As a side note, SMTP is my favorite cautionary tale of how decentralized protocols can become centralized over time
I'm glad to see Mastodon will be adopting the world's most popular decentralized social networking protocol: SMTP https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/mastodon-looks-to-newsletters-to-help-revive-the-open-social-web/
Iconic feminist graffiti (UK) 1979, photographed by Jill Posener, British photographer / activist #womensart
Small businesses, please stop using corporate social media as your only online presence.
I’d happily visit a website that looks like it was designed in the 1990s if it meant I could actually scroll down and see your address, hours of operation, etc.
It doesn’t have to be pretty, just functional.
It would be really helpful if you also included common allergens for your food and drinks (if relevant) and how accessible your location is for disabled folks.
Arch users PSA: https://discourse.ifin.network/t/400-aur-packages-compromised-with-infostealer-and-rootkit/577
400 AUR packages have been compromised with infostealers and rootkits.
If you've recently deployed AUR packages, please check your system if you're affected, potentially reinstall and cycle your passwords if that's the case.
re: Fucking MapQuest!
I forgot because it's been so long. There was also that one time where Google Maps wanted me to turn down a street that didn't exist, that its own satellite view revealed didn't exist, and use this nonexistent street to reach another road by crossing a deep irrigation canal and raised railroad track that not only do exist but are active, instead of using a real cross street just a km or so south of the imaginary one.
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