iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jon S. von Tetzchner @jon.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Reposted by pgcd

I am not a fan of gambling. Never have been. Personally I think most all gambling should be banned. Maybe with some limited exceptions. What I am more than disgusted by is the so called prediction markets. That looks like the worst kind of gambling and marketed as just stats. TV channels, such […]

social.vivaldi.net

Original post on social.vivaldi.net

419

Reposted by pgcd

Jon Hancock @bigjackbrass.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

@pgcd @UkeleleEric The most shocking thing I ever heard about Midge Ure was his own remark in an interview, saying that he no longer played the guitar for pleasure as it was his job.

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I listened to some Ultravox (they were one of my favorites as a kid), so I decided to read what happened to Midge Ure, and I'm very happy to report that "midge ure allegations" doesn't seem to result in a slew of horrors. Then I read a bit of an interview in which he sounds like a nice fellow […]

b-loved dreamer @mrzool.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

102

Reposted by pgcd

@pgcd welcome back! Soulseek never dies

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I last used Soulseek roughly 20 years ago. Today I opened it again and there seems to be the same rim rooms, same people and same songs, and it's the most beautiful thing ever.

100

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I learn from my mistakes. Unfortunately, my mistakes learn from me. So far they're winning.

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

The first time I'm OK with #berlin emulating #nyc

000

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Dear German #GNUTerryPratchett fans: how was "Nae king! Nae quin! etc." translated in German?

002

Reposted by pgcd

Joanna Bryson, blathering @j2bryson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

@gottalaff.bsky.social Well two states voted; in one of the two, #Berlin, it was the far left party that surged but that doesn't sound so exciting I guess. The far left party promised to actually act on the housing referendum that's passed twice but got ignored by the centre right government […]

mastodon.social

Original post on mastodon.social

Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Reposted by pgcd

RE: mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/1173… EN: Russian disinformation networks are once again gleefully spreading the fairy tale about alleged election fraud targeting the #AfD (fake, of course). Just in case anyone still has any doubts about which parties are Putin’s parties […]

mastodon.social

Original post on mastodon.social

California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reposted by pgcd

All true…👇 No. Lies. Detected. 😎✨

7335113

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

@Tutanota I'm a dev and I know the ridiculousness of what I'm asking but: do you already have a rough timeline for the one-click mail migration? That is, are you looking at months or years before it's ready?

011

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

My credit card details seem to have been cloned. Fun fact: I only used this card to buy a few Kindle books, donate to the Python Software Foundation and pay to reserve a seat with British Airways. So, which one do you think leaked my card data? Or is there any other way some asshole was trying […]

inpc @inpc.go.mxtthxw.art.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

000

Reposted by pgcd

I've decided not to take a position on dumping toxic waste in school playgrounds as lots of toxic waste disposal experts rely on me paying taxes to clear up toxic waste.

103

Reposted by pgcd

Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@FluentInFinance/11… Late-stage capitalism in a nutshell: it's all expressions of simulacra, but somehow your groceries cost twice as much as 3 years ago.

mastodon.social

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Work/Life balance Your work Their life

000

Reposted by pgcd

Guy Emerson @angloperanakan.lingo.lol.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

This Is Just To Say I have trained on the proofs that were on our servers and which you were probably saving for publication. Forgive me I can't rule out that your proofs improved our models but burning $15m on a $1m prize so lean and so slop

0936

Reposted by pgcd

jonny (nonvenomous) @jonny.neuromatch.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

> The route to the Clay problem through a smooth force, options c and d in Fefferman’s statement of the problem, is the route Luis and Diego opened and the one Levent and I had quietly chosen to attack. Almost nobody else I know of was working on it. It is not the direction one arrives at in a […]

neuromatch.social

Original post on neuromatch.social

2029

Reposted by pgcd

Wieferich Prime @pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

"The dogmatic anti-asbestos rhetoric on here is getting really toxic. Sometimes it's just the right tool for the job"

31127

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Thanks to Germany's brilliant handling of school holidays and even brillianter handling of train tickets, I'm going to have to fly to Italy instead of going by train. YAYS FOR GREEN TARGETS!!!!!!!

000

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Maybe I'm nitpicking but I feel like buses in #Berlin shouldn't turn on the heating just yet. There's not even any Oma on board.

000

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

The Anthropic plan to justify the ridiculous valuation: they'll be the only company authorized to certify that you're, in fact, human. Gins

000

Reposted by pgcd

Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @zhizhu.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Trump won KY06 by 15 pts, but Republican House candidate Ralph Alvarado is editing his website to delete Trump's name and associated phrases, and to remove a photo of he and Trump standing together. From “America First Fighter” to “Independent Leadership” See […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Two screenshots of Alvarado's website, side by side, with a caption beneath.

The 'before' screenshot has the text, "America First Fighter for Kentucky's 6th District. President Trump needs more allies in Congress to deliver on his bold vision to Make America Great Again. With your help, I will be that fighter."

The 'after' screen shot has the text, "Ralph Alvarado: Independent Leadership for Kentucky. Healthcare isn't a talking point to me -- it's been my life's work. In Congress, I'll work with both parties to fight for affordable healthcare, lower costs and practical solutions that help Kentucky families."

The caption reads, " Screen shots of the homepage of Ralph Alvarado's campaign website on June 9, left, and August 24, right."

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Please, please #mastodon web developers: find a way of allowing me to keep the page open without it turning into a multigigabyte monster. Please.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @zhizhu.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Reposted by pgcd

“The #US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a #Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor... there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor #Trump. ... In […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Text from article:
CNN: “The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. During Trump’s first term, the Navy announced that the Ford-class carrier would be called the USS Doris Miller, recognizing an enlisted sailor who helped defend US forces from Japan’s attack.”

… “It’s unclear what the Navy is seeking to change the name of the carrier to, though two sources said there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor Trump. It would be an unprecedented move to name an aircraft carrier after a sitting president. The Navy directed questions from CNN to Pete Hegseth’s office. A DOD spokesperson said they had nothing to announce at this time.”

… “Doris “Dorie” Miller, from Waco, TX, enlisted in the US Navy in 1939. On the day of Japan’s attack, Miller - a Mess Attendant Third Class at the time - was retrieving laundry when bombs began falling on the US fleet. Mess attendant was one of the only jobs in the Navy open to Black men, according to the VA. Damage by Japan’s attack kept him from returning to his assigned battle station.”

… “Miller proceeded to aid his wounded commanding officer, and then, despite having received no training on the system, took control of an anti-aircraft gun and opened fire on the Japanese aircraft.”

… VA website: “Although untrained, he laid down effective fire and stopped firing when he ran out of ammunition and the ship began to sink. Even then, he persisted in helping his fellow sailors to safety until he finally made his way to shore.” Miller was famously portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2001 film “Pearl Harbor.”

… "In 1942, Admiral Chester Nimitz presented Miller with the Navy Cross, and he was then sent out on a War Bond tour with several white service members, “making him the first African American allowed on the speaking tour,” according to the VA. Roughly a year later, Miller was killed during the Battle of Makin when his ship was hit by a Japanese submarine’s torpedo.”

… Now Hegseth wants to name it after the Draft Dodger in Chief.

002

Reposted by pgcd

monumental-movement-records @monumental-movement-records.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

Improvisation on Santoor & Tombak — shimmering hammered strings meeting the intricate hand rhythms of the tombak. A captivating dialogue between melody, rhythm, and spontaneous improvisation in Persian music. 🇮🇷✨ Improvvisation on the Santoor & Tombak youtu.be/TFn2K-U1Wi4

101

Reposted by pgcd

Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @zhizhu.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

"From 1989 to 2026, we’ve had Democratic presidents for 20 yrs and Republicans for 17.4 yrs. Care to hazard a guess as to the number of #jobs created under #Democrats vs. #Republicans ? Answer: It’s 49.8 million versus 1.9 million. That isn’t a typo.‼️ Fifty […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Text from article:
There’s so much more. Returning now to the post-Reagan era: From 1989 to 2026, we’ve had Democratic presidents for 20 years and Republicans for 17.4 years. Care to hazard a guess as to the number of jobs created under Democrats vs. Republicans?

Answer: It’s 49.8 million versus 1.9 million. That isn’t a typo. Fifty million to two, basically. Democratic presidents have also done far better than Republicans on median household incomes, GDP rates, the Dow Jones index, and even deficit reduction. Dramatically so on deficit reduction.

So why do people usually believe the Republicans are better for the economy? Three reasons.

111

Reposted by pgcd

petersuber @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

"Self‑censorship, more stress, tougher recruiting – we asked US researchers how the #Trump administration’s science policies have affected them." […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

Bar chart on survey responses to the question, "How are scientists adjusting the way they work during the Trump administration?"

0011

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Volt seems to be the only party that I can vote for Berlin's Bezirk mayor with a Mastodon presence, so guess who I'm going to vote? Thanks @VoltBerlin (TBH the choice was already kinda made but this sealed the deal)

000

Reposted by pgcd

tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

"But Libraries also destroy books, AI critics are so dumb!!11" a) Libraries make sure to not destroy the last copies of rare books b) "someone else does the thing you criticise" is not a good legitimization for the bad thing

41135

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

My kids wanted to watch a Blink-182 video ("ahaha they run naked") which led me to think about the preponderance of "college" in US culture. College movies, college music, college as definition of success (even for dropouts) and so many other examples. In other words, almost our entire world is […]

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

000

Mastodon.online in browser is completely broken for me. Bunch of 404s etc, nothing loading. @mastodon any ideas?

000

Reposted by pgcd

[object Object] @zzt.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

nobody’s excited for agentic bullshit or support for cryptocurrency grifts of various stripes (yes really) but alongside features that introduce nonsensical reliance on JavaScript, that’s all the web standards people want to talk about these standardization processes don’t represent what anyone […]

mas.to

Original post on mas.to

003

Reposted by pgcd

[object Object] @zzt.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

it’s really ridiculous how react and friends killed server templating because it’s supposedly inefficient, and now that everyone knows client-side react sucks, the technology that fixes that is… server templating, but broken and made of leaky abstractions like, you don’t need what react is […]

mas.to

Original post on mas.to

107

Reposted by pgcd

Bodil @bodil.lol · 14/08/2026

And the results are in! Nigel Farage: 22 239 (63.34%) Count Binface: 9 455 (26.93%) That's even better than the polls suggested. In order for Farage to look good coming out of this, he'd have needed Saddam Hussein numbers (high 90s). Instead he barely managed twice the votes of the man with a […]

social.treehouse.systems

Original post on social.treehouse.systems

020

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Qualcuno sa se ci sono posti a #Milano che vendono (ancora) occhiali protettivi per l'#eclissi?

020

Reposted by pgcd

Aure Free Press :verified: @free-press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

BREAKING NEWS Iran's official media source rules out future negotiations with the Trump regime, says it will wait until his term ends in 2029. Iran is tired of trying to work with a convicted felon and habitual liar. #AureFreePress #News #uspol #wariniran #BreakingNews

118

Reposted by pgcd

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

The horrors these warning cones have experienced. #weird #cones #humor #humour

nested yellow cones and a red cone leaning up against them, with screws and circular openings that make them look like horrified faces

553116

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

Does anybody have a suggestion for a nice "experience" somewhere around the Brenner/Bayern or southern BaWU/Lake Constance? I'm driving through there with the kids and we're gonna need to stop for the night, and I'd like to do something like fossil/rock hounding, or visiting a nice place or […]

Lesley Carhart :unverified: @hacks4pancakes.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

Reposted by pgcd

I’ve been talking to a lot of journalists about the US Midwest water hacking and I get asked a lot why we hear so little about cyber threats against water and sewage when it’s what scares us as practitioners the most. I think it’s psychological. >>>

1015

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Oh wow, #bandcampFriday and I haven't done anything new in more than a year. It's almost as if I gave up. Which I did. Still, it's Bandcamp Friday so if you're in a good mood, allow me to do something about it pgcd.bandcamp.com

Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

Reposted by pgcd

And the Epstein files.

612483

pgcd @pgcd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

I thought about Curtis Yarvin. Specifically, i thought: why the fuck do i know about him? Why is a rabid imbecile edgelord blogger's opinion in any way relevant? I don't have an answer, but I strongly suspect that it's because fascist psychopaths think they're safe crawling out of the woodwork […]