Thank fuck.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/germany_chat_control_opposition/

#ChatControl

Another thought of the day.

Why don’t phones come with a security feature that lets you set up an alternative unlock code that does open the device but presents a false dummy interface with content that looks real but is not yours? This could save lives at US border control today.

Thank you everyone who attended the #demoscene talk at #eurofurence today! The fact that we managed to fill an even larger room than we had at NFC with audience members excites me a lot about how much interest there is in the demoscene as a whole!

I unfortunately forgot to show the final statistics from the poll I linked during the talk, but here it is in image form.

There were a lot of talented people sitting in that audience, and I think you should all explore taking part in the demoscene, it's a really fun way to express yourself, or work as a team to show off your skills to a huge audience of like minded people.

Maybe some day, if there's enough interest, we can host a mini demo-party at a furry con!

"One notable difference between #X11 and #W3C is the case of “Gray” and its variants.

In #HTML, “Gray” is specifically reserved for the 128 triplet (50% gray). However, in X11, “gray” was assigned to the 190 triplet (74.5%), which is close to W3C “Silver” at 192 (75.3%), and had “Light Gray” at 211 (83%) and “Dark Gray” at 169 (66%) counterparts.

As a result, the combined #CSS 3.0 color list that prevails on the web today produces “Dark Gray” as a significantly lighter tone than plain “Gray”, because “Dark Gray” was descended from X11 – for it did not exist in HTML nor CSS level 1 – while “Gray” was descended from HTML." #til #Gray #DarkGray #Grey

Girocard auf Rekordkurs – kontaktlos boomt

Ob Brötchen oder Busticket: Immer mehr Menschen zahlen auch Kleinstbeträge kontaktlos mit Girocard. Warum das Bezahlen im Vorbeigehen inzwischen Alltag ist.

https://www.heise.de/news/Girocard-auf-Rekordkurs-kontaktlos-boomt-10628399.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Journal #ElectronicCash #Wirtschaft #news

There's a good new demoscene doc available on YouTube called "Hands deep – a journey into the demoscene". It follows the story of a new demogroup making and presenting their first demo, but also covers the history of the scene through the eyes of more established sceners.

It's quite a fresh take on trying to document the scene and make it more accessible. It was produced by a group of Finnish public museums so it's not surprising that it's appeals to "outsiders", whereas most scene documentaries so far are much more aimed at "insiders".

It's only 25 mins long, in Finnish with English subs and is definitely worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSWAF7W7cuk