Sindarina, Edge Case Detective

Sparkly ops fairy, infrastructure sorceress. Paranoid, wee bit mental. Relentless doubter of everything. The warnings are always there.

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#MyBodyMyChoice
#AbortionIsHealthcare
#SexWorkIsWork
#Reparations
#ActuallyAutistic
#NoAltNoBoost

Also, #DontPayTheGuardian as long as they continue to platform TERF rhetoric.

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2026-09-23 11:07:33 GMT

Oh nee! Ik betaal €700 te veel voor mijn energierekening! Wat fijn dat ik daar via meerdere email adressen van op de hoogte wordt gebracht! 🤪
(Mijn hele rekening is minder dan €700)

2026-08-06 05:11:02 GMT

"Researchers have warned since at least 2013 that BMCs present a golden opportunity for hackers looking for ways to gain deep and persistent access to datacenters. The chief culprit was IPMI, the protocol that allows BMCs to operate independently of servers and to perform administrative tasks."
The chief culprit is ignorant and negligent assholes who continue to expose management interfaces directly to the internet, aided and abetted by the colocation providers that don't enforce baseline best practices around this 😒
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/thousands-of-servers-can-be-backdoored-by-exploiting-buggy-motherboard-controllers/

2026-04-10 19:05:38 GMT

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Speaking of reasons to not use Proton; there's an interview with Andy Yen, Proton's CEO, in our local NRC newspaper today, and there's a number of things in it that are worth highlighting;
1) Dude only does job interviews on Sundays, because that filters out the people who aren't really 'committed';
2) They want to grow to a billion users by 2030;
3) The unmasking of the Stop Cop City protester is not the first time Proton has assisted law enforcement, there are similar cases involving a French climate activist, and a Catalan independence activist;
4) They have complied with 94% of all requests for information since 2017, and got 9.301 requests last year, of which they rejected less than a thousand;
5) One of their latest products, Proton Meet, is built on top of US cloud services.
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So, yeah, be wary of Proton, and the promises they make. They are Big Tech, they are tech bros, and they want to grow, grow, grow.
That is not compatible with the image they have created for themselves.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/04/10/de-privacy-vriendelijke-tech-van-proton-is-geliefd-bij-activisten-en-idealisten-het-bedrijf-wil-ook-uit-de-nerdniche-komen-a4924552
https://www.sambent.com/proton-helped-the-fbi-unmask-a-protester-then-said-they-didnt/
https://www.sambent.com/proton-meet-isnt-what-they-told-you/

2026-03-26 06:35:13 GMT

Your regularly scheduled reminder that your shit not being accessible over IPv6 in 2026 is neocolonial as fuck.
https://ngmx.com/@sindarina/110188059832134864

2026-03-06 06:59:16 GMT

Another reason to not use Proton, folks;
"Privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media."
https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/
Previously, from just over a year ago;
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/
And a reminder that, with more than 100 million users, they are Big Tech;
https://proton.me/blog/proton-100-million-accounts
If you do not like Apple's marketing of its privacy claims, you should be just as wary of Proton's, including their positioning of themselves as champions of online freedom and a better internet.
Yes, including those fundraisers;
https://proton.me/blog/2025-lifetime-fundraiser-results

2026-02-27 06:15:11 GMT

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@nprofile…u4n7 Cute! 😊

2026-02-06 11:18:15 GMT

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@nprofile…g5t3 Een van de weinige merken waar ik nooit spijt van heb gehad 🙂

2026-02-03 14:08:32 GMT

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@nprofile…g5t3 Ah, dus dat is waarom Dilan de gympen van Rutte moest veilen? 🤪

2026-02-03 12:21:43 GMT

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@nprofile…g5t3 Het is gewoon Rutte 6, dit 😒

2026-01-11 05:16:08 GMT

A gentle reminder that body-shaming and ableism is not okay even if it's aimed at your enemies, and only hurts your own.

2025-12-24 09:16:40 GMT

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@nprofile…7ppx Word. Inclusion is a do-word, people.

2025-12-06 12:42:33 GMT

Thinking about how one of the signs that online community is just as valid as any offline community is that we build shared moments of joy that are predictable, and recurring. They might seem silly to the untrained eye of an external observer, but they are deeply meaningful expressions of our humanity at a time where so many things want to tear that down.
So please, continue doing the thing. It is much appreciated, even if we don't always realise just how much until we have to do without.
Share the silly. The mundane. And especially the 'I saw this, and I thought it was neat'.
It is resistance ✊🏻

2025-11-14 06:08:47 GMT

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@nprofile…7ppx This is the Way 😍

2025-11-13 03:24:30 GMT

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@nprofile…7ppx Understanding how it works makes me appreciate it even more when it is done well enough that I sort of sink into it, and am truly immersed 🙂

2025-11-08 02:27:07 GMT

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@nprofile…7ppx That's ... normal, really? Perhaps you have weird friends 😂

2025-11-03 22:57:38 GMT

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@nprofile…7ppx It really does have that feel to it, I could almost swear I know that word 😂

2025-10-26 08:04:44 GMT

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@nprofile…7ppx Thank you for being you, International Woman of Mystery 💜

2025-10-25 11:06:30 GMT

I really want the EU to make a law that says that Microsoft (and everyone else) needs to give users the option to operate their paid for computers without a mandatory Vendor Account or other somesuch nonsense.
No cloud requirement, no login requirement for updates to the operating system or core apps (looking at you, Google Chrome on Android), no mandatory telemetry, nothing.
If the user wants to operate without, they should be able to without having to having to pay extra.
Seriously. If it's 'pay to play' for Meta, it should be considered 'pay to play' for Microsoft and the bullshit that's unavoidable unless you pay for Enterprise, Embedded/IoT, etc.
Yes, I know about Linux.
No, I don't want your 'just install Linux' replies.
Or your 'what about Apple' replies.

2025-10-11 06:26:34 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 Oh, you tease 😜

2025-10-06 14:00:33 GMT

Stand back! I am a
https://cloudflare-disconnect-nazis.ngmx.com/system/media_attachments/files/115/327/580/888/577/479/original/fd43a650a94adae7.jpeg

2025-10-05 16:45:18 GMT

It pisses me off that pretty much all conversations around increased defence budgets assume that the costs will be borne by the average citizen, instead of, you know, the fucking rich 😒
Fuck 'making a sacrifice'. Tax the rich!💰

2025-10-04 21:34:08 GMT

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@nprofile…z22s That is disturbing 😂

2025-10-04 06:14:48 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 As an uncultured barbarian I have no good answer to this, but I like that you're enthusiastic about it 😄

2025-10-02 09:57:08 GMT

I hereby call your attention to the fact that World Animal Day coincides with #Caturday this week.
PREPARE YOUR CAT PICTURES!
And, as always, please tell your feline overrulers that we worship them, and give them many pettings at their earliest convenience 😻

2025-10-01 06:38:57 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I am happy for you without knowing the details! 😄

2025-09-09 14:54:55 GMT

@nprofile…4az6 @nprofile…32n4 Neem aan dat je deze al gezien had, maar voor het geval dat 😄
https://mastodon.nl/@ibestuur/115174602972658694

2025-09-08 00:17:38 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 Any kind of lining will do at this point, really, doesn't even need to be silver! 😜

2025-09-08 00:02:41 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I don't know about body pillows, but I do feel you on the lack of physical contact. Hope you find a good substitute 🙂

2025-08-24 19:05:42 GMT

Whenever you see someone flip from, say the far left to the far right, and it feels like that shouldn't be happening, because opposite, it's worth remembering that the people who do this do so because they are extremists, radicals, zealots.
They come at it not from the values, or from principles, but because they have a need for the radical nature of it. The values they claim to hold are just the uniform they wear, and they'll wear any uniform that lets them march.

2025-08-21 08:47:53 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 Good lord, this sounds like they looked at ISP abuse reporting practices and thought "You know, that's not bad, I bet that will be very effective at not costing us anything".

2025-08-21 04:41:23 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 First off, don't panic. Using a password manager is good advice, and this does not change that. Ignore anyone who tells you to switch to something else, especially if they have no clue what you are using currently.
Then check if it actually applies to you, your usage, and your threat model.
I tend to have autofill disabled, for example, which already means that the attack, if I ever were to visit a vulnerable or malicious website, would be likely to fail.
So, yeah, keep on keeping on, basically. Remain vigilant, like you always have been. Keep your password manager current. Use a good ad blocker. All the usual things.
And if you have reason to be properly paranoid, only allow the browser extension on specific websites, or disable the browser extension altogether, and switch to copy/paste.
But, honestly? I don't think you'll need to.

2025-08-17 18:49:34 GMT

Y'all seem to be slacking again in paying attention to whether a post has proper #AltText before you boost it 😒
Pay attention before you boost, folks.
#NoAltNoBoost #Accessibility

2025-08-16 22:11:58 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 This is a whole mood, sigh.

2025-08-16 06:09:13 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I don't do video, period. People can deal 😄

2025-08-16 06:03:22 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 There you go again, International Most Interesting Woman of Mystery 😂
I have to be on-site with a client more often in the near future, which means being perceived, and I have almost forgotten how to be business presentable, after so many years.
Something something fitted polo or button-up shirts with the rest of my usual will have to do, I suspect.

2025-08-10 05:52:38 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 Adding to your allure as International Woman of Mystery again, I see 😏

2025-08-03 12:14:12 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I see you have been reminded of the wisdom of the Self-Care Raccoon 😄
https://ngmx.com/@sindarina/113874191103569637
(There's stickers, posters, etc.!)

2025-07-30 11:16:02 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I feel this, it is a whole mood.

2025-07-27 06:56:32 GMT

"The German state of Baden-Württemberg's deputy speaker stepped down after admitting he drew a swastika on a ballot beside an AfD lawmaker's name. Daniel Born said he had made a 'serious mistake' during a vote."
"Two AfD lawmakers were on the ballot. A swastika was found on one of the ballots next to the name of AfD candidate Bernhard Eisenhut.
The news that someone had drawn a swastika prompted widespread outrage. Initially, it was unclear who had drawn the Nazi symbol."
Oh noes. He called a nazi a nazi, prosecute him! 🤪
https://www.dw.com/en/german-politician-steps-down-over-swastika-on-ballot/a-73414865
#News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #DEpol

2025-07-26 08:30:47 GMT

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@nprofile…z22s I would like to feed the baby 😂
https://cloudflare-disconnect-nazis.ngmx.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/918/597/892/275/441/original/b1758be757503bf1.mp4

2025-07-22 18:36:09 GMT

#DeathAndTheGrabClawMachine
https://cloudflare-disconnect-nazis.ngmx.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/898/329/040/188/244/original/58fc10299dae832f.jpeg

2025-07-22 05:31:53 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I call this 'the aggravation surcharge'.

2025-07-20 19:52:12 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v I don't see what's so unusual about that, she says, posting from the river delta across the North Sea where flat is so common that the literal translation of the Dutch word for 'countryside' is 'the flat land' 🤓🇳🇱

2025-07-20 17:13:17 GMT

In today's non-political what the fuck news, from Northern Germany; a car veered off the road, crashed through a hedge, hit a 7-year old on a trampoline, and got catapulted into the air before crashing into a nearby barn, about 3 meters into the air, on its side.
(Serious injuries, but nobody died)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/20/serious-injuries-as-car-crashes-into-a-barn-roof-in-germany
#News #DontPayTheGuardian
https://cloudflare-disconnect-nazis.ngmx.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/886/678/570/768/043/original/84835f2da265f372.jpeg

2025-07-20 14:05:08 GMT

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@nprofile…0t74 Purrs work best when they are close to your face 😄😻

2025-07-20 11:23:08 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v Is this the bog where you bury the bodies? 😏

2025-07-19 19:30:04 GMT

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@nprofile…wswx The ultimate in softs and warms 😄😻

2025-07-18 13:04:23 GMT

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@nprofile…4az6 @nprofile…3jag Een van de dingen die ik me herinner van HAL2001, tijdens de opbouw, was een opmerking die je maakte over hoe dit soort evenementen in de toekomst wel eens volledig technologie-loos zouden kunnen zijn, om te ontsnappen er aan, dus het is leuk om te zien dat je er nog steeds zo'n zin in hebt, bijna 25 jaar later 😄

2025-07-16 15:54:28 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v Scotland's two seasons; winter, and July 😄

2025-07-09 16:29:30 GMT

Pet peeve with several newspapers; the fairly recent habit of turning acronyms, like 'ICE' or 'FEMA' into regular brand-words, like 'Ice' or 'Fema'.
They are not brands, they are not words, they are acronyms, and they should be written as-is, period.

2025-07-06 16:38:52 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 In the town I grew up in, the surplus store had already moved to a big shed just outside of town, and branched out into camping gear, tools, workwear, out-of-season storage for campers and caravans, etc. And that was more than 30 years ago, at this point.
Looks like they are still around as well, same spot, mentioning upfront that a lot of the 'surplus' is just made new specifically as 'surplus' 😄

2025-07-06 16:26:20 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 All of the above plus rising rents for the spaces they used to occupy, probably.
Although my local one still seems to be in the same spot it has always been, they just mostly shifted their focus to air guns and related tacticool stuff.
Wouldn't be surprised if they owned the building.

2025-07-06 16:09:09 GMT

"As global population ages and dementia rates climb, scientists may have found an unexpected ally in the fight against cognitive decline.
Cats and dogs may be exercising more than just your patience: they could be keeping parts of your brain ticking over too. In a potential breakthrough for preventive health, researchers have found that owning a four-pawed friend is linked to slower cognitive decline by potentially preserving specific brain functions as we grow older."
Science explains why cat ladies live longer! 😏😻
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/05/dog-cat-ownership-could-preserve-specific-brain-functions-as-we-age-cognitive-decline
#News #DontPayTheGuardian

2025-07-04 08:14:40 GMT

I would once again like to remind everyone that it isn't just okay to share all your little things on here, but absolutely essential, and necessary. Anything and everything that reminds us of our shared humanity, of kindness, creativity, nature's beauty, and so forth.
Hope springs eternal, and mostly from the small, seemingly mundane. Hope needs very little, and that small sparkle in your life that seems utterly insufficient to you will help someone else get back up, and put one foot in front of the other.
Your cat pictures. Thick tree trunks, bloomscrolling, moss, birds, 'I made this', 'I saw this and I thought it was neat', even the really bad dad jokes.
All of this is resistance. Keep doing it! ✊🏻
https://cloudflare-disconnect-nazis.ngmx.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/793/963/707/480/460/original/e774d06392e6efcf.mp4

2025-07-03 06:02:48 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 Ah, a lack of reference material. That's always a risky proposition, even for a dad joke comedian 😄

2025-07-03 05:54:36 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 It's not my fault that you think a tech conference would ever qualify as a high-end networking event 😏

2025-07-03 05:47:05 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 I have never had my dreams mansplained to me before, but I guess there's a first time for everything 😜

2025-07-03 05:41:09 GMT

I dreamt that I got hired as a technical consultant to accompany some investor to a funeral that was also a high-end networking event, complete with pitches in side rooms, and, honestly? This timeline's fucked up enough that something like that could happen, or already has.

2025-06-30 22:58:31 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v Squirrel toots as he pleases!
https://cloudflare-disconnect-nazis.ngmx.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/774/789/872/364/259/original/0ee5c5f1ec7a230c.jpeg

2025-06-29 06:45:16 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I see your instance admin has yet to block Fosstodon 😂

2025-06-28 01:58:59 GMT

"'Israel commits crimes like it breathes. The only way to protect not only Palestinians, but also Israelis, is to stop it. It is a threat to peace and security', the U.N. rapporteur firmly states. Albanese argues that the problem is not only limited to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, since, according to statistics published by the newspaper Haaretz, 80% of the Israeli population supports the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians."
Fucking hell, 80% 😒
"Albanese will present a new report next week that will list the names of companies 'that have profited from genocide'."
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-27/francesca-albanese-un-special-rapporteur-on-the-occupied-palestinian-territories-israel-commits-crimes-like-it-breathes-it-must-be-stopped.html
#News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers

2025-06-26 11:27:28 GMT

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@nprofile…zccm Sometimes they get the job, and you get stuck cleaning up after them 😂😭

2025-06-26 10:53:39 GMT

One of the most enduring comments made in the context of supporting people in their use of computers is 'they know enough to be dangerous'. In my case, someone said this about a regular, non-tech user who knew more than the average, overestimated their own knowledge, and thereby made the problem worse before they asked for help, but it's also true for a lot of people in the industry.
A good chunk of that is the mediocre white male who is happy to be confidently wrong about something. Another chunk, with significant overlap, is the result of the 'expert trap', in which the user is or assumes to be an expert in one area, and then uses this to project confidence into another area, even though they do not have enough knowledge and/or experience to move outside of their lane.
Developers making ops decisions, for example, or speaking about the relative merits of programming languages they haven't worked with.
This is the defining difference between a senior and a principal engineer, in my book; the latter has learned what they don't know, and what their limits are.

2025-06-24 21:09:22 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v Welcome back 😄

2025-06-24 01:53:09 GMT

This is pretty cool;
"Earlier this year, a new, mixed-use building opened in the heart of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Wonderwoods Vertical Forest in the city’s Beurskwartier area brings new housing, office space and an estimated hectare of vertical forest to the area."
Lots of photos!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/23/vertical-forest-tower-utrecht-netherlands
#DontPayTheGuardian

2025-06-13 17:11:29 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v 💃🏻🌈

2025-06-12 01:30:57 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 Have you heard about the Speed Dryer? I am not sure if it's available outside of the Netherlands yet, but it's essentially a rotating drying rack invented by two women, aunt and niece, apparently dries at a fraction of the cost of a regular dryer, can be stored easily, etc.
https://www.speed-dryer.nl

2025-06-10 17:47:09 GMT

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@nprofile…fpf4 You clearly didn't read either my post, or the article. Take your outrage elsewhere.

2025-06-10 17:01:20 GMT

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@nprofile…fpf4 By the time support drops, these systems were last sold new five years prior, with an architecture that was announced to be on its way out several years before that.
As for folks who buy second-hand Apple Intel hardware on the promise of 'it just works', without knowing anything about the transition to Apple silicon, they usually don't upgrade to begin with, and never notice this as an issue.
Apple has zero control over the second-hand market, or over people selling hardware that's already classified as vintage.
This isn't the 'planned obsolescence' you are looking for.

2025-06-10 16:43:44 GMT

"It was inevitable that Apple would eventually stop supporting Intel Macs, but some models have been dropped more aggressively than others. While most Intel Macs were replaced with updated Apple Silicon models in 2020 or 2021, Apple was selling the 2019 Intel Mac Pro and a few versions of the 2018 Intel Mac mini until well into 2023; someone who bought one of those pricey Mac Pros that year will have received just three new macOS updates and a total of five years of security updates."
If you bought either of these models in 2023, you KNEW it was essentially already legacy hardware.
Stop blaming Apple.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/apple-details-the-end-of-intel-mac-support-and-a-phaseout-for-rosetta-2/

2025-06-09 13:38:10 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v Mood 😄

2025-06-09 02:13:33 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 No space in a cupboard or closet somewhere?

2025-06-06 21:45:44 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v Thank you for your service 🫡

2025-06-06 21:08:55 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v Ohh, so that is why you dele... I mean, what hashtag? I didn't see no such thing?

2025-06-05 11:29:17 GMT

"[...] researchers were asked if their organisation collaborated with groups affiliated with communist, socialist or totalitarian parties, or with any other party that holds anti-American views.
They were also asked to confirm that their research project was not about climate or environmental rights, whether it took 'appropriate measures to protect and defend women' against gender ideology, and if it would 'combat Christian persecution'.
The scientists are working with the US Geological Survey on a project that uses satellites to monitor the condition of forests [...]"
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/06/minister-voices-concern-over-us-questioning-of-dutch-researchers/
#OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #USpol

2025-06-05 06:08:43 GMT

This is your regularly scheduled reminder that some of the best posts on here are of the 'this happened, and I thought it was neat' variety, just people sharing something they saw, made, experienced, and so forth.
Celebrate the small, and the mundane. Don't worry about your prose, or whether the picture you took is good enough. Remember the image description, and post it.
It holds tremendous power for improving someone's day, and has strong anti-doom properties 💜

2025-06-04 20:50:20 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 You're a Glitch user, Neil, HTML formatting isn't as widely supported as you might think, especially not in native clients that don't farm everything out to a browser view.

2025-06-04 20:44:50 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 There is if you stick to formatting that's widely supported, Neil 😏

2025-06-04 20:38:09 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 Yup, no indentation here whatsoever, same as when you use a bulleted list, and it all just concatenates together.

2025-06-04 15:18:41 GMT

For those of you running things on Django, there's a bunch of security releases today;
"In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.2.2, Django 5.1.10, and Django 4.2.22. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible."
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jun/04/security-releases/

2025-06-02 12:49:47 GMT

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@nprofile…ckck Nice! 😊
The MGS description makes me, as a person who lives on a continent where a manual gearbox has long been and still is the default, chuckle a bit 😄

2025-06-02 02:33:08 GMT

"Transport for London has blocked adverts that urge people to lobby their MPs to vote to decriminalise abortion from running on its network because it claims they could bring the police and City Hall into disrepute."
"The adverts from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas) charity, which have been approved by the Advertising Standards Authority, have appeared on display boards across England and Wales. They feature anonymised case studies of women who have been investigated by police, and in some cases prosecuted, after terminations or pregnancy loss."
Urgh, cowards 😒
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/31/transport-for-london-tfl-blocks-ads-bpas-decriminalise-abortion
#News #DontPayTheGuardian

2025-06-02 01:49:31 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 I am not sure what you mean by 'petty blocking wars', but you'd be welcome here otherwise.
Or perhaps https://mastodon.green? 🤔

2025-06-01 21:35:25 GMT

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@nprofile…gk57 That tends to be your local instance, yes. Usually a sign that it's quite busy?

2025-06-01 07:12:04 GMT

On this first day of Pride Month, a reminder that the real 'gender ideology' is the white supremacist insistence that there are just two genders and sexes, even though both science and history show us that this is not true.
Heteronormativity and the gender binary are colonial impositions that have their roots in Western christianity and European empire, and should, like the patriarchy*, be smashed.
Happy Pride, y'all! ✊🏻👊🏻:progresspride_i_flag:
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* The 'patriarchy' as mentioned here is understood to be the kyriarchy, but, since the latter is a term not as widely understood, the former is used as a shortcut instead.

2025-05-31 21:50:47 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v @nprofile…dutv It was nice knowing you 😄

2025-05-30 20:51:44 GMT

"In another blow to one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, Pride Toronto has unexpectedly lost two more major corporate sponsors, just weeks before the festival in a setback the festival’s organizer says is direct result of Donald Trump’s campaign to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the US.
Google and Home Depot both announced their plans to abandon the festival in the form of one-line emails, said Kojo Modeste, the executive director of the Canadian event."
We'll remember this, fuckers 😒
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/toronto-pride-google-home-depot-sponsorship-drop
#News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #DontPayTheGuardian #USpol

2025-05-27 18:34:46 GMT

"In a heartwarming moment during a show, bisexual singer-songwriter Beth McCarthy – whose songs focus on celebrating queerness – honored a transgender fan’s request to give her a new name.
McCarthy posted a video of the sweet scene in which the fan is clearly over the moon that the performer is speaking to her at all, let alone about to help her with something monumental.
McCarthy asks her to hold her hand and then says, 'I think the name Luna is really beautiful'. At that, the crowd goes wild and the now-named Luna’s jaw drops with excitement."
Awww, fuck yeah! 🥹:progresspride_i_flag:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/singer-give-trans-fan-her-new-name-the-crowd-goes-wild-now-thats-a-baptism/

2025-05-27 14:53:36 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v @nprofile…57wu These are all so awesome, thank you for bringing us smiles 😄😻

2025-05-25 15:52:32 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v @nprofile…wrgl Hey! None of this own worst critic nonsense, sister! 😄

2025-05-24 15:07:07 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v @nprofile…wrgl I disagree. It brings joy, and is therefore most definitely NOT useless 💜

2025-05-23 22:12:28 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v @nprofile…52xd These are all so good, thank you for bringing the smiles 😄

2025-05-19 21:22:48 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v The Cat Distribution System has a delivery for you, and you refuse to accept?! 🙀

2025-05-19 18:29:26 GMT

"Agentic AI transformation is giving rise to the Frontier Firm—a new type of organization characterized by on-demand intelligence and a workforce where humans and agents work in tandem."
"Microsoft is committed to helping customers build a strong security foundation from the start. At Microsoft Build 2025, we’re taking important steps to secure the agentic workforce."
The 'agentic workforce', huh? Built on top of the creaky foundation that is Windows? 🙄
Imagine the productivity gains if Windows wasn't such a pain in the arse to secure and maintain, and didn't erode consumer trust by serving unwanted ads?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/19/microsoft-extends-zero-trust-to-secure-the-agentic-workforce/

2025-05-16 10:32:02 GMT

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@nprofile…jzz7 @nprofile…zp6v Less than 88.000 now! 🙏🏻

2025-05-16 05:34:57 GMT

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@nprofile…x759 Yeah, seems part of a broader trend; most people just want to broadcast and/or consume, not actually build community through interaction, and you need to be on BlueSky for that 😒

2025-05-12 20:15:16 GMT

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@nprofile…ckck The integrated version of the logo is great 🦊

2025-05-11 20:22:38 GMT

I was just grumbling at Netflix for keeping us waiting for The Old Guard 2, and it turns out it is almost here! July 2nd! 😄
Also, Uma Thurman as the villain? Wielding bladed weapons again? YES, PLEASE, BRING ME THIS.
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/old-guard-2-release-date-cast-news

2025-05-10 18:50:49 GMT

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@nprofile…23am @nprofile…et96 I think @nprofile…gk57 is also doing this, and might have some? 🤔

2025-05-10 15:55:47 GMT

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@nprofile…zp6v I am glad you did, that's cute! 😊