@datn@xoxo.zone

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@jzakotnik@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu i share your frustration, but in my view it's a lot better than doing nothing at all, than silently sitting on our hands. and there is DSA enforcement: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/faqs/digital-services-act-questions-and-answers

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

Digital Services Act: Questions and Answers

The Digital Services Act is a comprehensive set of new rules that regulate the responsibilities of digital services. Find out more about what this means below.

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 3w ago

I've accidentally initiated a politeness war with a London bookshop

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· 5mo ago

⁨#WritersCoffeeClub⁩ 5 May
Have you ever taken inspiration from something which could have but didn't happen?

Absolutely. This is the definition of alternate history, a genre I've been obsessed with since I was very young. Sometimes I think it's fun to point right at the one event that lies at the fork of my story's timeline from ours; sometimes i think it'd be overexplaining (and fun for an alert reader to suss out).

xoxo.zone

XOXO Zone

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

#WordWeavers 20260503: Tell us one thing you love about your story.

Sally's sundress.

xoxo.zone

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@kamstrup so often I found myself wishing to print my regular expressions globally but lacked a pithy and intuitive command. then came --

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@nblr @pawv @NanoRaptor glad i stayed with this thread long enough to see this post. *slow clap*

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@SomeVeganCheeseIsOk@mastodon.social @meganL@mas.to @d1@autistics.life

in general it's ok to consume media produced by creeps

no.

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

sorry for the lack of clarity, folks. I should have said "smartphones with foldable displays" -- I was too close to the recent news that Apple is going to make foldable smartphones.

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@cherizilla @TeaKayB Kobo also has an entire DRM-free search category: https://www.kobo.com/en/en/p/drm-free

kobo.com

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@airtower@woem.men maybe we have something they can help us with? here's our jobs page: https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/

wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@AccordionBruce @inquiline @AdrianRiskin this is not a wrong answer

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@michaelgemar @RickiTarr came here to make this reference. thank you <3

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@hannah pretty inconvient!

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@wra do you mean that the display was foldable (which is what I meant) or do you mean that the phone itself was foldable, like a clamshell or "flip" phone?

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@iBlame@kolektiva.social the pills (now called "reality acclimation pills") are currently optional for users of the Windows operating system. however, as of January 1, 2029...

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social most at risk are patients whose doctors subscribe to the Rocky Horror school of medical practice: "remove the cause, not the symptom!"

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@tj and then you go to the next level

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@philip no need to apologize, I was the one who fired too fast with a poll I couldn't ninja edit :)

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@catmisgivings :) i wish you could at least ninja-edit polls! i realized my mistake so soon...

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@catmisgivings sorry for my lack of clarity -- i did mean just the more recent smartphones with folding displays :/ https://xoxo.zone/@datn/116413751815612046

xoxo.zone

Dan Patch: "sorry for the lack of clarity, folks. I should ha…" - XOXO Zone

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mainec the former. i meant to say "smartphones with foldable displays". sorry for the lack of clarity! https://xoxo.zone/@datn/116413751815612046

xoxo.zone

Dan Patch: "sorry for the lack of clarity, folks. I should ha…" - XOXO Zone

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Anke you and me both!

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@ShaulaEvans I'm old! :) I've done a bunch of stuff, which your amazement is making me feel a lot better about, truly. I was a systems administrator for 25 years... been married & divorced twice... never broken a bone... had a stroke at age 50... I have an extremely good ear... what else can I tell ya? and what secrets are *you* hoarding? :)

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@ShaulaEvans thanks! I'm a professional writer with plenty of experience translating German to English -- technical material, museum texts, message lists for websites and software, etc. some fiction as well. I'm old school and eschew machine translation when possible. I use open-source tools (OmegaT). interested parties can hit me up at https://danshick.com

danshick.com

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@AdaraAstin I figured it wasn't your natural voice, but as a former linguistics student and former performer I can hear the quality of the instrument under the tune :) (btw despite having followed you for a while, I never listened before because I never before managed to get over the Amazon hurdle. I feel almost silly for waiting so long to hear your voice!)

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@AdaraAstin my, you have a lovely voice!

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@aurynn 👋👋🥰🫂 :HeartEyes:

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@europlus @ctb31 @Cdespinosa @Digitalrampage

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@Tattie I'm sorry, Tattie.

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@wra my bad, I should have been clearer. I was riding on the context of today's news about Apple's foldable iPhones :)

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

when you meet the choo-choo man / you must shake him by the hand

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

i'm CLINGING to that feeling as my train's delay stretches to almost two hours

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@johl@mastodon.xyz ab sofort drohe ich Nazis mit einer „Glastürbehandlung“ an

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@evacide@hachyderm.io thank you for posting. nice to know I'm in good company!

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

despite the presence of some lines that bumped for me in the last few episodes, i had faith in the show right up to the last episode. then all the flaws of the final third swam into focus.

in short: more Dr. Ellis, please un-nerf Dr. Al-Hashimi, and much less Dr. Robby & white savior dudes.

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@aesthr beige.party standards have dropped significantly since I last looked. sorry you had this encounter! I think you're great.

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

what if 17776 but not about football

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

i'm sorry to say that anyone not devouring the full-length episodes of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared S2 is wasting their lives

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

heise.de

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

it's going to be an interesting week

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ah @linuzifer came here to say this

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

today in homesickness i am missing

https://thewholebowl.com/

The Whole Bowl

The Whole Bowl | Portland, Oregon

All bowls are nut, gluten, wheat, hydrogenated oil and guilt free and come with brown rice, black and red beans, avocado, cilantro, black olives, Tillamook cheddar, sour cream, salsa and Tali Sauce.

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@irina taking the pith i see

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@Tattie for what it's worth, i at least kept those thoughts to myself. she never knew of my feelings, i can guarantee that,

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@SomeVeganCheeseIsOk@mastodon.social @meganL@mas.to @d1@autistics.life no I do not. 👋

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

RE: @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social

"we're nerd-sniping you to do the QA of our app because our public image does not matter"

mastodon.social

Zack Whittaker: "Embarrassing times for the European Commission af…" - Mastodon

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Dan Patch @datn@xoxo.zone

· 5mo ago

"thing that will make Elon Musk happy" alert

https://www.404media.co/babies-born-from-dead-parents-will-increase-with-new-tech-are-we-ready/

404 Media

Babies Born from Dead Parents Will Increase with New Tech. Are We Ready?

Reproductive technologies have enabled children to be posthumously conceived from the frozen eggs and sperm of deceased parents, raising legal, ethical, and practical questions.

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