peter hessler @openbsd @phessler@bsd.network

To all the artists joining mastodon.art right now: Here are some tips I published a few days ago https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

mastodon.social update: Much-hated "regex filters" are gone. Click on the cog icon and navigate to Filters, where you can add keywords or phrases to mute.

"It’s actually a big myth that search engines need to track your personal search history to make money or deliver quality search results" - DuckDuckGo's CEO explains how it’s become profitable without gathering user data
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-revenue-generation-model-for-DuckDuckGo/answer/Gabriel-Weinberg

I just saw someone in the US (not here) telling people that if it's over 90 degrees and you see homeless people in distress you should call 311 and the police are "legally required to give assistance".

DO NOT DO THAT.

Please do not call the police on homeless people.

Or anyone, really.

Research your local shelters, resources, cooling center, etc. Do not call the police.

RT @PulpLibrarian@twitter.com: Whatever you do for #CanadaDay, have a good one!

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PulpLibrarian/status/1013382802962812928

pride isn't over

cops are still killing and torturing people with dark skin

governments, doctors, bureaucrats, neighbors, and unchosen family are still abusing and killing queer and trans people

we have to keep on

#Pride Month is over, but I want to leave y'all with one thought about visibility.

When I was young, I didn't know what #bisexual meant—thought I was a broken straight.

I want people to see me and know that being bi+ doesn't have a damn thing to do with your ability to love as you will, including the possibility of being in an awesome relationship like the one I've had for over twenty years.

I want some young bisexual to know that and not beat themselves up for decades. I want them to love themselves. ❤️

Nerd and online communities are a ripe harvesting ground for neo-Nazism. Preventing society and subcultures from going gangrene is about knowing the warning signs, identifying it early, and preventing the spread. https://medium.com/@DeoTasDevil/how-white-nationalism-courts-internet-nerd-culture-b4ebad07863d

New Emoji on bsd.network

Courtesy of the illustrious @pamela / @pmosetc

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Massachusetts House passes ban on youth conversion therapy

https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/06/massachusetts-house-passes-ban-on-youth-conversion-therapy/

#PositiveNews #GoodNews #LGBTQ

DHCP over NTP

Still more of a wiki than Wikileaks

an operating system that takes all of its alert sounds from samples of Lovefool by The Cardigans

fuck i just found my new favorite gif

https://twitter.com/danniaskini/status/1012835342183874560?s=20

The cherry on the shit sunday of today's news.

Get safe, prepare to defend you and yours. This train haven't breaks

Separate the art from the artist?

ABSOLUTELY NOT. When you read my comic I want you to imagine me also reading it with you, over your shoulder.

If you're eating tortilla chips or pretzels while reading it, mime giving one to me every so often.

After lurking around for almost two weeks without a single toot I think it would be time to transfer to a more active state: hello everybody.