So... I see no indication that #MapleLinux is anything more than Debian packaged with Cinnamon and some Canadian imagery. This doesn't feel like sovereignty or privacy. This feels like a gimmick exploiting nationalism. Am I missing something? https://maplelinux.ca/ #FOSS #FLOSS #opensource#floss#FOSS…]

You know what's crap? Desaturating colour photos so that they appear black and white. I mean, go ahead. I'm not going to, nor do I have the power to, stop you. Good black-and-white photography uses contrast to create shapes and depth. Desaturated colour photos lack contrast, so they grey and […]

A thought: this show might be entertaining as hell, we'll see, but the fact that #starwars goes back and forth in time means we know exactly how and when Maul dies, so we're just mining backstory, and the whole of the SW universe has no sense of forward progression […]

Hey, Americans? #markcarney is a filthy rotten liar. Do not take him at his word. He's very good at pretending to give a single shit, but he does not. His actions and policies betray him. Treat him like he's dealing three-card monty on a street corner: ignore his mouth and watch his hands […]

If anyone is finding me, here, because we've met through the #BCGreenParty, please @ me so I know who you are? #GreenParty #BC #bcpoli

A little (it turns out to be an) ADHD tip: I have taken to blocking out hours in my calendar with tasks attached: 10 - 11am: prepping classes 11 - 12pm: marking assignments 12 - 12:30: lunch 12:30 - 1:30: etc. It keeps me from spinning out into doing "everything" at once and, as a result […]

This video confirms something I've thought for a while. I worked at a computer store 1995, and there were features that look good on a display--eg, a big bubble that bounces around the screen--but are a pain in the ass at home. They sell the computer, but they're not something you'd use. Most […]

And remember, American citizens and businesses pay the tariffs, not the other nations. Other nations complain not because they pay the tariffs, but because they lose business since the tariffs have illegally raised the price for American buyers.

#LiquidGlass is *nothing*. It's not even terrible enough to be remarkable. It is, however, confirmation that #Apple has no ideas for improving #UI / #ux#ui#apple#liquidglassd isn't truly interested in it. They've got nothing because that's not the business they're in any more.

It's a real brainfuck to live in the exact moment when we kicked nature so hard it went off-kilter and can't correct itself. My one, mortal body doesn't have the capacity *really* understand what that means. #environmentalism #ecology #anthropocene

black lives matter crowd cares about renee good “all lives matter” people justify her killing Very interesting

Periodic reminder: Support for #Israel is not "a Jewish thing" nearly as much as it is a "rich and racist" thing. I'm not Jewish, so I won't speak to that experience, but the people I know who are truly seething in their rage at Israel *are* Jewish. Just saying...

I did not know, and I am ashamed to live under a system of racism that spans the highest offices, to sentencing, to profiling, to hiring, to media and beyond. Minorities are constantly under attack here: intentionally, unintentionally, and even inadvertently.

Oh wow. Trump got a hand-me-down Nobel Peace Prize! Did you know: It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.

“Of the framing techniques outlined in the book “Dark PR”, first & perhaps foremost are blatant lies…They back up their lies by funding studies that manipulate the data in their favor. Industry pollute the scientific literature on purpose…” — Dr. James Muecke in @grantennis.bsky.social’s great book.

Oh good god. The entire time, my mouse has had a button on it that changes the wheel from clicky to smooth. Sweet merciful Superman, I can *scroll* again. It's glorious!! #mouse #computers #mousewheel

Republican who said trans healthcare ‘harms’ kids jailed for 17 years over child sex abuse images - The Mirror US Standard Republican behavior. https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/republican-who-said-trans-healthcare-1620836

"History isn't going to bend itself towards justice." - me, 2026

I was thinking today, and @pluralistic corroborated it, about how the UK's liberal/leftist part has been called "Labour" for many decades. The idea is that workers--dare I say it *socialism*--is the core principle. The same used to be true of Canada's New Democratic Party, although without the […]

re last boost: Oil prices are only going to go down, in the long term. The fossil fuel industry is only not dead because *certain governments (such as mine) are propping it up with public dollars. If your government isn't captured, complicit, or stupid, it will move its resources over to […]

It’s unclear whether we’ll see a third-quarter fiscal update before the #Albertagovernment drops what’s SURE to be a bad-news budget. It’s also possible we get a rumoured early election call that would knock BOTH scenarios off the near-term agenda 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

I use #Gnome, but I'm very happy that #Cinnamon is my backup DE. These improvements are great in themselves but also a good sign of where they're going. Good stuff. #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #debian#Linux#opensource#floss#FOSS#cinnamon#GNOME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkC0KGuTun8

The deeper we get into #fascism, the more I think #BeExcellentToEachOther and #PartyOnDudes are actually pretty damn great ways to live. I mean, #ificantdanceatyourrevolution#partyondudes#beexcellenttoeachother#fascism

I hate that role-playing games now have to be called "TTRPG" so that people don't think you mean video games. No offence to RPG video games--I want everyone to enjoy what they enjoy as long as they're not hurting anyone--but you all are variant. You should be the ones with the clumsier acronym […]

RE: https://mas.to/@SmudgeTheInsultCat/115877728933069514 This is absolutely true, and yet, the typical advice you get is "just be yourself" - as if!

The reason you have congressional hearings is so stories like this HAVE to get coverage for the normies. There were TEN Benghazi investigations. Give me twenty ICE investigations, with big damn press conferences.

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social takes #ACloserLook at new data showing that #BritishColumbia had the lowest number of border crossings into the #UnitedStates in 2025. This drop in crossings is not about the economy or exchange rates alone #Canadians DO NOT WANT to travel there 🇨🇦 youtu.be/GZFrRCJjLtY?...

"Always winter and NEVER Christmas" "Always October but NEVER Halloween" "Always a school day but NEVER a pizza day."

After ~20 years on a Mac, I have to keep reminding myself not to lift and drag the mouse over and over just to get across the screen. If I trust the mouse or pad, I'll get there. Muscle memory. (Yes, I'm aware this was probably not necessary on my Mac, either, but going from PC to Mac messed me […]

My one disagreement with this otherwise very good video is that boycotting American goods does not mean buying only Canadian goods. We should *strengthen* our relationships, including trade, with nations that aren't fascist. #CanPoli #CanPol #fascism #Canada#fascism#canpol…]

If you have a moment, file a complaint against X with the Apple App Store.

#android #opensource Project "is already on life support, and with this latest move #google is firmly gripping the plug." 😯🫣😞 Google takes next big leap in killing #aosp, significantly scales back AOSP contributions […]

Every Single Trans Person was once a trans kid. And I've yet to meet a single trans person who transitioned as an adult who doesn't wish that they were able to come out and be themselves as a kid. We're watching as one after another, politicians, hospitals and organizations and universities […]

[#PredatorBadlands Spoilers] The thing about SF is that you can do cliche after cliche and dress it up, literally, in an alien costume and glowing swords. But you shouldn't. The scene were the abusive dad comes in and abuses his children is so very predictable. #movies #predator

Has anyone got a lead on syncing #Gnome Calendar with #ical#GNOME Ideally, I want to make edits from within Gnome. The reason is a) I'm on an iphone for the foreseeable future, and b) so is my entire family, and it's how we organize the household. I'm aware of this video, but I couldn't make it […]

This season of #TheMightyNein is a lot gayer than #VoxMachina was. Not a complaint. #TV #MightyNein #criticalroll

This one is resonating today. #Andor

also spare a thought for the "our brave troops would never obey an illegal order!" libs, they're having a rough one today

I feel like letting every president of my lifetime get away with Unlimited War Crimes was a serious mistake

Question: what do we call non-binary siblings of our parents? "Aunt" and "uncle" are gendered. #Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #scriberspace

Having another day where I feel like I need to go around saying "sorry for the USA I'm sorry about America I try to make it not like this but nobody listens to me"

I made a venn diagram to help you understand Moiré patterns.

And when someone requested a defiant non-apology, it responded with that, too bsky.app/profile/numb...

The Grok "apology" was just a response to someone requesting an apology bsky.app/profile/numb...

Same thing with that obnoxious "Grok apologized!" screenshot that was going around yesterday. It was specifically asked by a user to do that! It's something that just tells you whatever it is you want to hear. Stop acting like it has insights into company policy and stuff.