The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of unimaginably stupid shit every fucking day

Need some hard numbers to put in your FCC comments? Or want to write a blog post and let other people know how terrible Reflect orbital is? You can get some good calculations here […]

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In my (7am way too early) meeting this morning with a bunch of extremely sad astronomers, I heard the best description of SpaceX's million satellite filing: "an unserious filing with serious consequences" Despite the FCC making it ridiculously hard to submit comments, over 300 have already been […]

My son bought a second-hand Windows 11 PC for games, and has been having BSOD issues with the graphics card since he got it. Out of desperation he tried installing Bazzite on it, which I encouraged, but was also trying not to get his hopes up, telling him that the some things might not work. But […]

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@IBIKEDublin/116119980829452496 This is precisely why folk passing through our village will often see a curmudgeon* yelling at them as they speed through … *me

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Viss/116120718917732972 Cut the w*njers out of your (online) life, it’ll do you good! #science

RE: https://mas.to/@wav3ydave/116120361018521900 Another satisfied person, and another smartwatch kept out of landfill! #koolWatchRepairs #RepairReuseRecycle

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@Wen/116120146495144098 Always nice to get some feedback, and especially positive comments! #koolWatchRepairs #RepairReuseRecycle #watch #battery

#iphonephotography #myphoto #spring #sunshine #crocuses #purple #florespondence #aberdeenshire

#silentsunday #myphoto #iphonephotography #manchester #vimto #urbanphotography #urban #sculpture #geocaching

#Fensterfreitag #iphonephotography #myphoto #sanfrancisco #alcatraz #bluesky #windowfriday

Yes, the #eu has a lot of regulations. But remember that thanks to those regulations you can use a single USB-C cable that can charge anything, rather than 10 different connectors and adapters as it was common until 10-15 years ago. Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you no […]

#uk — “We arrested our former prince on suspicion of molesting people.” #southkorea — “We put our former president in jail for life bc he led an insurrection.” #usa — “Hey, check out our new tech for spying on protesters.”

Look I know there's a lot of *waves hand* going on right now, but it's come to my attention that William "Worst Poet Ever" McGonagall composed in 1899 an elegy to "The Ancient Town of Leith" in his own, inimitable style. So if you care to gather round, I shall now retell it for the whole class 🧵🗣️🪑

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116089743553294103 Do not use Microsoft products. You are being spied on. @protonprivacy now has docs and spreadsheets to keep your content secure. We don’t have to be tied to Big Tech We also have free planning templates to get you started! Our […]

And yes, the orbital AI datacenter thing is real, and 2 companies that I know of have already filed with the FCC for over a million satellites for this completely untested, fucking stupid idea. Fuck you, especially SpaceX, for one million satellites and using pseudo-religious language in your […]

I wrote a small game simulating the transition to a solar-powered economy. You can build solar panels, batteries, hydrogen storage and sell your generated electricity at market prices. Electricity demand, pricing, and weather conditions are based on realistic […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@MarkHoltom/116079701843985226 This is why the NHS needs to remain a national institution, and not be sold down the river for profit. #nhs #handsoff

Too wound up to go to bed, so I just sent lots of emails to people hoping that they'll spread the word and get lots more people to write comments to the FCC telling them that orbital data centres and sunlight-as-a-service are incredibly stupid, dangerous ideas and should never be launched […]

We ride for safe streets. "Ok, why?" https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10546027/ Figure 1 The most important part of the chart is where the line is steepest. We don't want safe streets so confident cyclists can ride further or faster. We want them so non-cyclists can ride at all.

A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com

Undefeated. #Bloomscrolling

@ayoub.bsky.social I wear my t shirt proudly and freely, nothing but positive comments so far. #freefree #bdrmm

Der 3D Modelling Experts: Is there a way to transform (i. e. move) linked duplicates in Blender? I’m having a hard time doing repetitive changes… #3dprinting #3ddruck #blender #opensource

Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court! A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest. A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.

Trying out the fediverse for the first time today. I've been reading a lot about it, now it's time to figure out how it works and build an internet home here. My goal is to figure out how I can bring www.gobikecamping.com into the fediverse and help people who love bike touring own their data […]

The German federal government currently pays €481 million in licensing fees to #Microsoft every year. I'm sure @zendis#microsoftcould build some nice stuff with half the money and make it available for everybody else to re-use. #digitalsovereignty #digitalcommons #foss

Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres" The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]

Art advice (web-links) sought Our daughter has found that she's really enjoying drawing and watercolour painting. She's currently doing a short in-person course. She's desperate to be able to draw people. She's making good progress with figures, but it's faces that she's really struggling with […]

I keep seeing a lot of writers and youtubers still using #ai images to illustrate #solarpunk - even Aeon in their latest article did so. Could I ask you to help spread https://storyseedlibrary.org/ around? If you know a #sustainability / #climate creator who might want to talk about the […]

Did you know? There was a time when every piece of electronic or mechanical equipment you purchased came with a complete schematic diagram enabling you to diagnose problems and buy any replacement parts you might need to repair it at any point in the future. Ex: my Apple ][+ came with complete […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@warandpeas/116035899159530683 Wise words form War and Peas - celebrate human art wherever you find it! #SuperbOwl #art #human

Partner and I have a recycling system for uniqlo merino wool sweaters. He wears them for years until they end up in the wrong laundry and get washed to hot, at which point I inherit the shrunken down sweaters and wear them again for years.

My friends, as it is Superb Owl day, I would like to show a more recent picture of Baked Beans, taken back in January. He now has his adult plumage and is quite majestic, particularly since he's all sticky-uppy. He was being taken past the gorilla play room and […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

So, #til that anti-Nazi hats were a thing in Norway and other countries during WWII. Minneapolis mutual aid includes #rageknitting in solidarity. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/ice-knitting-protest-immigration $5 patterns are on sale to benefit folks in #minneapolis: St Louis […]

Mountain backyard in Norway. #norway #night #mountains #river #mediumformat

#myphoto #iphonephotography #scotland #aberdeenshire #RiverDeveron #midsummer #reflection #ripples #silentsunday

#makers #makershour #3dprinting #loom #ratchet #pawl #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle the pawl I modelled and printed for a local craftsperson works: I received a note of thanks and a handwoven scarf as a thank you today. #happy

The old Debenhams department store in Bristol has been turned into an indoor skate part called "Shredenhams". Lots of little kids crashing about in the morning, and teens/adults in the evening. Great use of vacant urban spaces. #bristol #regeneration #skating

#tdgr #0702muc #nokings 👑 und #mietendemo 🏡 im Doppelpack #München #widerstand#Münchengegen den Faschismus MUSS global werden❗️ Transatlantisches Bündes richtig denken 🤝 Zusammen für Demokratie und Freiheit 🧍🏻🧍🏿‍♂️👫👭🏽

#makers #makershour #3dprinting #loom #ratchet #pawl #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle the pawl I modelled and printed for a local craftsperson works: I received a note of thanks and a handwoven scarf as a thank you today. #happy

Migrating my consulting/freelance work document storage to a hosted #Nextcloud instance. #LibreCloud's service was painless to set up, costs less per-month than NetFlix, and now my clients have a branded, secure, easy-to-use document collaboration option. Because my portfolio includes […]

Credit to Reddit Dublin in the rain

As it is #BandcampFriday and I don’t have a band, I’ll spam you with a map commission instead :) Please feel free to like, boost, toot, enquire and comment :) #art #maps #handmade #maker

@FourT4 Gosh! I think you should print that off and stick it to the fridge door. It could come in handy.

Feeling tired today. Stay safe out there humans. Appreciate the little things. #awalkaday #lichensubscribe #nature #forests #pixiecuplichen