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  • Silicon SovereignS
    Silicon SovereignS Silicon Sovereign
    Fediverse

    Hello ! 🌐

    Lead analyst at , connecting the European & global technical grid. 🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳

    2026 Intelligence:
    🔹 : Infrastructure (Sanand, Jamshedpur).
    🔹 : The 1,000-mile detour & 100x insurance spikes.
    🔹 : Silicon-to-Inference pipeline.

    Tracking mainstream news misses. Data > Sentiment.

    📺 Vault: https://www.youtube.com/@SILICONSOVEREIGN

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    Silicon SovereignS Silicon Sovereign
    Hello #Fediverse! Lead analyst at #SiliconSovereign, connecting the European & global technical grid. 2026 Intelligence: #LogicI3: Infrastructure (Sanand, Jamshedpur). #Logistics: The 1,000-mile detour & 100x insurance spikes. #Semiconductors: Silicon-to-Inference pipeline.Tracking #ShadowLogistics mainstream news misses. Data > Sentiment. Vault: https://www.youtube.com/@SILICONSOVEREIGN#Introduction #OSINT #SupplyChain #India #Maritime #Tech
  • Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw:⁠:paw:C
    Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw:⁠:paw:C Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw:⁠:paw:
    Fediverse

    Hi . We need to talk about something.

    While talking to a colleague about how I recently learned most people have never sat on a crow it came up that she has never been sat on by a cat. Like, not even once during childhood.

    Another colleague admitted they also have never been sat on by a cat.

    My hypothesis is that most people have at one point in their life sat on by a cat.

    🐈🐈‍⬛🐱

    Have you ever been sat on by a cat?

    Please boost for scientific accuracy.

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    millennial fulcrumF millennial fulcrum
    @catsalad of course most human have been a chair for a cat, what else is human even good for, bugger all that's what
  • Alf No ProblemA
    Alf No ProblemA Alf No Problem
    An Seomra Cúil | The Caint Lock-In

    OMG! I watched this street chess game a few years ago and again today! It is awesome, people!!! hahaha! 🙂 LOVED IT!!! 😉

    - YouTube

    Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

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    Alf No ProblemA Alf No Problem
    @jackyan Glad to hear that. I think I will do the same next week too (I need my laptop to pause the games and think about them).Anna is good and the Botez sisters are fun to watch too. I remember watching Botez play a chess prodigy (about 10--12 y.o. boy) from New York and trash talking to each other. Chess trash talk is funny! Haha! However, I could not find that video - I watched it at least 7 years ago. Good times! Have fun!
  • InsiderTreatI
    InsiderTreatI InsiderTreat
    Fediverse

    Hi . We need to talk about something.

    While talking to a colleague about how I recently learned most people have never sat on a bagel it came up that she has never sat on a donut. Like, not even once during childhood.

    Another colleague admitted they also have never sat on a donut.

    My hypothesis is that most people have at one point in their life sat on a donut.
    🍩 🍩
    Have you ever sat on a donut?
    Please boost for scientific accuracy.

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    InsiderTreatI InsiderTreat
    @cR0w my new goal in life is to change that!!
  • Newsmast FoundationN
    Newsmast FoundationN Newsmast Foundation
    Fediverse

    It's finally here! The new Newsmast Foundation website 🎉

    Our new website focuses on our Apps for Change programme which is bringing real values-aligned organisations and groups to the Social Web.

    It's a big change from our original website with an increased focus on actions and solutions to protect information sharing ecosystems on social media.

    Check it out 👇

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    stux⚡️S stux⚡️
    @michael @newsmast Awesome! Keep up the good work
  • Elena Rossini ⁂_
    Elena Rossini ⁂_ Elena Rossini ⁂
    Fediverse

    I just visited the website of the European Data Protection Supervisor @EDPS and noticed that they have a @Mastodon icon / link in their social media navigation bar in the upper right side of the screen.

    This is simply AMAZING!!!

    Thank you so much for being here on the and for raising awareness about it with your website visitors ❤️

    @EUCommission can you please be next? I argued for this in my latest article: https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

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    PlögiD Plögi
    @hpod16 @_elena @EDPS @Mastodon @EUCommission Then there's another one fiercely fighting for the Fediverse. 🥰
  • MadeInDex 📰🌎M
    MadeInDex 📰🌎M MadeInDex 📰🌎
    Fediverse

    Kids & young adults around me are heavily affected by use & they themselves are even telling me about their .

    It's time we did something to fight back!

    Let's raise awareness, promote alternatives & get people to healthier communities like the 🙂

    https://www.reddit.com/r/DeTikTok
    Is live now!

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    MadeInDex 📰🌎M MadeInDex 📰🌎
    @celinho Yes!!! will be number 1 on the alternative list heheFunny enough I first saw #Loops in one of your posts
  • Fedi.TipsF
    Fedi.TipsF Fedi.Tips
    Fediverse

    Wanderer is a Strava-style Fediverse platform for recording and sharing your journeys and trails. You can find out more at:

    ➡️ https://wanderer.to

    There is a list of public servers where you can sign up at:

    ➡️ https://wanderer.to/servers

    To sign up on a server, click "Login" and then "Don't have an account? Make one".

    If you just want to try it, there's a demo server at:

    ➡️ https://demo.wanderer.to

    NOTE: The demo server regularly deletes its data.

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    Fedi.TipsF Fedi.Tips
    @pluvialgeist Yeah, it's not exactly like Strava as it's more intended for people doing hiking etc and emphasis is on routes. But it's a start.
  • Nick East (Indie Writer)N
    Nick East (Indie Writer)N Nick East (Indie Writer)
    An Seomra Cúil | The Caint Lock-In

    What's stronger than "Strongly Agree" 😜😂

    @reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop @joinin





    P.S If you know where this is from let me know so I can add credit.

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    Nick East (Indie Writer)N Nick East (Indie Writer)
    @ehproque Accpeted as the correct answer to the question what is stronger than strongly agree
  • padraigP
    padraigP padraig
    Fógraí | Announcements

    Update 16th September 2025:
    This thread will now serve as a public changelog for whenever I make changes and where necessary, provide explanation. The first 7 posts here are merged posts from several different topics.

    If you would like certain forums/categories to be created, or if you wish to help out with the site. Please register and drop me a ‘Chat’ on here

    I am happy to announce the creation of the ‘Regional’ forums. @regional
    This will allow for localised topics.
    It is broken down into provinces and then counties.

    From the home page of https://caint.ie, you can click directly to a province, and then click into a county.
    If you click on “Regional”, you can see a full list of provinces and counties.

    Screenshot_20250714_123217.png

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    padraigP padraig
    2026-03-20 Fixed Auto imported posts lacking original images Fixed Language filter on auto imported topics? [Addition from NodeBB v4.10.0 update] AltText will now be published to the Fediverse. [Addition from NodeBB v4.10.0 update] /world has received some updated. They will be noted below: The /world page got a makeover in v4.9.0, showcasing a more timeline-based feel. It more accurately represents the breadth of content available on the open social web, such as microblogging, in addition to long-form text (blogs), media-focused items, and everything in between. We focused on UX updates to this page: New sorts are available: You can now view just local content, as well as all known content. The default sort continues to be “your followers”, but also includes local content now as well, because you are also tracking those categories! Guests were barred from /world in v4.9.0, but this is now opened up again. Their view of the /world page shows only local posts. The /world page can now be set as a default home page. Duplicate items were showing up when scrolling down /world (especially on very active timelines) Uploaded images were showing up in the thumbnail/card headers, even if they were embedded in the post itself. The header is now restricted to topic thumbnails (and post attachments, which only occur with remote posts) Posts are now height-restricted, so long posts don’t take up an inordinate amount of space. A “show more” button is available to expand posts in-timeline. The “quick create” editor at the top of this page now also lets you choose a category to post to. Administrators can update the default value as desired. It defaults to World/Uncategorized.
  • jamesJ
    jamesJ james
    Tuairimí & Aiseolas | Comments & Feedback

    I notice german in the mix of imported posts is it possible to exclude languages other than Irish / English? Assuming of course that’s the way you want to go with it

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    padraigP padraig
    And this has been fixed. Again, I was tired of waiting for a fix, so I used Claude to help with this. It ended up making a plugin for this site which is a lot cleaner. It’s not perfect, but at least it is something. This applies to posts coming from the Fediverse and posts created on Caint.ie Whenever a user on Caint.ie posts in a language that is not English nor Irish, they will see this message: “Your post appears to be in a language that is not currently accepted on this forum. Caint only accepts posts in English or Irish (Gaeilge). If you believe this is a mistake, please contact the site administrator.” Fediverse posts that are not in English nor Irish will simply not come through. There are some rules: A post will be ALLOWED if: The text is shorter than 10 characters (too short to detect reliably) The language cannot be determined (returns und) The detected language is English (eng) The detected language is Irish (gle) A post will be BLOCKED if: The text is 10 characters or longer, AND The language can be determined, AND The detected language is anything other than English or Irish Additional things worth knowing: HTML tags are stripped before detection, so formatting does not affect the result Detection is based on the post content for replies, and the content or title for new topics The language detection is statistical – very short posts that scrape over the 10 character minimum may occasionally be misidentified Mixed language posts will be judged on whichever language dominates the text Posts where the language genuinely cannot be determined are always let through rather than risk blocking legitimate English content
  • Minka ミンカM
    Minka ミンカM Minka ミンカ
    Fediverse

    Hi . We need to talk about something.

    While talking to a colleague about how I recently learned most people have never sat on my face it came up that she has never sat on my face. Like, not even once during childhood.

    Another colleague admitted they also have never sat on my face.

    My hypothesis is that most people have at one point in their life sat on my face.
    ​​​​​​
    Have you ever sat on my face?
    Please boost for scientific accuracy.

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    Senna 🌷E Senna 🌷
    @minka you did the joke before I could
  • padraigP
    padraigP padraig
    Fógraí | Announcements

    This is to keep track of issues that we are experiencing

    • Uncategorized’ category showing up on the home page.
      • I am looking to have that removed, but it looks like some editing to the database is needed, and I do not know what I am doing with mongoDB in order to solve that. I am awaiting an update from the nodeBB developers. - Fixed on 27th February 2026
    • First post with images are small, sometimes with the message “This post did not contain any content” - Thread
      • This is a Fediverse/ActivityPub issue, whether it’s how certain software (ie: Mastodon, Lemmy, Piefed) handles images/media or how nodeBB implements them. Additionally, videos, are not showing up at all on Caint. We may be waiting a while for an update (if there is one) Fixed on 20th March 2026
    • Foreign language posts - Thread
      • This is another Fediverse/ActivityPub issue - Last week or so, I added some ActivityPub relays so we can be discovered by many servers. This has the downside of pulling in posts from instances and accounts which have foreign languages. I am keeping an eye on Recent from time-to-time to hopefully catch and remove them.
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    padraigP padraig
    Update: The issue with foreign language posts has also been resolved. Users will receive an error if they try to post something that is not in English or Irish.
  • jamesJ
    jamesJ james
    Tuairimí & Aiseolas | Comments & Feedback

    So no doubt you’ve seen the same but I’m just mentioning it here.

    The auto-imported posts that don’t contain the original image they were displaying for one reason or another. I’m lost as to the content (I see lots of replies). Then I’ve to click 3 dots to get to show original message which then means I’m on another website 😄

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    padraigP padraig
    And this has been fixed. I did raise this with NodeBB developers who added it to an existing GitHub issue that has been there since July with no movement on it. I did ask Claude to help to resolve this, so I won’t take credit, but at least there is a fix… It now looks like this: [image: 1773967686841-78312bc9-ddc8-46cb-853f-95eb69bebb21-image.jpeg] For anyone that is running NodeBB and wants to fix this Go to: ACP -> Appearance -> Custom Content (HTML/JS/CSS) -> Custom CSS/SASS and add the following: /* Hide the topic thumbnail in the top-right corner */ .flex-shrink-1.d-flex.flex-wrap.gap-2.hidden-empty { display: none !important; } Then go to: ACP -> Appearance -> Custom Content (HTML/JS/CSS) -> Custom Javascript and add the following: $(window).on('action:topic.loaded', function() { var $thumb = $('.flex-shrink-1.d-flex.flex-wrap.gap-2.hidden-empty img'); if ($thumb.length) { var imgSrc = $thumb.attr('src'); var $inlineImg = $('<img>', { src: imgSrc, style: 'max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem;' }); $('[component="post/content"]').first().prepend($inlineImg); } }); You can change prepend to append if you prefer having the image below the OP text. Rebuild & Restart your NodeBB forum.
  • HollyH
    HollyH Holly
    An Seomra Cúil | The Caint Lock-In

    Canadian cat spends his day repeatedly jumps over the US border ditch, bringing back undeclared prey

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    A border-jumping cat who lives in Surrey, B.C., has become a local legend and internet star for his penchant for ignoring international law.

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    HollyH Holly
    Canadian cat spends his day repeatedly jumps over the US border ditch, bringing back undeclared preyhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/canadian-border-jumping-cat-becomes-local-legend-in-surrey-bc/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark#animals #cat #funny #britishcolumbia #Canada
  • schaefernoskeS
    schaefernoskeS schaefernoske
    Luimneach | Limerick


    Ein Täuberich aus Tauberbischofsheim
    ging einer Taube voll auf den Leim.
    Er klebte sehr fest,
    das gab ihm den Rest,
    und mir den Schlussvers für diesen Reim.

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    schaefernoskeS schaefernoske
    @schnagi ein Igel war auch schon mal da und hat uns mit seinen komischen Geräuschen erschreckt (bis wir ihn dann entdeckten).
  • Kuketz-Blog 🛡K
    Kuketz-Blog 🛡K Kuketz-Blog 🛡
    Fediverse

    X ist für Behörden längst kein neutraler Informationskanal mehr. Viel Risiko, wenig Reichweite – und dort, wo Beiträge sichtbar werden, profitieren oft vor allem Empörung, rechte Mobilisierung und eine vergiftete Kommentarspalte. Wer Desinformation bekämpfen will, sollte Musks Plattform nicht weiter mit staatlicher Präsenz aufwerten, sondern Alternativen stärken.

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    Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie

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    /kuk

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    B berrylerry
    @kuketzblog Bin dort nicht mehr seit Musk übernommen hat. Vermisse allerdings die damalige Datenschutz-Community. Die war echt super!
  • Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)N
    Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)N Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)
    Fediverse

    Very happy about the new @gnome release, and I'm proud about what my fellow contributors have accomplished together in this cycle. Tons and tons of bugfixes and new features! The release notes at https://release.gnome.org/50/ cover a small portion of the most user-visible changes, but there's a lot more to discover.

    Meanwhile, in the hashtag…

    (after 40 minutes of reading through https://fedi.absturztau.be/notice/B4O8ucxRQoQyBxrrpg, I cannot imagine a more insane thread in the )

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    BørgeF Børge
    @nekohayo That thread actually crashed my fediverse client (Phanpy)! Had to reload. Felt fitting…
  • Jason Parker (he/they)N
    Jason Parker (he/they)N Jason Parker (he/they)
    Fediverse

    Tip for getting favo[u]rites on the . Don't think, just post.

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    Jason Parker (he/they)N Jason Parker (he/they)
    Tip for getting favo[u]rites on the #Fediverse. Don't think, just post.
  • WhatWeGon' DoLuv?J
    WhatWeGon' DoLuv?J WhatWeGon' DoLuv?
    Fediverse

    Trump Is Destroying US Democracy at Unprecedented Rate, Global Watchdog Finds

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    “[T]he speed of decline is comparable to some coups d’états,” a global democracy watchdog wrote.

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    @politics @socialmedia @law

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    GrumpyOldFartG GrumpyOldFart
    @JazzyKindaFella Truth be told, though, Trump is the symptom - not the cause - of what passes for “democracy” in the US! Indeed, in his excellent Substack article (4 Sept 2022) “Let’s Stop Pretending America Is A Functioning Democracy”, Chris Hedges argues that “decades in the making [..] only the fiction of democracy” remains now that the slow-motion corporate coup has succeeded! “The slow-motion coup is over. Corporations and the billionaire class have won. There are no institutions, including the press, an electoral system that is little more than legalized bribery, the imperial presidency, the courts or the penal system, that can be defined as democratic. Only the fiction of democracy remains”https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/lets-stop-pretending-america-is-a#US #Trump #Democracy #CorporateCoup #InvertedTotalitarianism #Wolin #Dictatorship