2026-04-05T18:44:12Z https://yabu.me Я⊛ḶḶ model ☭ https://yabu.me/npub1nwqkkv7js7vxlfdnalw8e0awlzp5kmtqye8wqrryjxsu4zrrt5jq540h9v https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/115/924/021/267/117/696/original/a47d7a9a6d713664.jpg https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/115/924/021/267/117/696/original/a47d7a9a6d713664.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97l2jldfn446c6wvt58qp5p9tkfxgve26ay8lgj4pdjmemrqszmqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgms7wtt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswwmldeenzf8c3cga24hycfjt73djxr9f09stm8q000hn9l6c3f8gcwpru2'>nevent1q…pru2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my stock reply when asked about the fediverse:<br/><br/>More and more people around the world are becoming disillusioned, disturbed, and disgusted with corporate social media. We hunger for better ways to check in with each other, share our interests and thoughts, promote community, connect across borders, and talk shit.<br/><br/>You may have heard of social media alternatives like Mastodon, or Lemmy, or Pixelfed. These are not just reinventions of the apps we know. They are part of a decentralized, open network called the Fediverse. This network is totally different from corporate social media on a structural level, making it highly resistant to corporate capture and allowing it to evade surveillance capitalism. <br/><br/>How do you explain the Fediverse to someone who doesn&#39;t use it?<br/><br/>We could talk about servers and decentralisation and federation and ActivityPub and all these highly technical concepts. And all that technical stuff is really impressive but, at its heart, the technology is just facilitating the thing. It&#39;s like trying to describe how a bicycle works, rather than why you ride it.<br/><br/>Consider instead that the Fediverse is a place to have conversations online without algorithms, AI, and ads getting in the way. Which is increasingly a rare thing online.<br/><br/>Almost the entirety of the internet, from SEO on the web to YouTube to TikTok to Spotify to Instagram and X and Facebook, has been turned into a race to see who can build the most efficient algorithm to collect your data and sell you the most stuff. What makes the Fedi unique is that it&#39;s not that. It&#39;s an algorithm-free, ad-free, AI-free place for conversations.<br/><br/>User <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mnzsh4lhud28kzlf6g8246knhyxk9r8wgp67d5zz4vmqxmvtq6wsuhjcak" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mnz…jcak</span>)</a></span> sums it up nicely:<br/><br/>&#34;The thing I like about doomscrolling on Mastodon is that I get the news I feel I need to get - but in between there are photos of cats, moss, and beautiful old trees, discussion of repairing and reupholstering old chairs, lockpicking discussions, out of context comic book panels, various pieces of artwork, really horrible dad jokes, and sometimes just surreal stuff that makes me smile. So, yeah, you all are keeping me sane. Keep it up.&#34;<br/><br/>You can find me on the fediverse here: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwqkkv7js7vxlfdnalw8e0awlzp5kmtqye8wqrryjxsu4zrrt5jq540h9v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Я⊛ḶḶ model ☭</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwq…0h9v</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>Here are some excellent guides to the Mastodon &amp; the Fediverse:<br/><br/>What is Mastodon? What is the Fediverse?<br/><br/><a href="https://fedi.tips/what-is-mastodon-what-is-the-fediverse/">https://fedi.tips/what-is-mastodon-what-is-the-fediverse/</a><br/><br/>Are there any other guides to Mastodon and the Fediverse?<br/><br/><a href="https://fedi.tips/what-do-i-do-next-are-there-any-other-guides-to-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/">https://fedi.tips/what-do-i-do-next-are-there-any-other-guides-to-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/</a><br/><br/>The Counterforce Guide to Mastodon and The Fediverse (for punks!)<br/><br/><a href="https://the-counterforce.org/guide-to-mastodon-fediverse/">https://the-counterforce.org/guide-to-mastodon-fediverse/</a> 2026-04-20T11:00:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplw83pd5xv5hyzumcm9t09sxkw5rq3rqspzlx62chv3k6knc9arqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgewg55t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspa8yq5r0spvl82x565yg890rsnxkqytp9lw02p0pz2rxal5cn5sgkrvmev'>nevent1q…vmev</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>me, i was working on a pyramid scheme.<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/429/076/483/298/225/original/4392135af01274d0.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-19T02:49:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgshm4mqq5a99j5xt03zh7nht35hazqf0fk8truxearek6wqkex9qzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgldms8x &#34;Making god out of algorithms is like spelling &#34;banana&#34; – easy to start, hard to stop.&#34;<br/><br/>chortle-eliciting prose from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/16/pascals-wager/#doomer-challenge">https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/16/pascals-wager/#doomer-challenge</a> 2026-04-17T12:22:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvucqvuznar3yfqrcs67z4l3d0f5yzcyhrlgshydcu7qg8dvqd7kqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgz5h5w6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnw7uaddu3fgg2hpa0e6j9q0zvda0t7wdgzl8egzf5ffta4zrefc5wgvw9'>nevent1q…gvw9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that settles it. i&#39;m a canadian auntie. 2026-04-15T00:17:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswhms9p6hm8ay8c6tv4mu3gj88ahm99funszgzqwpslymuv0v8avczyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjg0y06g9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprfx8teafuudwn3dnnxpuyaa73u9cjazlnpdunlk569j9g4nywkc343a5u'>nevent1q…3a5u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i&#39;m fond of many of those tunes. omg. am i a canadian auntie? 2026-04-14T21:02:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswef2gk8dma205uwan55j2xffj9q55ghs4ezeel63w4qwuwj3tszqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjg3fcqxl you guys!<br/><br/>ms. wizard found this while thrifting and brought it home for me. i love it so hard! she may as well give up on getting me anymore gifts, she&#39;s never gonna be able to top this one.<br/><br/>#cats #rollerskates #gifts<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/391/609/046/435/571/original/3dfecc380eb7e41c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-12T12:01:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yd3ljmca9jl87hs4jxpkk4pm492mpqlk6kmlkxy2h24uwq8xfqszyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjglxkrnr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwvd95w5tw269gguljfvceraa447xse32tczmkaylwupqqxmu5cq9tuyzj'>nevent1q…uyzj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;sorry, i can&#39;t tonight. menstruation is in retrograde.&#34; 2026-04-09T10:13:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvrmnzhac5mp9q20wxlqp2m852uqszypxqj8sfm5hukgkk2ypj7czyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjg369e5g we might not have to pull the &#39;planet of the apes&#39; prank on the artemis crew after all. it&#39;ll just sorta happen organically. 2026-04-07T19:32:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstu4gmknzyagc86qhx7f226pdpd3mtu5yrsq40c9aje03khh8y72czyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgcacgvt you&#39;re gonna need a bigger hague. 2026-04-07T18:37:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfu83j8r0y2szddrlurwmz68vkqleltj25ytdqgh9aypx6f20whwqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjga03vaw my favorite.<br/><br/>#nokings #nokings3 #nokings2026<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/308/190/408/839/669/original/fe4ced6c97a77a20.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-28T18:25:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfx4wuewu9vnspwy9auk997vjzu4axp8s9hyvdjwstu0vwqhw3mczyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjggctrux we may be facing an existential climate disaster, but at least society is collapsing at the same time. 2026-03-25T13:35:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqxn5km7tuf7mxkdl533hvja8st9ulc28sumsy69f8f8mt5xryegqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjg32h0a9 read this somewhere:<br/><br/>&#34;the money spent going to war for oil could have been spent eliminating the need for oil.&#34; 2026-03-20T16:56:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrl0z520t3yp3txqs73zs5j7uykg6shkjscpyk6n2sjqnw8m25pgzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgr3d63p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzvdk5ka637zf6xj3f53aywgm662l9kuhjv2yjxs8vgs03w2wkdsvhlmyw'>nevent1q…lmyw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>agreed.<br/><br/>it&#39;s either this or pitchforks, folx, take your pick. 2026-03-12T18:04:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrs4cuuvewcnhaeg8s94qm6d86306rhsc63a55nmfj6mhj7al8agzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgph7f25 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz35u6wmyzszgg8xnhslzfaykfmxxrwp96vwhj992rrzgtgqr776guyuz2z'>nevent1q…uz2z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i&#39;m given to understand this accurately represents a day in the life of an average feudal serf. 2026-03-12T15:03:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2v7etzuj4tnaf2zrelta0tcf0epkqcur42fq29v8jhf7z0v8r7aszyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgh3j55n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8aw5lvqe3s4gfahtrzdt779rnknfxcxksw6xr3tlq24cp2dl3nfsq3x75p'>nevent1q…x75p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If I had a job fixing skee-ball games, I&#39;d never work a day in my life. 2026-02-17T17:41:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq8dqy64l30nq85pdq849kdt6hv3jmym87gnxe5j9r7k5l83sgqqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgtvvm2u &#34;Crises precipitate change, and Trump precipitates crises.&#34;<br/><br/>-Cory Doctorow <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net">https://pluralistic.net</a> 2026-02-11T12:07:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eknlzdt3cmp30949phtwj62g9rrcq6xrrxvv8qcsl4x2nsk3reczyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjg6twy77 I&#39;m going back to my cave.<br/><br/>#cave #cavern #underworld<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/023/616/479/672/404/original/d6dd1b6e3f49026e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/023/616/556/352/403/original/34e98542c99f4409.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/023/616/539/903/851/original/e766178b80530717.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/023/616/566/029/930/original/f02b261a2f1be3cd.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-06T12:15:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszlr22dzjatvzqdxmu9kwxqatftrm6qtyn9deqr7r7y9ccj63nxfszyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgurlv7y <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>I really dug this fresh reminder of the impermanence of our social structures and our innate psychological blindness to that fact:<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/05/contingency/#this-too-shall-pass">https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/05/contingency/#this-too-shall-pass</a><br/><br/>#the #only #constant #is #change 2026-02-05T19:30:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6drxky9j93eenuw9gvvyuejgpzsqgh32e5rp6dnlnrx922sfwggzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgv8ef5r &#34;America isn&#39;t just a nation of cruel bigots; it&#39;s also a nation of rich swindlers. ... America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets. But it&#39;s not enough to know that the system is rigged. Everybody knows the system is rigged. To build a movement and save our future, we have to know how it is rigged and who rigged it.&#34;<br/><br/>- Cory Doctorow <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart">https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart</a><br/><br/>Who&#39;s got the matches? Where&#39;d I put that jug of gasoline? Ah, here it is. Okay, let&#39;s go!<br/><br/>#burn #it #down #and #start #over 2026-02-02T18:13:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mclsux298hmt68gqtkfufw3yerzmxtmc5wq5mfwlwj2u0lpgyrqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgdqktll A photo I took while standing really close to the Washington monument and looking up. I really like how it turned out.<br/><br/>#washington #monument #dc #obelisk #photography<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/991/420/198/047/937/original/164d8b0f79f02503.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-31T19:49:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqmvrl6g66mujtz8tzf5yhymv49t357nvl3rhgdn46tfqzvk0yhqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjg6d9288 Byron enjoying the dog&#39;s bed.<br/><br/>#void #blackcat #kitten #catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/986/914/050/523/442/original/1a61409253ca70ea.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/986/914/048/831/175/original/124c0b47a57cda5d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-31T00:42:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkcuc4rqqh0qxap9xec5nc2sqwz6rw55qahxmsetwcsp7ctuae2qzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgekyel0 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yfprjpr69txnj6cs3y9jcwzkuq5z5hk9evkx7fqgwy4asq9flpeqjyas68" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Punkrock History</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yfp…as68</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Reposting with #alttext <br/><br/>50 years ago ❤️<br/>Promotional photo distributed at The Runaways&#39; debut at The Starwood in January 1976.<br/><br/>Left to right: Jackie Fox, Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Sandy West and Lita Ford.<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/985/336/477/025/737/original/056d86c901598901.png"> <br/> 2026-01-30T18:04:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyh8kxmjn2vn7ejym00qtdacuupevf7las3c5ddwk7q6e4e66t0gzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjgh7ddg3 A photo I took of nature&#39;s sweetest spider. They really are gentle giants.<br/><br/>#spider #tarantula #araneae<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/981/035/576/860/330/original/65b1c1ae9288c7fb.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-29T23:46:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvp7tquusa24qv772kqctzxdlzeq55ppju6d8ll2pqzukfsalqeeszyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjg3d7rml Here&#39;s a photo I took of a lenticular cloud for those of you that are into that sort of thing. No kink shaming here.<br/><br/>Apparently they&#39;re called that because they&#39;re shaped like lentils. I didn&#39;t make that up.<br/><br/>#clouds #lenticular #lentils #photography<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/981/019/828/920/598/original/4450cb3ab153f82e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-29T23:42:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80tp5kehfywce8hz4tfwsm9e79wh6298yhk09aflgnsy9euqm76gzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjga4wus4 #silentsunday #amphibian #arizona<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/955/525/053/715/812/original/fe073ab342d5bc9e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-25T11:44:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswetvtaqad3neyzcrrtkmll8wey62d4zy3e0l7z3qg6fcu3m8pjdqzyzdcz6en62resma9k0hacl9l4mugxjmdvqnyacqvvjg6rj5gvdwjguwkv5y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswh0js4q8303tl2snz6xfdhma6g3ug827xj5mqmk0dqrrd82hyzycc0k9c3'>nevent1q…k9c3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my cat is also called byron! 2026-01-25T01:03:14Z