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Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
coywolf.com · Nov 29
In a wide-ranging interview with Eugen Rochko, creator of the decentralized social network Mastodon, Rochko shared why Threads federation fell flat, why ActivityPub and ATProto will likely never merge, and what it will take to grow the fediverse.
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(@Perrin42) ·
Nov 29
🔁 @articles:
Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
In a wide-ranging interview with Eugen Rochko, creator of the decentralized social network Mastodon, Rochko shared why Threads federation fell flat, why ActivityPub and ATProto will likely never merge, and what it will take to grow the fediverse.
Adriana Groh: ‘The internet works thanks to a shared infrastructure that nobody owns, but that we must take care of’
english.elpais.com · Nov 30
The head of Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency believes that Europe must invest in open source to achieve technological independence
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GhostOnTheHalfShell
(@GhostOnTheHalfShell) ·
Nov 30
🔁 @Ruth_Mottram:
"All programmers, from hobbyists to those working at Microsoft or Google, use open-source software, which is present in between 70% and 90% of the computer applications we use today"
#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-30/adriana-groh-the-internet-works-thanks-to-a-shared-infrastructure-that-nobody-owns-but-that-we-must-take-care-of.html
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
sciencealert.com · Nov 30
The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly 40 years ago, other forms of life have not only moved in but survived, adapted, and appeared to thrive.
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Ulf
(@ulf) ·
Nov 30
🔁 @kim_harding:
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing radiation through a process similar to the way plants harness light for photosynthesis. This proposed mechanism is even referred to as radiosynthesis.
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
taranis.ie · Nov 29
There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
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hnbot
(@hnbot) ·
Nov 29
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea
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- an hour ago | 25 points | 20 comments
- URL: https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea/
- Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46087616
- Summary: A former NASA/Google engineer dismantles the hype around orbital AI datacenters. Power: an ISS-size solar array feeds only ~200 GPUs; nuclear RTGs give 50-150 W. Cooling: without convection, dumping 200 kW needs radiators bigger than the station itself. Radiation: consumer GPUs suffer frequent bit-flips and burn-outs; rad-hard chips match 2005 performance. Bandwidth: space links top ~1 Gbps vs. 100 Gbps terrestrial rack links. Result: gigantic, cripplingly expensive satellites that equal three earth racks—”a catastrophically bad idea.”
How 200 New Yorkers Foiled an ICE Raid Before It Even Began
time.com · Nov 30
New Yorkers thwarted an ICE raid before it could begin. The incident highlights the challenges ICE will face in the city
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
theguardian.com · Nov 29
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
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Cruiser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽
(@cruiser) ·
Nov 30
🔁 @Frederik_Borgesius:
‘How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to “win the narrative battle online’”…
At a time when the majority of Americans distrust big tech and believe artificial intelligence will harm society, Silicon Valley has built its own network of alternative media where CEOs, founders and investors are the unchallenged and beloved stars.’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/29/big-tech-silicon-valley-ceo-media
#tech #ai #politics #law #media
Opinion: When local TV "breaks" the story you already reported
dysruptionhub.com · Nov 29
A one-person cyber outlet broke the Golf Manor and Greenville ransomware stories. Local TV followed without credit. Here’s why that matters.
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hypebot
(@hypebot) ·
Nov 30
🔁 @dangillmor:
The endless saga continues: Bigger news outlet pretends it's breaking a story that was reported earlier by someone else, often a solo publisher.
It's grossly unethical -- and it's so common that journalists take it for granted. They should take the honorable path.
https://dysruptionhub.com/opinion-when-local-tv-breaks-the-story-you-already-reported/
No Quarter: The Collapse of Competence in Trump’s America
marygeddry.com · Nov 30
Inside the war crimes, the amateur diplomacy, the economic tremors, and the civic responsibility to refuse silence.
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Dan Sugalski
(@wordshaper) ·
Nov 30
🔁 @BrianJopek:
Adam Kinzinger, in an emergency video that should be required viewing for every American who thinks “toughness” means murdering drowning men, laid it out with military bluntness: This is the moral equivalent of shooting prisoners. It’s the kind of thing the U.S. condemned as a capital offense at Nuremberg. - Mary Geddry
https://marygeddry.com/p/no-quarter-the-collapse-of-competence
imperfect notes & my second subconscious
winnielim.org · Nov 30
For more than a decade I've been trying to keep notes somewhere. I think it started with the appearance of Evernote. I loved the the idea that we can keep our thoughts and learnings permanently somewhere, and they will never be lost again. Since Evernote countless note-taking apps have come and g...
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Alison Wilder
(@alisynthesis) ·
Nov 30
🔁 @wynlim:
i have always wanted to keep notes but had struggled with it until I started to be okay with taking imperfect notes and storing them imperfectly – i call it my second subconscious instead of second brain: https://winnielim.org/journal/imperfect-notes-my-second-subconscious/
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