Fun Fact

The SteamDeck looks for a PNG file in the EFI partition during the early part of boot - Before the Screen is Initialized Even. If it's found, it uses _that_ as the Bootlogo of the device.

[QT: mental health meme]

RE: https://transfem.social/notes/ahoxb5fbulwt0k6p

@autistics @adelinej

I just read the Wikipedia article on "Empathy in autistic people", and discovered that there's at least one prominent autism researcher who had already reached the same conclusion I recently did, about the "theory of mind deficit" theory of autism: namely, that it is almost […]

> Incoming SMS and RCS audio attachments received by Google Messages are now automatically decoded with no user interaction. As a result, audio decoders are now in the 0-click attack surface of most Android phones.

are you kidding me

RE […]

This works too

Drawing of March 7th and Evernight standing together, facing the viewer. Evernight holds March's iconic blue camera, listening intently as March explains how to use it.

(reposting with alt text, original source was a bot)

#HSR #HonkaiStarRail #March7th #March7 #Evernight #FanArt

A screenshot of a VTuber application, showing a UI on one side and a VTuber model on the other. The VTuber model is an android girl with long metal claws, appearing to reach for the viewer. The model is rendered in anaglyph stereo 3D, to be viewed with a pair of red/blue 3D glasses.

I have added an anaglyph stereo 3D module to #SnekStudio, my open-source #VTuber software.

Now stay still while @JunkRaven gives you headpats. This will only hurt a little.

#VTuberEN #Godot

Photo of a plastic tub containing 65 sticks of DDR ram (various types, sizes, and capscities) and a metal tin contain Intel and AMD CPUs

[joke about chip shortage and rising price of computer memory]

Any dealers wanna get in on a _real_ high-value product? ​:ElainaSmirk:​

Maple Artwork Collection of art featuring my OC, Maple

I've uploaded a page containing all the artwork of Maple, my OC: https://enby.life/@hazelnoot/pages/maple

I've applied credits, alt text, and content warnings where appropriate, but please DM me if something is wrong or missing. Hope you enjoy!

Days since Microsoft broke PNG rendering in the Windows Photos app: 0

“Worst in Show” Returns at CES 2026, Calling Out Gadgets That Make Things Worse Repair.org, the repair industry trade association, announced the 2026 Worst in Show awards today, annual anti-awards that spotlight the most harmful, invasive, wasteful, and unfixable tech on display at CES. Worst in Show is produced by the Right to Repair organization Repair.org with support from a coalition of consumer and tech advocacy organizations. The awards are hosted this year by Simone Giertz, the inventor, maker, and YouTuber known for building delightfully impractical robots and poking fun at tech hype. This year’s winners include: an “open sesame” refrigerator that puts complexity (and ads) between you and your leftovers, a doorbell ecosystem expanding surveillance in all directions, a smart treadmill that shrugs at basic security assurances, a disposable electronic lollipop (yes, really), and two Bosch products that turn everyday convenience into subscription bait and lock-in. Voting for People’s Choice is still underway, and the People’s Choice award will be presented by Back Market and NowThis Editor-in-Chief Michael Vito Valentino. ## **PRIVACY** WINNER: Amazon Ring AI _Presented by Cindy Cohn, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)_ Cindy Cohn awarded Worst in Show for Privacy to Amazon Ring AI for expanding the reach and ambition of consumer surveillance, through new AI features debuting on their cameras and doorbells. EFF cited a growing menu of capabilities including facial recognition, deployable mobile surveillance towers, and an app ecosystem that could invite even more invasive third-party features. As Cohn put it, this kind of expansion reinforces the idea that “more surveillance always makes us safer,” even as consumers are left with bigger questions about where the data goes and how it is used. ## **SECURITY** WINNER: Merach UltraTread Treadmill with AI Fitness Trainer _Presented by Paul Roberts, Founder, Securepairs and President, Secure Resilient Future Foundation_ Paul Roberts awarded Worst in Show for Security to Merach for its connected home treadmill line featuring a conversational AI coach. Roberts emphasized that internet connectivity, sensors, and large language model features raise the stakes when devices collect sensitive data, including biometrics and behavioral inferences. What pushed Merach over the line was the company’s own admission in its privacy policy: “We cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.” For products designed to live on home networks and gather high-value data, Roberts argued that this is not an acceptable baseline. ## **ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT** WINNER: Lollipop Star _Presented by Nathan Proctor, Senior Director, Campaign for Right to Repair, PIRG_ Nathan Proctor awarded Worst in Show for Environmental Impact to Lollipop Star, a candy lollipop with built-in electronics that transmits sound through jaw vibrations, marketed as “Music you can taste.” Proctor contrasted CES’s constant flood of disposable battery gadgets with the very real hazards those batteries create in the waste stream, including thousands of fires at U.S. waste facilities each year. “Plays up to 60 minutes,” it says, as if an electronic product lifespan measured in minutes is worth bragging about. The product is both non-rechargeable and single-use, turning a moment of novelty into yet another hard-to-handle piece of e-waste. We took it apart on the show floor and found a speaker and two embedded batteries inside. There will be many thousands of them rotting in Las Vegas landfills very soon. ## **REPAIRABILITY** WINNER: Samsung Family Hub Smart Fridge _Presented by Kyle Wiens, Co-Founder, iFixit_ Kyle Wiens awarded Worst in Show for Repairability to Samsung’s AI-powered Family Hub refrigerator, citing an overengineered design that adds failure points without delivering meaningful durability or serviceability. Voice-controlled door operation, a large embedded touchscreen, and a poor track record supporting their increasing software dependence all raise the likelihood that a basic kitchen appliance becomes an unreliable service problem. Wiens summarized the concern bluntly: “I would not trust a Samsung fridge farther than I could throw it.” The terms of service are clear: Bosch can alter the deal. Pray they don’t alter it further. ## **ENSHITTIFICATION** WINNER: Bosch eBike Flow App _Presented by Cory Doctorow, EFF Special Advisor and Author_ Cory Doctorow awarded Worst in Show for Enshittification to Bosch for e-bike “parts pairing” and lock-in behavior connected to its eBike ecosystem. Enshittification is the process by which products and services get worse over time as companies tighten control, extract more value, and reduce user choice, often through software gates and restrictions that can be changed after purchase. In this case, the judges warned that pairing motors and batteries to an authorization system can convert routine repairs into permissioned events, with legal risk layered on top via Section 1201 of the DMCA. Doctorow’s core warning was simple: “They can change the deal later.” Doctorow recently expanded the concept in his new book, _Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It_. ## **“WHO ASKED FOR THIS?”** WINNER: Bosch 800 Series Personal AI Barista _Presented by Justin Brookman, Director of Technology Policy, Consumer Reports_ Justin Brookman awarded “Who Asked for This?” to Bosch’s Personal AI Barista for injecting voice assistants, subscriptions, and planned feature decay into something people mostly want to operate before their brain turns on. Brookman noted that even buyers who pay a premium for voice control may end up with a degraded experience or outright feature removal if integrations are discontinued. The core objection was summed up in one line: “many people don’t actually wanna have a conversation with their coffee maker.” ## PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Lepro Ami AI “Soulmate” _Presented by Michael Vito Valentino, NowThis with Back Market_ For the People’s Choice award, the community overwhelmingly voted for the Lepro Ami AI Companion, for having the audacity to suggest that an AI video surveillance device on a desk could be anyone’s soulmate. Though the device comes with a physical camera shutter, people were unsettled by the idea of a desktop camera and microphone marketed as “always on.” ## OVERALL WORST IN SHOW: Samsung Family Hub Smart Fridge _Presented by Gay Gordon-Byrne, Executive Director, The Repair Association (Repair.org)_ Gay Gordon-Byrne awarded Overall Worst in Show to Samsung’s “open sesame” refrigerator, emphasizing the mismatch between what a fridge is for and what this fridge demands from users. The judges argued that adding voice control, fragile actuators, connectivity dependencies, and ad-driven “sponsored content” creates new ways for a core household appliance to fail, frustrate, and become uneconomical to service. Gordon-Byrne put it plainly: “the one thing a refrigerator should do is keep things cold.” ## About Worst in Show Worst in Show is an annual anti-awards series produced by Repair.org that highlights technology at CES that undermines privacy, security, sustainability, and repairability. The awards are supported by a coalition of organizations including iFixit, EFF, PIRG, Securepairs, Consumer Reports, Back Market, and NowThis. ## About Repair.org Repair.org, also known as The Repair Association, is a nonprofit and trade association representing the repair industry and advocating for the Right to Repair.

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That disposable electronic lolipop is the most egregious one IMO

it is okay to just unfollow someone if you don't want them on your timeline anymore for any or literally just no reason at all. You can still be friends with them. You do not need to dislike them.

it is just how you curate your timeline on here.

Consensual Non-Consent In Real Life A 3 panel comic Panel 1: Kink Negotiation Blushing Person: I was thinking maybe we could try out some CNC play... Person #2: Yeah, we can totally try that out, sweetie! We should plan out what we're willing to do! Panel 2: "The Scene" Person #2: The sex pollen.... it's... taking over. I... I can't...Hnngg.... Blushing Person: Noo! Please, you have to snap out of it! Panel 3: Aftercare Blushing Person: Thanks so much, that was fun. Let's do it again sometime. [end of comic] "The Scene" is the fantasy within a CNC framework. Some fictional works tell a story depicting two (or more) characters following the process of doing CNC kink, just as they would in real life: Consent discussion, Kink negotiation, “The Scene", and Aftercare. [image of a blushing person reading the above comic] Some fictional works focus on “The Scene only. A framing device is not required, as the fantasy is contained fully within the story. This lets the reader engage in the kink the same way as if they were engaging in “The Scene" portion of the CNC play.

[informational comic about CNC (the kink, not the other thing), X-post from BlueSky]

source: bsky.app/profile/sagegarnish.bsky...

#BDSM #Kink #CNC

Photo of a squarish bag made of grey canvas and black webbing straps. All pockets and compartments are closed and none of the contents are visible. A set of locking zippers are visible at the front.

Closer view of the same bag, which has been partially opened to show a compartment full of Estradiol injection supplies. The bottom left has 6 sets of syringes, draw needles, and injection needles, all paired up and strapped down. To the right are four prescription bottles containg vials full of Estradiol Valerate, and the top, finally, has bandaids and alcohol wipes pinned in place with hair clips labeled "Boss" and "Babe".

Another close-up shot showing the bottom compartment of the bag, which contains various prescription and OTC medications, a sharps container, and more syringe barrels. A small pocket on the front is opened to show additional bandaids, alcohol wipes, and needles.

[HRT, photo of medical supplies]

Just a normal unassuming bag?

Nope, it's stuffed full of bioidentical liquid girl!

Mastodon error: "cannot attach a video to a post that already contains images"

but like

why

why make up this constraint

You are not required to close your <p>, <li>, <img>, or <br> tags in HTML Debunking an alarmingly common HTML misconception.

I'm writing HTML by hand today and was reminded that closing <p> and <li> tags is optional blog.novalistic.com/archives/2017/08/optiona...

meme of three guys. the left most has the X logo and a speech bubble of "I LOVE CHILD PORN". The middle has a weird defensive facial expression and a speech bubble stating "Look man, this is where all my friends are and I get more likes and views here. Yeah, it's all bots and all but this place is the only place that gives me attention and--" on the right most guy is just a smug concerned face with a cap stating "cool"

[child grooming, x]

how it feels when i see an artist that's like "follow me on x" or another meme shitpost account i would really like to follow literally anywhere else.

[gaza genocide]

Not sure when this started, but YouTube is running some racist-ass ads promoting the IDF and claiming that all Palestinians are "hamas terrorists"

[QT: Twitter (Grok), misogyny, NDII]

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RE: cyberplace.social/users/GossiTheDog/status...

Answering my own question: the `about:config` setting is `browser.ml.linkPreview.longPress`.

it has been 0️⃣ days since the definitionally 100% foreseeable event of a certificate expiration caused a minor disaster

if your logitech mouse stopped working today on macintosh, you need to manually download and install a fix for the dead certificate […]

We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29.

These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.

Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.

Full […]

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory

The following domain(s) have been added to the IFTAS Abandoned/Unmanaged List

channels dot im

about.iftas.org/library/iftas-abandoned-...

#SW_ISAC_ADVISORY #Spam

Despite what the docs would imply, Vue 3.x `shallowReactive` **does not support** native JS Map/Set types! You must use the full, recursive `reactive` helper or the resulting proxy won't actually detect any changes.

[mfm]

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