mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06your friendly neighbourhood crow, always up to no good.
Browser push notifications remain one of the single largest spam deliverance systems - and all browsers, especially Chrome, are entirely complacent in it.
Google could fix this tomorrow, easily.
They won't.
Every time Apple does something good, like allowing you to grant apps only partial access to your data (contacts, photos, location), it's always got a sting in the tail.
Apple snitches on you to apps when you only give them limited access. This lets apps shame, beg, or even outright lock you out until you play by their rules.
Apple chose this. It wasn't a limitation of their system, it was an intentional user-sabotaging design.
Hey @1password@1password.social i don't want and never wanted any of your crap ai or watchtower features - what makes you think i'm willing to pay more for features i don't want.
give us a cheaper plan that doesn't come with all the guff.
"Games are too expensive now!"
Really? Take a look at this Maxis Product Price List from their 1993 product catalogue, and compare it to the adjusted prices for today's dollar.
Took a peek inside my #Zune HD today and found that it's dedicated to "our Princess" on the inside of the back cover.
Turns out that Princess is an admin assistant on the team who passed away. A nice tribute, hidden inside a failed product.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20180914-00/?p=99735
Oh you're colourblind? How many colours an I holding up?
*Shoves the entire pantone system directory in your face*
Did #YouTube accidentally break their RSS feeds or kill that feature off?
Hello from sunny Vancouver.
NO WE ARE NOT.
Yeah I'm pretty sure @bagder@mastodon.social already has that
Xcode... what? why?? how??
I'm opening up testing for my brand new app, DNS Inspector, to the public!
Inspired by the values that made TLS Inspector successful, DNS Inspector aims to enable you to make DNS Queries and review the results anytime and anywhere. DNS Inspector supports both traditional and secure DNS (DoH and DoT).
Interested? Join the TestFlight here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/g6f3orDA
The big issue with #ClickFix is that there are few effective mitigation tools, but there are some things you should do:
#3 is likely the most effective, but also potentially disruptive to the user if they need command line access or you have scripts that run as the user.
Hey!! If you like my profile photo and thought "gee I would like something like that for myself or a friend" well I have outstanding news!! The artist is still open for comms!!
Head on over to their profile on the blue site for more info: https://bsky.app/profile/hadleycrumbs.bsky.social
Howdy! I have nearly all of my posts set to followers only and have my account set to review followers. I accept most followers from accounts with bios and some posts, so feel free to request!
Congrats to the team at Bluesky for migrating to IPv8!
Great to see such forward-thinking in pushing adoption!
