Jesus-fucking-Christ. This article is geeky but *extremely* scary: https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-second-votegov-and-its tl;dr -- remember #doge? The regime, specifically and largely the people behind DOGE (not the Muskrat, but a lot of the other players) are quietly subverting […]

Fun #gif facts learned while writing the GIF loader for #godot... - The GIF 89a spec only uses the word "animation" or any other form of it twice, in the part where it says... "Animation - The Graphics Interchange Format is not intended as a platform for animation, even though it can be done in […]

The 58 MPPs who voted yes represent just 40% of voters, while the 41 who voted no represent the other 60%. Proportional representation would end this distortion of democracy and ensure provinces can no longer ride roughshod over municipalities without a broad majority consensus.

#ice Agent Charged in #minnesota #shooting Is #arrested in Texas Law enforcement officials from Minnesota & Texas on Friday arrested an #Immigration & Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a #venezuelan immigrant this year & lying about it. The agent, Christian Castro, 52, was arrested […]

More frustrating experiences with companies that don't pay enough attention to the needs of their elderly customers. https://andypiper.co.uk/2026/05/26/tech-is-failing-older-people/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Good stuff from @mitsuhiko about clanker-generated bug reports, with very specific gripes and a strong, deep conclusion: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/5/24/pi-oss/@ #genai #llm

Anyone else in the fediverse who does fieldwork in #linguistics ? #languages #language #indigenouslanguages #minoritylanguages (if you have suggestions for hashtags that will help me find other field linguists, please add them in a comment to this toot)

The only error in https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/obituaries/peter-g-neumann-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jVA.pDm5.QUlwAMJBQtDV : he not only led people in singing Gilbert and Sullivan songs but also Tom Lehrer, whom Peter heard perform when he was an undergrad at Harvard.

Just minutes after Trump’s lawyers informed Judge Williams of their intention to dismiss the suit, 93 Democratic lawmakers filed court papers accusing the #doj having “colluded” with #trump & asking the judge to throw out the case herself [TYVM]. “Never in the history of the United States has a […]

Great deals on #Vancouver #Music tickets at the #VancouverBachChoir silent auction https://can.givergy.com/Vancouver-Bach-Family-of-Choirs-SilentAuction2026/ . #ElektraChoir, #VancouverSymphony orchestra, #VanCityHarmony, @thecultch , @coastaljazz#music#Vancouver#vancouverbachchoir#vancouversymphony#elektrachoir#vancityharmonyt low bids! Auction closes on Friday 22 May […]

This was an entertaining read about the Alberta separatism referendum being quashed. By ignoring First Nations rights, separatists sowed their doom. "The main purpose of the courts, when you get right down to it, is to force bullshit into contact with reality. This is inconvenient for bullshit […]

The #AOPA general meeting was yesterday, 12 May 2026. AOPA anted up table stakes of transparency: their video of the meeting is at https://aopa.org/about/governance/2026-aopa-member-meeting. 2+ hours long. I've watched 9 minutes so far. I haven't heard the member comments yet. #aviation#aopa[…]

I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: Gmail: Tuta and Proton Google Calendar: Fossify Google Maps: Organic Maps Twitter: Mastodon Facebook, Instagram: Pixelfed WhatsApp, Telegram: Signal Android: GrapheneOS […]

I came up with the term "inclusive front" to mean the band of people who care about the web's inclusivity. It's a play on words; we largely work on the front end, but I feel we're also like a political 'popular front' ( […] [Original post on front-end.social]

“Photographer Spends Night on Freezing Mountain to Capture Rare Triple Galaxy Arch” - astonishing photo and interesting how-it-was-done narrative. https://petapixel.com/2026/05/08/photographer-spends-night-on-freezing-mountain-to-capture-rare-triple-galaxy-arch/ #photography

I just discovered that @loops supports unicode handles already! Sadly, I can't even mention the account from Mastodon because Mastodon does not support Unicode in handles https://loops.video/@GrüneGera

What would thorough interoperability of username systems look like? I want to be able to @mention people across multiple networks. And I want this to be accessible to non nerds. From the atmosphere I want to be able to mention @[email protected] and from the fediverse @example.tld

**@小明@範例.測試, or, Fediverse handles in every language** is the proposal I just submitted to @COSCUP . Abstract: A person's handle is their name and address on the Fediverse. But despite people on using the Fediverse in many languages from all over the world, almost all handles are limited to […]

Have you ever wondered how #ActivityPub actually works? This presentation by Evan Prodromou from #FediForum should answer your questions in 30 minutes. https://spectra.video/w/s8DKnnaPFw2b1JS8zD5VE8 /cc @evanprodromou

This is the math that people who want to export more fracked gas from BC (as LNG) want *you* to ignore. The people pushing for more subsidies *know* this is a massive turd, and know how to profit from bankrupt projects. #bcpoli #LNG

From @paulkrugman.substack.com "And there is a strong correlation between #rightwing #politics#rightwingand increased #mortality — stronger than many of the statistical associations that guide #publichealth#mortalitypolicy.... Deep red states like Alabama and West Virginia have life expectancy comparable to, say […]

Any #aopa members who want to designate someone other than the board to hold your proxy, you need to send AOPA an email. Instructions are at <https://www.aopa.org/about/governance/aopa-by-laws/voting-by-proxy>. Best to do so at least a day earlier then the 12 May 2026 meeting date. I designated […]

@hongminhee I would like your advice on proposing a @COSCUP session on #globallyinclusivehandles . I think the enthusiastic pioneers who might push handles in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean might be there. Do you know if someone who favours handles in their language is already thinking about […]

@hongminhee @liaizon @Edent @north @Profpatsch (1/3) Report back from #fediforum last week. Held a good session on #globallyinclusive handles. Just a few attendees, but one knew the technical issues deeply and was well connected to ActivityPub design. Session notes will likely appear at […]