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“⌗OpenAI ditches ⌗Recall -style screenshot ⌗surveillance for friendly ⌗keylogging theregister․com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/14/openai-ditches-recall-style-screenshot-surveillance-for-friendly-keylogging/5287618 …”

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“If ⌗schools don’t complete a review & terminate any arrangements deemed 'problematic' in the next 2 weeks, they face losing ⌗funding․ The purported goal is to protect taxpayer-funded ⌗research from theft & exp…”

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/117117391601396536

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“Americans are destroying license-plate cameras as surveillance backlash grows - The Washington Post
archive․ph/EWLfT ⌗Flock ⌗Surveillance”

https://masto.ai/@Miro_Collas/117117638354105196

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“Good news of the day: heise․de/en/news/Plants-tolerate-shading-from-Agri-PV-systems-better-than-expected-11417637․html ⌗AgriPV ⌗solar ⌗innovation ⌗research ⌗goodnews”

https://infosec.exchange/@jti42/117117003663631483

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Relax.

You are on the #Fediverse! No haunting advertisements, no algorithm that keeps track of what you do, no collection of data on each click or tap 🫆

Just humans having a good time connecting the good 'ol way

No pressure 💆

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Bipartisan 'Uprising' Against ⌗Flock Cameras: a Larger Fight Against ⌗BigTech and ⌗Surveillance? yro․slashdot․org/story/26/08/16/217209/bipartisan-uprising-against-flock-cameras-a-larger-fight-against-big-tec…”

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“⚕️ 🌡️ 🌍️ Exceeding human heat tolerance in a warming, ageing world: a global projection modelling study'Each additional degree of warming exposes roughly one billion more people to at least 180 h of UHS annually․ This…”

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“How I Under-Engineered My Book
Link: chriskiehl․com/article/how-i-under-engineered-my-book
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49336392”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117117579717684612

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Meta's smart glasses vs․ DuckDuckGo's satirical 'Normal F***ing Sunglasses' — and the very real German ban debate, harassment reports, and facial recognition patent behind the joke․🔗 prettysimpleprivacy․com/en/metas-…”

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“Meet Eleni Dalaka: Her research focuses on how mechanical cell forces, multicellular physical interactions and mechanical plasticity shape cancer metastasis․ Her lab at Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin uses nov…”

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“The Faroese government wants to make a law that will require internet providers to store who has what IP address during what period․ These logs will be stored for a year․The Data Protection Authority said this amounts t…”

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“p․s․ If you want to provide feedback to the developers about the new interface design, they are running a prototype test and inviting people to take part․ Link is at surveys․joinmastodon․org/s/cmsxb01a2000so501w6mdoz5j”

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“Good morning ⌗mastodon
We are still seeking out feedback on our proposed Augemented Reality for ⌗climateAction project and your voice can shape how we fight ⌗climatechange together!The idea is still to gami…”

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“'Patel’s new study․․․ found a 15% increase in traffic fatalities on the days major new albums are released, compared with the days immediately before and after․'Article:
archive․ph/GK4Sm Study: jamanetwork․com/jour…”

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“The Benchmarkpocalypse
Link: danluu․com/benchpocalypse/
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49340299”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/117114984437952519

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The always up-to-date sheet with about 1300 official accounts by media organizations that one can follow from #Mastodon and everywhere else in the #Fediverse is now waaay quicker 👇🏻

➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

And the stats are so much prettier. Take a look, and if you like it, please share.

➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/stats.html

In the table, you can show/hide columns; there's a powerful custom search and a button to download visible accounts for import. There's also the language, the country of origin.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“europesays․com/people/193129/ Trump says he will give his take on Flock cameras in the next few weeks ⌗AutomatedAuditing ⌗DonaldTrump ⌗FlockCameras ⌗FlockSafety ⌗LicensePlateReaders ⌗PoliceMisuse…”

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“The Mastodon core dev team has just published their plans for Mastodon 5․0, mainly to do with reformatting the official web interface․ You can find out more at blog․joinmastodon․org/2026/08/5․0-laying-the-foundation/ …”

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“💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🖥️📚 Educators facing the growing 'techlash' against ⌗classroom ⌗technology are weighing ⌗research, caregiver concerns, and expert opinions to balance ⌗digital tools with screen-free ⌗teach…”

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Erkläre gerade zum x-ten Mal jemandem, dass Mastodon keine App ist, sondern ein Prinzip. Die Augen werden größer, dann kommt "aber wo ist denn der Algorithmus", und ich fange von vorne an. Naja, Missionierung braucht Geduld.

#fediverse #mastodon #dezentralisierung #schicksalsjahreeineskaisers

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“Why Surveillance Cameras Go Up Faster Than Roads Ever Do ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/why-surveillance-cameras-go-up-faster-than-roads-ever-do/”

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“Opus 5 Max: A pedagogical treatise for Graduate / researcher new to the decomposition into weight × level + jump ➡️ decompwlj․com/Opus5_decompwlj_pedagogical_treatise_9th_edition_2026_08_16․html The weight is unique:…”

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@andrewblasco @pixelfed hey, @pixelfed this is not cool. #Fediverse

@diraquel @andrewblasco @pixelfed That’s bad customer service. Please reconsider unblocking the user and constructively address the issue. Otherwise, we’ll have to let others know not to trust you.

#Fediverse

Attention please! (Clears his throat).

Seeing that the Pixelfed.social server was receiving spam and scam accounts, I decided to switch server. Imagine my surprise when I discovered... I couldn't. You can't migrate a Pixelfed.social profile to another instance. Apparently, this has been the case for over a year, by other complaints I've seen.

The lead developer has said something like they're working on fixing it, but it's been like this for a while...

I asked @pixelfed for an explanation several days ago. They've posted things, but they haven't answered to me.

Meanwhile, they've disabled one of the main features of the Fediverse on the largest (and "official") #Pixelfed server.

In other words, they're holding all their users hostage, which goes against the philosophy of the #Fediverse.

What's more, Pixelfed has a function to export your data. However, exporting posts always fails.

I thought, well, at least I can import the people I follow. Nope, because the only import tool they've designed is one for importing your Instagram account. Disabled on the main Pixelfed.social server, by the way.

I even started to think it was because they were one version behind the server I wanted to move to (which would be strange, since it's the main server).

Well, no, they have the same version. But you can only migrate your account INTO Pixelfed.social, not the other way, OUT of Pixelfed.social. That makes the whole thing crystal clear to me.

In short: NEVER create an account on Pixelfed.social, or you'll be held hostage. I recommend another servers (Luzeed, Fotolibre, for example). And there's also @vernissage for sharing photos.

You can all follow me again at this account: @andrewblasco@luzeed.org. Because of course, without account migration, you lose all your followers 🤷🏽‍♂️

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“A067259: Cubefree numbers which are not squarefree
A067259 ➡️ oeis․org/A067259 3D graph, threejs - webGL ➡️ decompwlj․com/3Dgraph/A067259․html
3D graph Gen, threejs animation ➡️ decompwlj․com/3DgraphGen/A067259…”

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“The Lonely Men Who Work in Patagonia, at the End of the World
Link: newyorker․com/culture/photo-booth/the-lonely-men-at-the-end-of-the-world
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49335600”

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Moin #Fediverse! 🐧

Ich suche aktuell ein gut erhaltenes #ThinkPad #T480 für den Einstieg in #Linux, Network-Auditing und #ITSecurity in/um #Osnabrück.

Wunsch-Spezifikation:
- CPU: Intel Core i5 (8. Gen)
- RAM: mind. 16 GB DDR4
- SSD: 256 GB oder 512 GB NVMe
- Display: 14" Full HD IPS
- Kein BIOS / Supervisor-Passwort aktiv
- Computrace / Absolute: Disabled

Falls jemand ein passendes Gerät abzugeben hat, gerne per Direktnachricht (DM) melden. Gerne boosten! 🔁

Arabi.gay is a Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.

This server has a post size of up to 1000 characters and up to 8 poll options.

https://arabi.gay

You can find out more at https://arabi.gay/about or contact the admin account @ishraaf

#FeaturedServer #LGBTQIA #Gay #Arab #NorthAfrica #SouthWestAsia #Mastodon #Glitch #Fediverse #FreeFediverse #العربية

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“You can now get a custom role for the university or research institution in which you are a part of!

Submit this form to get your role: hub․science․social/role-request

⌗space ⌗science ⌗astronomy ⌗res…”

https://science.social/notes/aq1ka8635d7i008g

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Here's more from our talk with Fatema Ahmad of the ﹫MuslimJusticeLeague about the National Week of Action Against ALPRs․․․Watch and read the full interview plus get all our ⌗surveillance coverage at BINJ․news․․․ ⌗N…”

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“Well, a cup of hot coffee ☕ and Blues 🎧🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸 ⌗life ⌗coffee ⌗music ⌗linux ⌗research”

https://mastodon.social/@unixbhaskar/117112880079755636

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➡️ Mobilizon: https://mobilize.berlin/events/427dbe2d-17a5-4244-85c4-b8168738ff66

➡️ Gancio: https://berlin.askapunk.de/event/berlin-fediverse-day-2026

➡️ The Smart Community Calendar: https://f.termine.di.day/events/d0718e52-b9fb-46f1-b5ce-915cef3a511f

#FediDay #FediDay26 #Events #Fediverse #Mobilizon #Gancio #TheSmartCommunityCalendar #Berlin

Hallo Mastodon! 👋 Wir sind #neuhier

Wissenschaft lebt von Vernetzung und Dialog – deshalb ist die Hochschule Furtwangen jetzt Teil des #Fediverse.

Wir teilen Einblicke in unsere Forschung, berichten aus der Lehre, stellen spannende Projekte vor und zeigen, woran unsere Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler arbeiten.

Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!

#HFU #HochschuleFurtwangen #Wissenschaft #Forschung #Innovation #Transfer #WissKomm

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“﹫arstechnica Until we figure out that every new car in America has outside and inside networked cameras, with GPS․ If I was a surveillance company, i'd be trying to negotiate a deal with Tesla, and the other car manuf…”

https://mapstodon.space/@adventure_tense/117113305974803330

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“AI-Generated GitHub Copilot 'Autofix' Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira
Link: wiz․io/blog/red-agent-snowflake-copilot-cicd-bug
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49331423”

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“=> nature's plastics ⌗biology ⌗nature ⌗plastics ⌗microplastics ⌗science ⌗research ⌗earth sciencedaily․com/releases/2026/08/260815064759․htm”

https://mastodon.world/@Brosnung/117112631981722135

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@Pe Und den im #Fediverse vorhandenen @wdr - und sonstigen #ÖRR - Profilen folgen. Und bei den #GAFAM entfolgen, falls da noch jemand sein sollte.

Making coffee your favorite way away from home feels extra satisfying.

Good morning #GlitchySocial
Good morning #Fediverse

#coffee #v60 #pourover #shotwithhalide

RE: https://wrzky.com/mutual-aid-request-august/

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“🧐 Price for the new game just dropped․ ⌗gamedev ⌗videogames ⌗surveillance”

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“Yale study: 'A single-payer universal health care․․․ kottke․org/26/08/0049497-yale-study ⌗Healthcare ⌗Policy ⌗Research”

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Join us as we share information on Flock Safety, automated license plate readers, and how all of these cameras contribute to mass surveillance in America and Miami․ miamitech․club/join-us-for-our-in-person-flock-101-pr…”

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“Import AI 469: Science AI; RSI simulator; and Zuck's technological pessimism importai․substack․com/p/import-ai-469-science-ai-rsi-simulator ⌗AI ⌗Science ⌗Research”

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“Tell HN: GitHub Is Experiencing Degraded Performance
Link:
Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49330597”

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“⚖️ Police Officer Allegedly Used Flock Cameras to Track Her Ex-Girlfriend’s Car Over 200 TimesA New Bedford, Massachusetts, police officer is under investigation after being accused of using a Flock Safety camera them․…”

https://social.aktaeon.net/@zendorea/117111918253027755

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“A067256: Numbers k such that k, 2*k+1, 3*k+2 are primes
A067256 ➡️ oeis․org/A067256 3D graph, threejs - webGL ➡️ decompwlj․com/3Dgraph/A067256․html
3D graph Gen, threejs animation ➡️ decompwlj․com/3DgraphGen/A0…”

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“p․s․ This guide also answers LOTS of questions related to moving accounts, so even if you're not planning to move now it may contain useful info if you're wondering about moving․”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/117112206905822196

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“RE: mast․linuxgamecast․com/﹫Jill_linuxgirl/117111616255054388 Adding Friction to Surveillanc Great coverage of Flock Cameras—it's good to see surveillance creep getting attention․ While digital privacy measures are e…”

https://hear-me.social/@debby/117111859182374374

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