Notices by Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx) (sharksonaplane@mastodon.sandwich.net)

People never give independently-operated alternatives the time of day until after it's too late and then wonder why independently-operated alternatives don't exist 🤷🏻♀️

@davidnjoku I'm not going to explain my no, (proceeds to do so) that shit is gross and society has clearly learned nothing from this pandemic, ewww

I'd probably say something like "hey good to see you! I'll pass on the handshake until you've had a chance to wash your hands *slight chuckle*" though, probably would not shake their hand again in the future and opt for a wave instead now that I know their hygiene practices, lol

@pixouls 👀
Looks neat! I'm surprised that we don't have one yet, a lot of Yemeni places have been opening up in my area

@pixouls Oh exclusively restaurants, they've actually taken over (neutral) some other Middle Eastern restaurants that I think were going to close otherwise

Genuine question, is Fastmail the only genAI-free gmail/icloud/outlook alternative that has scheduled send, or is it just the only one savvy enough to include scheduled send as an above-the-fold feature?

If there are others with scheduled send, please let me know! I don't have a "persistent sleep schedule" so this is kind of essential for me to Function In Society (which I need to do to live tyvm).

Also, please lmk if Fastmail does use genAI or is otherwise terrible, thank you!

@skinnylatte In Vietnamese we do call cafeteria/prepared food places like that "pointing food" (cơm chỉ) so it makes sense to me! 😂

Here's an illustration of the problem with harassment and culture OnHere:

Person makes an innocuous post that gets boosted a lot. It inevitably reaches people desperate to prove they're better than others, who leap onto the post to harangue OP about *checks notes* encouraging people to avoid the business they want them to avoid, and other people for enjoying what OP wants to share. Typical reply fly bullshit, should be easy to identify and block. HOWEVER—
(1/x)

—Problem is, when *I* click the post, I *don't see* many of those bc either I/my instance admin already muted/blocked/suspended/defederated those accounts, or for other federation reasons. I only see pleasant replies—until OP edits the post to mention the harassment, at which point I "open original page" and YIKES.

But I can't even report those yikes replies bc I can't interact with anything on the original page that doesn't show on my instance, and I have to block manually with search. (2/x)

Malwarebytes issued a correction on the "Gmail smart features" article but: One of the reasons I was confused is bc I've had them turned off for years anyway, bc I don't want Gmail to do those things with or without "genAI", and 2) just bc it's not in Google's documentation that the data is being used for training, and even if it's not *right now*, Google don't appear to have actively denied that they will & there's no guarantee it won't be used for that in the feature.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off

I can't believe we just have thoughts all day every day. It's exhausting. I'm going to have a talk with physics about this.

"do you mean psychics"

*strapping on a parachute* No.

If, like me, you love seeing all the good Rudy Fraser is doing and the joy bubbling from the launch of the BlackSky PDS and, as another non-Black person, want to support it, you can share or subscribe to contribute to the project here!

https://opencollective.com/blacksky#category-CONTRIBUTE

Do NOT reply if you're going to be an anti-Black racist or a weirdo about the existence of ATProto! I do not care about your opinions and they are not relevant! Mute/block this and keep scrolling!

@dexiheart nooooooo 😭

https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/114135119202956481

Sayyer, a great person and awesome Black disabled transenby and genderfluid artist, needs help to pay rent this month, can we help them out? Currently at $275/439!
Less than $200 left to go thanks to your boosts and donations!
You can donate directly OR commission them for lineart too—I've worked with them and the process & end product were fantastic!
https://ko-fi.com/sayyer

#BlackMutualAid #BlackArtist #DisabledMutualAid #DisabledArtist #TransMutualAid #TransArtist #QueerMutualAid #QueerArtist

https://sfba.social/@DeliaChristina/113986216502468905

@tillshadeisgone asdjflk; idk whether he deleted the post(s) in question or if it's a "inter-server visibility sucks" thing but when I went to look the only thing I found was him saying he thinks… "they both won"??? 💀💀 💀 After trying to sue his own record label!! After the Grammys!! After the freaking American Heart Association!! HOW LMAO

@rfg @tillshadeisgone depersoning someone that eva explicitly stated they used to be mutuals with and spoke to directly not only doesn't help, it minimizes the situation and tacitly implies that eva cannot tell a person from a bot.

@rfg @tillshadeisgone It's in the original post they made, and it does matter, because it shows that this was a shitty situation that was about more than just blocking some rando. Pointing out that "well was she even a real user" (not bot, I did assume there and that's on me) is a response that minimizes the emotional impact of what they went through isn't "creating drama" unless you are a person who views any attempt to call you in as "drama".

@tillshadeisgone best of both worlds!! like a tempur-pedic for your mouth! That sounds disgusting now that I've typed it but it's too late to go back now, I'm hitting enter!

@tillshadeisgone the ultimate squish mattress……the dream…….…