currently on cybre.space @maunzikation@computerfairi.es

Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)

Also known colloquially as a Fruit #Bat because they like eating fruit (as well as nectar and some insects).

This one was part of a colony in Parramatta Park, Sydney.

Many people don't like these bats as they are noisy, poo everywhere and can transmit Hendra and Lyssa viruses. I however think they're cute. They also perform important pollination tasks.

#Photography

https://mastodon.social/media/au3bl8BJwyBzYXePjyc

Happy Caturday! Here are some paws.

https://mastodon.social/media/tkypQolmGFb7kFz6Q4M

deutschland hat gestern schon wieder das asylrecht verschärft.. und grundrechte noch mehr verletzt als vorher schon..

germany changed its asylum laws for the worse yesterday, again. and basic human/civil rights are even less respected than before

😞

#Announcement #Mastodon
We are Live with our first iteration of https://joinmastodon.org/ which is going to serve as the Mastodon landing page for new users.

It is still a Work In Progress, but we are now sufficiently far along to be able to share it with you.
We want to make it easier for new users to join up.

Feedback thread
https://discourse.joinmastodon.org/t/join-mastodon-landing-page-feedback-thread/85/
1/3

Hi I'm Crow, a 27 year old genderfluid artist. And I'm looking for intentional living communities or housing collectives in the Bay Area. I work full time in the City, and need to find housing ASAP!

Thank you!
(Please spread this)

But you know what's even cuter than a damselfly ? A tiny tiny frog on a bed of moss.

This tiny Eastern Sedgefrog (Litoria fallax) grows to only 3cm long. (this one is obviously smaller than that).

For the technically minded, this shot was lit very quickly with three speedlights. I got one crack at it before it decided to hop off somewhere less bright.

https://mastodon.social/media/w4rlGM2wRRzjURtM5xo

Another of our nocturnal hunters (and spider population controllers), is the Robust Velvet Gecko (Oedura robusta).

They grow up to 25cm long, this one was 15cm. Skin tone varies, often dark coloured with pale pattern, although the couple I've seen on my veranda have been this pale semi-transulcent pink. I suspect they may change based on surroundings (like a chameleon).

#Photography #Gecko #lizard

https://mastodon.social/media/_gNuDkuNyilXQXCWjlQ

Hm... say I wanted to remove all mp3 files from a certain directory, I'd use "rm -f *.mp3"... what would I do if I wanted to remove everything /but/ mp3 files?

Sure, I /could/ move the mp3 files to somewhere else and delete the original folder I guess, but meh.

#linux

@OsirisSaline My biggest annoyance is that emoji have risen to common use without any of the interfaces that facilitate their use doing anything to facilitate the _reading_ of them.

Seriously, why can't I long-press or cursor-hover to get a popup with a large, clearly visible version of the image and at least the corresponding Unicode name(s)? How is it that _nobody_ is implementing this or similar?

It's a usability clusterfuck.

the fact that there's multiple vibrator drivers in the linux kernel by default makes me giggle every time i think about it

me: one thing i really love about #linux and #FLOSS in general is that it really helps you learn about your machine, you know? you get to learn all sorts of things about how machines run!

me five minutes later: my god if this random hack from Google to get my webcam to work fails then i'm gonna punch my computer so hard i'll be able to wear it as a bracelet

i mean what do you expect from a company partnered with a company called "Dataminr"
i'm not joking, go look it up.