Matthew Abbott
@matt.oliphaunt.social
Your friendly neighborhood admin of oliphaunt.social. Talk with him about software, accessibility, and inclusivity—or frankly, anything you think is neat about […]
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Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
#notsohumblebrag: So far at this new job I have corrected others’ critical mistakes on network segmentation, IPSec configuration and related firewall/routing, DICOM/PACS, and SIP registration for fax over IP. Next up is recovering a couple failed hard drives across multiple RAID arrays.
I don’t […]
I don’t […]
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oliphaunt.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#notsohumblebrag: So far at this new job I have corrected others’ critical mistakes on network segmentation, IPSec configuration and related firewall/routing, DICOM/PACS, and SIP registration for fax over IP. Next up is recovering a couple failed hard drives across multiple RAID arrays.
I don’t […]
I don’t […]
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An interesting look at the level of details that goes into creating a typeface.
https://jasonsantamaria.com/blog/learning-curves
https://jasonsantamaria.com/blog/learning-curves
Learning Curves — jasonsantamaria.com
Assorted thoughts on slowly improving at designing type while working on a lowercase addition to Citywide.
jasonsantamaria.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
An interesting look at the level of details that goes into creating a typeface.
https://jasonsantamaria.com/blog/learning-curves
https://jasonsantamaria.com/blog/learning-curves
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1. On Tuesday Night, Democrats won elections nationwide in a stunning rebuke of anti-transgender politics.
From Virginia to New Jersey to New York and beyond, anti-trans candidates fell left and right after spending tons of time and money campaigning on hate.
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From Virginia to New Jersey to New York and beyond, anti-trans candidates fell left and right after spending tons of time and money campaigning on hate.
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"A Stunning Rebuke Of Anti-Trans Politics"—Dems Win Elections Nationwide Despite Anti-Trans Ads
As election results poured in on Tuesday night, it became clear that Democrats were winning nationwide against anti-trans opponents.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
1. On Tuesday Night, Democrats won elections nationwide in a stunning rebuke of anti-transgender politics.
From Virginia to New Jersey to New York and beyond, anti-trans candidates fell left and right after spending tons of time and money campaigning on hate.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
From Virginia to New Jersey to New York and beyond, anti-trans candidates fell left and right after spending tons of time and money campaigning on hate.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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If you’re a user of Libby (the library app), consider before following their suggestion to type #inspireme into the search bar.
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
Original post on cloudisland.nz
cloudisland.nz
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
If you’re a user of Libby (the library app), consider before following their suggestion to type #inspireme into the search bar.
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
I’m feeling this post in my *bones* this week 😪 #ipsec https://discuss.systems/@dev/115442027212451776
Dev (@dev@discuss.systems)
Calling the field Net”working” when on the net it is the cause of most failures
discuss.systems
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I’m feeling this post in my *bones* this week 😪 #ipsec https://discuss.systems/@dev/115442027212451776
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Wait his last name is literally Blaha? It's like he was born for this moment.
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Wait his last name is literally Blaha? It's like he was born for this moment.
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Imagine having a government so incompetent that it shuts down to the point where a foreingn country steps in to pay your soldiers 🤯
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
Germany secures wages of 12,000 local US Army employees amid budget crisis in Washington
The German federal government stepped in three weeks after the start of the US government shutdown.
www.euronews.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Imagine having a government so incompetent that it shuts down to the point where a foreingn country steps in to pay your soldiers 🤯
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
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hm. i wonder what this may cause
October 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
hm. i wonder what this may cause
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if you are writing a UI
that loads data
"the data is not loaded yet"
must be OBVIOUSLY VISUALLY DISTINCT from
"the data is loaded, and it is empty"
that is all
that loads data
"the data is not loaded yet"
must be OBVIOUSLY VISUALLY DISTINCT from
"the data is loaded, and it is empty"
that is all
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
if you are writing a UI
that loads data
"the data is not loaded yet"
must be OBVIOUSLY VISUALLY DISTINCT from
"the data is loaded, and it is empty"
that is all
that loads data
"the data is not loaded yet"
must be OBVIOUSLY VISUALLY DISTINCT from
"the data is loaded, and it is empty"
that is all
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JavaScript for Everyone is now available
86,791 words later, countless rounds of thorough technical edits and a humongous team effort building custom infrastructure, JavaScript for Everyone is now ready and available to purchase.
https://piccalil.li/links/javascript-for-everyone-is-now-available/
86,791 words later, countless rounds of thorough technical edits and a humongous team effort building custom infrastructure, JavaScript for Everyone is now ready and available to purchase.
https://piccalil.li/links/javascript-for-everyone-is-now-available/
October 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
JavaScript for Everyone is now available
86,791 words later, countless rounds of thorough technical edits and a humongous team effort building custom infrastructure, JavaScript for Everyone is now ready and available to purchase.
https://piccalil.li/links/javascript-for-everyone-is-now-available/
86,791 words later, countless rounds of thorough technical edits and a humongous team effort building custom infrastructure, JavaScript for Everyone is now ready and available to purchase.
https://piccalil.li/links/javascript-for-everyone-is-now-available/
Well, the local renn fest has gotten popular enough in its second year that I’ve gotten bored waiting in the cash-pay ticket line. That’s prettt cool.
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Well, the local renn fest has gotten popular enough in its second year that I’ve gotten bored waiting in the cash-pay ticket line. That’s prettt cool.
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Bruce Schneier has a good high-level look at threat-modeling under an authoritarian government. Alas, it’s not amenable to a simple recipe approach, but involves carefully thinking through the tradeoffs […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
September 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Bruce Schneier has a good high-level look at threat-modeling under an authoritarian government. Alas, it’s not amenable to a simple recipe approach, but involves carefully thinking through the tradeoffs […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Just got “anyway, here’s wonderwall”ed by a guitar/fiddle duo at this Irish pub.
That’s how you know it’s a good Friday.
That’s how you know it’s a good Friday.
September 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Just got “anyway, here’s wonderwall”ed by a guitar/fiddle duo at this Irish pub.
That’s how you know it’s a good Friday.
That’s how you know it’s a good Friday.
Is it just me, or does Liquid Glass look better on the watch than iOS? Maybe it’s just that the base background is a starker black, but even with a pretty high-detail watch face I find my notification list readable with great showcase of the refraction effect on scroll.
#liquidglass #ios #ios26 […]
#liquidglass #ios #ios26 […]
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oliphaunt.social
September 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Is it just me, or does Liquid Glass look better on the watch than iOS? Maybe it’s just that the base background is a starker black, but even with a pretty high-detail watch face I find my notification list readable with great showcase of the refraction effect on scroll.
#liquidglass #ios #ios26 […]
#liquidglass #ios #ios26 […]
I ran a web search on a work machine today. Google led with an AI response that helpfully told me to try entering that term in a search engine.
I guess this is Google’s new way of announcing Search is being sunset?
I guess this is Google’s new way of announcing Search is being sunset?
September 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I ran a web search on a work machine today. Google led with an AI response that helpfully told me to try entering that term in a search engine.
I guess this is Google’s new way of announcing Search is being sunset?
I guess this is Google’s new way of announcing Search is being sunset?
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"A tenured professor turned federal scientist, she had entered public service to strengthen U.S. food security and prepare the country for climate change. But climate reports disappeared from agency websites, grant applications were frozen, and research was subjected to political review.
This […]
This […]
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mastodon.social
September 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"A tenured professor turned federal scientist, she had entered public service to strengthen U.S. food security and prepare the country for climate change. But climate reports disappeared from agency websites, grant applications were frozen, and research was subjected to political review.
This […]
This […]
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The New York Times, Feb. 4, 1939
https://www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/archives/goebbels-ends-careers-of-five-aryan-actors-who-made-witticisms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m08.0RXo.JjU6aMxyfngx
https://www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/archives/goebbels-ends-careers-of-five-aryan-actors-who-made-witticisms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m08.0RXo.JjU6aMxyfngx
September 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Repost of an old project: The Emerald Source Code Commentary. It's not finished (it's one of my many open todos), but unless you're already a world-class expert in GBA hardware and Pokemon engine internals, you'll definitely learn something! https://0xabad1dea.github.io/emeraldscc/
Home - Emerald Source Code Commentary
A book that examines and explains the source code of Emerald, one of the most popular video games ever made, based on the decompilation work of PRET.
0xabad1dea.github.io
September 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Repost of an old project: The Emerald Source Code Commentary. It's not finished (it's one of my many open todos), but unless you're already a world-class expert in GBA hardware and Pokemon engine internals, you'll definitely learn something! https://0xabad1dea.github.io/emeraldscc/
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September 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Periodic reminder to anyone who builds applications:
People's names and email addresses can change over time. And not just women's last names. Build a fucking workflow that won't break everything when they do change names.
People's names and email addresses can change over time. And not just women's last names. Build a fucking workflow that won't break everything when they do change names.
September 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Periodic reminder to anyone who builds applications:
People's names and email addresses can change over time. And not just women's last names. Build a fucking workflow that won't break everything when they do change names.
People's names and email addresses can change over time. And not just women's last names. Build a fucking workflow that won't break everything when they do change names.
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk makes we worry we can no longer have peaceful discussions of whether gays should be stoned to death or civil and collegial debates about whether black people are inherently inferior. Our culture will suffer.
New York Times tomorrow
New York Times tomorrow
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The assassination of Charlie Kirk makes we worry we can no longer have peaceful discussions of whether gays should be stoned to death or civil and collegial debates about whether black people are inherently inferior. Our culture will suffer.
New York Times tomorrow
New York Times tomorrow