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I did not expect to see a folktale motif number for "large bag of frozen raccoons" today...

(Thompson folktale motif index X1115, in case anyone is wondering)

#folklore #folktales #storytelling #WTF




We finally got around to actually proving out a cursed idea for getting access to USB devices from *Firefox* (which refuses to support WebUSB)

this approach is horrible and inefficient, but it allows access to a device without requiring *any* user intervention or permission prompts (the device has to opt-in to this hack of course, it doesn't allow access to arbitrary things)

in reply to R

here you go, the sauce: github.com/ArcaneNibble/i-cant…


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The Chris Hedges Report --> Media-Led Autocracy
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Ralph Nader says that when you shut out the civic community, you shut down democracy. He places responsibility for that happening, first and foremost, on the mass media.
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Watch --> consortiumnews.com/2025/03/11/…
#chrishedges #ralphnader #autocracy #media


Because I had to point this out far too often this week but can't say it enough:

Dear companies, data privacy is more than just a compliance task. It's about how much you value your customers!
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#privacy #DataProtection #GDPR



Let's take some time to marvel at some of the fellow inhabitants of our planet!



in reply to Genuinely Gary 🌤️

And even more to add to the guilty appearance...
Trump shuts down efforts to protect election security at CISA msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/t…


Acclaimed fantasy author Terry Brooks announces surprise retirement, and passes Shannara series to Delilah S. Dawson | Popverse thepopverse.com/live-literary-…


Good Morning fellow Fedizens - Have a good Thursday. I hope your weather is nice, your coffee or tea is/was perfect and that your day goes smoothly.

Love ya'll

Coach!




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I am convinced that this is the last call for Europe's progressive anti #war forces: either they find a way to unite on a single goal-opposition to #ReArmEurope and a future of misery and militarism-or they will be completely irrelevant and damned by the people



This does not look like human behavior. Again today, my Mastodon account is followed by dozens of new anonymous accounts, and they all follow exactly 40 other accounts.

@renchap I do not want to be reading tea leaves here, but can you understand my concern that this could be a bot net system generating spam profiles in bulk?

Can you think of any technical explanation why I am seeing so many similar accounts following exactly 40 other accounts?

in reply to Randahl Fink

I've read tea leaves. This is way less subjective. This is akin to throwing a handful of scrabble letters and them landing as "B.O.T.N.E.T." 😂
in reply to Randahl Fink

There are of course many bot accounts, so that could be the explanation for these, but if you are part of a starter pack you will get many accounts following you that follows the exact same list of people.

I can’t find a starter pack at fedidevs that contains you, and as far as I know they are the largest collections of starter packs, so it’s a less likely explanation in your case.



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The C3S global temperature trend monitor, based on #ERA5, allows you to explore how the estimate of the time to 1.5°C global warming has changed in recent years. While it should not be interpreted as a forecast, it does show trends in global warming.
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Good morning!

Today I passed a couple out walking when I went out for my early-morning walk. With the temperature in the 30s F, the woman was wearing a puffy coat with the hood up and tied tight around her face. The man wore shorts and a light hoodie, hood down. I had to laugh.

My attire was much closer to what the woman was wearing.

Annie won't eat the special food. It's heartbreaking to hear her cry while sitting next to the full bowl.

I'm going to call the vet again today to see what she has to say.

Have a good one, my friends.
#Today

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in reply to Joyce Lionarons

My heart is breaking for poor Annie. I really hope you find a good solution.


Every time I start thinking about getting a range finder, I'll see an image like this, and I close the window.
in reply to Merlin Mann

It almost looks like they’re looking *really* closely to see there’s any more vape in their giant rig.



:nkoWave: Hello and a good meowing everyone! :ablobcatheartsqueeze: :blobcathugyou: Have a most wonderful day and stay safe ♥️😸
in reply to stux⚡

Along with all the horrible national and world news, it's such a relief to come upon kitty photos!



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I've been looking through the web config and can't find any reason why I can't connect to port 8005.
in reply to Kyle Smith

some kind of secuity feature of your ISP?
We have Spectrum, and I had to disable security Shield just to play the final HOur beta, or connect to masonasons.me

in reply to dillyd

Speaking of sidewalk ice, here's a treacherous street corner. In March there are block-long stretches of ice like this. Once I slipped and fell on one of them. I caught myself with my hands, got up, and kept walking. Then I smelled something gross. I was sniffing at the air trying to identify it. I brought my (gloved) hands to my face and sniffed, and they smelled like shit. That frozen meltwater included a full winter's worth of uncollected dog poop from the adjacent park. I tossed the gloves
in reply to dillyd

And aside from the ice, in my town it's becoming routine to see dog poop on and near sidewalks. We have a dog and walk him constantly so we see this. What's wrong with people?



I have had abusive emails, comments, social media posts, and entire articles. Today I received my first abusive _source code comment_. 😁

github.com/Versoft-Software/Fr…

in reply to lproven

"I'll show them who's boss by being grotesquely ableist, unprofessional and fully lacking in chill, right up there in front of everybody."



@FediTips, I’m having a lot of trouble with the mastodon iPhone app where all of a sudden while reading a toot the screen jerks and I’m pushed to 5 or 10 posts down. I have to scroll back up to continue reading what I was before being interrupted. Then it happens again. I’m suspecting this is possibly because some of the posts with links render a preview and causes all posts under it to realign vertically. Is this a known issue? Any recommendations? #askfedi #Mastodon
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in reply to Olivia Vespera

@OliviaVespera makes the app very hard to use and hurts my eyes each time it does that. Wonder if there’s a solution like using a different client?
in reply to Yazad

This seems to be a bug on the official app so switching to another app should solve it.

I would strongly recommend using a third party app anyway, most people who try them prefer them.

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#Maine #weather discussion from Pine Tree Weather - Thursday March 13. 2025 pinetreeweather.com/discussion… #MEwx