the AI industry is going to have us maintaining the current gaming PCs like Cuban cars

On Discord Alternatives

Next month, Discord is going to start requiring age verification. The backlash from gamers everywhere has been predictable and justified. I guess their company name checks out. I've had a few people reach out to me because of my prior vulnerability disclosures and criticism of encrypted messaging apps. (Thanks, Toggart.) Unfortunately, asking a cryptography-focused security engineer for app recommendations is like asking a rocket scientist to…

http://soatok.blog/2026/02/11/on-discord-alternatives/

Americans threw away 5.7 disposable vapes (or e-cigarettes) per second in 2023. Here's a look inside one:

https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/vape-waste-the-environmental-harms-of-disposable-vapes/

@MartinNHamel Selon moi, il faudrait supprimer 2 voies, remplacer la 106 par un tramway, supprimer des intersections inutiles et faire une piste cyclable séparé.
Je ne suis pas trop optimiste qu'il y aura des changements...

@MartinNHamel J'ai vu une voiture qui avait percuté les lumières de cette intersection il y a une ou deux semaines...

Aaah what a second #DEFCON it was!
I felt right back at home, seeing my friends again, but also making so many new ones!
It was awesome to meet you all!

I'm still in Vegas with a friend until tomorrow morning, looking for things to do.

#DEFCON33

Yay! I made it to Vegas for #DEFCON and #bsideslv !

a blog post by my friend eevee which is, y’know, preaching to the choir about exactly what you think, but. yeah. https://eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/the-rise-of-whatever/

It looks like I'm going to #DEFCON33 !
#defcon

I had such a great time meeting new people and hanging out with friends at my first #furality ! I can't wait for the next one :3

#furry #furalitysomna #vrchat

The End (of Windows 10) is nigh!

On 14 October, #Microsoft will end support for #Win10.

This will turn hundreds of millions of computers that cannot upgrade to #Win11 into security risks and #eWaste.

Yours may be one of them!

But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?

Learn more: https://endof10.org/press

Saved a device from the bin? Tell the world with the hashtag: #EndOf10

#Linux #GNU #GNUlinux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows

I had a blast at my first Furnal Equinox!
The con crud is gone and the photos are sorted.
Here's one from a party!

#furnal2025 #furnalequinox2025 #fe25 #fe2025 #party #furry #fursuit

New PebbleOS watches with more battery and familiar looks are up for preorder
Shipping in July and December, with far more battery life and newer chips.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-pebbleos-watches-with-more-battery-and-familiar-looks-are-up-for-preorder/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

@martin Oui. Je pourrais peut être participer à la prochaine fois.

@martin Tu viens de me faire découvrir cet événement!

Just went to a #MASTERBOOTRECORD show and it was amazing! #FamilyJules was opening the and it was a blast too!

#mbr

I like the idea of alt-text for images, but I don't know how to write them.
How much detail is enough?
For example: "starling (bird)" vs "starling, a bird the size of a small pear, black plummage with small white spots on the tip of feathers, yellow beak"