Notices by Dave Mason (davemasondotme@mastodon.social)

"Don't go to bed angry", they say.

Yeah, right.

#Celtics
#NBA

@gamingonlinux

Them: Be reasonable! Meet us in the middle!

Us: <Take step forward>

Then: <Take step backward>

(Repeat)

I hope Linux as a mobile phone OS makes it.

The world needs to move on from Android. It's too far gone to be saved.

#Privacy
#Android
#Linux
#FOSS

Headline: A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup

Me: With apologies to Senator Wyden, US politicians and legislators are so horrifyingly obtuse when it comes to tech law. From dog catchers to governors all the way to the executive/legislative/judicial branches.

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/a-new-california-law-says-all-operating-systems-including-linux-need-to-have-some-form-of-age-verification-at-account-setup/

#AgeVerification
#Privacy
#Surveillance

Headline: DOJ investigating after protesters disrupt service at St. Paul church where ICE field director is pastor.

Me: An ICE field director is a pastor. A wafer-thin veil of love & kindness over a soul filled with hate, bigotry, and hypocrisy. Christianity in a nutshell.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-investigating-after-protesters-disrupt-service-minneapolis-church/story?id=129349242

#Religion
#Christianity
#ICE

@Em0nM4stodon

Dumb question: how does a website block VPNs? Is it nothing more than a game of whack-a-mole with blocked IP addresses?

Adult and juvenile Common Gallinules.

#Birds
#BirdsOfMastodon

Ci Ci assures me it's already Caturday. 🐱

#Caturday
#CatsOfMastodon

Why did the sandhill crane chicks cross the road?

📅 March 2025
📍 Central Florida
📸 Fujifilm X-E3
Lens: Fujifilm XF 70-300mm ƒ4-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎛️ ISO 1250, ƒ/5.6, 1/1000 s, 300mm
Filter: UV

#Photography
#Birds

Headline: DOGE Privacy Act Requests

Me: Like many of you, I feel frustrated that the Democrats haven't done more to push back against the current administration. But when they give us an opportunity to act, we should take it. My letter goes in the mail tomorrow. Will you mail a letter too?

https://jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/

#DOGE
#Privacy
#Surveillance

Ugh. I got a 'churchy', scripture-filled holiday card from a relative. It included a $100 Mastercard gift card.

I donated all of it to the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

#Atheism

@eff
Thanks for the reminder! (I donated today. 🙂 )

P.S. The web site needs more Mastodon/Fediverse! (And less Google+ 😏 )

I saw a toot from another Mastodon.social user that appeared to have bold text, italic text, and possibly different fonts.

Does our Mastodon.social server support markdown now?

#Mastodon

The in-game automatic review is interesting. I noticed it for the first time during a Sunday game, and I'm seeing it again during the Monday Night Football game. New for this season, I presume?

#NFL
#MNF

Did Rudy Gobert just launch an air ball from point-blank range?
#NBA

The deed is done. Debian is installed. Windows is gone for good.

30 years of Microsoft OS experience down the drain, because they can't not be capitalist dicks.

What a waste. 🙁

#Microsoft
#Linux

It's hard to imagine #StackOverflow made their decision without considering the fate #Twitter and #Reddit suffered. That they willingly chose to burn the remaining goodwill they had with their users is bewildering.

Right now, people are having active conversations here on #Mastodon about an #ActivityPub / #Fediverse replacement for SO.

Old school strategy that seems lost in the sands of #NBA time. 🏀

Two fouls on Bam.
Go post him up and get him in foul trouble.
#Celtics

It feels like there have been more fumbles into the end zone/touchbacks this season than ever before.

#NFL
#Baltimore
#KC