Posts by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
(DIR) Post #B1uUXaiYtPWMfatF7g by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-03T13:39:00Z
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Well now, that looks quite interesting...https://clicksphone.com/en/communicator
(DIR) Post #B1y4Uf1uaFBqzzirBo by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-04T22:51:11Z
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RT @rahaeli Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3mbebi2xfxc25
(DIR) Post #B20a4UhfwL5uIBkAgi by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-06T12:22:01Z
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The baffling purple honey found only in North Carolina https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20250417-the-baffling-purple-honey-found-only-in-north-carolina In a quiet corner of North Carolina, bees produce a violet-hued honey so rare and unpredictable that even experts can't explain it – and that's what makes it magical.
(DIR) Post #B20ywhYAn2RQfngDLM by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-06T17:18:28Z
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@Flick Ooh, you should send that in.(They've got a page for people like you. ;-) )
(DIR) Post #B23OAdGR5RnDepMJEG by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-07T13:46:24Z
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GNOME dev gives fans of Linux's middle-click paste the middle finger https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/gnome_middle_click_paste/Proposal targets long-standing behavior as 'an X11ism'<- by me on @theregister
(DIR) Post #B23OAeUeW4l7TD1B1k by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-07T20:03:50Z
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@theregister @tragivictoria The thing is this... I've been watching GNOME since the project first launched. Things that become optional tend to go away a few releases later. Like desktop icons, like menu bars, like a talking UI for blind users.Wayland already dropped massive important features of X11, but the GNOME folks don't use them so they don't care. This violates a principle called Chesterton's Fence. https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/And they do it *repeatedly*. Worse still, now they're reaching out into other projects to get them to toe the line as well.
(DIR) Post #B251PFHSd6jUzKl0O8 by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-08T15:59:01Z
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A4 Paper Stories https://susam.net/a4-paper-stories.html <- I found this charming. It has a number of embedded potted maths lessons _and_ jokes, and yet, is still short.
(DIR) Post #B27EiIbECaPsVIL3xI by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-09T14:50:03Z
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Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs – you're not changing anybody's mind https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/08/linus_versus_llms_ai_slop_docs/'Because the AI slop people aren't going to document their patches as such'<- by me on @theregister
(DIR) Post #B27EiLhieuOK8IOmzQ by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-09T16:32:58Z
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@RogerBW @theregister Well it was probably the Torture Garden for me, but I think you might possibly have something different in mind.
(DIR) Post #B29DWc0KWBKVZdrZgW by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-10T15:11:41Z
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Discord is running a survey about integrating generative "AI" into its service. Please do go tell them what you think. https://discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5BGtstVUidXadts
(DIR) Post #B29ZoOIuONo1HrR5cW by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-10T20:21:15Z
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Is there anyone out there 3D printing spare parts for Polly Pocket toys for little kids?
(DIR) Post #B2ErX7sKzR5SNRiy0W by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-13T09:40:34Z
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Are there any useful search tools to search your own Mastodon/ActivityPub timeline?The in-browser search can't even find things on screen right now.
(DIR) Post #B2FMePFtro4gt1hGxU by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-13T12:22:01Z
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Magician forgets password to his own hand after RFID chip implanthttps://www.theregister.com/2025/11/21/magician_password_hand_rfid/ Storing credentials safely and securely is the real trick <- not by me, but on The Register… and as featured in Private Eye
(DIR) Post #B2FsXzXfkj0VvwzkC8 by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-13T21:48:53Z
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@Flick Oh boy.
(DIR) Post #B2LLN9Mokhl1gGtqpE by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-16T12:22:00Z
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Just the Browserhttps://justthebrowser.com/«Just the Browser helps you remove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, & other annoyances from desktop web browsers. The goal is to give you "just the browser" & nothing else, using hidden settings in web browsers intended for companies & other organizations.»
(DIR) Post #B2RXEnuAkbgGw3b84W by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-19T12:22:01Z
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South Africa's Business Maverick on "AI" slop:https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-01-14-ai-slop/
(DIR) Post #B2VlqpcD14EBEb3vrE by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-21T13:39:00Z
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An app can be a home-cooked mealhttps://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/«Have you heard about this new app called BoopSnoop?It launched in the first week of January 2020, and almost immediately, it was downloaded by four people in three different time zones. In the years since, it has remained steady at four daily active users, with zero churn: a resounding success, exceeding every one of its creator’s expectations. »
(DIR) Post #B2YOEMzZH0uBz9Yjdw by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-22T17:32:01Z
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Reposting https://bsky.app/profile/theladyred.bsky.social/post/3lggvld34wk2w
(DIR) Post #B2c2zN9N5Ag3j7zYO0 by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-24T12:22:00Z
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CSS Optical IllusionsA collection of 50+ optical illusions coded with CSS and HTML (but mostly CSS). https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68091/css-optical-illusions <- beautifully done, and several were entirely new to me
(DIR) Post #B2g2GPiHCUSWatGYT2 by lproven@social.vivaldi.net
2026-01-26T12:22:00Z
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“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”― Frank Herbert, _Dune_