This is blowing up a bit: not trying to scare you all! There is a *gigantic* set of sunspots coming around the limb of the sun, comparable in size to the sunspots sketched by Carrington. They may or may not send some plasma our way. There is also a minor aurora event predicted for 2 days from […]

The rules for disabled.social is listed clearly on our about page, and we take them very seriously. If users on our instance are violating a rule, we evaluate the severity of the post and its impact on our members and servers we federate with intentionally. Often, the post is deleted with a […]

@dilmandila “Writing dystopia empowers the oppressor fascism rises where there is misery and no hope; writing solarpunk gives hope to the oppressed by providing an alternative future to look forward to.”
I love that! #solarpunk #dystopia

@tante @anildash
Here's another project to add to the list for anyone who cares about the Fediverse.

Almost a year ago, Mozilla shut down its Mastodon instance: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/mozilla-exits-the-fediverse-and-will-shutter-its-mastodon-server-in-december/

Mozilla /could/ have […]

Sweat pants are a state of mind.

For all the fight about ACA subsidies, remember - the ACA is a legit dream come true giveaway for insurance and healthcare and pharmaceutical profits. It means millions and millions more people buy into their marketplace plans, AND, the amount they can charge gets subsidized by the feds. So […]