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Brian :cupofcoffee: :rss: @brianb.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Anyone have tips on how much water to use with gouache? I was happy with my first painting yesterday, but I can't find much on water-paint ratio in this medium. #askfedi #gouache #painting #mastoart

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Henrik Schönemann @lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Longshot: I'd be interested in chatting with UNT library folks. (Yes, @SafeguardingResearch related) Signal would be best for that, I'll share my username on request via DM #Texas #Dallas #UNT #Safeguarding

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Managing Barista and Janitor @proprietor.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 3h

ANNOUNCEMENT will be placed on our timeline in a moment, but I'm also sharing as a post. Due to the still-high levels of malicious spam coming from compromised accounts, wandering.shop will lock unused accounts as of 6 PM PDT this evening, October 18. We are not aware that we are (yet) hosting […]

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 7h

I've found a really really fun website for tessellation and it's set up so educators can use it without a problem. You can also export what you make and print it, or even send it to a laser cutter. tiled.art

tiled.art

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 8h

I see your "Tiffany is a valid medieval name" and raise you "Alexander the Great's wife was named Roxanne"

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SellaTheChemist @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 8h

As one UK university after an other goes into “restructuring”, a euphemism for hollowing out by administrators, you never hear the phrase “fiduciary duty”. It is clear that these people see the university primarily as a business that they can leave behind. Lost is the idea that they are […]

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Kirk Smith, PhD @kirk.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 13h

Random question, boosts appreciated: A community college in St. Louis is looking for someone qualified to come on-site and inspect their numerous kilns to determine if they're in safe working order. If you know any firms or individuals or where to start looking for qualified people for this job […]

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Rach "pumpkin spice butt girl" @ykantrachelread.social.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy · 23h

I kinda feel like going on fedi to complain about people hating on AI is like going to a lesbian bar and complaining about all of the girls kissing

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WriterOfMinds (she) @writerofminds.sigmoid.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

He craves the forbidden macaroni #caturday

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 21h

You don't need "alexa" or "siri" if you have a cat. You can say the cats name and all kinds of things will happen. Probably not what you want, but it's still a kind of "voice interface" And you still have a "she who will not be named"

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aburka 🫣 @aburka.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 23h

if you're gonna spend enough on a stolen credit card to trigger the fraud alert, maybe choose a slightly less suspicious merchant name

Chase Fraud: We declined $107.95 on the card ending in [censored] at LINK.COM* SPYTECH SOFT.

Was this you or an authorized user? Reply YES or NO.

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Jon P @sharethisgem.bsky.social · 22h

Got rickrolled at a wedding ceremony today. Just to be clear, not at the reception, but at the ceremony itself. Also just to be clear, this is not a complaint.

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Solarbird :flag_cascadia: @moira.mastodon.murkworks.net.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Unrelatedly, I haven't seen one of _these_ monsters on the street in decades, since Metro retired the last of the ones they had! I _think_ this is someone's now-privately-owned surplus Tri-Met bus up from Oregon. Note the Washington State license […] [Original post on mastodon.murkworks.net]

A vintage Tri-Met bus in white and vintage Tri-Met livery (orange / red/ brown stripes) on Bothell Way in Kenmore, Washington for some uknown reason. The bus number is 361 and the front route indicator - pre-digital, of course - shows route 27, Market-Main. The side route sign shows the same number.

The same bus from behind, the paint rather more faded, as if someone's restoration isn't finished. But th ebody's in good shape overall.

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Dr Alice Violett @alicemcalicepants.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Any car can be a flying car if you drive it badly enough.

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Zivan - Childless Cat Guy @zkrisher.tweesecake.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

I've got a new student, he is blind and requires voiceover to use his iPhone but his hands tremble quite harshly and he has fine control issues. He keeps double tapping accidentally and when he tries to tap voiceover often reads it as a swipe. I understand that touch accommodations are still […]

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Carrie Shanafelt @carrideen.c18.masto.host.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

The trains in NYC are all utterly screwy this weekend, with construction, emergencies, diverted lines, confused people, locals going express and express going local, packed cars, and then, blissfully, a dude in a hyperrealistic Ghostbusters costume getting absolutely grilled by a megafan about […]

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Itamar Turner-Trauring @itamarst.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

I find the notion that LLMs writing your code for you are just like having interns or junior engineers to be rather offensive. Interns aren't there to do your menial work, they're there to learn new skills. Junior engineers are hired with the idea that they will become senior engineers, which […]

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Johanna, CanCon variety @johannab.ca · 17/10/2026

Hey there #biketooter crowd or @CycleWR and followers … I have had a weird looking collapsing bike branded “Giatex” fall into my lap, or rather my storage locker. Never heard of this and it obviously needs work. I’ve been considering but am a long way from […] [Original post on cosocial.ca]

Folding bike that has been turned in for disposal

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Garbage Data 🦝 @anomalocarididae.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

A _hoard_ is a large quantity of possessions (objects). A _horde_ is a large quantity of animals or people.

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Alter Kaker @alter-kaker.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

A whole bunch of Amiga peripherals coming in to FreeGeek in #Minneapolis #RetroComputing

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Paco Hope @paco.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Connecting dental floss to the internet was a mistake.

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[object Object] @zzt.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

“huh huh huh if you’re so unhappy with how linus is leading the kernel, you can always ask for a refund” bet. where do we send the invoices for all the labor we donated to the Linux ecosystem under a promise that’s now repeatedly been broken? the Foundation can cover it at standard consultants’ […]

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

In an interview, lesbian chef Melissa King says that sometimes her ex girlfriends get drunk and need to eat potatoes. ‘But I’m not a potato queer. I have rice.’ That’s my sexual orientation from now on. Rice queer

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Obsidian Urbex Photography @obsidianurbex.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

📚 An abandoned library, somewhere in England. Once the shelves were stocked with books, but now the only visitors are pigeons (and the occasional photographer!). What was the last book you read? Comment some suggestions, preferably horror or sci-fi genre please […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

This image depicts an abandoned Victorian British Library. It features a long, arched hall with decaying balconies and a detailed grid ceiling.

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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

"Owned by Axon, the company behind Tasers and body-worn cameras, Fusus enables police to link security cameras, automated license plate readers, doorbell cameras, police dash cameras, drones, and body-worn cameras to a central hub that can use AI, according to the company’s website" Fusus […]

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Jesse and the Purple Crayon … of Death!! @misctakes.com · 16/10/2026

Wearing my favorite new hat to my IT job (perks of being married to a librarian who goes to cool librarian conferences)

Person wearing a greyish green baseball cap with the word luddite on it in all caps

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Further resolved: the existence of both chemical waste management companies and incorrect beliefs around EH&S regulations has reduced the median level of chemical disposal knowledge in persons having ordinary skill in chemistry over the past decades.

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Chemical incident at Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA) "Two chemicals, ammonium chloride and potassium chlorate, were inadvertently mixed in preparation for a chemistry class demonstration in SRJC’s Lindley Center for STEM Education on the Santa Rosa campus." news.santarosa.edu/node/3221

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Follow Up on Chemical Incident in Lindley Center for STEM Education | News

October 15, 2026 - Follow-up on the chemical incident that occurred on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

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DavidM_yeg @davidm-yeg.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

High on the list of life’s little ironies: a century ago police and the law were newly mobilized into the realm of streets/roads/traffic in order to protect everyone from the burgeoning danger of cars. Today they are being used to prevent those very same people from using the roads at all. A […]

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Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

One of the podcasts in my feed has a new episode out titled "is fusion really 30 years away?" And my first thought is "no, it's 1au away, and the price of the collectors has come down dramatically in price"

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petersuber @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

"NIH appears to shut down comments on science peer-review rule change ahead of schedule." archive.is/8tkIk #DefendResearch #NIH #PeerReview #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

This is a good headline

screenshot of a fortune.com article with the headline 'meet a 23 year old millionaire who canceled his plan to move to san francisco because of a billionaire tax he might never have to pay'

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Henrik Schönemann @lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Because I remembered it's existence: Nearly 10 years ago, Innuendo Studios did a great series about the alt-right playbook. It hasn't lost it's relevance, to the contrary. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJA_… (a 'real' transcript is linked in the description […]

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Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦 @deborahh.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

#Toronto or Canada folks who mask: 😷 I have 10 child-sized kn95 masks to give away, due to a slip when I ordered. They are gray, so less obtrusive. Also very breathable (they are Breatheteq XS from CanadaStrong) […]

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Freedom2B @freedom2b.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

What are some creative terms that you can think up to describe a missive sent from one person to another? Something that requires a bit of thinking in order to figure out what you're referring to.

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😀🚲 @enobacon.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

2 or 3 people somebody should check on there

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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

To be honest before being elected to council I imagined being able to have bigger, faster wins. Perhaps that would be possible with a slightly different makeup of council, or stronger community organising, or perhaps this is just the pace of change in local government. Either way, I will keep […]

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𝕂.𝕎. 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕝𝕚𝕖 @kwleslie.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

It is an act of racism to demand “Speak English!” in a state which used to be Mexico.

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Neville Park @nev.status.nevillepark.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

URGENT: I should get up but the cat is lying on my legs #DailyCatPic #CatsOfMastodon #cats

Sidney Crosby, a large black cat, lying on my bed on top of my legs which are under the covers.

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Sam Levine @srlevine.neuromatch.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

The trek/bontrager/electra website has some stuff on wild sale right now. And they will do delivery to the nearest trek dealer for free (or $8.99 for slow shipping). I just got a pair of aluminum fenders to tinker with for <$20 (I might turn them into split fenders myself at this price point) […]

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Tab C @drtcombs.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I'd invite all those who find themselves repeating some version of the line "demand for thing x is growing fast!" to question what the word "demand" actually means. Do they mean people are using thing x more? Or do they mean people are literally demanding more of x? The two definitions...

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Steph @stephy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

can’t read the story because of the paywall but the headline is a lot 😅 Boston biotech conference website is actually a front for criminal malware group www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...

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Boston biotech conference website is actually a front for criminal malware group - Boston Business Journal

An upcoming Boston biotech conference was actually a front for cybercriminals to trick people into downloading malware.

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Henrik Schönemann @lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

I mean, I would love to see perma.cc have a much wider reach. But as it stands now, I can't even see a list of libraries that are participating and would give access to the archive-feature...

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Henrik Schönemann @lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Here, fedi, general question: Does it make sense to include a link to a quoted post to help with the "Post pending" thing (when your instance doesn't know the quoted post)? I sometimes do that, but not always; and now I'm curious... #AskFedi

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Jon Sullivan @joncounts.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

It’s a little known fact (so little known that I may not deny having made it up) that the collective noun for Long-tailed Broadbills is a "Hooray". Yes, it's another quick drawing, now Day 15 of the Ink-Birdtober challenge. Today's prompts are the Long-tailed […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

My ink drawing (with some colour pencil) of a row of long-tailed broadbill birds perched along a stem of a vine spelling the word "HOORAY". The birds are small and mostly green with blue tails and yellow heads with black caps.

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chrysn @chrysn.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

It's funny how "the Internet never forgets" is selective: Web results of usernames that I used before coming of age have almost completely vanished from web searches (a singular forum post from before 2005 is still alive), whereas the spammer who got a hold of a 2004 acquaintance's address book […]

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Julian Fietkau @fietkau.me · 13/10/2026

My employer @tibhannover is looking for a Linux sysadmin with containerization and CI/CD expertise and reasonable fluency in German and English. Details: www.tib.eu/en/tib/careers-and-appre… Among other responsibilities, you'd […]

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