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• Post #4502138

  RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@RogueAI/117077335536360796 Oh no. #RogueAI

• Post #4452793

  "When [socialist/left-leaning candidates] talk about policy, they don’t just focus on blaming Donald Trump for every problem; they talk about issues that their potential constituencies tell them are important." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/opinion/socialist-wave-democratic-party.html?unlocked_article_code=1.31A.V8gz.x0v03C9L-WmJ&smid=url-share #USPol #politics #ElectoralPolitics #socialism #DemocraticSocialism

• Post #4433673

  Hey fediverse, happy Friday! And happy: - #BandcampFriday https://isitbandcampfriday.com - #FairTradeMusicFriday https://isitfairtrademusicfri.day - #FaircampFriday It's a great day to support your favorite artists, and find new ones! #music #musicians #friday #artists #SupportArtists

• Post #4423628

  RE: https://social.lol/@neatnik/117046865381030769 This is an excellent guide, and I love this tool that lets you experience the fediverse as a assistive technologies user. https://alt-text.social.lol/check-up Awesome work! #accessibility #AltText

• Post #4423214

  #accessibility #AltText #ImageDescription

• Post #4419855

  I created https://alttexthalloffame.org three years ago, and I hope it's still inspiring people today. https://mastodon.social/@alttexthalloffame/112417737043903901 https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/why-i-made-alt-text-hall-of-fame/ #AltText #AltTextHallOfFame #accessibility #ImageDescriptions #anniversary

• Post #4416343

  The very first website is 35 years old today, and you can still visit it at http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html! "On August 6, 1991, the first website was introduced to the world. [It] contained information about the World Wide Web Project. It launched at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, where it was created by British computer scientist @timbl@w3c.social." Happy birthday, web! Via https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1025554426/a-look-back-at-the-very-f...

• Post #4379045

  Nice! "Mastodon is currently considered *the* alternative to Twitter. SURF [the IT cooperative of Dutch education and research] and Universities of the Netherlands are therefore jointly exploring how a Mastodon environment for education and research in the Netherlands can take shape." https://www.surf.nl/en/mastodon-pilot-for-research-and-education #fediverse #mastodon #SocialMedia

• Post #4378864

  "The government has paid millions to private contractors to surface everything from potential threats to agents to activities that could disrupt ICE’s operations, according to federal documents, contractors and former Homeland Security Investigations agents." Stay safe out there! https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-surveillance-internet-critics-e3b22f49 via https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/top-stories-in-news-t9s06mvmz/-/a-ck392XZ2SKOHX8twp7xQNg%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0 #news #Soc...

• Post #4362768

  In an interview with The Verge, Bluesky's CEO sees a common goal between the fediverse and the Atmosphere/Bluesky, can see them co-existing side by side "long-term". "We have not talked to Threads. We’re definitely talking to Mastodon and ActivityPub. They definitely feel we’re very aligned. Our missions are very aligned." https://www.theverge.com/podcast/974387/bluesky-toni-schneider-interview-ai-atproto-atmosphere #interview #technology #SocialMedia #bluesky #atmosph...

• Post #4360657

  Worth perhaps noting that the number of "daily likers" on Bluesky fell under one million for the first time since March 2025, as all metrics continue to decline. https://bluefacts.app/bluesky-user-growth

• Post #4337162

  A bundle of 150 games created by the United Videogame Workers union to support videogame industry workers in the US and Canada impacted by layoffs. "Reports say 33% of the industry lost their jobs in the last two years, and the jobs they could fill are disappearing as CEOs try to replace them with AI." https://itch.io/b/3802/game-industry-hardship-fund https://kotaku.com/itchio-game-developer-hardship-bundle-necrosoft-games-layoffs-unionization-2000720782 #videogames #unions #layof...

• Post #4283635

  Has there been a conversation around why the fediverse:creator meta tag only allows one person to be listed? https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/30748 #fediverse #FediverseCreator #mastodon

• Post #4246615

  "LinkedIn, a social network awash with long AI-generated posts from executives and other corporate workers, has introduced a new button that users can click to flag if a post “seems like AI slop,” according to [@404mediaco@mastodon.social's] own tests." https://www.404media.co/linkedin-introduces-a-seems-like-ai-slop-button/ #news #technology #linkedin #AI #LLMs #slop #enshittification

• Post #4212552

  @vhs@stefanbohacek.online is back, please enjoy! https://stefanbohacek.online/@vhs/117005155381138152 (Static preview of CW-ed videos.)

• Post #4204243

  Blacksky continues to build independence from Bluesky the company with a beta of their own app. Official announcement with links in replies: https://bsky.app/profile/blackskyweb.xyz/post/3mrsbr6kg6c2b #atmosphere #atproto #blacksky #bluesky #SocialMedia

• Post #4204239

  "We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet." https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-new-3d-model-shows-lumpy-earth/ Interactive 3D model: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5660 #news #science #earth #geoid #GravitationalField #gravity #NASA

• Post #4113923

  Estimated 150,000 people have marched during this year's London Trans+ Pride event. ✊ "Alex Palumbo, a registered mental health nurse who attended the march, said it was "important to be proud of who we are and, in fact, by being proud, we allow other people to discover and express themselves in authentic ways"." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgv1v084j0o #news #pride #TransPride #LondonTransPride

• Post #4038862

  In 1975, oral historian Johnetta Brazzell used the "newly portable and increasingly affordable cassette recorder" to document the stories of everyday Black residents of the city of Pontiac, Michigan. "We're trying to locate people who lived [in Pontiac] and get eyewitness accounts of what was going on, how people lived, where they worked and, generally, just what life was like for them." https://daily.jstor.org/the-cassette-tapes-of-the-great-migration/ #essay #history...

• Post #4034792

  "If you’ve ever questioned whether your work aligns with your values, these former Antarctic tour guides offer a thoughtful perspective on balancing career, wellbeing, and environmental responsibility. Their stories may also inspire a deeper appreciation for protecting Antarctica by leaving it untouched." https://theconversation.com/i-cant-work-in-the-farce-of-climate-change-cruise-tourism-anymore-why-antarctic-guides-quit-their-dream-jobs-286216 #news #ClimateChange #ClimateCollaps...

• Post #4017566

  Trying to find more information on how the under-15 social media ban in France impacts Mastodon/fediverse servers, and while I can't see anything too concrete on that, I did come across this 2024 The Guardian article: "The report said a 15-year-old should be able to access only what it called “ethical” social media, such as Mastodon." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/30/stop-children-using-smartphones-until-they-are-13-say-french-experts-in-report #news #SocialMedia #S...

• Post #3998209

  RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@voyagers/116960305220028575 The Voyager 1 interstellar probe, part of NASA's Voyager program launched in 1977, will reach one light-day distance from Earth on November 18, 2026. Follow along with @voyagers@stefanbohacek.online. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/ #voyager #space #science #nasa

• Post #3936450

  RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116563099730866203 Just a reminder that if you're an admin or a moderator, it should be your responsibility to step in when someone is harassing a member of your community and claiming to be enforcing rules that don't apply to them. #fediverse #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins #moderators

• Post #3888079

  Hey fediverse, happy Friday, and happy #WorldEmojiDay! Resharing, again : Find top emoji from your fediverse posts: https://data.stefanbohacek.com/projects/fediverse-emoji A look at custom emoji across the fediverse: https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/custom-fediverse-emoji/ #emoji #EmojiDay

• Post #3867953

  Huh, interesting. Bluesky the company trademarked the name of "AT Protocol" as "primarily a defensive measure" against abuse. Going forward, "most everyday use cases [won't] require a license". https://atproto.com/blog/at-protocol-trademark #news #technology #ATProto #bluesky #trademark

• Post #3860857

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116929144390213579 Really interesting feature! If you'd like to try it out, you can now subscribe to @southpoleviews@stefanbohacek.online via email! #mastodon #newsletter

• Post #3816955

  Really enjoying browsing the #PortfolioDay hashtag, so many talented people here in the fediverse. Go give them a follow! #art #artists

• Post #3703484

  To fix problems caused by Earth's unpredictable rotation speed, scientists are proposing replacing the leap second, the current solution, with a leap hour. "In other words, ironically, leap seconds were created to fix time discrepancies but ended up creating a “technical nightmare” at odds with modern society’s highly computerized infrastructure [...]." https://gizmodo.com/leap-seconds-were-a-headache-now-timekeepers-are-considering-a-leap-hour-2000783636 #science #time #timekee...

• Post #3703192

  Asterism. https://fediverse.stefanbohacek.com/08 #fediverse #typography #asterism #FediverseSymbol

• Post #3656271

  "Thirty-three states have banded together to sue Meta, alleging that the company was exploiting its young users on Instagram and Facebook for profit, including by collecting data from children without parental consent." The damages could be as high as $1.4 trillion, nearly the same as Meta's market capitalization at just above $1.5 trillion. https://gizmodo.com/metas-teen-safety-case-just-became-a-1-4-trillion-existential-threat-2000782306 Via https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/...