, medieval inspired. Sometimes, I also […] [bridged from mastodon.nu/@levitte on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
I've a pet f*ing peeve. Websites that tell me that whatever+something@example.com is an invalid email address. It is *not* /end-of-rant
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
Dags att hjälpa till att få ändring. Mot vallokalen!
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026
I'm fascinated... so many new vibe coded web sites have adopted Anthropic's color palette without even thinking about it. I hope they will grow up and find their own style some day...
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Anne-Marie Johansson @annedore36.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
”De personer du tycker är ”intressanta”, som du finansierar och privilegerat kan umgås med utan rädsla, är människor som utsätter oss andra för hat, hot och våld. Som tar våra demokratiska privilegier ifrån oss.” www.flamman.se/kara-daniel/
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Kära Daniel
Peter Sunde skriver ett öppet brev till Daniel Berntsson
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026
My cat is very obviously Swedish. Around 3pm Swedish time, she asks for more food. Any Swede would recognise that as a cat's idea of the de-facto institutional traditional "3 o'clock coffee and snak break".
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026
RE: hachyderm.io/@davidculley/116984144… I agree that there's a lack of understanding democracy in some circles. #codeberg's members made a collective and democratic decision, and there's nothing wrong with that. What I have a harder time is the argumentation that's used, and […]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026
So it seems that #codeberg decided to participate in the #ai polarisation. I don't judge them for that, it's their choice, of course. But, I can see how that will cause another exodus. More network drama, more polarisation. Will the next place also be (quasi-)centralised? I prefer to self-host […]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026
On the topic of bad design: f-ing low contrast. What the hell were the designers thinking?
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
So, it appears that crates.io has you depend on github. That's rubbish, and doesn't increase my enthusiasm for #rust.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026
I was at #suomiareena today, and listened to Justin Trudeau talking mainly about democracy and its values for an hour. I could have listened for longer. He's one of those that, at least in my mind, will be remembered as one of the great and good people of this era, alongside Barack Obama.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026
[sigh] watching someone trying to register their f-secure license key. I starts ok: myf-secure.com/register/<LICENSE-KE… But then, this redirects to a completely different URL, starting with http:// Security in 2026 is found wanting...
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026
According to no-color.org, setting the environment NO_COLOR means strip away the ANSI *color codes*, not *all* ANSI style codes. It seems, though, that too many confuse bold, italics and similar with color, i.e. strip away *all* ANSI style codes when NO_COLOR is set. This seems to have […]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026
If I say "I'll be there by nn", and you think you heard a precise time, then you didn't hear me.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026
Do I want to get into the AI debate? ... Nah. Move along, nothing to see.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026
Ok, rant mode on... Why. The F*CK. Does. Everyone. *Assume*. Dark mode? Yeah, I know, "everyone" loves dark mode. I. Don't! But apparently, I'm supposed to. So here's what I get for just starting a new tool I wanted to try out. Completely f*ing unreadable.
Partial screen image of yellow text on the background color of solarized light.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026
On my way down to Gothemburg. See ya there! @foss_north
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026
In Sweden, you may here people say "katten paste" (in english, that would be "the cat paste"). Seems like nonsense to the non-Swede, and yet... See, the "cut'n" in "cut'n'paste" sounds very much like the swedish word for "the cat" (you guessed it, it's "katten"!). I hope you enjoyed this […]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 11/04/2026
RE: hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/116386220… Imagine having to replace a bookshelf if you want to get a new book...
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026
C'mon people! Passkeys were meant to *replace passwords*, not become yet another 2FA!
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Niklas Orrenius @niklasorrenius.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Utvisningspolitiken är nu så omänsklig att den strider mot grundlagen, anser professor Ludvig Beckman som hoppar av Migrationsverkets etiska råd där han suttit sen 2019. ”Utvisningarna har löpt amok. Jag vill inte legitimera det”, säger han. www.dn.se/sverige/han-...
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Han lämnar Migrationsverkets etiska råd i protest – kallar politiken omänsklig
Professor Ludvig Beckman lämnar Migrationsverkets etiska råd i protest. Utvisningspolitiken är nu så omänsklig att den strider mot grundlagen, anser han.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026
RE: mamot.fr/@ploum/116051482658014796 All of this should be self evident, but alas, it seems they need to be explained these days.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026
Every time I'm going to the emergencies, I tell myself that next time, I should bring a book. I'm now at the emergencies with old mum.... Did I remember to bring a book? Nah...
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Kerstin Almegård @kerstinalmegard.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Fortfarande ingen definition av vad vandel egentligen är, men vi kör det retroaktivt, hörrni! Så att absolut ingen kan komma undan sedan tidernas begynnelse! www.dn.se/direkt/2026-...
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Forssell vill se retroaktivt vandelkrav
Regeringen har väckt uppmärksamhet med förslaget om att så kallat ohederligt levnadssätt, eller bristande vandel, ska kunna vara skäl att…
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026
The curse of forgetting that noisy bars no longer work for me.. [sigh] It was a nice one beat and short conversation at the beginning, though...
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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026
As you figure out #FOSDEM at FOSDEM, consider how to help fellow attendees by improving github.com/bagder/FOSDEM
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GitHub - bagder/FOSDEM: Advice for FOSDEM attendees
Advice for FOSDEM attendees. Contribute to bagder/FOSDEM development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026
In Bruxelles, someone from Sweden needs to learn not to wear so warm clothes. I'll learn, any decade now...
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2026
I'll be at FOSDEM this weekend. On Saturday, I'll spend quite a bit of time at the OpenSSL stand. Come say hi! On Sunday, I plan to hang quite a bit in the local-first devroom (see openlocalfirst.org).
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Open Local First
For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. This is a great opportunity to learn from the best speakers, and meet other developers interested in Local First software. Checkout the program of the whole devroom, on Sunday 1st of February 2026.
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ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026
Not holding policemen accountable when they kill someone has two effects: 1. Other policemen will hesitate less before killing someone. 2. Citizen will be more afraid and protest less in front of policemen. (the more the news speak about it, the more afraid they will be) 3. The few remaining […]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 30/12/2025
Between LLVM, LVM and LLM, sometimes my head's spinning... especially when tired and doing an 'apt full-upgrade', seeing that 'llvm' will be updated, and somehow wondering when the hell AI invaded my Debian laptop. #tired
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Daniel Keys Moran @fatsam.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025
Nicely written.
Sheari Viri

"wE doN't Know the LoNgtErM eFfecTs OF pUberTy bLockerS!!1!"

Except we do because we've been using them for over 40 years to treat cis kids with precocious puberty. The drugs have been deemed safe because they ARE safe or else we wouldn't still be using them. Puberty blockers are also

#reversible

"tHeY'LL BE cuTTinG kiDs uP!!!1!"

Nope! Gender affirming care for trans youth is all social, such as using a new name, different pronouns, and changing their style of dress. It is 100% reversible.

If they REALLY cared about preventing "long term effects" to children's bodies, they'd be banning ALL elective surgeries for minors and wouldn't allow them to participate in body-changing sports such as gymnastics or ballet, or contact sports with high rates of injury such as football.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2025
To everyone out there, may your midwinter holidays be beautiful, joyful, comfortable, restful and in good company. No matter what you celebrate or how you celebrate (or don't)
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Nelson Lopez @nelson.wetdry.world.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025
Fediverse heads up! Try not to put hashtags in the middle of sentences, maybe one or two hashtags, but not more than that Reasoning: Screen readers. For you, that's just a small character and some colored text, for a blind person using a screen reader, that is the word "HASHTAG" being […]
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Royce Williams @tychotithonus.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 16/12/2025
I swear, they studied how people accidentally touch their Android phones ... and put all of the Gemini buttons there.
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Fia Ewald @fiaewald.se · 09/12/2025
Obegripligt att det här bara får pågå utan opposition! www.dn.se/ledare/max-h...
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Max Hjelm: Polisen ska kunna avlyssna, låsa in och utvisa personer – utan konkret brottsmisstanke
Tre ord får politikernas hjärtan att bulta – men de borde skrämma folket.
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e-Flex @eflex.social.spejset.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025
"Inkomstgapet mellan kvinnor och män har varit oförändrat i tre decennier. Kvinnor har fortfarande bara cirka 80 procent av mäns disponibla inkomster. Nu släpper Fredrika Bremer-förbundet vitboken "Därför blir män rikare än kvinnor" som visar varför vi står och stampar, och vad som krävs för att […]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025
RE: mendeddrum.org/@vatine/115656368224… 😅
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025
#programming #codestyle #enforcement, what do y'all think or feel regarding that?
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Julia Evans @b0rk.social.jvns.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/11/2025
finally: How Integers and Floats Work This one started out life as "a zine about how computers represent data in binary", but then once we'd explained how numbers work we ran out of space. But a lot of what computers represent IS numbers so I still think of this as the "binary zine" […]
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@frueheneuzeit @stefan-hessbrueggen.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025
@mrundkvist what makes political dissent in a democracy acceptable is the fact that all participants agree to play by the rules. The very idea that there are rules applying to all is anathema to Fascist thinking.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 15/11/2025
Random thought: I see lots of proposals of the sort "if you want to get out of GAFAM [1], sign up here!", and am thinking, what does that gain me, more than being an alternative centralised place to host my stuff? Why would that new org be more reliable in the long run? [1] Google, Amazon […]
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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2025
'So let’s rewrite the new OWASP item. It’s not “Software Supply Chain Failures”. It’s more accurate to say “Collection of random software I found in the couch cushions that I don’t understand and we don’t know where most of it comes from”.' nicely phrased by @joshbressers […]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 29/10/2025
I shall not comment in threads where 'muricans whine about votes. I shall not comment in threads where 'muricans whine about votes. I shall not comment in threads where 'muricans whine about votes. ... Lesson learned.
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 29/10/2025
I'm pondering if I should... xkcd.com/3160
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Document Forgery
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
The car inte front me has (Swedish) reg RFC 392. Of course I had to look it up! datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc392
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tomate 🍅 @jascha.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2025
I forgot it in my drafts to post yesterday. Anyway, it still matters: 27 years ago Mathew Shepard was killed because he was #gay. He was 21, I was 18. It was the first murder of a gay person that actively recognized. The first murder of a gay person that reached […] [Original post on ohai.social]
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Richard Levitte @levitte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025
A photographer friend invites to a photo trip in Northern Sweden. Have a look! (it's written in Swedish, but he is English speaking as well) grokphotography.se/2025/10/11/fotos… #photography #sweden
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Vad sägs om en resa till norrskenslandet? Nu kan du boka en fotosafari till Norrbotten. Vi åker tillsammans till Jokkmokk, centrum för norrskenet. Tre till fem dagar, beroende på önskemål! Ta med din kamera, ditt stativ, din utrustning och få guidning i hur man tar superfina bilder på både norrsken och den fantastiska naturen. Garanterad kyla och snöknarr under skorna. Vi är ute, vi dricker varm glögg och choklad ur termosar, vi fotar allt som är vackert och fint. Om intresse finns kan även aktiviteter såsom skoterutflykter eller hundspannsåkning. Varje resa blir unik, skräddarsydd för deltagarna och väldigt hands-on med omgivning, fotografering och tankar. Vad sägs? Kontakta mig för prisförfråga och önskemål kring längd och andra tankar. Mycket går att ordna. (Det finns dock ingen garanti på norrsken då norrskenet är en opålitlig älskarinna, men vi åker dit då chanserna är som absolut störst och tro mig – oavsett om hon visar sig eller ej kommer du att komma hem med bilder och minnen för livet.)
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