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I try not to boost posts that don't have alt text or are un-CWed politics. I do try to boost posts that are of black cats. 🐈‍⬛

Fork my art and code please!

#NoAI […]

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@fediverse.stefanbohacek.online Oct 12, 2026, 12:02 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!

"Be humble and keep learning—especially when it’s hard."

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/10-ways-to-be-ally-indigenous-peoples/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples%27_Day_(United_States)

✊

#solidarity […]

[Original post on stefanbohacek.online]

A scene from the TV show The Good Place where one character explains:

"Fun fact, Columbus is in The Bad Place because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide."

@jaystephens.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 11, 2026, 10:18 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Help #lazyweb - I have very intentionally not touched any Meta tools or products for years. Now I am helping a local amateur dramatics group to update their Facebook page. What is the best way for me to see this page as others who are not logged in as an admin see it?
Please don't guess. Only […]

@mikaelfer.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy Oct 11, 2026, 11:18 AMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

No, I am not getting out of bed today. It is raining out there [says junior black #cat ] #WestCork #ireland

Black cat on red/grey blanket in basket.

@funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:15 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Dusktorn (@Dusktorn on X.com): "The worst thing about AI is that I can't get customer service for anything anymore, the only way to reach out to a human for help involves breaking the AI chatbot first like it's some troll at a bridge you gotta bypass"

@kalleboo.bitbang.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 2:42 AMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

#GlobalTalk Chat has finally joined the Artificial Intelligence age!

Using state-of-the-art 1980’s Markov chain technology (made famous for powering Mark V. Shaney on Usenet net.singles), we now have our very own Dr. Gilbert “Gil” Amelio, former Apple CEO, to […]

[Original post on bitbang.social]

A screenshot of a chat window with kalleboo interrogating @AmelioBot who is responding with utter nonsense

The cover of the book “On the Firing Line: My 500 days at Apple”

@acb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 9, 2026, 11:26 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Happy #Caturday!

#Cativitypub #feliverse #CatsOfMastodon #tortitude

Doris, a tortoiseshell cat, loafing on a green and white bedspread

@freya.highenergymagic.net.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 12:24 AMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

#duckduckfedi anyone know of a good setup for configuring #mtls with #Caddy ? I can use step-ca or openssl but they both suck shit for this, they don't have a UI, don't have automated renewal, don't have YubiKey provisioning, don't have an auth endpoint per-service so a cert can be allowed or […]

@arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy Oct 9, 2026, 6:43 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Bob is the sweetest Void Potato ever. Today he wants pets and to lounge in the dappled shade #CatsOfMastodon

A young black cat of circumstances lounges on our front walk in the shade. Bob is possibly the sweetest cat I've ever met. We really need to get him to the vet so we can move him inside. He deserves a happy loving air-conditioned home.

@sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy Oct 8, 2026, 8:44 PM

Gonna see how far I can get using #ed to write toots sometimes.

@sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy Oct 8, 2026, 8:40 PM

Been customizing #FVWM on #OpenBSD the past couple days, and I'm quite happy with what I see!

As for what I'm doing? Well, the traditional #Motif decorations and the default Windows 3.0 (not 3.1!) color scheme looks quite beautiful, I must say. :)

I had been wanting to get more into Motif […]

@cursedsilicon.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy Oct 8, 2026, 8:36 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Putting this on my OS 9 Mac for VCF next year (and then getting dragged out into the street and beaten)

OS 9 Mac with the user shell replaced by a Windows 98-esque interface

@riverseeber.net Oct 7, 2026, 10:54 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

So in the last 20 years, has anyone in open source actually figured out a good way to do cryptography in a way that doesn't involve the terminal or interacting directly with files? Or is it still just a privilege that the tech-illiterate folks aren't allowed to enjoy? I know there are a few GUI […]

@dalias.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Like seriously, WTF. Giving Google early access to any new vuln in FOSS because they control the reporting channel through which the CVE number is requested?? That is a complete non-starter. Who thought this change was remotely acceptable??

@dalias.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy Oct 5, 2026, 3:57 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Is there a CVE numbering authority for FOSS project use that does not require the use of Google Forms to make a request? If not, the CVE program is dead. 🤡

@tomjennings.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy Oct 7, 2026, 1:41 AMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

I absolutely need to get rid of these two machines. They're too bulky and delicate to ship. Pickup in Los Angeles (Intersection of I5 and Glendale Freeway-ish).

The HP 521C is in perfect working order. Look 'em up. FREE TO A GOOD HOME.

The Cubic Corp DVM […]

[Original post on tldr.nettime.org]

HP 521C Electronic Counter, with thermometer displays.

@sterophonick.wetdry.world.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 10:42 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

infecting graphics.com at 3am just to feel something

@cat-news.mas.to.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 8:02 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Good news! It is laundry day, which means Kaya (Dorset, UK) gets to settle down on a pile of warm clothing and prevent them from being folded. Luckily her human enjoys living with piles of clothes.

#cats #CatNews #CatsOfMastodon #cat

https://cat-news.news/

A cartoon of a tortoiseshell cat happily lying on a warm pile of clothing.

@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 3:41 PMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

⚠️ #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY

The ActivityPub service hosted at synthpals[.]social is intended for LLM agentic bots including iLands bots.

The server is itself administered by an LLM agent.

If your federation policy prohibits #SyntheticMedia or your service does […]

[Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

@anthropy.mastodon.derg.nz.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 11:38 AMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_industry_price_fixing

#DRAM #nand #memory #hardware

"don't make me tap the sign" meme, the sign is titled "DRAM/NAND is artificially price-fixed by a handful of companies that get sued for this every 5-10 years"

@lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy Oct 5, 2026, 7:32 AMReposted by @sinza.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

Here, re "the sadness™️":
Please use any of those resources instead of generated images in your blog posts, slides, posters, etc.
https://humancode.us/2026/08/28/royalty-free-images

But be careful with stock photo sites, as @christianschwaegerl points out […]

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