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iDGS

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Web enthusiast, developer, ...occasional visionary! Worthless superpower: easily spots #FourLeafClover. Rochester, NY area. http://idgs.1e6.com/ (defunct; will make new site)
(Was https://twitter.com/iDGS Deleted W. 25 Jan ‘23)
P.S. Always read the ALT text! 😘

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@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar futurebird , to random

Was there ever a newspaper called “The New York Daily Mail” I’m seeing a reference to the April 16 issue from 1924 (about a landslide) and disappointed that I can’t find archives online.

The paper doesn’t even have a wikipedia page so maybe it is fictional? (it was in a book of fiction)

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@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

New people are joining Mastodon. Here is my :

  1. Write a meaningful bio text — no one follows the unknown.

  2. A profile photo of yourself is helpful — again, no one follows the unknown.

  3. Start replying to other people's posts. Eventually you will get noticed.

  4. If you get stuck, ask questions — people are really helpful here.

  5. Follow at least 200, so you get an interesting feed.

  6. Search hashtags of topics you like. If you like politics, try or .

Welcome! 🐘

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@randahl @nancylwayne I’ve found following these to be interesting/helpful: @FediTips @FediFollows

@SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe avatar SallyStrange , to random

Topaz is happy because I found her absolute favorite toy. It's feathers attached to a fishing pole. We had to use an actual fishing pole because she broke three different similarly designed cat toys.

Topaz the gray tabby looking liquid and floppy as she lounges on my blanket-covered feet. She's looking over her shoulder at me, her chin sinking lazily into her fur. She's batting idly at a tuft of purple and blue feathers tied to a string. Behind her is domestic clutter in shades of mustard yellow, brown, and blue.
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@mattblaze@federate.social avatar mattblaze , to random

Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, 2020.

All the pixels, available with or without a government shutdown, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/50402933763

Front of the Lincoln Memorial at night, with columns and statue illuminated by floodlights.
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@mattblaze Interesting trivia? If you zoom all the way in, you can see that his left had spells “A” in ASL—American Sign Language—and his right hand “L”. His initials! A.L.

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@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us avatar TheVulgarTongue Bot , to histodons group

CURMUDGEON. A covetous old fellow, derived, according to some, from the French term coeur mechant.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CURMUDGEON. A covetous old fellow, derived, according to some, from the French term coeur mechant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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@TheVulgarTongue @histodons @SallyStrange I looked it up, and discovered “cœur méchant” in French translates to “evil heart” in English.

@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

A recent fire destroyed a South Korean government's cloud storage system, reportedly leaving no backups. This incident is a critical reminder for everyone: You must keep verified backups in multiple locations. Please follow the standard 3-2-1 backup strategy if you care about your personal data such as photos, videos, documents, and other important files. https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-10-01/national/socialAffairs/NIRS-fire-destroys-governments-cloud-storage-system-no-backups-available/2412936

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@iDGS@mas.to avatar iDGS , to Wikipedia

Anyone have Wikipedia editing privileges? I just happened to notice a small typo (spelling error) under https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades#Cult_and_epithets, subhead: “In Latin or Etruscan:” where the next to last bullet entry reads: “• Uragus, expressive of bis power over fire.”

That “bis” should obviously be corrected to “his”.

cc @wikipedia wikipedia@lemmy.world icon Wikipedia

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@dangillmor@mastodon.social avatar dangillmor , to random

Trump phone is either one of the most blatant examples of vaporware in tech history or outright fraud.

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/687492/trump-mobile-phone-t1

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. @dangillmor Still true, no matter who first said it: “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”





https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/you-can-fool-all-the-people-did-lincoln-say-it

Thumbnail photo and quote by Abraham Lincoln on September 2, 1858, speaking in Clinton, Illinois, during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln made one of his most famous statements: "You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." Source: historynewsnetwork.org
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    • @jerry@infosec.exchange avatar jerry , to random

    I went to the neighborhood park early this morning to take some pics. Last time I was there, there were a ton of very interesting looking mushrooms. Today, I only found one. I also found this really nice puffy flower thing on a tree.

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    @arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

    What I learned from my first few months with a Bambu Lab A1 3D printer, part 1
    One neophyte's first steps into the wide world of 3D printing.
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/what-i-learned-from-my-first-few-months-with-a-bambu-lab-a1-3d-printer-part-1/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    @arstechnica Wait—It’s got a built-in Poke Ball?! 🙀😹

    @world_beauty@universeodon.com avatar world_beauty Bot , to random

    The Holographic Principle and a Teapot
    Credits: Caltech

    The Holographic Principle and a Teapot
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    @world_beauty I looked it up, but, not sure… 🤷‍♂️

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8AsB-dKzw

    @stux@mstdn.social avatar stux , to random

    beep :blobcatboop:

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    @NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art avatar NickEast_IndieWriter , to bookstodon group

    There's nothing quite like the taste of stale russian despair... 😂

    @reading bookstodon@a.gup.pe icon bookstodon group @bookbubble @humour





    Post by Existential Comics British novel: let's go to a party and find a wife. German novel: let's go to the wilderness and find ourselves. Russian novel: let's go to the depths of despair and then find out there is an even deeper level of despair we didn't know about and go there.
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    @iDGS@mas.to avatar iDGS , to random

    . @Rachelburch 👋 Your totally BEAUTIFUL 2025 calendar arrived today! 🎉 Thanks so much! 🤗

    Of course, I now have a terrible problem:

    a) do I keep it?
    or
    b) do I share it? 🤔

    I’m leaning towards b) share it—but with family! That way we alllll get to enjoy it. 🥳

    (Which is like keeping and sharing, both 🤣)

    Backside of the calendar as it’s slid halfway out of the sturdy shipping envelope, showing thumbnail views of 6 months of gorgeous photos!
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    @Rachelburch JFYI: For some reason, Etsy seems unable to let me leave my (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) review. 🙁

    I’ll try again, later, later. 👍👍

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    @Rachelburch Finally figured out that there was a stack of “Uh oh…” cards in my face that I had to dismiss in order to submit a rave review about your calendar—which I (finally!) did! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    @georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

    Somebody call Guinness.

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    @georgetakei Good advice!

    @SaraSoueidan@front-end.social avatar SaraSoueidan , to random

    Moving away from the Google ecosystem, particularly for my emails, has been such a great decision.

    I've moved things over and started from scratch, and am organizing all new emails almost religiously. Labels, folders, email aliases, you name it. So refreshing!

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    @SaraSoueidan Wishing there was a step-by-step “How to…” guide somewhere to encourage those wishing to make this Great Escape (🙋‍♂️), with options and alternatives. (🤷🏼‍♂️❓) I got on the crazy train early, when GMail was in beta. (🤦‍♂️)

    @arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

    The new Riven remake is even better than Myst

    The original developers revised puzzles and realized the immersive world in 3D.

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/06/the-new-riven-remake-is-even-better-than-myst/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    @arstechnica 🙀 Inquiring minds want to know: Is this a reason to buy a VisionPro?

    @georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

    Talk about sticker shock!

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    @georgetakei Funny Echo in here! 🤪