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Bj�rn

@bjorndown@mastodon.social

mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06

"build a world where lives bend but do not break" (from https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/muddling-through)

77 Followers

472 Following

19 Posts

Joined May 02, 2022

pronouns:

he/him

codeberg:

https://codeberg.org/bjorndown

home:

Bern, CH

state of mind:

alienated

Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@pikesley@mastodon.me.uk "Software has been the force multiplier behind nearly every business transformation of the last two decades. " Genuinely wondering whether there is "hard data" that supports this statement or if it is just "software brain". Like "I like to go on the computer and it made me rich therefore the computer must be central to human existence"

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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@jens @hanno Deswegen habe ich ja gefragt, ob ich dich richtig verstehe. Du könntest die Frage einfach mit "Nein, weil .." beantworten. Wenn jemand auf das, was Hanno geschrieben hat als erstes Wort "Tja" schreibt, dann finde ich, dass es nicht übertrieben ist, das als deine Reaktion auf die Hasskommentare aufzufassen. Worauf bezieht sich denn das "Tja"?

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@wjmaggos@liberal.city @cwebber@social.coop one very good reason not to go to Mars with these people

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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@jens @hanno Verstehe ich dich richtig, dass dich die Hasskommentare nicht jucken, weil du insgesamt inzufrieden bist mit den Grünen?

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@futzle Learning about the existence of super massive pine cones is the reason I go online

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@tmcfarlane@toot.community @pikesley@mastodon.me.uk Indeed. To be fair I consider "transformation" to be value-neutral. There surely was a lot of transforming going on and lots of software was written. Not sure if the two are related and even less sure that any of it improved our lifes. But If your main goal is "economic activity", e.g. billing hours, then that it has been great.

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@sstendahl@floss.social @eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place Thanks for making me aware of him. Instant-buy on bandcamp! https://lukenickled.bandcamp.com/album/singing-in-the-woods-vol-i

Singing in the Woods Vol. I, by Luke Nickle

Singing in the Woods Vol. I, by Luke Nickle

24 track album

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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@mttaggart@infosec.exchange @WeirdWriter@caneandable.social Thanks for sharing. I am still reading but

"Great! Alright, creators," Brad announces. The word 'creators' sounds slippery in his mouth, like he's selling a subscription service. "Let's synergize the workflow tonight. Go on, Leo."

made me clench my fist involuntarily.

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@nixCraft@mastodon.social Well, maybe https://aus.social/@Taco_lad/116171579807437751

Biggles 20X6!: "@da_667@infosec.exchange my favourite part of rec…" - Aus.Social

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@petewalkden the front feet (?) look like it is "walking" yet both back feet are in the air?? Seems strange (to me) or is that just "lolloping"? Edit: nevermind, here is a great sequence: https://www.moorhen.me.uk/iodsubject/mammals_-_hare_03.htm#07

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@xan@xantronix.social Since we are at this kind of thing, why not "AI-native" mobile networks? https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-us-telecom-ai-ran-6g

nvidianews.nvidia.com

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

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@cstross@wandering.shop the jacket looks like it's made from xenomorph skin

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

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@argv_minus_one Alt text helped me to really understand the joke

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 18mo ago

Replying to

@jawnsy@mastodon.social @jensimmons@front-end.social

Many developers are understandably concerned about the performance of text-wrap: pretty

I would like to believe that. But looking at the number of sites I visit that are brimming with animations, I could not help but laugh at that statement.

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 39mo ago

Replying to

@adfichter@chaos.social Sehr wichtig finde ich diesen Satz

Wir sollten uns darüber im Klaren sein, dass wir nicht machtlos sind und technische Entwicklungen demokratisch gestalten können.

Zu viele Male habe ich Varianten von "Aufhalten können wir es ja eh nicht" gehört. Ich verstehe, woher die Haltung kommt -- sie wird ja auch sehr bewusst "gepflegt". Aber ich empfinde sie als falsch und bedrückend.

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@stux Look here, if we did not throw billions in weaponry at the "bad people" they would eventually come over and take away the healthcare we have. You don't want that, do you? Once we have stopped the "bad people" we will give everybody everything. I solemnly swear.

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Computers, in particular those that are attached to a network, should be called "obfuscation machines"

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social I have never been closer to starting a goat farm

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Bj�rn @bjorndown@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@jalefkowit@vmst.io he can go on making shitty decisions and his "avatars" take the heat for him

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