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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

In case your KDE/Qt apps and screen locker have started crashing recently on Linux, it may be Chrome 154 that's messing with the fontconfig cache files: issues.chromium.org/issues/565132857

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Onko ihmissudet koiraihmisiä?

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

[Valheim Deep North / endgame spoilers] It's done! Our group game beat the final boss today. Actually, two copies of it because the first one got stuck in its shell mode (which is invulnerable) so we had to spawn a second one and suddenly the first one also rejoined the fight. It ended up […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Serious engineers in 2026: What if we made also *computers* vulnerable to social engineering?

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

[That wizard series by that transphobic author] Fucking hell, ads even in my phone's update notes.

Pixel update notes for September: Instantly customize your Pixel with Harry Potter audiobook podcasts to celebrate the release of Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions on Audible.

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Turns out Zombo.com has been taken over and it now has some AI-esque sea shanty style song instead of the classic. At least we still have html5zombo.com and the infinite is still possible. #ZomboCom

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I practically always listen using "shuffle all", and as my music library grows, it takes longer and longer to play a given track. The oldest track that I have yet to listen to was added on the 29th of April, 2023.

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Welp. Is our lense ruined? Never mind the dust, there seems to be some cable loose inside the lense. It moves around and casts a shadow on the image. Nikkor 18-200mm VR DX. #Nikon #Photography

Closeup from front of lense. There is what seems to be a flat wide cable in the path of the light.

More detail, the cable has shifted position.

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Why does Kubuntu love its wobbly windows so? I'm on Kubuntu 26.04 and turn off wobbly windows in System settings > Window management > Desktop effects. And yet after every reboot they're back. This didn't happen in Fedora. #Kubuntu #KDE #Plasma

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

I sometimes think that I'm writing my blog into the void. I have no idea if anyone's reading. So it made my day to get this reply on Lobste.rs. ^_^ If you make something and like writing even a bit, then do write about it and share it! Even if it's a short […] [Original post on masto.ahlcode.fi]

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Just passing by to say that I've been using your retroify script for like a year now since I discovered it on your blog. It's so fun!!

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Mäkin voisin pyöräillä Ruskan. Jos olis 30 päivää aikaa ja vaimo ajais takana auto täynnä ruokaa ja varusteita. Toi Rauno on ihan sekopää. Tai kaikki noi on, mutta se on sekopäiden sekopää. Tämän tarkoitan kunnioittavasti. #Ruska2026

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

I have stumbled upon ye olde Internet.

Picture of Nikon camera, along with text:

Shift and tilt motion is feasible in all directions, because at the mount of the lens there is a mechanism to gyrate it around its own axis. On the image at right you may see an animation with all possible movement. Be patient, it is a 240Kb image; it may take some time to load.

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Mikko @mikko.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Kävin töiden puolesta rakennustelineillä vähän purkamassa riskirakenteeksi ”varmuuden vuoksi” luokiteltua lasitusta. Siis voi vittu millaista paskaa on rakennettu 2015-2025 välillä. Siis ihan oikeasti jumalauta edesmennyt äitinikin olisi voinut kertavilkaisulla sanoa, että tämä ei helvetti ole […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: masto.ahlcode.fi/@nicd/117275722193… It didn't go like it does in Strömsö. The old ISP jumped the gun and disconnected us several hours early. The new ISP says "unfortunately you are disconnected" and of course the customer service isn't open. Need to call them tomorrow […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

This instance will go down today due to me changing ISPs. Having two fibres is a luxury that allows for getting eternal discount prices at the cost of changing ISP every year or so. (One fibre was already there, one was offered at a cost of 0 € for installation, it was a no-brainer. I haven't […]

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Mastodon Engineering @mastodonengineering.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

We just released Mastodon v4.7.2, v4.6.8, v4.5.18 and v4.4.25. In addition to several bugfixes, they disable HEIF processing to avoid a known critical security issues. We encourage server administrators to update as soon as possible. Full release notes and update instructions are available on […]

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Daniel Luz @dluz.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Our most customizable UI yet allows you to dial its appearance all the way back to Solid Sand

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Interesting finding: when I'm at home (where my Mastodon instance is in the same network), the official Mastodon Android app barely works at all. It loads *super* slow. Visiting with the browser works normally. When I'm not home, the Mastodon app works fine again. #SelfHosting #MastoAdmin

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

INDICENT REPORT This Mastodon instance suffered 10+ hours of downtime starting on 2026-09-11 and lasting till the morning hours of 2026-09-12. Root cause analysis: Proximal cause: Lag observed on the Valheim dedicated server when exploring the Deep North biome. Ultimate cause: Instance was […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

> iPhone Duo is built to last > Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty #iPhone #iPhoneDuo

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Valheim has released its final biome, and my friend group is spending the weekend exploring it. The dedicated server happens to run on the same box as my Mastodon, Forgejo, and everything else. So if this instance is unreachable during the weekend, I must have just turned it off to dedicate all […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Se on raha joka puhuu. Täällä toistetaan kohta samoja virheitä joista kärsitään jo muuallakin. Joskus ulkomaista striimiä katsoessa on ihan järkyttävää kuinka *kaikki* mainokset on eri rahapeliyhtiöiltä. > Suomen urheilussa odotetaan rahapeliyhtiöiden miljoonia vesi kielellä – vain harva […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Saw these two fellers out for a stroll today. #Snails

A brown shelled snail on a leaf facing the camera.

A lighter coloured snail partly behind a blurred leaf, viewed from above.

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Hmm, tried lossless AVIF in my retroify script <https://blog.nytsoi.net/2024/04/26/digital-retro-photography/>, but turns out lossless AVIF is terrible? 99 KiB vs 15 KiB for a WebP. Surprised it's this bad, or did I mess up the settings somehow? #Avif #WebP

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Digital Retro Photography

Taking photos like it's 1997 and you're using a floppy disk digital camera.

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

> Konsulttiyhtiö Bearingpoint suosittelee Apotin kehittämistä. Järjestelmän kokonaiskustannukset olisivat näin 853 miljoonaa euroa kymmenessä vuodessa, kehittämiseen menisi tästä 15 miljoonaa. Mihin ne loput 838 miljoonaa menee?! www.hs.fi/helsinki/art-200001225134… #Apotti

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Wow, they weren't kidding when they said "This version includes very substantial database migrations" of the Mastodon 4.7.0 update. It took my single-user server 1.5 hours to generate one of the materialized views involved. 😅 Pro tip: don't start version upgrades on your server just before […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Me buying "Future Dance Vol. 1358908" from a flea market for 1 €: 🤩 Me at home, desperately trying to tag the songs correctly: 😫 #MusicBrainz

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Jotenkin tää tuntuu nyt ihan hölmölähommilta: yle.fi/a/74-20242875 Juttu siitä kuinka hoitohenkilökunta laittomasti katselee omia tietojaan, mutta siinä ei yhtään avata *miksi* se omien tietojen katsominen on laitonta ja huono asia muuten kuin että sille nyt ei vaan olla tehty […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Hjälp mitä tarkoittaa HSL-pyörässä "Pyörien max. 1 km täynnä"? En pääse pyöräileen kotiin. 😅 #apua #Helsinki #HSL

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

TIL that you should *not* take several deep breaths before diving when swimming, and it's in fact dangerous. You're not gaining additional oxygen, you're expelling additional carbon dioxide which will delay your need-to-breathe feeling (which is based on CO₂ levels). You might delay it long […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Oh no, I got into tagging music with MusicBrainz Picard... now that I tagged some stuff, I have to tag *all* of it. I can't stop. I need another summer holiday just for this. What I don't get is that sometimes it leaves the title unchanged even though it shows me it found the track in an album […]

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Ville 'cos' R @cos.sauna.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

X on korottanut kultaisen puutarhansa aitoja ja estänyt nitter.net:n ja xcancel.com:n käytön. Ainakin ennen nuo olivat ainoa tapa nähdä esim X:ssä julkaistut videot ilman tunnusta k.o palvelussa. Jos joku käyttää tai tuntee käyttäjiä niin nyt olisi viimeistään hyvä hetki lopettaa X:n käyttö […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

That feel when you're at a flea market and you find a shelf marked "CDs, max 0.75 €". 🤩

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Follow recommendation: @carrier_services_reviews 😁 I've always been amused by the reviews people leave on it. #CarrierServices

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

[Russian bot instances] Another one, open registration and ancient Mastodon version: m.pupu.moe/public

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See what's happening - Mastodon

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Saakelin Orkla. "Liki sata vuotta kestänyt suklaantuotanto makeisvalmistaja Pandan tehtaalla Jyväskylän Vaajakoskella päättyy. Suklaan, kuten klassikoksi muodostuneiden Juhlapöydän Konvehtien, valmistus siirtyy Orkla-konsernin Kalevin tehtaille Viroon." yle.fi/a/74-20242038 #Orkla […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Anyone still listening to Big Beat? And more importantly, anyone still making it? Stuff like Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Hardwire... with electronic beats and lots of sample usage. Give me recommendations! #BigBeat #Music #AskFedi

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

The summer has ended Quietly surrendered #RetroPhotography

A pixellated, dithered photo of a leaf. It's green in the centre but the edges are already yellow. The veins of the leaf are prominent.

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

There seems to be a pattern of Russian disinformation bots using smaller servers with open registration and inactive mods to register en masse, sharing the same posts. They have fake profiles, pretending to be from around the world, but have no real content aside from the propaganda. I guess […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Jäätelöherkku-kioski Kauniaisissa näyttää miten syvältä default-jäätelökioskit on: tässä on "yhden" pallon annos johon sai kaksi makua ja itse tehdyn vohvelin hintaan 4,5 €. Toki jonoakin oli sitten siihen malliin, meni jonoon ja syömiseen ~tunti. 😅 #Kauniainen #jäätelö

Iso vohveli jossa kolme jäätelöpalloa, yksi on eri värinen. Taustalla jäätelökioski ja jono.

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Instance block suggestion: sigmoid.social. Has seemingly open registration and is filled with pro-Russia bot accounts with fake profiles posting propaganda. Run by something called "The Gradient", "an organization with the missions of making it easier for anyone to learn about AI and of […]

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Nicd @nicd.masto.ahlcode.fi.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

Found you! And your less known, toxic cousin from *that* instance. #Heureka #Mastodon

A life size museum display of a Mastodon.

A life size museum display of a Toxodon. It looks like a super sized evil hamster.

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