We have a strange democracy in America
Progressive and centrist Americans are apoplectic over of Trump's nominees, and the prospect that all (or almost all) will be confirmed. But this is how we do it. We elected Trump fair and square, and the president gets his cabinet. These hearings are not really a yes/no prospect most of the time. They serve a different purpose: To pave and shape the political arena that this presidency will operate in for the next few years. So the hearings are important, but they are not really there to decide who gets in each of these jobs.
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Urgh. Should I maybe just stop using #touchscreen technology, until ... spring?
My fingers won't cooperate, and I accidentally … stuff. 😒
Or give those stylus things another go.
They're just one access point, though, so no "zooming", and the stylus tip ?dries out?
— and conveniently, I usually don't forget to bring my #fingers, but a stylus is easy to forget.
/has very #dry #winter #hands — I'm sorry for all the accidental 👎's
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@fxomt That's because friendica.world is quite new, lol. Back when I joined, mine was among the biggest and a few others like venera.social. I don't know what ruud is doing, but whenever he starts a server for a new platform, it is doomed to boom. It's at least the 2nd time it happens after Lemmy.
Btw, to find and follow some accounts, follow hashtags, lists of popular accounts like this one, @FediFollows, browse the Friendica directory, or follow Flipboard accounts. If you can't find anything, you can also paste a website in the search bar and it will find it's RSS feed.
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Thanks for the shoutout 🙏
I also have a website at fedi.directory
Fedi.Directory – Interesting accounts on Mastodon & the Fediverse
Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.directory
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Feditips: Verwendung von Web-Apps
Hallo zusammen,
wie so viele bin ich #neuhier und erkunde das fediverse mit friendica. Dafür habe ich keine optimale IOS App gefunden und mich sehr über den feditip zur Web-App gefreut. Wusste bisher nicht, dass dies ein Unterschied zu einem schnöden Lesezeichen ist. Da ich nicht in der Lage war den Original-Beitrag zu teilen, hier der Link für alle Neulinge.
fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-a…
How to install Web Apps for Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
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Enhancing Security with Walmart’s Cyber Intelligence Strategies
In an era of evolving digital threats, cyber intelligence is a vital tool for safeguarding businesses and individuals. Walmart Global Tech delves into the significance of cyber intelligence in their August 2024 summary, outlining innovative strategies to stay ahead of cyber risks. By leveraging advanced data analytics, real-time threat detection, and predictive capabilities, Walmart fortifies its defenses against emerging cyberattacks.
The article emphasizes the integration of automated threat analysis, collaboration across security teams, and the importance of a proactive security posture. Walmart’s approach not only enhances internal systems but also builds trust with customers by ensuring the security of their data. Key highlights include the application of AI-driven monitoring tools, continuous system audits, and actionable insights that empower decision-makers.
You can follow us in other languages. Visit our website for more information wordsmith.social/protestation/…
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Longing for summer
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In order to not fall afoul of the First Amendment, the USG must prove that the Chinese gov is manipulating what Americans see on Tiktok and accessing American's data. There's no evidence of either. And China can buy the data on the open market anyway.
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Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.
Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected.Ashley Gorski (American Civil Liberties Union)
We're going to paddle today 🥰
Wümme - Lauenbrück/Rotenburg/Ottersberg
Paddeltour über 2 Tage, Anreise Freitag, Übernachtung WoMo-Stellplatzmobilize.adminforge.de
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Welcome to Friendica.World !
I had set this server up a while ago, but with the recent FB drama, we see a lot of new users registering. Almost a thousand, and counting!
Let's first introduce myself, I am Ruud, a database admin from The Netherlands who as a hobby hosts Fediverse instances like mastodon.world, lemmy.world and a lot of others.
Together with @stux⚡ I founded a non-profit foundation for owning our instances: fedihosting.foundation.
The Friendica.World server isn't 100% ready, there's still some tweaking and polishing needed. For example we need to add a ToS and rules. They will be the same as on mastodon.world/about
Also, we are still trying to resolve an issue where the jobs aren't being processed as quickly as we would like. We've opened an issue with the Friendica developers: github.com/friendica/friendica…
Currently there are 612000 jobs still pending and daily this gets down by 39000 jobs, so after 16 days it should be at 0 and everything should be instantaneous. We're hoping we can somehow speed this up.
Result of this issue is that things are lagging behind, like federation to other servers (mastodon, other friendica's etc), notifications etc.
We hope you'll bear with us until this is fixed.
Meanwhile, check out a set of tutorial videos: peertube.stream/w/7cntKfMgHqX9…
If you have any questions or remarks, message me, or mail info@friendica.world.
If you would like to support us and help covering the hosting costs, you can do so here: ko-fi.com/fhfworld
Friendica tutorial Pt 1 of 6: Explaining Friendica/Facebook comparisons and how to join. Ver 2023.12
Since the internet was severely lacking it, This is a comprehensive tutorial on how you can do pretty much anything in friendica that you can on facebook. This episode covers how how to join friendica, how to customize your profile, how to make a post, and join a group. PS this is an atheist/liberal/leftish channel and my opinions and beliefs are not that of the friendica organization, so please do not let any of the examples I use have any impact on whether or not you decide to use the site.Fediverse Shorts for Beginners
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in reply to phle • • •@phle There are also some gloves that allow you to use the touchscreen too. I have a pair, and I can only use my pointer fingers with them, but they work brilliantly.
The alternative would be to sew a conductive wire yourself into an existing pair of gloves of yours, but for me, I found out that this option is more expensive and not worth the hassle.
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in reply to Cătă • •Oh, right!
I actually bought some some years ago. I've been using them enough for them to "give up", but I actually have a second pair (that I bought at the same time) laying around ... somewhere.
... it's just that it feels weird / seems silly to have outdoor gloves on indoors.
Then again, I wear work gloves indoors. Hm.
(Had to check them up: "glider gloves" ... bought them 2018. 🙈)