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Tyrone Slothrop

@slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy
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Bumbling through the technosphere. Easily amused. Messing around with #FOSS, baking #bread, paddling a whitewater #kayak, and #parenting a herd of kids . Sometimes I […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ chaos.social/@slothrop, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Jens Ohlig @johl.mastodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 5h
Der echte Ragebait war das Streichen von „Mehrzweckeier“ von der Auswahlliste.
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h
Interesting how the news about OpenAI’s expected 20bn revenue gap only came out Friday afternoon, after the stock market closed.
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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h
“Billionaires, “ the teacher said “were a cognitohazard of the late dirt ages. In that time it was normal to force humans to perform labour for four to five decades before being permitted a period of limited rest known as retirement. The billionaire class found ways to steal even the limited […]
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tjhowse @tj.howse.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h
I love getting my phone out to find it's been having a fun pocket adventure. Wifi hotspot and torch are on. Brightness on max. Language set to Croatian.
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junipers / bertie van der meij 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @junipers.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 10h
Drawing of my right hand, made during realistic drawing practice session at the IAC, The Hague. #drawing #realisticdrawing
Pencil drawing of my left hand. I am holding a small pencil sharpener between my thumb and index finger.
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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 10h
I don’t like this negative pattern of social media interaction: Post: if you want to x, you can just x! I encourage you to embrace any desires you may have to x and just get started! It’s not as hard as you fear! You don’t need a permission slip to x! 💖 Reply, received in a hundredfold […]
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Gildilinie Gremlin 🏳️‍⚧️🍳 @gildilinie.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
a Sikh a Rabbi and a Catholic scholar walk into an anthropic talk. "what the fuck is this shit" they all agree
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Fabio Manganiello @fabio.manganiello.eu.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
22 years ago Anna Politkovskaya was brutally assassinated in the elevator of her apartment for reporting the crimes and the corruption of Putin’s imperialist campaign in Chechnya. No European leader outside of Marco Pannella showed up at her funerals. Today is the day to remember the woman who […]
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 20h
[wtf USA] When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t expecting to see serious debates about whether public executions are a good thing. But here we are.
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Tara Price @taraprice.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h
As an atheist, a supporter of the Establishment Clause, and a card-carrying member of the Satanic Temple, I approve this message. 🤘 www.404media.co/it-is-done-hail-sat…
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'It Is Done. Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at City Council Meeting
Iowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city."
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Just got a spam email from a textbook company trying to sell me access to OpenStax Astronomy (which I use for my Astro 101 class) which is... you know... free? openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pag…
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Ch. 1 Introduction - Astronomy 2e | OpenStax
We invite you to come along on a series of voyages to explore the universe as astronomers understand it today. Beyond Earth are vast and magnificent rea...
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Jürgen Hubert @juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Ich habe gerade in der Bekanntschaft einen Notfall. Hat hier jemand eine Ahnung, wer in #Düsseldorf und Umgebung unentgeltlich zum Thema #Visum beraten kann? Bitte boosten!
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Hanning Voigts @hanvoi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Junge Juden hindern einen völkischen Rechtsextremen, der es zum Landtags-Vizepräsidenten gebracht hat, mit ihren Körpern daran, eine Synagoge zu betreten, in der an die Opfer eines von einem Nazi verübten antisemitischen Anschlags erinnert wird. Deutsche Zustände, Herbst 2026.
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GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) @greenskyoverme.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
[Sachsen Anhalt Pol] @slothrop An die anderen Firmen: Diskriminiert härter! Ich will Nazis weinen sehen!
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
[Sachsen Anhalt Pol] Mimimi LOL Fick dich, Nazi-Heulsuse
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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
New curse: "May the President of the United States take an interest in your field". I guess the AI people now know how the election security people feel.
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
I usually try to keep my political takes somewhat nuanced, but: With its public executions and its sanctions against the ICC, the US can go fuck itself.
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Alt Text Health Check @alttexthealthcheck.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Results from tracking 18,116 images across 1,038 instances from the mstdn.social federated timeline. Then filtering down to the top 1000 instances by active user from instances.social who had posted at least 26 images (1.5x the average).
beige.party - 91%
mastodon.nz - 89%
wandering.shop - 87%
chaos.social - 85%
mastodon.scot - 84%
hachyderm.io - 82%
mastodon.art - 81%
tech.lgbt - 79%
mastodon.ie - 79%
ieji.de - 76%
openbiblio.social - 76%
mementomori.social - 70%
mastodon.top - 69%
mamot.fr - 69%
social.tchncs.de - 67%
aus.social - 66%
troet.cafe - 66%
wisskomm.social - 64%
zug.network - 64%
toot.blue - 63%
infosec.exchange - 62%
famichiki.jp - 59%
piaille.fr - 58%
mastodon.online - 56%
mastodonapp.uk - 56%
mastodon.gamedev.place - 54%
mas.to - 53%
fosstodon.org - 52%
kolektiva.social - 51%
norden.social - 50%
mstdn.ca - 46%
sfba.social - 45%
mastodon.uno - 43%
fedibird.com - 37%
c.im - 34%
techhub.social - 33%
mastodon.nl - 32%
nrw.social - 32%
mastodon.social - 27%
mastodon.world - 20%
g0v.social - 19%
mastodon.nu - 16%
newsie.social - 15%
universeodon.com - 15%
masto.ai - 13%
mastodont.cat - 13%
masto.es - 11%
m.cmx.im - 4%
o3o.ca - 4%
nofan.xyz - 0%
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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
"The people holding up the internet" A good-looking but somewhat depressing exposé about the people holding up current digital infrastructure as a hobby. sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-th…
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The people holding up the internet
Four billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.
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filid @filid.norden.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
'Ente (2CV)' #FotoVorschlag FASTER THAN A FERRARI. AS MANY WHEELS AS A ROLLS ROYCE. MORE ROOM THAN A PORSCHE. THE £2,584 CITROËN 2CV. All you'll ever need in a car
FASTER THAN A FERRARI.
Travelling flat out at 71.5mph the Citroën 2CV will
easily overtake the Ferrari Mondial travelling at 65mph.

AS MANY WHEELS AS A ROLLS ROYCE.
The £255,240 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit. How many wheels? Four, The £2,581 Citroën 2CV. How many wheels? Exactly the same.

MORE ROOM THAN A PORSCHE.
With a possible 30cu ft, boot space there's no need for one of those plastic luggage racks on our little run-about.

THE £2,584 CITROËN 2CV.
All you'll ever need in a car
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is what I said before about RFK Jr. wanting to use our tax money for the unethical study in Guinea-Bissau, in which they will experiment on infants from one of the poorest countries in the world by withholding the HepB birth dose. My opinion hasn’t changed. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The US canceled much of its global aid and research earlier this year, Jacobs said.
"In the face of the US canceling all this funding for vulnerable countries, and then it's still going to pay for this research to be done - that is really worrying" she said. "It seems to say we don't value your lives enough to continue to provide support overall, but we won't hesitate to experiment with your population."
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Kennt ihr Vorlagen für „Ich baue mit meinem Kind in 2 Stunden eine Website from scratch“? Also konzipieren, coden, online stellen, unterteilt in mundgerechte Schritte? Oder muss ich mir das selbst ausdenken?
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Seid ihr da sicher, werte CDUler*innen?
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Jürgen Hubert @juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
While reading this Wikipedia article on the #folklore of #Indonesia , I saw this book unter "further reading": "Moertjipto (1992). Folktales of Yogyakarta South Coast. Translated by Hartiko, Hari. Directorate General of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia." Does anyone have any idea where I could […]
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Hacker Memes @i0null.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
trying to explain to normies how it's possible to be both a complete nerd and a total luddite.
infamous meme of Charlie Day chaotically gesturing infront of a corkboard covered in papers and red string.
credits: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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Misinformation-Superhighwayman @damienwise.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Vale Margaret Hamilton. She was a Software Engineer. She was the _first_ Software Engineer because she defined the term, Software Engineering: "When I first came up with the term, no one had heard of it before, at least in our world. It was an ongoing joke for a […] [Original post on aus.social]
A B&W photo of a person standing next to a stack of printed paper as high as the top of their head. This is Margaret Hamilton, at work as a Software Engineer and the leader of a team of extremely specialised programmers who worked for NASA. The photo was taken in 1969, and it shows a physical form if her work since she joined the Apollo project in 1965 (she joined at the age of 29 by my calculation). My interpretation of the expression on her face is a mix of pride and mild amusement.  She has glasses, long, straight hair, and neat office attire. Margaret Hamilton has her hands placed gently on the stack of printouts to keep it all balanced upright. The pages appear to be arranged in bundles, ranging from 8-10 centimetres thick, to 20cm thick or more. The resulting stack of printouts is physically impressive for being an unusual feat, and it represents something even more impressive: it's the printed form of the source-code she and the team she led wrote for the NASA Apollo project. Their software ran on the Apollo Guidance Computer that was that on board each Apollo command module and Apollo Lunar Module. The Apollo Guidance Computer onboard the Eagle was an essential flight instrument for Neil Armstrong when he piloted the craft to land on the surface of the moon.
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mxk @mxk.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Rest in peace to one of the greatest female heroes in computer science history. 🫡 news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton…
Lego 3D render of the vignette of Margaret Hamilton standing next to a printed out listing of the Apollo guidance computer listings
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bewitchedmind @bewitchedmind.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Nachdem die Nobelpreise der Männer vergeben wurden, sind in den nächsten drei Tagen die Frauen dran, richtig?
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
The RM Sherwood data centre protest had like 10 people, because the meeting was online and the shadily-appointed RM decision makers weren't even there. But we all chatted and then did some "Water is life" chanting while 3 security guards and an RCMP officer looked on grumpily, and I did a CTV […]
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Not to get into any details, but I will say that installing a toilet with bidet functionality is certainly a way to get anyone to rethink their ideas about the “superiority” of western civilization.
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Shine McShine 🐌 @shine-mcshine.neopaquita.es.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
No se ha muerto. La han matado. www.eldiario.es/madrid/somos/muere-…
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
[Work] My colleagues sometimes find that I’m not technical enough, and that I don’t understand our platform in enough detail. So imagine my satisfaction when I went over a cost challenge with one of our architects today, who is very strong on the finer technical points, and he said that he […]
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Glyph @glyph.im · 06/10/2026
done correctly, open source is a gratitude practice which may occasionally produce software
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
“ Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko was tear-gassed after shielding student protesters from riot police. Police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in #Paris and #Lyon, which drew 250,000 people demanding better funding for #France’s high schools.” […]
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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
youtube: > Quantum computers are both real and fake until you open the box and then there is a cat inside
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qbi @qbi.freie-re.de.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Jens Ambrock zur Wahl als neuer #Landesdatenschutzbeauftragter für das Land Schleswig-Holstein. Er ist auch als @ambrock im #Fediverse vertreten. #Datenschutz #SchleswigHolstein
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
A beautiful, angry, and important post by @anildash about how a whole generation has been brainwashed into censoring themselves. I like the actionable recommendations at the end, though I’m missing “take a big stick, and beat the billionaires to death with it.”
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Schlimmer Verdacht: Konzentrierte sich der Fahree auf die falsche Sorte Verkehr? www.bayernwelle.de/hoher-sachschade…
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Hoher Sachschaden: Ferrari bei Petting in Unfall verwickelt
Bei einem Verkehrsunfall bei Petting am Dienstagnachmittag ist ein Sachschaden von mehr als 160.000 Euro entstanden. Der Grund: Ein Ferrari war in den Unfall …
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Anne Wizorek @marthadear.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
das ständige wiederholen der cdu von „es war ne geheime wahl, ich kann dazu nix sagen” hat auch echt was von „wenn ich die hände vors gesicht halte, könnt ihr mich nicht mehr sehen”. #SachsenAnhalt
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Jetzt gehen die Russen aber wirklich zu weit.
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Ich lese gerade einen Zeitungsartikel, und bekomme Werbung eingeblendet für…? Diesel! So weit ist der Niedergang der fossilen Energien schon fortgeschritten, dass die Industrie Werbung für Diesel machen muss.
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Jira now has a function to generate search queries based on natural language using AI. That’s one hell of a roundabout way of admitting that your product’s search is utter shite. #jira
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RAV @rav-ev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Das waren noch Zeiten.
Foto aus 2019. Ein Blumenstrauß, geworfen vor die Füße des damaligen FDP-Politikers Kemmerich, der sich mit den Stimmen der AfD zum Ministerpräsidenten von Thüringen wählen ließ.
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ifrauding @ifrauding.don.linxx.net.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
Ist das auch #Clankriminalität?
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Jens Ohlig @johl.mastodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
3. Juni 1946: Die CSU in Würzburg wird durch die amerikanische Militärregierung verboten. Grund dafür ist die Weigerung der CSU, Nationalsozialisten konsequent aus dem öffentlichen Leben auszuschließen.
Würzburger CSU verboten
Würzburg, 3. Juni (DANA)
Die Militärregierung in Würzburg hat ein Verbot der Christlich-Sozialen Union für den Stadt- und Landkreis Würzburg ausgesprochen.
Das Verbot wird damit begründet, daß die Haltung der Mitgliedschaft der Würzburger CSU nicht mit den Bestrebungen der Militärregierung und der bayerischen Regierung übereinstimmt, die Nationalsozia-
listen aus dem deutschen öffentlichen Leben auszuschalten. Kurz vor den Stadtverordnetenwahlen untersagte die Militärregierung dem ersten Vorsitzenden der Würzburger CSU, Dr. Kaspar Dürr, jede politische Tätigkeit, weil er ein Mitglied der CSU, das seit 1933 der NSDAP und seit 1937 der SA angehört hatte, zum Wahlprüfer ernannt sowie zwei weitere Personen, die seit 1933 Pgs gewesen waren, in die CSU aufgenommen hatte. Die Generalversammlung der CSU Würzburg wählte trotzdem am 30. Mai einstimmig Dr. Dürr wieder zum ersten Vorsitzenden. Da eine solche Haltung einer politischen Partei nicht geduldet werden kann, hat die Militärregierung der CSU für den Stadt- und Landkreis Würzburg bis auf weiteres jede politische Betätigung untersagt. Ausgenommen davon sind die in den Stadt-und Kreisrat gewählten Mitglieder der CSU, jedoch nicht
Dr. Dürr.
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Schiffskatze (Mehlschwalben Fan Account) @katzenschiff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag morgen an Vladimir Putin, möge es der letzte sein 💐
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Tyrone Slothrop @slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
A beautiful, angry, and important post by @anildash about how a whole generation has been brainwashed into censoring themselves. I like the actionable recommendations at the end, though I’m missing “take a big stick, and beat the billionaires to death with it.”
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juliette @juliette.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
I WON!!!!!
The sweater all bound off, with just about 5cm of yarn left.
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juliette @juliette.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
Do we think I’m going to win yarn chicken with this Italian bind off? #knitting
striped sweater in progress, nearly done. There is about 15cm of yarn left, and 12 stitches.
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