Mathias

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> Follows welcome, though I like to approve them
> If you have posts or > [> #introduction](https://sharkey.world/tags/introduction )> , and an active profile I'll likely follow back
I'm on these places too: https://linksta.cc/@hellquist

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Work: MSL @ FM.
Sparetime: Father, Gamer, Photographer, Geek, Guitarist, Headbanger, Musician.

English and/or Swedish works well for me.
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#fedi22 #metal #ttrpg #gaming #privacy #infosec #photography #ux #gw2

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2026-07-16 11:35:29 UTC

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https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/04dbed8a-3bf7-4856-8662-1ac5fff645e2.webp

2026-07-10 13:40:52 UTC

Hmm... my @npub19rt…adh9 browser got an update, and now it has forgotten ALL my carefully setup workspaces, email accounts etc (weirdly the calendar accounts are remembered). At first I hoped it would all come back via a sync, but no.
To be fair it has, over time, given me a lot less grief than most other browsers, but this is a big one. Can't even recall all the time spent setting it all up "just right".
#vivaldi #browser #updates

2026-07-07 12:49:58 UTC

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Yeah, very strange and scary.

2026-07-07 08:10:33 UTC

This day 21 years ago is one of those days I’ll never forget. It was the day of the 7/7 bombings in London, where I lived and worked at the time. We heard/felt them. Scary times.

2026-06-29 21:45:50 UTC

The most expensive and fragile thing on earth must be male football players. It is a miracle they get through a normal day! And yes, female football players seem more like normal people, they get up again if they trip or fall over.
#worldcup2026

2026-06-28 12:43:05 UTC

On the train back home after an amazing couple of days at #CopenHell2026. Copenhagen and Denmark delivered again. Sweden could learn so much from Denmark when it comes to arranging festivals (well, and a few other things too).

2026-06-20 00:55:06 UTC

Late on the ball here, but this is utterly amazing. Really. https://youtu.be/I1zqCX3Dvxo?is=PGyfjAzH4Rd9UfRT

2026-06-20 00:24:28 UTC

Still amused by the fact Youtube seems to be the place where all time travellers find each other. "Who else is here in 2026?" 😆

2026-06-13 12:55:47 UTC

…and so it begins.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-blocks-foreign-access-anthropics-most-advanced-ai-models-axios-reports-2026-06-13/
#ai #news #politics #business

2026-05-29 18:34:14 UTC

Ah yes, so now my probationary employment is over, on Monday I am permanently employed, for real (it is one of those organisations where probationary employment is not negotiable, regardless of role, my first probationary employment in...umm...20 years I think).
As I am having incredibly amounts of fun at work, and according to my colleagues have made a massive impact/change for the whole organisations in previous unseen ways (mostly good I think), I consider myself lucky. I'm not sure they truly understand what they have done though, as I now will be unstoppable.
Anyways, I celebrated it with cooking a shiitake risotto with lots of white wine/broth, some garlic/chili fried jumbo prawns and asparagus tips, topping it all off with a mountain of parmesan and a proper glass of white wine. Now I'm having a coffee and a cognac and feeling almost like an adult.

2026-05-29 13:13:10 UTC

Groin fan.

2026-05-23 19:01:56 UTC

Red wine. Blue cheese. If you have no idea what I’m talking about I feel sorry for you.

2026-05-23 14:54:51 UTC

Is it, or isn't it?
You can only pick one. Choose wisely.

2026-05-17 22:41:54 UTC

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Yeah, I too must admit I have never been in to them myself previously. One could almost say the first time I listened to them was when Maphra made her cover of their song, and I had to check out the original. But yeah, seems like cool guys.

2026-05-17 09:18:37 UTC

I say, that was a class act of Bring Me The Horizon, bringing Maphra to perform Doomed in front of their audience. I've now seen 3 separate clips of it, from different angles and distances, and from wildly different people, so I guess it actually happened.
It was already clear that The Plot In You supported her cover of Silence, and even cleared it before she had released it, but I, like many others, were curious about what BMTH actually thought of her version of Doomed.
Bringing her up on a stage in front of their live audience to co-sing it kind of clears any doubt one might have had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4amZD8uJtrY
#BringMeTheHorizon #Maphra #Doomed

2026-05-16 21:19:55 UTC

Austria figured this is an expensive event to host and tries their best to not having to host it next year too.
#Eurovision

2026-05-16 21:16:46 UTC

Kind of makes sense that Romania sends the members of the Dracula family, no?
#Eurovision

2026-05-16 20:42:25 UTC

Finland is worthy of the top spot this year.
#Eurovision

2026-05-16 20:10:10 UTC

I can’t hear/discern a word he sings…ah well.
#Eurovision

2026-05-16 20:05:25 UTC

And that is one helluva comb-over. 😆
#Eurovision

2026-05-16 20:03:19 UTC

Just to clarify: that is NOT ”growl”. Doesn’t matter what any presenter miss-labels it as. That was not growl. Trust me on this. I’m somewhat of an expert on the topic of growling.
#Eurovision

2026-05-14 20:16:39 UTC

So, utterly bonkers eye makeup on one eye (only) is apparently ”the thing to do” this year. Noted.
#Eurovision

2026-04-22 09:20:04 UTC

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What are we getting? And where?

2026-04-20 21:38:38 UTC

Well, yeah.
#politics #uspol
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/cec48df5-33e6-4a02-942a-5673aa1b8cea.webp

2026-04-19 20:01:42 UTC

I am normally not a huge fan of political drama, but I have to say that 5 episodes in on The Diplomat (Netflix) I find it excellent so far. Great writing.
#TheDiplomat #Netflix #TV #series

2026-04-17 10:14:49 UTC

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Do you have thyme for that?

2026-04-10 07:02:15 UTC

This is getting more and more relevant:
https://idiocracy.wtf
#humor #politics

2026-04-05 09:36:14 UTC

Woohoo! It isn't snowing, only heavy rain (unlike the previous two mornings)!
#DoneWithWinterForThisTime

2026-04-03 09:23:52 UTC

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Jag tror bestämt att rubriksättarna på DN står och småfnissar hela förmiddagen åt sitt underfund (och slang-tolkningar). 😆
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/403ee9b3-bede-49bf-b813-d066fa0e63c7.webp

2026-04-03 09:11:29 UTC

Uuuhh...ok...
#DN #Idag
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/51b24b42-c2d4-4e71-97ad-1146f5b3b161.png

2026-04-01 10:49:56 UTC

Today is the annual "Check the sources" day where people actually verify the sources.

2026-03-30 20:46:30 UTC

"Play me something heavy" you say? Ok then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QEA3FpqKUE&list=RD4QEA3FpqKUE
#HumanitysLastBreath #Metal #HLB

2026-03-15 16:06:17 UTC

Only of interest for #GW2 players: today I got my first set of Obsidian Armor (light). Yay!
I’m not doing great on my ”perhaps I should craft some legendary trinkets…?” (of which I still have zero) as I allowed myself to get sidetracked with Eternity, Klobjarne Geirr and now armor. NOW maybe I should get them trinkets…ooohh…Bifrost looks shiny! 😆
#gw2 #guildwars2 #gaming

2026-03-13 12:41:22 UTC

😆
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/d0ba3f7c-799d-4499-8bec-e544afce1a02.webp

2026-03-13 10:34:09 UTC

Joråsåatteeehhh...
https://webperf.se/articles/sapo-soker-spioner/
#security #intelligence #privacy

2026-03-13 09:11:16 UTC

Interesting topic regarding the differences between open web, open tech and open source and what it can mean for actual openness vs convenience. I haven't watched the video just yet, but as Chris (@npub1dm3…5m2m) is wise I have added it to my to-watch list.
https://allthingsopen.org/articles/trading-openness-convenience-app-stores-ai
#open #source #web #tech #opensource #convenience #NotSoOpen #appstore

2026-03-13 08:20:41 UTC

On the topic of non-US services:
Have you seen https://www.eurosky.tech, which is built on the AT protocol. Opinions? Experiences? Views?
Wouldn't it, today, still have a dependency to BlueSky? Or have I misunderstood how it (AT) works?
Apparently no one I know or am connected with is talking about it, as my search here in the Fediverse couldn't find a single post about it.
#eurosky #europeanalternatives #european #alternatives

2026-03-03 14:13:21 UTC

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Eeehh..."gör som vi säger, inte som vi gör"?

2026-03-03 14:10:42 UTC

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Thanks! Felt good. Did it the long/hard way so it really feels like a feat to have managed it all. 😄

2026-03-03 08:54:51 UTC

Klobjarne Geirr. Finally. Yay.
Those who know, know.
#guildwars2 #gw2 #gaming #mmo #legendary

2026-03-01 23:56:45 UTC

Err...right. That is definitely one way of doing it. Blimey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6L-GUOAhGo&list=RDr6L-GUOAhGo&start_radio=1

2026-02-28 10:31:21 UTC

So now the label of "out-of-control, Radical Left" is applied to companies simply for stating they do NOT wish their products to be used for killing people without human control/intervention, or if they do not wish their products to be used for mass surveillance of innocent civilian public.
It used to be applied to companies/people when they said "shouldn't we have good healthcare?" or "shouldn't we do a sanity check of people before selling them guns?" and similar things, but the definition has clearly shifted now.
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/02/28/donald-trump-goes-nuclear-on-anthropic?giftId=NWU5OWRlMWYtYTUzOS00YjRiLTk5NjktMzZlYjYwNGMwNWUw&utm_campaign=gifted_article
#politics #us #trump #hegseth #ai #anthropic #claude

2026-02-19 14:49:11 UTC

Having a pint accompanied by my son before going to gig is a new experience for both of us. 😁

2026-02-17 19:50:19 UTC

If you are looking for a wicked creative reverb for your music making you might wish to check out Crystalline by BabyAudio. Massive sale until end of month.
https://babyaud.io/crystalline
#musicmaking #recording #studio #audio #daw #effects

2026-02-16 19:08:58 UTC

Preparing myself mentally for the gig on Thursday, which will be the very first "real" gig (of bands I like) that my son (19 y/o) will join me for. Will be great fun. Looks like the bands are in great shape too.

2026-02-15 15:09:40 UTC

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Ah, right. Well, I most certainly hope so. I especially hope that Europe does not ask/take US companies advice on if Europe should break away from todays dependence of US companies. 😆

2026-02-15 15:04:34 UTC

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Sorry, I'm probably thick this sunday, but who's gonna do what anyway?

2026-02-15 12:28:00 UTC

"Google has criticized the European Union’s intentions to achieve digital sovereignty through open-source software."
Umm...ok...I think I can see why they did that, but lets read further...
"The company [Google] warned that Brussels’ policies aimed at reducing dependence on American tech companies could harm competitiveness. "
Yeah. For Google itself it can definitely "harm [their] competetiveness".
"According to Google, the idea of replacing current tools with open-source programs would not contribute to economic growth."
Correct again, if you ARE Google. If everyone start using open-source alternatives it will most likely not contribute to Googles economic growth.
It quite likely will contribute to economic growth for a bunch of smaller/new companies. It will also open the playing field for software development which still being possible for anyone to verify/test/check/view the source code to ensure there are no flaws in there, or algorithms for tracking people based on advertising goals.
They are kind of correct too in that it will probably cause a _temporary_ set-back in economic growth for all those companies that live under the illusion of "there should always be growth and we will do anything to make that happen", but I consider that a good thing. When that speed bump has been passed there will be an opportunity to do a controlled/reasonable acceleration.
Given that Google has removed the "Don't be evil" from their Mission Statement, for unknown reason, I think it is wise, for many different reasons, to cut down on the dependence on Google (and Microsoft, Facebook etc), and to look at alternatives. Ideally open-source ones that can be scrutinized by anyone who wishes to do so.
https://lemmy.world/post/43144736
#google #opensource #eu #europe

2026-02-11 14:00:45 UTC

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Inte så mycket inbokat än, men nästa vecka är det Lorna Shore, Whitechapel, Shadow of Intent och Humanity's Last Breath (det är 1 gig alltså, men 4 band) och veckan efter midsommar är det Copenhell.
Någon gång i Augusti är det Weeknd också (jag är medföljande förälder där).

2026-02-05 07:08:26 UTC

I don't normally complain on songs, but instead usually keep it to myself if I dislike something. Some songs though, are completely baffling to me what people with functioning ears possibly can hear in them that make them go "Yeah! That is MY tune!" when I go "He clearly can't sing, they obviously can't play their instruments, it sounds like they are desperately trying to play the same thing on all the instruments, repeatedly (to no f**king end), but missing so it is all off-beat."
Love Will Tear Us Apart with Joy Division is such a song.
There. I said it. Fight me.
Oh. And Good Morning! 😆

2026-01-31 22:48:28 UTC

Heh. I've been playing Guild Wars 2 since it was released (2012...and Guild Wars "1" before that, since 2005 or something) but I have never been bothered with making legendary gear, as it simply isn't needed. Anyone can rock up to any fight with whatever gear you've acquired by just playing, and it's be (just about) as good as legendary gear. So I haven't really felt the need to grind for them myself. Until now.
I figured last month I should perhaps look in to it anyways. There is a convenience factor with Legendary gear and...well, something to aim for. So I looked at my options, realising I had quite a few bits and bobs in my storage. I was pretty much halfway to the Legendary greatswords Sunrise and Dusk. I got Dusk within that week, so have been sorting out the final bits for Sunrise when I realised if I have them both I can actually create Eternity, which is a combination of both Sunrise & Dusk (and thus twice as valuable).
Said and done. I now have Eternity. What should I go for next? I am thinking I should probably aim for armor. Or perhaps the trinkets...? I will probably sell Eternity anyways, I actually don't think it looks all that good, and I don't really use Greatswords on any of my 9 characters...
#guildwars2 #gw2 #gaming

2026-01-30 09:51:51 UTC

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...with that said, it would be great if they fixed the bug with (randomly) disappearing tabs when you reopen your browser and you have multiple screens/windows.

2026-01-30 09:49:54 UTC

Vivaldi browsers latest update includes tiling of tabs in the same window. Unlike other browser makers they keep adding actual usability features **instead** of making every AI, which I (as a multi-device) user of Vivaldi appreciates.
That they also are active in the Fediverse is another bonus.
https://vivaldi.com
#vivaldi #browser

2026-01-30 08:42:22 UTC

Time for another round of Inbox Zero. This means I have emptied (archived) _all_ my inboxes.
As I quite regularly use 7 email addresses, in mail clients/views that consolidates many of them it needed to be done, to regain clarity of what I actually need to act on, and to allow me to sort them out as we go.
Let's see how long I last this time. 😄

2026-01-24 13:54:14 UTC

-"_If you're not at the table you're on the menu._"
/Mark Carney
https://youtu.be/flsgJe8mN-A?si=qAlZxDU3efkgpSWM&t=153

2026-01-24 13:20:06 UTC

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But if they burn that calorie publicly, as an example, maybe the other calories get scared and give up...?

2026-01-23 23:02:06 UTC

This is not satire.
"To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as “Red, White, and Blueland”."
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161/text

2026-01-12 21:56:09 UTC

Köpte tågbiljett idag för imorgon. 1:a klass för att säkerställa att jag får en sittplats. Nu skickar de att "din vagn på tåget du har biljett till, saknas. Du kan försöka sitta någon annanstans. Kom ihåg att de som har bokad plats har företräde till platsen."
No shit sherlock. Det var ju därför jag köpte en biljett med garanterad sittplats. Nu kommer jag att ha den dyraste ståplats biljetten. 😖

2026-01-12 15:31:46 UTC

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Still though, better than having a Mac and trying to use Razer equipment. Razer silently quit supporting Macs, I learnt the hard way, and when I contacted their (Razer) support about it, thinking something was wrong they basically said "_yeah, we stopped that_". I said: "_uuhh...right...but there was Mac support for both my mouse and keyboard when I bought them...? You don't think you have any responsibility to phase them out over time?_" and they basically said "_No. Tough luck for you._" and that was it.
So. No more Razer products for me, regardless of platform.
With that said, I properly hate how my Logitech mouse just stops working (on Win that is) and then, after 30 sec or so, I get a "_yeah, we're updating your drivers...hold on_" which always, without fault, leads to a "_Yep. Done. Now connect your gear again_" (which was never disconnected) at which point I am now happy I still can move my cursor around with a touchpad and click save on all the things that need it before I am forced to reboot, as it, for some reason will **not** pick up my mouse again without a reboot.
The joys of computing eh? 😆

2026-01-11 12:18:30 UTC

Interesting read.
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-lie-about-europe-and-why-it-matters/

2026-01-10 23:00:08 UTC

@npub1amp…zr09 Happy birthday brother! 🍻🎂🎉🎁

2026-01-10 12:02:35 UTC

Watching Terminal List: Dark Wolf. Liking it. Am also impressed by music selection so far (am at S01E04). Have heard AC/DC, Metallica, Hendrix and Tool so far.
#TV #Series TerminalList #Metal

2026-01-08 20:31:14 UTC

Trump and his posse in bikinis
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/3cec12a7-d6a8-43e5-81b8-5e5d25822498.webp

2026-01-08 17:18:51 UTC

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It especially is disturbing that they seem to have agreed back in 2019 on things that we see are playing out now. One wonders what else they planned then/now.

2026-01-08 15:14:23 UTC

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Well, there seem to be all kinds of disturbing megalomaniac despots around the globe at the moment, so I wouldn't count them out either just yet.

2026-01-08 14:51:38 UTC

Preparing for war(s).
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/

2026-01-08 10:19:30 UTC

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Det jag tycker är mest synd är att många Mastodon användare inte vet om att de redan idag pratar med folk som använder andra tjänster än just Mastodon.
Detta leder till att de inte vill prova något annat då de ofta fått för sig att de "inte vill flytta igen" eller att "jag gillar ju det nätverk jag byggt upp på Mastodon" utan att inse att det nätverket flyttar med automatiskt ifall de provar någon annan Fediverse micro-blogging tjänst, som kanske har funktionalitet som just precis Mastodon saknar.
Nästan alla andra Fediversetjänster visar, via en liten ikon, vilken tjänst den man pratar med använder, så för alla icke-Mastodon-användare i Fediverse är vi vana att se alla möjliga varianter på de vi pratar med, i samma tråd som varandra. Bara Mastodonanvändarna är omedvetna om detta.
(jag såg och svarade på detta inlägg från Sharkey tex)

2026-01-07 22:13:15 UTC

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Oh, I'm Slowie.8653 in the game btw. Hit me up if you are new and have questions, or if you are old and just wish to have a laugh, or to check if I have time to help you out with something.

2026-01-07 22:06:54 UTC

I'm really happy to see that there's such an influx of new players to Guild Wars 2. Amazingly fun.
Pretty strong going for an MMO (or CMO...C for collaborative) that was released 13+ years ago, but which has been updated regularly over the years, making most of the other MMO's appear like they are standing still, or degrading over time.
Welcome all new players to the friendliest (and most inclusive) gaming community in the MMO sphere!
#gaming #GuildWars2 #gw2 #mmo #cmo

2026-01-07 20:37:59 UTC

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DTJyg5gDcMt/ has even more :)

2026-01-07 00:07:01 UTC

Just watched japanese TV series House of Ninjas (Netflix). Found it surprisingly entertaining. :)

2026-01-06 13:22:15 UTC

After 2 hours of snow shoveling, clearing 2 houses and 4 cars, I am absolutely knackered. Just as I am finishing up the skies open up again, and now it all starts over again, haha. 😆

2026-01-06 01:57:47 UTC

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I read it when it was published, but I did re-read it again now just to see what point I was missing. I can't find it.
Just to be crystal clear: I do not mind people being able to limit comments on their posts. I just don't see it as the best way towards "social" OR (actual) security.
When I am suggesting being able to limit, or direct, who you post to, with pretty granular group control, on a post-by-post basis, that isn't said as a "_so don't put in moderation tools or other functionality_".
After that I have been having a philosophical discussion on if "_stopping everyone else_" or "_enabling me and also everyone else more control_" is the best/kindest route forward, and which would be the best mind-set for building a friendly social media community.

2026-01-06 01:31:30 UTC

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Ah. And here-in lies the fundamental difference for me compared to what feels like most of the Fediverse:
I do not wish to (have to) "block things I don't like". Too many things in the Fediverse security discussions seem to be about limiting others, but never oneself.
For me this is about fostering, and creating, an environment that invites discussions between interested and/or like-minded, and how to **enable** that. For me this is isn't about blocking, reporting or otherwise hinder anyone else.
I say that with the full understanding that I will not, and can not, reach "everyone" and force what I have to say (which isn't that much these days) to their ears, without letting them reply or give their view/opinion about it.
My freedom will then be to publish to "everyone" (and risk that "anyone" or even "everyone" replies) OR to publish to those I think are interested, or at least don't dislike my posts (then they can unfollow me).
But knowing that if I post something to a select group of my followers in my book means I can feel confident in expressing myself without rubbing (too) many the wrong way. I see _that_ as safety, which then makes me the odd-one-out here I guess.
So my fundamental difference is I wish to enable things, where most other wish to disable others options. Different routes to the same goal perhaps. I know that as it makes sense to me it is pretty certain to never happen because...[gestures vaguely towards the current state of the world in general]. 😆

2026-01-06 00:39:32 UTC

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I hear you. But still, you are kind of enforcing the point I'm trying to make (but which I have yet to formulate in an elegant/clear way).
I think, for me, "social media" is more than just "media", which I would consider a blog, or even a news web site, to be. Like you I don't have comments enabled on any of my (too many) sites, where I can broadcast to my hearts content.
On Social Media though I think we are losing the "social" part if we normalize broadcasting but do not allow comments. Actually I think it is worse, and this is an area where Fediverse (which I love for the most part) too often try to instill the _feeling_ of safety, but without actually being, or creating, any more _actual_ safety (i.e. "blocking" mostly is "move out of sight, for me").
Anyways, interesting topics, and I would say we (in the Fediverse) has lots of areas for improvement challenges.

2026-01-05 23:06:18 UTC

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Just thinking out loud here without overly much afterthought and still stuffed on xmas/holiday food but: wouldn't it be more in the spirit of things in the Fediverse to be able to control who can READ your posts? I'm talking about plonking your followers in to groups (of your liking..."friends", "roleplayers", "metalheads", "idiots" etc). Much like Google+ did and also to a degree what Facebook does (or allows you to do...I don't think many people are aware of it) and, by all means, Friendica does. Then you can select who you post what to.
But if there was kind of granular control over who could read your posts, it would also be assumed everyone who can read it can reply to it.
Absolutely not easier to do, I'd say about as impossible to do even, but if we're dreaming...but it would be more fair and it would, IMHO, make sense.
If we only control who can reply to otherwise public posts we could end up getting people broadcasting (as opposed to discussing), no?
As I say, I haven't formulated this in a while in my head even as I've kept out of Fediverse/ActivityPub functionality discussions these last few years, but it kind of make more sense in my head.
Anyways, just a thought as I did a drive-by reading of that github pitch.

2026-01-05 16:38:22 UTC

"The REAL Reason Guild Wars 2 Is Growing In Popularity"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4awxbr7n34
#gaming #gw2 #GuildWars2

2026-01-05 15:47:42 UTC

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https://bsky.app/profile/portlandken.bsky.social/post/3mbkvasixyc2q

2026-01-05 15:45:55 UTC

I had to check/verify this, but it looks like this is what went down 2019 and now we see the results of it.
#politics #war #us #russia #venezuela #ukraine #congress
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/8f4771b4-394a-489d-946a-cafb230a48c6.webp

2026-01-05 15:01:16 UTC

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Yay! I'm on a roll! Even got Deskflow (sharing keyboard/mouse with another machine) to work on Garuda, something I have failed 100% to do on all other (arch) distro tests I've done previously.

2026-01-05 12:27:13 UTC

Woohoo! I got wifi working on Garuda Linux (i.e. Arch btw)! It only took me 2 days of fiddling!
#HappyForTheLittleThings #Garuda #Arch #Linux

2026-01-05 10:25:59 UTC

"China demands US free Maduro after Venezuela raid"
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/china-demands-us-free-maduro-a-_tMucwgRSNiddfMTGajWJg
#politics #war #us #china #venezuela #maduro

2026-01-04 21:46:57 UTC

Right. One thing led to another, and I have now wiped my iMac 2013, that was running Omarchy, no less than 6 times over the last 4 days. To make a bumpy ride/story a lot shorter, I am now using a (to me) brand spanking new distro called Garuda, which seems really nice.
I seem to have gotten stuck on the Arch way of life, I tried a few other options over the last couple of days, but really missed both performance and Pacman/AUR so here I am.
Now for finding the Broadcom drivers for the wifi card in this old machine. :)
https://garudalinux.org

2026-01-01 00:21:10 UTC

Whatever everyone else told you the last hour, pretend I said it too. Ok?

2025-12-29 13:22:06 UTC

Heh. Apparently my #Tumblr account celebrates its 15th birthday today.

2025-12-26 11:56:04 UTC

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Inte helt relaterat men kanske ändå av intresse såg jag denna tidigare idag, vilket verkar vara en av de första läroböcker på ämnet fact-checking och verifikation som gjorts på svenska. Gratis nedladdning av pdf.
https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A2022157&dswid=-2294

2025-12-26 11:53:20 UTC

Great explanation of Guild Wars 2 to a World of Warcraft veteran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf-pLj_RhWo
#GuildWars2 #GW2 #WoW #Gaming

2025-12-13 10:38:04 UTC

AI apparently DOES have some valid use cases after all.😆
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pentagon-unveils-new-genai-platform-it-immediately-starts-flagging-pete-hegseths-war-crimes/
#AI #DoD #WarCrimes
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/5677c37d-5418-4a1a-ac22-5607335f19b0.webp

2025-12-08 07:22:20 UTC

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As he hasn't had his annual bath just yet maybe he's covering his actual, natural, smell? 🤣

2025-12-08 07:18:21 UTC

Status check-in: Day 1 on the second week both at new job and also with new car, as they both happened on Monday last week. Both seems to be working out great so far. 😊

2025-12-07 21:23:21 UTC

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Also, to confuse matters somewhat, it **used** to be possible to do exactly what you said, so you might even find references to it online.
However, DeltaChat has gone all-in on ChatMail (the underlying protocol/framework) of late it means it **only** (100%) does encrypted messages (or, I guess, technically "emails"). This can (and will) generate a mess in your inbox/notifications unless you do some ninja on both those things.
When I say "only ChatMail" I at first missed the "old" functionality of being able to use my old/regular email addresses (as I was around when that worked too), but in my personal opinion we have gained so much more, both in security and functionality, in DeltaChat now that I don't mind separating my chatting/messaging from my emailing.
@npub1ne6…hhrn

2025-12-07 11:34:14 UTC

Ok. I've had todays share of javascript framework dependencies and crappy instructions on how to fix them. I will just have to consider myself beaten.
#development #javascript #hell

2025-12-07 08:59:21 UTC

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I use it together with a group of friends. It started off as a test to see how it compared to groups in Signal, but we’ve stayed in DeltaChat as we’ve found it great.
Now for getting more people to use it.

2025-12-03 22:43:29 UTC

Jon Gomm. Enough said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhVhqHKc_j0
#Guitar #Music #NewReleases

2025-12-03 21:13:47 UTC

Ouch. CVE rating 10.
https://react.dev/blog/2025/12/03/critical-security-vulnerability-in-react-server-components
#Security #vulnerabilities #reactjs

2025-12-03 09:34:04 UTC

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Skönt. Trodde det bara var jag. Kändes så.

2025-12-03 09:08:39 UTC

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Perfect, thank you! 😊

2025-12-02 22:03:25 UTC

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In case the non-Sharkey people wonder what I'm talking about. The snowflakes literally fall down slowly.
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/sharkeyworld/b190c96f-3620-4b5f-935c-f97738fcf13d.webp

2025-12-02 22:01:18 UTC

Hey #Sharkey users: it snows on my screen. How do I toggle it? It is quite nice, just curious on where the setting for toggling the snow is. 😄

2025-11-30 12:37:21 UTC

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