Patrick @pkok@qoto.org
Robotics lecturer, TT/RPG enthusiast, cat dad.
Joined Aug 2018
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Bad news for the European branches of the decentralized web. Not only did #copyrightfilters and the #linktax pass EU Parliament, the Commission introduced new anti-terrorist proposals that would need you to be available 24/7 to police your network for "terrorist content".
It's time to make your voice heard in Brussels. Start with subscribing and following https://edri.org/ -- the reps for digital rights groups in the EU.
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Oh for god's sake I am not ready to deal with this
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The future is here today : you can't play Bach on Facebook because Sony says they own his compositions
James Rhodes, a pianist, performed a Bach composition for his Facebook account, but it didn’t go up — Facebook’s copyright filtering system pulled it down and accused him of copyright infringement because Sony Music Global had claimed that they owned 47 seconds’ worth of his personal performance of a song whose composer has (...)
http://etraces.constantvzw.org/informations/13326
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"before and after you discover the subreddit for a hobby" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZK8Z8hulFg
Celebrity eye concert
@Altruest
I like to believe he really is proud of each and every one of us ;)
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Congratulations #QOTO we recently hit 1,500 users!!!
🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉
I have never met such an interesting, engaging, and inclusive crowd anywhere else on the Fediverse or internet. You give me hope that social media can be a wonderful and enjoyful place, hell even enriching at times.
I love you all keep it up!
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Mastodon 2.6 will introduce a new privacy setting, better suited for your most important toots.
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medieval Islamic philosophy is awesome because they were just constantly dunking on each other, al-ghazali wrote a book called "the incoherence of the philosophers" against avicennian philosophy, and then ibn rushd, an avicennian, wrote a book called "the incoherence of the incoherence of the philosophers" and there's just no way you're coming back from an own like that
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@Gargron
As a shield I throw something at him that he toots about even more - cat pictures
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing, and so I also added some blue white chocolate fountain. People loved it until someone filled it up with new chocolate pieces which were juuuuust a bit too big...
@Surasanji I would wish to live in an optimal level of comfort for the remainder of my life, with everything that comes with it, without reducing the number of people and causes I care about.
In my selfishness, I would prevent any (mental) health issues, financial setbacks, deaths and impending doom scenarios for me or the people/causes I care about.
We might even never die unless I feel like it being the right time and be completely comfortable with that idea. And for me, that would be in that immutable, set-in-stone, one year. But I would be happy at least.
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Violet is a good girl who enjoys eating her veggies!
#GoatsOfMastodon #ヤギ #goats
@Surasanji a supportive environment is all you could wish for now 😊
@Surasanji Oh man that sounds terrible! Any thoughts/acts helping you through the day today?
@Surasanji All the best for the coming time! Being without my specific med supplies is one of my biggest fears. Hope you can get the soon again!
Work's got an announcement to make and they are trying to get people involved with a bring-your-own-goodies blue-themed high tea.
Do my marshmallows need more food coloring?
[ ] Yes
[ ] Yes
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@Gargron
So many languages already! Great work!
How does it come though that of all languages, English is at 99.9% instead of at 100%?
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Robotics lecturer, TT/RPG enthusiast, cat dad.
Joined Aug 2018
