björn
@boki.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Bj√∂rn ~ Bumping through life, coding stuff; occasionally entertaining the innocent ~ Reader Advisory: German, cogito ergo sum ~ Ich bin ein Polynomial! 🐻
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The Shop and Art for Sale at my website are open again. These original drawings, prints, and many others are available now.
www.tomgauld.com
www.tomgauld.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The Shop and Art for Sale at my website are open again. These original drawings, prints, and many others are available now.
www.tomgauld.com
www.tomgauld.com
Reposted by björn
One thing that's tough for people who just join the Fediverse, like most of the folks on #theforkiverse , is that there are self-appointed experts who reply to their public posts saying that "the Fediverse" doesn't like that kind of content.
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
One thing that's tough for people who just join the Fediverse, like most of the folks on #theforkiverse , is that there are self-appointed experts who reply to their public posts saying that "the Fediverse" doesn't like that kind of content.
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
Reposted by björn
[-uspol]
If you are using undocumented immigrants’ tax records to find and kidnap them, then it was never about them paying taxes.
If you are showing up at their place of employment, then it was never about them not working.
If you are showing up at courthouses, then it was never about […]
If you are using undocumented immigrants’ tax records to find and kidnap them, then it was never about them paying taxes.
If you are showing up at their place of employment, then it was never about them not working.
If you are showing up at courthouses, then it was never about […]
Original post on mastodon.phoenixtrap.com
mastodon.phoenixtrap.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:49 AM
[-uspol]
If you are using undocumented immigrants’ tax records to find and kidnap them, then it was never about them paying taxes.
If you are showing up at their place of employment, then it was never about them not working.
If you are showing up at courthouses, then it was never about […]
If you are using undocumented immigrants’ tax records to find and kidnap them, then it was never about them paying taxes.
If you are showing up at their place of employment, then it was never about them not working.
If you are showing up at courthouses, then it was never about […]
[Past Puzzle]
Knowing the decade is enough 🙂
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Knowing the decade is enough 🙂
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past puzzle
Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
www.pastpuzzle.de
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 AM
[Past Puzzle]
Knowing the decade is enough 🙂
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Knowing the decade is enough 🙂
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Apple UX designers please stop overloading swipe gestures challenge (difficulty: impossible)
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Apple UX designers please stop overloading swipe gestures challenge (difficulty: impossible)
[Past Puzzle]
First guess was good, the rest not so much 🙂
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First guess was good, the rest not so much 🙂
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past puzzle
Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
www.pastpuzzle.de
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 AM
[Past Puzzle]
First guess was good, the rest not so much 🙂
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First guess was good, the rest not so much 🙂
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I've been wondering about Bluesky's decentralization again. I can't think of any reason why I'd want to self-host Bluesky in its current form. I cannot 100% self host "my own Bluesky".
Their main selling points for building their own protocol were easier migration and better discoverability […]
Their main selling points for building their own protocol were easier migration and better discoverability […]
Original post on mementomori.social
mementomori.social
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've been wondering about Bluesky's decentralization again. I can't think of any reason why I'd want to self-host Bluesky in its current form. I cannot 100% self host "my own Bluesky".
Their main selling points for building their own protocol were easier migration and better discoverability […]
Their main selling points for building their own protocol were easier migration and better discoverability […]
[Past Puzzle]
It should be obvious that I had no idea whatsoever 😁
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It should be obvious that I had no idea whatsoever 😁
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Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
www.pastpuzzle.de
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
[Past Puzzle]
It should be obvious that I had no idea whatsoever 😁
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It should be obvious that I had no idea whatsoever 😁
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At Vivaldi we continue to make choices that are different from our competitors. We have chosen to not integrate AI or crypto, but instead we integrate a wealth of other features, based on the wishes of our users.
We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few […]
We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
At Vivaldi we continue to make choices that are different from our competitors. We have chosen to not integrate AI or crypto, but instead we integrate a wealth of other features, based on the wishes of our users.
We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few […]
We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few […]
[Past Puzzle]
My luck is back
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past puzzle
Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
www.pastpuzzle.de
January 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM
[Past Puzzle]
My luck is back
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My luck is back
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Reposted by björn
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Reposted by björn
#Microsoft is phasing out its library -- print and digital books, and subscriptions to print and digital journals and news media. It's asking employees to use #ai instead.
https://archive.is/ySSPU
PS: I'd call this a strategic opportunity for its competitors. But some benighted school […]
https://archive.is/ySSPU
PS: I'd call this a strategic opportunity for its competitors. But some benighted school […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#Microsoft is phasing out its library -- print and digital books, and subscriptions to print and digital journals and news media. It's asking employees to use #ai instead.
https://archive.is/ySSPU
PS: I'd call this a strategic opportunity for its competitors. But some benighted school […]
https://archive.is/ySSPU
PS: I'd call this a strategic opportunity for its competitors. But some benighted school […]
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Should EU give preference to European products in public procurement? My chum Ursula seeks your opinion before 26 Jan. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/15492-EU-public-procurement-rules-revision_en
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Should EU give preference to European products in public procurement? My chum Ursula seeks your opinion before 26 Jan. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/15492-EU-public-procurement-rules-revision_en
Loki and Njörd on the pedestal #cats #CatsOfMastondon
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Loki and Njörd on the pedestal #cats #CatsOfMastondon
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No luck today
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past puzzle
Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
www.pastpuzzle.de
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 AM
[Past Puzzle]
No luck today
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No luck today
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[Past Puzzle]
I’d like to claim an educated guess but it was pure luck.
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I’d like to claim an educated guess but it was pure luck.
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past puzzle
Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
www.pastpuzzle.de
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 AM
[Past Puzzle]
I’d like to claim an educated guess but it was pure luck.
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I’d like to claim an educated guess but it was pure luck.
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In the span of weeks, I've gone from someone who has never used Godot, to struggling to "get" Godot, to really liking Godot, to having taught aspiring gamedevs the basics of Godot, to strongly believing Godot's workflow & structure might be the best approach to developing games for many purposes.
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the span of weeks, I've gone from someone who has never used Godot, to struggling to "get" Godot, to really liking Godot, to having taught aspiring gamedevs the basics of Godot, to strongly believing Godot's workflow & structure might be the best approach to developing games for many purposes.
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Now it's time for the EU to choose the EU because fucking hell, EU - when will you understand Trump isn't a master strategist, just an idiot bully with a stick he can only use as long as everyone independently keeps giving in.
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Now it's time for the EU to choose the EU because fucking hell, EU - when will you understand Trump isn't a master strategist, just an idiot bully with a stick he can only use as long as everyone independently keeps giving in.
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Ihr seid selbständig in Bayern und habt jahrelang in eine "berufsständische" Rentenkasse eingezahlt?
Bad News for you:
Die Versorgungskammer Bayern hat unter der Aufsicht des Innenministeriums ca. eine Milliarde € von euren eingezahlten Pensionsbeiträgen mit US-Immobilioen verzockt […]
Bad News for you:
Die Versorgungskammer Bayern hat unter der Aufsicht des Innenministeriums ca. eine Milliarde € von euren eingezahlten Pensionsbeiträgen mit US-Immobilioen verzockt […]
Original post on social.tchncs.de
social.tchncs.de
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Ihr seid selbständig in Bayern und habt jahrelang in eine "berufsständische" Rentenkasse eingezahlt?
Bad News for you:
Die Versorgungskammer Bayern hat unter der Aufsicht des Innenministeriums ca. eine Milliarde € von euren eingezahlten Pensionsbeiträgen mit US-Immobilioen verzockt […]
Bad News for you:
Die Versorgungskammer Bayern hat unter der Aufsicht des Innenministeriums ca. eine Milliarde € von euren eingezahlten Pensionsbeiträgen mit US-Immobilioen verzockt […]
Blogged: Entertained Week 2
Things that entertained me in week 2 (January 5—11).
https://boki23.dev/2026/01/entertained-week-2
Things that entertained me in week 2 (January 5—11).
https://boki23.dev/2026/01/entertained-week-2
Entertained Week 2
Things that entertained me in week 2 (January 5—11).
boki23.dev
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Blogged: Entertained Week 2
Things that entertained me in week 2 (January 5—11).
https://boki23.dev/2026/01/entertained-week-2
Things that entertained me in week 2 (January 5—11).
https://boki23.dev/2026/01/entertained-week-2
Reposted by björn
Ich arbeite schon sehr lange bei #threema und sehe, dass hier gerade eine Panikwelle durchzieht, man die App jetzt plötzlich boykottiert, weil Threema verkauft wird. Vielleicht darf ich das mal einordnen:
Ich habe viele Jahre mit den drei Gründern zusammen an Threema gearbeitet. Ich habe den […]
Ich habe viele Jahre mit den drei Gründern zusammen an Threema gearbeitet. Ich habe den […]
Original post on digitalcourage.social
digitalcourage.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Ich arbeite schon sehr lange bei #threema und sehe, dass hier gerade eine Panikwelle durchzieht, man die App jetzt plötzlich boykottiert, weil Threema verkauft wird. Vielleicht darf ich das mal einordnen:
Ich habe viele Jahre mit den drei Gründern zusammen an Threema gearbeitet. Ich habe den […]
Ich habe viele Jahre mit den drei Gründern zusammen an Threema gearbeitet. Ich habe den […]
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Wrote up my first impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's new general purpose agent released today for $100+/month subscribers as part of their macOS desktop app https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/12/claude-cowork/
First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic’s general agent
New from Anthropic today is Claude Cowork, a “research preview” that they describe as “Claude Code for the rest of your work”. It’s currently available only to Max subscribers ($100 …
simonwillison.net
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Wrote up my first impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's new general purpose agent released today for $100+/month subscribers as part of their macOS desktop app https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/12/claude-cowork/
[Past Puzzle]
Well, now that was a lucky guess 😁
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past puzzle
Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
www.pastpuzzle.de
January 13, 2026 at 5:29 AM
[Past Puzzle]
Well, now that was a lucky guess 😁
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