@florianziegler @mia @hdv @marcthiele @btconf omg I love that photo!

@lolonurse Thanks for reminding me.

65. super cool video of octopus and the aquarist who works with them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYBFRu4gkdA

@gwm @benroyce @mrpinkly @statsguy @Mourioche @WAHa_06x36 @baconandcoconut > "the Democratic Party lacks the spine to stand against Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinians, but instead enthusiastically funds it."FALSE. 2/3rds of Democratic Legislators in Congress and the Senate actively oppose Netanyahu, to the point where when Republicans invited him to speak before congress, they made up the 1/3rd that boycotted it to go attend the protests.Read what ACTUAL PALESTINIANS have said about this situation...https://zeteo.com/p/kamala-only-official-to-call-palestinian-americahttps://znetwork.org/znetarticle/arizona-palestinian-arab-muslim-and-progressive-democrats-and-community-leaders-statement-on-presidential-election/

@Shebeencounter Please have a good day. I'm no longer engaging after the insult-hurling stage began. Sorry that appeals to you.

@PricklyPam It is, indeed.

@DesRoin And you'll 100% remember that when you're hungover, I'll, or distracted - right?The key here isn't to say "well *I* would never fall for this because…" - instead, try working out what sort of things a scanner could do which would make you lower your defences.In the above, you believe it to be a scam. You're about to hang up, when you receive a genuine in-app notification. Even a sceptic like yourself is going to be taken aback by that.

@evan This post ended up getting a lot of boosts, but I want to highlight the follow-up, based on the conversations that have stemmed from it: https://social.wedistribute.org/notice/AnhnsJxZZcb8inuDtgIt’s not all gloom and doom. To Evan’s credit, he has reached out, and we have talked at length about the subject, how things look like from our vantage points, and where we both stand. It is my hope that we can work together to improve things, and embrace a more radically inclusive and hopeful form of advocacy together.

@gedeonm same.

@econads "I think there's a difference between going out with someone who votes differently than you, and going out with someone who votes for policies and laws that actively are going to harm you." I agree. The thing some people don't realize is that their voting choices are in and of themselves harmful to some people they may claim to love. This is a point I've made repeatedly to those voting Republican but claiming to love their LGBTQ family members. The votes belie the love.

@Eva_RespectExistence @humanrightswatch Human Rights Watch und Amnesty International haben schon lange vor dem Massaker der Hamas am 7.11.2023 auf die schwerwiegenden Menschenrechtsverletzungen hingewiesen, die Israel im Rahmen seiner Besatzungspolitik begeht, diese wie zahlreiche andere Organisationen und Rechtswissenschaftler:innen haben dabei den Begriff Apartheid verwendet. Nach 13 Monaten weitgehender Zerstörung Gazas, der forcierten Durchsetzung des Siedlerkolonialismus im Westjordanland, der systematischen Aushungerung der Palästinenser:innen und der wiederholten Bombardierung als Schutzzonen ausgewiesener Bereiche gibt es mehrere international anerkannte Untersuchungen, die Israel Kriegsverbrechen anlasten. Der Internationale Gerichtshof und der Internationale Strafgerichtshof haben Israels Besatzungs- und Kriegspolitik unter schwerwiegenden Verdacht der Rechtswidrigkeit bis hin zum mutmaßlichen Genozid gestellt.Da all dies ohne Folgen auf Israels Vorgehen gegen die palästinensische Zivilbevölkerung wie die Unterstützung des Krieges durch seine Verbündeten bleibt, laufen die Institutionen internationalen Rechts selbst Gefahr, in ihrer Rechtswirksamkeit ad absurdum geführt zu werden und damit zu einem noch größeren Schaden an internationalen Vorkehrungen zur Einhegung schwerwiegender Menschenrechtsverstöße beizutragen.Daran ist die Bundesregierung direkt beteiligt, indem sie massiven Druck auf die Solidaritätsbewegung für Palästina bis hin zur strafrechtlichen Repression ausübt und Israel ansonsten einen Blankoscheck für sogenannte Selbstverteidigung ausstellt. Was diese Aushöhlung politischer Legitimität für die Bürger:innen der Bundesrepublik bedeuten wird, sollte allen Anlass dazu geben, sich Sorgen zu machen. #FreePalestine https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/israels-crimes-against-humanity-gaza

@[email protected] yikes. i've got self-hosted ghost, it's okay, i was looking forward to fedi integration ... but not if i have to spin up 10 servers.on a different subject ... do you have time to talk sometime next week? i'm thinking about what next, and there's various stuff to catch up on as well, so it would be great to connect.

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] … alright, well, when phrased that way, it is much less appealing.

@erice I hacked it to be pink a while back! I never figured out why I got red instead of pink

@[email protected] @[email protected] (I actually had written awk before but remembered I barely know how to use it)

@LALegault @lowies @cjgyt @ianhecht I would have said Russian government but… potato/potato? Gnight!

@IveyJanette Indeed.

@blagh Very well-noted and well-stated.

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] yeah, that… oooof at the whole… all of it regarding just needing to pick a “real” sounding name according to racial standards. I think in general, I’d definitely prefer a system that didn’t require a real name; I think that introduces far more problems than it helps solve. Anonymity is good. And just because people can be anonymous doesn’t mean moderation can’t be done (in the same way that using a real name doesn’t guarantee people behave). I don’t (yet?) know how one gets around the issue of requiring something do that auditing can be done, but I think specifically requiring real names…. Mmmmm. Sorry, just sorta rambling now. I just think having real names attached to data is just asking for trouble, in general (even if everyone behaves, data about what sort of links they’ve added or ranked could be telling. And if a server doesn’t delete that type of data or specially leaks it, well…)

@timnitGebru @polotek @CaribenxMarciaX @are0h This is a great thread, look forward to seeing what you and others can come up with!We have a project, Patchwork, which will release next month and could help with moderation issues. It is built specifically to enhance safety & moderation in the Fediverse (among other issues), including features people have mentioned in this thread. Let me know if you'd like to chat about it sometime, we'd love to collaborate!