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Alexander Klink
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Senior SecEng @ AWS Clean Rooms. While I do _work_ for AWS, I do not _speak_ for them.
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blueheronfarm.bsky.social
Just got this photo of our former foster cat, Nancy. Please do not stop looking at this photo until you see her sibling
I absolutely do not want to ruin this with alt text, just know that there are two cats in this photo and one is sitting on top of a scratcher that looks like a truck
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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dxsrxxt.bsky.social
Feuerwehr benutzt in Satzung männliche & weibliche Bezeichnungen.

CDU: Verlangt via Antrag Festlegung auf ein Geschlecht + Ergänzung "umfasst alle geschlechtliche Formen"

Feuerwehr wählt rein weibliche Bezeichnung.

CDU: "Widerspricht Wertschätzung gegenüber allen Feuerwehrangehörigen."

🤡🤡🤡
Nur weibliche Formen: Gender-Zoff wegen Feuerwehr-Satzung in Friedrichsdorf
Streit um geschlechtergerechte Sprache: In Friedrichsdorf sorgt eine Feuerwehr-Satzung, die nur noch weibliche Amtsbezeichnungen kennt, für reichlich Zündstoff zwischen Bürgermeister und CDU-Fraktion.
www.hessenschau.de
October 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
Canada vs. America
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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billythecat.bsky.social
waiting for the Sun to come Warm Up my Metal Bed…
Garry the grey tabby cat is lying on a metal shelf outside in the courtyard. His tail and one back leg are draped off the edge of the shelf. He has one green eye open. The fence has a net attached to it on the top, to protect the cats.
October 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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dianamonkey.bsky.social
And if you want to order them already printed, you can get them printed by a union shop 15 different languages! $40 for packs of 100, get a thousand for $95!
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.

SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.

Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.

People need & deserve assistance

Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich

Be mad about that
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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yvonneseale.bsky.social
A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.

#medievalsky

www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
Screenshot of the Viabundus website.
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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thecathive.bsky.social
WOOSH! ✨

You have been blessed by wizard cat
A drawing of a cute black cat in a wizard hat. The cat is waving a wand with yellow stars and the text "WOOSH! You now have the energy to take on the day."
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
alech.de
Need to flip a 🪙 with another person but not sitting next to each other? Crypto (the math-based technology, not the shitcoin-producing abyss) got you covered: faircoinflip.alech.de. [And yes, I vibe-coded this. Sue me. It was fun and a useful use of $3.30]
Fair Coin Flip
faircoinflip.alech.de
October 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
Again, I know this will upset some AI haters, but I worry that in our efforts to stop all AI, we're going to end up shutting down the open internet in ways we won't easily get back.
techdirt.com Techdirt @techdirt.com · Sep 8
We’re Walling Off The Open Internet To Stop AI—And It May End Up Breaking Everything Else

A longtime open internet activist recently asked me whether I'd reversed my position on internet openness and copyright because of AI. The question caught me off guard—until I realized what he was seeing.…
We’re Walling Off The Open Internet To Stop AI—And It May End Up Breaking Everything Else
A longtime open internet activist recently asked me whether I'd reversed my position on internet openness and copyright because of AI. The question caught me off guard—until I realized what he was seeing. Across the tech policy world, people who spent decades fighting for an open, accessible internet are now cheering as that same internet gets locked down, walled off, and restricted.
www.techdirt.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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nazohato.bsky.social
hate to be invested in esports, but the geoguessr world cup is kinda interesting
August 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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seananmcguire.bsky.social
Ella requested some out-of-enclosure time, and was granted it, right until she decided to start jumping at anything she wanted to explore. I refuse to get her this close to adulthood and let her be eaten by a cat.
A female orchid mantis, about an inch long, perches on a hand. Her head is slightly out of focus.
August 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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electproject.bsky.social
I think the White House was hoping the first arrest of a person exercising their 1st Amendment rights would be a transgendered person of color immigrant
newsguy.bsky.social Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · Aug 25
A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."
August 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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freya.bsky.social
it's 2038. nobody remembers how technology works

every day, humans argue endlessly with the latest AI model. a model subject to years of gastroincestuous data, as humans no longer provided useful data themselves

the only remaining data type is string

the string is a prompt
August 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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felicea.bsky.social
Is there any known problem with the Internet Archives "Print Disabled" access? Looks like all the downloadable files have been vanished?

(Access isn't very "print disabled" if it can't be loaded into a TTS, tbh.)
August 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
The NYT editors are meeting every day, workshopping a passive voice phrase for Martial Law
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 22
Trump says he's willing to deploy the "regular military" to American cities, the adds that "Chicago is next and then we'll help with New York"
August 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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denniskberlin.bsky.social
Robert Habeck gehört übrigens nicht zun Kreis der Verdächtigen.

Auch wenn die Bild das gerne hätte.
Bild Screenshot Arzt, der Habeck beleidigte, wurde gefesselt und erstickt
August 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
We should ban cars on Halloween every year and expand from there
August 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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die-reklame.de
BRAVO, Nr. 48, 1998.jpeg
August 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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nanoraptor.danamania.com
We all must play our part to prevent the rise of the machines.
A screenshot of a google AI result, which reads: AI Overview The "nanoraptor floppy rewind problem" refers to the difficulty or failure of rewinding a floppy disk using a crank or similar mechanism, especially when using cheaper, lower-quality floppy disks with weak springs. It was a common issue for users who had to settle for less expensive disks, as they were more prone to damage when rewound with a crank. Here's a more detailed explanation: Nanoraptor: This likely refers to a specific brand or model of a device or software associated with floppy disk handling, possibly within a larger context like a computer system or a data recovery tool. Floppy Rewind Problem: The issue lies in the rewind mechanism of floppy disk drives. These drives typically use a spring-loaded mechanism to wind the floppy disk back to the beginning of the tape. Cheap Disks and Springs: Cheaper, lower-quality floppy disks often came with weaker springs. When rewound with a crank (or similar manual mechanism), the springs could be easily over-wound, bent, or even broken. Difficulty with Cranks: Rewinding a disk with a crank required a "fingerspitzengefühl" (a German term meaning a delicate touch or intuition) to avoid damaging the disk, especially with the cheaper brands of floppy disks according to a user on Mastodon. Resulting Issues: Over-winding could lead to bent or broken springs, making the disk unusable or causing data loss.
July 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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derlampenputzer.bsky.social
das ist keine polemik, openai und microsoft haben das so definiert
July 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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denniskberlin.bsky.social
Das ist Kyle Langford.
Er will Gouverneur in Kalifornien für die Republikaner werden.

Das ist eigentlich alles was man über die USA allgemein und die Republikaner im speziellen wissen muss.
Tweet von Kayle Langford My O%unemployment Plan Darunter ein Bild von ihm, grinsend vor Tor des Vernichtungslager Auschwitz
July 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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rv-enigma.bsky.social
Covid-19 Wochenfazit 22.7.-28.7.: ↗️ (+ ~7%)

Monatstrend: ➡️ (+ ~5%)

Inzidenz:
-Fälle (inkl. DZ): ↗️~190 (R↘️1,04)
-Abwasser: ↗️ 180-210
-Grippeweb: ⬆️~200

Hospitalisierung: ↗️, R↘️1,04
ITS: ↗️ (R>1,1)

Infiziert: 1 von 400↘️370

Daten siehe ALT!
Die Grafik zeigt oben die Fallmeldungen (nach Berichts- und Meldedatum) und die Inzidenz nach den Abwasserdaten (mit 5-Wochen-Mittel und LOESS-Glättung). Unten werden die R-Werte der Fälle (FT-korrigiert) und der Viruslast im Abwasser (LOESS) gezeigt. Grippeweb gibt in KW29 die Inzidenz mit ca. 200‼️ an (nur symptomatische Fälle), in KW28 war es noch 100. Der letzte AMELAG-Wert (16.7.) ist der höchste seit Februar; R_LOESS ist jetzt 1,00, R_5WM steigt auf 1,06. Bis Donnerstag sind die Infektionszahlen sehr stark gestiegen (R>1,1) - in den letzten Tagen aber nicht mehr (R↘️1,04). Bei den Varianten war in KW27 XFG (mit den Sublinien XFG, XFG.2, XFG.3[30%], XFG.3.1) dominant - 50% von insgesamt 20 Proben. Daten im Wochenvergleich (Datenstand 20.7./27.7., bei Hospitalisierung 20.7./26.7.): 7T-Mittel der... Fallberichte: 106↗️112 - FT-korr: 102↗️108 Meldungen fixiert: 97↗️100 - korr: 103↗️110 Hospitalisierung: 32↗️39 - 14TM: 32↗️33 ITS-Belegung: 16➡️16 - Erstaufnahmen: 1,3↗️3,0 Tote (35-TM): 1,6➡️1,6 DZF: 200↗️210 Inzidenz (incl. DZ):↗️ - Berichte (FT-korr): 178↗️189 - Meldungen (korr): 179↗️192 - nach AMELAG: 160↗️213 - LOESS: 176↗️177 - 5W-Mittel: 167↗️185 R-Werte: Berichte: 1,07↘️1,03 - FT-korr: 1,07↘️1,03 Meldungen fixiert: 1,08↘️1,04 - korr: 1,08↘️1,04 Abwasser (LOESS): 1,01↘️1,00 - (5W-M): 1,03↗️1,06 Hospitalisierung: 1,07↘️1,04 ITS-Belegung: 0,94↗️1,10 ITS-Aufnahmen: 1,00↗️1,11 Tote: 1,01➡️1,01 Änderung vs. Monatsmittel April '25 (April '24): Fallmeldungen (FT-korr): +19% (+21%) AMELAG 5W-Mittel: +81% (+80%) AMELAG LOESS: +72% (+72%) Hospitalisierung (14TM): -10% (-5%) ITS-Belegung: -57% (-66%) ITS-Aufnahmen: -2% (-39%) Sterbefälle (35T-M): +23% (-55%) [vs. min '25 (min '24)] Auffällig ist die Diskrepanz zwischen Fallmeldungen (↗️) und Viruslast (⬆️) einerseits und Hospitalisierung und ITS (↘️) andererseits - sowohl vs. April 2024 wie vs. April 2025.
July 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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alannamode.bsky.social
Maybe the real Ship of Theseus was the Ship of Theseus we made along the way
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM